Abraham Lincoln Junior High School - Annual Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Class Will We, the Class of 1930, of the Abraham Lincoln Junior High School, of the City of Rockford, County of Winnebago and State of Illinois, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and free from the exercise of any wrongful or improper restraint or influence, do hereby make, publish, and declare this as and for our Last Will and Testament, in the words and hgures following, that is to say: Eddie Carlgren will take Raymond VValterls position on the swimming team. Marvin Granlundls athletic spirit will be left for Mike Tangorra. Nancy Chioppi leaves her vamping eyes and her tap dancing to Betty Hilberg. Mabel Lindstromls Cheerleading will be given to Katherine Kaminski. Betty Patton leaves her favorite seat in assembly tbeing across from Mr. Fowler, Mr. Hintz, and Mr. Middletom t0 Rhoda Fredrickson. Robert Welsby leaves his avoirdupois t0 Alden Johnson tHe needs i0. Avonne Dauenbaugh leaves her good report card to anyone who needs it. Marjorie Tullock leaves her position as President of the Student Council to ???P? tWhoever gets electedl. Alverta Roland leaves her favorite nickname, llMa', to Miss PrienQ Marion Kjell leaves her place on the honor roll to Clarence Nystrom. Virgil Moore leaves his llenormous size to Edwin Sandeen. Helen Wilgiert leaves her bright red lipstick t0 Vivian Fry. Minnie Muzzarelli leaves her curls to Phyllis Reinert. Eddie Moore leaves his collegiate walk to Ernest Nordvall. Ralph Knodle leaves his Hlove'l for study to Miss Schrom. James LaMasney leaves his Wise-cracks to Gene Johnson. Loraie Swanson leaves her giggles t0 Dorothy Adamson. Vivian Gustafson leaves her Latin worries to Gunhild Hoglund. Ila Kliebe leaves her spikes to Mary Soteropolous. Gordon Carlson leaves his orange shirt to Gene Johnson. Leonore Blomquist leaves her singing ability to Merida Loreen. Thomas Simmons' laugh will be left for Edwin johnson. Dexter Anderson's part in the Minstrel Show will be given to George Nelson. Joe Smith leaves his position as General in the ltRed Army to Eugene Lundeen. Erdine Emanuelson leaves her place in the orchestra t0 Verna Franzen. Elaine Peterson leaves her collection of Annuals t0 the library. VVilneita Rounds leaves her love for art tArt whoh to Veto 'llangorra. Alta Hallen wills her corpulence to Dawn Hill. Lottie Wojcik leaves her uSass to the teachers to Isabel Allen. e 1930 page twenty-seven

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NOW, here we are at the reunion. John Peterson is one of the greatest detectives in the U. S. A. Right now he is trying to solve one of the world's most baffling mysteries. Marvin Green is mayor of Rockford, and Ida Lupont is his secretary. We get a telegram from Marjorie Swanson and Marion Delaney. It says that they have an engagement to sing over the radio. Merton Lundsten. the director and a second Sousa, is also broadcast- ing his band. We are sorry that they cannot come, but since we have tele- vision, it is almost as good as having them with us. Gladys Nelson is the tallest one here; she is six feet and four inches tall. Ann Mackey and Violet Beck are stenographers. Harry Munson models airplanes, having started to develop his talent in Miss Burt's room in 1930. Herschel Yeager is a noted pilot. He just made a Iioii-stup flight, Rockford to Cherry Valley. Theodore Knock is a teacher of Latin at the Senior High School. Edward Moore is a minister. Three people have joined the circus. Robert W'elsby is the human skeleton; Helen Dochkus is a fat woman, weighing four hundred pounds; and Hazel Platt is a tight rope walker. Helen Klein, Hazel Saylor, William Powelson, and William Scott have gone into the talkies. The great Violinists, Virginia Atkinson and Donovan O'Leary, are studying abroad. Glen Person is married to Janet Lagerquist. Oliver Benjamin and Leonore Blomquist are engaged. Here comes a telegram; it reads: x itCome to New York at once. So I must leave the reunion and go home, leaving all of our old friends. FINIS. lXutographs 1930 page twenty-six

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Frank Leeman leaves his shyness to Armor Oatman. He hopes it will help to quiet him. Sherman Haegquist hequeaths his debating ability to Raymond Han- strom. LaVerne Julin hopes that his class oratory will he an inspiration to the whole 9B class. James Stiles leaves the secret of his llpersonality in the keeping of Vera Cash. Glen Person leaves his salesmanship to Roy liundeen. Vallie Brown leaves his reputation to the care of Allie, his sister. Leonore Blomquist leaves her position on the Annual to ......................... W'e'll tell you next September. Charles Lyman gives his secret of managing unruly hair to Frederick Saterbak. Ruth Sjoblom leaves her giggle to Ruth Kullberg. Mike Martinka and Sigurd Severson donate to the library their large collection of masterpieces. Stanza Matt leaves her slim figure to jule Haegg. Eugene Oatman leaves his essays on ltHow to Study and llVVhy I Love School to Harland Patton. Doris Wells presents her extreme lttallness to Irene Hippman. Ruth Sjoblem leaves her giggle to Ruth Kullherg. Marvin Ang leaves his rosy cheeks to Alice Saylor. Cora May Eckluntl leaves her high grades in Algebra to Evelyn Johnson. Carolyn Hartman's readings will be given to Jane Swenson. lllet's hope she doesn't forget to read theml. Earl Lindberg leaves his Florida road maps to Miss Dagnan. Golden Waldrmm's llspecs will he left for Genevieve Peterson. i Lennart Cedarleaf wills his position in the printing of UPuppy News to i Ernest Nordvall. E Marvel Jane Grant leaves her desire and ambition to stay on the Honor Roll to ALL the 913's. I I Joseph Blask donates his udrop kicks and so on, to his brother, LeRoy. Elinor McCorvie leaves her Scotch Thrift to Miss Anderson to distribute on banking days. We hereby revoke all wills and testamentary dispositions by us here- tofore made. We hereby nominate and appoint Miss McGrath, executrix hereof, nml request that she be not required to furnish lmml us such cxecutrix. IN WITNESS VVHEREOF, we have hereuntn set our lmmls and seals this 30th day of April. CLASS OF 1930. Second Semester WW.- page twenty-eight