Tremont High School - Echo Yearbook (Tremont, IL)

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H ■ THE ECHO, ’27 C—Clyde to a tea party was invited, But by whom, could never be decided. D—Is for Diers, a Ford garage man, Who goes to Manito in dad’s new sedan. E—Is for Esther who sings with all her might, “I wish I were in Peoria tonight.” F—Frederick, Russell’s middle name, As a musician, he is sure to win fame. G—Stands for Gardner, our dark-haired lass, Who is working to be at the head of the class. H—Hellemann with no time to spare, On account of her numerous love affairs. I—Is for Intelligence, which Ben possesses, But later found it was merely guesses. J—Juanita with plenty of time to spare, When it comes to being in Rufie’s dental chair. K—Is for Koch, a happy-go-lucky lad, A better entertainer can never be had. L—Stands for Lucille, who has outside attraction, Which lowers her history grade to a very low fraction. M—Is for Myrtle, our school teacher, For information we must always seek her. N—Is for Nuisance, the Freshies one and all, Always pestering the Seniors when in the hall. O—Is for Order, which some teachers can’t keep, The boys are so naughty it almost makes them weep. P—Is for Pep, found at a basketball game, And helps our team to win great fame. Q—Stands for a ten minute history quiz, When we see our grades, we say, “Gee whiz”. R—Is for Riley, more often called Jake, Whose excuses are nothing at all but fake. S—Stuber, who goes with the handsome sheik Buck, And thinks everyone else is out of luck. T—Is for Tillie, with her lasting broad smile, Who, from an exam, would run a mile. U—Is for useless things, Freshies and such. Always tattling and getting us in “dutch”. V—Vernon all of Nina’s love wins, Which explains why he’s found at McQueen’s. W—Stands for Wisdom, which we Seniors possess, While other classes cannot as much as guess. X—Is X-ams, the things we all dread, And after they are over, we’re all but dead. Y—Is for You, Johnson, our class adviser, Compared with “Us Seniors”, he is much wiser. Z—Is for Zeroes which we Seniors have never deserved, But ever for the Juniors are reserved. Page Nineteen .....

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THE ECHO, ’27 the close of the Centennial, Russell joined me and together we went to Switzerland. While sightseeing in the Alps we came to the beautiful Mt. Dome which we wished to have painted. Upon inquiry for an artist to do our work, we were directed to the studio of Juanita Shep- perd, who had become ‘Switzerland’s Greatest Artist’. ‘T next visited Paris where there was to be a fashion show and midnight dance. Having plans to go to the show with Juanita Gardner, I decided I must learn to dance. After inquiry I was directed to the home of a special dancing instructor, who was none other than my old classmate, Matilda Moser. Miss Moser had acquired exceptional skill in ‘tripping the light fantastic toe’. “A few days later I was called back to the United States on bus- iness, when on my way to board the ship I met Charles Riley who was coming to Holland as U. S. ambassador. I arrived in New York too late for the train to Chicago and was obliged to wait six hours for the next one. In the meantime I decided to go to the theater. One of the attractions was advertised as ‘Ollie Hix and His Dog Trix’. To my surprise the great actor was none other than Robert Koch. “Late that evening I boarded the Chicago train and lost no time in getting settled in my berth for I was tired. I dropped off to sleep at once. Suddenly I became aware that something was wrong! It was broad daylight and the train was standing still. I dressed hurriedly and stepped out on the platform. Something had gone wrong with the engine and we were obliged to wait for repairs. We were on the outskirts of a very pretty little village in Indiana and only a short dis- tance fi'om a large farmhouse surrounded by massive maple trees. As I walked toward it a familiar voice was carried by the breeze, calling ‘chicky, chicky, chick-e-e! Here, chick, chick, chick!’ I decided to investigate and was not very much surprised to find that the owner of the voice was our former Lucille Taylor who was now a farmer’s wife. We had quite a pleasant visit and among other things Lucille said that Vernon Ripper was driving a taxi in Cleveland. Soon after reaching home, I picked up a newspaper and almost the first item which came before my notice was an account of a lawn party held at the home of Eunice Stuber. It had turned out to be an announcement party when little cards bearing the names of Eunice Stuber and Russell Becker revealed the happy secret. I was very much surprised Russell had said nothing about it when we were together in Switzerland. That same day I encountered another surprise. While downtown I met Esther Stuber, who informed me that she was soon to leave on a trip around the world. That night as I relived my experiences of the past few months it seemed that I could thereafter live in peace and contentment, since I had either seen or heard of my classmates who graduated from Tre- mont Community High School in 1927. The Alphabet A—Is for Adcox, the “Red” Grange of our school, Who of himself never makes a fool. B—Is for Captain Becker, our basketball star, Whose fame is known near and afar. Pajre Eighteen

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THE ECHO, ’27 Last Will and Testament of Senior Class of 1927 We, the Class of ’27 of the Tremont Community High School, in Tazewell County and the State of Illinois, knowing that the end of our High School career is near, and that we will soon be scattered by the winds of ambition, do hereby ordain, declare, and publish this, our Last Will and Testament on the first day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred twenty-seven: To Mr. Johnson, we bequeath a class that will not rail about the choice of a play coach. To Mr. Wallace, we bequeath another successful year in athletics, also commercial and physical geography classes of balanced propor- tions. To Miss Skinner, we bequeath four English classes that know how to study and act accordingly. To Miss Abrahams, we bequeath a class that will know the “whys” and the “wherefores” of all facts—also a study hall in which the mem- bers will remain seated until the roll is taken. To Mrs. Getz, we bequeath a cooking class that will always bring aprons, caps and towels, and pay attention during the presentation of the lesson. To Miss Hatfield, we bequeath a harmony class that will appre- ciate music. To Mr. Barnes, we bequeath a study hall in which the Seniors set a good example for the Freshmen. To Mr. Waldon we bequeath an automatic broom with sweeping compound and dust-pan attachments. To the school we present a Senior class that will set as good an example as the Class of ’27. To the Freshmen class, we bequeath a change of two degrees to the west in the assembly. To the Sophomore class, we bequeath pep enough to edit a school paper when they are Juniors. To the Junior class, we bequeath the ability to agree on everv subject and to publish an annual as creditably as the Class of ’27. Personally: I, Myrtle Davis, do bequeath my, “I just have to” qualities to Emma Moser. (Much needed.) I, Dorothy Hellemann, do hereby bequeath to the next Editor-in- Chief an Echo staff with a self-starter. I, Matilda Moser, do hereby bequeath my ability to flirt to Ella Schweigert. I, Juanita Shepperd, do bequeath my humorous qualities to Oleta Strunk. I, Esther Stuber, do bequeath my constancy in working to Rayburn Becker. Pasre Twenty