Gillespie, Illinois - G C H S Class of 1930

Gillespie, Illinois
School Memories

G C H S Class of 1930

Classs Motto :
Class Colors :

Class Flower :

"Not at the Top, But Climbing"
Purple and Gold

Yellow Tea Rose

History of the Class of 1930 Unknown Author
We the Seniors of 1930, feeling our duty to posterity and to ghe future generation of students have hereby chronciled our history, which, we hope, will be a guide to faltering footsteps in the future. Know you, that in September 1926 there entered G. C. H. S. a very kaleidoscopic group of Freshmen. The spirit of the class was soon manifested by the unanimous and enthusiastic election of President------------------ Laurence O'Neil Vice President----------- William Morris Secretary------------------ Vertie Heyen Treasuerer---------------- Clifford Radamacker The class from the start had the nicest habit of winning all ticket sales that came their way. The girls also took second place in athletics. That year the play "And then the Light Went Out" was given for the entertainment of the upper classmen. As Sophmores the group became more united in spirit in scholarship and indefatigably partcipated in all important events. The officers at the head of the brilliant group of scholars for this period were : President------------------ Adolph Fellin Vice President----------- Peter Duncan Treas. & Sec. ----------- William Lochrie Their enviable reputation as ticket sellers and hot dog eaters were upheld. When they were Juniors they decided that a little recreation would not be out of order. Therefore, a backwards party was given and you can imagine the good time that was enjoyed. However, a dire catastrophe came upon this wonderful class in that year -- they lost a ticket sale. Nevertheless the "Never Say Die" spirit was not lost, and the Junior girls saved the honor of the class by winning the interclass basketball tournament. This year marked one of the most brilliant days that was ever seen in G. C. H. S. Yes, the color fight was so magnificient that it became necessary to place a ban on such demonstrations in the future. Time went on, as time is in the habit of doing, and the Seniors became hungry. Now, this class of Juniors was noted for its sociability so they decided to feed the voracious Seniors -- and at the same time appeal to thier imagination and improve their sense of beauty. Hard work and sales, all kinds of sales were necessary before their dreams came true, but, in the end they had a novel representation of a scene in Holland. It was the first banquet held in the New Gymnasium and the guests were overwhelmed with the magnificence of service and food. The following officers who so nobly guided this class through the Junuoir year were retained to steer them through their fourth and last year of school life. President------------------ William Lochrie Vice President----------- Ernest Rolando Sec. & Treas. ----------- Harriet Brent The Seniors became discontented with the ordinary manner of raising money for school expenses. Ringling Brothers offered an insspiration and late in October a Magnificient Three Ring Circus came to town. Maybe some of the elephants were slightly out of shape and some of their trainers were not as black as they could have been but, at any rate it proved quite a novelty and was well received by the public and students. Then one morning in April there seemed to be a terrible influx of Hoboes in Gillespie. Tall ones, short ones, fat ones, and lean ones. The police were becoming alarmed when lo and behold a banner appeared, bearing the famous words : "SEE THE COLLEGE HOBO" COLONIAL THEATRE MONDAY APRIL 13 The Hoboes had a wonderfuil time ( as hoboes do ) and thoroughly advertised the greatesty play ever presented on screen or stage. Age demands its toll! And on a certain May morning the dignified seniors were missing from their accuctomed places. The thrill of Skip Day ( we were sure ) was never felt by any other class as it was keenly enjoyed by the class of 1930. So with this Class Day, another party, another Junior-Senior banquet, at which we are guests, and Commencement, the history of the CLASS OF 1930 comes to a close --- but the spirit shall live on in our memories.

