University of Illinois High School - U and I Yearbook (Urbana, IL)

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Commencement Welcome Tonight you have come to help us mark one of the important events of our lives It is only once that we are faced by such an occasion it is only once we leave our beloved high school that has given us much of what we possess Tomorrow with the carefree anticipation of youth vue shall look for ward to the vast opportunities which lie before us but tonight we feel the strength of the moment and we are awed by it t s difficult to believe that we have at last attained the goal for which we haxe been striving for four years four years which seemed endless when we first started When we were Freshmen and Sophomores the highest ambi tion of our lives was to be dignified Juniors or Seniors However by the time we had become Juniors we were caught in a flood of activities fun and work This year we became men of affairs absorbed in everyone s business including our own Now we suddenly realize that exerything IS finished With this realization comes a new sense of the preciousness of these years and of the impor tance they have had for us We shall miss the school building scene of many memories we shall miss the merry clatter and chatter of the halls between classes we shall even miss the classes themselves but most of all we are going to miss all of you who have been our friends It is you our faculty vsho have fostered in us the apprecia tion of our studies You have also given unreserwedly your time and effort to assist us in those all important activities ln all this you have maintained a friendly spirit which will leave an everlasting impression upon us To say that we appreciate everything you have done for us would be inexpressive of our emotions which are too deep for mere words You our other friends have given us not only your comradeship but also your sympathy advice and much that has gone to make up our newly formed characters We remember all th good times we had together with both satisfaction and regret that our part of them must now cease We do not think it wrong to say that we have grown tremendously while we have been at University High School. When we entered as Freshmen, we were comparatively awkward and lacking in everything but our potentialities for development. In the course of time we began to evolve some semblance of personality and accomplishment. Early in our high school career we displayed an earnest effort in our studies and play. By the time we were Juniors. we had already begun to shoulder responsibility. and now we find, on looking back, that we have become at least a little more poised self-confident, and certainly a great deal more experienced than in that Hrst uncertain year. tlf, in the shadowy years of the future, we accomplish any measure of our aspirations, we will base it on what you our friends have done for us. I We welcome you with the deepest gratitude and we hope that you will enjoy our commencement, ELIN KUDO 24 . 1 l ll . . I . . . X . ... V - 3 .-7 A 'I i ' I J!! V I D D T I li V l, l Y. 3 1 3 , - . . .. . x. 7 I, , , . my . I 3 X 5 I .1 ' I I I . HY. . . . . -a ' . I ' V 3 7 1 - 3 y I 1 , , , ,

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Junior Response As a representative of the Junior Class it gives me greatest pleasure to accept this time honored little weapon 1 symbol of power clothed in the noble tradi tions of the school The possessors of this hatchet have been many their accom plishments at University High School have been great But never before I believe has a more distinguished group than this graduating Senior Class been custodian of the hatchet Their scholastic record is surpassed only by the great strides they have made in extra curricular activities I find my vocabulary inade quate sufliciently to extol their virtues The only hope of putting the matter clearly before you lies in comparing their record with that of the Junior Class These graduating Seniors have shown great originality in the manner in which they have procured their good grades Red apples and bouquets of native wild flowers were presented to the members of the regular staff and candy bars and Eskimo pies to the practice teachers in the hopes of prejudicing the instruct ors favorably Members of the Junior Class however have developed a much simpler and a more certain method Some of these Juniors have found that by inviting their instructors to a few tasty home cooked meals it is a relatively easy matter to win them over the use of gray matter and elbow grease have succeeded not only in mastering theoretical knowledge but have even been able to apply this knowledge to prac tical problems A few outstanding students can perform the most amazing card tricks by the use of simple algebra learned in the classroom On the other hand among the Juniors there has appeared now and then a student who has beeen able to obtain an A in solid geometry And it is upon these stu dents that we build our hopes for added laurels next year Besides leaders in basketball wrestling and track we End in the ranks of the Senior Class outstanding figures in other extra curricular pursuits They lay claim to the most consistent milk shake guzzler and the most persistent coke-imbiber. But we have runners-up in both these fields among the Juniors. who with a little coaching and conscientious practice, will be able to equal if not surpass the marks set by these noble Seniors. And we are encouraged as to our ability to keep the local confectioners in business after the graduation of this cliss. Also, in the matter of haberdashery there has never before been a class which has added so much color or Uesquire to the drab class rooms of University High School as this present Senior Class. A great deal of time ind serious thought has been devoted by a picked group to the important matter of neck- ties: the results of their study will prove of inestimable value to those members of the Junior Class whose native ability makes them so competent to continue the work. It is with these comforting thoughts in mind that we enthusiastically accept this hatchet, feeling confident that the Juniors will not fall short in any way in upholding the standards and traditions set by the graduating class. HARRISON RUIQHE 23- - U AND I SENIORS l936 Q l I ' ' v 1 v l '- ' I 5 D ' A - 1 , 1 1 1 1 U 1 1 ' Besides those who employ these tactics, there are a few Seniors who, by , , - I .i - vv - m D ' I X I Y . X . Q 3 V' 7 3 k , , , , , L . ,

