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

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1939 volume:

TH€ WALIIUT TR€€ S€mi-C€nT€nninL Y€fiR BOOK 1939 wflLnuT communuy HIGH SCHOOL WflLnUT, ILLinOIS 1890 - 1891 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 ¥l e I(ittle Wl|ite rfcliool House U j-IEfJ — JVlotl er ai d atl er Wei t to 6cl}ool - 1902 1897 1898 1899 1900 - 1901 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 PAGE THREE TODAY A mOD€Rn SCHOOL BUILDinG NOW W€ WORM AnD PLAY AflD LCARN TO BUILD FOR€ WORD In creating this volume we have striven to do more than build a mere record of another year in our school; and if we have succeeded at all in making the record of fifty years live again for the alumni; if we have identified the ideals underlying her advancement with the ideals that have motivated the most glorious outgrowths of enlightened achievement; credit should be reflected not upon us, but upon our Alma Mater, which has inspired us with a desire to honor her. Editor Harold D. Hoffman Business Manager Roy Atherton Faculty Alene Strouss Faculty Cecil A. Snider 1912 1913 - 1909 1910 1911 PAGE FOUR 1914 conieriTS TH€ SCHOOL BOOK I TH€ PCOPL6 BOOK II TH0R D€€DS BOOK III thc FiLumni BOOK IV ASSISTANTS JEAN KEIGWIN ELLA MAE WHITVER CAROLYN GONIGAM HELEN LATHROP LYNN KISER ELIZABETH FORNEY RHAE J. ANDREWS LOIS SMITH LAVERN BOLBOCK CLARK WOLFE CHARLES HILL LORETTA WHITVER 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 1919 - 1920 PAGE FIVE HEIGH-HO HURRY BOYS—THE DELI. WHERE WE WORK BOOK I —-------------------—! 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 PAGE SIX AND PLAY” -----------TH€ SCHOOL 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 PAGE SEVEN fifty Years of UUalnut Community High School This year Walnut Community High School celebrates the Sami-Centennial Anniversary of its first graduating class in 1890. Fifty classes will be represented in the processional at the commencement exercises, June 1st, when Principal Cecil A. Snider presents diplomas to twenty-nine graduates, one of the largest classes in the history of the school. At this time, alumni, former students, and friends of the school will gather from tar and near to renew old friendships with their classmates and former teachers, and pay honor to their school which has attained its fiftieth milestone. In 1875 a school was built in Walnut, since the population had increased and the parents realized the necessity of education for their children. This was one of the first projects in the early days of the village. The school consisted of three departments; primary', intermediate, and grammer school. There were one hundred twenty-two pupils and G. D. Peddicord was the principal. About 1884, the high school was organized consisting of only the tenth and eleventh grades, with no one graduating until 1890. In 1894 a new, six room building was constructed to accommodate the increasing enrollment. The high school, at this time, included three grades, each consisting of six classes. The school year was divided into three terms instead of two semesters as it is today. Of the two hundred fifteen students in 1895, thirty-three of these were high school students. About 1900 the school was organized into a four year school. Originally Walnut School District which was in the center of Walnut Township, embraced only three thousand acres. Today, the community High School District covers seventy-four square miles of area in Bureau, Lee, and Whiteside Counties, with a taxable valuation of almost three million dollars. To accommodate the enlarged student body in 1914, a building was needed with better facilities. The school house was remodeled and used until it was destroyed by fire in November, 1933. Many former students watched the old school burn with feelings of regret, and the memories of days spent there will always remain among the people in this community. The Community High School law was passed by the Illinois State Legislature in 1917. In October, following the passage of this law, a new board of education was elected. There were five members; Wallace Bass. Sr., Ira White, Foster Black, Howard Keig-win, and Louis Gonigam, Sr. The new board met and organized but no plans were made until spring when the district organized into a community high school. In 1918, Mr. C. C. Decker was elected principal. The people of the community, realizing the demands for larger accommodations, proposed the building of a new high school. At first the proposal was not generally liked. However, when an election was called to float a S90,000 bond issue, it was almost unanimously accepted. During this time a new board of education was chosen, which capably guided the construction of the new building. The members of this board were: Louis 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 PAGE EIGHT Gonigam, Sr., President; George Westphal, Secretary; G. W. Dahl, Howard Keigwin, and S. W. Hopkins. The present school building, erected at a cost of SI00,000, having reached completion in 1922, was opened January 1, 1923, and dedicated that spring. The first principal of the new high school was Mr. Charles Melton. The site chosen for the building, a knoll in the southwestern part of town, is outstanding and today the building and campus are one of the most beautiful in Northern Illinois. In 1924 the new Community High School was recognized as eligible for membership in the North Central Association. This association approves only schools possessing organization, teaching force, standards of character and a cooperative student body, which will commend them to any educator, college or university in the territory of the North Central Association. They also believe that it should be of such character as to encourage growth and develoment of its members. This school is also accredited by the University of Illinois and State Department of Public Instruction. There have been many recent improvements in the building and the landscaping. In 1934 new tile floors were laid in the gymnasium and the foods department. The principal's home was moved from the lower campus to the area back of the school building and completely remodeled in 1935. Since that time there has been a continuous landscaping program surrounding it. Three classes have left beautiful gifts to the campus in the form of a memorial fountain (class of '36) and memorial gateway to the parking drive (classes of '37 and '38.) In 1936 the entire heating system was reconstructed and temperature control added. The foods department has been remodeled within the last year. The auditorium has been redecorated, the stage enlarged, and a modernistic balcony has been made. There has been a continuous program of improvement to the building and grounds which has contributed much to the appearance of both, and served as an inspiration to teachers and students. In 1890 the teaching staff consisted of two teachers for a student enrollment of thirty-three. In contrast to this, in 1939, there is a faculty of nine members for an enrollment of approximately one hundred forty students. Since 1890 there have been six hundred seventy-seven students graduated from the high school. During this fifty year period over one thousand students have been enrolled and shared in the opportunities ot secondary school training. Walnut's claim to fame is based on the fact that one of the most illustrious writers in the United States was born and educated here. There can be no doubt as to the identity ot this person for people everywhere are familiar with his Mehitabel,” The Alley Cat” and the well-known Old Soak. This famous author and columnist was the late Don Marquis, Class of '94. The history of Walnut Community High School is not completed with the publication of this yearbook. It remains for the future students of the school to uphold and maintain an institution of the highest calibre, and to send forth men and women prepared to meet the situations of the world in which they live. 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 PAGE NINE SMILES THAT MADE US HAPPY BOOK II - 1898 - 1899 - 1900 1897 PAGE TEN • NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SCENES” —s=- TH€ P€OPL€ 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 PAGE ELEVEN BOARD Of €DUCATIOn E. C. BAUMGARTNER ............ HOWARD ROSS .................. CLIEEORD LARKIN, JOY FREDERICK, ............President ...Secrelary-T reasurer CURTIS PLUM The Board of Education is charged with the responsibility of formulating the policies of Walnut Community High School. They approve those educational standards for which this institution stands. The personnel of the board give willingly and gratis of their time and energy for the maintenance and improvement of this school. They deserve much credit for their loyalty and service. Secondary schools are maintained that young people may be trained to live rich and wholesome lives, by learning about themselves, their associates and the world about them. Special emphasis is given to those standards of instruction, equipment and surroundings, which enhance the quality of the product, and make for the greatest contribution to the social order. This community, through its board of education, has supported high educational standards by providing a modern school plant, excellent equipment, and a capable staff of teachers. Our beautiful building, campus, and up-to-date facilities stand as a memorial to the vision of those persons who have served in the capacity as board members. To them we express our sincere and grateful appreciation. 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 PAGE TWELVE CECIL A. SNIDER Hair out of place . . . smiling . . . always busy. American History and Biology Parsons College B. S. University of Iowa M. A. Brigham Young University Illinois State Life Supervisory Certificate Every organization thrives and accomplishes in proportion to the leader who guides it, and Walnut High School is very fortunate to have as its head such a progressive educator as Mr. Snider. His sincere effort in promoting the best in all school enterprises, and his kindly interest in every student has endeared him to all who have had the good fortune to come under his leadership. 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 1919 - 1920 PAGE THIRTEEN 1921 1922 1923 1924 - 1925 - 1926 PAGE FOURTEEN LAURA CLEAVELAND: Quiet . . . wakes her smile count . . . friendly. Smith Hughes Home Economics and Health Iowa State College, B. S.; Oregon State College. KENNETH LOBAUGH: Every hair in place . . . wanly . . . precise. General Science, Geometry, Physics and Boys’ Physical Education. North Central College, B. A.; University of Illinois; University of Utah. ALENE STROUSS: Smiles like sunshine . . . popular . . . works. Public Speaking, Dramatics, Music, English I North Central College, Public School Music Diploma; University of Illinois, B. S., in Music Education; University of Iowa. NOEL MOSHER: Little but mighty . . . has his opinions. Social Sciences, Geometry, Boys' Physical Education and Athletics. Lombard College, B. A.; University of Wisconsin; University of Illinois, M. A.; Bradley Polytechnic Institute; Illinois State Life High School Certificate. CLARIBEL CULLY: Blushes. Bookkeeping, Typewriting, Shorthand and Girls' Physical Education. Illinois College, 15. A; Brown’s Business College; MacMurray College. CLARENCE HATLAND: Slow . . . old stories . . . gets results. Smith Hughes Agriculture. Michigan State College, B. S.; Colorado State College; University of Illinois. MARGARETE BROWN; Enjoys herself. Latin, Algebra. Illinois State Normal University, B. Ed. HARRIET NORET: Dainty . . . Exacting. English 2, 3, 4, High School Librarian Illinois Wesleyan University, B. A. - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 1927 1928 PAGE FIFTEEN semoR frcts They say they want the Senior facts— We've very much to boast of And have accomplished many acts Of which we made the most of. We've taken part in several plays, Carnivals and such; Given our talents in many ways And enjoyed it very much. The Seniors do not think they're smart And sneer at other classes; They're really very good at heart. And we hope the teachers pass us. The 50th Anniversary With a class of 29—-The largest class to graduate Is in 19 3 9. —By a Si:nior SeniOR CRACKS These Seniors! They run around, a book in hand. Pretending they’ve got their lessons and their grades are grand; But we find its a different story When Mr. Snider says, I'm sorry.” —By a Junior - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1933 PAGE SIXTEEN 1939 CLASS OffICCRS Charles Hili..... Ella Mae Whitver Elizabeth Forney Alene Strouss ......President Vice President ......Secretary ......Sponsor mOTTO night brings out the stars COLORS BLUE AND GOLD PAGE SEVENTEEN HAROLD L. HOFFMAN: A little immense, now and then, is relished by the best of men” Majors—Science, English Minors—Mathematics, Agriculture, History, Commercial F. F. A. I. 2, 3. 4; F. F. A. Judging, 1. 2. 3: F. F. A. Vice President. 4; State Farmer Degree, 3; Football, 3, 4; Basketball. 1, 2, III. 4; Track, 1, II. Ill, IV. RHAE JEAN ANDREWS: Believes in expressing her own opinion.” Majors— Social Science, Commercial English Minors—Latin, Mathematics, Science Ciirls' Glge Club. I. 2. 3. 4; Contest. 2; Mixed Glee Club, 1. 2, 3, ■1; Orchestra. 2, 3; Operetta. 1. 2; Festival, 1, 2 , 3 , 4; Concert, 1. 2, 3. 4; Declamation. 1 ; Junior Play; G. A. A.. 1. 2, 3. 4; Book Club, 1, 2, 3; Latin Club, 1, 2, 3, 4. STANLEY ANDERSON: Would that I were.” Majors—Social Science, English Minors—Mathematics, Latin, Commercial Softball, 1. 2, 3.; Latin Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Basketball. 2. 3; F. F. A.. 4. LOIS SMITH: IPs nice being tall: you're nearer to Heaven.” Majors—English, Home Economics Minors—Science, Mathematics, History Girls’ Glee Club, I. 2, 3. 4; Mixed Glee Club. 1. 2, 3. 4 ; Contest, 1. 2; Festival, 3; Operetta. 1. 2; Orchestra. 1. 2, 3. 4: Speech Play. 3; Student Government. 2; Home Ec. Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Vice President Home Ec. Club, 4; G. A. A., 1, 2, 3; President, 3- DOSTER NEAHRING: A friend to all he meets.” Majors—Agriculture, English, Social Science Minors—Commercial, Science Basketball. 1. 2, 3. 4; Football. IV; F. F. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4; F. F. A. Judging, 2. LILA WIBERG: Hcr art will bring her fame; her pet-sonality, friends ” Majors—English, Commercial Minors—Latin, History, Mathematics Ciirls ’ Glee Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Mixed Glee Club, I. 2. 3. 4; Boys’ Glee Club. 2. 3. 4; Orchestra. 1, 2, 3. 4; Band. 3. 4; Operetta, 1, 2. Concert. 2. 3. 4; Contest. 1. 2; Class Reporter, 3; G. A. A.. 1 Home Ec. Club, 2; Latin Club. I, 2, 3; Book Club, 3; Speech Play, 3; Junior Play; Dramatics, 3- La VERNE BOLBOCK: His pleasant voice and winning smile makes the girls want to linger awhile” Majors—Science, Social Science, English Minors—Mathematics, Agriculture Boys' GIce dub. 1. 2. 3. 4; Mixed Glee Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Operetta, 1. 2; Contest. 2; Orchestra. 2. 3. 4; Band, 1. 3, 4: Concert, I. 2. 3, 4; Speech Class Play, 3; Junior Play. President, Student Government. 3; Class Vice President, 2; Declamation, 1. 2. 3: F. F. A.. 1. 2, 3. 4; Sectional and State Judging. 1, 2; F. F. A. Reporter, 3; State Farmer Degree, 3; Football, 1, 2, III, IV. DORIS KILSTROM: She tuned in her radio to the air and wave lengths landed in her hair.” Majors—English, Home Economics, Commercial Minors—History, Mathematics Operetta, 1, 2; Home Economics Club, 2; Girls Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Festival. 3, 4; Book Club. 1. 2. CLARK WOLFE: Beneath his thatch of curly hair, a brain is really lurking there” Majors—English, Social Science Minors—Science, Mathematics, Commercial Boys ' Glee Club, 2. 3, 4 : Mixed Glee Club. 4; Operetta, 1. 2; Festival, 3; Speech Play. 3; Junior Play Assistant Stage Manager. Declamation, 3; Book Club. 2, 3. 4; Vice President Book Club. 3; Latin Club. 1; Class Secretary-Treasurer. 1; Student Government, 3, 4; Basketball, 1, 2; Football, I, 2, III, IV. LAREESE BROWN: Very shy, very neat, very quiet, and very sweet” Majors—Commercial, English Minors—Latin, Mathematics, History Girls’ Glee Club, 1. 2. 3. 4; Operetta, 2; Festival. 2, 3. 4; Student Government, 1; Latin Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Home Ec. Club. 2. 1897 - 1898 - 1899 - 1900 - 1901 - 1902 PAGE EIGHTEEN 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 LORETTA WHITVER: Short, hut sweet. Majors—English, Home Economics Minors—Mathematics, History, Science Girls' Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Concert, 1, 2, 3, 4; Operetta, I. 2; Book Club, 2, 3. LYNN KISER: Blest is the man that invented sleep. Majors—English, Science Minors—Mathematics, Commercial, Social Science F. F. A., 1; Declamation, 3; Book Club. 2, 3. 4; Basketball. 1. 2; Football, 1. 2, 3, 4; Soitball. 1, 2. IN; Boys’’ Glee Club, 3. 4; Speech Play, 3; Junior Play; Class Reporter, 1. RUTH BOHM: Always willing, always there, always ready to do her share.” Majors—Home Economics, English Minors—History, Science, Mathematics Girls' Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Operetta, 1, 2; Book Club, 1. HAROLD D. HOITMAN: His cogitative faculties immersed in cogitatundity of cogitation.” Majors—Science, English Minors Mathematics, Agriculture, History, Commercial Boys' Glee Club. 1. 2, 3. 4; Mixed Glee Club. 1. 2, 3. 4; Orchestra. 1, 2. 3. 4; Band, 1. 3. 4; Operetta. 1. 2; Contest. 1. 2; Concert. 1. 2. 3. 1; Festival. 1. 2. 3. 4; Junior play; Declamation. 3; Book Club. 1. I; Vice President Booster Club. 3; F. F. A.. 1. 2, 3, 4; Secretary. 3 ! State Farmer Degree. 3; President. 4; State Vice President. Section IV, 4; F. F. A. Sectional and State Judging. 1. 2. 3. 4; Student Government. 1. 3. 4; Vice President. 3; President. 4; Sectional F. F. A. Public Speaking Winner; Basketball. I; Softball, 1; Track, I; Valedictorian ; Sons of American Revolution Good Citizenship Award. ELEANOR SAMPLE: She's willing to try.” Majors—Commercial, English Minors — Mathematics, Home Economics, History, Science Girls' Glee Club, I. 2. 3. 4; Mixed Glee Club. 3; Ban I. 3, 4; Operetta, 1. 2; Latin Club. 3. 4; G. A. A.. 1. 2, 3. 4; Vice President G. A. A.. 2. HAROLD HORNBACK: If silence gives consent, he’s in favor of everything.” Majors—Social Science, English, Agriculture Minors—Mathematics Football. 1, 2, ), 4; Softball. I, 2, 5; F. F. A., 1, 2, 3, 4. MARILYN HEATON: Good temper, like a sunny day, sends its brightness every way.” Majors—Social Science, English, Commercial Minors—Mathematics, Home Economics Girls’ Glee Club. 1; Orchestra. 1. 2, 3. 4 ; Festival. 1. 2, 3, 4; Home Ec. Club. 1. 