Waukegan High School - Annual W Yearbook (Waukegan, IL)

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We also have occasionally been requested to refrain from our perpetual Whispering, and recently we were locked out of our room just because a few grains of corn were scattered about and some aspiring artist had drawn an ink picture on the iioor. We suffered unjustly, but consoled ourselves by the philosophical reflection that our school days would soon be over, and the tyranny of the teachers a thing of the past. It would take a lifetime to recall all the resolutions that have been made by the class, most of which, in our opinion, have been kept, though the teachers do not seem to agree, especially in regard to Literature and Physiology. Notwithstanding this, we have always shown a deep interest in Literature. Once we were so absorbed in it that we forgot to eat,'and a recitation in Physiology should have been heard to be appreciated. Thus far the class as a whole has been described, but each mem- ber is of marked individuality. Our crater can make impromptu speeches on any occasion and on any subject, there is vocal talent among the girls, though distance lends enchantment to the singing, one young man carried a large supply of oats around with him, such was his predilection for that cereal, yet he was generous enough to share with his friends, twe of the girls fare sumptu- ously on lead pencils, one eats the wood and the other disposes of the lead, not long ago several of the boys began to spend the neon hour in Room 23 at the same time a few of the girls sud- denly discovered that it was too fatiguing to walk home, it is needless to say that they remained merely for the pursuit of knowledge: some are devoted to the study of German, as they remain hours after school to pursue this favorite subject. The teacher will tell you that no one has developed a talent for passing notes, or that no one in a fit of absentmindedness has brought in fudges, pickles or crackers during school hours. It might be interesting to hear something in regard to the appearance and character of the class. The average height is five feet six inchesg the average weight, one hundred and twenty-three pounds. Hats range from six and a half to seven and a fourth, shoes, from two and a half to seven and a half, class rings, from three to eleven and a half, credits, from sixteen to eighteen and a half. Smiles change from a mere twinkle to a broad grin, conversa- tion rises from an indistinet murmur to a loud hum and buzz. -l2- Y

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Statistics. ROSE CLINGMAN. 1' 'A-lr, T length in the annals of the Waukegan High School gl, it may be written that the class of 1902 has been ,lf graduated. Our scholarship marks have gone on All record and we aro entitled to our hard-earned di- plomas. The class entered the Freshman year with an enrollment of ninety-eight, but from various causes the number has been reduced to forty, twenty-tive girls and fifteen boys. Whether or not the breadth and depth of our knowledge are appreciated, we have gained a great amount. Perhaps you will better realize its vastness if you are told a few facts. If each one were to write at the rate of live thousand words a day, it would take him ten and two-thirds years to write every thing he knows. A room sixty feet long, forty-three feet wide and twelve feet high would be entirely lined with the written volumes, while it would take four hundred and eighty-three reams of paper and ten gallons of ink. The examinations we have taken during the four years have occupied seven hundred and twenty hours of our time. How much good they have accomplished for us it is im- possible to say, but it is certain that if we were asked to write them two months from now, more than half of our time would be spent in chewing our penholder and gazing blankly around the room while we wait for ideas to tlow from the pen. If one wished to make a list of the things for which we are noted, such as our brilliant essays, logical debates, the winning of the class championship in basket ball by the boys, the formation of a baseball team by the girls, he should provide himself with several hundred sheets of paper. There are many nice things that can be said about us, while our most critical enemy could hardly find anything for which to blame us, even though it has been hinted that in passing to and from classes we are inclined to gather in groups, instead of con- ducting ourselves in a manner befitting the dignity of Seniors.

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Dispositions fare of all kinds, from the happy, careless, never-do- today-what-you-can-put-othtill-tomorrow, to the studious, earnest, persevering, conscientious one. Complexions are of all the tints between blond and brunette. Age is as unimportant as uncertain, we are still in the heyday of youth and good spirits. Our class meetings have always been conducted according to parliamentary law and were always very orderly. The class dues were only live cents a month, but still some members were unable to pay them. In our Freshman year we selected pink and white as our class colors, later we changed them to green and white, a most appropriate change, we have been told. Our motto, Ex- cellence or Nothingf' well expresses what We have striven for in the past. The future lies before us. How will it look when the years have Hows This fair new page that is all our own ? lj ,, f 3.'!E',-r- 5' '1 glkliixl H' X il 1 l if l 'VN i ii' ' l V1-l .25 will' irffiwkff ' iflfffi 5' 'ZVM' WW!! lt ' -SEQ! 'N '-gy71f1 e. gl, Kel a t 5342229 , f rr- ,,',.' tgirl, ,N TQ, 1 ,il 'fl XX x XXX x , , , as t p X. :fl N