Tuscola High School - Tuscolian Yearbook (Tuscola, IL)

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THE TUSCOLIAN 17 During all of our Senior year, we have been working to make this issue the best yet,—and the best to come. Mr. Hiers, one of our advisors, always helped us over the knotty questions which arose from time to time concerning the book. We supported all athletics on the field or floor as well as from the sidelines. We, also, as Seniors, had the honor of opening the new auditorium, with the presentation of our class play, “Jane Ann.” Miss Pringle, our other advisor and helper, directed this play most successfully. We have managed to keep up our famous pep always during our four years of high school life which ends for us on graduation day. We feel that we owe our success in a large measure to our advisors, Mr. Hiers and Miss Pringle, to whom we have dedicated this book. As a class, we have gone to school in the old T. H. S. building, the court house, and finally in the very modern new building just finished. We feel proud to think that we are the first to leave its doors as Alumni of T. C. H. S. —R. G., ’23.

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16 THE TUSCOLIAN HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF '23 On September the fifth, 1919, we gathered together for the first time. As freshies, we were certainly green. We elected Karl Wood as our first President. The other officers were Max Wayne Vest, Vice President, and Esther Bruhn, Treasurer. We gave to athletics, during our first year, Max Wayne Vest for football, and Glen Thompson and Fred Williams for basket-ball; besides surprising the upper classmen by winning the girls’ basket-ball tournament. For diversion the first year, we gave a party in conjunction with the Sophomores, and a weiner roast on St. Patrick’s day. The following September, we, (most of us), had gained the height of Sophomores. We felt proud to think that we were not the “greenest” in the school. This year we chose Harriet Michener, President; Fred Williams. Vice President, and Helen Hollingsworth, Treasurer. We furnished Dwight Moody, Max Wayne Vest, Charles Monroe, Fred Rahn, and Karl Wood for football, and Ben Leutz, Charles Monroe, Glen Thompson, Joe Busbey, and Fred Williams for basket-ball. We gave a Hallowe’en party for the football squad, in addition to other parties which constituted our social activities for the year. At the beginning of a busy Junior year, we elected Irene Dickinson as our guide. Fred Williams was elected Vice President; Ferris Morgan, Secretary, and Max Wayne Vest, Treasurer. We supported athletics this year with our usual enthusiasm. For our play, we gave “Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!” on which we spent many weary hours of work, and which proved to be a huge success. The money from this play was used to put across our final function of the year, the Junior-Senior Reception. We all worked untiringly on it to make it a success, and from our standpoint, it was. It was given in the Odd Fellows hall, which was appropriately decorated with Sweet Peas and Tulips. In October, 1922, we again assembled, but this time it was in the new T. C. H. S. building. We are proud of the fact that we were the first class to graduate from the new building. At our first class meeting, we chose Max Wayne Vest, President; Harriet Michener, Vice President; Wilna Tresenriter, Treasurer, and Ruth Gates, Secretary. We began work immediately on the TUSCOLIAN. of which Donald Rose was elected Editor.

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18 THE TUSCOLIAN Last Will and Testament of the Class of ’23 The last will and testament of the class of 1923, of the city of Tuscola, County of Douglas, State of Illinois, made this 27th day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and twenty three. We, the Senior class of 1923, of the said city of Tuscola, being of sound mind, do hereby make, publish and declare this our last will and testament. First: We leave in trust to the class of 1924, our vivacity, vim, and vigor, and we charge them to use said characteristics zealously. Second: We bequeath to the class of ’24 our access to the reference books in Civics and American History. Third: It is our wish that the class of ’24 receive our ability always to seem happy and carefree, yet always to be there with the goods. To our fellow students of the class of ’24, we will and bequeath Russel Smith’s Ford for class use. To Charline Lester we bequeath Ruth Gates’ attraction for Bill Clapper. To Amelia Schroeder we will Irene Fry’s stature. To Gladys Lewis we bequeath Harriet Michener’s “Daily Dozen” reducing exercises. Emma Phillips’ ability to characterize a French maid we give to Pauline Featheroff. To Lenore Lewis we will and bequeath Ferris Morgan’s “numerous” suitors. To Curtis Marsh we will Mary Moorehead’s ability to translate Cicero at sight. To Tat Hackett we leave Cully Monroe’s art in making speeches before the assembly. To Freeman Fortner we leave with pleasure Harriet Jane Bell’s ability to lose her voice. We will Lottie Brannan’s lip stick and tweezers to Cecil Green. To Philip Read we bequeath Dorothy Shreve’s artistic tendencies. To Ava White we will Glen Thompson’s loquacity.