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Commencement Farewell lt is with mingled feelings indeed that we of the Class of 1936 have assem bled here tonight to bring to a conclusion our four years of study and endeavor at University High School ln all probability this IS the last time that We shall ever meet as a group representing and belonging to that institution Tonight we ire taking leave of many things that have been the fo al points of our inter ests and the vital issues of our lives during these past four years As we leave the comparative shelter of our high school lives and step forth into the vast expanses of the world we are somewhat overawed at the solemnity of this occasion Up to this time we have been to a large extent dependent upon our parents and teachers for help in the solution of problems which have confronted us and for guidance in the determination of courses of action in situations which have arisen Frow now on however we shall be quite dependent upon our selves the eventual outcome of our lives will rest largely upon our ability to As we look back over our years at University High School we are sincerely grateful that we have been privileged to attend such an excellent educational institution and we feel deeply indebted to those who have made it possible for us to do so As members of this s hool we have shared alike work and pleasure ln the class room we have learned the value of honest labor and have laid th foundation for our future intellectual lives We have learned the rudiments of study and have accumulated a considerable store of knowledge which should stand us in good stead in future years In activities outside of our regular cur ricular work we have discovered the worth of cooperation and the advantages of united effort We have learned to accept responsibilities and at the same time to perform willingly any necessary task no matter how small it might be In contests with other schools we have practiced the happy combination of deter mination and good sportsmanship In our social activities we have found outlets for pleasure and best of all have formed friendships which will continue long after the material aspects of our school life are gone and forgotten It is to our teachers that we chiefly owe this extensive preparation for life. It is they who have worked with us day by day counselling and instructing. guiding and helping. They have shared our successes and have inspired us with new hope when we failed. They have given unsparingly of their time so that we might be prepared to the fullest possible extent to cope with the situations which will challenge us when we leave school. We realize that we are entering an era of political and social ferment a time of change. However, we accept these conditions as a challenge to increased effort. rather than as a determent. We are fully convinced that there still exist openings for those who are willing to work and give their best at all times and we are resolutely determined to seek these out to secure them and to fill them to the best of our abilities. With these thoughts in mind we turn for one final glimpse of our high school careers. In our minds well up remembrances of well done tasks of out- standing events of particular pleasures of close friendships of books of class rooms of teachers and of all things that go to make up the happy days of high school. To all these. as far as our days in University High School are concerned we bid a reluctant farewell. DONALD RIDDELL 25 'f U AND I SENIORS l936 I I I I t 11 3 D , 'A I A I V I 3 C I Y I 3 I C I I - 3 X X 'A I ' X ' . - 1 1. ' ' 1 2 'A I I 7 'A I I fend for ourselves. E I I 1 D I . ' YP , , , , ,