2, 4; G. A. A.. 1. CHARLES HILL: Brawn and brain combined.” Majors—Social Science, English Minors—Mathematics, Science, Agriculture, Commercial Boys' Glee Club. 2. 3. 4 : Mixed Glee Club. 2, 3, 4; Speech Play. 3 : Band. 1. 3. 4; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3. 4; Operetta. 2; Contest. I. 2; Festival, 2. 3, 4; Junior Play; Class President, 1, 2. 4; Vice President Class. 3; Student Government. 1. 2; F. F. A.. 1. 2, 4; F. F. A. Judging, 2, Softball, 1 II. Ill; Football. 1. 11, III. IV; Football Captain, 4; Basketball, I. II. Ill, IV; Basketball Captain. 4; Track. 4. ELLA MAE WHITVER: Brains, wits, personality; a rare combination.” Majors—English, Social Science Minors—Latin, Science, Mathematics Girls’ Glee Club. 1. 2, 3. 4; Mixed Glee Club. I. 2. 4; Operetta. 2; Contest. 2; Concert. 2. 3. 4; Festival. 3. 4; Newspaper Staff Artist. 2; Speech Class Play. 3; Junior Play; G. A. A.. 1 ; Latin Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Book Club, 2, 3, 4; Class Reporter, 2, 4; Clays President, 3; Class Vice President. 4. ROY A. ATHERTON: Away with books, let's have some fun. Majors—Science, English Minors—History, Commercial, Mathematics, Agriculture Boys' Glee Club. 2. 3. 4; Mixed Glee Club. 4; Festival. 3. 4; Concert. 3. 4; Speech Play. 3; Junior Play Stage Manager; F. F. A.. 1, 2, 3, 4; Book Club, 4; Football, 1, III. IV. CAROLYN GONIGAM: She looks like an angel, and ads tike one too, but you never can tell what an angel will do.” Majors—Commercial, English. Minors—Science, History, Mathematics. Girls’ Glee Club, 1, 2, 3. 4; Mixed Glep Club, 1, 3. 4 ; Contest. 1. 2; Orchestra. 1. 2, 3. 4; Operetta, I, 2; festival. 3; Speech Class Play, 3; Junior Play; Student Government. 4; G. A. A., 1. 2, 3; Dramatics, 1, 3; Home Ec. Club. I. 2, 3. HELEN LATHROP: ''Hair of gold, eyes of blue, a girl who is sweet and kind and true. Majors—-Science, English. Minors—Latin, Mathematics, History. Girls ’ Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Glee Club. 1, 2, 3, 4; Operetta, 2; Concert. 2, 3. 4; Festival. 2. 3; Orchestra. 3. 4; Band, 3. 4; Speech Play. 3; Junior Play; Class President. 1 Manlius) ; Class Secretary-Treasurer, 2; G. A. A., 1, 2; Home Ec. Ciub, 3 ; Latin Club, 1. 2, 3, 4 ; Secretary Student Government, 3 ; Vice President Booster Club, 4. JEAN KEIGW1N: A genial disposition brings its owner many friends.” Majors—Home Economics, English. Minors—Latin, Mathematics. Girls’ Glee Club. 1, 2, 3. 4; Mixed Glee Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Festival. 3. 4; Band, 3; Operetta. 1. 2; Concert. 1. 2. 3. 4; Junior Play; Latin Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Home Ec. Club. 2, 3. 4 ; Home Ec. Club Secretary, 4. MARGARET BROWN: know a lot but I just can’t think of it. Majors—Social Science, Commercial, English. Minors-—Mathematics. Girls’ Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; Junior Play; Declamation, 2, 3 ; G. A. A.. 1. 2, 3. ELIZABETH FORNEY: Full of pep. and always ready to smile out loud.” Majors—Commercial, English. Minors—Mathematics, Home Economics. Girls' Glee Club. 1, 2, 3. 4 ; Mixed Glee Club. I, 2. 3, -I; Contes!, I. 2; Concert. 1. 2, 3. 4; Festival. 1, 2, 3, 4; Opccrtta. 1. 2; Junior Play; Vice President Class. 1; Secretary-Treasurer. 3. 4; Student Government, 3, 4; Home Ec. Club. 2. 3. 4 ; Student Librarian, 1, 2, 3, 4. D. A. R. Good Citizenship Award. IRVIN NELICK: ”Shyness holds a heart of gold.” Majors—Science, English. Minors—Commercial, Agriculture. Junior Play Business Manager; Book Club. 1 ; F. F. A.. 1, 2, 4; F. F. A. Judging. 1, 2. VIRGINIA WESNER: Let the world go as it may, I will take it anyway!’ Majors—English, Home Economics. Minors—Science, History, Mathematics. Girls' Glee Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Festival. 3; Operetta. 1. 2; Draamtics. 3; Speech Play, 3; Home Ec. Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; G. A. A.. 1, 3, 4. CAROL BRAASCH: ”Oj all unusual things, a quiet woman!’ Majors—English, Social Science, Commercial. Minors—Mathematics, Home Economics, Science. ELDORIS BOURQUIN: A smile for all she meets.” Majors—English, Social Science. Minors—Mathematics, Home Economics. Girls’ Glee Club, 3. 4; Festival. 3, 4; Operetta, I; Home Ec. Club, 3, 4; G. A. A., 1. 1909 - 1910 - 1911 1912 - 1913 - PAGE TWENTY 1914 jumoRS CLASS OFFIC6RS ELINOR GLAZE ........................President JAY LANGFORD Vice President HAROLD WALLACE... Secretary-Treasurer HARRIET NORET ........................Sponsor JUniOR FACTS Our Junior year at Walnut High Passed too soon and swiftly by. For the play we practiced days, Report cards often left us in a daze. We worked and worked; the days flew by. Until spring and love came to Walnut High. We voted for Ole’s ring with a chorus of ayes, Prepared for the banquet, closing glad days. —By a Junior JUniOR CRACKS To see the Juniors stalk the hall You'd think they surely knew it all. They say, We're smarter than the Senior Class.” But we know they're just sounding the brass. So don’t let a Junior fool you now Because he's just a Kid anyhow. —By a Srnior - 1917 1918 1915 1916 PAGE TWENTY-ONE 1919 1920 Top Row: Doris Pierson, Francis Guither, Verle Renner, Lowell Rote, Eva Blanche Johnson. Second Row: Robert Bass, Louise Jordan, Jay Langford, Lily Olson, Harold Wallace. Third Row: Grace Tornow, Genevieve Sample, Wayne Young, Pearle Hopkins, Marian Mau. OPPOSITE PAGE Top Row: Leonard Lubbs, Beverly Renwick, Cecil Hoffman, Faye Newell, Harlan Black. Second Row: Jane Christenson, Helen Humphrey, Marie Doweling, Richard Dimmig, Elinor Glaze. Third Row: Priscilla Hammerle, Clarice Wright, Joan Ross, Celestia Wise, Margaret Wallace. 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 PAGE TWENTY-TWO 1927 1928 1929 1930 - 1931 - 1932 Therewithal you have the Juniors—next year’s edition of dignified Seniors. One more year of High School, and then—? Does that question mark apply to you, or do you know what your life work is to be? Do you contemplate college? Do you want to be a farmer? a doctor? a lawyer or just—? It makes no difference what occupation you intend to pursue, if you have achieved success in your high school career. How do you measure this success? In pounds? Inches? Popularity? Perhaps, but we doubt it. High School success is measured by service to your school. Those who actively participate in competitive sports, declamation, music, school publications and class offices, render unselfish service to the school. soPHomoRe CLASS OFFICERS ....Preside nt Vice President ....Sec.-Treas. ....Sponsor DONALD SMITH VERDEN BROERS CLIFTON CARPENTER MARGARETE BROWN SOPHOmOR€ FACTS The second stage of our high school life Has had its share of work and strife. The Junior year coming, too soon will be past, But we know this class right up to the last Will have honor and credit, and fame with no limit, All of W. H. S. will wish they were in it. —By a Sophomore SOPHOmORC CRACKS Who's always doing the Lambeth Walk ? And who stays after school just to talk? Who make the teachers sigh and grieve? It’s the Sophomores, but keep it up your sleeve! —By a Freshman - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 1933 PAGE TWENTY-FOUR Top Row, Left to Right: Clcstal Broers, Pearl Johnson, Lawrence Swan, Mclva Lathrop, Dale Mead. Clara Forney, Glenn Wolaelt. Carrol Lyons. Second Row : Marilyn Peach, Verden Broers, Virginia Gustafson, Ray Von Holton. Marian Grabill. Earl Bishop, Anita Atherton. Donald Smith. Third Row : Ward Quilter. Berncil Kaiepker, Clitten Carpenter, Jung Vick, Lcland Wolfe, Caryl Schrader. Roger Sausscr. Eleanor Malmberg. Bottom Row: Shirley Yonk, Charles Watkins. Clcona Pierson, Vincent Langford, Norbcrt Wolic, Lois Mac Larkin, Erwin McMains, Floyd Mcrdian. The aim of the sophomore class is to serve its school to the best of its ability. In sports, club, scholarship, and leadership, the sophomore class is doing its best to serve. Sophomore, a toast! On to better leadership, better sportsmanship, more scholars and more service in the remaining years of your school life! 1890 - 1891 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 PAGE TWENTY-FIVE 1896 fR€SHITI€n CLASS OFFIC6RS MILDRED HATLAND ......... President ROBERT RENWICK ........Vice President MARILYN BASS .......Secretary-Treasurer KENNETH LOBAUGH ............Sponsor FRCSHITICn FACTS Young and green and all untried Entered we the portals wide, September 5, in '38, with courage high and firm endeavor Thirty freshmen came together, Worked and studied, laughed and played, Superior rating this class made. —Bv a Freshman FRCSHmen cracks Freshmen are such queer little creatures, They always honey up to their teachers; The girls giggle when the boys go by And the boys laugh and heave a sigh: Oh dear I Oh dear! and My, Oh My! —By a Sophomore -1899 - 1900 - 1897 1898 PAGE TWENTY-SIX 1901 1902 Top Row: Merna Kiser, James Bowen, Irene Kihlstrom, Robert Renwick, Iletta Wallace, Ivan Wolfe. Second Row: Fred Scheffler, Mildred Hatland, Clinton Behrens, Marjorie Peach, Billy Waterhouse, Margaret Kinnamon. Third Row: Arlene Von Holten, Winfield Odell, Marilyn Bass, George Cameron, Marietta Hoffman, Lawrence Glafka. Fourth Row: Evelyn Weller, June Bundy, Elaine Wilt, Marjorie Johnson, Ruth Hornback, Aneta Guither. Fifth Row: Leonard Lubbs, John Abbot, Virden Peach, Dale Renner, Rubye Hamilton, Gordon Bishop, Cecil Neahring. Freshmen, in three more years, you'll be through high school, then what? Some to college, some here and there! Let's make our four years here so good that they will remain a monument in our memory. We are slowly acquiring scholarship. Let us lead, serve and develop character. 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN IN YON WOODLAND'1 BOOH III — — 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT TO WHILE AWAY THE HOURS ’ TH€IR D€€DS 1915 - 1916 1917 - 1918 PAGE TWENTY-NINE 1919 - 1920 f. f. R. C. M. HATLAND MARVIN GUITHER HAROLD WALLACE HAROLD D. HOFFMAN Walnut is proud of the showing made by the Walnut Future Farmers under the guidance of C. M. Hatland, Instructor of Agriculture in 1938- Marvin Guither won the National Championship in swine judging; Harold Wallace won the coveted Farm House Cup tor being highest individual in Livestock Judging in The State Vocational Judging Contest; and Harold D. Hoffman was elected to the office of State F. I;. A. vice presi dent and won first in the Sectional Public Speaking Contest. 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 PAGE THIRTY 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 Walnut Future Farmers had another exceptionally good year in judging contests. On May 11, 1938 Walnut Future Farmers won the annual vocational livestock and grain judging contest held at Walnut. On September 10, 1938 the Walnut 4-H Club fat stock team won the right to represent Illinois in the National non-collcgiate Judging Contest held at the International Livestock Show, Chicago. The Walnut team of Marvin Guither, Harold Wallace, and Jay Langford with Wayne Young as alternate placed fifth at Chicago in all classes and first in judging swine. Marvin Guither was high individual of the contest in judging swine and Jay Langford, sixth. Harold Wallace won fifth high individual in judging all classes. Top Row: Donald Smith, Marvin Guither, Robert Bass, Harold Wallace, Cliften Carpenter. Middle Row: Norbert Wolfe, Roger Sausser, Charles Watkins, Jay Langford, Lowell Rote. Bottom Row: C. M. Hatland, Doster Neahring, Harold D. Hoffman, Harold L. Hoffman, Verden Broers. JAY LANGFORD MARVIN GUITHER C. M. HATLAND WAYNE YOUNG HAROLD WALLACE lop Picture—lop Row: Lawrence Swan, Clcstal Brofrs, Dostcr Neahring, Leonard Lubbs, Harlan Black, Dale Mead. Second How: Glen Wolzlclt, Floyd Merdian. Irvin Nclick. Robert Bass, Erwin McMains, Lawrence Glatka. Ihird Row: Clilten Carpenter, LaVcrn Bolbock. Cecil Neahring. Charles Hill, Harold Hornback, Roy Atherton, fourth Row: Charles Watkins, Leland Wolfe, Stanley Anderson, Marvin Guither, Wayne Young, Donald Smith, Richard Dimmig. Roger Sausser. Fred Scheffler. Filth Row: Earl Bishop. John Abbott, Marvin Rote, Dale Renner, Billy Waterhouse. Clinton Behrens, Robert Renwick, Norbert Wolfe, Gordon Bishop. Last Row: C. M. Hatland. Harold L. Hoffman. Vcrdcn Brocrs, Harold D. Hoffman. Jay Langford. Harold Wallace, Virden Peach, George Cameron. The Future Farmers of America (F. F. A.) is a national organization for boys studying vocational agriculture who desire to prepare and perfect themselves for service in the field of agriculture. The Walnut Chapter has a membership of 46 boys this year. The true vocational spirit is given in the organization’s motto: Learning to do. Doing to earn; Earning to live. Living to serve.” The Future Farmers are given a trip to Chicago by chartered bus through the compliments of Gonigam, Bass, Hill Co. This educational and enjoyable trip includes a tour through the International Harvester Works, the packing plants, Union Stock Yards, International Livestock Exposition, and the Horse Show. Such a worthwhile trip has been taken two years and is nearly a permanent part of the local F. F. A. program. C. M. Hatland, local F. F. A. advisor took four State F. F. A. vice presidents to the National F. F. A. Convention at Kansas City, Missouri in October, 1938. They are Bernell Henert of Ashton; Harold Olsen of Galva; Harold D. Hoffman of Walnut, and Harold Massie of Carthage. 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 PAGE THIRTY-TWO 1938 - 1939 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 Walnut I'uturc Farmers are active in developing the livestock of the community and one of our prominent livestock breeders is Omer L. Baumgartner, our past president of the local chapter. Omer started out in 1930 by winning first at the Illinois State Fair Livestock Show and then won first and grand champion Guernsey female at the 1930 National Dairy in the 4-H Club division. This calf is now the cow, Clementine’s Ramona, shown in the picture below with Omer. Omer has followed up his good start by continuing to improve his Guernseys with dairy herd records and showing at the County and State Fairs. In 1938, he was elected as one of the directors of Illinois Guernsey Breeders' Association and held one of the most successful Guernsey District Meetings at a banquet in Walnut on June 6. Omer also won third individual honors in judging dairy at the State Vocational Judging Contest. He also was blue ribbon winner at the State 4-H Club Dairy Judging Contest. He is now a freshman in the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois and is the recently elected secretary-treasurer of the Illinois Guernsey Breeders’ Association. Omer is an applicant for the American Farmer degree, the highest honor for any Future Farmer to receive. He is an excellent example of what a Future Farmer can do to be of service to others. TOP PICTURE LEONARD LUBBS CLIFFORD HEATON LAVERN BOLBOCK BOTTOM PICTURE JAY LANGFORD OMER BAUMGARTNER VERDEN BROERS Walnut Chapter's Future Farmers have always felt the need of better livestock and through their study of the records and correct types, have been able to demonstrate their ability to judge livestock in the different contests entered. In judging dairy the boys have shown their capabilities to an exceptional degree. In June, 1938, the Walnut High School boys won first in the Brown Swiss Parish Show judging contest held at Kewanee. The members of this team as shown in the lower picture are: Jay Langford, Omer L. Baumgartner, and Verden Broers. Earlier in June, 19.38, Walnut High School Agriculture boys were represented in the Rock River Black and White Show at Dixon Assembly Park. Walnut won second and a silver cup, and Omer won the showmanship trophy for juniors. In addition to judging, Walnut F. F. A. boys promote and assist in presenting a home talent show each year to raise money for carrying out projects and judging trips. This year the show which was put on two nights, January 6 and 7, 1939, was a womanless wedding called A Hillbilly Wedding that was supported by a group of musicians and comedians. Harold D. Hoffman, president of the local F. F. A. Chapter, acted as master of ceremonies in the show. 1897 - 1898 - 1899 - 1900 - 1901 - PAGE THIRTY-FOUR 1902 IOE wuQcOE 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 T he Home Economics Club is composed of students who have taken or are taking Home Economics subjects. The aims and objects of the club are to promote pleasant wholesome social affairs; to provide opportunities for experience in carrying responsibility; to develop personality, leadership, self-reliance, social poise, professional interest and initiative; and to foster high ideals of, and appreciation for home life. Each spring the club sponsors two events. The first is a tea for all High School girls and the second is a Mother-Daughter banquet. The decorations, food and programs are all prepared by the girls. The club is affiliated with the American Home Economics Association and this year Beverly Renwick was sent as a delegate to the State Home Economics Convention held in Peoria, October 27, 28, and 29. The officers of the club are president, Jane Christenson; vice president, Lois Smith; secretary, Priscilla Hammerle; treasurer, Beverly Renwick; advisor, Laura M. Cleaveland. 