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

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior Class of the Walnut Community High School in the Township of Walnut, in the County of Bureau and State of Illinois, all being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare, the following to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made. 1. I'o Mr. Melton, we do bequeath another Senior Class just like ours. 2. To Miss Anderson, we do bequeath a class that studies Shakespeare diligently. 3. To Mr. Leitch, we do bequeath a Physics class, the members oi which will talk only when called upon. 4. To Mrs. Glassburn, we do bequeath a new ring for her keys. 5. To Mr. Fagan, we do bequeath our interest in the weekly News Review discussion. 6. 'I'o Miss Powell, we do bequeath the musical talent in the Senior Class. 7. To Miss Murphy, we do bequeath the exclusive privilege of coaching another Senior Play. 8. To Mr. Hatland. we do bequeath a book on “Is Canned Air Better Than Fresh Air?” 9. To Mr. Cleveland, we do bequeath our home room in which to supervise the on-coming Freshman Class. 1. To the Juniors, we do bequeath our industry, habits of study and our dignity. 2. To the Sophomores, we do bequeath our standing with the faculty. 3. To the Freshmen, we do bequeath our class advisor, Miss Murphy. 1. I, Gladys Albrecht, do bequeath my low voice in the class room to Ina Peterson. 2. I, Margaret Baumgartner, do bequeath my ‘pianistic ability to Claude Langford. Section One—Bequests to the Faculty. Section Two—Bequests to Classes. Section Three—Individual Bequests. 19 3 1 Page sixteen

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Grace Hunter has gone to Chicago where she has established one of the most fashionable women’s clothing stores in the world. She employs mannequins from all of the principal cities of the world to display the latest Parisian styles. Kenneth Edson has taken up his old ambition “aviation” and is now a well known air mail pilot carrying mail between Chicago and Walnut and is making great strides in his career. His wife. Jane Becknell, has just recently broken the women’s endurance record for planes. The Edsons and their little Edson have gained great prominence from their interest in their hobby. Mabel Kofoed has taken up nursing for her life work. She is now head nurse at the Mayo Brother’s Clinic and is loved by all her patients as she was in Walnut High. Owen Fordham is still living contentedly in Walnut. Owen took up the study of Pharmacy in college and has now established one of the largest medical factories in the world at Walnut. Owen married his high school sweetheart, Virginia Keigwin shortly after graduating from college and two of his boys are now famous track men at his old Alma Mater. Gladys Albrecht has taken Texas Guinan’s place in her New York night club. All of the famous nobility of New York attend it because it is the ritziest place there. Gladys has had many marriage proposals but says ber life's career is the making of bigger and better recreation centers. Maxine Hall is now a well known Woman’s Temperance Leader. She makes trips throughout the world as the demands and prominence of her orations are worldwide. Eleanor Pope is now with the Chicago Tribune working as an advising editor to the love-lorn. Her letters have cured many a broken heart as her notes did in high school. Margaret Baumgartner has become one of the most famous authors of America. Her love stories are in demand throughout the universe and the royalties from her books have made her a very wealthy woman. Then there was Cullen McGonigle. who is now a noted evangelist and preacher. When not on his evangelical tours he lectures to his large congregation in Deer Grove. He is liked and revered by all who have heard his lectures. It was growing rather late and knowing that sundown would break the magical phenomena, we bade one another goodbye, hoping that we would meet again in the near future. Then, resuming their places in the cloud, they slowly and gradually rose, disappearing in the distance. Awakening with a start I found that night had settled on the countryside. Still in a daze, I wondered if it were a dream or not. Oh, how I wished it had been an honest to goodness reunion! Then, realizing that it was getting late, I secured my roadster and drove home, always to remember this wondrous dream I had had beside the murmuring brook under the whispering trees. —Harry Stewart. 19 3 1 Page fifteen

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MEMOIRS 3. I, Jane Becknell, do bequeath my ability to get high grades to Lloyd Nodine. 4. I. Elton Conley, do bequeath my freckles to Gayle hitver. 5. 1, Thomas Downs, do bequeath my ability to imitate Bradley Kincaid to Eugene Johnson. 6. I, Kenneth Edson, do bequeath my popularity among the girls to Glen Fritz. 7. I. Owen Fordham. do bequeath my membership in the National Athletic Association to Willard Dimmig. 8. I, Alice Gramer, do bequeath my ability in public speaking to Everett Kruse. 9. I, Lois Guither. do bequeath my golden locks to Franklin Wallace. 10. I, Maxine Hall, to bequeath my most becoming walk to Easter Hardesty. 11. I. Grace Hunter, do bequeath my curly raven locks to Elaine West- man. 12. I. Virginia Keigwin, do bequeath my public speaking ability to Marvin Broer. 13. I, Mabel Kofoed. do bequeath my sunny disposition to August McCoy. 14. I. Cullen McGonigle. do bequeath my Sunday night dates to Harold Tornow. 15. I. Iwilla Otto, do bequeath my mathematical knowledge to Keith Burkey. 16. T. Eleanor Pope, do bequeath my ability to play the saxophone to Albert Peterson. 17. I, Harry Stewart, do bequeath my studying habits to Loyal Anderson. 18. I. Loyal Wallace, do bequeath my overalls to Harold Foss. 19. I. Dorothy White, do bequeath my wavy brunette hair to Robert Crane. In witness whereof, we set our hand and seal this twenty-first day of May, A. D., 1931. 19 3 1 Page seventeen