The Class of 1910

The 1910 Polaris

Ruth Austin, Flora Alberts

Ruth Barber, Ida Berg, Magdalena Blust, Isabelle Brubaker, Edna Bruse, Wright Burrell, Muriel Burton

Stella Caldwell, Jean Collins, Lawrence Cooper

Helen DeJohng, Faith Deuth, Phyllis DeVoe, Gertrude Dittman

Ruth Fair, Carolyn Freidag, Dick Fry

George Gartman, Dolly Geiger, Reigh Gibler, Douglas Grant, John Gray, Madge Gray, Leonre Goodwin

Florence Hagemann, Elbert Herlocker, Esther Hermsmeier, Marjorie Hineline, LeRoy Hoefer, Ruby Hoefer, Florence Hunt

Florence Jackson

Emma Knornschild, Elsie Kostenbader

Hazel Liebhard, Roy Liephart, Jesse Littlefield

Florence Markel, Paul McGrath, Kate McKean, Louis Mensenkamp, Lusette Mease, Helen Miller, Florence Munn

Jennie Niles

Louis Rienhold

Inez Schaub, Ruth Schoeffel, Helen Schofield, Vernon Sheetz, Helen Smith, Mabel Snyder, Alfred Stanley, Maude Stewart, Helen Stine, John Swanzey

Florence Thiel, Lillian Turnbull

Vera Verbeck

Margaret Wagner, John Wheat, Winifred Wheeler, Charles Wilcox, Burrel Wright

Franklin Yordy, Walter Young

The 1909-1910 Basketball Team

The 1910 Tennis Team

World War I Veterans from the Class of 1910
(according to the 1919 Polaris)

Lieutenant Dick Fry, Navy, "Wilmington."

John Gray, Medical Supply Depot, Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois.

Roy Liephart, U.S. Marine.

Alfred Stanley, Appointed Officers' Training Camp Engineers, Camp Taylor.

Corporal John D. Wheat, 151 M.G. Company, Camp Shelly, Mississippi.

Second Lieutenant Burrel Wright, Aviation Officers' Training Camp, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Second Lieutenant Walter Young, Captain Aviation, France.

What became of them (from the 1915 Polaris)

Ruth Austin is a music teacher in Algona, Iowa. Flora Alberts married Mr. Schroeder and lives in Freeport.

Ruth Barber is a music teacher in Freeport. Ida Berg is a teacher in Tacoma, Washington. Magdalena Blust married Mr. Maurer and lives in Freeport. Isabelle Brubaker lives at home in Freeport. Edna Bruse is a teacher in West Chicago. Wright Burrell is a law student at the University of Michigan. Muriel Burton lives in Chicago.

Stella Caldwell married Mr. Vance and lives in Los Angeles. Jean Collins is a domestic science teacher in Mankato, Minnesota. Lawrence Cooper is a pharmacist in Denver, Colorado.

Helen DeJohng is the Assistant Principal of Freeport Schools. Phyllis DeVoe is a student at DeKalb Normal. Gertrude Dittman does office work in Freeport.

Ruth Fair works at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago. Carolyn Freidag is a stenographer in Freeport. Dick Fry is in the U. S. Navy at Annapolis, Maryland.

George Gartman is at home in Freeport. Dolly Geiger is an office worker at Rawleigh's in Freeport. Reigh Gibler is at home in Freeport. Douglas Grant is studying law at Pattison's Law Office in Freeport. Madge Gray is a stenographer in Freeport. Lenore Goodwin married Mr. Swisher and lives in Hebron, Ohio.

Florence Hagemann is a teacher in Freeport. Elbert Herlocker works for Moline Plow Company in Freeport. Esther Hermsmeier is at home in Freeport. Marjorie Hineline married Mr. Mayer and lives in Evanston, Illinois. LeRoy Hoefer works for Sheet Metal Company in Memphis, Tennessee. Ruby Hoefer is a teacher in Lewiston, Idaho. Florence Hunt is a student at the University of Illinois.

Florence Jackson married Mr. Richardson and live in Freeport.

Emma Knornschild married Mr. Phelps and lives in Chicago. Elsie Kostenbader married Mr. Wheeler and lives in Freeport.

Hazel Liebhard is a teacher in Freeport. Jesse Littlefield is a traveling salesman based in Freeport.

Florence Markel marred Mr. Prop and lives in Freeport. Paul McGrath works at McNess in Freeport. Kate McKean is working in the Leper Mission in Siam. Louis Mensenkamp is a student at the University of Illinois. Lusette Mease married Mr. Watson and lives in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Helen Miller works at Miller Incubator Company in Rockford. Florence Munn is a librarian in Freeport.

Jennie Niles is a teacher in Freeport.

Louis Rienhold is an attorney in Freeport.

Inez Schaub lives at home in Freeport. Ruth Schoeffel is a student in Oberlin, Ohio. Helen Schofield married Mr. Nath and lives in Freeport, Vernon Sheetz is a student at the university of Illinois. Helen Smith is a bookkeeper in Freeport. Mabel Snyder is a teacher in Freeport. Alfred Stanley lives in Tennessee. Maude Stewart married Mr. Palmer and lives in Freeport. Helen Stine is a designer at the Garment Factory in Freeport. John Swanzey is a farmer at Ridott.