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 The Student Government was organized in 1934. It is made up of representatives selected from the entire school. The legislative body is called a Council, which is composed of the following officers: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and representative-at-large, who hold office for a year, and two class representatives who are elected at the beginning of each semester. A sergeant-at-arms is elected from the council. The class advisors are members ex-officio and do not vote, but have the power of veto. The purpose of the organization is to provide a means for student legislation in matters common to students and teachers. Further, it provides a channel for student business in parliamentary procedure. All legislation is carried on by means of petition to the faculty. This year the Student Government sent representatives to the Student Council Convention at Delavan, Illinois. Other projects sponsored by the organization include the Christmas and St. Patrick's Day party, a theatre party, eighth grade visiting day, and numerous resolutions on conduct which were adopted by the student body. OFFICERS President Harold D. Hoffman Vice President-------------------------- Louise Jordan Secretary----------------------------------- Doris Pierson Treasurer------------------------------- Elizabeth Forney Representative-at-Large______________Harold Wallace CLASS REPRESENTATIVES FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER Seniors---------------------- Carolyn Gonigam Carolyn Gonigam Clark Wolfe Clark Wolfe Juniors-------------------------Eva Blanche Johnson Eva Blanche Johnson Jay Langford Jay Langford Sophomores___________ -........Anita Atherton Anita Atherton Lawrence Swan Norbert Wolfe Freshmen_________________ -Lawrence Glafka Marjorie Johnson John Abbott Virden Peach Jay Langford was elected Sergeant-at-Arms. The faculty advisors are Alene Strouss, Senior; Harriet Noret, Junior; Margaret Brown, Sophomore; Kenneth Lobaugh, Freshman; Students-at-Large, Cecil Snider. $ T U D € n T G o V € R n m 6 n T L A T I n c L U B Top Picture—Top Row: Jean Keigwin. Ella Mac Whitver, Pearle Hopkins, Rhae Jean Andrews, Stanley Anderson, Doris Pierson, Eva Blanche Johnson, Helen Lathrop, Louise Jordan. Second Row : Vincent Langford. Jay Langford, Joan Ross, Lareesc Brown, Francis Guither, Elizabeth Forney, Robert Bass. Ray Von Holtcn. Third Row : Priscilla Hammerle, Carrol Lyons. Mildred Hatland, Clcona Pierson, Marjorie Johnson, Caryl Schrader. Anita Atherton. Aneta Guither. Fourth Row: Elaine Wilt. Pearl : Johnson, Marilyn Bass, June Vick, Shirley Yonk, Clara Forney, Marian Grabill, Rubyc Hamilton. Fifth Row: June Bundy. Mclva Lathrop, Mcrna Kiser, Arlene Von Holton. Jane Christenson, James’ Bowen, Ward Quilter, Miss Brown. Bottom Picture—Top: Left to right. Mcrna Kiser, Marilyn Bass, Elaine Wilt, Aneta Guither, Marian Grabill, June Vick, Ruybe Hamilton. Bottom: Lett to right, Margaret Brown, Clara Forney, Anita Atherton, Ward Quilter, Carrol Lyons. Tempus est ad Sodaliatcm Latinem venire. That phrase probably means very little to some, so we’ll tell you that it is time to come to the Latin Club, which is again assembling for its monthly meeting in Room 4. The S. P. Q. R. Society is the appropriate name, which means the Senate and Roman people. The club may not be the biggest in school, but every member enjoys participation. Having one of the most unusual and unique programs, each student will always carry fond memories of those puzzling conundrums, those famous Latin songs and all the toga parades through the gymnasium. 1915 - 1916 - 1917 PAGE The active members of the club are the first and second year Latin students. Ten honorary members are selected from previous Latin students and invited to come to the meetings. The club is administered by two consuls with equal authority, as was the Roman government. The club devotes its time to learning about the life, customs, and literature of the Romans. The Saturnalia program was held in December and the annual Roman banquet with togas and soft” couches—the affair of the year—was held April 14th. 1918 - 1919 - 1920 THIRTY-SEVEN Back Row: Clarke Woltc. Lynn Kiser. F.va Blanche Johnson. Francis Guither Jay Langford Eleanor Malm-berg, Harold Wallace, Virginia Gustafson, Harold D. Hoffman, Lila Ma c Whitvcr, hhzabeth Forney. From Row: Miss Norct, Roy Atherton. Doris Pierson, Anita Atherton, Louise Jordan. Robert Bass. The primary purpose of the Book Club is to increase the knowledge and broaden the interests of its members as well as to encourage the reading of books. The programs treat of such subjects as drama, travel, music, poetry, current events, sports, radio and motion pictures. Also, there is some endeavor to encourage original work among the members. The club consists of a president, Anita Atherton; a secretary, Doris Pierson; a social chairman, Harold D. Hoffman and thirteen other members. There is no treasurer in the club, and it is proud of the fact that it does not assess dues from its members. Miss Harriet Noret is the club sponsor. Membership to the club is open only to the upper classes. This year for the first time the regular monthly meetings were held at the homes of the members. Each member serves once during the year on a program committee and once on an entertainment committee. After the regular program is over, a short period is spent in open forum, followed by a brief period spent in playing games or group singing. The evening is usually climaxed by the serving of refreshments, after which the meeting is adjourned. Very interesting and successful meetings were enjoyed this year, and the members believe that the Book Club is one of the most inspiring clubs in the high school. - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1921 PAGE THIRTY-EIGHT 1926 branding. Left to Right: Beverly Ren wick. Clara Forney. Carol Lyons. Joan Ross. Virden Broers Doris Pierson, tlcanor Sample, Marjorie Johnson, Marilyn Heaton, Doris Kihlstrom. Miss Cully. The High School paper originated in 1934 under the leadership of Miss Ladine Cochran, the commercial teacher at that time. The first papers came out under the startling title of the Knockout News and retained that name until 1937 when it was changed to W. H. S. Flash,” the presen ttitle. The Walnut High Flash, a monthly news publication of the school is edited and published by students from the Commercial Department, along with reporters chosen from the various classes and other organizations of the school under the guidance of Miss Claribel Cully. It is the aim of the staff to keep the student body informed on current happenings as well as to provide a means for the parents to keep up with the hurried and busy curricula of school life. An earnest endeavor is also made to provide humorous and entertaining reading matter as well as educational. The joke page, generally speaking, is an important section of the paper and is universally enjoyed by all readers. The paper has always been a mimeographed project, sometimes financed by advertisements and sometimes just by subscription fees. This year we have enjoyed exchanging papers with neighboring schools and have found this a good way to learn of activities in other schools as well as to see how they make their paper. 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 PAGE THIRTY-NINE 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 Since reorganization, two years ago, all musical organizations are now a part of the regular curriculum, and not extra-curricular as previously. Each student carrying a music subject twice a week receives one quarter of credit yearly for each subject. In addition, students have the opportunity to earn music letters, pins and guards. The music deparment is a popular one and has a total enrollment of eighty students. The big production of this year was the Music-Speech Potpourri presented in conjunction with the speech department. Representatives from all music classes were sent to the County Festival held in Princeton May Id. BAND PERSONNEL First Clarinet Harold D. Hoffman, Francis Guither Second Clarinet._....................... Helen Lathrop, Louise Jordan Cornet................ Grace Tornow, Verle Renner, Faye Newell, Mildred Hatland Baritone—............................La Vern Bolbock, Jay Langford Saxophone.............. Eleanor Sample, Elinor Glaze, Pearle Hopkins, Marian Mau, Marietta Hoffman Trombone Charles Hill. Robert Bass Drums..................-....Joan Ross (bass), Verden Broers (snare) Piano Lila Wiberg Top Picture—Back Row: Louise Jordan. I.ila Wiberg. Helen Lathrop. Miss Strouss. Marian Mau. Pcaile Hopkins. La Vern Bolbock. Jay Langford, Joan Ross. Verden Broers. Robert Bas s. Charles Hill. Front How : Francis Guither. Harold D. Hottman. Marietta Hoffman, Elinor Glaze. Eleanor Sample. Faye Newell, Mildred Hatland. Grate Tornow. Verle Pcnncr. lop Picture—Hack Row: Lois Mac Larkin, Lila Wiberg Marilyn Heaton, Miss Strouss, Jane Christenson. La Vern Bolbock, Jay Langtord, Robert Bass, Charles Hill, Joan Ross, Louise Jordan, Verden Broers, Helen Lathop. 1 ront Row: Lois Smith, Carolyn Gonigam. Marietta Hoftman, Elinor Glaze, Marian Mau, Pearle Hopkins, Francis Guithcr, Harold D. Hottman, Grace Tornow, Mildred Hatland. The orchestra, composed of twenty-two members, makes several public appearances during the year. It plays for both Junior and Senior Plays, the Potpourri and Commencement. The High School Orchestra has been organized since 1926 and has always been an inspirational and enthusiastic group. Although it does not have the balanced ensemble of a larger organization, the musicianship and results obtained are excellent for a small school orchestra. In the Spring Potpourri, Francis Guither appeared as clarinet soloist, Rubye Hamilton made her debut as a reader, Elinor Glaze was saxophone soloist and LaVern Bolbock acted as baritone soloist. ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Violin ........... Lois Smith, Carolyn Gonigam, Lois Mae Larkin, Marilyn Heaton First Clarinet Harold D. Hoffman, Francis Guither Second Clarinet. Helen Lathrop, Louise Jordan Saxophone Elinor Glaze, Marian Mau, Pearle Hopkins, Marietta Hoffman Cornet........................... Grace Tornow, Mildred Hatland Baritone La Vern Bolbock. Jay Langford Trombone Charles Hill, Robert Bass Marimbaphone ............................ —.........Jane Christenson Piano ....................................................... Lila Wiberg Drums---------------------- Joan Ross (bass), Verden Broers (snare) 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 • PAGE FORTY-ONE 1897 - 1898 - 1899 - 1900 - 1901 - 1902 The Boys Glee Club, although not large, is an enthusiastic group of music lovers. Two-part work is done and every member enjoys participation in the club. Choric speaking is a new thing as it is being carried on today in England and America. During the last few years great interest has been taken in this subject throughout the United States, especially in colleges and high schools, where many choirs have been formed. The essentials of good choral speaking are: good technique of speech and voice, a love of language and a real desire to speak fine verse and prose for its own sake, intelligence, sincerity, simplicity and imaginative power. For two years Miss Strouss has organized the Girls’ Speech Choir from present speech students and post-speech students. The group this year consisted of thirteen girls, all interested in interpretative reading and who derived great pleasure and increased appreciation from speaking poetry together. Excellent results were produced and the numbers presented were Primitive Harvest Chant, by Smith; The King of Yellow Butterflies, by Lindsay; and The Quest of the Ribband, by Guiterman. Top Picture—Back Row: Clarke Wolfe. Donald Smith. Wayne Young, Robert Bass, l.ynn Kiser, Jay Langford. Middle Row: Charles Hill, Harold D. Hoffman, La Vern Bolbock, Francis Guithcr, Roy Atherton. Bottom Row: Miss Strouss. Lowell Rote. Fred Schcffler, Vcrdcn Brocrs Lila Wiberg. Bottom Picture—Back Row: Clarice Wright. Cclestia Wise, Lois Smith, Margaret Brown, Virginia Wesner, Pcarlc Hopkins. Doris Pierson. Bottom Row: Larccsc Brown, Carolyn Gonigam, Eva Blanche Johnson, Louise Jordon, Marian Mau, Ella Mac Whitvcr. BOYS’ GL66 CLUB GIRLS’ SP€€CH CHOIR 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 The Mixed Speech Choir is composed of the members of the speech class which is limited to Juniors and Seniors and all work is prepared in class. Their aims are identical with those of the girls' group and their voices are classified into hoys' light, boys’ dark, girls’ light and girls' dark. This year’s numbers were The Ghosts of the Buffaloes and Daniel by Vachel Lindsay, and Edward Lear’s The Akond of Swat, and were presented in the Potpourri. The types of choral speaking studied this year were unison, cumulative and sequencial. The Girls Glee Club of fifty-four members is the largest music class in the department. This group does three part singing and the work does a great deal toward the development of the girls’ voices and a finer appreciation of balanced choral work. The Girls’ Sextette, a group selected for special public work each year had as members this year, Louise Jordan, Clara Forney, hrst sopranos; Ella Mae Whitver, Elizabeth Forney, second sopranos; Lois Smith and Caryl Schrader, altos. Clara Forney, Ella Mae Whitver. Joan Ross, and Elinor Glaze were the vocal soloists in the Potpourri. Marian Mau acted as musical reader and Carrol Lyons and Ella Mae Whitver as dance soloists in the same program. Top Picture—Hack Row: Francis Guithcr, Clarice Wright. Harold D. Hoftman. Harold I.. Hoffman, Pcarlc Hopkins, Wayne Young. Harold Hornback. Margaret Brown. Stanley Anderson. Front How : Marian Mau, Doris Pierson. Cclcstia Wise, Eva Blanche Johnson. Louise Jordan. Bottom Picture—Back Row: Caryl Schrader. Marjorie Johnson, Eleanor Sample, Berncil Kucpker, Lois Smith, Grace Tornow. Marilyn Peach, Ancta Guithcr. Marietta Hottman, Anita Atherton. Second Row: Lois Mac Larkin. Genevieve Sample, Joan Ross, Pcarlc Johnson, Eva Blanche Johnson. Virginia Weaver, Cleona Pierson. Rhae Jean Andrews. Doris Pigrson, Shirley Yonk. Third Row: Carolyn Gonigam. Ella Mac Whitver. Mildred Hatland. Helen Lathrop. Eleanor Malmbcrg, June Vick, Elizabeth Forney. Jean Keigwin, Marian Mau, Louise Jordan. Fourth Row-: Lareesc Brown, Eldoris Bourquin. Doris Kihlstrom, Margaret Kinnamon, Lilly Ols on, Elinor Glaze. Marilyn Bass, Vcrlc Renner. Marian Grabill. Ruth Bohm. Fifth Row : Lila Wibcrg. Clara Forney. Loretta Whitver. Virginia Gustafson, Irene Kihlstrom, Mcrna Kiser, Helen Humphrey. June Bundy, Melva Lathrop. Miss Strouss. miX€D SP€€CH CHOIR GIRLS’ GL€€ CLUB 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 The members of the Mixed Glee Club are chosen by Miss Strouss from the other two glee clubs. Selection is based upon voice quality, ability to read music and all around good musicianship. Numbering twenty-eight, the group sings three and four part songs consisting of soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Both secular and sacred numbers are studied and particular stress was given this year to the modern composers. Since more and more, modern music is gaining a place in our music world, Miss Strouss attempts to encourage keener discrimination in her students by studying and interpreting the best in the field. Cole Porter’s In the Still of the Night and Jerome Kern's Just the Way You Look Tonight w-ere used as concert numbers, while Handel s famous Where’er You Walk and Logan’s Pale Moon w'ere presented at the County Festival held in Princeton, May 14. The club appeared as the selected musical group for the Fiftieth Annual Commencement, which wras a great honor because of a limited amount of vocal music used -ill the program. Robert Bass represented the group as baritone soloist in the spring Potpourri. Top Picture—Hack Row: Clarke Wolfe. Charles Hill. Harold D. Hoffman. Vcrdcn Brocrs. Robert Basv, Francis Guither. La Vcrn Bolbock. Roy Atherton. Second Kow: Jean Kcigwin. Ella Mac Whitver. Caryl Schrader. Anita A.th£rton. Berneil Kucpkcr. Lois Smith. Rhac Jean Andrews . Marietta Hoffman, Elizabeth Forney, Lois Mac Larkin. Lilly Olson. Bottom Row: Miss Strouss. Marilyn Bass. Clara Forney. Elinor Glaze. Helen Lathrop, Joan Ross, Carolyn Gonigam, Louise Jordan, Mildred Hatland. Lila Wiberg. miX€D GL€€ CLUB semoR SHIRT SL€€V€S The hub of the play is the Rand family. It consists of Franklin Rand, Julia Rand, and their four children, Donald, Diana, Theodore and Esther. Having inherited his fortune, Franklin Rand and those dependent upon him have never realized what economy and team work mean to the average family, and when a bank failure precipitates disaster, it strikes hard. Disbelief, then open rebellion is instantly displayed by Donald, Julia and Diana. However, Theodore and Esther, an interesting and resourceful pair of twins, fight to the last for their father. To add to their troubles, a social rebel marries Margie Scanlon, the daughter of a notorious law breaker. Fitted through a life of combat to add new blood to a weakened family organism, She turns the tide against Richard Crandall, a suave, rascally politicain. She finally succeeds in planting the family fortunes on firm ground at the close of the play. We were very fortunate in having as our director. Miss Strouss, who has not only had extensive training in dramatics but much experience as well. The cast of the play is as follows: franklin Rand ................................Harold D. Hoffman Julia Rand .............................................Elizabeth Forney Diana Rand ..............................................Ella Mae Whitver Esther Rand ..............................................Lareese Brown Theodore Rand ............................................La Vern Bolbock Donald Rand ..........................................Charles Hill Margie Scanlon ..............................................Jean Keigwin Kitty ....................................................Carolyn Gonigam Elmer ..............................................Clarke Wolfe Clarissa ...................................................Helen Lathrop ...............................................Lois Smith Richard Crandall .............................Harold L. Hoffman Auctioneer .........................................Roy Atherton Alpha ........................................Rhae Jean Andrews Omega ...................................................Virginia Wesner Two Baggagemen ................Stanley Anderson, Doster Neahring 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 1919 - 1920 PAGE FORTY-FIVE jumoR PLAY winGS of th€ moRmriG This play takes place in a psychologist’s combination home and laboratory which is situated hundreds of miles from the nearest city. The owner, Master Geoffrey, brings, by means of airplane, most of the other characters to his home where he tries by experimenting to straighten out their warped views on life. Master Goeffrey has a very unique home. It is built on a turnstile above an old mine and he is able to move it up and down like an elevator by using intricate machinery that only he knows how to operate. While the visitors are at the bottom of the mine, Master Geoffrey becomes ill and the play comes to a climax. It is rich in comedy, thrills, and sane philosophy concerning the present social order. Miss Noret was the very capable director of this extraordinary play. CAST Joyce Calvert—a successful young dress designer. Louise Jordan Loa—her maid and companion...................... —......... Lilly Olson Adrian Powell—a young poet who is discouraged with life Harold Wallace David Banning—a successful young surgeon....................Robert Bass Eben Forthright—emissary of Master Geoffrey Pearle Hopkins Tonio Di Silvistri—an Italian fruit seller .............. Jay Langford Carlotta—Tonio's wife ---------------------------------------------Faye Newell Benedetta—their daughter------------------------- Eva Blanche Johnson Effie—a red headed student nurse-------------------------- Joan Ross Miss Wanley—the matron of an Old Ladies' Home—.......Priscilla Hammerle Mrs. Ellis—an inmate of the home........... -......- -....Doris Pierson Trudy—a very young companion of Mrs. Ellis Marion Mau Ellen—Master Geoffrey s twin sister ........ —........—...