Westville High School - Janus Yearbook (Westville, IL)

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Preface hen the first white settler came to this region in 1824, thi localit} was inhabited by the Ricka| oo Indians, who had erected their tepees at a point near the place where the stream of Grape Creek flows into the Vermilion River. 'Phis | oint was also the site of a village of the Piankeshaw Indians for two centuries prior to the coming of the Rickapoos and Pottawattomies. The white man came into this territory by following the buffalo trail. Prom that early day when on a crosstrail, just such a crossroads as our famous five points, Union Corner—an Indian and a white-man met to exchange the values of two so different civilizations, perhaps the Indian to introduce his beloved maze and the white man his valued iron and steel. From such a beginning arose the storied part of our Westville Township High School.

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Published by THE SENIOR CLASS of Wes+ville Township High School

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Foreword . . . Every locality lias a history all its own. The 1938 Janus staff has worked hard to ascertain the past history of our school and our district. We have tried to prepare this historical material so as to preserve it for the generations to come. We have interviewed the old men who still remember many of the facts; we have searched through voluminous volumes in the libraries; and through the dusty old tiles to get at the truths. We have uncovered so much material of historical value that we had difficulty in selecting that part which seems to be the most important. The 38 school year is now history and so the happenings of this year, together with the early history of our locality is recorded in this, the 1938 Janus. W e hope that you will like it! Staff Editor-in-chief........Adele Guntor Junior Editor........-......Victor Howard Literary Editor........................Mary Janosik Sports Editor-........................Frank Lesko Asst. Sports Editor-.........Harmon Hensley Business Manager...........Franklyn Dugas Junior Manager..........Billy Gayer Advertising Manager.........Elaine Sacotnik Eugene Lvnch M. Petrus' H. Szlinsky I . Puskac Art Editors. Wm. Szlinsky, A. Ncverdousky Jokes......-......-.........Orpha Benton Snapshots.................. John Brazas Typists........-.....A. Chicas, M. Sydes Faculty Advisor............P. W. Thomas Advertising Assistants. Tot' Koxv (Junior. F. Dugas. K. Sacotnik, F. Lesko, P. Puskac, Brazas. Second Rote—W. Szlinsky, Petrus. Caycz, II. Szlinsky, II. Hensley. A. Nivenlousky. Third Row- A. Chicas. Lynch, Janosik. V. Howard, O. Benton, Sydes.