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EM SE ACH ESS PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OP THE McHSNRY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Vol. 1 McHenry. Illinois, May 22, 1924 No. 25 STAFF Editor in chief .Angela Peteach A ssistaKt %difeor"TT".;. > .;-William Nye $ewing .........Elizabeth Vogt Athletics ........ William Green Science'. .. William Beth Commercial ... . . . Augustine Freund Almuni Harold Bacon Senior *.. Helen Powers Junior .... Mildred Zuelsdorf Sophomoire .... Freshman ....... Music ......... Girls' Athletics' Humor ..... Liferafy . .....Adele Pufahl .. Floribel Bassett ......Lillian Buss ... .EHa Harrison ...Jesse Whiting - 8ENIOR CLASS a PLAY From all appearances it does hot , seem to the senior class that their •; play is being as well supported as it 'Jhould be. "Come Out of the Kitchen" is one of the best plays obtain- ' -.v; ;*ble at this time. It is well known I. J.to be of high-class and has a'.reputa- * 'ikm for its pood entertainment. It is : , ^il very humorous sketch and sttse to - ' please everyone. This is the last play the class of '24 will present--the last time they will ask for the support which they deserve from the people of McHenry. So come out of the kitchen on Tugsday, May 21, aiid see the senior class play. the Volo road some day this week and watch the process of road construction. , W. £. M. MUSIC i Last Tuesday night after school the glee club had a written lesson on the words for the "Anvil Chorus" and "America the Beautiful." Were we well prepared? Ask Miss Ashburner. Anyway, "Will have the same lesson Thursday. The glee club is expected to sing at the commencement May 30. The orchestra is going to play at the senior class play May 27. They are now practicing on the selections. We think they do fine and we are sure the public is prpud of the M.. C. H. S. orchestra." i ' JL ' CLASS DAY Between acta I and II Reading Frederick Cofirad Duet, clarinet and cornet. .. .Charles Vycital and Anna Popp Part Two Orchestra selection High School Orchestra Salutatory Essay George Stenger Class Will..... . * ; .... Earl Dowell Class ProphesfW. . *... Rosalind Nye Valedictory .........Charles Vycital Giftorian Speech Paul Kamholz Presentation of certificates .. '. Supt. Duker Class Roll Joseph Barbian, Louis Bonslett, Earl Dowell, Howard Ensign, Marcella Kennebeck, Grace Martin, Rosalind Nye, Anna Popp, George Stenger, John Stoffel, Willard Thurlwell, Charles Vycital. Class motto--We shall jlir heard from again. Class colors--Blue and gol<|»V> Class flower--Violet. THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLASS OF 28 RECEIVE AT ST. MART'S SUNDAY C. &N.W. CHANGES •• " TIME SCHEDULE Song Welcome Address. Class Hisioiyi,.... Class Motto . . ..; Class Poem ......" Class Prophecy .>•. S o n g . . . . . , Class Gifts Helen Powers ..,... .Leo Thelen '. ^Gladys Rietesel , sLeone Givens ..;. .Ellen Frisby . Kathleen Powers ..Pamela Rietesel . 'Cornelia Freund NOTICE! • Christian People of McHenry. Faith, Hope and Charity!!! The Senior C1&9S. Faith--For the trust we have and the trust you put in us to make our play a success. Hope--For the entertainment you think--and we hope you will1 receive. Charity--For the financial support which we need badly. The Donkey Sisters, Cora and Rosie. SENIOR SCHOOL NOTES The Spanish class held their recitation on the campus Friday ? ? ? ? The girls in the glee club are practicing new songs for Decoration day. Well, well, what has happened to Mr. Stringer? Where did he get the grouch? . 1 Monday during convocation the high school registered for their courses next year. We had a test in English IV Friday and are promised another in physics Wednesday. The senior class would like to kftow just what Mi\ Newman meant by saying there was no spirit behind them. We are practicing diligently on the class play, "Come Out of the Kitchen." Those who have watched us say that it wifl be a great success. Mr. Tallmadge claims he is so accustomed to stepping on mice" that when he does so now he doesn't scream, but merely examines mouse to see if -it is too badly injured for stuffing. Class Will .Rosalie Stilling Class Hobbies........Eleanor Walsh "As the Days Went By" Helen Peet, Norma Whiting, Ethel Biggers, Helen Vycital, Emily Stoffel, Florence Rothermel, Ralph Clemens ; , Charge to Juniors'..Pauline Pufahl Class Yell .Lyle Hopper Farewell Carolyn Steffes 4TH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT At the McHenry community high school Friday evening May 30, at 8:15 o'clock. Class march.... .... .Dorothy Knox High School Orchestra Salutatory....... Pamela Rietesel Solo Mildred Welch Valedictory ... Helen Powers Address ....."