Clay City High School - Claytonian Yearbook (Clay City, IL)

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CLAYTONIAN Eugene White studied exploration by air and has made many useful scientific discoveries, which he wishes he had known in Chemistry and Physics class in high school. Zota Koontz won a beauty contest and was awarded a free trip to Hollywood. While she was there she received a long term contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios and has appeared in many pictures. Charles Whittaker studied psychology and finally went to the Hawaiian Islands. Here he made a study of the girls to see why they are so much more beautiful than most American girls. Bill Smith studied civil engineering after his graduation from high school and soon became an employee of the Pure Oil company. Because of his alert mind and his economic operations he was chosen as superintendent of the company. Well, after my twelfth husband and I had finished our quarrel, I decided to help myself to some of the gorgeous jewels in the cave. Just as I was ready to fill my purse with the gems, along came an officer. He saw what I was doing and he grabbed me and began to shake me. Just then I awoke to find Officer Shannon in the act of trying to awaken me to present me with a ticket for parking beside a fire hydrant. When I learned that all this was a dream, I was very disappointed. Just the same, we may find all these students doing such things some day, so don’t be surprised what you hear. —Norma Weiler

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Bill Mcllvain began working in the oil field as soon as school was out. He worked on the pipe line for about two years and after that was given a job as a “ruff-neck.” Guida Miller studied abroad for several years and then returned to the United States to become the world’s leading novelist and short story writer. Her many novels have won her great fame. Roger Olson has now opened “Flash Olson’s Studio” in New York and we hear he is doing well with the assistance of his brother-in-law, Mack Henderson. Marie Patridge attended the Sanford Brown Business college and is now employed as a stenographer in the Clay City Community High School office. Earl Payne, regardless of his marriage to Doris Coulter, is still a delivery boy at Murvin Bros. We hope he isn’t still as forgetful as he was in high school. Arthur Phillips, after studying abroad, returned to this country and is now employed as a bookkeeper for the National Supply Company. Virginia Powell continued her school work, specializing in chemistry, and we now see her name among other great scientists in the world. Junior Roberts attended a teacher’s college and is now teaching in a high school in southern Illinois. We hear he is quite a success. Meryl Rogers jumped from high school to the Big Leagues in New York. He receives a salary of $500,000 yearly and has given the leagues many swell ideas which were his very own. Joyce Sapp now operates the Midget Restaurant in Sailor Springs where she serves delicious steak dinners along with short orders. She also has a dance floor in the back of the restaurant. Florence Schofield married an oil magnate and is now living in Texas. In her spare time, besides taking care of her ten children, she writes short stories. Rawleigh Schofield started to study law but decided all of a sudden that he wanted to be an orchestra leader. He is now leader of the world’s famous orchestra, “Little Sir Rawleigh’s Orchestra.” Kathryn Stanford took up the study of medicine and after receiving her degree she opened on office in Paris where she and her husband. Dr. Harrison, are now living. Marie Weber decided she wanted to stay on the farm. She now operates her own dairy farm where she has 1000 cows.

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CLAYTONIAN SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1940, of the Clay City Community High School, County of Clay, being of sound mind, superior judgment, and knowing the extent and value of our property, and those who are entitled to bounty, do hereby draw up in charitable form our last will and testament on the thirty-first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred forty. We do sincerely hope that you “youngsters” will use the proceeds of this will to the best advantage. It has teen with much toil and perseverance that we have carried our respective titles and talents through four well spent years. In due respect to the underclassmen, we the Seniors do will our following intangibles. As a group, we do hereby make the following bequeaths: To all who follow us: To the Board of Education: To our principal: To the faculty: To the Juniors: To the Sophomores: To the Freshmen: Our good will and best wishes for success and happiness. Our sincere thanks for their cooperation. Our sincerest thanks for all the troubles we have caused him these past four years. Our one wish that next year’s Seniors will not be so troublesome. We leave our place as dignified, studious Seniors. We leave the duty of selling candy and producing class plays, to serve the banquet for those Seniors of next jear. We leave our love and encouragement that “every cloud has a silver lining.” As individuals, we do hereby make the following bequeaths: Marie Patridge: Norma Weiler: Florence Schofield: Melba Bissey: Segustah Barnes: Leon Holman: Betty Bissey: Her position in Mr. Cherry’s office to Dorothy Lutz. Her riding boots and breeches to Georgia Winget. Her position as Mr. Wheatley’s pet to Mary Wilson. Her sunny disposition to Letha Brown. Her willingness to serve others to Evelyn Chandler. His office as class president and his respons-bilities to Junior Bissey. The honor of being “Her Majesty the Queen” to Velda Barnes. :C. C. C. H. S.