Galesburg, IL High School Alumni Notes 1920-1921

Knox News

Galesburg High School is well represented at Knox College this year [1921]. Out of a Freshman class consisting of some two hundred students, there are forty-odd who proudly claim the Silver and Gold as their high school colors. Moreover, four of the eleven "Honor Students" for the first semester received their preparatory training within the gray stone walls of "Dear Old Galesburg High School". Those young people who have won this distinction are Blanche Adcock, Dean Christy, Maurine Shaw, and Mildred Kimble. (To be an "Honor Student" one-half of one's grades must be between 95 and 100).

Many other of last year's graduates [1920] have distinguished themselves in various lines. Kenny Craig, Bob Adams, and Kenny Stuart have proved very good material for the varsity basketball, football and baseball teams.

It is interesting to note that three out of the five freshman class officers are Galesburg men : Lester Bjorkman, Walter Snouse and Kenneth Craig. (We hope that there was no graft about this election!)

Francis Poindexter and Mildred Kimble, who edited the "Budget" and "Reflector" respectively last year are now full-fledged reporters on the staff of the "Knox Student", and are profuse in their appreciation of the benefit which they derived from their journalistic work in high school.

Rosalie Raymond and Carolyn Elder, who are valuable members of the Knox College Dramatic Club, have appeared in different plays which that organization has produced this year.

In short, those sons and daughters of Galesburg High School who have ventured into the far-famed domains of Higher Learning, commonly called Knox College, are doing their utmost to bring honor and glory to the name of their first alma mater.

Echoes From Lombard

On Lombard's beautiful campus, strolled this year, several individuals who at one time frequented the halls of "dear old Galesburg High School".

Making up a part of Lombard's "Big Family" are nine fast fading green Freshmen who say with pride, "Yes, I am a graduate of G. H. S."

in scholarship, each and everyone is living up to his former high school record and many of them are excelling the past in that respect.

Leone Robinson and Elizabeth Dopp are of those many warblers that one hears from the Vocal Art Studio. Late this spring, they proved their ability as students under Madame Bryant by singing in Chanel and the Spring Musicales.

Althea McConnell and Eva Smith are prominent in college dramatics, having taken part in several of the plays presented by the Three Arts Department. "Little Eva" had quite an important part in the Senior class play.

The Business and Home Economics Departments are beautifully ornamented by the presence of Imogene Stotts and Virginia Robinson, while Jack Deets is holding his own, as usual, in social circles.

The gorgeous May Festival, for which Lombard is always noted, was honored this year by a few nymphs who owe their grace and nimbleness to four years of physical training in G. H. S. In the midst of villagers, peasants, Merrie Men, court ladies and gentlemen, several familiar faces might be seen, while Eva Smith and Elizabeth Dopp could not escape notice in their solo dances of The Dawn and The Court Jester, respectively.

Although college life now seems to hold everything for these nine additions to the "Family", they will never forget the place where they received the preparation for their present work, and will always be loyal to "The Silver and the Gold".

From the 1921 Yearbook of Galesburg High School.