Timber Township High School - Memories Yearbook (Glasford, IL)

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MEMORIES-1925 33 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIlllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllIIHIIIIIIIIllllllllIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIlIIllllllIlllllllIilllllllllllllllIIIlllllllIllllHillIHlllllllIIIlllllllilllllllIIIlllllIIIIIHIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIllIIKIIIIIllIIIllIllllllIIIIIIIlllllllllIllllllllllllllIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllll SOPHOMORE SNAPSHOTS

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32 MEMORIES-1925 lllllllllllIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllilIlllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllIIllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllIllIllllIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllll SOPHOMORE HISTORY Motto--He gains most who serves best. Flower-Tea Rose Colors-Pink and Green President-Minerva Robbins. Vice President-John Kingsley. Sec.-Treasurer-Merle Dornberger. Class Advisor4Miss Donaldson. N THE year oi 1923 twenty-eight green freshmen timidly graced the doors of Timber Township High School. Af- ter the initiation they counted themselves full fledged mem- bers of Timber. During the term one member dropped from the ranks. On the eighth day of September, 1925, twenty-two gay young Sophomores came back to run the race for knowledge. in Timber Township High School. Five of the 1923-1924 Freshmen did not enter. On the 18th of December the Soph- omores presented the play, Daddy which proved a great success in spite of the cold and icy weather. Orville Baker, Merle Dornberger. John Sutton and john Kingsley, Minerva Robbins. Mabel Fuller, Mabel VanDettum and Ione Harris took part. John Sutton and Minerva Robbins had the lead- ing parts. Mabel VanDettum, Minerva Robbins and John Sutton were chosen for the school play, Her Husbandls Wife. John Kingsley took part in the junior play, Between the Actsf, Mabel Fuller and john Sutton debated and Mi- nerva Robbins gave a reading in the Literary Society pro- gram which was held in the Gymnasium February the 12th. Mabel Fuller, Rosa Clauson and John Sutton were contes- tants in the declamatory contest and Minerva Robbins in the vocal contest for the honor of going to the tournament. The Sophomores gave a Valentine party for the school the 14th of February. During the Sophomore year Orville Baker, Harry Maple, George Shryock, Beryl Mitchel, Irene Tindall and Florence Sprague dropped out of the race. At the beginning of the second semester Ethel Kreise entered Timber. Now we close our Sophomore year with nineteen loyal sophomores hoping we shall all be together the next term of 1925-1926. A-is for Annie laughing all day. She never gets angry they say. B-is for blue which the Sophs sometimes look lllhen they find they've not learned the right part of a book. C-is for cares, the Sophomores have few, Except when the report cards are due. Dfis for daring which the Sophomores display On the Basket Ball floor every day. E-is for Ethel a new scholar you see, XVho is petted and loved by our dear Senior Shef' F-is for Freda. so calm and shy. That the questions in History quickly pass her by. G-is for Gladys, her notebook she raids So she'll always be sure to get good grades. H-is for Harry who with school didn't agree, So he quit-now don't you see. I-is for Ione, friends she has many, But her favorite youlll soon see is Annie. J-is for John S and John K VVho come in from Kingston every day. K-is for kindness which the Sophs try to show Any-time, any-way, any-where they go. Q.Continued on page 34D

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34 MEMORIES-1925 IIIlllllllllIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIllIlIIIIIllIllIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIllIIIIIllllIIlllllllIIIUIIllIIIIIIIlilIlllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIlIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIllIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIllllIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIllllllIIIIIIIll!IlllIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY QContinued from page 32j L-is for Lloyd who in Geometry doth shine It's right cause it looks right is his line. M-is for Mabel. Marie. Mildred. Minerva and Merle Who swing the Sophs in a gay swift whirl. N-is for neatness thatls where we shine In Geometry as well as other things down the line? ? ? ? O-is for Orville to make this thing rhyme Deserted our ranks to have a good time. P-is for perfect the highest mark Wlio few of us get because we're not smart. Q-sis for question when heard how we sigh For fear we'll be called on to reply. R-is for Rosa who as neat as a pin you'll find She never refuses to do something kind. S-is for still which is very hard to be VVhen there's no teacher in the room to see. T-is for tardy that's what you shouldn't be they say But Lloyd hits the mark about every day, U-is for ugly which the Sophomore girls aren't the least bit QAsk them and see what they say about it.j V-is for Vernon, he's little, stubby and short But as for a friend hels just the right sort. W-is for VVilliam who stutters when he talks And sometimes in French nearly balks. X-is for X-ray that's what we feel is being done to us VVhen a teacher finds us whispering buzz-buzz. Y--is for young we're all that you know But we fear someday we'll be old and slow. Z-is for zero in all fear these Because they soon multiply up to two and threes. MINERVA ROBBINS. JOKES XN'e wonder which one of the junior girls it was that asked the clerk for a demonstration when he tried to sell her some Kiss Proof Lipstick. 4. .g. .g. Teacher: So l've caught you chewing gum again have I? John li. K'No mum. l wasn't chewing it. l was keeping it there instead of my pocket. lt's so sticky. .g. Q. .3 No Lloyd. the sleepy look in the Seniors' eyes on Monday morning is not caused by sitting up late studying. .g. .g. .g. Tom, go fetch the old horse. XN'hy the old one. Father? NYear out the old ones first. that's my motto. XYell then father you fetch the horse. .9 .g. 4. linglish TV.: Queen Ann was killed or beheaded l don't know which. 4. .g. .3 lixtract from Theme: The dog became old and lost his scent. T. C, .g. Q. Miss Clark to Vernon K. who is looking out the window: XYhat's the attraction Vernon? Vernon: That's what I'm trying to find out. .g. .g. 4. Extract from a Commercial Geography paper: In the belt of calms they have long winters and short sum- mers. The winters last about twelve months of the year and the summer begins late in the year and lasts about two months.