Walnut High School - Walnut Tree Yearbook (Walnut, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1925 volume:

Published by the Senior Class of the WALNUT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Wralnut, Illinois GREETINGS In this volume of The Walnut Tree we have endeavored to present to the public the thought and spirit of Walnut Community High School. THE WALNUT TREE 7 .........................IISIIIMIIIII IIIIIIMIItllllinil Mill IIIIIIIH III! M lll||||IMIIlM!UIHIIIIIIIlllll!lll|11llllllUin UlUJ‘tMUj||III!!l llltllllllUtllMIllllllUIinilllllllllllll 1'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIMIUIIIIHIIUIIIIHU1: lllMIIHillllinilllMIIHIi'HIIII THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WALNUT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL District Nn 508 L. E. Gonigam ........................President Wilbur Strouss .......................Secretary Howard Keigwin, George Dahl, John F. Winger. THE AUDITORIUM 424 Seats inii!i(iii:i[iiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii!iiii!i!itHii!i!niii THE WALNUT TREE 9 :iuii i«iidtiiuiiiiiiii!iiiiiuHiuiiiHiiiiuiiuiinniutinii(uiiiiiiiiiiiii iiniiiiiiiiiimiiiiiniiiiiiiuiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiMiiimi«u ipiiii iiiiiiiiiniuniiiiiiiiitmiiiiiiimiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiimiinuiumiMiimiiHUiuiiiuiiiiiim THE STAFF OF THE WALNUT FREE Top roic, from left to right: Homer Dremann .................... Business Manager Donald Whitver ........................Editor-in-Chief Carl Nelson ........................... Organizations Arthur Fox ......................................Jokes Middle row, from left to right: Louise Ross ..... Elizabeth Pfund Gertrude Britt Bernice Hopkins Iona Odell .....Dramatics .....Snapshots .....Snapshots Girls’ Athletics .......Calendar Lower roiv, from left to right: Agnes Kruse .........................Organizations Margaret Quilter Alumni Mariam Gramer ..............................Social Laura Russell ........................... Calendar Lourilee Carlson ...................... Academics Dorothy Plapp ...........................Academics -uiiiitiiiiiiiiiitniiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiimnmiiiiiiii iiiiiiiHiiuniiiitiiitiiiiiutiiiiiin M31A IN0H3 V ONitrana 3hx ao msia nvan y iiniiiiiiiiiwiuiiiMiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiuuiiiHtiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiulHniiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiMiiuiiiiiuiritiiiiiiiHi'iiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiTiiiiuiiiiiiiiitHiiiiiiiiuuiuuiiiiiiiHiiiiniuiiiiiiHiaiiiMiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiHti.iiimiuiiiiuiituiBMiniiaiiuiiiiiuuuiiiiii aaax xnNavAV aHX ox THE WALNUT TREE 11 wnwnnr-.Wi«BM.iM.mMim.itiiitiii«imiimmi«Biniiim A VIEW FROM MAIN STREET THE CAMPUS AS IT APPEARS FROM THE FRONT STEPS iiiiniiiiiniiiiiuiiiiniiniiiiiiiHmiwMnimimiiiiniiinnniiHiiuniiiiiiniiiiM THE W ALNUT TREE .............................................................................................. .luiiiiiiiiiiniitiniiiii'iiinmiiii ,imi iin-.mmntmimmiur.iiiittiiM DEDICATION TO THE PATRONS of The Walnut Community High School who realize the value of a high school education, who have supported the school at all times, and who are in sympathy with all its undertakings, we dedicate this the third volume of The Walnut Tree. wiiinniimnutimtmiiiimiitmiMnuniiwiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiHiiitinmiiiiiiiiiiiiimiuiiiiDm iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimHiiimiiiiiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiniwiHiiiiMimiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiHiwtitiMWtt 00=- 14 tuiirotim Hi, THE WALNUT TREE ■HMmmsiiinKnn)imHMmiMiiiiininiiaM:iu:tiiniHHiuiii!iitiiiiiiiiinimnmiiiHititira:miiHn(rniii:ii iim!iiiimiiiHintniiniiiiiiniHiiimMiiiiiuiiiiiifniiiiiiiiiniiHiiiiniiiiuiiiuiiuHiiManMiiMtiu.ui) iiini un CHARLES E. MELTON Principal Indiana State Normal; Sorbonne University, Paris, France; University of Chicago, B. S. i liiiiiiiiiwiiiuutni'imiiiiiiniiintiiiniiiniimiHiiiiiiiiniiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiii.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiii THE WALNUT TREE 15 iiiiiiuiiibiiiiniiuiiiiiiiuiiiti FACULTY FRANCES HUNTER History, Latin, Music University of Chicago, A. B. o o o IRENE MASON Mathematics, Commercial, Dramatics Parsons College, A. B. o o o NELL I). WILLSON Home Econoomics University of Illinois o o o MRS. C. E. MELTON Office A ssistant, Librarian South Bend Business College !■ti!ilMl!llllU tlill tU!flllltllllllulmmlllt:!ml!ll;!llKtlllllllllllllflihM2 !l 16 THE WALNUT TREE iiHiiiniHiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniHiniiiinitiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiHi'iiiiiiiiiiiiiHii'iiiiiiiiiii'niiiiiiiiciniiiHi FACULTY ALBERT L. OLSON English., Athletics Augustana College, A. B. o o o VIRGIL E. LAFUSE Science Purdue University, B. S. University of Chicago o o o CLARENCE M. HATLAND Smith-H it ( lies Agriculture University of Illinois Michigan Agriculture College, B. S. 18 THE WALNUT TREE iirisniiiiiiiiHiiinuinih iiuiuiniuiiuiifi.iiiioiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiPiiuiiiiniiiuiiniiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiniiin iwiRiLiiHiiniuiiniituiniiuwiiiiiiiiuiiiiiimiiimiiiiiHiiiiitiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiuiuiuiitiHiMiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiuii CARL NELSON Oh that I had a title good enough to keep his name company. President. 4; Agriculture Club. 3, 4; Play 4; Football 4. o o o IONA ODELL Sincerity always has a charm of its own. Don Marquis 3, 4; Home Economics Club 3, 4; Operetta 2, 3, 4; Play 3, 4. DONALD WHITVER He loved the twilight that surrounds The border-land of old romance. President 1, 2; Secretary 3, 4; Don Marquis 2, 3; A. M. B. 4; Agriculture Club 3; Operetta 3, 4; Play 3, 4; Editor in-Chief 4. MARIAM CRAMER How infinite in faculties Secretary 2; Don Marquis 2, 3; A. M. B. 4; Home Economics Club 4; Operetta 2, 3, 4; Play 4. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!ii:inmiiiiiiiiiiuiiimiiiiiiiii .!iiMitii..uiiiuimii(iiiimiitiiuiMUiiiiimmiiiuuiimiiiimiiiii)iiiimiiimiiimiiiiiimiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimmimmmimiui THE WALNUT TREE 19 iuii«i!i!ttuiii!HwnjiiH:!iiiiiifitu'J!iuUiiii!iiiii!:!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiriiiiim SENIORS HOMER DREMANN He’s a good student. If you don’t believe it—ask him. Don Marquis 2, 3, 4; Agriculture Club 3; Operetta 3, 4; Play 4; Football 2, 3. 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4. o o o LOUISE ROSS God gave her more than her rightful share, she is accomplished as well as fair. President 3; Don Marquis 3, 4; Play 2, 3; Hiking Club 3; Home Economics Club 4; Orchestra 3, 4. o o o WILBUR SWEETNAM Woman, thou shalt have a place in my kingdom. Don Marquis 3; Play 4; Agriculture Club 3; Basketball 3, 4. o o o GERTRUDE BRITT None but herself can be her parallel. Don Marquis 3, 4; Plav 4; Hiking Club 3. HiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiuiHiniiiiMiimmiiiiiiiiiiHimmiiniiiimniiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHniniimiiiiiiiiiiiiumiiiiiiiiiimiimmimiiuiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiii 2390022323000101480002010201000201010101008900530002 20 itmimmiiiuiiiii THE WALNUT TREE SENIORS LESTER SPRINKLE Man delights not me,—no, nor woman neither. Don Marquis 3. 4; Agriculture Club 3; Play 4; Football 3, 4; Basketball 3. o o o LOVILLA FREDERICK I believe there is no “syn” in syncopation. Vice-President 2; Don Marquis 3, 4; Play 2, 3; Orchestra 3, 4. o o o WALTER BAUMGARTNER Let the women amuse themselves; that’s my motto. Agriculture Club 3, 4; Football 3. o o o LOURILEE CARLSON Her pep varies inversely to her size. Don Marquis 3; A. M. B. 4; Home Economics Club 3, 4; Operetta 2. 3, 4. '.iiiii.iiiimimiii:imuiiiiiiiniii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiuiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiuittiiiiiiimiiiiiiuimiiiiiiitmiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiitiiiLiu! iiltilllllillUliiillillillllUUlllUUitlUilllUiliUlUlllllUiHIUUIIlMiiMliHlllllllliiilllMllillllllililllllllilllHt THE WALNUT TREE 21 lljliHliiiiimiiiiiiilllUllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinillUllllllllllffltlHIHIIlllllllIWUMIIItlltlllUllllllllllllltlW SENIORS GLENN WAHL All great men are dying, and I don’t feel well myself. Football 1. 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4. o o o MARGARET QU1LTER When better women are born they’ll be born with wings. Don Marquis 3; Hiking Club 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. A o o o LESTER KEELEN He’s neither a bookworm nor a social hound, but he’s a darn good fellow to have ai-ound. Don Marquis 3; Agriculture Club 3; Play 2, 3, 4; Operetta 3, 4; Football 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3. 4; Orchestra 3, 4. o o o BERNICE HOPKINS You have a noble and a true conceit of godlike amity. Treasurer 1; Don Marquis 2, 3; A. M. B. 4; Play 3. 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. ..........................................................................................................................................................................................!iiiiiiiilimiMiiiiiiNiiiMit:iimi:im C[ ■'ii'imnni;!u 22 THE WALNUT TREE iim iiitt!!ifiiiiiimiiii!iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiNiii!!iiiii!iiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiii!tiiiiinii:iiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiii!iniiiii!iiiiiiimiiiiiii« SENIORS HAROLD PAEPKE He came a stranger but remained a friend. Agriculture Club 3; Don Marquis 3, 4; Play 4; Football 3. o o o AGNES KRUSE Quietly she works away, faithful to every duty. Home Economics Club 3; Don Marquis 3, 4; Operetta 2, 3, 4; Play 4. o o o KENNETH DAHL In sooth, I know not why I am so sad: It wearies me. Don Marquis 3; Operetta 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary 1; Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3; Baseball 1, 2. o o o LAURA RUSSELL And her sunny locks hang on her temples like a golden fleece. Don Marquis 2, 3; A. M. B. 4; Home Economics Club 4; Operetta 1, 2. 3, 4; Play 2, 3, 4. iiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiumiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii THE WALNUT TREE 23 HiffliinHiiiiiiiiitii� iHiiniiinuiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiii!iiiiiwHiiHHiiiiiiiiiiw SENIORS ARTHUR FOX Brevity is the soul of wit. Don Marquis 2, 3, 4; Operetta 2, 3, 4; Play 3, 4; Orchestra 3, 4. o o o ELIZABETH PFUND As happy and congenial as her name implies. Don Marquis 3, 4; Home Economics Club 3, 4; Hiking Club 3; Operetta 3; Basketball 3, 4. 0 0 0 DOROTHY PLAPP Silence bestows that virtue on me, madam. Don Marquis 2, 3. 4; Home Economics Club 3; Operetta 3. 4; Orchestra 3, 4. iiiiiimuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiuiiiuii!miii!i!iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil!iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiitiiiiuiiuiii iimmiiHimiii4iiiii.iiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiihmiiiiiiiiiimimmmimiii iiiin...::iii iiiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiu 24 THE WALNUT TREE iiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiw SENIOR CLASS HISTORY While in the grades, the class of ’25 did not prove to be any different than any other class. We played hookey, wrote notes, annoyed our studious classmates, were punished for our wrong doings, and, in short, did what other classes did before and after us. Then we entered high school. We received considerable attention during our Freshman year, not because we were more green than previous Freshmen, but because our number was rather large. The first thing we did was to break one of the rules of the school and enjoy a party on Thursday evening. Miss Blackburn, our English teacher, was determined that she had never witnessed such ignorance as we flaunted openly before her eyes. But in spite of our transgressions we arrived at the close of the year, very, very happy, and considerably wiser than we were at the beginning. As Sophomores, we did nothing unusual, except convince Miss Strong that we were the noisiest, meanest, and dumbest class in existence. While we were in our second year, we were neither beasts nor brutes nor simps nor saints, but just good-natured Sophs. Then came our Junior year. We were quite important, or thought we were. Although we did not always conduct ourselves as good Juniors should, we were, I think, not so bad as some who passed before us. We willingly helped our lower classmates and sneered at the lofty Seniors. As Seniors we occupied the center of the stage, not because we were better than our associates, but because we were Seniors. We are the last class who can say that we attended a whole year in the old school building. We are quite proud of that fact. We have tried to do good work while in high school, to respect our teachers, and our school, and to play fair. Soon we shall leave Walnut high for the world. As we go, we will take with us happy memories of the golden days spent within the doors of our high school, of lessons learned, and friendships formed that can never be broken. In the near future, we shall have passed on, and the class of ’25 will be a mere memory. But even then, though we are forgotten, we shall not have labored in vain. tuiiimiwiHnuiniiiiiiiiMuiuiuiiuiiiiiiiHiiiniunimiiiHiHwnHiiiuiiiiiiiiHiiiuHiHiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiuiiiuiii'iniuiii'iiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiHiiiiiiiiuiiniiiiHiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiinHimHiiueiiinninnnm THE WALNUT TREE 25 1 u nil......I..Hill..II III Ij ...III!..Hill..Ill.II I. II ........Illlllllllllllllllllllllll. u HI II CLASS WILL We, the Senior class of Walnut Community High School, Township of Walnut, County of Bureau, and State of Illinois of these United States, being of uncertain mind, failing health, and disagreeable temper, do hereby declare this our last Will and Testament: Section One BEQUESTS TO THE FACULTY 1. To our dearly beloved faculty we do bequeath a modest and sedate student body. 2. To Miss Hunter we do bequeath an assembly wherein whispering, chewing gum, and throwing books are unknown vices. 3. To Mr. LaFuse we do bequeath a laughless physics class. 4. To Miss Mason we do bequeath a civil civics class. 5. To Miss Willson we do bequeath a cafeteria class devoid of appetite. Section Two BEQUESTS TO CLASSES 1. To the Junior class we do bequeath our amity, love of discussion, dignity, physics grades, and ability as publishers of the Walnut Tree. 2. To the Sophomore class we do bequeath our knowledge of the amorous sports. 3. To the Freshman class we do bequeath our unlimited good will. Section Three INDIVIDUAL BEQUESTS 1. I, Walter Baumgartner, do bequeath my bulk to Edwin Wilson. 2. I, Gertrude Britt, do bequeath my wave to Darlene Miller. 3. I, Lourilee Carlson, do bequeath my love affairs to Eleanor Ioder. 4. I, Kenneth Dahl, do bequeath my reticence to Wilford Bradley. 5. I, Homer Dremann, do bequeath my Latin grades to Homer Hopkins. 6. I, Arthur Fox, do bequeath my sense of humor to Mary Edson. 7. I, Lovilla Frederick, do bequeath my mathematical ability to Ralph Kofoed. 8. I, Mariam Gramer, do bequeath my studious habits to George Stickle. 9. I, Bernice Hopkins, do bequeath my cosmetics to Mary Carter. 10. I, Lester Keelen, do bequeath my laugh to Dorothy Craigin. 11. I, Agnes Kruse, do bequeath my secrets to Marian Kiser. 