-Elinor Glaze Master Geoffrey—a strange host----------------------- Francis Guither Stanley Gordon—an aviator---------------------------------Leonard Lubbs 1921 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - PAGE FORTY-SIX 1926 D€CLflmflTORy COITOT One of the important spring events is the Declamatory Contest conducted throughout Bureau County. Each school sends a representative in each of the four divisions: Extempore, Humorous, Girls’ Dramatic, and Boys’ Oration to their respective Zone Contest. There, the best contestant is selected and is sent to compete in the County Contest, which until the spring of 1939, has always been held in Princeton. Last spring proved to be Walnut’s most outstanding year since every contestant placed first in the Zone Contest held at Bureau Township and went on to the County C.ontest at Princeton, where Walnut received first in Humorous, second in Girls' Dramatic, third in Boys’ Oration and second in Extempore. Miss Strouss and Miss Noret, the coaches, together with the contestants, deserve much credit for their earnest effort and superior showing. 1938 CONTESTANTS Humorous—Junior’s First Date..............Anita Atherton Girls' Dramatic—Sky Fodder...............Marion Kerchner Boys’ Oration—Youth Aflame..............La Vern Bolbock Extempore...........................Harold D. Hoffman This year the contests have been conducted in a slightly different manner from previous years. Each school selects their representatives, each of whom is sent directly to the County Contest held in various schools in the County. This year the various divisions were held at the following schools, Extempore at DePue, April 6; Girls’ Dramatic at Malden, April 11; Boys’ Oration at Buda, April 21; Humorous at Manlius, April 27. First award is a gold medal, second silver, and third and fourth bronze. Walnut representatives this year were: GIRLS' DRAMATIC First—Mississippi Magic........................Louise Jordan Second—Beyond the Last Mile...............Marian Mau BOYS’ ORATION First—The New South....................Verden Broers Second—Lindbergh................................Wayne Young HUMOROUS First—Exit the Big Bad Wolf........... Francis Guithcr Second—At the Declam Contest........Eva Blanche Johnson EXTEMPORE First.. ............................Marietta Hoffman Second..............................Marjorie Johnson Against nine contestants Marietta Hoffman placed fourth, against twelve, Louise Jordan placed fourth, against ten, Verden Broers placed sixth and against fifteen, Francis Guither placed fourth. Every student made excellent showing considering the number of contestants in each division. 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - PAGE FORTY-SEVEN 1932 iop—Lclc to right: Vincent Langford, Richard Dimmig, Glenn Wolzfclt .Irwin McMains, Harlan Black, Verden Broers, Clarke Wolfe, Floyd Mprdian. Middle—Left to right: Norbert Wolfe, George Cameron. Robert Rcnw-ick. Roy Atherton. LaVern Bolbock, Charles Watkins, Billy Waterhouse, Virden Peach. Noel Mosher. Bottom—Left to right: Clifton Carpenter, Harold Hornback, Lynn Kiser, Harold L. Hoffman, Leonard Lubbs, Dostcr Ncahring, Charles Hill, Harold Wallace. Walnut High School completed one of its most successful football seasons this year to win the Little Eight Championship for the second consecutive time. Like the 1937 championship team, this year’s squad was also undefeated in all of its conference games, which made a historical record. Coach Noel Mosher is to be highly complimented for his achievement in bringing the Little Eight Championship two years in a row to Walnut. This is the first time this feat has been accomplished by any coach at Walnut High. Coach Mosher’s teams the past two years have not only dominated the Little Eight League from the point of games won, but also as one of the best coached teams from the standpoint of fundamentals. In Captain Charles Hill Walnut possessed one of the most versatile backs in this section. His accurate passing and brilliant field running, coupled with his fine defense playing marked him as one of the outstanding men in the League. He was a capable leader, liked on and off the field by the other members of the squad for his clean sportsmanship. 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 SCOR6S non-conf€R€nc€ Walnut 0 ................ Princeton 7 Walnut 12 .................... Toulon 12 Walnut 34 Walnut 32 Walnut 32 Walnut 59 Walnut 20 Walnut 61 COnF€R€nC€ .....................Sheffield 6 ...................... Manlius 0 ......................... Buda 7 ....................... Wyanet 6 .... Ncponset 0 ..................... Tiskilwa 0 HAROLD HOFFMAN CLIFTEN CARPENTER DOSTER NEAHR1NG LEONARD LUBBS LYNN KISER CLARK WOLFE HARLAN BLACK ROY ATHERTON LA VERN BOLBOCK HAROLD WALLACE HAROLD HORNBACK This season opened with twenty-seven boys reporting for practice. The squad was hit quite a blow” by the graduation of seven of the first eight lettermen of the preceding year. The nucleus for this season was built around Wallace, Kiser, Hornback, Carpenter, Hoffman, Wolfe and Atherton. Practice started the first week of September and was spent in preparing for an eleven man game with the Princeton Tigers.” Walnut scored 238 points to 19 for the opponents, only three touchdowns being scored against them in six conference games, which bespeaks the strength of this team both on offense and defense. Although undefeated in league competition, Walnut lost the opener to Princeton, the winning touchdown being made in the last minute of the game. Hill did some fine running and the squad played an outstanding defensive game. The next eleven man game was with Toulon who hadn't been beaten or tied in 20 consecutive games. But with Hill passing to Carpenter and the fine offense exhibited by the boys, we tied them 12-12. In the first game as an eight man team Walnut got off to a slow start against Sheffield, but after the offense began to work with Hill, Lubbs and Wallace running, we scored easily. Passing as yet was not perfected so most of the points were made by running. Manlius, an old time rival, was next on the list. The first quarter was slow but after Hill got in some open field running with Lubbs, the score mounted until Walnut had 32 points to Manlius' 0. Our first home game was with Buda who had been undefeated and was a rival contender for the title. Everyone did his best and by the end of the first quarter Walnut had two touchdowns which turned out to be the necessary margin to win the game. The team as a whole played a fine defensive game and the open field running by Hill was outstanding because it was aided by good blocking. Wyanet came up next and with Captain Hill out because of illness, Wallace and Lubbs did most of the scoring. The team was now in fine condition and everything came out on top for us in this game. But the squad was overtaken by that deceiving thing called over-confidence and the first half of the game with Neponset looked bad for Walnut. Neponset had been building up for this one game, since the beginning of the season and showed plenty of tight. But after one touchdown in the first half Walnut came back and scored with Hill passing to Carpenter and Wallace making the final score 20 to 0. The last conference game of the season was against Tiskilwa. Coach Mosher started seven Seniors with substitutions being made freely during the entire game. Walnut scored almost at will, and in all nine touchdowns were made, the longest of which was a seventy yard run by Lubbs. Those members of the sub team who probably worked just as hard as the boys on the starting squad were Watkins, Verden Broers, Richard Dimmig, Virden Peach, Junior Cameron, Vincent Langford, Glenn Wolzfelt, Erwin McMains, Floyd Merdian, Robert Renwick, and Billy Waterhouse. These boys deserve plenty of credit for staying out all season to help make the first game in later years and also to furnish competition for the present first team. Watkins, Dimmig, and Virden Peach will be among those boys whom you can expect to be the future stars of Walnut. These fellows on the scrub” squad are the ones who need the backbone to stay out there and fight for a place on the team and they must begiven credit also. - 1900 - 1901 - 1897 1898 1899 PAGE FIFTY 1902 BASK6TBALL CONFERENCE GAMES Walnut 21 Wyaaet 27 Walnut 30 .......... ..Neponset 20 Walnut 21 ............... Tiskilwa 25 Walnut 26 Sheffield 2 Walnut 29 .........-....-...Manlius 36 Walnut 30 Bureau Township 39 Walnut 24 Buda 32 LITTLE 8 TOURNAMENT Walnut 24 ______________ Tiskilwa 21 Walnut 21 Sheffield 40 Walnut 1 1 Manlius 46 NON-CONFERENCE GAMES Walnut 10 ------------Princeton 22 Walnut 11_________________Ohio 16 Walnut 20 --------Hall Township 26 Walnut 18 ........... „DePue 31 Walnut 12 Ohio 18 Walnut 21 Mendora 38 Walnut 28 La Moillc h Walnut 35 ----------- Princeton 41 COUNTY TOURNAMENT Walnut 20 ............. Mineral 2 3 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Walnut 20 .... _....... Manlius 37 The leader of this year's squad was Captain Hill whose playing during this season was splendid. Although playing on the losing team many times, Hill was the man to watch in nearly every contest. As a rule he was high scorer on the team, besides playing a fine defensive and offensive game. His loss by graduation will be keenly felt. Walnut is very proud to have a coach of such caliber and capabilities as Coach Noel Mosher, who this year was faced with a loss of his four first stringers. Last year he coached a championship team of his own making. Only such an outstanding coach could receive such respect and response as he. When meeting with discouragement, with one line-up after another he never lost faith but kept working, a combination was obtained which though not a winning one this year due to inexperience, is bound to go places next year if the boys start where they left off. Harold Wallace, a Junior and Captain-elect of next year's team, played forward and much is expected of him next season. Lubbs, our center, played a good defensive-game although his offense was not up to par. Jay Langford, a Junior, who played forward this year developed rapidly toward the end of the season. This was Jay's first year out. Verden Broers, a Sophomore and guard this year has plenty of possibilities for starring in the future. Clifton Carpenter, another Sophomore who played forward did notable work under the basket and is a boy to watch in the next two years. Roger Sausser, a speedy little Sophomore forward won his letter this year by playing a fast game. 1903 1904 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 PAGE FIFTY-ONE 1909 - 1910 - 1911 1912 - 1913 - 1914 Left to Right: HAROLD WALLACE COACH MOSHER LEONARD LUBBS CHARLES HILL ROGER SAUSSER VERDEN BROFRS CLIFTEN CARPENTER JAY LANGFORD RAH! RAH! RAH! THE BOOSTER CLUB! This year’s season was not as successful as last year’s when Walnut won twelve of the fifteen games scheduled. Last year Walnut took second place in the Little 8 Tournament, and were Conference Champs. Three of the first five boys who were lost by graduation were Lewis, Bowen and Peach, who made a fine combination. The squad of this year was comparatively green with the exception of Hill with two years’ experience, and Lubbs who only had one year. This year’s season is not to be judged entirely by the scores of the various games, since the new men on the team were gaining experience for next year’s season of basketball. The Walnut Quintet got off to a bad start but after several changes were made, they played good ball even if they were behind a few points at the end of the game. Walnut played a good game against Princeton at Walnut with Hill scoring ten field goals. A bad third quarter proved to be the downfall of Walnut after a 20-20 score at the end of the first half. In the contest with Sheffield, Walnut was ahead until the last seconds of the game, the ball being in the air as the whistle sounded. It was thrilling from start to finish and was hard to lose. The Mendota contest on their court proved to be a good game until Captain Hill was removed at the beginning of the fourth quarter on fouls. The score at that time was 22-20, but after that. Walnut fell apart. Men- dota had the same team as the year before so we did quite well against them. The Buda game, the last conference tilt of the year was the same old third quarter story. After trailing 11-9 at the half, Walnut again let down and the quarter score was the margin of victory. The boys had a severe case of breaking down in the third quarter of many games and if there could have been a remedy for that, many a game would have had a different outcome. Walnut’s inability to make sleeper” shots was a particular handicap. During one game the count was taken of the total shots taken and out of 74 shots, Walnut made five baskets. The second team was made up chiefly of underclassmen who played note worthy ball. These boys did well with their schedule and in a year or two they will be first stringers. BOOSTER CLUB The Booster Club is an organization promoting school pep in connection with the sports program. The club plans and conducts various pep meetings held before crucial games and organizes the cheering section for games at home, and at other schools. The following officers served this year: Louise Jordan, president; Helen Lathrop, vice president; Anita Atherton and Carol Lyons, yell leaders; Noel Mosher, sponsor. 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 1919 - 1920 PAGE FIFTY-THREE 1939 TRACK SCH6DULC April 6 .....................-.................Dual Meet at Walnut; Walnut, 79; Bureau, 40 April 17 ______________ Triangular Meet at Sheffield; Sheffield, 59; Manlius, 34; Walnut, 61 April 21 ________________ Triangular Meet at Wyanet; Wyanet, 44; Tiskilwa, 39; Walnut, 65 April 28__________________ Triangular Meet at Walnut; Walnut, 56; Neponset, 39; Buda, 55 May 6______________________________Little 8 Conference Meet at Sheffield: (Walnut third place) Little 8 Conference Standing for Season; (Walnut second place) May 20 ____________________________________________________________County Meet at Princeton (Tied for First Place) This year's track season opened with 15 boys reporting, most of whom were inexperienced, with only a few veterans like Lubbs, Carpenter and Hoffman to build a squad around. Several Juniors and Sophomores have reported and should develop into good track men either this year or next. Hill is showing promise in the dashes and high jump. Lubbs held his place in the 120 yard high hurdles, 440 yard dash, 880 yard run. Hoffman will do the high hurdles, pole vault and 880 and Carpenter will work in the dashes and 440. Hornback shows promise in the mile with Watkins also trying a hand at it. Wallace, Sausser, Jay Langford, Vincent Langford, Rote and Verden Broers are the other boys who will compose in general the rest of the main team. With the schedule of meets this year offering opportunity for competition and experience Walnut should have a good squad by the time of the county meet in May. This year track is the official sport and Lubbs, Carpenter and Hill are the mainstays of the track squad. Last year Walnut won fourth in the County track meet in competition with sixteen other schools. Lubbs won the high hurdles, second in the 440 and 880. Hoffman, Peach, Steinke, Bacorn, Lewis and Guither all made points for Walnut, and we were but two points out of third place and eight points out of first place. SOFT BALL 1938 For the last several years softball has been the official spring sport in the Little 8 Conference. Many schools previously were not interested in track. However, softball was ended as an official sport in the conference last year. Walnut completed the grand slam” in Conference titles by winning the softball championship last Spring. In the opening game of the season, Walnut suffered a defeat to Tiskilwa, but after that went through the schedule without a defeat. The line-up was Kiser, catching; Bowen, pitching; Hill, first base; Carpenter, second base; Hornback, third base; Peach, short stop; Wallace, short center field; Lubbs, Bacon and Lewis, outfielders. 1938 SOFTBALL Walnut 0 ________________ Tiskilwa 9 Walnut 8 _______________ Sheffield 3 Walnut 6 __________________ Buda 2 Walnut 9 ................ Manlius 1 Walnut 8 ________________ Neponset 2 Walnut 13 ________________ Bureau 3 Walnut 5 ___________________Wyanet 4 Won 6 . . . Lost 1 - 1923 - 1924 - 1921 1922 PAGE FIFTY-FOUR 1925 - 1926 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 G. fl. fl. The Girls' Athletic Association is a state organization formed to stimulate interest in girls' athletics and gymnastics and to standardize and promote ideals of health and sportsmanship. Our local group is a member of the Illinois High School Girls' Athletic Association. Each month a regular meeting is held. In addition, all the girls who are interested in earning points toward pins and letters, spend about three hours a week playing various games in the gymnasium. This activity has tended to stimulate other girls who are not members to join in the fun. In the fall, the girls enjoyed several early morning hikes in the country. They took food and ate breakfast en route. In addition to hikes, the girls have enjoyed roller skating parties, bicycling and some ice skating this year. During each semester they have a potluck supper. At the last meeting, a membership drive is sponsored by having each girl invite a friend who might be interested in joining the G. A. A. As a means of earning awards, a point system is provided by the League. After a girl has earned a required number of points, she is eligible to receive a pin. Before final awards are made, girls are required to keep health charts for a certain length of time. This phase of the program is to emphasize the health angle of the G. A. A. Back Row: Ilctta Wallace. Rhae Jean Andrews. Eleanor Sample. Marjorie Johnson. Virginia Wcsncr, Mildred Hatland. Marie Dowding. front How; Miss Cully. Ruth Hornback. Joan Ross. Anita Atherton. Genevieve Sample. Merna Kiser. Marilyn Bass. PHYSICAL The modern program of physical education in Walnut High School is constructed primarily to give wholesome activity which will meet the needs, interests and capacities of every student. Its main purpose is to further growth and enrich living, not to train future soldiers as the older impetus used to be. The emphasis is on all-around physical, social, and mental development of the normal individual. The program aims to provide physical skills for his later leisure time, at the same time building up his general organic efficiency and affording opportunities for satisfactory mental and social activity. These aims arc fourfold: (1) development of the organic powers of the individual, the actual improvement in health by the improvement of the various organs of the body; (2) development of neuromuscular skills, skills in athletics and grace of movements; (3) development of interests in play and recreation, the ability to gain pleasure from games and physical activity; (4) the development of social and moral standards, such as good sportsmanship, faithfulness to duty, devotion to serious tasks, teamwork and numerous other qualities. 