History of the Class of 1930
Unknown Author

      We the Seniors of 1930, feeling our duty to posterity and to ghe future generation of students have hereby chronciled our history, which, we hope, will be a guide to faltering footsteps in the future.
      Know you, that in September 1926 there entered G. C. H. S. a very kaleidoscopic group of Freshmen. The spirit of the class was soon manifested by the unanimous and enthusiastic election of

President------------------ Laurence O'Neil
Vice President----------- William Morris
Secretary------------------ Vertie Heyen
Treasuerer---------------- Clifford Radamacker

      The class from the start had the nicest habit of winning all ticket sales that came their way. The girls also took second place in athletics.
      That year the play "And then the Light Went Out" was given for the entertainment of the upper classmen.
      As Sophmores the group became more united in spirit in scholarship and indefatigably partcipated in all important events. The officers at the head of the brilliant group of scholars for this period were :
President------------------ Adolph Fellin
Vice President----------- Peter Duncan
Treas. & Sec. ----------- William Lochrie

      Their enviable reputation as ticket sellers and hot dog eaters were upheld. When they were Juniors they decided that a little recreation would not be out of order. Therefore, a backwards party was given and you can imagine the good time that was enjoyed.
      However, a dire catastrophe came upon this wonderful class in that year -- they lost a ticket sale. Nevertheless the "Never Say Die" spirit was not lost, and the Junior girls saved the honor of the class by winning the interclass basketball tournament.

      This year marked one of the most brilliant days that was ever seen in G. C. H. S.    Yes, the color fight was so magnificient that it became necessary to place a ban on such demonstrations in the future.
      Time went on, as time is in the habit of doing, and the Seniors became hungry. Now, this class of Juniors was noted for its sociability so they decided to feed the voracious Seniors -- and at the same time appeal to thier imagination and improve their sense of beauty.
      Hard work and sales, all kinds of sales were necessary before their dreams came true, but, in the end they had a novel representation of a scene in Holland. It was the first banquet held in the New Gymnasium and the guests were overwhelmed with the magnificence of service and food.
      The following officers who so nobly guided this class through the Junuoir year were retained to steer them through their fourth and last year of school life.

President------------------ William Lochrie
Vice President----------- Ernest Rolando
Sec. & Treas. ----------- Harriet Brent

      The Seniors became discontented with the ordinary manner of raising money for school expenses. Ringling Brothers offered an insspiration and late in October a Magnificient Three Ring Circus came to town. Maybe some of the elephants were slightly out of shape and some of their trainers were not as black as they could have been but, at any rate it proved quite a novelty and was well received by the public and students.
      Then one morning in April there seemed to be a terrible influx of Hoboes in Gillespie. Tall ones, short ones, fat ones, and lean ones. The police were becoming alarmed when lo and behold a banner appeared, bearing the famous words :

"SEE THE COLLEGE HOBO"
COLONIAL THEATRE
MONDAY APRIL 13

      The Hoboes had a wonderfuil time ( as hoboes do ) and thoroughly advertised the greatesty play ever presented on screen or stage.
      Age demands its toll! And on a certain May morning the dignified seniors were missing from their accuctomed places. The thrill of Skip Day ( we were sure ) was never felt by any other class as it was keenly enjoyed by the class of 1930.
      So with this Class Day, another party, another Junior-Senior banquet, at which we are guests, and Commencement, the history of the CLASS OF 1930 comes to a close --- but the spirit shall live on in our memories.

Class Sponsors, 1926 - 1930
Freshman Elizabeth Erwin Katherine Combrink L. E. Dodge	Sophomore Katherine Combrink Miss Mills George Grauel L. E. Dodge	Junior Katherine Combrink Ruth Saunders L. E. Dodge George Grauel	Senior Betty Borough Katherine Combrink George Grauel L. E. Dodge

February 1928
THE SOPHOMORE PROGRAM
The Sophomore program which was given on Washington's birthday was both entertaining and appropriate. It consisted of 1. "The Minuet" - A dramatized reading by Jessie Frew and a few other members of the class. 2. A monologue by Harry Stevenson. 3. "George Washington and the Cherry Tree" and "A Modern George Washington." A little playlet of two scenes. The Sophoimores are doing fine work this year and we hope to hear from them again in the near future. O. Juanita Mercer.

