Walnut High School - Walnut Tree Yearbook (Walnut, IL)

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20 THE WALNUT TREE iniiWHiiiiuiiiuiiHiiiiuiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniimiiiuiiiiiiiaiauiiiHiMiMniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiimiiHHimHMiiiimiiitiiiniiimiiKiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiniiiiiiiiniHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiniimiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiii 8. I, Pearl Frederick, do leave my pep and my power of incessant speech to Agnes Kruse. (). I, Helen Hage, do will my vocal ability to Homer Dreman. 10. I. Albert Kot'oed, do leave my permanent marcel to Elizabeth Pfund. it. I, Grace Livey, do bequeath my ability as a pianist to Herbert Christensen. 12. I, Iva Phillips, do will my blonde complexion to Lester Sprinkle. 13. I, Ruth Oakford, do leave my orderly coiffure to Marion Gramer. 14. I, Nettie Johnson, do bequeath my cooking ability to Lovilla Frederick. 15. I, Florence Meisenheimer, do leave my ability as a mathematician to Lester Keelen. 16. I, Irma McCloud, do will my rosy cheeks to the Espel Twins. 17. I, Helen Gonigam, do bequeath my skill as a basketball player to Donald Whitver. 18. I, Ina Sells, do leave my dates to Harold Paepke. iq. I, Gilbert Renner, do will my small stature to Kenneth Dahl. To this, our last will and testament, we, the aforesaid class of '24. do hereby set our hands and seal, this, the 26th day of May, 1924. •. 1 CLASS PROPHECY While sitting in the lobby of one of the most leading hotels in Peking, China, I was attracted by the beaming face of a sweet faced elderly lady and gentleman, probably forty years of age. Their case seemed to be one of unusual interest, and having nothing better to do, I listened to their conversation. I inferred that the sweet faced woman was the class sponsor of the Senior class of 1924 in a certain Walnut Community High School back in the States. The gentleman proved to be a former pupil of this elderly lady by the name of Albert Kofoed. “Can you tell me, Albert, asked the woman, “what has become of the rest of your classmates?” The reply was this: I have kept in touch with them fairly well and I must admit that their careers are varied. Grace Livey married a minister from the East a couple of years after her graduation, and is now touring the country with her husband and giving lectures on the “Degeneration of Young People Caused by Dancing.” Helen Hoge rather surprised everyone. After graduation she entered the University of Illinois and took up a course in agriculture. She has specialized along judging lines and is now quite famous as a cattle and hog judge. Anna Clark had a disappointment in love, and as a result of this unhappy affair ran away to New York and is now a cabaret dancer in the Bohemian district. Poor girl! Ruth Oakford has been married and divorced three times. Her last matri- ........................................................................................ mill.................. !:: null................................................

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THE WALNUT TREE 19 ..mi.in........iiiiuiiii.min.....................mu.................. mi..n.......... We, the Senior class of the Walnut Community High School, Township of Walnut, County of Bureau, and State of Illinois, being in a very sound mind, do hereby declare our last will and testament. Section I. Bequests to Faculty 1. To the sorely tried faculty we bequeath forever peace and quietude. 2. To Miss Clayton—An English class, the members of which will talk only when called upon. 3. To Miss Brewster—A civics class, the members of which will rise on leciting. 4. To Mr. De Groff—A physics class which will study experiments earnestly. Section II. Bequests to Classes 1. We, the Seniors, do leave in trust to the Juniors our peaceful spirit, dignity, reserve, a portion of our worldly knowledge and the exclusive rights of publishing the 1925 Walnut Tree. 2. e, the Seniors, do bequeath to the Sophomores the straight and narrow path of industry, which will lead to success. 3- We, the Seniors, do leave the Freshmen our high grades in discipline. Section III. Personal Bequests 1. I, Zelma Allen, bequeath my ability to argue to Gladys Nodine. 2. I, Bernadine Brown, leave my vampish ways to Dorothy Plapp. 3. I. Janet Burchell, do bequeath my quiet ways to Laura Russell. 4- I. Charles Butcher, do will my bluffing to Gerald Wheeler. 5- I. Anna Clark, bequeath my surplus height to Glenn Wahl. 6. I, I heodore Fisher, will my shiek-like appearance to Walter Baumgartner. 7- T. Wayne lusher, do bequeath my skill at chewing gum to Iona O’Dell. imiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimimmmiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniMiiiiiiiiiiMiimiiimiiiiiiiM

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THE WALNUT TREE 21 immiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiimiiiiiiiiiiiMmiiiiiiniiiiMinmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiinuuiiuiMiiiiiiinniiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiRiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu!iH monial affair was with a South American prizefighter. She and her husband are in New York, where he is in strenuous training for the coming heavyweight championship fight. Gilbert Renner struck it lucky and married an heiress from San Francisco. He and his wife have gone to Africa, where they will collect relics for the Field Museum. Theodore Fisher was a disappointment, both to his folks and the townspeople, lie wandered from town to town, but the last that was heard from him was front Philadelphia. At that time he was the champion coal shoveler in the coal mines. Zelma Allen fell in love with the physical training instructor at DeKalb, and they were married. However, she is now an expert diver, and is very popular at all the summer resorts because of her graceful and daring dives. It is rumored rhat her husband is extremely jealous of her fame. Helen Gonigam was so grieved because her folks wotdd not let her join Ringling Brothers’ circus that she went to Louisville and entered a convent. Ina Sells never married, as everyone expected, but is really a wonderful woman, so quiet and sympathetic. She has been dean of the girls’ reformatory at Geneva for years, and it is said that she has an enormous influence on those gir.s to live better lives. A circus came to Galva the summer after Janet Burchell’s graduation. She became so infatuated with the monkey trainer that they eloped, and it is not known where they are now. Florence Meisenheimer is a well known policewoman in Chicago. It is said that she is more competent than the entire force of policemen. Nettie Johnson is a decided old maid. She has a cottage of her own and lives alone. She spends all her time knitting stockings for the orphans’ home. Charles Butcher never made much headway. lie has been a clerk at the shoestring counter in the Woolworth store at Sterling for the past thirty years. Irma McCloud married a rich old bachelor who died soon after their marriage, and left her an immense fortune. She went to I Iollywood and, according to reports, has been leading a lively life. Iva Phillips turned out to be a notorious crook. It is said that she has cracked more safes in a week than the professional does in a month. Wayne Fisher is now at the head of the department of English at the State University of Wisconsin. He is supposed to have a vocabulary equal to that of Shakespeare. In his spare time he writes romances and sonnets. Bernadine Brown entered the movies. She is now one of the greatest favorites. Her popularity is far greater than was Mary Bickford’s. Oh, yes, Pearl F'rederick married an Italian musician. Some noted Polish music master discovered that she had a wonderful contralto voice. She had her voice cultured, and is now in Italy singing. Oh, Albert, to think that the class of 1924 should be so scattered. It does me a world of good to know that you and I are in China as missionaries. Well, let us go for a short walk.” The sweet faced woman and the younger gentleman slowly made their way to the piazza, and were soon lost in the crowd. llllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllll||l||||l||limi!|l|||||)|||||||||l!l|||||||!l||||MI||||l|||||||l||l||||:i||||l||l||||