Aledo High School - Astrum (Aledo, IL)

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, 3-'He J' vw Q : lgfffixy if G as B -A f as S X B.-: a s a t ,, llllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllIllll lllllllllllllll Illllllll CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1926, of Aledo High School, in the County of Mercer and State of Illinois, being of sound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of remaining in this sphere, do therefore make, ordain, and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament: We, the Senior Class, do give and bequeath Glenn Monson's practically new French book to Lee- Fender, Anna Ruse's gift of gab to L. C. McCarty t'o keep order in the halls, Dale Fender's Christmas socks to Robert Bonynge, Teddy Moberg's bashfulness to Robert Warnock, Mary Heck's powder puff to the Junior girls, Kenneth Cady's stubbornne-ss to Rex Brown, Velma Scull's high headednessu to Margaret Amlong, Charlie Sabbath's success in basketball to his brother, Saul, Stanley Foote's ability to pu'l quarterback sneaks to Raymond Rube, Arthur 'Rushis Martha Washington slippers to Kermit Mason, Esther ,Johnson's lengthy recitations t'o Eugene Morrow, Martin L'Jonway's 40,000 dollars to the hired man, Donnie Heck's graceful locomotion to Arthur Johnson. Helen Sutton's Buick to Twila Vance that she may do as authorities bid, Ruth Dunn's strict advice of the Charleston to Teckla Berglund, Freda Young's quiet nature to Alice Johnson, Vivian Decker's curicsity to Lorna Parkinson. Herbert Fishers 160 acres to Rolland Lyons, Myrna Mayhew's driving ability to Dudley Wolfe, Francis Barnes' four wheels and tin can to Allen Olin, Rachel and Sarah Lemon's sweetne-ss to Mabel Crawford, Alice O'Day's personality to Joe Moseley, Harold Clark's pencil and notebook to Mr. McCarty, - Leonard Olson's frail structure to Leonard Fisher, his namesake, William :Chinlund's gear shift to his Ford to Lysle Fuhr, Edith Baxter's giggle to Gladys Baxter, Beulah Lunn's birdlike voice to Lee Modeer, Roy Kindlesperger's Coup to the chickens of the high school. We, the Senior Class, do give and bequeath the privileges obtained from the Cffice to the Junior Class so that they may not labor under so many difficulties as we have in the past year. Lastly, we nominate and appoint the following to be executors of this, our Last Will and Testament: -Prince of Wales. -Rudolph Valentino. -Charlie Chaplin. Q' lihfh' E. --W The Astrum- Aledo High School 17 l

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I IIIII III IIIIIIIIIIIIIII II lvl I illl i llil i I ' MYRNA MAYH EW Sometimes coming, sometimes coy, yet she never fails to please. G. A. A. 13-2-11. HAROLD CLARK Like a powder puff-I'm for the ladiesf' The Arrival of Kitty 1413 Circulation Mana- ger Commercial Success 14Jg Commercial Club 1495 Boys' Booster Club 1415 Orchestra 141g New Boston 13-2-11. EDNA DUNGAN Thy smile could make a summer where darkness else would be. ' Girls' Booster Club 1415 Hottentot 1375 Chorus 13-115 Track 12-113 G. A. A. 13-2-113 Baseball 13-2-133 Basketball 13-2-13. 1 KENNETH CADY Y A fine little fellow, honest, intelligent and kind. Commercial Club 14-33g Matherville 12-133 Joke Editor Astrum 145. F AREWELL Since the Senior class of 1926 must bid farewell to happy school days Each begins to appreciate the efforts made to fit him for New experiences which must be met in Life's School, but It will be impossible to crowd out memories of School Life. our farewell need not mean that a book of our lives is closed, Rather it is just opened to the index of a successful future. Sorry though we are to leave our dear Alma Mater, we shall eagerly seek the oppor- tunities of life which have been made possible by our years in A. H. S. -Anna Ruse '26. 16 The Astrum-Aledo High School

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' ll luuumnl i i I WI II HI W CLASS PROPHECY My Dear Friend: I was surprised but pleased to receive your letter, and also glad to know that you have not forgotten me. I have taken great pains in collecting the following facts concerning the present whereabouts of our old classmates of '26, Our class has scattered to the four corners of the earth-even to China where Valence Brown and Edith Baxter, now Mrs. Brown, are diligently studying. They were married recently high upon the plateau of Tibet by a Chinese priest. It is said that when Edith and Valence return they plan to open a Chop Suey Shop in New York and also conducts a small kindergarten for little Chinks. Some more news! Kenneth Cady and Florence Thornton are happily married and living on a cattle ranch out in the great wild west-somewhere in Utah. Ken- neth was formerly a detective for several years until he and Florence decided to go west: He was very disappointed because the buffalo and Indians have disap- peared. Poor Kenneth! His success is partly attributed to his wife, who is quite a cattle woman. She is known throughout Utah as the notorious woman sheriff of Wildcat county. q Others who are far away are Donnie Heck and Beulah Lunn, who are mission- aries in the Hoka Poka Islands, wherever they are. And would you believe it? Charlie Sabbath and Lawrence Skinner are teaching Astronomy and Psychology in a Samoan school for Hulu girls. Lawrence writes that the work is quite fascinating and that Charlie has dedicated his life to enlighten those poor ignorant girls. CCharlie is also a dancing instructorj Mary Heck is a famous prima donna in Paris. For several years she was Galli Curci's pupil. Now Mary is taking Galli Curci's old role in Carmen, which is showing at le Theatre de Champs Elysees in Paris. Florence Bear and Francis Barnes are also in her company. Edna Dungan is now a famous actress. She is appearing in Smilin' Through, that wonderful old play which has 'been revised and is now playing at the Fine Arts Theatre in Chicago. As the demure heroine of this play, they say she is as sweet and impressive as the original Jane Cowl herself. You remember Harold Clark, do you not? I hear he is a confirmed old bachelor and woman hater. I wonder what girl broke his heart? Talking about social leaders, Velma Scull is quite prominent in the North Shore Drive Set of Chicago. Imagine this. Esther Johnson is now Countess de Melville du Pont and is living in Europe. I saw her last summer at that fashionable French resort, the Riviera. She had two large Russian wolf hounds with her. They were unusually intelligent and well-trained animals. Esther is a widow, with many millions. She is known throughout Europe for her large donations to Musical, Art and Charitable institutions. Can you imagine this? Stanley Foote is the noted minister of the Central Con- gregational church in Chicago. He is a great religious workerg and he shows so much interest in his work that Stanley is one of the most prominent ministers in America. We could not forget our' dear old friend, Glenn Monson. Early in life Glenn planned to become a Judge. However, Master Cupid shot an arrow into Glenn's heart and he never recovered from that wound. For a while Glenn was the pro- prietor of the Aledo Home Bakery. However, he has found his salary inadequate to support his wife and thirteen children, so last' week he loaded his family and a. few household articles into an old Ford. When the Monsons left town they were singing 18 The Astrum-Aledo High School