Westville High School - Janus Yearbook (Westville, IL)

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1920 THE COSMO 1920 Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief Business Managers Art Editors ....... Historian ......... Boys’ Athletics Girls’ Athletics .. Literary .......... Alumni............. Calendar .......... Society ........... Department News Joke Editors....... Advisor ........... Anna Murieko Madeline Kelly . Voland Vaught ( Mary Dowiatt ( Odessa Thomas ( Voland Vaught Bruce Stulginskis Adolph Dowiatt Elizabeth Emery ....Gladys Smith Mary Dowiatt Elizabeth Emery ........Eva Kelly | Eva Kelly ( Sadie Howard [William Dowiatt Gertie Clark Miss Albaugh tr

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1023 THE COSMO 1920 Class History In accordance with the Theory of Predestination, there was scheduled to enter the Westville Township High School, in the fall of 1916, a green bunch of Freshies.” Did I say green ?-—well there must have been a miscalculation, or the Theory of Predestination is all bunk,” for these Freshmen were not green, as expected. The class of 1920 has among its members the best bit of talent found in any class of its size. After the preliminary introductions to the honorable faculty, the Assembly, and the underclassmen, the so-called green Freshies” settled down to work. They organized, electing Wm. Dowiatt, president. The class took part in almost every social, and in every athletic and dramatic event. The class also had a good percentage as concerns studies. Freshman boys were found on the football and track squads; and the girls made basketball a success. As a whole the Freshman year of the class of 1920 was a decided success. The second year came and went. The members of the class settled down a little, taking on some of the dignity and seriousness of the upperclassmen. Some members were lost but new ones took their place, to even matters up. The class again organized and continued to work both for the school and themselves. It was in the fall of 1917 that we were introduced into the new High School building, making it more possible to continue the good work to a better advantage. This year a greater number of Sophomores made the football team and the girls made wonderful success of basketball. And then came the Junior year. Wm. Dowiatt was again elected president and began one of the most successful marches to the fourth mile post. This year studies received their just due, and a greater percentage of Juniors made the Honor Roll, than ever before. In athletics we were not backward, and every boy in the class made the football team, and the Junior-Senior basketball team won the interclass pennant. In the spring, the Juniors took the interclass field meet by a comfortable majority. The girls were also successful in athletics, their basketball team being the best in the county. Besides athletics, Public Speaking received attention, and the Juniors had orators, besides other speakers, in both the County and District Contests. One member moved away, leaving “Lucky Thirteen” the final number. These passed their third lap of the journey quite successfully and last fall the haughty Juniors became dignified Seniors.