12. I, Carl Nelson, do bequeath my dignity to Carl Golden. IIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllUIUIIIIIIHItlllllllllljlllllllllllllllllllllllflllliijiiiiiliiiijijiiiliiiiiiiiiiiii THE WALNUT TREE 26 13. I, Iona Odell, do bequeath my shuffle to Ruth Schuyf. 14. I, Harold Paepke, do bequeath my knowledge of biology to Adrian Bullington. 15. I, Elizabeth Pfund, do bequeath my vamping eyes to Irene Wiggum. 16. I, Dorothy Plapp, do bequeath my ability on the sax to Miss Hunter. 17. I, Margaret Quilter, do bequeath my brother’s neckties to Irvin Hasenyager. 18. I, Louise Ross, do bequeath my general good humor to Cecil Britt. 19. I, Laura Russell, do bequeath my curls to Gladys Nodine. 20. I, Lester Sprinkle, do bequeath my procrastination to Audrey Kiser. 21. I, Wilbur Sweetnam, do bequeath my sheik-looks to Elvin Ford- ham. 22. I, Glenn Wahl, do bequeath my athletic ability to Charles Brewster. 23. I, Donald Whitver, do bequeath my vocal ability to Harold Rudiger. SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Wallawoosa, Michigan, September 23, 1950. My dear Mr. Melton, Well, I took a long vacation this summer and went back home to Walnut. It was the first time that I had been back since I took that job of selling patent medicine way back in 1925. The old town looked just the same in 1950 as it had in 1925. The stores and houses had grown perhaps a little older and shabbier and the fences a wee bit dingier. The people, however, were just the same as they were when I knew them before. The ones I had known young had grown gray to take the places of their fathers and mothers and their own children now furnish the excitement that we used to supply. The three o’clock train pulled out and left me alone on the station platform, just a little weary and somewhat lost. As I waited for my niece I sawr a familiar figure, at least I thought it was familiar. On approaching closer I saw that it was Glenn Wahl, station master, telegraph operator, baggage smasher, janitor, and what not of the depot. He has aged most awfully in the last few years and he can scarcely get around now. He is very proud of his eldest son w’ho has just completed a four year course as full-back on one of the large college teams and is now a promising young stock broker. Arthur Fox is a perfect scream. He is proprietor of the Hotel Glenn. He is still quite small and has finally grown a set of chin whiskers. He wears glasses which continually slide to the end of his nose. I would say that he is the picture of the perfect bachelor. THE WALNUT TREE 27 ............................... He tells me that Bernice Hopkins married Lester Sprinkle and that they moved to some little town in the Kentucky mountains where they are as happy as they can be with ten kids to look after. Of course you have heard of Mamie Gramer’s meteoric rise to leadership in the Radical Party. She seems slated to be the next President. She’ll probably locate a fish hatchery at Walnut to boom the town. My niece, Arabella, returned from Paris about a month ago. She saw several people there that knew me. She bought the most stunning outfit at the Maison Louise. The proprietor is the nicest man, so Parisian, and is no other than Walter Baumgartner. His wife was Iona Odell and she is now his head designer in the establishment. Arthur Kruse is quite a power in the Latin Quarter where in his studio he turns out so many notable portraits. Quite a change from raising chickens, don’t you think? While I was in Walnut I got a letter from the governor of Hula Hula, some cannibal island, stating that the missionary Aaron Able and his wife, Laura Russell Able, had been unavoidably devoured at the last public festival. At the county fair this year there was a great flying circus. Agnes Kruse and Dorothy Plapp vied for honors as premiere aviatrices. While I was in Princeton I called to see Ted Keelen. You will remember that he bought the junk business of Abe Nathan and he has built it up quite wonderfully. At the same time he runs a nice little fruit store on the corner. Margaret Quilter makes him the nicest wife; she is so helpful in the business. Art took me to Dixon one night to see the show. The headliner was Fun and Dance by Frederick and Dremann. For second rate vaudeville Lovilla and Homer team up very well. We had quite a party after the show. Lovilla saw Louise in Omaha not so very long ago. Her husband has charge of the branch house of the McCloskey Paint Co. in that city. Louise has grown rather thin and austere with the passing years. Homer was arrested for speeding a week ago in Cleveland. The cop was Harold Paepke and the affair cost Homer $25 and costs. Kenneth Dahl is minister of the Christian Church at New Bedford, editor of the local paper, an alderman, and generally a power for good. Carl Nelson and Wilbur Sweetnam are prosperous farmers living north of town. Wilbur is township supervisor and Carl is slated to serve on the next term of grand jury. I nearly forgot to mention Elizabeth Pfund. She is the typical shop woman and conducts a prosperous milliner’s shop on Main Street. Poor Gertrude Britt was disappointed in love, became a man hater, and is now county secretary of the Y. W. C. A. Lourilee Carlson is married to the leading banker but at the same time she is superintendent of the grade schools. She is a very forceful woman and is leader in all civic affairs. I, also, have risen in the world. At the last election I was unanimously chosen dog-catcher of Wallawoosa. Popularity, however has not gone to my head. Does the chicken farm still prove profitable? I wish that I could see it for I have always been interested in the species. Well, it’s nine o’clock and way past bedtime, so I must close. Write soon. Sincerely, Donald Whitver. ....................... ................................................................................................... mi....... 28 THE WALNUT TREE 'initmiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimii;uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiniiiii:ii:iiiMiiuiiiii!iiii!iiit!iti!!iiiiiiiiiii!iiiii!iiiiiiiiiii.i!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiHnifii� ii«!iiiiiii‘!i{it iiiiiiiiR umicii “The First Flundred Years Are The Flardest” Cast-Members of the orchestra. Place—High School Auditorium. Time—Monday, 3:30 P. M. (Cyrus, Eleanor, Charles, Carl, Dorothy, Geraldine, and Louise are quietly seated with their instruments tuned and their music ready, patiently waiting for rehearsal to begin. Enter, Allen, weary and heavy-laden, dragging drums, music stand, cymbals, bells and music.) “How long are you going to practice? Pve got to go by 5 o’clock.” Miss Hunter: “That depends upon how soon we get started. Where are our first violinists?” Carl: “I saw Lovilla at noon. She’s got her violin here. George Stickle and Kenneth Dahl are practicing basket ball tonight.” Miss H.: “Carl, go down to the basket ball floor and tell George and Kenneth that they will have to come to rehearsal. Dorothy, go tell Beulah and Lovilla that we are waiting for them. Louise, will you round up the others?” (Exeunt: Carl, Dorothy, and Louise.) Miss H. (wearily) : “Wby on earth can’t the rest get here by 3:20? We waste too much time in getting started.” (Enter, the avalanche)—George, Kenneth, Lester, Arthur, Carl, Louise, Beulah, Mildred, Dorothy, wdth Lovilla leisurely bringing up the rear.) A painful five minutes elapses, during w’hich the members tune up.) Miss H.: “Are we at last ready?” George: “I have no music stand.” Allen: “Oh w7ell, use a chair. Let’s get started. I have to go by 5 o’clock.” Lovilla: “Ted and I have no music.” Miss H.: “Well, look at Beulah’s. Are w'e ready?” Ted :“We three can’t look at the same music. We have to sit so close that Lovilla and Beulah are always pushing their bows into me. I was black and blue when I went home from last rehearsal.” Miss H.: “Well, you wdll have to get along as w?ell as you can. Why don’t you people learn to take care of your music?” Cyrus: “What number, Miss Hunter?” Miss H.: “Diana Overture, are we ready?” All: “We are.” IIIIIII IU'IMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMililHilllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllll JUNIORS THE WALNUT TREE 31 IIUIUHIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIUIfillllllllllllHIlilllllllllllllHtlllUIRnilllHffllliiilNIH JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY As do the great masses of foreigners pour into Ellis Island annually, total strangers to one another, to enter the great melting pot and become citizens of our country, so did thirty-seven local students, many total strangers to one another, poured into the old high school, the Ellis Island of W. H. S. life, in order that there they might pass through the melting pot process and become citizens of the Walnut High School. Being aliens it was necessary that they pass through the rigors of naturalization which was not acquired instantly but resulted from several months of instruction and association. Each group or individual spoke its own tongue, had its own distinguishable traits and characteristics. Before these groups could be unified it was necessary that all of these individualities be eliminated and that they be blended into a mass having common notions. The first step toward unification was placing each under the same laws and granting each the same privileges. Next a President, Vice-President, and Secretary were elected who took charge of the affairs of the band of immigrants. At last, when they seemed qualified, they were alowed to pass from Ellis Island to the New Country, or rather, into the new high school. Here wonderful progress toward complete unification developed. Under the skillful guidance of the President, the affairs and petty achievements were accomplished; taxes were collected regularly and a complete social system developed. The melting pot had begun to boil. Several of the immigrants had been disappointed or discontented in the new land and these returned to those far fields from whence they had come. After nine long months summertime, vacation, came. The immigrants, now citizens, returned home for a visit and for recreation. In the autumn the citizens returned and developed homogeneous relations by realizing their untried strength. Being modern, they elected a woman for President who carried on the executive work like a veteran. Social work was far more successful than it was the first year and the citizens no longer insisted on divisioned unity but blended into one mass. The melting pot was now boiling and constantly being stirred. During this year as in the former there were a few citizens who returned to Mr mil..............................................................mUllllllllimillHMimnn.....'I... Illllllll'illllll.. lull! I. ' rim 'irli III I.... 32 THE WALNUT TREE ..................................... the fatherland and a few who came to taste the joys of the new-found freedom. Once more summertime arrived and the citizens again sought the places of their childhood to pass a few fleeting months in visiting. When the third autumn arrived and the citizens returned from their former homes they were an almost true harmonious unification. Another President and his subordinate officers were elected to stir the class through the third year. This was done with skill and ease. The melting pot was now cooling and the present Junior class is the example of great masses of people constantly striving for the same thing. x ,x x THE IDEAL BOY SHOULD HAVE: Orville’s memory, Irvin’s legs, Marvin’s smile, Wilford’s hair, Clark’s car, Wilbur’s girls, Ralph’s brains, Clarence’s complexion and Clifton’s pants. THE IDEAL OIRL SHOULD HAVE: Lucille’s pep, Mary Edson’s modesty, Mary Fritz’s smile, Iva Fordham’s initiative, Gretta’s complexion, Fannie Mae’s eyes, Irene’s handshake, Mildred’s singing ability, Ruth Iwig’sTlisposition, Eleanor’s pianistic ability, Eleanor K’s personality, and Ruth S’s voice. IHItllllllUIIIIWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIilHIIIIIIIIilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllM SOPHOMORES THE WALNUT TREE 35 RniUHUIUIllHIUnHHIHHIlinilinilllMIIIHIfflHMIiMllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllUIIHIIIIIIfltlllllllltHlllliinill SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY History repeats itself. If you don’t believe that ask Mr. Olson. On September 3, 1923, the freshmen timidly ascended the steps of the new school building. They were entirely unacquainted with and unskilled in the ways of High School. The magnificent school world filled them with awe. They corresponded quite well to the primitive man just emerging from Time Unrecorded into History. Hitherto they had been in obscurity, although they had existed. They learned to take advantage of the objects around them and to employ these things for their own betterment. This class had had its leaders even in grade school. With their transition to History it becomes necessary to state who these leaders of the class were. At the head was Herbert Whitver, Class President. Max Brokaw filled the position of Vice-President, while Grace Keithahn held that of Secretary-Treasurer. With these efficient leaders the class progressed rapidly on the road to the heights of knowledge. When they came to the Greek stage of Ancient History they were quite skilled in Music, (remember the Freshman Orchestra). They exhibited their advancement to the Roman stage by conducting a very profitable business at the Carnival. The world heard more of them through Marian Kiser, winner in the Declamatory Contest. Then followed a period of confusion during which no one was leader. Finally, after three months, the class emerged into Medieval History as the World-conquering Germans. The position of the far-famed Charles, the Great, was filled by Audrey Kiser. Herman Nelson kept the Vice-Presidency from becoming too wild, and Herbert Whitver held the pen and money. This Renowned Bunch had also its Athletic Geniuses. Max Brokaw, Harold Rudiger, and Herbert Whitver were letter men in football. Two of the six basketball candidates made the first team. They were George L. Stickle and Harold Rudiger. All along the way culture has been given its share of attention. Five Sophomores are members of the orchestra. As time goes on and Modern History is formed who shall tell of the wonderful things in store for this Gifted Class? ittiiiiiiiiiimimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiuiiiiNiiiiffl 36 THE WALNUT TREE ............................... SLAMS AND PRAISES Harold Rudiger—Exceedingly tall but a very graceful gait. Herbert Whitver—There never was a wiser man before. Beulah Plapp—A future movie actress. Doris Minier—I’d go out tonight but I have to get my lessons. Cyrus Gonigam—H’m, I could take ten studies like those they have in this school. George Stickle—Someone kindly tell me why all the teachers pick on me. Mildred Wolfe—I am losing too much weight; too much study is a flesh reducer. Grace Keithahn—Her faults are such that we love her for them. Jeanette Espol—Much noise gaineth nothing; therefore I am silent. Julia Espol—A silent countenance often speaks. Mary Carter—How shy and demure. Earlene McElvania—Her heart is in her work; no frivolous thoughts are in her mind. Audrey Kiser—One gifted with knowledge; will make a model school teacher. Max Brokaw—W'ake me up when the bell rings. Charles Brewster—Not as yet struck by any dart which Cupid thrusts. Alan Fox—Yes, I think I will get out of all of my exams. Pearl Burkey—Learned (???) and fair and good is she. Gladys Nodine—To be slow in words is a woman’s only virtue. Gladys Johnson—Disappointed in love. Marian Kiser—I love to wind up my mouth but I like better to hear it go. Herman Nelson—Good nature is one of the richest traits. Frances Keelen—When onfc is truly in love one not only says it but shows it. Edna Sweetnam—How wonderful that one small head can be crammed with so much wisdom. Adrian Bullington—I am bigger than anything in this world. Cathryn Quilter—Her ready smile greets you everywhere. FRESHMAN CLASS THE WALNUT TREE 39 ..................................... '• • 1 FRESHMAN HISTORY OFFICERS Marion Borop President Carl Golden ........................ Vice-President Gretta Fisher .... Secretary-Treasurer John Foss...............................Cheer-Leader The Freshman kids are awful dumb They don’t know how to study. They’re always into everything. And bother everybody. Last fall the above poem was shattered into bits. Swarms and swarms of Freshmen appeared to pester the other classmen. Were they like foregoing Freshmen? No. They invaded the corridors, loudly talking. They bumped into other classmen and nearly drove them frantic with questions. This horde of forty-seven Freshmen was the bumper class of ’24. Although much bad has been said of them they did some good. They sent three boys out for football, one receiving a letter. The basket-ball floor was literally covered with Freshmen, anxious to master the game. Almost the entire chorus was made of Freshmen girls. They startled the school by having the first picnic. They even gave a good program in the auditorium. Now look at the above paragraphs. Compare the two. And the result? No Freshman needs be ashamed of it. These forty-four Freshmen that have weathered the assaults of that old bug-a-boo, algebra and his cohorts, will form a fine Sophomore class next year. In all due honesty to them, we admit that they were dumb at times and often hard to manage. But one outstanding fact remains: there are brilliant minds among them and no matter how good they have been as Freshmen they are going to do better as Sophomores. THE FRESHMEN’S Vanity Fair ... Literary Digest ........ Physical Culture ..... Liberty ................. Country Gentleman Home Fireside Fiction ................. Ace High................. Popular Radio Woman’s Home Companion Youth’s Companion The Scholastic .......... Sport Story .......... .. MAGAZINE RACK Mattie Parlier ............Edwin Wilson .............Carl Golden .............Fern Akerson Marion Borop Viola Dimmig Wilda Tornow ..Cecil Britt ...Lee Buzard ..........Bruce Dodge Mildred Truedson ........Geraldine Bowen ..........Gretta Fisher !niiivfii!imiiiniiiiniiiiitniiiiHiHniHinfniiiiiiiiitiitniit(fiitiiiiiuiiitiiiiniiniiimHiniiiiiiii!i:itiiiHiiiHim! H tiimi:( {in iiiiniMini; iu ifminiiiiPiliiiiiiiiHiiiiiiMimmiiHiiiiiuiiiMiiiHiHiHiitiininniniiimiiiiujnipiiHininniiimmfi Hfi'EE OF F. CH i VV M E Hf FftO� l OAI'nT: Aiy-O G-TESp ACADEMICS 42 THE WALNUT TREE i� Hi� i«ntii.m:;u:isaii;wmKiiuiiiiiuiiii!iiiutiiiiiiiiiiiuuiimiimuiiiuHimi:iimi!iii.iin: PROGRAM OF STUDIES FIRST YEAR First Semester Second Semester English ♦English Algebra ♦Algebra General Science ♦General Science Latin Latin Cooking Cooking Agriculture Agriculture SECOND YEAR First Semester Secoyid Semester ♦English ♦English ♦Plane Geometry ♦Plane Geometry A. and M. History A. and M. History Caesar Caesar Biology Biology Agriculture Agriculture Sewing Sewing THIRD YEAR First Semester Secoyul Semester ♦English ♦English ♦Modern History ♦Modern History Latin (Cicero) Latin (Cicero) Adv. Algebra Solid Geometry Commercial Geography Commercial Arithmetic Farm Mechanics Farm Mechanics Cafeteria Cafeteria FOURTH YEAR First Semester Second Semester ♦English ♦English ♦American History American History Physics Physics Latin (Virgil) Latin (Virgil) Bookkeeping Bookkeeping Farm Mechanics Farm Mechanics Cafeteria Cafeteria Economics Civics Courses marked thus (' ') are required of all students. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllHIinilHI'MIlllllllltlllUllHIIIM THE WALNUT TREE 43 lllllllllllllllllliltlllllllNIIIIIIIIIHIIillllHIHUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIliUllllllllllim ACADEMICS SCIENCE—ENROLLMENT 70 General Science, required of all ninth year pupils, is designed to familiarize them with the fundamentals of science in preparation for more advanced courses to follow, as well as the study of phenomena of every day life. It includes an elementary study of Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Geology, Meteorology, Biology, and Agriculture. Laboratory, consisting of experiments and field trips, is required. Biology, offered as an elective in the tenth year, is a course designed to familiarize the pupils with the fundamental laws governing the development and behavior of plant and animal life, special attention being given to the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, nervous, and reproductive systems. In addition an extensive study is made of bacteriology. Laboratory consists of experiments, field trips, making stains and growing various organisms, and dissecting animals representative of the different groups. Physics, offered as an elective in the twelfth year, includes the study of Mechanics, Molecular Physics, Heat, Electricity, Sound and Light. Laboratory consists of experiments designed to illustrate the points under discussion in lecture. COMMERCIAL—ENROLLMENT 17 The Commercial Geography class composed of 17 members and the Commercial Arithmetic class composed of 16 members made up the commercial department for the year. In Commercial Geography study was made of the staple products of the world, the industrial situation in the United States, and the industrial relation of the United States with other nations. Commercial Arithmetic dealt with the business relations which are common to every individual, such as percentage, profit-saving, interest, wages, taxation, farm records, notes, mortgages, and other business forms. CLASSICAL COURSE—ENROLLMENT 35 Latin courses have a two-fold purpose, namely: To give students a better understanding of English through the study of the language from which seventy-five per cent of its words are derived; second, to acquaint the student with the Latin literature. Latin I includes a study of the grammar or structure of the Latin language. A book of Latin short stories, Julia, is also read during the first year. THE AGRICULTURE ROOM THE SCIENCE LABORATORY THE WALNUT TREE A CLASS IN COOKING THE WALNUT TREE 45 ACADEMICS In Latin II the student reads four books from Caesar’s Commentaries. These books aid him to become a rapid and fluent translator and at the same time give him first-hand information concerning the character, diplomacy, and generalship of Caesar. Virgil’s celebrated Aeneid is read by adanced Latin students. This is without doubt the most interesting of all Latin courses, for the story read is an epic poem and very interesting in itself, while it also gives the student a more thorough acquaintance with Latin mythology, without which no one can intelligently read the English classics. SOCIAL SCIENCE- ENROLLMENT The social science work includes courses in Ancient, Modern, and American History, Economics, and Civics. “Remembering the past, we build for the future” might be considered the motto of the history courses. Through the study of the record of man’s progress we secure an understanding of the present and a vision of the future. The work is divided into two parts, the first consisting of text book work and the second of collateral reading taken from the sources, biographies, and autobiographies of the leaders of the times, and historical novels. The average history class covers about thirty pages of text book work and twenty-five pages of collateral work a week. ENGLISH—ENROLLMENT 119 It has been the object of the English department to establish a well balanced course embracing Rhetoric, Grammar, Composition. Classics, and the History of Literature. As far as possible an equal amount of time has been devoted to each of these various divisions of English study. Emphasis has been placed on the mastery of principles and fundamentals of oral and written English in order that the pupil may have a secure foundation upon which to build in future years. HOME ECONOMICS—ENROLLMENT There are thirty-four enrolled in the department of Home Economics. Three courses are offered. Cooking is offered to the Ereshman girls. This course includes the study and practical application of the preparation of foods for the table and their relation to the body needs. A course in sewing is open to second and third year students. This iiiiiniiiaiNtuiinninmmiiiiiiHnitiniNnuiiiinmtiniiiuniiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiniiiw 46 THE WALNUT TREE „lllllmlUi i mu i urn i mil limn mi i WHiiiramDiiiimiiui'iinii.iiiiiuiiiii-iHiiniiiiiiiMiiiiiiuiniimimimiiimiiii includes the study of textiles, garment making, interior decoration, and costume designing. A cafeteria class was offered this year to third and fourth year students. This class has practical experience in buying and preparing foods by serving the noon lunches in cafeteria style. AGRICULTURE—ENROLLMENT Three courses in agriculture are offered. Soils, crops, and horticulture are studied the first year. These subjects are studied in season with the practical work done outside. Animal husbandry is studied in the second year. I his course is made to meet present needs, and discusses the feeding, care, and management of animals with some detail, as applied to horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. The third course is farm mechanics. This course is elective for Juniors and Seniors. The course is thoroughly practical and emphasis is placed upon the proper use of tools and materials in their application to projects. Subject matter deals with wood work, wood finishing and painting, cement and concrete, sheet metal work, farm machinery, repair, and adjustment, belts and belting, home lighting and sanitary equipment, rope and harness work, gas engines, and drawings. MATHEMATICS—ENROLLMENT 83 First year algebra is required of all students, and includes the four fundamental processes, signed numbers, simple equations, factoring, graphing, and simultaneous equations. The equation is emphasized and accuracy and speed in translating the written or word problems into mathematical symbols is required of all. Advanced algebra is elective to third and fourth-year students, and includes the different types of the quadratic equation, advanced work in factoring, variables, logarithms, the binomial theorem, progressions, ratio, proportion, variation, and determinates. Plane geometry is required of all and is offered in the second year. The properties of the line and the plane and their relations and combinations are studied. Some construction is also included in this course. Solid geometry is offered as a half year subject following advanced algebra and is elective to students who have completed the first two years of high school mathematics. Books VI, VII, VIII, and IX are included in this course. This study includes a discussion of diedral angles, poly-edral angles, the common solids such as the pyramid, parallelopiped, cone, cylinder, and sphere. imiiiuinnwtHHiBiHiniiinaMimnitiiiraiinnfnHMiMiHinHiiiiiHiraiiitiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiniiiiuniiniiuiinnmmiim!Knninniuniiti!HiiiHni:iiii:iiiiiiiMiiiiimttininiHiinniniininiinuiniinwiiiuiiinimniHitiiiinmHmmuiiiiuiiiiiMii THE WALNUT TREE 47 IIIHIIII!llllllll!lll!i(IIIIHIIIII1llllllllllltllllllllltllirillllllllltl HONOR ROLL Following is a list of the names of students who secured a place on the honor roll for the first semester by making an average grade of 90 or above in each of the four subjects. We hope that this recognition of superior work will help to stimulate all future high school students of Walnut to do their best. Never be satisfied with a mere passing mark as the student with the high grade is getting more out of school than the one with a low grade. Seniors: Homer Dremann Mariam Gramer Carl Nelson Juniors: Mary Edson Clarence Ganschow Eleanor Ioder Ralph Kofoed Gretta Livey Fannie Mae Strouss Clifton Whitver Marvin Winger- Sophomores : Adrian Bullington Max Brokaw Cyrus Gonigam Audrey Kiser Harold Rudiger Edna Sweetnam Herbert Whitver Freshmen: Fern Albus Marion Borop Geraldine Bowen Lee Buzard l!IMIIIIIIim HltlHllltilllllllllllllll1i 50 THE WALNUT TREE iMMMMlMgulHwniiiiiiiinMiliiuiiiiniiiir mi iiiHi!i::ii!i!iMi!!iiiiii,'i!i!ii:iimii iii;ii!tiiiiiitiiiiHiiiiiiniiiiiimiimtiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiniiiiHii!H,iiiiiiiiH!iiHiiniiiiiniimiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimmmmiiiiiiim|iii i!tiim!a; i MAX BROKAW ......................End This was Max’s first year of high school football. With a good record this year as a player he should become an excellent man on next year’s squad. Brokaw is a Sophomore and has two more years of football ahead of him. GLENN WAHL...........Captain and Fullback Wahl starred in his line plunges and forward passing. This makes his fourth season of football and he has made good each year as a hard, clean player. He will be greatly missed in making up next year’s team. CLARK HASENYAGER.............End Clark proved strong both on offense and defense. His ability to spear long passes and knock down those of the opponents helped the •team to victory. Being a Junior, he has but one more year of football remaining. He will be a valuable aid on next year’s team. iiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinHiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiHiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiniiniiiiniiitiiiniiii llllltllllllllllllllllUiUilMI THE WALNUT TREE niiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iu!iiiii!iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]iiiitiiiiiiiii;iiin !iiiiiiiiinn!niiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuniiiiiini!iinniainiiiiuiiiiiininiiiiiiinii!iiiiiiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiin 51 CLIFTON WHITVER Halfback Cliff showed his ability to play in end runs and being on the receiving end of forward passes. He was an important link in the interference. Cliff is a Junior, so he will be back for next year’s team. LESTER KEELEN ................Center Ted’s accurate passing from centre started the Blue and White men on to victory. His grit and spirit made him a star. This is Ted’s last year of high school football and he will be greatly missed by the squad. LESTER SPRINKLE ...............Guard Fatty’s bulk and ability to stay put was one of the main reasons why anyone seldom came through his position. His weight also aided him in opening a hole for line plunges. This is his last year of football. MllllllllllllUIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIUinillll!llllllllllllllllll!lllll!lllllill!llli:il!!'lll!lllllllllll� lllllllll!llllll!l|l|IIIIIM 52 «iiimiiiiiii!iiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiii:iiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiinnnimiiiiii;!iiii! THE WALNUT TREE liiiiitniiininniiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiitiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiHiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiKiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiniiii HOMER DREMANN ............Tackle Dremann’s weight and quick thinking assured him of his position on the squad. Since he is a Senior this year his two years of fight on the football field will be greatly missed next year by the team and the school. MARVIN WINGER ................Halfback Dutch did his stuff in end runs and passes. Although he was out part of the time on account of injuries, he always did his share when he was able to be in the game. He has one more year as he is now a Junior. MARION BOROP ....................Halfback Marion is a Freshman and consequently has not had time to show his stuff thoroughly. But with the school spirit and punch he has shown this year, he will be a valuable man on next year’s squad. iiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiliimmiiiuiiiiiuiimimiumiiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiiimiiuuuiii! lllilililiilllllHlIillUIII iiiikitiiiiuniiiiiiuimiiiiiiuiiiMiiarniiiimuumHiiiitiiiimiiiiiHHHiiiunii THE WALNUT TREE 53 nr ri.i niiMiiriiii-iitr:: :• i,......... ni':ii:t■-i ;i, i;, r!hi- iin:fimi:iin:v::!' iiii:. :!i m:iiiimiiiiitminitiiiiiiiii!MmKiiiiiiiiiMK!i.