Benton Township High School - Scarab Yearbook (Benton, IL)

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 ff ,r Scarab 10:20 O J Srntnr (Class Will We. the class of '20 of B. T. H., being sound of mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordain. publish and declare, this to be our last will and testament: First, we order and direct that our executor, hereinafter named, pay all our just debts and funeral expenses as soon after our decease ns possible. Second, after the payment of such funeral expenses and debts, we give, devise. and bequeath To the high school, the new building. To the study room, a clock that will run. To Mr. Andrews, Earl Seeber’s musical ability. To the Junior girls, the rest room. To the Misses Vastis Seymour. Bede, and Memler—extra pay for sentinel duty in the hall. To Mr. Hudelson, several more private assemblies. To Miss Strawn, Lcorn's popularity. To Smittie. our best regards. To Miss Pfaff, a camp fire that will meet when they are supposed to. To the following Seniors: Pearl Neal, her Eddie. Eugenia Campbell, a lip stick and a twelve o'clock fellow. Earl Seebcr, a carload of eats. Elizabeth Jackson, a peaceful brother. Pearle Burgess, peace from “Min.” Beatrice Adams, a little photograph. Marion Moore, a pair of dice. Jim Austin, a wife that has money. Jake Kirsch, a patent on his grin. Harry Vise, a bottle of whiskey. Freeman Harris, a Stutz-Bcarcat. Don Harris, a position as business manager of everything. Leora Seeber. some one who loves her. Dick Dillon, a map of Ireland to carry on his countenance. Frank Quillman, some soap to wash his face. Ruth Joplin, a cock-eyed fellow. Helen Parkhill, a butcher-knife. Cecile McClintock, a romantic married life. Nelia AlcAdoo, unlimited popularity at school next year. Jim Crisp, a permit to all his classes. To the following Juniors: Mabel Hart, a date every night. Kenneth Odum, a little duck. Errol Sullivan, a new engine for his machine. Overton Jackson, free tickets to West Frankfort. George Moore, a beautiful, dark night, and Helen. Luwrencc Moore, Elizabeth Jackson's ability to talk. Pat Wright, Dick Dillon’s hair. Eloise Barrick, permission to stay out as long as she pleases. 21

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I . o • . . Srninr (BUuut Jjniyltrni (flnutimiri'i up, and in the winter they give a series of lectures on the bugs. Of course such wild young girls could not be trusted alone, so they are ably chaperoned by our former janitor. Mr. Dalby. Pearl Neal and William Meyer were always such good friends that I was not surprised to learn that they were running a hospital for lame ducks in Rend City. Nelia McAdoo is at the head of a large factory for manufacturing liquid air out of holes in doughnuts. 1 didn't think Ruth Joplin would go quite so far with her gum chewing. I hear that she is the president of a chewing gum factory and that all packages have her picture on them. Rumor also has it that she chews one stick out of each package before it is sent out. As the factory turns out thousands of packages daily. I am not surprised that Ruth has such pearly white teeth. Sybel Robertson always had a fellow in High School. She has now taken a nice, thin gentleman from the poor farm and is spending her days in running a two-room hotel in the middle of the Alississippi, and there feeding her husband oyster shells. Of course. Tallie Dillon is still typewriting. Her friends fear for her health for she gets up from her bed every night at two and one-half minutes afrer twelve, takes her flashlight, and goes to her typewriter where she writes love letters to the heathens in the wilds of South Africa. The most civilized tribe there has for its chief, Ernest Webb. Ernest is quite popular there for even Opal Rhodes has made several flying trips there in her new Ford aeroplane. Freeman Harris carried his love for raving throughout his life. He is now manufacturing toy automobiles and tests them out on a special track. Every morning he may be seen getting into one of the automobiles and go spinning around the eight-mile track. Frank Quillman and Cecile AtcClintock decided to combine their wonderful talents for life and they arc now in Ewing where Frank is professor of philosophy and Cecile is poetess in Ewing College. Jim Austen has turned out to be quite a heart breaker. He has had six wives, his latest victim being Elvera Galvin, who committed suicide by winding a sw-eet William” around her neck and then sitting patiently down to die reading “Pilgrim’s Progress.” I I ended my sad, yet wonderful trip, in Benton w-here 1 heard the sad news that Leora Seeber had continued getting into trouble. She has been deported to Italy where she hangs by a string of macaroni over one of the canals in Venice. u

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o c Scarab 10-0 g'cninr (filam? Hill—(fiiuitliuipft Virginia Brown and Harry Stamper, a permanent seat in the hall the first period. Helen Machiels, Georgia Dickens, and Virginia Brown, freedom from those hateful Senior girls. Alary Hickman, management of the Junior-Senior reception. Harold Stalcup, the ability to crow. To the following Sophomores: Harry Crisp, a bunch of peppy girls. Jennie Moss, a whole orchestra. Charles Sceber, lots of energy. Orene Glass, a date book. Clyde Hough, a curling iron. Bill Brinley, a seat facing Georgia. Ruby Quillman, some invitations for parties. Aden Poindexter, the conduct of a perfect gentleman. Katherine Wade, an Ingersoll. Rena Vee Broughton, a walk to the store with Steve. Blanche Dollins. chairman of the eats committee. Bess Halligan, a ticket to ride on her father’s train. Bill Foulk, a girl. Fay Neal, a dancing partner. To the following Freshmen: Willie Munday, another name. Anna Joplin, a date for all dances. Steve Choisser, a tin star. Bill Ward, some playthings. Ellen Burkhart, some golden hair. Laura Fay Moss, a temper. Wendell Frier, a position as dummy for the football players. Giles Meads, Mr. Andrew's friendship. Harry Helck, a stick of candy. Madge Jones, a limited credit at the store. Ruby Aiken, a dimple to go with her curls. Edna Dollins, a sister who will always stay at home. Margaret Bentley, a winning basketball team. John Browning, a megaphone to use at class meetings. Levi Browning, some fattening food. Dorotha Warren, a book on general science. Lastly, we make, constitute and appoint A. D. Jackson of Benton, Illinois, to be executor of this, our last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by us made. In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixeo our seal, the twenty-third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred twenty.