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 PAGE FIFTY-SIX €DUCflTIOn The physical education program is arranged so that the maximum number of days may be spent outdoors when the weather permits. During the winter months indoor activity is carried on, climaxed with a public demonstration and exhibit given during the later part of March. Some of the activities promoted by the Physical Education Classes include speedball, volleyball, basketball, gym games, tumbling, pyramid building, balancing, stunts, apparatus work on side horse and parallel bars, calisthenics, horseshoes, golf, softball, badminton and ping pong. The noon recreational program is a direct continuation of the work done in the physical educational classes. Various tournaments in ping pong, badminton, horseshoes, basketball, volleyball, and in free throws have been sponsored by the department. The very capable instructors in the physical education department have been Claribel Cully lor the girls, and Noel Mosher and Kenneth Lobaugh for the boys. 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 PAGE FIFTY-SEVEN A P€€K AT A STUD€nr$ DIARY THROUGH 1938-1939 AUGUST 29. Thirty-two Freshies register. SEPTEMBER 5. School Opens. Freshmen search for classes. 6. Instruction begins. Vacation over. Work begins? First Student Assembly. Mr. Snider talks on year's objectives. 16. Home Ec. Club elects new officers for year. Princeton defeats Walnut in last minute play, 7 to 0. 29. No Boy Scouts at Senior picnic at Bureau County Park. Mr. Lobaugh to the rescue! 23. Toulon finally ties Walnut after twelve point lead in first half 12-12. 26. Latin Club initiates members—remembered for soapy faces and taffy apples. 27. Freshies assemble at Red Oak woods. Big bonfire, torn trousers, and somebody's watermelons! Lobaugh and Brown married—only in fun. Hat-land late to first F. F. A. meeting. 30. Walnut trounces Sheffield in conference opener 34-6. OCTOBER 3. Student Government holds first meeting of year. G. A. A. meets after school. Plan hike and early morning breakfast for Saturday. 7. Student Government election. Soph party with Scavenger hunt—good, but slightly reckless driving. 10. Home Ec. girls meet after school. Book Club meets at Bob Bass home. Study History of Football. 12-13. Six weeks tests—weighed in the balance and found wanting. 13. Football team flattens Manlius 32-0. Junior Scavenger hunt—Canadian thistle, 1937 Lee County dog license, 8 hairs from white mule’s tail, and Mr. Snider’s striped pajamas produced! 14. No school! Teachers attend Illinois Valley Divisional Meeting at La Salle. 17. F. F. A. meeting. 20. Student to father, Can you sign your name with your eyes closed? Here's my report card.” 21. Buda not so tough! Falls 32-7. 24. New Latin Club members tell about themselves. Imagine the old members’ surprise to find that several had been married at least twice! 25. Don Cossack Singers appear on Civic League program. 27- 28. Miss Cleaveland and Beverley Renwick at- tend State Home Ec. meeting at Peoria. 28. Wyanet offers feeble resistance. Score 59-6. Captain Hill out due to illness. 28- 29. Seniors stage Jim-jam-Jamboree. Jean Kcig- win crowned queen. Two big nights of fun. SSS for Anniversay Annual. 31. President Hoffman swears in new council members. NOVEMBER 2. Neponset outclassed 20-0. 3-4. Teachers attend High School Conference at Urbana. Shucks, just as I felt like studying! 7. G. A. A. takes bicycle ride and eats supper at Grade School Park. - 1899 - 1900 - 1897 1898 PAGE FIFTY-EIGHT 1901 1902 fl KnOT HOL6 Of 9. Blankcnburg preserves Senior faces for posterity. 10. Harold D., Anita, Carolyn, Eva Blanche, John, and Mr. Snider attend District Student Council meeting in Delavan. Tiskilwa exterminated in final game 61-0. 11. School closes for Armistice observance. 14. Home Eckers decide to have Christmas party and grab bag. Beverley Renwick reports on State Home Ec. meeting. Book Club reviews current events at Elizabeth Forney's home. 15. F. F. A. meeting. 18. Juniors present Wings of the Morning.” Mystery. 21. Latin Club reports on Roman Holidays. 22-23. Dog days! Six weeks tests again. 24-25. Thanksgiving vacation. 29. Basketball opens against Princeton. Not so good 30. Gonigam-Bass-Hill host to 30 Ag boys and Mr. Hatland on bus trip to International. DECEMBER 2. Ohio there—No victory. 5. Student Government plans Christmas party. G. A. A. Girls hike South. Factulty team not so hot against Princeton opposition. 6. F. F. A. meeting. Plans made for Hill Billy Wedding.” 9. Lose to Wyanet in first Little Eight game of the season. 12. Home Ec. Girls enjoy their Christmas party. Plan gift box. Book Club discusses life of Christ at Christmas meeting. Roy and Anita hosts. 13. Basketball season ticket sale short. Lynn Kiser wins trip to State Tournament. Hall Township fails to fall. - 1904 - 1905 TH€ WALnUT TR€€ 16. Neponset here. Hurrah we won! 17. Saturnalia” at which Latin Club took a trip and had an exchange of presents. 22. Party in gym. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. DePue too tough. Good game. JANUARY 3. Classes resume. Ho, Hum! G. A. A. Supper in high school gym. 6-7. Hill Billy Wedding.” Howard Smith tied to Gail Stone. 6. Tiskilwa there. Narrow margin defeat. 9. Student Government honest. Decides to pay Christmas party bill. Doris Pierson entertains Book Club. The Citadel reviewed. 10. Captain John Craig on Civic League program. Very interesting. Very educational. 11-14. Little Eight Tournament at Sheffield. Evened score with Tiskilwa! Fourth place. 16. F. F. A. meeting. Plans made for big Hill Billy Wedding.” 17. Ohio here. No luck. 19-20. More woe! Semester tests. 20. Sheffield here. Why did we loser’ Ask Mosher. 23. Second Semester begins. 23-28. Walnut eliminated by Mineral in County Tournament in sizzling overtime. 27. Juniors lead school on honor roll for first semester. Sophomores weren’t last this time. 30. Latin Club election of officers—nothing exciting. 31. Mendota there. Lost. - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 1903 PAGE FIFTY-NINE FEBRUARY 3. Manlius here. That third quarter. G. A. A. meeting. Student Government. New Council members initiated. Alumni reorganize for anniversary commencement at pot luck supper. 7. La Moille—A welcome victory. 8. Miss Strouss and speech class invade the windy city to see Our Town.” 10. Education deferred. Teachers attend County Institute. Bureau Township, Another third quarter defeat!” 13- Book Club. Travel” at jay Langford's. Coach Mosher awards football letters. 14. Princeton takes second win for season in spite of Hill's ten baskets. 17. Another game. Buda wins. 20. Juniors and Seniors answer church questionnaire. 27. F. F. A. Boys stage wild game to report late at meeting. Shortage of light in locker room responsible for shortage of clothes in meeting. President Hoffman only Saint! 22-25. District Tournament, Wyanet. 27. Installation of Latin Club officers with hardly any officers to install, because they had been given detention slips to the library to get their English assignments. MARCH 1-2. Pshaw! Six weeks tests again. 3. Mr. Hatland praises work of champion girls' team including Clifford Heaton, at family banquet. 6. G. A. A. meeting. 8. Students take screen tests for Anniversary Annual. 10. Speech-Music students present Potpourri. Universal and outstanding. 13. Book Club. They studied drama with Harold D. Hoffman and Clark Wolfe, hosts. Student Council hears report of questionnaire about all H. S. party. Students desire hop. 20. F. F. A. meeting. Bob Bass and Norbert Wolfe conspicuous by their absence on program. 21. Jiggers! Scarlet fever! Norbert-Jean-Rhae-Jean! 24. All H. S. St. Patrick's Day Party. Lubbs involved in new romance. 25. Sectional poultry and grain judging contest. Poultry team came first—grain team seventh. Cliften Carpenter, 6th; Verden Broers, 3rd; Watkins, 10th. 27. Latin Club meets. Latin riddles are enjoyed by all-—we hope. Bet you don't know what structure holds the head up,” The nee” of course! 28. Soo Yong appears on the Civic League program. 29-31. Mr. Snider attends N. C. A. meeting in Chicago. 31. Annual gym exhibit. APRIL 3. Student Government meeting. G. A. A. Guest Night supper. 6. Brr! Track season opens. Thin clads down Bureau on wintry day. Marietta Hoffman places fourth in Extemporaneous contest at DePue. 7. Juniors get their class rings. 6-11. Easter recess. 10. Book Club Guest Night— Music —the hosts were Francis Guither and Harold Wallace. 11. Louise Jordan represents Walnut at Dramatic contest, Malden, and places fourth. F. F. A. 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 PAGE SIXTY Public Speaking contest at Princeton with Har- 8. Louise Jordan entertains Book Club. Topic: old D. Hoffman placing first. Juniors and Sen- Universities and Colleges of America.” iors attend College Day at Princeton. 9. Sectional Fat Stock and Dairy contest at La 12-13. More tests. Moille. Fat Stock team, third; dairy, sixth. Har- old L. Hoffman, third; Jay Langford, eighth. 13. Bureau County Schoolmasters' Banquet. Wins Championship Banner for entire contest. 14. The annual Latin Club Banquet where we event 9. Harold D. Hoffman places first in Northern from eggs to apples.” Anyway, we were all Illinois F. F. A. Public Speaking contest. Eligi- nuts before it was over. ble to compete in the State contest in June. 17. Triangular meet here (Sheffield, Walnut, Man- 9. Sectional Live Stock Judging contest at lius) Walnut won! F. F. A. meeting. La Moille. 18. Illinois Symphony Orchestra on the Civic 12. Girls appear in formals—it’s the Junior-Senior League program. Triangular meet at Tiskilwa. Banquet. (Tiskilwa, Wyanet, Walnut) Walnut again. 14. Music groups participate in County Music Fes 20. Verden Broers represents Walnut in Oratory tival at Princeton High school. at Buda! Sophomore Class party. Some fun! 15. F. F. A. meeting. 24. Regular meeting of the Latin Club. Buda, Ne- 20. County Track meet at Princeton. ponset and Walnut Track meet here. 22. Final Latin Club meeting. 27. Francis Guither places fourth in County Humor- ous Reading contest at Manlius. 26. Senior-Faculty reception at Principal's home. 28. Miss Cleaveiand and Homemaking classes en- 26-29. More headaches—Final exams. Will tin tertain mothers at annual banquet. Seniors be exempt? No! 29. G. A. A. Play Day Guests—Malden, Harmon, 28. Baccalaureate. Sheffield, Mendota, Manlius and Hooppole. 28. Class Night exercises. MAY 1. Final Student Government meetini;. JUNE 1. Fiftieth Annual Commencement. 5. Seniors present Shirt Sleeves.” 2. Awards. Report cards. Alumni Banquet. Good- 6. Little Eight meet at Sheffield. bye and good luck Seniors! 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 1919 - 1920 PAGE SIXTY-ONE SCHOOL DAYS! SCHOOL DAYS! 1890 Viola Clayton-Strub—6 Boys; Housewife ........................Dixon, Illinois Minnie Axtell-MacWilliams—Housewife ................................Farragut, Iowa 1891 Junie O’Neal-Milliken—Housewife .... Dixon, Illinois 1892 Lizzie Wolf-Foster—New Medical ..........................Hondo, California Madge Axtell—Telephone Operator ...........................Walnut, Illinois Kizzie Kerchner-Rix—1 Girl; Dressmaker ....................Walnut, Illinois Htta Robinson-Oakford—1 Girl; Housewife ...................Walnut, Illinois 1893 Elton O'Neal Frank Burke—1 Girl; Druggist ...................................Ohio, Illinois Maude Wilson-Meisenheimer—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife ............Walnut, Illinois Gertie Castles Belle Bard-Hall—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife .....6500 Yale Ave, Chicago, Illinois Bessie Whitver-Clayton—Housewife ............................ Maplewood, Ohio Vernie Whitver Anna Miller-Alshouse—Housewife Edna Axtell Don Marquis 1894 249 River Street, Ventura, California 1896 Frank O'Neal ..................................................Danville, Illinois Clayton Meihsner—1 Girl; Sub-Branch Mgr., Minneapolis-Moline Power Imple. Co., 725 North Main Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Mary Braught-Frederick—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife..................Walnut, Illinois Ida Shirk-Fisher—2 Boys; Housewife ..............................Walnut, Illinois Kerrie Knight-Brintnall—Housewife .....814 S. Serra Bonita Ave, Los Angeles, Calif. Lizzie Langford Elmer Bodine Birdie Major 1897 Jessie Dunn Roy Norman Agnes Wilson-Ross—Housewife ....................................Bloomington, Illinois Blanche Chase-Baker—Housewife ................410 E. Liberty Drive, Wheaton, Illinois Deceased. 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 PAGE SIXTY-FOUR D€AR OLD GOLD€n RUL€ DAYS! 1898 Vernie McElvania Oscar Ross—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Lawyer ...........514 N. Second Ave., Maywood, Illinois Myrtle Preston ...................527 E. Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, Colorado Robert Burchell Noyes Wheeler .................................................LaSalle, Illinois Lola Freeman-Stone—2 Boys; Housewife..........................Walnut, Illinois Glen Kerchner—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Retail Lumberman.... 133 N. Nattawa, Sturgis, Michigan Cloid Kauffman ................................................Oquawka, Illinois 1899 Oliver Gonigam Elmer Langford—2 Boys, 2 Girls; Farmer; Retired Mail Carrier.Walnut, Illinois 1900 Edna Oakford-Clark—Housewife; Retired Teacher .....................Walnut, Illinois Harriet Wolf-Stitt—Housewife .................24 Jackson Place, Aurora, Illinois Jennie Norman Edna Mathis Lettie Chandler Ethel Castles-Trottnow—Casket Factory...........652 First Street, Dixon, Illinois Anna Mayhall-Nontieth—Housewife ...............2222 Harrison Blvd., Boise, Idaho 1901 Alma Schwartzentraub—Homemaking ......................................Walnut, Illinois Grace Axtell-Garlock—Housewife ..........222 N. Second St„ Rockford, Illinois Grace Burchell Rachel 1 Clayton-French—Housewife ....................Sheldon, North Dakota Margaret Fuller ..........................817 Electric Bldg., Portland, Oregon Maude Sample—Stenographer .........1135 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois Nellie Ross—Retired School Teacher ..........................Walnut, Illinois Grace Van Arman-Norman—Homemaking .................................Winnebago, Minnesota 1902 Lulu Wilson-Ross—1 Girl; Housewife .........................Walnut, Illinois Merle Schoughton Teacher .................................Bradford, Illinois Mattie Ross-Doran—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife ..................Ohio, Illinois Nettie Renner—Van Arnam—1 Boy; Housewife ................Miiaca, Minnesota LeRoy Minier Elsie McDonald-Carley—2 Girls; Housewife ...................Wyanet, Illinois Alcia McElvania-Kuhn—Housewife ......................................Tipton, Iowa Elmeda Gonigam-White—3 Girls; Housewife ....................Walnut, Illinois Anna Fisher-Poppino—Housewife ..............................Harmon, Illinois Lena Dahl ...............................................Princeton, Illinois Deceased. - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 1890 PAGE SIXTY-FIVE TOP PICTURE 1899 LOWER PICTURE 1898 TOP PICTURE 1907 LOWER PICTURE 1896 1903 Chester Attig—2 Boys, 2 Girls; Professor of History; North Central College, Naperville, Illinois Iva Larson Anna Axteli-Britt—3 Girls, 1 Boy; Clerk ......................Walnut, Illinois Ollie Leiser-Goranoff—Housewife .............349 E. Eight St., Portland, Oregon Bert Brewer—2 Boys, Girls; Real Estate Broker .. 5413 Corvell Ave., Chicago, Illinois Reta Kerchner-Ross- Housewife .............................Princeton, Illinois Eda Dahl-Meihsner—1 Boy; Housewife ..............312 Virginia, Normal, Illinois Ida Schwarts- Boh I ander—Housewife .................................Metamora, Illinois Josie Wilson-Burchell—Housewife ..........637 W. Roswood, San Antonio, Texas Debbie Ross Clarence Corl .............................. 902 N. Main St., Rockford, Illinois Deceased. 1897 - 1898 - 1899 - 1900 - 1901 - 1902 PAGE SIXTY-SIX 1904 Charles Anderson—2 Girls; Tire Business .122 17th Ave., North Seattle, Washington Dominique Andrews Minnie Anderson-Major—1 Boy; Housewife ..........1815 Othy Ave., Perry, Iowa Howard Fordham—2 Boys; Real Estate and Insurance...Walnut Grove, Minnesota Grover Kerchner—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Mail Carrier ................Walnut, Illinois Myrtle Langford-Fordham—1 Boy; Hotel Proprietor.............Walnut, Illinois Lulu Letherman-Holland—Housewife .....................................Morrison, Illinois Henry Martin .........................842 E. Mountain St., Pasadena, California Josephine Meihsner .....................................................Walnut, Illinois 1905 Pearl Kessler-Minier ............................712—25th St., Rock Island, Illinois Wilbur Kerchner ...........................334 N. Haviland St., Whittier, California Joseph Minier—U. S. Department of Agriculture ..................Okeechobee, Florida Edwin Wilson—I Boy; Printer ........................................Walnut, Illinois 1906 Ben Brown—Dentist ................................................Colchester, Illinois Adria Sells Eva Whitver-Bohm—Housewife .........................................Rockford, Illinois William Watkins—Hardware...........4138 George St., Apt. 2, Chicago, Illinois George H. Minier—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Merchant...511 Jefferson St., Burlington, Iowa Ada Meihsner-Egy 1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife. .127 Elmgrove Ave, Troy, New York Edwin Swartzentraub—Hardware Merchant .......................Walnut, Illinois Albert Guither—3 Girls; Farmer ..............................Walnut, Illinois 1907 Roy Wolf—3 Boys; Trucker ......................................Walnut, Illinois Ed Dahl—1 Girl; Agent Sinclair Refining Co..................Princeton, Illinois Otto Kerchner—2 Girls; Carpenter ..............................Walnut, Illinois Burton Andrews—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Ag. Extension Service, University of Illinois, 401 S. Prospect, Champaign, Illinois I-rank Ross ................................................Princeton, Illinois Bruce McMurray ...........................................Shakotte, Minnesota Pansy Kauffman Bess Merchant-Mau—2 Girls; Housewife ..........................Harmon, Illinois Irma Siebels-Schiessel—Housewife ...................4526 Shneida Road, Chicago, Illinois Ruth Mayhall-Alshouse—Housewife .......................622 E. Lawser, St. Paul, Minnesota Verna Kerchner-Renwick—2 Girls, 2 Boys; Housewife .............Walnut, Illinois Alvina Huseman-Walcott—Housewife ..............410 S. May St., Joliet, Illinois Alma Whitvcr-McDonald—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife. ..206 S. 30th, Omaha, Nebraska Frank Braught—Decorator ............................5239 Augusta Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 1908 Orval Langford Edwin Mau—2 Girls; Farmer .....................................Harmon, Illinois Ralph Tuckerman—1 Girl; Hardware Store ........................Walnut, Illinois Mattie Kerchner-Brown—Housewife ....................................Colchester, Illinois Deceased. 