«Mau fliiiuiimmu.. ii.-iiiiiwuamamainc HERBERT WHITVER ..............Guard Herb’s specialty was g o i n g through the line and pushing the opponents back for a big loss. His size and huskiness was one of the big reasons for the strength of the Walnut line. Herb has still two more years to play and should develop into a star player. CARL NELSON ...................Tackle Although Carl was out most of the season on account of sickness, he gave a good account of himself as a smashing player when he was able to be in the game. He will be greatly missed at roll call next year. HAROLD RUDIGER .............Tackle Rudy’s long arms always seemed to reach out and nail his opponent for a loss. This is Rudy’s first year in the game, but he has made good and will be a great help in moulding a line next season. ...............................................................................................................................him.... 54 THE WALNUT TREE miiimnniniiiiiiiHiiiuiiuiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiuniuuiiiiiuuiimiiiiiiiiumin :‘:4ii!iii;tHirui;iHmHii!niniiM miniiiiiii ii!iniifiiniiniiiiiiiii Hiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiimiiM iiiiiiiiNiiiiiii!siiiiiiiiMiiiiitiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!ioiii!iiini!iiiiiiiiiii:itiMiiimi KENNETH DAHL ...................Guard Dahl has three years of good football behind him. He has always been a stellar player in the line. In the offense he always did his part in putting the ball over. On defense he was equally good. He will be greatly missed next year. WILBUR HOPKINS ...............Quarterback Hoppy was one of the scrappiest players on the team. He ran it with the ability of a veteran. His good decisions generally put the ball over the line. He will be back next year and will be of great use in the back-field. COACH OLSON Olson was our real star this year. Although he did not get in the game he made good players out of those who played the games -.for the Blue and White. His ever increasing fighting spirit was instilled into the team and carried them through thick and thin. THE WALNUT TREE 55 i!iiiii!ffliniuiiiiii!ifii:!iuniiiiHiiuiiiiuiiiiiJiiuiiiiiji!iiii!iiuiiiiHiii:;i;iMii FOOTBALL The football season for Walnut was a considerable improvement over that of last year. The turnout was marked by an eagerness to efface any stains which might lie upon the honor of W. H. S. A. willingness to work and abide by set rules resulted in a good season. The old talent proved out well and some promising new men were discovered that should develop into crack men and make the season of 1925 an especially happy one. NEPONSET 12-WALNUT 0 The first game of the season was played at Neponset. The field was a sea of mud, and both teams were disadvantaged. The game lacked speed due to the inexperience of the players. The Neponset eleven carried the ball over the Blue and White goal early in the game, and again in the second quarter. The remaining part of the game was closely contested. SPRING VALLEY SECOND TEAM 0—WALNUT 29 This game was played on the new campus in front of the W. H. S. Good sportsmanship predominated throughout the entire game. C. Whit-ver was high score man in this game by netting 18 of Walnut’s 29 points. AMBOY 0—WALNUT 41 This game was slow, but quite interesting. The Amboy boys were never in the Blue and White territory. Captain Wahl starred in this game, and carried the ball over the Amboy goal five times and added one point by a drop kick. The final score was Walnut 41—Amboy 0. WEST BUREAU 38—WALNUT 0 Of all the games that Walnut ever played this was the most peculiar. Due to injuries of Wahl and Winger, and the sickness of Nelson. W alnut was greatly disadvantaged. In the last half Bureau managed to get away with five more touchdowns and two points were added after, making the score Bureau 38—Walnut 0. BUDA 7—WALNUT 13 Walnut returned to true form and won the second “Little Six” game. The first half ended in a scoreless tie. In the third quarter, the Walnut offense, headed by Captain W’ahl, carried the oval over the Buda line twice. Wahl and Dahl were the bright spots for Walnut, while Churchill and Foster starred for Buda. MANLIUS 60—WALNUT 0 The Walnut squad was outclassed in every part of the game. Miller of Manlius proved to be a slippery open field runner and many times he broke through the Walnut defense for long gains. Captain W’ahl played a strong game for Walnut. The final score was Manlius 60 and Walnut 0. BUDA 0—WALNUT 0 The best and most closely contested game of the year was the last game. W’ahl and W’hitver played a strong game for Walnut while Knudsen and Churchill excelled for Buda. The football season closed with Walnut having an even break—3 won, 3 lost, and 1 tied. !!!.iiiiiiiaiumniiiMiiiiiiiiiiiuuiButmiiHiiiiiiHiiiitNtiniiiiiniiiiinuiiiiiiiiimiiiiiMi:iiitiNiiiiii iiiiiiiHiiiiiiiimiiui!iiiiiiHiiiii uRiiHiiuiiiiiittiiiiiiiniiiiniuituuuiuiuiiiiniinHiiimiiiinmiinraRMiniiMiunii HiiinHinuiNiiniumi 56 THE WALNUT TREE 'iiiHiiiiiiuin'iimiHitiiiuiiniiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiUiiiiiiiiiniiiitiimimmiiimiaiiiiiiniiimtmunnMitiiiii iiiiiiiiiimiiiiniiiiiiiniinuHiiiiiiiiiimi!i BASKET BALL Under Mr. Olson’s tutelage the W. H. S. basketball teams came into the limelight this last year. The quintet was composed almost entirely of old men who thoroughly understood the game and played it for all it was worth. The new men on the team proved promising and next year they will creditably take the places of the graduating players of this year’s team. Special mention goes to Mr. Hatland and his lightweights who have worked so faithfully with no great honor accorded them. They are the ones, however, who will star in the future. BUDA 4—WALNUT 14 The Blue and White opened the basketball season by trimming Buda 14-4. The local team completely outclassed the Buda quintet. Captain Winger of Walnut was the outstanding player of the game. SHEFFIELD 20—WALNUT 14 The Sheffield quintet journeyed to Walnut and defeated the local team 20-14. Walnut’s inability to make free throws cost them the game; they made but 8 out of 21 free throws. Wisely of Sheffield played a stellar game for the visiters, while Winger starred for the locals. OHIO 6—WALNUT 17 The first out-of-town game was played at Ohio, and the Walnut quintet won by a score of 17-6. This was an easy game and Coach Olson played most of the second string men. MANLIUS 14—WALNUT 8 The “Little Six” league leaders came to Walnut confident of an easy victory. They were somewhat surprised by the stubborn resistance of the Walnut five. At the half the local team led by a score of 6-5. Wahl played a whirlwind defensive game, and had the league leaders worried. WEST BUREAU 8—WALNUT 11 Walnut surprised all the fans and the bureau team by annexing a 11-8 victory over the “farmers.” It was a fast game and the victory was not due to any individual players but it was the result of cooperative teamwork. HALL TWP. “LIGHTS” 3—WALNUT 24 This game was little more than a practise game for the Blue and White. Walnut led throughout the contest. Coach Olson used second string men in the last half who maintained the “Walnut Punch.” SHEFFIELD 14—WALNUT 19 This game was one of the season’s upsets. Although Walnut had been defeated by Sheffield at Walnut they were not conquered. Walnut’s victory was due to superior team work and more accurate basket shooting. Captain Winger’s work was worth special mention. iaHi;iiuiHii!iiiiiiii!!iiiitiiiiiHM!iriwii!iii nt!iiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii!i:ii!iiii!iiii:iiit:iiiiiiM BXflti Huiiiiiiiiiiiiitttiiimiiitiiiiifmiimniiiitimmiiiiniimiitii THE WALNUT TREE 57 BASKETBALL PLAYERS GLENN WAHL ..................Guard Wahl did great work on the defense and always held down the opponents score to the minimum. His ability as a guard is widely known. The team will find his place hard to fill next season. MARVIN WINGER ..Captain and Center Dutch was the most consistent scorer on the team. His excellent floor work made the teamwork much better. He was an important cog in both the offense and defense of the team. He has also been chosen Captain for next year and will be an ideal man to build a team around. mu!:iMi!uiimtwniuii!imii:r'::nninii!innniiM:iiiiiiiimiiiiMnimimiturimiiHiM.iniiii'niinm uiimiiimtiniiiiiiiini. ..... ............................................................................. 58 THE WALNUT TREE nniiMiiiiiuiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiim WILBUR HOPKINS ..........-....Guard Hoppy had the habit of slipping down the floor and dropping in a basket from the side. His ability at free throws always helped to raise the score. He was a strong man on defense and fast on offense. Hoppy is now a Junior and has another year ahead of him. WILBUR SWEETNAM .............Guard Sweetnam was a fast floor guai’d. He rarely ever allowed a basket from his corner of the floor. He was an excellent man to start floor plays and plays from guard. He will be missed next year. CLIFTON WHITVER ............Forward Although Cliff got started a little late this season, his quick improvement and hard work helped him to gain a place on the squad. He always showed his fight and never failed to do his part when in the game. He still has another season to play. uiir.n!;iiiMiunH!H;u!Him!!i!ii!iii;i!iiiiiiiiiiiHitiimiiiniiin!iiim!itt;i'Mnm!i!iiiM THE WALNUT TREE HAROLD RUDIGER .............Forward Rudy had a slick way of dropping in baskets from short range. With his long arms he would reach out and relieve the opponent of the ball and then make good use of it himself. He should, in the two years of basketball he has left, develop into a star player. HOMER DREMANN .............Forward Dremann’s fast floor playing and wonderful eye for the basket from any range made him a star and an asset to the team. He was an important link in the offense and defense. This is his last year of high school basketball and he will be greatly missed by next season’s team. GEORGE STICKLE ...............Forward This was George’s first year with the regulars, but he has proven his worth in several games. He generally made his baskets when least expected. He was fast on taking the ball down the floor and on all offensive work. He will be of great use in building the teams of ’26 and ’27. 59 lllllllllllHllllllllllllllllllillllillllllllllllllllilllllNIIIIIIItllllllltllllllllli LIGHT WEIGHT BASKET BALL TEAM Top row, left to right—Marion Borop, Clark Hamyager, H erbert Whitver, Max Brokaw, Wm. Epperson, Mr. Hatland. Bottom Row—Charles Stone, Loren Hoge, Allen Fox, Cyrus Go nigan, Homer Hopkins, Edwin Wilson. THE WALNUT TREE 61 iiii'snitm' i'i'nniiiiiiiiiiimiiiimHiiiiirtiiiiMKiiiiiiiuniniimmimiKiiroiimmmiiin'iiminmiimmitiim!! r inmii'iiir'ii iti' i nmnrnu ms.. niiiiiiniinimHuliiiiiiiiuMiiiiiiiii ,• i 11:; nWK BASKET BALL BUDA 11—WALNUT 8 Of all the season's surprises this game was the most significant. Walnut had easily defeated Buda at Walnut and the boys were a bit over-confident. OHIO 13—WALNUT 34 As usual, Walnut annexed another victory over the “Irish.” Ohio showed marked improvement over their early season form but Walnut scoVed at will. MANLIUS 14—WALNUT 11 W'alnut nearly shook the jinx off this time but Manlius’ endurance and punch defeated the “Fighting Blue and White.” Walnut led the first half 6-5 and didn’t drop the game until the last few minutes. WEST BUREAU 18—WALNUT 12 Walnut began with their usual “crash and bang” but were unable to keep the pace. It was anybody’s game, however, until the last quarter when Manlius took Walnut because of more endurance. TOURNAMENTS Bureau County Tournament PRINCETON 11—WALNUT 3 Surprise? No. disgrace. Princeton utterly astonished Walnut by holding them without a field goal. The game was slow and tiresome. Neither team showed any technique in basketball. Princeton won principally because of tight defense. District Tournament STREATOR 41—WALNUT 17 This game cannot be judged by the score. Walnut put up a tough tight until the last quarter when one regular was suspended and one injured. Wahl’s guarding deserves special mention. Itlillllllilllllttlllllllllllliniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiuiiimtiiiiiimi, THE WALNUT TREE 63 :winiii:iiiiimMiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiitiiiiniiiiiiiwiii T RACK This year the Blue and White ought to make a good showing on the track and the field. Most of last year’s men are out this year and also a good many new recruits. Walnut had a fairly successful season last year. The team took third place in the “Little Six” meet which was held at Princeton. Bureau took second in in this meet and first went to Manlius. We also entered the Sterling Invitation Meet and took third place there also. This meet was won by Manlius and second went to Dixon. In the County meet held at Princeton the team captured fourth. This meet was also won by Manlius, with West Bureau second and Princeton third. mHii:Hinii!iiiiii!iiiHiiiiniiiu;i.uuHi:i MiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiinMMiiiiiiMniiiiiH!uuiiiiiiNiiiiHiHiiiMiiiiMimiiiii:iiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiii:iiiiiuiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHi!iiiiiiiii!iiii:iiii'iiit!iiiiiiiii:mi!Uiiii!iiiiiiiii ii:iiii!iil THE WALNUT TREE 65 ■■muiniiiHiwiiiiHHniiiiiiiiiiini)!iii!iiiiiiiiiiHH iiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:i:ii :i!iiiiiiiuiii!:iiiu;i:iiii;ii;i:i!