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

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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.

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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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CLAYTONIAN Robert Decker: His knowledge of American History to Jack Bokenkamp. Rawleigh Schofield: Kathryn Stanford: His quietness to Robert Earl Dulf. Her beautiful big brown eyes to Cleta Miller. Zota Koontz: Her charming smile to Peggy Acklin. Earl Payne: His habit of always falling on the gym floor to Curtis Noll. Betty Jo Acklin: Eula Bissey: Her slenderness to Evelyn Holmes. Her cheerful disposition to Carrie Ann Hosselton. John Knox Duff: His ability to make straight A’s to Jack Banker. Bessie Lois Holman: Her shortness to Norman Hesser. Charles Hohlbauch: Harold Holmes: His rough and reckless ways to Ray Hall. His love for Mr. Cherry’s history classes to Wilbur Babcock. Roger Olson: His camerman’s ability to John David Mc-11 vain. Eugene Hubbartt: His good looks and gracefulness to Raymond Skelton. George Erwin: Eugene White: His bright red shirt to Clarence Poppe. His ability to keep our new building neat and clean to Charles Groves. Helen Joyce Sapp: Marie Weber: Her funny little accent to Edith Bissey. Her ability in Home Economics to Dorothy Henry. Ninetta Lutz: Her perfect figure to Bonnie Mossbarger. Netha Brown: Lloyd Dale Butler: Her quiet, dignified manners to Eva Gill. His ability to make those baskets to J. D. Dewhirst. John Bush: Arthur Phillips: His typing skill to Junior Sullens. His blond curls and blue-green eyes to Jack Sharp. Meryl Rogers: His ability to play basket ball to Dan Ditter. Daphanese Evans: Her southern brogue to Betty Lou Patterson. C. C. C. H. S. ft