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 PAGE SIXTY-SEVEN Lillian Reeder-Burkey—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife.........Walnut, Illinois Lida Tuckerman—At Home....1632 N. Mormachie St., Los Angeles, California Lugene Luther ...........................2729—14th St., Des Moines, Iowa Norma Mungor-Tungate—1 Boy; Housewife..202—15th Ave., Sterling, Illinois 1909 Emma Anderson—Governess ................................3809 Glen Ave., Baltimore, Maryland Alma Attig-Guither—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife ..................Walnut, Illinois Glenn Bass—1 Boy; Gonigam-Bass-Hill Co.........................Walnut, Illinois Mary Fisher-Ross—2 Girls, 1 Boy; Housewife .................Princeton, Illinois Grace Gonigam-Ross—4 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife ..................Walnut, Illinois Minnie Huseman-Miller .............626 Church St., Apt., San Francisco, California Irl McMurray—Farmer ...........................................Walnut, Illinois Glen Miller........................626 Church St., Apt., San Francisco, California Leiia Minier-Smith—3 Girls; Housewife .........................Walnut, Illinois Janey Ross .....................................................DePue, Illinois Haleh Sergeant-Brooks—3 Girls; Housewife ....................Sterling, Illinois Alva Strouss .................................................Alhambra, California 1910 Alcie Kerchner-Leiser—1 Girl; Housewife ..................Abingdon, Illinois Mary Luther—Head of Latin Department, High School 2445 Cleveland, Granite City, Illinois Beulah Wilson-Brown—2 Girls; Housewife ................... Roanoke, Illinois Darlene Whitver-O'Laughlin—3 Boys, 3 Girls; Housewife...Billings, Montana ♦Karl Meihsner Hazel Waterhouse-Burns—Housewife ...................................Wyoming, Illinois Fay Scoughton-Sorrenson—Housewife .................................Morrison, Illinois Blanche Lyons 1911 John Andrews—Farmer ........................................Rutland, Illinois Dorothy Andrews-Wilson—Housewife ...................1421 Vilas Ave., Madison, Wisconsin Alcie Bass-Craig—1 Girl; Housewife ..........................Walnut, Illinois Lucille Chapman-Mooney .................281 Manning Blvd., Albany, New York Victor Naffziger—Farmer ..................................Princeton, Illinois Helene Nussle—Scientific Technician .........................Walnut, Illinois Vera Stone Verna Stone-Fisher—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife ................Walnut, Illinois Iva Whitver-Atherton—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife ...............Walnut, Illinois Grover Wilson—Professor of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1421 Vilas Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 1912 Paul Beshers ...................................................El Paso, Illinois Alene Burress-Hanson—1 Boy; Housewife .........................Ottawa, Illinois Etta Hasenyager .................................................Walnut, Illinois Emma Huseman-Andrews—1 Girl; Secretary ......................Walnut, Illinois Arden Landers ................................................Princeton, Illinois Deceased - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1909 PAGE SIXTY-EIGHT 1914 1915 1916 1917 - 1918 - 1919 - 1920 Romona Livey-Lcwis—1 Boy, 2 Girls; Housewife................. Walnut, Illinois Ruth Luther...............................2729 East 14th St., Des Moines, Iowa Lester Meihsner Ruth Minier-Pease—Housewife ........................................Princeton, Illinois Harriet McElvania......................................................Tipton, Iowa Ellis Rudiger—Farmer ..................................................Walnut, Illinois Mae Ross-Schoaf—1 Girl; Housewife ............................Walnut, Illinois Callie Tuckerman-Ross—1 Girl; Housewife........234 N. Frink St., Peoria, Illinois Phil Whitver .........................................San Jose Sun, California Wesley Whitver—1 Girl; Land Bank Appraiser.....212—12th Ave., Sterling, Illinois Wayne Milliken .........................................................Perry, Iowa 1913 Hazel Allen-Toppert—Housewife ................2728 Warren Blvd., Chicago, Illinois Ruth Andrews-Hoffsummer—Housewife ...........................Baton Rouge, Indiana Madeline Andrews-Wilson Deceased TOP PICTURE 1910 LOWER PICTURE 1914 TOP PICTURE 1911 LOW7Eli PICTURE 1914 Lila Attig-Powell—Writer in Religious Education ................Berea, Kentucky Elsie Bohler..................................1624 Morris Ave., Chicago, Illinois Leona Huseman-Scheffler—Housewife ..............................Walnut, Illinois Forrest Janes—Farmer ...........................................Walnut, Illinois Geneva Milliken-Lyman ..........................................Walnut, Illinois Arthur Minier—Commercial Salesman ..............................Houston, Texas Harold Oakford—Janitor of Grade School .........................Walnut, Illinois Gladys Perkins-Kerchner—1 Girl; Housewife ......................Walnut, Illinois Marie Siebels—Milliner .............1056 Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, California Mary Weaver .................................................Rock Falls, Illinois Verle Waterhouse-Miller—Housewife ..............................Walnut, Illinois Otto Yonk—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Grocer ................................Walnut, Illinois 1914 Hazel Alshouse-Coggins—Housewife .................................Dixon, Illinois Sara Fisher-Major—Housewife .....................................Walnut, Illinois Merle Ioder-Heaton—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife ....................Walnut, Illinois Hazel Keigwin Madeline Livey-Stephens—Housewife .........................Walnut, Illinois Cecil Meisenheimer—Windmill Mechanic ............................Walnut, Illinois Florence McGann-Doyle—1 Boy—Housewife ....530 McLain Ave., Yonkers, New York John Naffziger—Lawyer ........................................Princeton, Illinois Leon Oakford—Storekeeper .....................................Princeton, Illinois Florence Stone-Gonigam—2 Boys, 2 Girls; Housewife ...............Walnut, Illinois Neil Stiver—Salesman ............................................Walnut, Illinois Howard Whitver—Miner ...........................................Sulphur, Nevada Henry Yepsen Arthur Ross—1 Girl; Ins. Agent ..............234 N. Frink St., Peoria, Illinois Nelson Sergeant—1 Girl; Salesman .............49 West N. St., Galesburg, Illinois Veda Scoughton-Laner—Housewife ...................................Amboy, Illinois 1915 Adeline Abraham-Grabill—1 Girl; Housewife ...................Walnut, Illinois Elizabeth Andrews ....................................Perry Point, Maryland Elsie Bullington-Naffziger—Housewife ........................Walnut, Illinois Gladys Gonigam-Weinman—1 Girl; Housewife....440 Northwest 21st St., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Eugene Naffziger—Farmer .....................................Walnut, Illinois Minnie Otto-Hasenyager—3 Boys; Housewife ....................Walnut, Illinois Lucille Nussle-Gallager—2 Boys; Housewife ...291 S. Lawndale Ave., Elmhurst, Illinois Una Scoughton Lucille Sells Glen Russell—Salesman ...............................................LaGrange, Illinois Winnie Strouss-Wells—Housewife .........................................Dixon, Illinois 1916 Robert Edson .......................422 S. Wisconsin Ave., Villa Park, Illinois Blanche Fordham-Durham—2 Boys; Housewife ......................Walnut, Illinois Deceased 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - PAGE SEVENTY 1926 Arthur Hasenyager—1 Boy; Shoe Salesman. .500 N. Glen Oak Ave., Peoria, Illinois Burke Livey—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Meat Market ........................Walnut, Illinois Douglas Milliken—2 Girls; Farmer ...........................Princeton, Illinois Forest Minier—1 Boy; Salesman .................................Walnut, Illinois Vernon Osborne ...............................................Marengo, Illinois Bessie Ross-Hasenyager—Housewife .......500 N. Glen Oak Ave., Peoria, Illinois Eunice Sanders-Christenson—1 Girl; Housewife ..................Walnut, Illinois Esther Shearbum-Keigwin—Housewife ....................505 Illinois St., Peoria, Illinois Ruth Keigwin 1917 John Abraham—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Clothing Salesman .................Walnut, Illinois Frederick Andrews ..............................................Dixon, Illinois Darlene Fisher-Merchant—Housewife .............................Walnut, Illinois Clara Grammer-Watkins—3 Boys; Housewife .......................Walnut, Illinois Alta Glafka-Becknell—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife ..............Hampshire, Illinois Roland Guither—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Bank-Continental..........15 N. Columbia Ave, Naperville, Illinois Ethyl Hasenyager-McGonigle—Housewife........................Princeton, Illinois Ethel Major-Gordon—Housewife ...........................................Marian, Iowa Alta Minier-Melton—2 Boys; Housewife ..........................Walnut, Illinois Arthur Shearburn—1 Boy; Lumber and Coal .......................Walnut, Illinois Anna Splain-McDonald—Housewife ..............................Sterling, Illinois Eugene Splain—2 Girls; Assistant Cashier in First State Bank ..Walnut, Illinois Maude Strouss—Junior High School Teacher ...................Yorkville, Illinois Anna Tuckerman-Miller—Housewife ........................Los Angeles, California Blanche Waliis-Wetzen—Housewife .................15241 Hilliard Road, Lakewood, Ohio Edna Wells 1918 Leo Bass— 1 Boy, 2 Girls; Hatchery ............................Walnut, Illinois Margaret Burress-Williams—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife.............Peoria, Illinois Everett Fisher—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Painter .........................Walnut, Illinois Arthur Keithahn—Radio Salesman .................................Dixon, Illinois Vivian Nussle-Cussins—1 Boy; Housewife .......................Decatur, Illinois Kathleen Waterhouse-Vix—Housewife .....................Downers Grove, Illinois Gertrude Whitver-Baketel—Housewife ......................302 Broadway, Methuen, Massachusetts Zelda Winters-Miller—Housewife........................845 S. First St., DeKalb, Illinois Lee Hopkins Salesman .......................................Roodhouse, Illinois 1919 Merle Dahl—1 Boy, 1 Girl—Farmer .............................. Walnut, Illinois Duane Edson .................................................. Walnut, Illinois Gerald Ganschow—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Farmer.........................Walnut, Illinois Vivian Keigwin-Obenhouse—Housewife ..........................Sandwich, Illinois Blanche Gramer-Fenn—3 Boys, 2 Girls; Housewife .........Faith, South Dakota Caryl Meisenheimer-Wedding—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife............Walnut, Illinois Helen Meltzer-Williams—4 Girls, 2 Boys; Housewife............. Walnut, Illinois Deceased. 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - PAGE SEVENTY-ONE 1932 TOP PICTURE 1902 TOP PICTURE 1892 LOWER PICTURE 1904 LOWER PICTURE 1909 Lois Miles-Bailey ......................1319 East 40th St., Kansas City, Missouri Marion Perkins-Anderson—Housewife ...................................Princeton, Illinois Inez Phillips-Johnson—2 Girls; Housewife ..................... Walnut, Illinois Ralph Russell Wayne Winters—1 Boy ................District Agency North Western Mutual Life, 1117 W. Charles, Champaign, Illinois 1920 Ina Black-Abbott—1 Boy; Housewife; Commercial Photography.....Walnut, Illinois Joy Frederick—1 Boy; Grocery Store and Farmer ................Walnut, Illinois George Fox Lawyer ....................3549—17th St., San Francisco, California Harold Hopkins—2 Boys; Physician and Surgeon .................Walnut, Illinois Helen Keithahn-Booth—1 Boy; Housewife......318 Arbor Ave., West Chicago, Illinois Beth Meisenheimer-Johnson—1 Boy; Housewife....122 Lincoln Ave., Dixon, Illinois Deceased. 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 PAGE SEVENTY-TWO Margaret Mil liken-Morehead—2 Boys; Housewife. .2619 S. First St., Shelbyville, 111. Jean Osborn—Assistant Pharmacist..........E. Grant Highway, Marengo, Illinois Lloyd Osborne Bernice Wolfe-Parker—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housew'ife .......................Walnut, Illinois Blanche Wolfe-Wolfe—1 Girl; Housewife .............................Sheffield, Illinois ...........................Dixon, Illinois .1935 W. Second St., Davenport, Iowa Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois 1921 Mabel Alshouse .......................... Ruth Becknell-Wallace ................... Gertrude Bohler-Harrison—1 Boy; Housewife .....................Walnut, Margaret Brewer-Westphal—1 Girl; Housewife ..................Kingston, Glen Burkey—Automobile Mechanic ...............................Walnut, Rena Christensen-Taylor—Housewife ............................Manlius, Blanche Clausen-Kuepker—2 Girls; Housewife ....................Walnut, Geraldine Dremann-Raabe—-2 Boys, 1 Girl; Farming ...........Princeton, Illinois Beatrice Dullinger-Brenn—Housewife ...........................Elkhart, Indiana Raymond Edson—1 Boy; Farmer ...................................Walnut, Illinois Geraldine Langford-Strock—Housewife .........................Sterling, Illinois Rena Miles-Littlewood—House .................................LaMoille, Illinois Bertram Quilter—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Sterling Factory ...............Walnut, Illinois Marjorie Splain-Quilter—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife .......... ..Walnut, Illinois Clair Tomb ....................................................Walnut, Illinois Cora Wolf-Foss—Housewife ......................................Walnut, Illinois 1922 Florence Alshouse ........................410 College Avenue, Dixon, Illinois Mildred Alshouse-Lauritzen—1 Boy; Housewife .......................Walnut, Illinois William Abraham .........................4054 Cottage Grove, Des Moines, Iowa June Becknell-Schoaf—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Housew’ife ...................Walnut, Illinois Paul Frederick—2 Girls....Assistant V. P. C. F. Childs Co., Investment Dealers, 1076 Jackson Road, Park Hill, Covington, Kentucky Darlene Hasenyager-Pieri—Housewife .............................Princeton, Illinois Charles Keigwin—1 Girl; Physician and Surgeon—2605 Prairie Ave., Evanston, Illinois Helen Lund-Hasbrook—Housewife Fern Meltzer-White—1 Boy, 1 Girl ................Housewife and Beauty Culturist 737 Walnut St., Carthage, Illinois Evelyn Minier-Wahl—2 Girls; Housew'ife.........1501 E. 4th St., Sterling, Illinois Geraldine Mungor-Bowen—1 Boy, 2 Girls; Housew'ife.........Deer Grove, Illinois Maxine Ross-Quilter—Housewife ...............................Walnut, Illinois Loretta Russell-Alshouse—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife ................Walnut, Illinois Verna Sprinkle-Frederick—1 Boy; Housewife .........................Walnut, Illinois Harold Stone—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Farmer................................Walnut, Illinois Margaret Thomas-Clark—Housewife ........................................Ocean Park, Washington Gladys Wilson—At Home .............................................Walnut, Illinois 1923 Walter Akison ............................3826 Columbus S., Minneapolis, Minnesota Fred Dremann .................................9.30 East 3rd St., Salt Lake City, Utah Ivan Exner ................................................................Dixon, Illinois Deceased. 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 PAGE SEVENTY-THREE Marvin Fox—2 Girls; Shoe Store ..................................Walnut, Verna Gallentine-Gloden—2 Girls; Housewife ..................... Walnut, Viola Gallentine-Cameron—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife ...............Walnut, Everett Ganschow—-1 Boy, 1 Girl; Farmer .........................Walnut, Beatrice Ioder-Haller ............................................Dixon, Mary Keigwin-Cordes—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife .................Washburn, Gordon Meisenheimer—Printer........................................Ohio, Carl Peterson .................................................Elmhurst, Lila Moodie-Devore ........................1213 N. Main St., Princeton, Allen Schoaf—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Manager Service Station .............Walnut, Violet Stephens-Winger—3 Girls; Housewife....112 S. Vail St., Geneseo, Esther Strouss—Music Supervisor ...........512 Fisher Ave., Rockford, Arthur Vick...................................907 Ottawa Ave, Dixon, Norma Westphal Worrell—1 Boy, 2 Girls ...Owner of Grocery Store, Kingston, Dorothy Williams-Anderson—1 Boy, 2 Girls; Housewife ...........Walnut, Homer Winger—2 Girls; School Teacher.........112 S. Vail St., Geneseo, Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois 1924 Zelma Alien-Hicks; Housewife .................................Harmon, Illinois Janet Burchell-Miller ......................1403 N. 33rd St., Omaha, Nebraska Charles Butcher .............................114 S. Cherry St., Freeport, Illinois Bernadine Brown-Lind—Housewife..........313 S. Church St., Princeton, Illinois Anna Clark—School Teacher ....................................Walnut, Illinois Pearl Frederick-McCarthy—1 Boy; Housewife ....................Walnut, Illinois Theodore Fisher—Works at Grain Elevator.......................Walnut, Illinois Wayne Fisher—Utility Foreman ..................................Dixon, Illinois Helen Gonigam-Anderson—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife ..............Walnut, Illinois Helen Hoge-Ganschow—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife..................Walnut, Illinois Nettie Johnson-Rudiger—1 Boy, 2 Girls; Housewife .............Walnut, Illinois Alfred Kofoed—Farmer .........................................Aurora, Illinois Grace Livey-Winger—Housewife ..................................Dixon, Illinois Irma McCloud .................................................Wyanet, Illinois Florence Meisenheimer—School Teacher .........................Walnut, Illinois Ruth Oakford-Watson—Housewife......................6244 Wabansia St., Chicago, Illinois Iva Phillips-Kindt—1 Girl; Housewife .........................Walnut, Illinois Gilbert Renner—Chemistry Teacher.............18 N. Melrose Ave., Elgin, Illinois Ina Sells 1925 Walter Baumgartner—1 Boy, 3 Girls; Farmer .....................Walnut, Illinois Gertrude Britt-Casey—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife..............2160 W. 122nd St., Blue Island, Illinois Lourilee Carlson-Barr—Stenographer ..............................Washington, D. C. Kenneth Dahl—Theatre Manager ...............................Sheffield, Illinois Homer Dremann—Industrial Arts Teacher, High School....107 E. John, Champaign, 111. Arthur Fox—Charge of Western Union Office.....155 N. Clark St., Chicago, Illinois Lovilla Frederick-Dooley—1 Boy; Housewife....446 E. 66th St., Apt. 4H, New York, New York Deceased. 