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

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r by one student is shown by his rendering of Lowell's beau- tiful lines:- , And hard how clear bold Chandelier Warmed with the new wine of the year, Tells all in his lusty crowning! To which reading Miss Primrose replied, That's not the way my Samuel of Boston pronounces it. The crowning event of our senior year was the play, The Co-eds. The general success speaks well for pupils and teachers. It is an achievement which every one may recall with pride and pleasure. This class has enjoyed many advantages and we appreci- ated this most when the school heartily welcomed thereturn of Miss Besley, who, we hope may long remain that others may have the benefit of her influence as a teacher and as- sociate. Nor was the social side lacking in our senior year. Three times we enjoyed the hospitality of our genial principal, Mr. Stebbins. loften wonder if it was not the good angel who whis- pered into the ears of twenty-four ambitious young people just four years ago as they entered the High School, Let not him who putteth his hand to the plough look backwards. These plough shares have brought us to the thresholds of wider fields of learning and usefulness. Through struggles and disappointments, almost rivalling those of our pilgrim fa- thers, surely the good angel must have guided our feet pre- venting us from looking backwards. We are proud to know that the past few years have been spent in a worthy manner and we he ve all learned to say Our High School, as we never could have said it four years ago when we stood as eager freshmen entering into a wild and un- explored country. We wish to thank the Waukegan patrons of learning, the school-board, and last but not least the teachers for their un. tiring effort and support. As we leave we trust that our High School life 'has given us a field for wider achievement, more glorious successes, and better lives because, we, who have put our hands to the plough have not looked backwards. 4

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HISTDRY 0F GLASS-04 S. MARY POLMETEER. GLANCE at the history of the class of '04 will reveal the wisdom of its members. Considering the wonderful strength of the Freshman Class that entered the High School in the fall of IQOO, it would seem to the average ob- server that nothing but Divine Providence or a special meeting of the Faculty could have brought together such a combination of wisdom, beauty, and strength. It might appear that a class so favored would naturally have a comparatively easy time in all struggles that might arise requiring an exercise of grey matter therefore it is not surprising to find this class excelling in literature. But we have been doubly favored for in the line of athletics our re- cord is alsr' one to be justly proud of. In this connection it would be obviously unfair not to mention the spasmodic sentiment and fitful fancy which leads one youthful member of our class into numerous courtships. As the French writer, Boileau says, The best thing about a man is his wife, so the best thing about .the class of '04 is its girls knowing full well that they would be equally successful as home makers. I would like to add, if you are looking around, boys, you can't do better. Did I hear some one speak of oratory? O, yes, the class of '04 is not lacking in that respect! It was in our junior year that Eva Esty and Paul McKay carried off the prizes 0f the junior contest. The class also boasts of one extemperaneous speaker of whom we are all very proud. Certainly we knew long before the honors were given out who the orator would be for has he not been practicing on every possible occasion. No one can longer complain that our High School course is not practical for has not the class been drilled in the three r's for we have members excellings in reading, 'rit- ing, and 'rithmeticf' The excellency attained in the Hrst - 3

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SENIUR GLASS PRUPHEGY. ALTHEA WARREN. N these practical, twentieth century days, when prompt- ness and accuracy are the chief qualities necessary to success, it is no longer safe for a class prophetess to de- pend on dreams or visions as the only authorities for her statxa- ments, and I have therefore steered clear of oracles, haunted nooks, and Sibyl's caves and merely drawn my conclusions as to the facts of the seniors from a careful observation of their individual tastes and talents. If, in the coming years, any of you enter a. side-show in one of our large cirouses, I think you will recognize Adella Bastian in the courageous snake charmer, smiling upon the crowds of spectators as she strokes the head of her pet eo bra. This fondness for reptiles, is not entirely a new development, but, you will remember, found its beginning in Literature class during our senior year at the High Sehool. Speaking of Adella naturally brings me next to Will Dal- ziel. His youthful talent for impromptu oralory will, of course, lead him to a political career, while his inborn horror of all parlumentary rules and regulations will just as surely carry him to Congress. He will become a portly, much-respected senator, wearingastove pipe hat, and satin waistcoat whom we will all speak of proudly as a close friend and former class- mate. Through his untiring and powerful influence, Mary Polme- teer will gain her greatest distinction. Her marked executine ability, and genius for Management will lift her to the envi- able position of lVaukega.n's first female mayor. Then shall ws see some municipal reforms! No longer will our public of- tiees be held by untutored incompetentfs, but the street sweep- ers will scan Ovid with ease, and every newsboy will be able to debate with you concerning Hamletas insanity. 5