^..Chester M. Sanford Presentation of diplomas.C. H. Duker BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS - Mav 25. 1924 March . .. .. . Selected Mrs. C. W. Goodell . . Quartet .Rev. Ross Song • • • Invocation ...... -. Song Quartet Address. To the Class of 1924 Rev. Rosa, Greenwood Song Quartet Benediction Rev. Ross Music in charge of Miss Mildred Welch. JUNIOR CLASS NOTES Book reports due next week. WeU, this is the last one until next time. Only another week before school lets out. Exams only a few days off. Nobody's been absent all week, but Willie's been absent minded nearly all week. ^ The boys had their basket ball banquet Monday night. Too bad the girls didn't get in on it. Wednesday morning the orchestra favored us with three good We enjoyed them very much. Feature this, will ya? The tennis court is finished at last and the tournaments will come off as soon .as the weather permits. Mr. Wells took the chemistry class to Woodstock Friday to see the artificial ice plant there. We had a very interesting time. Everyone is getting ready for the prom. The committees are going full speed and the way everything is going it will be a howling success. - BASKET BALL BANQUET The high school basket ball banquet was given last Monday night, May 19, 1924, at Karls' cafe. The banquet was served by Mr. Karls at 8:00 o'clock. After the supper was enjoyed by everyone present the program for the evening was as follows: thefEleetion of 1924-25 captain by first team lettermen ' Speech by captain- elect...... .Overton Speech Supt. Duker Speech .Coach Stringer Speech by captain of 1923-24 Overton Speech by a senior (regrets) . .Hopper What the major M means Bacon What the minor M means Page Speech by an ardent fan...John Fay Thanks to J. Karls \ .Newman More Thanks Barbian, Thelen Those who received letters are as follows: Major M.'s--Overton, captain; Bacon, Whiting, r Freund,. Barbian, Thelen. Minor M.'s--Green, captain; Newman, Hopper, Thomas, Whiting, Page. The regular summer time schedule over the Chicago & Northwestern railroad, with one or two exceptions, will become effective next Sunday. One change was made on Monday morning of this week when the Chicago flyer started its summer's schedule. < This train now leaves the McHenry station at 7:33 and makes the run into Chicago, without a stop, in a little over an hour. The return trip in the evening is also made without a stop, the train arriving at the McHenry station^ at 4:49 p. to. The early train, more commonly referred to as the milk "train, now leaves this station on week days at 6:08 and as good connections can be made at Crystal Lake some of our people are now taking this passenger in order to give them a longer day in the city. Thus there are now three south bound trains, the first leaving at 6:08, the flyer at 7:33 and the afternoon train at 5:05. Starting next Monday there will be a fourth train, leaving McHenry at 5:55 p. m. The passenger service, going north, arrive at McHenry station from Chicago at 10:19 a. m., 4:49 p. m. and 6:10 p. hi. and starting next Monday the 2:25 p. m. train will be placed into service. The Sunday trains, starting next Sunday, are as follows: To Chicago, 7:10 a. m., 7:20 p. m. and 7:32 p. m. From Chicago, 8:19 a. m., 10:19 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. This gives McHenry an early Sunday train, one that should be appreciated by the traveling public. The 1:07 passenger from Chicago will also start operating next Saturday, while the special Monday morning flyer will not start running until June 16. The service this summer will be the best ever put on by the railroad company. --- RURAL EIGHTH GRADEII# HOLD EXERCISES HERE A class of twenty-eight little girls and boys from St. Mary's parochial school received their first holy communion at the nine o'clock mass at St. M6ry'3 Catholic church here last Sun day morning. This class was joined by that of last, comprising seventeen members, thus bringing the total number of little folks to be so distinctly honored to forty-five. The