1897 - 1898 - 1899 - 1900 - 1901 - 1902 PAGE SEVENTY-FOUR 1903 1904 1905 1906 - 1907 - 1908 Mariam Gramer—Stenographer...............1518 East 65th Place, Chicago, Illinois Bernice Hopkins-Schoaf—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife ................Walnut, Illinois Lester Keelen—Theatre Manager ...............................Princeton, Illinois Agnes Kruse Carl Nelson—1 Boy; Farmer ...............................Deer Grove, Illinois Iona Odell-Stevens—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife ..................Tampico, Illinois Harold Paepke—Clerk in Gamble Store ............................Walnut, Illinois Elizabeth Pfund-Schultz—Housewife ......................................Malcolm, Iowa Dorothy Plapp-Baumgartner—1 Boy, 3 Girls; Housewife.............Walnut, Illinois Margaret Quilter-Britt—1 Boy; Housewife......518 Wallace St., Sterling, Illinois Louise Ross-Haddon—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife..513 S. Vale, Bloomington, Illinois Laura Russel-Stickles—2 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife ................Walnut, Illinois Lester Sprinkle—1 Girl; Electrical Radio Telegraph Operator...Walnut, Illinois Wilbur Sweetnam—1 Boy; Hardware Merchant .........Roman Ave., Peoria, Illinois Donald Whitver—Clerk ...........................................Walnut, Illinois Glen Wahl—Bookkeeper ...........................................Walnut, Illinois Deceased. TOP PICTURE 1917 TOP PICTURE 1919 LOWER: LITTLE EIGHT CHAMPIONS 1928 LOWER: TOOT BALL TEAM 1935 1926 Wilford Bradley—Factory ....................................Sterling, Illinois Mary Edson ..................................................Harmon, Illinois George Fisher—Radio Repairman ...............................Walnut, Illinois Iva Fordham-Chandler—2 Girls; Housewife .....................Walnut, Illinois ♦Mary Fritz Clarence Ganschow—Insurance Salesman..................Suite 805 Pacific Bldg., San Francisco, California Irvin Hasenyager—Farmer .....................................Walnut, Illinois Clark Hasenyager—Farmer .....................................Walnut, Illinois Wilbur Hopkins—1 Girl; Minister ...........................Richmond, Illinois Eleanor Ioder-Sweetnam—1 Boy; Housewife ...........Roman Ave., Peoria, Illinois Ruth Iwig—1 Boy; Housewife ...................................Walnut, Illinois Ralph Kofoed—2 Girls; Methodist Minister ..................Woodstock, Illinois Eleanor Keigwin—At Home .....................................Walnut, Illinois Arthur Kruse—Farmer .........................................Walnut, Illinois Greta Livey-Johnson—Housewife ................................Galva, Illinois Lucille Montgomery-Burkey—4 Boys, 1 Girl; Housewife ........Walnut, Illinois Carlyle Morton—Clerk............................................Ohio, Illinois Ruth Schuyf-Truedson—2 Girls; Housewife .................New Bedford, Illinois Mildred Stone-Guy—Housewife....Royal Plaza Hotel, Kenwood Ave., Chicago, Illinois Fannie Mae Strouss-Vick—1 Boy; Housewife......907 Ottawa Ave., Dixon, Illinois Clifton Whitver—Salesman.............600 E. Lawn St., Apt. 205, Columbus, Ohio Marvin Winger—Social Science Teacher in High School...........Dixon, Illinois 1927 Max Brokaw—1 Boy.......Jr. Ass't Division Engineer Wisconsin Highway Division, 401 W. Pine, Lancaster, Wisconsin Adrian Bullington—1 Boy; Teacher ...........2121 S. 3rd St., Maywood, Illinois Jeanette Espel-Townsend—1 Boy; Housewife .................Princeton, Illinois Julia Espel—School Teacher ...............................Princeton, Illinois Allen Fox—Orchestrator................3501 Olive St., Kansas City, Missouri Cyrus Gomgam—Minister, Church of Christ Disciples.....Pocstenskill, New York Grace Keithahn—School Teacher.................303 S. Main St., Lombard, Illinois Audrey Kiser—School Teacher ...................................Buda, Illinois Marian Kiser-Ingels-—1 Boy; Housewife ........................Henry, Illinois Earlene McElvania-Hall—2 Girls; Housewife ................Princeton, Illinois Doris Minier-Conrad—Housewife ................611 N. 5th St., DeKalb, Illinois Herman Nelson—Farmer ..................................................Walnut, Illinois Beulah Plapp-Ioder—1 Boy, 4 Girls; Housewife ................Walnut, Illinois Cathryn Quilter—Waitress ..............................................Walnut, Illinois Harold Rudiger—Accountant .............2313 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Penn. George Stickles—Service Station Attendant ....................Walnut, Illinois Edna Swectnam-Dooley—Housewife. 1518 Van Buren St., South Bend, Indiana Herbert Whitver—Salesman .................2824 Jennings St., Sioux City, Iowa 1928 ♦Fern Akerson Mariam Borop—Farmer Deceased. Walnut, Illinois 1910 - 1911 1912 1913 1909 PAGE SEVENTY-SIX 1914 Geraldine Bowen-Anderson—1 Boy; Housewife ...................Walnut, Illinois Cecil Britt—Motion Picture Operator .........................Walnut, Illinois Lee Buzzard—Farmer ........................................ Walnut, Illinois Clyde Conley—1 Boy; Highway Overseer ..........409—16th St., Sterling, Illinois Dorothy Craigin—Wheeler ...............3321 W. 4lst St., Los Angeles, California Viola Dimmig-Foote—Housewife ..........41 N. Paulina St., Chicago, Illinois William Epperson—1 Boy; Carpenter ...........................Walnut, Illinois John Foss—1 Girl; Farmer ....................................Walnut, Illinois Evelyn Gallentine-Keleher—1 Boy; Housewife ..................Walnut, Illinois Carl Golden—1 Girl—Truck Driver ..............419 N. 4th St., Rockford, Illinois Berneil Hasenyager-Lamb—School Teacher .....5 S. Pleasant St., Princeton, Illinois Loren Hoge—1 Girl; Farmer ...................................Harmon, Illinois Homer Hopkins—Dentist ......................................Mendota, Illinois Edna Johnson-Reid—1 Girl; Housewife.......5104 W. Crystal St., Chicago, Illinois Lavonne Johnson-Larson—Housewife ............................Walnut, Illinois ♦Virden Kerchner Darlene Miller-Allison—Housewife ..............233 E. Grantley Ave., Elmhurst, Illinois ♦Pearl Plum Margaret Schuyf—At Home .....................................Walnut, Illinois Orin Scoughton Charles Stone ..............................1249 W. 97th St., Chicago, Illinois Pearl Tornow-Koepp—Housewife ................4951 Parker Ave., Chicago, Illinois Wilda Tornow-Makutchan—Housewife ...........Hotel Northern, Princeton, Illinois Edwin Wilson—1 Girl; Bookkeeper .............................Walnut, Illinois 1929 Lucille Alshouse—Bookkeeper .................................Walnut, Illinois Helen Baumgartner-Hoge—1 Girl; Housewife ....................Harmon, Illinois Jennalee Brown-Hunter—1 Girl; Housewife ....................Tampico, Illinois Emma Carter-Leach—Housewife ............3112 N. Racine Ave., Chicago, Illinois Raymond Dick—Insurance Salesman .............39 Garfield St., Oak Park, Illinois Lloyd Espel—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Farmer .........................Princeton, Illinois Eivin Fordham—Hotel Manager ..................................Walnut, Illinois Ruth Forney—Latin and History Teacher...................Prophetstown, Illinois Edna Glaze-Epperson—1 Boy; Housewife ........................Walnut, Illinois Nina Glaze-Gerbitz—1 Boy; Housewife .........................Walnut, Illinois ♦Kenneth Hoffman Dorothy Hoge-Clark—Registered Nurse......1375 Aneheim, Long Beach, California Erna Kirk Jeff Livey—Assistant Postmaster ..............................Walnut, Illinois Helen McGonigle-Krug—1 Boy; Housewife ........................Dixon, Illinois Harvey McKinney................4838—38th Ave., South Minneapolis, Minnesota Enid Peterson-Eickmeier—Housewife .............................Ohio, Illinois Everett Pope—Chiropractor .................................Belvidere, Illinois Marian Schuyf ...........................................New Bedford, Illinois Marvin Stone—Grocery Clerk ....r.............................Walnut, Illinois George Taylor—School Teacher ...............................Manlius, Illinois Erin White-Anderson—Housewife .......3921 W. Addison St., Chicago, Illinois Dorothy Whitver-Lowry—1 Girl; Housewife .....................Walnut, Illinois Deceased. 1915 1916 1917 - 1918 PAGE SEVENTY-SEVEN 1919 1920 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 1938 FOOTBALL 1936 1930 Ormond Gerbitz—1 Boy; Contractor Walnut, Illinois Gincth Glafka-Stone—Luzier Representative .....................Walnut, Illinois Melvin Huseman—Farmer .........................................Walnut, Illinois Alice Keithahn—Telephone Operator .............................Walnut, Illinois Ethel Kruse—Tabulator Operator for State of Illinois........ 322 S. 8th Street, Springfield, Illinois Donald Langford—Mechanic ......................................Walnut, Illinois Inez Langford-Norden—1 Boy, 1 Girl; Housewife...................Walnut, Illinois Alden Mungor—1 Girl; Electric Appliance Salesman ..............Walnut, Illinois Gorden Norden—Student ..........................................Peoria, Illinois William Odha ..................................................Walnut, Illinois Mildred Parlier—Housekeeper ...................................Walnut, Illinois Alice Parson-Borop—Housewife ..................................Walnut, Illinois Ivan Peach—1 Girl; Carpenter ..................................Walnut, Illinois Dick Ross—Mortician-—Ass't. Bank Cashier ......................Walnut, Illinois Deceased. 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 PAGE SEVENTY-EIGHT Imogene Ross—Manager Imo Gene Shop ...........................Walnut, Illinois Raymond Ross—Missionary, South America .........................South America Alene Strouss—Music Teacher in High School ...................Walnut, Illinois Stanley Sorrenson ..........................................Streator, Illinois Edna Wallace-Alien—Housewife .................................Harmon, Illinois Harry Whitver—Nurse..............................821 Otto St., Iowa City, Iowa Evadcll Anderson-Hoffman—1 Girl; Housewife....................Walnut, Illinois Richard Brewer—Grocery Store.........237 Kalamazoo St., Battle Creek, Michigan Verner Birkey—Farmer .........................................Walnut, Illinois Bernice Black—Bookkeeper .....................................Walnut, Illinois Grace Britt-Foss—1 Girl; Housewife ...........................Walnut, Illinois Ovanda Cook-Hanna—Housewife ...............................Princeton, Illinois Valda Epperson-Blondin—2 Boys; Housewife .....................Walnut, Illinois Dale Exner—-1 Girl; Librarian ................................Walnut, Illinois Edith Fordham—School Teacher .................................Walnut, Illinois Arthur Gallentine—1 Boy; Trucker .............................Walnut, Illinois Jane Birkey-Kuhnert—2 Boys; Housewife ........................Walnut, Illinois Thomas Downs-—Farmer .........................................Walnut, Illinois 1931 Gladys Albrecht-Pike—1 Girl; Housewife...........603 W. Oak, Urbana, Illinois Margaret Baumgartner-Birkey—2 Boys; Housewife ...............Walnut, Illinois Jane Becknell-Durham—School Teacher .........................Walnut, Illinois Kenneth Edson—Farmer .............................319 N. St., Dixon, Illinois Harry Frank—Gasoline Distributor ............................Walnut, Illinois Owen Fordham—1 Girl; Vocational Ag. Instructor, High School Winnebago, Illinois Lois Guither-Davis—1 Boy; Minister's wife ...............Mt. Vernon, Indiana Alice Gramer—At Home ........................................Walnut, Illinois Maxine Hall—Primary Teacher .................................Walnut, Illinois Grace Hunter-Hunter—Housewife ..............................Tampico, Illinois Mabel Kofoed—Third Grade Teacher ............................Walnut, Illinois Virginia Keigwin .......................5966 W. Superior St., Chicago, Illinois Cullen McGonigle Iwilla Otto-Millet—Housewife ................................Toulon, Illinois Eleanor Pope-Fordham—1 Girl; Housewife ...................Winnebago, Illinois Loyal Wallace—Tiler .........................................Walnut, Illinois Harry Stewart ...............................................Peoria, Illinois Dorothy White-Anderson—Housewife ..............................Ohio, Illinois Grace White—Nurse ..............................712 Turnell, Des Moines, Iowa 1932 Albert Allen—Farmer .................. Marjorie Britt-Hardeson—2 Girls; Housewi Grace Burkey—Saleslady ............... Elton Conley—Farmer .................. Retha Epperson-Naughton—Nurse ........ Harold Foss-—Farmer .................. Clifford Farrell—Teacher ............. Eleanor Hoffman—At Home .............. Deceased. ........................Harmon, fe ......................Walnut, ......712—25th St., Rock Island, ........................Walnut, ..6809 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, ........................Walnut, ....514 N. Church St., Princeton, ........................Walnut, Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 PAGE SEVENTY-NINE Eugene Johnson—Stockman .........................................Green Fork, Indiana Charles Keigwin—Farmer .....................................Walnut, Illinois Claude Langford—Bookkeeper, Citizens State Bank ............Walnut, Illinois August McCoy—Farmer ........................................Walnut, Illinois Ina Peterson—Registered Nurse, Public Hospital ............Kewanee, Illinois Fern Peach-Anderson—2 Girls; Housewife .....................Walnut, Illinois Eleanor Parsons—Registered Nurse ...........................Walnut, Illinois Virginia Quilter—Waitress ..................................Walnut, Illinois Elaine Westman-Kimberley—Housewife .......................LaMoille, Illinois Gordon Whitver—Student ..................2824 Jennings St., Sioux City, Iowa Patti Wolfe-Wise—1 Boy; School Teacher .....................Walnut, Illinois 1933 Paul Anderson—Farmer .......................................Walnut, Donald Brewer—1 Girl; Road Maintenance .....................Walnut, Clarel Brown—Farmer ........................................Walnut, Claire Coveil Frances Dimmig—Baker ..................................Bloomington, La Verne Epperson-Poison ...................................Walnut, Vera Frey—Nurse ...........................Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton, Easter Hardesty-Bolbock—Housewife ............................Ohio, Ellsworth Huseman—Farmer ....................................Amboy, Beverly Kerchner-Schoffner—Housewife .................Prophetstown, Everett Kruse—Farmer .......................................Walnut, John Odha—Farmer ...........................................Walnut, Donald Peach—Student.............................105 E. Daniel St., Champaign, Dorothy Peach—Hairdresser ..................................Walnut, Mildred Peach-Mattes—1 Boy; Housewife ......................Walnut, Leona Rettke-Wallace—Housewife .............................Wyanet, Hanna Schulte-Hopkins—Housewife ............................Harmon, Hazel Stocking-Lauritzen—1 Boy; Housewife ..................Walnut, Lavern Strouss—Clerk in Bakery .............................Walnut, Harold Tornow—Farmer .......................................Walnut, Irene Wolf-Sidebottom—1 Girl; Housewife ....................Walnut, Bernard Wiberg—Produce House ...............................Toulon, Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Loyal Anderson—Student........... Eileen Bohm—School Teacher ...... Leota Dietz—At Home .............. Wilma Dietz-Blackerby—Housewife ... La Vern Foy—Farmer .............. Glen Fritz—Plumber ............... Elnor Johnson—1 Girl; Housewife ... Donald Hendricks—Classified Laborer Iva McGonigle-Kilroy—Housewife .... Raymond McMaines—Timekeeper ..... Albert Peterson- 1 Girl; Bookkeeper... Deceased. 1934 ......State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa ..................................Tampico, Illinois ...................................Harmon, Illinois ..............................Rock Falls, Illinois ...................................Walnut, Illinois ...................................Walnut, Illinois ............530 N. Market St., Paxton, Illinois Rock Island Arsenal, 1314 Eastern Ave., Davenport, Iowa .................................Sterling, Illinois ................. Y. M. C. A., Sterling, Illinois ............530 N. Market St., Paxton, Illinois 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 PAGE EIGHTY 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 John Brose George Randall Ross—1 Girl; Employee C. B. Q. R. R.......Walnut, Illinois J. K. Ross—Gravel Pit Manager Walnut, Illinois Orville Stewart Earl Tornow—1 Boy; Farmer ............................... Walnut, Illinois Dorothy Tuckerman-Langford—Housewife ......................Walnut, Illinois Gayle Whitver—Clerk .......................................Walnut, Illinois 1935 Virgil Balia—Waiter ......................................201 Knoxville, Peoria, Illinois Raymond Buzzard—1 Boy—-Farmer .........................Walnut, Illinois Marvin Broer—Cold Storage Locker Plant........................ Manlius, Illinois Draper Bishop—Student ..............................Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa Ivan Frey—Service Station ......................................Walnut, Illinois Elaine Guither-Goss—Minister’s Wife ....215 W. Wright St., Naperville, Illinois Robert Hammerle—Produce House ..................................Toulon, Illinois Eleanor Hammerle-Burkey—1 Girl; Housewife ....................... Ohio, Illinois Deceased. FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 1934 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 1937 Golda Hunter—At Home Tampico, Illinois Ivan Larson—Service Station Manager 1007—3rd Ave., Sterling, Illinois Lenore McGonigle-Boleman—Housewife ■. New Bedford, Illinois Merle Nelson—Farming Deer Grove, Illinois Walter Odha—Farmer Walnut, Illinois Cecil Plum—Hatchery Employe Walnut, Illinois Donald Parson—Farmer Walnut, Illinois Betty Ross-Monier—1 Girl; Housewife Tiskilwa, Illinois Alice Stocking—At Home Walnut, Illinois Lowell Sprinkle—Telegrapher Walnut, Illinois John Whitver—Mariner U. S. Navy U. S. S. Phelps Navy Yard, San Diego, Calif. Avis Wolf Dixon, Illinois Lowell Whitver—Bookkeeper Walnut, Illinois Keith Yonk—Service Station Attendant Walnut, Illinois 1936 Ethylmae Baumgartner—Student Nurse Nurses' Home, Freeport, Illinois Herbert Braasch—Farmer Walnut, Illinois Aurell Burkey—Service Station Attendant Walnut, Illinois Beverly Durham-Knuth—1 Boy, 1 Girl—Housewife Ohio, Illinois Elaine Epperson-Buzzard—1 Boy; Housewife . Walnut, Illinois Viona Guither—Housework Walnut, Illinois Floyd Hornback—Farmer Princeton, Illinois Shirley Kerchner-Cater—Housewife Dover Illinois Elsie Jensen-Kares—Housewife Walnut, Illinois Elaine Kranov—School Teacher Harmon, Illinois Evelyn Moodie-Swan—1 Girl; Housewife Walnut, Illinois Margaret Mau—Student at North Central College....125 N. Brainard, Naperville, 111. Pauline McMains—At Home .1110 W. McClure St., Peoria, Illinois Franklyn Nelick—Student ... Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa Winifred Pierson—Nurses’ Training 409—2nd St., Peoria, Illinois Marie Pierson—Student at Monmouth ....3111 Ninth St.. Monmouth, Illinois Joe Perino—Farmer Deer Grove, Illinois Marvin Peach—Service Station Attendant Walnut, Illinois Janet Schoaf—Nurses' Training Methodist Hospital, Peoria, Illinois Marilyn Smith—Student Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa Grace Strouss-Krebs—1 Boy; Housewife Walnut, Illinois Gail Stone—Carpenter Walnut, Illinois Lavern Tornow—Farmer Walnut, Illinois Dick Whitver—Grocery Clerk Walnut, Illinois Clifton Winger—Grocery Clerk Walnut, Illinois Lois Wallace-Fordham—Housewife 515 Jackson Ave., Dixon. Illinois Willard Burkey—Farmer Walnut, Illinois 1937 Wallace Bass—Student U. of I 505 Chalmers, Champaign, Illinois Leslee Bishop—Student 509 N. Second St., Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa Emmajune Brooks—Nurse Home Hospital, Sterling, Illinois Marjorie Broers—Citizens State Bank Walnut, Illinois Deceased. 1897 - 1898 - 1899 - 1900 - 1901 - 1902 PAGE EIGHTY TWO 1903 Dale Carlson—Farmer .......................................Walnut, Illinois Helen Crane-Pyell—Housewife ...............................Toulon, Illinois Sheldon Fordham—Student U. of 1........410 E. Chalmers, Champaign, Illinois Priscilla Forney—Student U. of 1......1207 W. Springfield, Urbana, Illinois Nona Glaze—At Home ........................................Walnut, Illinois Ellen Guither—Student, North Central College...........15 N. College Ave., Naperville, Illinois Herbert Hasenyager—Farmer .................................Walnut, Illinois Mary Jane Hewitt—Beauty Culture ...........................Walnut, Illinois Vera Hopkins—Housework and care of Children..........297 S. Lawndale Ave., Elmhurst, Illinois Marie Hornback-Foss—Housewife .............................Walnut, Illinois Mildred Malmberg-Meek—Housewife ...........................Walnut, Illinois Mildred Mead—Housework ....................................Walnut, Illinois Evelyn Parlier—At Home ....................................Walnut, Illinois Myron Plum—At Home ........................................Walnut, Illinois Bernell Ross—Clerk ........................................Walnut, Illinois Mary Jane Rote—At Home ....................................Walnut, Illinois Raymond Schuyf—Farmer .....................................Walnut, Illinois Lois Sprinkle-Ross—1 Girl; Housewife ......................Walnut, Illinois Glen Tornow—Farmer ........................................Walnut, Illinois Helen Upton-Lewey—Housewife .....................Hotel Galt, Sterling, Illinois Roberta Wesner—At Home ....................................Walnut, Illinois Charles White—Farmer ......................................Walnut, Illinois 1938 Omer Baumgartner—Student U. of 1........105 E. Daniel St., Champaign, Illinois John Bacorn—Farmer.........................................Walnut, Illinois Harold Bowen—Student.Eureka College, Pal Fraternity House, Eureka, Illinois Cora Dale Craig—Student at U. of 1........1207 W. Springfield, Urbana, Illinois Lola Frey—Beauty Culturist....................116 N. Elm, Kewanee, Illinois lone Guither-Wangelin—Housewife ...........................Walnut, Illinois Marvin Guither—Farmer .....................................Walnut, Illinois Clifford Heaton—Farmer ....................................Walnut, Illinois Marion Kerchner—-Student U. of 1...........901 S. Lincoln St., Urbana, Illinois Phyllis Kerchner—At Home ..................................Walnut, Illinois Donald Kranov—Student at Illinois Wesleyan College............1214 N. East, Bloomington, Illinois Ned Lewis—Clerk ...........................................Walnut, Illinois Norma Lathrop—Beauty Culturist ...............1623 W. 3rd St., Dixon, Illinois Maxine McGonigle—At Home ..................................Walnut, Illinois Dorothy Pierson—At Home ...................................Walnut, Illinois Marion Peach—Clerk ........................................Walnut, Illinois Gladys Renner—Housework ............644 Hillside Ave., Glen Ellyn, Illinois Gertrude Renwick—Student at U. of I........................Urbana, Illinois Donald Steinke—Farmer .....................................Walnut, Illinois Erna Wison—At Home ........................................Walnut, Illinois Kenneth Young—At Home .....................................Walnut, Illinois Deceased. 1904 - 1905 1906 - 1907 - 1908 PAGE EIGHTY-THREE 1 9 - 1911 fiT SUn$€T —By Don Marquis, Class of '94 THE sun-god stooped from out the sky To kiss the flushing sea, While all the winds of all the world Made jovial melody; The night came hurrying up to hide The lovers with her tent; The governed thunders, rank on rank, Stood mute with wonderment, The pale worn moon, a jealous shade, Peered from the firmament; The early stars, the curious stars, Came peeping forth to see What mighty nuptials shook the world With such an ectasy Whenas the sun-god left the sky To mingle with the sea. - 1912 - 1909 1910 PAGE EIGHTY-FOUR 1913 1914 D€RR T€fiCH€RS —So have they been thru the years— C. H. Anderson ................(1910-11) Dorothy Anderson ..............(1921-23) Edith Irene Anderson...........(1929-32) Marjorie Babbitt .................(1926) ♦William Beale .................(1908-11) W. N. Beverly ....................(1909) May Blackburn (1921) Margaret Brown ................(1939—) Rosalie Buckanan .................(1923) Marie Carley .....................(1925) Bessie Carper .................(1910-11) Fannie Jane Clayton............(1923-24) Mary V. Clears....................(1913) Laura Cleaveland ..............(1930—) Ladine Cockran ................(1934-35) Claribel Cully ................(1938—) ♦Charles E. Decker..............(1918-19) Mrs. Charles E. Decker ...........(1918) J. D. Deininger ..................(1912) Ethel Espey ......................(1907) ♦Curtis Fagan ..................(1927-33) S. E. Fagerstrom..................(1919) Lovilla Frederick .............(1933-34) Lela Funk ........................(1919) T. E. Gamble ..................(1904-06) Carla L. Geiue ................(1919-20) ♦Frank J. George ...............(1894-97) Mrs. H. L. Glassburn ..........(1925-32) ♦Rufus Grigsby ....................(1929) Gladys Harris ....................(1920) Clarence Hatland ..............(1923—) Inez Hubbard .....................(1912) Frances Hunter ...................(1924) Violet Hurst .....................(1927) J. R. Ingels ..................(1928-29) Alice Jensen .....................(1921) Irene Johnson ....................(1914) Blanche Kamm......................(1925) Miriam Brewster Keigwin (1921-24, 28, 33-35) Lutie Kenney ..................(1912-17) Arthur Kofoed ....................(1926) Virgil Lafuse ....................(1924) T. F. McLamarrah ..............(1912-13) Elmer Lansche .................(1914-17) F. A. Larch....................(1889-91) Paul Leitch ...................(1930-33) Ralph E. Lindsey .................(1923) Norene Littler ...................(1929) Kenneth Lobaugh ..............(1933—) Birdie Major ................(1903-1908) C. H. Many ..................(1898-1903) Irene Mason ...................(1924-26) Edna McDermand ...................(1927) Gertrude McFarland ...............(1920) Ethel Melin ......................(1909) ♦Charles Melton ................(1921-31) Harry Miles ...................(1920-23) Paul L. Moon ....................(191.3) Margaret Monier ..................(1926) Noel Mosher ..................(1936—) Violet Murphy .................(1930-32) Kathryn Nanninga .................(1920) Harriet Noret ................(1935—) Albert Olson .....................(1924) Florence Ostlund ..............(1928-29) Serena Phillips ..................(1920) Mary Powell ...................(1930-31) Evelyn Railsback ..............(1936-37) Grace Randall ....................(1918) Gertrude Reid .................(1915-19) Lewis Scharringhousen ............(1921) ♦Alvin Schrodermeier ..............(1920) ♦Cecil Snider .................(1934—) Mildred Smith ....................(1918) Marion Spivey .................(1936-37) John Steffen ..................(1922-23) Ruth Strong ...................(1922-23) Alene Strouss ................(1933—) Esther Strouss ................(1927-29) Thomas Wells ..................(1925-27) Elizabeth White ...............(1927-29) Grace Williams ...................(1906) Nell Willson ..................(1924-25) J. M. Wilson .....................(1907) Marvin Winger .................(1932-35) Louise Woodford ...............(1903-05) ♦John Wylie ....................(1892-93) Iva E. Young .....................(1912) Mary Young .......................(1913) ♦ Principal. 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 1919 - 1920 PAGE EIGHTY-FIVE PATRONS Gonigam, Bass, Hill Company Citizens State Bank First State Bank Compliments of Friends Blankenburg Photographers C. F. Nelick, Your Friendly Druggist J. M. Arnold, Rexall Druggist Shearbum Lumber Company, Four-Square Lumber J. E. Schwarzentraub, Hardware and Furniture J. T. Frederick, Store of Quality, Grocery, Dry Goods Atherton Grain Company, Grain, Coal, Seeds Walnut Grain Company, Grain, Coal, Seeds, Feeds Elmer J. Fink, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Shell Products Walnut Theater Dr. W. H. Kindt, Dentist W. F. Black Farms for Quality Drs. Hopkins Hopkins, Physicians and Surgeons J. B. McCarthy Grocery, Blue Ribbon Foods A. G. Ross Sons, Funeral Home Walnut Cheese Company Frank Grampp Sons, Produce and Feeds Guy E. Temple Lyons 5c to $1.00 Store A. G. Black 6c Son, General Contractors A. L. Store, Clothiers R. E. Lewis, Insurance Otto Yonk, Royal Blue Food Store A. N. Bolz, M. D„ Physician and Surgeon Frank Hyson, Balfour Rings and Invitations Leo Bass, Quality Chicks B. J. Livey, Meat Market, Live Stock Buyer Shifflet Plumbing, Heating and Sheet Metal Works Langford's Meat Market Walnut Home Appliance Store, Maytag Washers J. F. Winger, Jewelry, Optometric Marxin Fox, Shoes, Furnishings, Jewelry The Walnut Leader, E. C. Wilson, Publisher Ole Olson G. N. Bayless, Palmer Products Company A. 6c P. Food Stores Schoaf Bros., Standard Oil Service ModernBeauty Shop, Greta Johnson Helen's Beauty Nook Walnut Oil Company, Conoco Products Walnut Bowling Alleys, Recreation Morris Cafe, Good Meals, Route 92 Frank Bourquin, Barber, First State Bank Building R. A. Tuckerman Schrader Produce Reeder, the Barber Merchant and Stone, Cold Storage Locker Service Every Way I Turn, It's Ford V-8, Dienslake Motor Company Curb Service, The Bam, Supreme Ice Cream E. A. Gilchrist, Attorney-at-Law H. H. Jaquet, Case Implements - 1924 - 1921 1922 1923 1925 1926 SHOULD RULD fiCQUflinTfinC€ B6 FORGOT 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 SHOULD FIULD RCQUfl inTRnC€ B€ FORGOT Printed By REPUBLICAN PRINTING CO. Princeton, Illinois ENGRAVINGS BY INDIANAPOLIS ENGRAVING CO. Indianapolis, Ind. 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 WALNUT Community Hi h School WALNUT, ILLINOIS Graduation Exercises of the Senior Class Thursday Evening, June First, Nineteen Hundred Thirty-Nine At Eight O’clock High School Campus The Fiftieth Annual Commencement =!■ 11dim1111111 □iiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiii Giiiiiiiiiniuiiiiiiiiiii □iiiiimiiiiaiiiiiiiim □iiMiiiiiiiiaiiiiiHMii niiiiiiiiiiiiGiiiiiiiiiii □mm The High School Faculty Cecil A. Snider, M. A., Principal Margarete Brown, B. Ed. Laura M. Cleaveland, B. S. Claribel Cully, B. A. Clarence M. Hatland, B. S. Kenneth Lobaugh, B. A. Noel Mosher, M. A. Harriet Noret, B. A. Alene Strouss, B. S. Board of Education Edward Baumgartner, President Howard C. Ross, Secretary J. T. Frederick Clifford Larkin Curtis Plum ¥ Alumni Association Donald Whitver ’25, President Gayle Whitver ’34, Vice President Alene Strouss ’30, Secretary Dick Ross ’30, Treasurer niaiiiiiiiiuiiD iiiiiiiminiiMiiiiiiiimiiMiiiiiiniiiiiimiiiniiiiiiiiimniimmimniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii,- Fifty-Sixth Year of the High School □ Walnut High School was first organized in 1884 as a two year department above the Grammar School, comprising the 10th and 11th grades. However its first commencement was not held until 1890. It became a four year high school about 1900, and was organized into a community high school in 1917. The present well equipped building was constructed in 1922, with the first class graduating in 1923. In 1924, it was admitted into membership of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and today is classified as a high school of the first rank. It numbers 677 among its graduates, while well over a thousand have received instruction within its portals. 1890 Minnie Axtell Viola Clayton 1891 Junie O’Neal 1892 Madge Axtell Kizzie Kerchner Etta Robinson Lizzie Wolf 1893 Belle Bard Frank Burke Gertie Castles Elton O’Neal Bessie Whitver Maude Wilson 1894 Edna Axtell Don Marquis Anna Miller Vernie Whitver 1896 Elmer Bodine Mary Braught Kerrie Knight Lizzie Langford Birdie Major Clayton Meihsner Frank O’Neal Ida Shirk Gordon Wilson 1S97 Blanche Chase Jessie Dunn Roy Norman Agnes Wilson Graduating Classes 1898 ♦ Robert Burchell Lola Freeman Cloid Kauffman Glen Kercliner ♦ Vernie McElvania Myrtle Preston Oscar Ross Noyes Wheeler 1899 ♦ Oliver Gonigam Elmer Langford Raymond Ong 19(H) Ethel Castles ♦ Lettie Chandler ♦ Edna Mathis Anna Mayhall ♦ Jennie Norman Edna Oakford Harriet Wolf 1991 Grace Van Arnam Grace Axtell ♦ Grace Burchell Rachel Clayton Margaret Fuller Nellie Ross Maude Sample Alma Schwarzentraub 1992 Lena Dahl Anna Fisher Elmeda Gonigam Elsie McDonald Aleia McElvania ♦ LeRoy Minier ♦ Nettie Renner Mattie Ross Merle Scoughton Lulu Wilson 1903 Chester Attig Anna Axtell Bert Brewer Clarence Corl Eda Dahl Reta Kerchner Iva Larson Ollie Leiser • Debbie Ross Ida Schwarts Josie Wilson 1904 Charles Anderson • Dominique Andrews Minnie Anderson Howard Fordham Myrtle Langford Grover Kerchner Lulu Letherman Henry Martin Josephine Meihsner 1905 Wilbur Kerchner Pearl Kessler Joseph Minier Edwin Wilson 1900 Ben Brown Albert Guither Ada Meihsner George H. 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Lobaugh High School Ushers.....................Jay Langford and Elinor Glaze I— Processional - -- -- -- -- -- - Roberts (The audience will please stand as the academic procession enters the amphitheatre.) The High School Ushers The Principal and Commencement Speaker The Chaplain and Master of Ceremonies The Board of Education The High School Faculty The Fiftieth Graduating Class The Preceding Graduating Classed II— Invocation............................- W. T. Street, D. D. Methodist Church, Walnut III— Semi-Centennial Valedictory—Mrs. Viola Clayton-Strub, Class of ’90 IV— “Fifty Years of Walnut High School” - Dramatized Helen Lathrop ’39 and Harold D. Hoffman ’39 Piano music by Mrs. Gifford Wheeler V—“Where’er You Walk..................................Handel “The Oak” - -- -- -- -- -- - Kountz High School Mixed Glee Club VI—Commencement Address— “Fifty Years in Retrospect and in Prospect.” C. J. Attig, Ph. D., ’03 Professor of History, North Central College VII—The Award of Diplomas - Principal Cecil A. Snider mid iiiiiimiiaiiiiiininiaiiiMiiitiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiimiiiniimiiiiiiimiimmiiaiiiiimiiiiaiiiiiiiiiMinmiiiiiimo iiiiiiiimnuin: bliiiaiiimiini □iiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiii niiiiiiMiiiiaiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiniiimiiiiiiaiiiiMiiiinnmiliiiiiiiGiiiiiiiiiiiiaii □ Graduating Class Anderson, Stanley Andrews, Rhae Jean Atherton, Roy Bohm, Ruth Bolbock, Lavern Bourquin, Eldoris Braasch, Carol Brown, Lareese Brown, Margaret Forney, Elizabeth Gonigam, Carolyn Heaton, Marilyn Hill, Charles Hoffman, Harold D. Hoffman, Harold L. Homback, Harold Keigwin, Jean Kihlstrom, Doris Kiser, Lynn Lathrop, Helen Neahring, Doster Nelick, Irvin Sample, Eleanor Smith, Lois Wesner, Virginia Whitver, Ella Mae Whitver, Loretta Wiberg, Lila Wolfe, Clark Valedictorian Salutatorian VIII— “America” ..........................................Assembly Leader—C. M. Hatland My country, ’tis of thee Sweet Land of Liberty, Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died! Land of the Pilgrims pride! From ev’ry mountain side, Let Freedom Ring! My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love. I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above. Our fathers’ God, to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing. Long may our land be bright With freedom’s holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King! IX— Benediction (The audience will please stand until the Academic Procession has retired from the amphitheatre.) X— Recession mcMiiiiiiiiiiici iiiiiiiimniiiiiiiimiD iiiiimiiinMiiiiiimiQMiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiin iiiimiiiinimiimiMniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniim -TiaiiiiiiiMiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiHiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiainiiiMiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiii? Walnut Leader Print NAMES OMITTED FROM PROGRAM 1930 Clarence Tornow 1931 Maxine Hall 1932 Marjorie Langford Arthur Wiberg John Alden Wolfe 1933 De Lyle Stub! - CORRECTIONS Thomas Downs, Class of ’31 Harry Frank, Class of ’32 Dorothy White, Class of '32 Grace White, Class of '32 Nettie Renner, Class of '02, listed as deceased through error.