February 1928

THE SOPHOMORE PROGRAM

      The Sophomore program which was given on
Washington's birthday was both entertaining and
appropriate. It consisted of
      1. "The Minuet" - A dramatized reading by Jessie
Frew and a few other members of the class.
      2. A monologue by Harry Stevenson.
      3. "George Washington and the Cherry Tree"
and "A Modern George Washington." A little playlet
of two scenes.
     The Sophoimores are doing fine work this year
and we hope to hear from them again in the near
future.
O. Juanita Mercer.

Janet LOVE and Jessie FREW of Gillespie as Scottish Dancers in a play given at Benld, IL.		Winona CRORKIN of Gillespie in a Song & Dance number in a play given at Benld, IL.

May 1930 Newspaper clipping possibly from "The Gillespie News"
Largest Graduating Class in the History of the Gillespie Community High School to Graduate This Year
About eighty boys and girls will graduate from the Gillespie Community High School on May 29th, 1930. The tentative llist of Seniors follows: Nettie Anderson, Ella Archibald, Henry Boyle, Hazel Benton, Dorothy Bennett, Mamie Birk, Bernice Brown, Eva Barna, Lester Boetta, Harriet Brent, Eleen Barton, Dorothy Bycroft, Marie Bausano, Helen Bauer, Howard Cole, Mary Clemons, Willard Carroll, Charles Dorsey, Retha Dooley, Ruth Drake, Peter Douglas, Anna Mae Durken, August Erspamer, Mary K. Elliman, Edna Folkers, Jessie Fulton, Adolph Fellin, Alex Frame, Mary Fralle, Jessie Frew, Elizabeth Foster, Farrell Floyd, Esther Folkers, Marion Guis, Beulah Gruber, Anna Goscinski, Kenneth Gurick, Mary E. Holme, Irene Kunz, Marion Irvine, Florence Jones, Lucille Janis, Charles Johnson, Emma Kessler, elsie Luketich, thresa Luketich, Oscar Libbra, Cleopha Long, Mary Lonzerotti, Elvera Ladame, William Lochrie, Rose Ann McGill, Hugh McNair, Gertrude McKelvie, Robert McClaskey, Isabel Miller, Mae Main, Sadie O'Neill, Anna Pohlman, Junior Pearcy, Dominic Preston, Marcella Perrottet, John Picco, Erna Quade, May Queen, John Quinn, Ernest Rolando, William Roglis, Frank Rice, Roland Sanders, Anna Sholtis, Catherine Sakach, Harry Stevenson, William Taylor, Mary Tomasi, Dwight Voyles, Aurelia Weidner, Genevieve Wilson, Eula Mae Whitlow, Isabel Whitmore, and Garnet Whitfield. The Twelfth Annual Baccalaurate services of the Gillespie Community High School will be held in the Auditorium Sunday evening, May 25, at 8 o'clock. The program is as follows: See program shown below The Commencement exercises will be held on Thursday evening, May 29, at 8 p.m. The speaker of the evening is Rev. Mike Pontius of Jacksonville, Illinois. rev. Pontius is an orator of note and will bring a real message in his address, "The Road of True Dominion." The following program will be given: See program shown below

May 1930 Newspaper clipping
possibly from "The Gillespie News"

Largest Graduating Class in the History of the Gillespie Community High School to Graduate This Year

About eighty boys and girls will graduate from the Gillespie Community High School on May 29th, 1930. The tentative llist of Seniors follows: Nettie Anderson, Ella Archibald, Henry Boyle, Hazel Benton, Dorothy Bennett, Mamie Birk, Bernice Brown, Eva Barna, Lester Boetta, Harriet Brent, Eleen Barton, Dorothy Bycroft, Marie Bausano, Helen Bauer, Howard Cole, Mary Clemons, Willard Carroll, Charles Dorsey, Retha Dooley, Ruth Drake, Peter Douglas, Anna Mae Durken, August Erspamer, Mary K. Elliman, Edna Folkers, Jessie Fulton, Adolph Fellin, Alex Frame, Mary Fralle, Jessie Frew, Elizabeth Foster, Farrell Floyd, Esther Folkers, Marion Guis, Beulah Gruber, Anna Goscinski, Kenneth Gurick, Mary E. Holme, Irene Kunz, Marion Irvine, Florence Jones, Lucille Janis, Charles Johnson, Emma Kessler, elsie Luketich, thresa Luketich, Oscar Libbra, Cleopha Long, Mary Lonzerotti, Elvera Ladame, William Lochrie, Rose Ann McGill, Hugh McNair, Gertrude McKelvie, Robert McClaskey, Isabel Miller, Mae Main, Sadie O'Neill, Anna Pohlman, Junior Pearcy, Dominic Preston, Marcella Perrottet, John Picco, Erna Quade, May Queen, John Quinn, Ernest Rolando, William Roglis, Frank Rice, Roland Sanders, Anna Sholtis, Catherine Sakach, Harry Stevenson, William Taylor, Mary Tomasi, Dwight Voyles, Aurelia Weidner, Genevieve Wilson, Eula Mae Whitlow, Isabel Whitmore, and Garnet Whitfield.