beautiful, new, snowy white altars, tastefully decorated with pink roses and ferns, together with the decorative electric lighting arrangement, provided a scene never before witnessed by the parishioners. Every seat on the main floor of the spacious edifice was occupied, while it became necessary for the ushers to escort an over-flow congregation to the seats in the balcony. The little girls, attired in white and wearing the customary veils, formed a most inspiring picture as they knelt during the mass. The girls occupied the center aisle seats to the left, while the boys took up the right hand pews. Little Jeanne Heimer acted as maid of honor and escorted the cla$s to and from the foot of the altar, ' Rev. Chas. S. Nix, pastor of St. Mary's, preached a fitting sermon especially for the class. The members of the two classes follow: ' First communicants--Anthony Wolf, William Baer, Frederick Jerak, Marvin Meyers, Willys Schreiner, Ralph Young, Joyce Chesnut, Catherine Diedrich, Lorraine Freund, Maxine Bacon, Jeannette Bishop, Marion Weingart, Lenora Frisby, Clara Freund, Evelyn Justen, Wanda Smith, Clarice Blake, Lucille Blake, Ruth Nye, Mary Sutton, Mary Althoff, Genevieve Freund, Evelyn Smith, Rita Martin, Evelyn Freund, Louise Dalziel, William Blasius, Louis Blasius. Second--Louise Weingart, Marie Miller, Rita Freund, Anita Bacon, Lucille Steffes, Jeanne Powers, Leona Freund, Olga Brefeld, Catherine Kasch, Elmer Justen, Robert Prisby, Alfred Miller, Kenneth Jorgensen, Ray Blake, Clements Wirfs,. Milton Brefeld and Joe Glossen. - Miss Mollie Ryan returned to McHenry this' week from an extended trip to Montreal, Can., and points in the south. She is now a guest in the home of her sister, Mrs. D. G. Wells. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS CITY ALDERMEN MET IN SPECIAL SESSION MONDAY Council Room, May 19, 1924. The city aldermen met in special meeting with Mayor Wells presiding to take up the proposition of fire equipment for the city of McHenry. Aldermen present: Doherty, Frisby, Justen, Overton and Perkins. Absent: Goodell. Fire Chief P. y.Frett and, aldermen Frisby, Jtfstert and Perkins reported on their trip to Logansport, Ind., where they witnessed a demonstration at the plant of the Obenchain- Boyer Fire Apparatus company. H. E. Imler, special representative of the Obenchain-Boyer company, and Henry T. Parrett, representative of the Graham Brothers' Truck company, were present at the meeting and explained in detail the mechanism and workings of the different kinds of fire apparatus. Motion by Doherty, seconded by Overtoil, that the purchasing committee advertise for bids upon a fire equipment not to exceed in cost $5,000, subject to specifications, as submitted by Fire Chief P. W. Frett. Sealed bids to be submitted by June 12, 1924. Motion carried. Motion by Frisby, seconded by Perkins, that the city clerk order one 8,000 gallon car of oil to be shipped not later than May 23, 1924. Motion carried. Motion by Doherty, seconded by Overton, to,adjourn. Motion carried. D. G. Wells, Mayor. R. F. Conway, Clerk. McHENRY TEAM~TO ALGONQUIN MAY 30 The McHenry Baseball club will journey to Algonquin on Decoration day afternoon, where they will take on the fast Algonquin Indians, who have not been defeated this season. The Indians have been considerably strengthened since last season, which is saying a great deal as local fans have not forgotten the two' games as staged between the two teams on the McHenry diamond near the close of last season. Algonquin is just rearin' for another shot at the McHenry crew, while the locals are just as anxious to again get at the Red Stfins. The Indians' first appearance in\McHenry will be some time in July. John Kroll and family and friend, Mr. Howard of Chicago, spent Sunday at the home of Wm. Zenk. CLASSIFIED DErMTHERT FOR RENT--Two furnished Call phone 143-M, McHenry. 45-tf FOR SALE--Timothy hay. John A. Miller, McHenry. Phone 639-J-2. 48 FOR SALE--A quantity of good oats. William Justen, Ringwood, HI. 49-3t* FOR SALE--Oil stove, three Nesco with oven. Practically Phone 60-R. 49-lt FOR SALE--A steel dump body. Will fit any chasis. East Side Garage. McHenry, 111. 50-lt FOR SALE--Property in the city of McHenry. Inquire of Wn§. J. Welch, West McHenry, nL 36-tf FOR SALEr--Cabbage, tomato, celery and red cabbage plants. McHenry House, McHenry, 111. 50 FOR SALE!