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiuiiiinii iiiiniiiiii.iiiiiiuiiiiuiuiiii:'HiiuiiiiiaiiiiuiiiiiiiiiuniiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:Hiii:iiiHiHwiiuiiiiiiimiimt GIRL’S ATHLETICS Hip-Hurrah, for the girl’s B. B. bunch. We can’t be beaten for punch, We’ve got a good “rep” Just oceans of pep And we never refuse a good lunch. We have the school spirit, You can’t help but hear it, We yell and we scream, We’re a lively good team ; And you always know when you’re near it. Of Seniors there were five, All jolly and alive. We won and we lost And ne’er counted the cost, And we were always the first to arrive. With Bernice alert in her place, There’s no foe we’re not able to face. Can she make every basket? You don’t need to ask it; When it comes to that she’s an ace. Laura Russell as all of us know Is a guard to fight any foe. Although she’s not tall She sure gets the ball And sends it where it reeds to go. A girl is not often found, Who’s so popular all the way ’round As Gert Britt, A forward with grit. Her skill is a virtue renowned. There’s another guard adding fame To the glory we already claim. She sticks like LePage’s, Her spirit’s contagious And Elizabeth Pfund is her name. A forward rough and untamed Is Margaret Quilter by name. She’s a good one to fight; She’s strong, although light. Look out, or you might become lame. Here’s three cheers for the Freshman Five They’ll be champions someday, if alive. They fight till they win, They never give in They’re active as bees in a hive. The Sophs are players of might. In a game they’re full of fight. They play hard and fair, Each member four square. They get every ball that’s in sight. We girls are unusually blessed, Our coach is one of the best. A substitute for LaFuse? We absolutely refuse. That answer could easily be guessed. Then here’s nine rahs to the team that’s not dead, No dishonorable thing about us can be said, The team of ’25 We’re peppy and alive. That’s us—about whom you’ve just read. . , SPORTSMANSHIP You see us here, you see us there; Our sportsmanship you can’t compare ; Ever anxious, ever ready, Easy going, and always steady; Never shirking, never pining, Always willing, always smiling, We, the sports of Walnut High Hope this spirit ne’er shall die. iNiiiiiMMDiiiiniiimiiHiiniiiiDtmiNiiiutiiiiimiiiiiiuiiBnainmiifiiniiiHuiiHiiiiiiniiiiuittiiiiiiiimiiHiiiiHiimmiHitiiiiiiiiiiKiiiiiiiHinHiiiniMiniiuiiiuiinmuiiiiHiMiimiNiiinmiinniinmnwiniHiiUMmuiiiiiiiuiinamiiiniiini 66 THE WALNUT TREE .................................... A Girls’ Gymnasium Class A Volley Ball Game at the Noon Hour The High School Chorus THE WALNUT TREE 69 MUSIC THE GLEE CLUB A careless song, with a little nonsense in it now and then, does not misbecome a monarch— —Horace Walpole Thirty-five members enrolled in the Glee Club this year. The majority of the members were girls, only two boys belonging. Under the capable direction of Miss Hunter this organization sang at several entertainments during the year and successfully presented an operetta. H. M. S. PINAFORE by Gilbert and Sullivan Cast Josephine Mildred Stone Ralph Rakestraw Lester Keelen Captain Corcoran George Fisher Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B. Donald Whitver Hebe................................. Laura Russell Buttercup Gretta Livey Dick Dead Eye ..... John Foss Boatswain Homer Dremann Chorus of Sailors Chorus of Women The orchestra ably accompanied the operetta and contributed a great deal to its success. Much credit is due Miss Mason for her assistance in the direction and Mrs. Melton for the excellent makeup of the cast. iiiiniiiiniiHiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiuiifiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii uiiimiiiiiiinimiiiiiiiiRiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiir The Orchestra THE WALNUT TREE 71 THE ORCHESTRA This is the second year of this organization’s existence and under the direction of Miss Hunter it has definitely improved. The orchestra consists of fifteen members playing the following instruments: Pianos—Geraldine Bowen, Louise Ross. Violins—Lovilla Frederick, Charles Brewster, Lester Keelen, Beulah Plapp, Eleanor Ioder. Cello—Mildred Stone. Cornets—Kenneth Dahl, Arthur Fox, Cyrus Gonigam. Saxaphones—Dorothy Plapp, George Stickle, Alan Fox. Clarinet—George Stickle. Trombone—Carl Golden. Drums, Traps, and Bells—Alan Fox. jt . THE LYCEUM COURSE The Lyceum course was sponsored by the Junior Class this year. The course consisted of four numbers, all the talent being furnished by the Dennis Lyceum Bureau of Wabash, Indiana. The numbers were: The Beverly Concert Company, The Delaware Duo, The Ambassador Quartett and Seymour, the Magician. Seymour proved to be especially clever and everyone admitted that the magician’s nimble hands were too swift for their eyes. The Junior Class made the course a profitable one and felt well repaid for their efforts to make it a success. The orchestra played at the operetta, the High School play, the Senior play, and at several other public entertainments. They played at the Athletic Banquet given by West Bureau High School. The W. H. S. orchestra represented its zone at the county musical contests. On April 17 a mixed concert was given at the Walnut Community High School by the members of the orchestra. The program consisted of orchestral selections, vocal and instrumental solos, duets, trios, and quartets as well as readings and tableaux. The performance showed the finish gained only by incessant work and marked ability. 74 THE WALNUT TREE wiiiiiumiiimiiiiiiiMiii............ The A. M. B. Society IIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIUIIIIItlllllllitlllillllllllllilllillillllllllllllllllllllllllliUllillllllilllllilllllllllllilllllllllllllllllliillllllllllllilllllllillllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillH The Don Marquis Society THE WALNUT TREE 75 (lllllllllIHlIlIHUIHlIllllllfUIIIINliNItHU'IIIWOrii: DON MARQUIS LITERARY SOCIETY OFFICERS First Semester President ....................... Homer Dremann Vice-President Marian Kiser Secretary-treasurer Arthur Fox Second Semester President ........................... Arthur Fox Vice-President Gertrude Britt Secretary-Treasurer Clarence Ganschow Sergeant-at-Arms...... Elizabeth Pfund This society was formed four years ago and is named in honor of Don Marquis, a former citizen and student at Walnut, who is now a leading literary figure. The society has for its purpose the promotion of general literary work. Meetings are held every two weeks and at each meeting a program is presented by the members. Officers are elected at the beginning of each semester. Two social meetings are held each year. The society has an enrollment of seventeen. . , ,4 A. M. R. LITERARY SOCIETY President Vice-President . Secretary ....... Treasurer ...... Sergeant-at-Arms President ....... Vice-President .... Secretary ....... Treasurer ....... Sergeant-at-Arms OFFICERS First Semester ...Donald Whitver ..... ...........Bernice Hopkins ...........................Mary Edson Ruth I wig ..........Virden Kerchner Second Semester .....A.......................Mary Edson Lucille Montgomery .......................Ruth Iwig ......................Julia Espol .............................Carl Golden This society, which is named in honor of one of Walnut’s former teachers, was organized to form competition for the Don Marquis Society. Roth strive toward the same end, better literary work. Meetings are held once every two weeks at which time varied programs are given. The society has an enrollment of twenty. m!iMiiiii!iuiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiniii� iiHinHUiii!iiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiimMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiHiiiiiHiiMiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiniTi!iiii!niniiiiiiiMti Miiiiiiii!iiiiH!iiniHiiiii niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiMiii!:iiii)iiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiii:i!ii:itHiiir;;!iMii:i mmu. 76 THE WALNUT TREE iimiinifliiiiiiiimMiimiiiitiimiitiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniHim Agriculture Club lllllllllllilllllll illllllllllllllllllll llllllllilllilllllilllll lilllllllll llllllill.iUIIUI!ll!IUIillllliilllllllll|!li:il lllllllllllllllllllllllllll THE WALNUT TREE 77 inHUiiiiHiuiiiiiiiiintiiiiHniuMiiinunHiiiniiiimniuiiiiiuiiitii!iiiiiiii!DiiiiiiuiiiiiHiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiuiiinuiiiiiHii!HiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHuiiiiiiiiiiiniiHiiiiiniiHiHnniliiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiuiHHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiim!iiin ORVILLE PLUM Won a gold medal and the National Junior Dairy Judging Championship for the highest score in judging Holsteins. He also won third place and a bronze medal for judging Guernseys. Won Illinois Junior Dairy Judging championship Team for 1924. Was highest scoring individual at Illinois State Fair. First in judging at the sectional contest. Second in poultry judging at Mt. Carroll. Training received in Walnut Community High School in the animal husbandry class. A real record for the first year of training. ADRIAN BULLINGTON Won the state grain judging contest with 73 pupils competing at the University of Illinois in June, 1924. This w’on one of the most coveted championship banners for Walnut Community High School. Adrian was high in all classes of grain judging, taking second in soy beans, fourth in corn, and fourth in clover seed. He received his training in the agronomy class of Walnut Community High School. CYRUS GONIGAM Won National honors with his club litter of Spotted Poland China pigs at the National Swine Show7 at Peoria in October, 1924. He won first, second, third, and sixth ribbons in a large class. Cyrus won S151.00, a silver cup, and a trip to the International Live Stock Exposition donated by the Citizens State Bank of Walnut. Cyrus won in the open classes at all the local fairs, proving himself the champion club boy of Walnut Agriculture Club of 1924. ii:'i!ti:� irM:iiMiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiinii!iiiinniiiiiiniiiiiiuiitiiniiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniK!iiiiiiiiitiitnir'itiiiiini''itiii iiii:iiiiii!ii!Miiiiii!iini!Mi!iiiiiiiinmii|itiMiiiiitiiiiiniininiitiiiiiiHiiinniiiiiniiiin!tiii'!:!iiiiH 'i!iniiiii!!ir!’iii'i;!i 78 THE WALNUT TREE fiiiiiHfiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiw HOME ECONOMICS CLUB OFFICERS Louise Ross .........................................President Elizabeth Pfund ...........................Secretary-Treasurer Enrollment Mariam Gramer, Iona Odell, Gretta Livey, Laura Russell, Fannie Mae Strouss, Mary Carter, Mildred Wolfe, Jeanette Espol, Earlene McElvania, Doris Minier, Beulah Plapp, Fern Akerson, Mary Edson, Evelyn Gallen-tine, Berneil Hasenyager, Fern Glafka, LaVonne Johnson, Lourilee Carlson, Pearl Plum. Margaret Schuvf, Iva Fordham. Elizabeth Pfund, and Louise Ross. The Home Economics Club was organized in the fall of 1923 by the members of the food, clothing, and home-making classes. Membership is limited to students of the sewing and cooking classes. The officers are elected at the beginning of the school year. Regular meetings are held every two weeks. The programs’consist of problems that deal with cooking and sewing. AGRICULTURE CLUB OFFICERS Cyrus Gonigam .......................................President Herman Nelson ..................................Vice-President Carl Nelson ..............................Seci'etary-Treasurer Walter Baumgartner...........................Program Leader Eni'ollment Harvey Anderson, Marion Borop, Lee Buzard, Clyde Conley, William Eperson, John Foss, Carl Golden, Vernon Hofman, Loren Hoge, Bernal Montgomery. Charles Stone, Franklin Thompson, Lester Turnow, Walter Baumgartner, Wilfred Bradley, Adrian Bullington, Alan Fox, Cyrus Gonigam, Herman Nelson, Harold Rudiger, George Stickle, Arthur Kruse, Irvin Hasenyager, Orville Plum, Lucille Montgomery, Pearl Burkey, Dale Bur-key, Otis Borop, Carl Nelson, and George Wallis. During the second year of its existence the club made great strides in club work and in subjects of general interest to the agricultural world. We had the honor of having the champion grain judge at Champaign, Adrian Bullington. Orville Plum was the champion dairy judge at the Illinois State Fair and also won honors at the National Dairy Show in Milwaukee. The regular meetings of the club have served to enliven the members with determination to put Walnut High on the map in the field of agriculture. A good showing was made at the Corn Show in Princeton in which the majority of the students of agriculture participated. Our Farmer’s Institute had better exhibits and a larger attendance this year than last. Now we are ready for another big, successful year of club work. : TriMItlllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW The Cast of Phyllis’ Inheritance THE WALNUT TREE 81 ||lllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!l!llllll!!ll!llll!lllllltll DRAMATICS Twelve members were enrolled in the Dramatics Class. This class met once a week and discussed the fundamentals of public speaking. They practiced giving readings and extemporaneous speeches. Eleven of these people entered the various departments of the Declamatory Contest. Six of them represented Walnut at the Zone Contest, held at Lamoille on April 10, and five won first place. These five, which represented their school at Princeton at the County Contest on April 24, were as follows: Bernice Hopkins, Dramatic; Marian Kiser, Humorous; Mariam Gramer, Extempore; Cyrus Gonigam, Humorous; Donald Whitver, Extempore. In the county contest Donald Whitver and Marian Kiser won first places, Bernice Hopkins won second place and Mariam Gramer and Cyrus Gonigam won third places. HIGH SCHOOL PLAY Phylis’s Inheritance or A Fight for a Fortune CAST Philip Morningside, a promising young lawyer ............ Clifton Whitver Major Philander Mumford, a veteran of ’6i Lester Kee'.en Pierre Marquette, of Paris and New York Donald Whitver Patrick Mooney, M. P„ Secretary of the Home Rule Association Homer Dremann Peter Martin, a timid young man with a desire to be sporty............................Arthur Fox Paul Marvel, A private detective ................... Clarence Ganschow Phylis Morningside, Philip’s up-to-date wife with ambitions ..Iva Fordham Phoebe Martingale, has been a widow on four occasions .......Gretta Livey Penelope Mumford, a veritable “butter-in” at all times Bernice Hopkins Patrice Mumford, her only child, she has just come out .......................Fannie Mae Strouss Angela, a Vassal- “bright-light” ..............................Mary Edson Alice, another Vassar “bright-light” ..................... Eleanor Ioder Amy, a nuisance.............................................. Marv Fritz Pansy, a house-maid of the “fresh” variety................ Laura Russell Patience, she also assumes domestic duties ___________________ Iona Odell SENIOR PLAY And Home Came Ted Skeet Kelly, The Clerk ...................Arthur Fox Diana Garwood, The Heiress Gertrude Britt Miss Loganberry, The Spinster..............Iona Odell Ira Stone, The Villian ______________ Lester Sprinkle Aunt Jubilee, The Cook Elizabeth Pfund Mr. Man, The Mystery.......1.............Carl Nelson Jim Ryker, the Lawyer. Homer Dremann Mollie Macklin, The Housekeeper Mariam Gramer Henrietta Darby, The Widow..............Agnes Kruse Ted, The Groom ...................Wilbur Sweetnam Elsie, The Bride ..................... Laura Russell Senator McCorkle, The Father ..........Harold Paepke This play was given May, 22. before a full house. IUil!lllllll!IIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIHItllUIHIIiHlllHflllllllllltttlIllllllllllini1lll!llllllllllllllllUIITIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIill lllililllHllliliHllllitlllllllllllllll� iilllll||||llllllllillllll!lllllll«lll||UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1llllll1illllilllll|lllll!UIIUIIIimiRI4 lllimilHIIUlllllll Ml L I N C� ALL AM .v.r AN 84 THE WALNUT TREE ................... SOCIETY FRESHMAN PICNIC On October 3, after Walnut had succeeded in defeating Amboy 39-0 in a football game, the Freshmen wended their way to the gym where eats and a good time awaited all. After playing games, refreshments were served which consisted of pickles, sandwiches, and cocoa. SOPHOMORE PICNIC September 11 found the Sophomores installed in the gym, determined to treat themselves to a good time. All manner of indoor games except post-office were played with lots of enthusiasm. The students were amazed by the antics of some of the faculty. Finally “eats” and lingering goodbyes finished an enjoyable evening. JUNIOR PICNIC Not to be outdone by the other classes, the Juniors, on September 18, hied themselves, the faculty, and various other belongings to the cool shades of Red Oak. Here they cavorted to their hearts’ content and soon were ready to demolish piles of weiners, buns, pears, and pickles. Approaching darkness scared them out but they all agreed that the Junior class was the champion bunch of picnicers. HIGH SCHOOL PARTY On Friday evening, October 30, the high school students assembled in the auditorium, prepared to spend an enjoyable evening. A short musical program was presented, after which the students were divided into four groups representing the four political parties headed by Coolidge, Davis, Andy Gump, and LaFollette. Everyone then retired to the gym where competitive games were played until the luncheon gong sounded. After eating pumpkin pie, punch, and bananas the girls drew cuts to see who should wash the dishes. These lucky few declared that they had the best time of all. BOB-SLED PARTIES The night of January 16 marks an important epoch in history for on that bitterly cold night the Seniors and Sophomores journeyed through the cold to West Bureau, riding in open bob-sleds. Understand that this was done against the advice of many wiser people than are the Seniors. Nevertheless the four hours of riding in the cold did more good than harm and every arctic adventurer is said to have had a hot old time. ATHLETIC BANQUET That the students of Walnut High can return a good deed was amply proven on Friday, March 13. On that night the faculty and student body THE WALNUT TREE 85 lll;i||HIMllMllllt!!lftllllN!llllll!IWIIIIHUIIMIIIIIim were hosts at an Athletic Banquet. Miss Willson’s cooking class served a delightful two course supper in a most satisfactory manner. After the letters had been presented to the boys, Mr. Melton presided as toastmaster. Arthur Fox, Ralph Kofoed, Audrey Kiser, and Carl Golden welcomed the “conquering heroes” for their classes. Glenn Wahl, football captain, and Marvin Winger, basketball captain, responded with toasts, while Mr. Hatland and Mr. Olson urged us to play fair in the game of life. The tables were cleared and the dishes washed. Then all adjourned to the auditorium where a movie was shown. The students then departed, wishing the boys success in athletics during the coming year. JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET On Friday evening, April 3, the Juniors and Seniors assembled in the high school gymnasium for the annual Junior-Senior Banquet. The gym was prettily decorated in blue and gold to represent a lawn party. About 6 :30 a four piece orchestra began to play. After all had assembled Mr. and Mrs. Melton led the grand march. A delicious four course banquet was served in a capable manner by the Sophomore girls. Perhaps the best thing on the program was the toasts with Mr. Melton acting as toastmaster. In his usual easy manner, Mr. Melton introduced the following toasts: Welcome .........................Clarence Ganschow Response ...............................Carl Nelson School Spirit ..................... Mariam Gramer Vocational Training ..... Mr. Hatland The Ideal Teacher........................ Ruth Iwig The Ideal Student..................... Miss Hunter After a few musical numbers all adjourned to the auditorium where Richard Barthelmess in “Twenty-One” was shown. The Seniors departed at a late hour certain that the Juniors were royal entertainers. iiiifiiiiiliillillillllllillllllllilillilllliilllilllllillliillliillliUllllllllllli: ilMMMniliiliHNfr THE WALNUT TREE 87 CALENDAR 1— Enrollment day. Everybody is eager to come back to Walnut High. 2— Freshmen lose their way; Mr. LaFuse finds his General Science Class in the library. 10—Science department witnesses the tragic murder of an innocent mouse. 15—Senior football heroes get front seats in History class. What an honor, to sponsor the Lyceum course. Seniors see banquet in sight. 23—Annual staff appointed. 26—The camera man arrives upon the scene and pictures are taken. What will be the result? 29— Red bandanas appear. Orville Plum gets National Championship. 30— Red bandanas disappear. Hiking club takes its first jaunt. Juniors decide 1—Indian summer, the sun shines brightly and all are gay. 3—Football game with Amboy. We win, 10-0. 7—Lyceum Course—Ambassador Quartet. 9—Teacher’s convention at Streator; vacation. 14— First report cards given out. 15— The pictures are returned. Of course the Seniors take first prize. 17—Seniors attempt to drum up business for the Annual. 24—Seniors select their pins and rings. No casualties. 27—First meeting of the Home Economics Club. Election of officers. Many seats are changed in the library. We wonder why. 30— Dremann campaigns for new Don Marquis members. 31— Hallowe’en party at the High School. A glorious time was reported. 4—Many look blank today as the teachers write the Flag Test on the board. Mock elections in History. 6— New pancake turners in cooking class. 7— Teacher’s exams. Margaret Q., Lourilee, and Dorothy take them. 9—Return of seven period schedule. 10—Returns from the Flag Test; 7 Seniors, 9 Juniors, 88 THE WALNUT TREE IIMIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIUJUIIIIIIIIIIMIIinillUtllllinillllllMHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItUIIIIIII CALENDAR 1 Sophomore, and no Freshmen pass. 17—Basketball practice begins. 20-21—No school. Teachers go to Champaign to Institute. 24— Dennis Lyceum Bureau presents the Delaware Duo. 25— New set of Seniors move to fore in History class. 26— Report cards. My goodness, why so many frowns? 27— Thanksgiving—Turkey—Yum—Yum. 28— No school today. 3— Girls start basketball practice. 4— The fountain fooled Elizabeth today. She went after a drink and got a shower bath. 5— First basketball game. Hurray, we beat. 9—Mr. LaFuse informed the Seniors that they were descended from fish; the Freshmen, likewise, from monkeys. No doubt but what he knows his stuff. 10—Gerald has a swelled lip. Wonder who bit him now? 11— No school this afternoon because of the Institute. 12— Basketball game which we lose and the operetta “Pinafore.” 13— Farmers’ Institute. Exhibits of all kinds. 15— Many heave a sigh of relief. The operetta is over and there is no more worry for a while. 16— Charles tried walking down the stairs backward with no attendant success. 17— Many had good rides to school today because of the icy walks. 18— Lyceum Course—The Beverly Concert Company. 19— Basketball game at Ohio and Walnut wins by 20-4. 20 to Jan. 5—Christmas and New Year vacation. 5—Return to school; many look sad. The Freshman cooking class encountered a mouse today. Mr. Becknell and the cat saved the frightened Freshies. 7— The Senior girls let the Freshmen beat them 18-14. 8— Everyone in excellent spirits; we have another Flag Test. 12—Wonderful snowstorm today; it makes such good snowballs. 14— Assembly. The Juniors give the program. 15— Bob-sled parties are all the rage. 16— Miss Lovilla Frederick had a bob-sled ride today. Many of the students are going to West Bureau tonight in bob-sleds. THE WALNUT TREE 89 wuiiiiiinifiiuiiUMimiiiuiiuiMiiitiiHiiiuiiiiiiiuitMinuiiiiiiitiiitiiiiniiiiiiiinnm CALENDAR 19—Start practice for “Phylis’s Inheritance.” 28— The Sophomores entertain the assembly today. 29— Another gloom, all on account of the report cards. 30— The Home Economics Club meets and gives a demonstration of candy making. Walnut played Buda an exciting game and lost 11-8. 4—Assembly today, the Freshmen entertain. 6—The Seniors have their pictures taken. Results are anxiously awaited. Walnut defeats Ohio 34-14. The Cafeteria class experiments with selling sandwiches and find it a successful venture. 9—The Lyceum Bureau presents Seymour the Wizard. 10—Walnut trims Hall Township’s second team to the tune of 24-3. 12— Lincoln’s birthday is celebrated in most classes. 13— Seniors receive their proofs and learn how really good looking they are. 19— Matinee of “Phylis’s Inheritance” given to the grade children. 20— West Bureau beats us 18-12 on our own floor. “Phylis’s Inheritance” is presented to an appreciative audience. 25— Cuts for the Annual have arrived. 26— Miss Hunter is missing from our ranks today. 28—Bureau County Basketball Tournament at Shefield. Manlius gets first place, Princeton, second, Sheffield, third, and Buda, fourth. 3—“The Seniors will wear caps and gowns” announces Mr. Melton. There is no excitement. 5—Basketball boys go to Streator to attend the tournament. 9—The Seniors receive their pictures. 10—Plans are being made concerning the Senior play. 13—Boys’ Athletic Banquet, High School pupils and faculty are hosts. 13-14—A number of Seniors go to Princeton to take the teachers’ exams. 17— Everyone is green. 18— More snow. 21—Beginning of spring. 26—State inspector visits school. We know because the teachers were all on their good behavior. 90 THE WALNUT TREE CALENDAR 1—April Fool! 3—Junior-Senior Banquet. 10—Good Friday brought good luck to our contestants at La Moille and the orchestra made a hit. 13—Easter vacation. No school today. 17—Orchestra gave a concert in the auditorium to a good audience. 24—Big day for dramatic contestants and orchestra at Princeton. 29—The orchestra visits Hall Township and gives a concert before the student body. 1—The Ag. Club assisted by the Home Economics Club gives a pleasing entertainment. 5—Hall Concert Company pleases us with a good entertainment. Large crowd present. 9—Little six meet. 21— Our Ag. Club boys go to the sectional judging contest at Geneseo. 22— Senior Class play, And Home came Ted, a big success. 23—County Track and Field Meet. Glory to the winners. 29—Senior Class Day. —Baccalaureate Sunday. All dressed up in caps and gowns. JUNE 1-2—Final Exams. 4— Commencement Day. 5— Last day of school. Goodbye! • mit11mh Li.i. 11 i,i ii.ii.ii.iiifjniitrmimiiiitiRii'irinRriniiitimciiiiHCdniHiiiimiitiiiiinbiiiiiniiitiF tiHii'iiiKciit) if n, nr, w, mi, iiiiiiiiiifiHi i m iiiium Mmiiii.'iiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiii.mwnniii'iiiimiw 92 THE WALNUT TREE ...... I .«� � l� .............. IMMin...1................. ALUMNI 1917 Eugene Splain, assistant cashier in bank Walnut, Illinois Anna Splain, McDonald Walnut, Illinois Blanche Wallis, Olmstead Prophetstown, Illinois Ethel Major, Gordon................................... Marion, Iowa Clara Gramer, Watkins ................................. Walnut, Illinois Maude Strouss, teacher ............................... Mendota, Illinois John Abraham, home.................................. Walnut, Illinois Frederick Andrews, employes in Utility Co. ..............Dixon, Illinois Roland Guither, employee in bank ......................Chicago, Illinois Alta Glafka, Becknell ..................................Walnut, Illinois Arthur Shearburn, farmer ............................. Walnut, Illinois Alta Minier, Melton ....................................Walnut, Illinois Ethel Hasenyager, McGonigle ........................ Princeton. Illinois Anna Tuckerman, Miller ................................Chicago, Illinois Darlene Fisher, Merchant ...........:...................Walnut, Illinois 1918 Leo Bass, farmer ................................... Walnut, Illinois Everett Fisher, salesman ............................. Walnut, Illinois Arthur Keithahn, clerk .................................Walnut, Illinois Lee Hopkins, student....................................Urbana, Illinois Vivian Nussle, Cussins ............................... Butler, Missouri Margaret Burress, Williams Peoria, Illinois Gertrude Whitver, teacher Walnut, Illinois Zelda Winters, Miller...................................DeKalb, Illinois Kathleen Waterhouse, ....................................Dixon, Illinois 1919 Blanche Gramer, teacher ................................ Walnut, Illinois Inez Phillips, Johnson....................................Walnut, Illinois Lois Miles, ........................................... Morrison, Illinois Marian Perkins, stenographer ......................... Princeton, Illinois Caryl Meisenheimer, teacher ............................ Aurora, Illinois Helen Meltzer, clerk ................................... Walnut, Illinois Vivian Keigwin, teacher.................................Oak Park, Illinois Merle Dahl, farmer........................................Walnut, Illinois Ralph Russell, chauffeur .................................Aurora, Illinois Duane Edson, student ................................. Chicago, Illinois Wayne Winters, teacher .................................. Melvin, Illinois Gerald Ganschow, farmer ..................................Walnut, Illinois iiiiiMiiinHiHiiiiiiiiniiiiuiiMiiiiiiii.:;:iio ;:i:KiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiuiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiHiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiHiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiii THE WALNUT TREE 93 HiiiiiiiiniiiuiiiiiiiiiimiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBiimi ALUMNI 1920 Margaret Milliken, student Ina Black, Abbott ................... Blanch Wolf, Wolfe .................. Bernice Wolf, home Helen Keithahn, Booth Beth Meisenheimer. employee Gene Osborne, home................... Harold Hopkins, student George Fox, student.................. Joy Frederick, clerk Urbana, Illinois Oak Park, Illinois Sheffield, Illinois Walnut, Illinois Morris, Ilinois Dixon, Illinois Marengo, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Evanston, Illinois Walnut, Illinois 1921 Rena Miles, teacher ........... Rena Christenson, teacher ........... Cora Wolf, teacher .................. Blanche Clausen, Keupker ............ Mable Alshouse, Stetson ............. Geraldine Dremann, Rabe ........... Beatrice Dullinger, Bunn Raymond Edson, home ................. Geraldine Langford, Strock ............ Bertram Quilter, interior decorator Claire Tomb, home ...... ............ Marjorie Splain, Quilter............. Glenn Burkey, student ............... Margaret Brewer, Westphal __ Ruth Becknell, Wallace .............. Gertrude Bohler, beauty specialist Morrison, Illinois Walnut, Illinois Walnut, Illinois ...Sheffield, Illinois ......Dixon, Illinois _____Walnut, Illinois ...Elkhart, Indiana .....Walnut, Illinois ....Sterling, Illinois ....Chicago, Illinois ....Walnut, Illinois ....Chicago, Illinois ....Chicago, Illinois Marshall, Michigan Walnut, Illinois ....Chicago, Illinois 1922 William Abraham, student ............................. Urbana, Illinois Florence Alshouse, employee in factory Dixon, Illinois Mildred Alshouse, home Walnut, Illinois June Becknell, home ....................................Walnut, Illinois Darlene Hasenyager, student ........................... Normal, Illinois Paul Frederick, student................................Chicago, Illinois Charles Keigwin, student............................ Galesburg, Illinois Helen Lund, home Kasbeer, Illinois Feme Meltzer, home .....................................Walnut, Illinois Evelyn Minier, under-graduate nurse ...................Clinton, Iowa Geraldine Mungor, Bowen .............................. Walnut, Illinois iHIMIIIIIIttllllllHtlllllllltllllltllllllllMllllllllllinilttllllllllllltlNIDNIIIIIIII iiiiiniiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiimitnuiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimi 94 THE WALNUT TREE «MMMMna«MBemi!nmiii!niiunii:niiiHiiKiiiiiiiuuiui!uiuHi� H!iiHHii n PT!mii!ninniiiniiinMiiiiiinnmanaMnnHMiaaMMariMnMaMMraeiiitiimiiuiiiniiiiiiii;Hiiu!ii!iniiHiiii!imnmiiimmNiKut ALUMNI Maxine Ross, under-graduate nurse Clinton, Iowa Verna Sprinkle, student ..............................................Normal, Illinois Harold Stone, farmer ....................................... Walnut, Illinois Margaret Thomas, student ................................... Eureka, Illinois Gladys Wilson, teacher ..................................... Walnut, Illinois Loretta Russell, Alshouse ............................................Walnut, Illinois 1923 Walter Akison, student .............. Fred Dremann, student ............... Ivan Exner, home .... Marvin Fox, student ................. Everett Ganschow, student............ Viola Galletine, Cameron Verna Gallentine, home ........ Beatrice Ioder, stenographer Mary Keigwin, student ............... Gordon Meisenheimer, student Carl Peterson, student .............. Lila Moodie, DeVore ........ Allen Schoaf, clerk ........:........ Violet Stephens, student ............ Esther Strouss, teacher ............. Arthur Vick, home ................... Norma Westphal, student ............. Dorothy Williams, home ..... Homer Winger, student ............... Minneapolis, Minnesota ...........Urbana, Illinois .........Walnut, Illinois .........Peoria, Illinois ......Galesburg, Illinois ...........Walnut, Illinois .......Walnut, Illinois .........Sterling, Illinois ...........Normal, Illinois ...........Urbana, Illinois ...........Urbana, Illinois ....Princeton, Illinois ...........Walnut, Illinois ............Normal, Illinois ..........Mendota, Illinois .........Walnut, Illinois ...........DeKalb, Illinois ......Walnut, Illinois .... ....Urbana, Illinois 1924 Nettie Johnson, home ......................................Walnut, Illinois Peai’l Frederick, home ....................................Walnut, Illinois Charles Butcher, student ...............................Champaign, Illinois Gilbert Renner, student ...................................Eureka, Illinois Wayne Fisher, student ................................... Chicago, Illinois Florence Meisenheimer .................................... Normal, Illinois Ina Sells, home.............................................. Janet Burchell, teacher ....................................Galva, Illinois Theodore Fisher, student ................................. Urbana, Illinois Anna Clark, student .......................................DeKalb, Illinois Grace Livey, employee in bank ............................ Walnut, Illinois Zelma Allen, student ......................................DeKalb, Illinois iiiwt{iiiHmiiHiHiiiiHiiun iiiiiunuimiiiliiuuiiuiuuMHUiiiiiiiMmuMiiiiiiiHifiiinuiiiHMiiiiiiisHiiiiiiiiiiiiii!nii;iiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiimiiniiiiH imuimiiiiii!iiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiii{HiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiHiiii!niMiii THE WALNUT TREE 95 ili!l!llllllllllllllllllllinilllllllllin!!lllllllllllllllllllllll!llll!lllltllllllllllllll!lll!ll!HI!lll!!lllllllli IT||iftlllNII(iaitlll|«M!llliNri!ll rtlfi|tttlt: lflt1!lll!f!'llf:?U!!l1H!H . ,1 l!iT ll .! !!llli,U lllll|!ili:i!;!'.!!||||Hillli'::!i I I ALUMNI Albert Kofoed, home Walnut, Illinois Ruth Oakford, student ...............................................DeKalb, Illinois Helen Gonigan, Anderson ................................... Walnut, Illinois Bernadine Brown, under-graduate nurse Peoria, Illinois Helen Hoge, teacher ......................................Van Orin, Illinois Irma McCloud, home........................................ Wyanet, Illinois Iva Phillips, student ..................................... Normal, Illinois For the first time the Annual Alumni Banquet was given in the high school gymnasium last June the week following commencement. This made the banquet seem more like a high school affair and helped to bring the alumni into closer touch with the school. The second annual Alumni-High School basketball game was played December 29, 1924 and resulted in another victory for the Alumni. The score was 18 to 12. The Alumni players were Carl Peterson, Gordon Meisenheimer, Theodore Fisher, Bertram Quilter, Homer Winger and Fred Dreman. The high school was represented by: Wilbur Hopkins, Homer Dreman, Glen Wahl, Harold Rudiger, George Stickles, and Marvin Winger. Carl Peterson and Gordon Meisenheimer, the two forwards for the Alumni were the high point men, while Wilbur Hopkins and Marvin Winger each scored four points for the high school. The game was refereed by Wayne Winters who graduated in 1919. Good sportsmanship was evident throughout the game, both teams showing the best of feeling and spirit. llll(IIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|llllllllllllllllllllili'lli||||i||||||i|||||i||||||||||||||||||;|||||||||||||||||||||i||||||||||||!|:|||||||||||||i||||i|||||||||:|i|||||||||||i||||;:i|jjl|||||||||||||||i| THE WALNUT TREE 97 IlllllllllllllllilllillllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilW JOKES The world is old, yet likes to laugh, New jokes are hard to find, A whole new editorial staff, Can’t tickle every mind. So if you see some ancient joke Decked out in modern guise. Don’t frown and call the thing a fake, Just laugh, don’t be too wise. o o o Mr. Olson—Punctuate this sentence, “Mary Ann crosses the street and displays a very pretty ankle.” Homer D.—I’d make a dash after Mary. o o o Miss Hunter—Where was Lincoln going when he was twenty-nine? Margaret Q.—On thirty. o o o Miss Mason Why does a sculptor die a most horrible death? Miss Wilson—I don’t know. Miss Mason—Because he makes faces and busts. o o o Harold P.—That bull lifted me up and tossed me over the fence. Mr. Hatland—llm-m. Anything red on you? Harold P.—Well, it feels like there might be. o o o Frances K.—What is the color of a storm? Marian K. The waves rose and the wind blew. o o o Many a true word has been spoken through false teeth. o o o Cliff—Just one kiss, please. Gretta—If I give you a kiss you’ll want another one. Cliff—No, I won’t. Gretta—Then you don’t deserve to kiss me at all. o o o Miss Wilson—Who poured this tea? Its full of specks. Evelyn G.—Please, mum. I couldn’t find the strainer so I used the fly swatter. iifHiintiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitniiiniiiiiiiimiiitiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiinniitiiiiiiiiuiiinttm 98 THE WALNUT TREE JOKES I hate to think of Lover’s Leap, Where I so often tarried. The golden moon befuddled me, And, darn it, I got married. —Uncle Ike. o o o A NEW LAW DISCOVERED IN PHYSICS The amount of talking done in a room is directly proportional to the distance from the teacher. o o o Miss Mason—Well, Cathryn, have you proved the proposition? Cathryn—Proved is a mighty big word but I’ll say I’ve rendered it highly probable. o o o JUST LIKE HIM Gertrude B.—Mr. Hatland’s baby is beginning to talk now. Agnes K.—Why, has he been boring you with stories about it? Gertrude B.—No, but I sat beside him at the lunch-counter the other day and I heard him say absent-mindedly to the waitress, “Dim me a dinky water, please.” o o o I had a real one here, but the editor cut it out. o o o Here lies our landlord, Herman Grist, He died the other day, No more he’ll greet us on the first, Hip, Hip, Hip, Hooray! o o o Homer H. (after Miss Hunter had asked him six or seven questions in vain)—Do you know anything else I don’t know? o o o Clyde—What part of the body is the fray? Miss Hunter—What are you talking about? Clyde—This book says Ivanhoe was wounded in the fray. o o o SIGNS Shirts washed without shrinking in the rear. Respectable woman wants a place to wash. To Let—Davenport space on Sunday night. No credentials needed. ' • Ml’i'i’ lUilii I • it.- it ':it I' t THE WALNUT TREE IIMIIi;illll!lllllllilllll!lUIIUIIjllllllllin!lllllilllH!llllll IK;illll!NHIIIIIIIinii!HIIIltW 99 inmimi JOKES First Student—Do you know that fellow over there? Second Student—Yes, he sleeps beside me in commercial geography. 000 Herman N.—Wasn’t that a fine lecture Mr. Hatland gave on the culture of prunes? Harold R.—It certainly was, he was so full of his subject. 000 Here lies a man henpecked, The husband of Jane Bledsoe, He thought her bobbed hair looked like heck. But hadn’t oughta said so. 000 Mr. LaFuse—Wilda, where is the exhaust valve? Wilda—Under the car. 000 Homer D.—Come on, let’s go out and sit this dance out. Lourilee C.—Oh no, really I’m too tired, let’s dance. 000 CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Mr. Olson—What does the sentence, “I sent him to the office,” express? George W.—Trouble. 000 Mr. LaFuse—Name a parasite. Cecil B.—Me? Mr. LaFuse—Yes, but name another one. 000 Miss Hunter—Who made the spinning mule? 000 Miss Mason—What’s a board foot? Wilfred B.—I suppose it’s a board you measure your foot with. 000 Clarence G.—What is the difference between having the flu and falling in love? Wilbur H.—The flue begins with a chill and ends with a fever while love begins with a fever and ends with a chill. 000 Miss Hunter (in chorus)—What is the meaning of andante? Beulah P.—Ann Dante was the wife of IJftnte, an Italian author, who, after his marriage, wrote “Inferno.” |!:!inilltllli!(lllllHII!lilllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllillllllllliniH)lllllllllllllilllllllMillllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllili!lllllllilIII l!lll!nilllllllllliilllllllillllilllllllllllllllllinillllllllllllHlllilllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllHilllllll It is with pleasure that we welcome this opportunity to show in a small way at least our appreciation of the school and the principles for which it stands as represented by the “Walnut Tree” of 1925. WALNUT LUMBER AND SITPLY CO. 102 THE WALNUT TREE JOKES OUR POET’S CORNER Lives of all great men remind us. We must choose our wives with care, Else departing, leave behind us Half our natural crop of hair. Lives of Seniors all remind us, We can strive to do our best, And, departing, leave behind us Note-books that will help the rest. In the gloaming, oh my darling When the lights are burning low, How am I to know, my'darling, That your face is powdered so? Every week I have to carry Every coat that I possess To the Cleaners. Won’t you darling Love me more and powder less? o o o RAVIN’. In a study room so dreary, While I pondered weak and weary, O’er an old and moldy volume of a study I knew not. Suddenly I heard a shrieking, ’Twas the guy next to me speaking, He had on his nice clean note-book made a blot. He made such a wild contortion That I said, “ ’Tis a misfortune That you spoiled your brand new note-book, Isadore. Will you do the darned thing over From the cover to the cover?” But he sighed and sadly murmured “nevermore.” o o o WHAT’S THE USE? Weep and you’re called a baby, Laugh and you’re called a fool, Yield and you’re called a coward. Stand and you’re called a mule. Smile and they call you silly, Frown and they call you gruff. Shelf and Building Hardware Quick Meal and Monarch Ranges Wire Products Paint and Glass Quality Hardware Merchandise at Low Prices J. E. SCHWARZENTRAUB WALNUT, ILLINOIS Iron Clad Hosiery is today’s best stocking buy. We are showing the new shades—in men’s wo- men’s and childrens, all of the Iron Clad. The standard—with satisfactory service. G. P. Frederick WALNUT, ILL. IRON CLAD No. The New English-rib Sport Hose The season’s smartest sport hosiery woven in Autumn's most fashionable shades. Woven of the finest 4-ply mercerized yarn with unbroken English ribbing from top to toe, these favorites are simply ideal for wear with the modish low shoes in vogue this season. They look as though they cost ever so much more than they do, and as for wear—they are Iron Clads! THE WALNUT TREE laiiiinim JOKES Put on a front like a millionaire, And some one will call you a bluff. Stall and the class stalls with you. Recite and you recite alone. o o o Dutch—Have you got this dance? Lovilla—Why, no. Dutch—I’m sorry, it’s going to be a good one. o o o Mr. LaFuse—This gas is deadly. What steps would you take if it should escape? Kenneth D.—Long ones. o o o Herbert W.—Where have I seen your face before? Max B.—I dunno. Where? Herbert W.—On a laxaline box. Max B.—Where have I seen your face before? Herbert W.—I dunno. Where? Max B.—On a salmon can. o o o At the pearly gates of heaven Kate waits She expects to find her husband Mr. Mates. Some wait for Kate. o o o Miss Hunter—I’m so sorry you flunked in exams. What was the reason ? ' Verdin K. (as usual)—I don’t know. o o o She—I want you to understand I’m not two faced. He—Certainly not, dear. If you were you wouldn’t wear that one. o o o How about the absent-minded fellow who wound up the cat and threw the alarm clock out? o o o Iva F.—Have you done your outside reading for English? Mary F.—No, its been too cold. o o o The good thing about some people is their opinion of themselves. o o o Miss Wilson (showing lace to sewing class)—It is fifty years old. Mary C.—Did you make it yourself? ..........................................................................................................................ininmnnmm..... PAY THE HANDY WAY- Not only is it handy to pay bills by check but it’s business like and shows you are progressive and believe in modern methods. A checking account enables you to pay bills conveniently and always have a receipt. Let one of the officers of this bank tell you more about a checking account. There are many ways that a checking account can help you. Come in today. FIRST STATE BANK WALNUT, ILLINOIS. Walnut Electric Theatre “The home of better pictures” Here you will see the best in clean fun, fine drama, fine stage direction, and inspiring environment. Shakespeare thought of the world as a stage. Motion pictures have made that thought a fact. Statistics establish the fact that they are the greatest source of entertainment and social harmony ever known in the history of civilization. Regular Shows Wednesday and Saturday Nights of each week. Watch for Announcements 106 THE WALNUT TREE Biii iiiwtrrnwwnitww-'fflr WMrninmmrHiMiiui .1 o K e s TO THE SENIORS I used to think I knew I knew, But now I must confess, The more I know I know I know, I know I know the less. TO THE PUPILS Oh for somewhere east of Suez Where the best is like the worst— Where a human habitation With ’zamnations is not cursed. TO THE JUNIORS Of all glad words of tongue or pen The gladdest are......I passed again. o o o Gertrude Britt (entering the parlor)—Marjory! Get off of Wilbur’s lap. Marjory—I won’t do it, I got here first. o o o Mildred W. (in biology class)—Where can I get some specimens of bedbugs ? Mr. LaFus:—Search me! o o o Carl G.—“I bet you’d make a fine housewife. You don’t even know what a needle is for.” Pearl T.—“Yes I do; its for a Victrola.” o o o C. E. Melton (after trying first hour class)—Some time ago my doctor told me to exercise with dumb-bells. Will the class please join me to-morrow before breakfast? ■o o o Miss Hunter—Agnes, why are you blushing so? Agnes—Blushing, what’s that? Miss Hunter—A blush is a temporary erythima and calorific effulgence of the physiognomy, setealized by the perceptiveness of the sen-scrium, in a predicament of inequilibrity, from a sense of shame or other causes, eventuating in a paresis of the vase-motorial, muscular filaments of the facial capillaries whereby, being divested of their elasticity, they became suffused with a radiance emanating from an intimidated prae-cordia. ..........■ ■ : i: i'T i:!iiiillii'i ’iii‘ii.iiiiiiiiirini� iii!i, it l ir � . tmiMiii in ;m m • !!-un -ii:iv n-m: turn viri:ir;i!.......;� iri;ir::;i-n � :i G. H. Gonigam Glenn W. Bass THE GONIGAM-BASS CO. “Service with a smile” H. J. WALLIS Leiser’s Clothes Shop Poultry, Eggs, Cream and Ice The hardest job any man ever gives himself is to try for success in old clothes. The efficient man makes no such mistake. Always well dressed, he easily wins respect which is the first step forward. People boost the man who looks the part. Phone 762 Walnut, 111. It pays to dress well every minute every day 108 THE WALNUT TREE lUHiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiHiiintfiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiitniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiM JOKES Elizebeth P.—I wish to ask a question about a tragedy? Mr. LaFuse—Well? Elizabeth P.—What is my grade in Physics? o o o Her cheeks, he said, are roses red And lovely as can be, Her ruby lips are treasure ships That speak of love to me. But when to kiss this little miss The booby took a notion, He found her lips were painted ships Upon a painted ocean. Moral: He kissed her anyway, o o o Cyrus (at football game)—Why are girls so crazy over battered up football players? Adrian B.