The Twelfth Annual Baccalaurate services of the Gillespie Community High School will be held in the Auditorium Sunday evening, May 25, at 8 o'clock. The program is as follows:

See program shown below

The Commencement exercises will be held on Thursday evening, May 29, at 8 p.m.

The speaker of the evening is Rev. Mike Pontius of Jacksonville, Illinois. rev. Pontius is an orator of note and will bring a real message in his address, "The Road of True Dominion."

The following program will be given:

See program shown below

May 25, 1930
BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
Class of 1930 Gillespie Community High School May 25th 8:00 p.m.
Processional March.........................................................................................Genell Abbott Invocation.........................................................................................................The Rev. C. A. Garst Anthem-"Crown Him"......................................................................................McGranahan
M. E. Male Quartette
Scripture Lesson - Romans, 12th Chapter .....................................................The Rev. Joseph Snowden Anthem - "We've Sighted the Golden Gate"..................................................Gabriel
M. E. Male Quartette
Sermon - "Venture of the Heights" ................................................................The Rev. F. F. Otto Anthem ..............................................................................................................Selected
M. E. Mixed Quartette
Benediction........................................................................................................ The Rev. Joseph Snowden Recessional March ........................................................................................... Ellen Fisher

Twelfth Annual Commencement Exercises of the Gillespie Community High School High School Auditorium Thursday, May 29, 1930 8:00 p. m.
Processional March.........................................................................................Genell Abbott Invocation.........................................................................................................The Rev. L. Krekeler Music (a) "Four Leaf Clover".......................L. Brownell (b) "The Rosary".................................E. Nevin High School Girls' Quartette -- Marie O'Neill, Flora Dickinson, Dorothy Bycroft, Ellenore Patterson Salutatory ..........................................................................................................Harriet Brent Solo - "The Perfect Day" ................................................................................Carrie Jacobs Bond Dwight Voyles Violin Solo - "The Old Refrain" .......................................................................Fritz Kreitzler Farrell Floyd Valedictory .........................................................................................................John Picco Solo - "Spring Is Here" .....................................................................................Jane Brown Marion Irvine Music (a) "The Old Road".......................J. Scott (b) "Commencement Day"...........Double Quartette Address............................................................................................"The Road to True Dominion" The Rev. M. S. Pontius Music (a) "Goodbye".......................F. Paolo Tosti High School Boyls' Quartette -- Farrell Floyd, John Bergen, Orville Eilers, Dwight Voyles Presentation of Diplomas...................................................................................Pres. T. W. Stehlin Benediction........................................................................................................ The Rev. Joseph Snowden Recessional March ........................................................................................... Ellen Fisher

Twelfth Annual Commencement Exercises
of the
Gillespie Community High School
High School Auditorium
Thursday, May 29, 1930
8:00 p. m.