Florence Thiel married Mr. Deery and lives in Freeport. Lillian Turnbull is a designer in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Vera Verbeck is a teacher in Laurel, Iowa.

Margaret Wagner marred Mr. Kegel and lives in Freeport. John Wheat is a clerk at Waltons in Freeport. Winifred Wheeler lives in Rockford. Charles Wilcox works for Union Building and Loan in Freeport.

Franklin Yordy is a physical director at Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. Walter Young works for Western Electrical Company in Chicago.

Instructors in 1910

Herbert Arnston, Alice Bidwell, Esther Dana, Minnie Davis, Luther Fulwider, Mabel Goddard, Vida Graham, Martha Killen, George Neilson, John Riner, Katherina Rubel, Allie Reitzell, Frances Rosebrugh, Virginia Richeson, John Seefelder, George Taylor

Advertisements

The Horseshoe Cafe and Riverside Lunch Room, W. W. Harpster Ice Cream, Hotel Brewster, Moore's Non-Leakable Fountain Pen, Billig's Stephenson Street Restaurant, Joseph Emmert Stationery and Photo Supplies, William Jungkunz Drugs, Zimmerman & Reiter Shoes, C. P. Guenther Druggist, B & H Clothing House, Globe Wernicke Elastic Bookcases, William Walton and Nephews Rugs.

The Polaris
Vol. VI, No. 2, Freeport, Ill., October 15, 1909

In the 1909-1910 school year, the student newspaper was called The Polaris, and was published semi-monthly. The editor was Louis Reinhold, Senior reporters (Class of 1910) were Phyllis De Voe and Louis Mensenkamp. Junior reporters (Class of 1911) were Martha Courtney and Ralph Ritzman. The sophomore reporters (Class of 1912) were Hillary Cox and Paul Barmore. Covering Freshman A was Henry Biersach; Freshman B were Esther Matter and Malcolm Byerly (Class of 1913). Ruby Hoefer covered Alumni; Charles Wilcox reported on Exchange; and Francis Ryan and Florence Hunt reported on athletics. Staff artists were Muriel Burton, Florence Hunt and Lillian Turnbull. Wright Burrel served as Business Manager. The cost of an annual subscription was 50 cents, while a single issue would set you back 10 cents.

The first FHS orchestra had its first organizational meeting on Wednesday, October 6, 1909. Merle Smith was elected Manager and Elon Waite Treasurer. The orchestra practices every Friday afternoon. Prof. Arnston directs the orchestra.

Advertisers included Ralph Rosenstiel nsurance & real estate; Huss & Kinley garments; Hotel Brewster (S. L. Friedly, Prop.); Solt's ice cream; Majestic Theatre; C. P. Guenther drugs; Summer's Hat Shop; First National Bank; Dr. B. A. Arnold physician & surgeon; B. F. Brubaker cement; Wilkins photography; H. A. Huenkemeier groceries; Dr. J. Sheldon Clark eye, ear, nose & throat; Otto Wagner stationery; C. G. Schoeffel's dainties; B. P. Hill Grain gas & coke; Sanford & Zartman Lumber, Guyer & Calkins canned goods; German Bank, C. F. Hildreth insurance; and Second National Bank.

The Freshmen Boys beat the Sophomore Boys twice in basketball. The score of the second game was 16-5. The Freshmen players were E. Yordy, Junkunz, Fulwider, Ennenga and Zipf. The Sophomores were Rice, E. Dailey, Berg, Waldecker and Betts. Brandt was referee.

Manager Grant has scheduled opponents for the Boys' Basketball team. Opponents include Mt. Carroll, Belvidere, Rockford, Wheaton and Dixon.

On September 13, 1909, the 85 members of the Girls' Athletic Association elected Florence Hunt as President, Muriel Rice as VP, Phyllis De Voe as Secretary and Ida Berg as Treasurer.

The Girls' Hiking Club elected Marjorie Best as President and Beulah Holmes as secretary. Thirty-five girls hiked to a thornapple grove about a mile and a half north of Freeport. Snakes provided excitement, and they reported that the thornapples were delicious.

The Girls' Tennis Club elected Madge Gray as President and Stella Caldwell as Secretary/Treasurer.

The Girls' Basketball Club met October 7, 1909, and elected Muriel Rice as President and Martha Dittman Secretary/Treasurer.

FHS has announced that it will install lockers, which will be made in the Manual Training Department. "The individual locker system prevents petty thieving and also does away with the rudeness of manners and the carelessness of the property of others which is cultivated in the crowded cloak rooms."

Embury Methodist Church in 1910.

Looking east on Stephenson Street in 1910.

Further east on Stephenson Street in 1910.

From a card postmarked in 1910, looking north on South Galena Avenue.
The sign on the left appears to say "Lerners."
This is the corner of Galena & Main looking up toward Stephenson.

Globe Park, now Krape Park, showing the old water tower, as it appeared in 1910.

White's Sanitarium in 1910.

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