--Early Yellow Dent seed corn. $3.00 per bushel. Thed. G. Stock, West McHenry. 50-lt FOR SALE--A membership in the McHenry Country club. For further information apply at The Plaindealer office. 47 WANTED TO BUY--A farm of 200 to 500 acres in McHenry township. Address H. E. M., care of The Plaindealer, McHenry. 48-2t* WANTED TO BUY--Small house in city of McHenry. Will pay cash and iwill not ask immediate possession. Kent & Green, McHenry. 43-tf FOR SALE--Ford truck, enclosed cab, starter, demountable rims and four new tires. Inquire of* Fred Kamholz, West McHenry. 48-3t* FOR SALE REASONABLE--100 acres four miles south of McHenry. Good buildings and stock. For all particulars call phone Crystal Lake No. 103-W. 50-lt FOR SALE!--1924 Blue books, together with an insurance policy of from $1,000 to $2,000, which goes with each book. On sale &t the McHenry House, McHenfry, 111. 50 FURNITURE FOR SALE CHEAP-- Upright piano, serving machine, small Victor victrola, dining room table, beds, dressers, bed room rockers, etc. Call phone 609-J-l, McHenry. 50-lt PASTURE can' be had for 30 head of young cattle on the farm formerly known as the Rogers farm, three and one-half miles from McHenry and seven from Woodstock. Fred B. Howe, McHenry, 111. 45-tf FOR SALE--Ford touring' car which IHI> ia our garage for several will be sold for storage after June 5 unless owner pays all charges on or before that date. The East Side Garage, McHenry, III. 50-3t FOR SALE--1918 model Ford car. In very good condition. 33x4 and 32x4 Michelin cord Call at Nye's Music & Jewelry store. West McHenry. 50 FARROW CHIX in 100 lots; Barred Rocks, Single RedB, $9.50; Rose Reds, White Stocks, $11.50; Wyandotte*, Buff' Orpingtons, Minorcas, $12.50; Leghorns, $8.50; assorted, $7.50. D. T. Farrow Chickeries, Peoria. 45-tf LOST--Somewhere on West Side on Tuesday evening of this week, an Eastern Star pin. Name of owner engraved on back and years 1909-10 engraved in center of star. Finder kindly notify Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin, West McHenry. Phone 146-M. Reward. 50-lt* FOR SALE--One new Buick 6 cylinder 5 passenger touring car. This car is new and unused. We accepted it in trade on a new special six Studebaker touring car and now offer the Buick at a goodly reduction from the regular delivery price. A Buick fan can save himself money by seeing ms. Lembkey Auto Sales Company, Stiraebaker dealers, Harvard, 111. Phone _222^^n^ n n ^^^ ^ ^ • 50-lt WILMOT HERE NEXT SUNDAY Another good attraction has been, booked for McHenry next Sunday afternoon when the Wilmot outfit will travel to this city to do battle with the home club. Wilmot this year boasts of the best club that the town has ever supported. Last Sunday the team traveled to Burlington, Wis., where they lost to the home club by a score of 3 to 1. Wilmot put up a fne article of ball and with an even break in luck would have returned home victorious, say fans who witnessed the game. Wedekind and Franzen will form the battery for the visitors, while Davidson and Kingsley will perform in the same capacities for the home gang. Wilmot 1* coming to McHenry accompanied by a large nlimber of fans and confident of giving the McHenry crew their season's first set back. Wedekind is considered one of the. classiest hurlers to be found outside of the big show and local fans will surely want to see him go against McHenry's ace, Davidson. Be there at 2:30 iff you want to >see a real scrap. As usual, an association umpire will handle the indicator. pieces in some SOPHOMORE NOTES Richard Overton, ventriloquist Ask Mr. Stringer, Lenore Cobb, Clara Barbian and Adele Pufahl were absent from school Friday. Wonder why Latin and modern history students don't turn school notes. Botany note books, including specimens of fifteen flowers, were due Tuesday. Mr. Stringer says "he doesn't wear glasses for the fun of it. And we believe him, too. ' The basket ball boys had a banquet Monday night at Karls' cafe and received their letters. Dick Overton in Eng. II class after spilling some ink on his trousers: Oh, Mr. Stringer, I must have a blotter." Everyone is fretting because the exams are so hear. Maybe some-, one will come to school with white hair next week. I A question on the selling of senior class play tickets was mentioned in convocation Monday. The sellers of tickets are the "~olfie8 tfoft spirit, not