—I suppose its their love for remnants. o o o Mr. Olson—What is the foundation of the public school? Ruth Iwig—Concrete. o o o Mr. LaFuse (to girls in the biology class) Well, the bell has rung so I won’t hold you any longer. o o o Elizabeth—Last night at B. B. practice we started with only four players and ended up with eight. Laura—How’s that? Elizabeth—Oh. we ate green apples and all doubled up. o o o The school gets all the benefit, The students get all the fame; The printer gets all the money, And the staff gets all the blame, o o o Freshmen study all the time, Sophomores study some Juniors study once in a while Seniors study none, o o o Miss Mason (to sleeping pupil)—You are not fit to sit by any one with sense; come up here and sit by me. niiuiiutmiiiiiwtiiiiHuiiiHtuiuiiiiiiHiiiwNiiiiiiiiiuiHiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiNuiiiuiiiiiiiiniiiiiimiiHniiiiiiuiiK lillHIHII 4 iiiuiiMmitiiiimiiHi!fiiiiiiuuiiiiiMiiiuiiiiiir .iiiiiitiiiii)uiii!iiiiiiiHm!immmuiiRiimuiiiiiniMiitiiUiiuniufii INDIAN HEAD GARAGE Walnut, Illinois Telephone 731 Our Motto—SERVICE A Complete Line of Accessories, Racine Tires and Tubes, Storage, Cars Washed and Polished, Johnson Gasoline, A Complete Line of Oils and Greases We have a first class repair shop and are prepared to take care of any auto troubles on any make of cars by expert mechanics. We offer to the public twenty-four hours service. When closed of night we have a push button on the front office door that will call the night man for service. F. BURKLE, Manager The Home Bakery Fred M. Burke Try a loaf of our quality bread. “We are here to serve you.” Fresh Baking Daily Phone L181 Walnut, 111. Groceries and Quality WALNUT, ILL. 110 THE WALNUT TREE JOKES Mary F.—The constitution says all men are created equal but it does not mention woman. Marion C.—Well, where only men are designated, man always embraces women. o o o Arthur K.—Mr. Hatland sent me for a piece of rope like this. Hardwareman—How much does he want? Arthur K.—Just enough to reach from the calf to ths fence. o o o Miss Hunter—Where did Hamlet stab Polonius? Loren H.—Through the curtains. o o o There was a maiden antique, Who went to the movies each wique; She would have gone more, But, alas! she was pore, And it seems she could not catch a shique. o o o Mr. LaFuse—What is an oyster? Agnes—Its a fish built like a nut. o o o Mr. Olson—Spell 'ferment’ and give its definition? Franklin T.—F-e-r-m-e-n-t—to work. Mr. Olson—Now, use it in a sentence. Franklin T.—I would rather play out doors than ferment in the school house. o o o Mr. LaFuse—Where does sound die away in the telephone? Iona—In the listener’s heart. o o o Blessings on the Freshie dear, Verdant one you have no fear; With your darling baby’s stare And the green face that you wear, o o o Marian K.—Look, the plaits are all out of Margaret’s dress. Cathryn—Well it’s her own fault. She’s around Sprinkle to much. o o o Bernice H.—He put his arm around me five times last night. Elisabeth P.—Some arm. MONEY We all like money but there are a lot of things more to be desired. Money as money doesn’t amount to much, but as a means to an end it is extremely desirable. Save your money, accumulate it, but not horde it. Save it, rather, because of the comforts, pleasures, and peace it will afford. This bank is for savers—a friendly, understanding bank where you’ll feel more at home. SAVE FOR A PURPOSE HERE 4 per cent paid on time deposits CITIZENS STATE BANK Walnut Illinois Highest prices paid for W. J. Fisher Son grain. Our coal cannot be beaten. A trial will convince the most skeptical. the Implement Dealer WALNUT. ILL. The Walnut Grain Co. Ford Motor Cars R. A. Tuckerman Trucks and Tractors Company Expert Repairing The best of Furniture and Hardware E. L. BROKAW Authorized Dealer Service Above Self WALNUT, ILL. WALNUT, ILL. M. C. Langfod See our display of distinctive jewelry, precious stones, watches, clocks, Choice Home Killed Meats silverware and garni- tures. Phone L592 J. F. WINGER WALNUT, ILL. Jeweler and Optician THE WALNUT TREE 113 liHIlllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilltlUllllllllllllllllllllllH JOKES o o o Miss Wilson—Come, Fannie Mae. how much longer are you going to be filling that salt cellar? Fannie Mae—I can’t tell myself how long it will take to get this stuff in through the little holes in the top. o o o Mr. Keelen—So you are taking history. What kind is it—current, ancient or what? Lester—I don’t know yet. We’ve only been at it three months and my book hasn’t any cover on it. o o o Mr. LaFuse (in physics)—Can anyone tell me a liquid that will not freeze? Walter B.—Hot water. o o o Miss Hunter—Iona, have you gum in your mouth? Iona—Yes, ma’am. Miss Hunter—That’s nice—don’t swallow it. o o o Wilbur S.—What do you mean by telling that girl I am a fool? Homer—Gosh! Was it a secret? o o o When Miss Mason gets cross and her brown eyes get black And her pencil comes down on the desk with a whack We Juniors sit up in a straight rigid line As if we had rulers instead of a spine. It’s not safe to laugh, not even to grin When Miss Mason gets cross and her dimples go in. o o o The man who talks to himself is apt to hear a lot of silly remarks. o o o The Freshies had a cold upon their chest, They asked of Mr. LaFuse what was best. He replied, Hu,S04 I guess. Oh, you Freshies, what a mess. Illllllll.dlllllllllllllllllllUlllllliillillllllllllllllllllllllllllltnil E. J. Christensen Case Tractors, Grand I)e Tour Machinery Sinclair Gas, Resistol Oils Miller Tires, Auto Accessories WALNUT. ILLINOIS Fordham’s Cafe “The best place to go to eat.” Confections and Ice Cream WALNUT, ILLINOIS LOOK LOOK If you are particular about the QUALITY of the eatables you serve and at the same time wish to buy as economically as possible, you will do well to patronize our store. Remember, too, promptness and courtesy are combined with HIGH QUALITY AX I) REASONABLE PRICES. W. F. KEITHAHN the Grocer WALNUT, ILLINOIS We Expect Your Business BECAUSE— We give you the best of values for your money We aim to give you the best of service We are convenient for you to make your purchases You have an unlimited exchange service We are familiar with the products we are selling We carry the latest modes and fashions Should the merchandise you buy here fail to give satisfaction, we’ll adjust satisfactory to you. We invite comparison. We say this unhesitatingly. Remember, when better values can be had for the money, you will find them right here in our store. Anderson Mosshart The Store Where Most People Trade Princeton, 111. THE WALNUT TREE 115 JOKES Heard in the American History Class Pocahontas was a pioneer—Kenneth Dahl. Lincoln was the first president—Agnes Kruse. Dred Scott could not get a divorce—Arthur Fox. Brooks attacked Sumner but Sumner didn’t know it—Bernice Hopkins. Any bill can be originated in the Senate unless started in the House —Laura Russell. Any one who stole chicken, cow or any other small article couldn’t vote—Miss Hunter. o o o Correct Mr. Olson—About what did Carlyle write? Arthur F.—About 36 volumes. Mr. Olson—Yes, but what on? Arthur F.—Paper, of course. o o o 23 Psalm Mr. Olson is my teacher, I shall not pass. He maketh me to write English, And exposeth mine ignorance Before the whole class. He reneweth my sixties. He maketh me take tests For my grade’s sake, yet Though I study till dooms day I earn no exemptions, for English is above ms. He calleth on me when I am talking. He urgeth me to throw away my gum. Surely book reports shall haunt me each night, And I shall work on my note book forever. Amen. o o o Lester Sprinkle—I put my whole mind into this poem for the annual. Editor—Evidently. Its a blank verse. o o o Penitentiary Offense. Carl Nelson—I want “The Life of Caesar.’’ Librarian—Sorry Sir. Brutus was ahead of you. ...............................................................................................................................................................................................'iiiwmw'iiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiiiwiiiii.Bi 116 iiiiminiiiiiiiiiiiiiu THE WALNUT TREE iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii!iiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiii!iii:iiiiii'i!iiiiin!iiiniiiiniHiniiiiiiiniiiruiiiiiiiiiiiiNii!tiiiiuiiii!ini!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii)ii'!iiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiit!iHi In Tires We Have Pennsylvania Vacuum Cups—Both Standard and Balloon types. In Batteries We Have Auto—Farm Lighting—Radio “A” and “B”. In Radios We Have Any type you wish. In Battery ( harming We Have Eight-hour service at all times SCHOAFS JOKES Clark H.—This school certainly takes an interest in a fellow, doesn’t it? Ruth I.—How’s that? Clark H.—I read to-day that they would be glad to know of the death of any of the alumni. o o o George S. thought he had left his watch at home so he took it out to see if he had time to go home and get it. o o o Ode on Latin All are dead who wrote it. All are dead who spoke it. All are dead who learn it, Oh, happy death, they earn it. o o o Mr. LaFuse—If this mixture should explode, we will all be blown skyward. Every one gather around so you can follow me more closely. o o o Louise—I don’t want a big picture. Photographer—Then close your mouth. o o o Harvy A.—Dad, Melton said today I had a chance of making my . credit. Dad—That’s good. Harvy A.—Yes, he said I had a chance in a thousand. o o o Charles Stone—The only thing I don’t like about English is that Miss Hunter talks so much I can’t sleep. THE WALNUT THEE iiiiminiiiniiiiiiiMiiHiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiMiniiiiHiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiinmuiiii 117 uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiniiiiiiMHiiiiiiiiiiiiimiNiuiiiiimiHiiiuiiuiiiiiiuiiiaiiiii! JOKES o o o Well, if a cup Is the same as A mug, and that Is the same as A face, My girl has The prettiest Loving cup You ever saw. o o o Miss Hunter (at the beginning of the term)—Are you chewing gum? Johnnie—No, I’m Johnnie Foss. o o o Mr. LaFuse (reading a freshman quizz paper)—A spontaneous combustion is a disease of the nose caused by breathing through the mouth. o o o Bruce D.—You sure are a swell dancer. Earlene—I wish I could return the compliment. Bruce D.—You could if you were as big a liar as I am. o o o Mr. Melton (explaining a geometrical problem)—Now if you will all watch the board more closesly, I will go through it again. o o o Mr. LaFuse—Glen, how would you determine the height of a building with an aneroid barometer? Glen—I would lower the barometer by a string and measure the string. o o o Here lies the late departed John January Snow. The truth may be imparted Are we downhearted? No! o o o Can You Imagine This? Mr. Olson—A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse. State this in your own words. Donald W.—A spasmodic movement of the optics is as adequate as a slight inclination of the cranium to a quadruped equinine devoid of its visionary capacities. .......r.'i!i:;i:jiiii‘.:Mi:i::::::ii:i!:!Ui:iiiiim :iimiiiiuiiMiii.ii!,...miiiiiiliimiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiM!ii;i:!..i.!i;i::i;i:.i :iii;iiii!:iii:iiu.iiii:miMiii:mi i:.i.iiii;;iiiiUi!;iiiuiiii,iiiiuin:iiii.iiii. i iih.iiiiiiiiMui.miiu 1111:111 m 118 THE WALNUT TREE (IIUIIillllllllinilinillHMHIIIUUIIIIIIIIllinillUlltllMIIIIUIIilllllillltttlilllillllllllMIIIIIIIIUlIM JOKES Laura Russell’s Motto. First in peace, First in war, First in the aisle. And first out the door, o o o Miss Wilson Can anyone tell me three foods required to keep the body in health? Viola D.—Yes, breakfast, luncheon, and dinner. o o o Lovilla—Miss Hunter, how many words is 200? o o o Miss Mason I wish you would pay a little attention to what I say. Irvin—I am, as little as possible. o o o Excited Frosh—What bell was that? Dignified Senior—That one up there on the wall. o o o Laura R. (reading the biography of Edmund Burke)—In Feb., 1748. he was graduated B. A. and in 1751 took his degree of Master of Arts. Mr. Olson—What does B. A. stand for, Miss Russell? Laura R.—Bad actor, of course. o o o Mr. LaFuse—What is a vacuum? Dorothy P. (after a long pause)—I have it in my head but I can’t express it. o o o IN DIFFERENT PLACES “Little boy, it makes me sick at heart to see you smoking.” “Well, missis, it seems to catch me more in de stummick.” o o o Miss Mason -Name the five zones. Ralph K.- Temperate, intemperate, war, postal and 0. o o o If flies are flies Because they fly. And fleas are fleas Because they flee. Then bees are bees Because they be. i)iiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii!iiiiii!iiiiiiiiiniinniiiiiiiiiuiiinii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiii!iiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiii!iiiiiiiiiiitiiii!iiiiiiniii THE WALNUT TREE 119 rfHi||||illll||lll!MIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIII1llllllllllllllll!lllllllllll!llllllllllll JOKES Two Irishmen took refuge under the bed clothes from the mosquitoes. At last one of them ventured to peep out, and seeing a firefly, said to his companion: “Mickey, it’s no use, here’s one of the craythers searching for us wid a lantern.” o o o Miss Mason—Name the four seasons. Mildred S.—Salt, pepper, vinegar, and mustard. o o o Louise R.—What part of the chicken would you like? Lee B.—Oh, a little of the meat, if you please. o o o Mr. Olson—Where are the Hanging Gardens? Doris M.—Oh, I suppose they are at Sing Sing. o o o Miss Mason—Where is the capital of U. S.? Lucille M.—All over Europe. o o o Mr. Olson—Nero fiddled while Rome was burning. Cathryn Q.—Did he play something about there being a hot time in the old town tonight? o o o Charles Brewster being asked where his native place was, replied, “I have none, I am the son of a Methodist preacher.” o o o Miss Mason (in Com. Geog.)—Who owns Australia? Wilbur H.—Uncle Bim Gump. o o o Mr. Hatland on his agricultural trip fell asleep on a train, and was carried a few miles beyond his destination before he awoke. “Pretty good joke on you, wasn’t it?” said a stranger. “Rather too far-fetched,” was his reply. o o o Mr. LaFuse—Edwin, did you take the note to Mr. Melton? Edwin—Yes, but I don’t think he can read it. Mr. LaFuse—Why so Edwin? Edwin—Because he is blind. While I was in the room, he asked me twice where my hat was, and it was on my head all the time. o o o Harold R.—Get off my feet, please. Cyrus G.—It’s too much of a walk. dMIII!!lllllllllllllinilllllllllllinill1Ml(lllll!l!lllllllllllllll!l!llli1lllllinil|llllli;illlllllllilllllll!limilllll1lllllllll!lllllllllllll!llllllllillllllilllllllllilllllllllllll!lllllll!ll|ll|l|l 120 THE WALNUT TREE MffloarHiMiMniutMuinniMMmiimmiinfflimiitiniiiiuiiiiiiiiiiinniiiHmffliiiniimiim JOKES A Fair Guess Miss Hunter—In what battle did General Wolfe when hearing of victory, cry, “I die happy?” Arthur F.—I think it was his last battle. o o o Bursted bottle—hip wreck. o o o Horrible Threat Romeo (below window, with saxophone)—Hist, Jule, open the window or I’ll play this blamed thing. o o o Mr. LaFuse—What is a mushroom? Irene W.—The parlor. o o o Evil thoughts like green apples upset the whole system. o o o Dutch—You seem very sleepy this morning, were you out late last night? Fatty—I had to sit up with the baby. Dutch—I see; how old is the baby? o o o The bulldog wins because he hangs on. o o o Miss Hunter—Do you know anything about the Mayflower Compact? Lovilla F.—No, I use Gretta’s. o o o To win, to spin, to sew Was once a girl’s employment, But now to dress and catch a beau Is what they call enjoyment, o o o Phonetic Love 0, MLE, what XTC ‘ I always feel when UIC. I used to rave of LN’s eyes, 4 LC I gave countless sighs, 4 KT, 2, and LNR, I was a keen competitor. But each now’s a non-NTT, 4 U XL them all UC. IMIllllltlllllllllltllllllllllllilllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHilllllllllllUIIIIIIIHII THE WALNUT TREE AUTOGRAPHS 7 anJlvdl dudz, heju QLm q ..j_.._ , ' - ■',%£.;M • 1 - -I , Js r -A.- ' '?' sF l.(. U-' £. ✓ --- r i€-. BuaU L ?-ZyhL- ii vUL- hr rxhi? 44 - . 'AJLsfJtr 7 ja ' '- dctu. Au'' A - 0-C 4vlR, tc vo Oo , ryf y ; ;e4 3 L r’dd . jJ .AajJ j C 3 -x£ rvfc ? '• Y fy cy jt £l L - Uc .' THE WALNUT TREE AUTOGRAPHS � hi - -'ll,, y. 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