Processional March.........................................................................................Genell Abbott
Invocation.........................................................................................................The Rev. L. Krekeler
Music
                (a) "Four Leaf Clover".......................L. Brownell
                (b) "The Rosary".................................E. Nevin
                High School Girls' Quartette --
                      Marie O'Neill, Flora Dickinson, Dorothy Bycroft, Ellenore Patterson
Salutatory ..........................................................................................................Harriet Brent
Solo - "The Perfect Day" ................................................................................Carrie Jacobs Bond
                                Dwight Voyles
Violin Solo - "The Old Refrain" .......................................................................Fritz Kreitzler
                                Farrell Floyd
Valedictory .........................................................................................................John Picco
Solo - "Spring Is Here" .....................................................................................Jane Brown
                                Marion Irvine
Music
                (a) "The Old Road".......................J. Scott
                (b) "Commencement Day"...........Double Quartette
Address............................................................................................"The Road to True Dominion"
                                The Rev. M. S. Pontius
Music
                (a) "Goodbye".......................F. Paolo Tosti
                High School Boyls' Quartette --
                      Farrell Floyd, John Bergen, Orville Eilers, Dwight Voyles
Presentation of Diplomas...................................................................................Pres. T. W. Stehlin
Benediction........................................................................................................ The Rev. Joseph Snowden

Recessional March ........................................................................................... Ellen Fisher

G C H S Class of 1930 40 year Reunion July 25, 1970

Left to Right -- First Row: Elsie Luketich Gruendahl, Jessie Fulton Cook, Bessie Fulton Fisher, Mary Clemons Kaelin, Gertrude McKelvie Jacobs, May Queen Braido, Marion Irvine Grandone, Anna Pohlman Little, Mary Tomasi Hilton, Anna Mae Durken Garrington, Esther Folkers, Second Row: Ray Briggs, Charles Johnson, Mamie Birk Ries, Julia Daly Palishen, Louise McIntyre Kaufman, Aurela Weidner, Katherine Combrink Grauel, Isabell Miller Baima, Elizabeth Foster Mattice, Genevieve Wilson Hlafka, Sophie Danis Stanley, Virginia Falke Bishop, Lottie Frost Schuler, Ruth Drake Clark, William E. Pickett, Francis H. Rice, Erna Quade Heidinger, Nettie Anderson Scopel, Marie Horoda Tascher, Magdaline Pianfetti Alepra, Edna Garvey Jung, John Quinn, Third Row: Amillio Stefani, George Crauel, Dwight Voyles, Raymond Ulz, David Miller, John Admire, Lester Boetta, Charles Dorsey, William Morris, Fourth Row: Louis Pellegrini, William Roglis, ernest roland, William Lochrie, John Bauer, Oscar Libbra, Harry Stevenson, Hugh McNair, Not Shown : Garnet Whitfield *Class Sponsors : George and Katherine (nee* Combrink) Grauel**

G C H S Class of 1930
40 year Reunion July 25, 1970

Left to Right --
First Row:
Elsie Luketich Gruendahl, Jessie Fulton Cook, Bessie Fulton Fisher, Mary Clemons Kaelin,
Gertrude McKelvie Jacobs, May Queen Braido, Marion Irvine Grandone, Anna Pohlman Little,
Mary Tomasi Hilton, Anna Mae Durken Garrington, Esther Folkers,
Second Row:
Ray Briggs, Charles Johnson, Mamie Birk Ries, Julia Daly Palishen, Louise McIntyre Kaufman, Aurela Weidner, Katherine Combrink Grauel, Isabell Miller Baima, Elizabeth Foster Mattice, Genevieve Wilson Hlafka,
Sophie Danis Stanley, Virginia Falke Bishop, Lottie Frost Schuler, Ruth Drake Clark, William E. Pickett,
Francis H. Rice, Erna Quade Heidinger, Nettie Anderson Scopel, Marie Horoda Tascher,
Magdaline Pianfetti Alepra, Edna Garvey Jung, John Quinn,
Third Row:
Amillio Stefani, George Crauel, Dwight Voyles, Raymond Ulz, David Miller, John Admire, Lester Boetta,
Charles Dorsey, William Morris,
Fourth Row:
Louis Pellegrini, William Roglis, ernest roland, William Lochrie, John Bauer, Oscar Libbra, Harry Stevenson,
Hugh McNair,
Not Shown : Garnet Whitfield

Class Sponsors : George and Katherine (nee Combrink) Grauel

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