the seniors. ; SCIENCE The chemistry class went to Wood 'stock Friday afternoon and were 4howri the different workings in the manufacture of artificial ice at Mr. Bonslett's mill. The chemistrys And physics class are planning to* go to "ON MIDSUMMER'S DAY" Operetta in two acts to be given by the grade pupils of the McHenry public school at the Empire theatre on Thursday evening, May 25 Characters Nasturtiums ...... t. Donald Powers, Richard Wegener Poppies Stanley Geier, Joseph Barbian Asters . : . .Robert Thurlwell, Ivan Zuelsdorf Pansies ....; . ...Melvin Walsh, George Stenger Daisies . . . . . . R o s a l i n d N y e , G r a c e M a r t i n Primroses ...Lillian Stoffel, Helen Wegener Violets Marguerite Kinsala, Bernice Weber Pinks Eleanor Hoffman, Barbara Dittrich Fairies--Dorothy Fisher, Elvera Aritholz, Marie Kinsala, Frances Tucek, Juanita Keg, Gwendolyn Overton, Kathryn Fay, Margaret Dittrich. Brownies--Jack Purvey, Alvan Baur, Stanley Schaffer, Joseph Walsh, Floyd Covalt, Raymond Rothermel, Harold Heimer, Rollo Chamberlin. Honey Bees and Overall Boys-- Robert Peterson, Fred Mueller, Harold Patzke, Lowell Nye, Frederick Conrad, Walter Kreutzer, Guy Duker, Eugene Sayler. Sunbonnet Babes and Butterflies-- Doris Warrington, Hazel Kramer, | Marguerite Johnson, Harriet Boger, Margaret Trent, Marie Freund, Helen Weber,-Evelyn Karls. Sunbeams--Gladys Warrington, Ethel Granger, Betty Jane Conway, Loraine Knox, Virginia Gruno, Shirley Covalt, Bernice Unti, Beatrice Weber. The child.. -f/.v.Virginia Engeln Fairy Queen..;,... Helen Pries Accompanist.... MtesMary Bonslett Both acts take place in the outdoors. The rural eighth grade graduates of the school comprising the McHenry district held their annual graduating exercises at the McHenry school auditorium last Thursday evening, the occasion being well attended and much enjoyed. Schools participating in the program were Johnsburg, Sister M. Blanche, teacher; Lincoln, Miss Lillian Doherty, teacher; Emerald Park, Miss Eleanor Conway, teacher; Ringwood, Miss Imogene Ingram, teacher; Sherman Hill, Miss Ruth Hooper teacher; Clemens, Miss Mary Knox, teacher; Cherry Valley, Miss Arline Harrison, teacher; Prairie, Mrs. W. J. Walsh, teacher; Ostend, Miss Florence Eppel, teacher; Griswold Lake, Miss Anna Stock, teacher. All of the schools contributed one number to the program after which a spelling contest was conducted by County Superintendent of Schools Miss Hattie Dake. Miss Dake also addressed the students, the seventh graders and parents and friends gathered. The spelling contest was won by Alice Clark of the Ostend school. The McHenry high school orchestra also assisted in making the occasion an enjoyable one j with two selections, which were well I received. The total number of eighth] grade graduates this spring is considerably smaller than a year ago and as a natural consequence the freshman class of 1925 of the McHenry community high school will be much smaller than last spring. The eighth graders from St. Mary's parochial school of this city did not enter the program, altho it is expected that a few from this school will enter the community high school the coming fall. • ] III Business Shows Growth MISS JENNIE HIRONIMUS DIED TUESDAY EVENING Miss Jennie Hironimus, fifteen-yearold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Hironimus, passed away at the home of her parents, who reside on the Stoffel farm at what is more familiarly known ob Big Hollow, about three miles east of this city, at four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon of this week. The young lady, apparently in a moment of despondency, took three tablets of bichloride of mercury a week ago last Saturday and as soon as her parents discovered what had happened a physician was called, but the unfortunate girl's life could not be saved. The funeral will take place from the Volo M. E. church at 2:00 o'clock tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. She is survived by her parents, oine sister and six brothers. The sympathy of the people of this community is extended to the bereaved ones. FIRST UNIVER8ALIST CHURCH "The Relation of Jesus to Religion' will be the subject of next Sunday morning's sermon. The service will be held at ten o'clock. A cordial welcome is assured all who may attend. John M. QjrHMtfy Mipipter. 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