Westville High School - Janus Yearbook (Westville, IL)

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I’ETRON ELLA UR A SKY “Pet” 1. B. I. (3, 4); Class Prophecy for Annual (4); Semi Chorus (1, 2, 3, 4); Basketball (1, 2, 3, 4); Volley Ball (4); Rooters Club (3, 4); Program Committee I. B. I. (4). “Like many others of this class, a school ma’am she will be, Teaching boys and girls full twice as tall as she.” LUCY KULEKOWSKIS I. B. I. (3, 4); Rooters Club (3, 4); Alumni Editor (4). “For she was just the quiet kind, whose natures never vary.” HELEN PACIUKIEWIUZ “Pansy” I. B. I. (3, 4); Physical Training (4); Business Manager for Annual (4); Rooters Club (3, 4); Assembly Pianist (3, 4). “She’s a girl unknown to folly. Always smiling, game, and jolly.” Eighteen

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CLASS HISTORY Some four years ago. on a pleasant September morning, in the year 1919, twenty-five youths and maidens of tender age entered the portals of Westville Township High School. As Freshmen, we organized, electing Joe Rose president. Often we served as a target for the fiery darts of the upper classmen; not a few times were we the source of their many jeers. But we lived through it in view of the fact that every dog will have his day as sure as the sun rises. We soon passed that “green” stage, however, and made excellent records in the student athletic and social worlds, all of which proved prophetic of our future years in high school. We made our debut into society when we were entertained at a Hallowe’en party by the Seniors. Our athletes were Floyd Garlin, John Savisky, Max Darkin, Joe Ross and Frank Passis. Our girls, too, had their basketball team. We were also represented in dramatics and in the semi-chorus. As Sophomores we again distinguished ourselves as athletes and as students. We lost five members that year, leaving but twenty. We organized and elected Mildred Boyd president. The second semester two more members were added to our class, taking the places of two other members who left us earlier in the year. Then suddenly we became Juniors. Space is lacking to give mention to all the red letter days during this year. Max Darkin was president and Floyd Garlin vice-president. We were well represented in all athletics and in the semi-chorus. We took an active part in dramatics and public speaking; probably the greatest attainment of the year was the publication of a real newspaper, “The Westville High,” the first of its kind in the history of W. T. H. S. We became Seniors even more suddenly than we had become Juniors. We elected Grace Gillison president and Mildred Boyd editor-in-chief of our year book, “The Janus.” All of us busied ourselves in preparation of “The Janus.” In a word, the class of ’23 is made of good students, almost every member appearing on the honor roll. In number there are seventeen, thirteen girls and but four boys. Three of these boys are athletes. The girls, also, had their basketball team. In all branches of student activity, in scholarship, in athletics, in society, and in dramatics, we have distinguished ourselves and W. T. H. S. As the hour of departure draws nearer, we think regretfully of the good friends and gay times we must soon leave behind us. Yet we have lived our high school life and our history there has been made. Soon we will be members of its alumni. It is our inevitable duty to move on and give the ethers a chance to see what they can do. It is not our intention to stop here, however; but it is our intention to move on and on, making our aim high. And, as the poet says: “Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us Footprints in the sands of time.” By Grace Gillison, ’23. Twem-y