Westville High School - Janus Yearbook (Westville, IL)

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MEMOIRS 21 A Psalm of Life Adopted by the Senior Class ’21 Tell me not, in mournful numbers. Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Finds us farther than to-day. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us. Footprints on the sands of time. Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o’er life’s solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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19 MEMOIRS 21 My “song-bird” ability to Mary Lietard who is rapidly advancing toward that line. That Floyd be Mabelle’s partner in cooking class, and in cooking class only. Paul Giacone: My little arguments with Miss Newman to the underclassmen. All of my wise sayings to the Freshmen, provided they will not use the dictionary too often. My sweet temper to Miss Loomis, to be used on pupils without excuses. Ruth Stark: My rubber heels to Miss Newman to be used every day so as not to disturb the sleeping members of the Assembly. My written book-reviews to the Freshies on condition they do not tell the English Teacher. My vampish ways to Margaret Henderson, not to be used on the inter-urban conductor. Fred Brown:: My extreme lightness of foot to Blanche Lete. My inventive turn of mind to Miss Winkler to be used and not to be forgotten. My dreamy expressions and ability of “making eyes’ ’to Mabel Brooks. Mildred Ord: All my dates with “Sharky” to Mildred Boyd. My shyness, quietness, bashfulness and melodious giggle to Miss Haworth to be used outside of school. My blonde imitation marcelle wave, to Raymond Lucas. Toney Redulis: My secrets of “How to Have a Beautiful Pompadour” to Cecil. My love to argue with Mac in American History to Max Darkin. My love for the teachers to Georgiena . Parthenia Evans: My love for the front seat to Helen Paciukiewicz. My immaculate hair dress to Maryetta Daugherty. Ability to concentrate in my studies to Helen Alspaugh. Julius Matkocsik: My “speed” in Foot-ball and Basket-ball to the next years team. My secret of keeping the girls away to Joe Chromis. My excess height to Mac. Anna Ludwig: My good grades to Naomi Buskirk. My “Joeie” to the highest bidder. The right to be the brown eyed pet of the teachers to Red Bayles. Lena Slazas ’21 Agatha Yurgutis ’21

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19 MEMOIRS 21 Class Oration Ten years ago a High School was started in Westville. Six years later a new' building was dedicated and we, the class of 1921 have the exclusive honor of being the first class to spend four years in this new edifice of learning. Thus far in life we have succeeded, although our diploma does not guarantee success, in a life which is to follow. Some people think that being able to read and to write is enough education; but you will find that almost all of the great men in our country have had educations superior to our High School education. Many of them didn’t have a chance most of us have today, but just stuck to their ideals and work. We must aim to a goal which cannot be possibly reached at once. Strive for something so high that a life time will be required for attaining it. As Robert Browning has appropriately said: “What I aspired to be, And was not, comforts me; A brute I might have been, but Would not sink i’ the scale.” If the world can recognize in us men and women by ‘divine ambition puffed’ it will regard our efforts with the greatest of respect and admiration. Some one has said, “If the elevator to success is not running, take the stairs.” Why not, then adopt that as our motto. If the road isn’t paved pick the dry spots, and ‘get there’, regardless of obstacles. The more of these barriers you break down the stronger you will be to meet those which are ahead of you. A High School education gives us a broader vision and understanding. It acquaints us with the world’s great writers, and tells of the deeds of great men of earlier times. It tends to brighten the future of the government both national and local, because it points the good works as well as the mistakes of our former law makers. If we are awake we shall profit by their errors. Now that we are nearly through we look back on our four years which seemed so long at times but now seem to have been only too short. We wonder into what our lives will be moulded, and rather shudder at the thought of going out on to the seemingly unchartered sea of life. Before we part with Dear Old Westville High School, let us say that we have done our best to better and uphold the traditions handed down by our predecessors and w'e reluctantly surrender our places to our contemporaries and success- ors. Barthel Williams ’21