Venice High School - Venetian Yearbook (Venice, IL)

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T he Venetian Gilman itliaiurg nf Euninra The class graduating in 1921 from the grade school consisted of seven girls, intent on vainping all their nine associates of the opposite sex, but on arrival at the High School the First morning and receiving the beautiful glances of the Sophomore boys they changed their minds, and they settled down to writing notes on the sly, a practice which was very obnoxious to the teachers. Thus the 'first year passed under the supervision of a very stern, square featured professor who told theart-breakingj stories about his baby girl. The lady teachers were more gentle, until examination day came, and then they had no pity on us poor innocent freshmen. One of our bright pupils insisted on teasing the lady teachers Cwhich he does yetj, by making comical expressions. We also suffered a seat warming contest planned by the Senior boys, VVe were the chief receivers of this trouser-racking treatment, which was the initiation required to enter High School. We had several Hschool doings in which we took an inactive part and finally came the final examinations and school picnic, which were celebrated heartily. . We started the Sophomore year with seven boys and seven girls. VVe became more important in school activities Csome of us even making good gradesj. Our principal fthe tall man with red face and square headl moved north and a chunky little red-headed fellow took his place and tried his Hderndest' to teach us geometry. Some of us didn't know geometry from dominoes, but the majority of the class got through O. K. Vlfe had a cute little music teacher and we sang in the mornings for fifteen minutes tat least some of us didj. She also conducted the High School Orchestra that played out of the Orchestry books. We sure initiated the freshmen that year and told them about the bumpy road they would have to travel to be a Sophomore. Qur studies be- came easier and we had a splendid time. The sewing class and manual train- ing class had a line display of their work on exhibition at the end of the term. Qur sewing teacher and manual training teacher deserve praise for they boosted everything immensely. Thus the second term was served. Those three months vacation went quickly and we then enlisted 35 juniors. We regret the lack of girls in our class for we have only one, the rest of the class consisting of six boys. Our former English teacher is still With us, but alas! not in English. We have another English teacher-she ig good too. We also have that Hred-headed teller in Physics. We've had a good time this year at parties, basket ball games, picture shows and plays given at the High School. The Senior class think they're smart-they're discussing graduation business-that leaves us out entirely-but we don't care. We doii't want to graduate for a year or two anyway-we like old Venice High, Cso well that some of us would not think of leaving it.j MARVIN DEAN, 20

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T he Venetian JUNIORS' NAMES Front row-Leonard Hofmann, Marion Groshong and Henry McComis Back row-Corwin Davinroy, Blanche McManaway and Marvin Dean. 19

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