Avon High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Avon, IL)

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Clip ifuuimmmn G !■ - ' (Q 13. Raymond Drake shall be compelled to report weekly, why on certain days he combs his pompadour with such great care. 14. Eileen Spurgeon may have the power to provide and maintain a comortable parlor davenport, the occupants to be chosen of her own will. 16. The right of deciding the punishment to anyone attempting to counterfeit the captivation caused by her eyes and her musical ability, is granted to Nettie Mills. 16. The Government hereby grants to Sadie Kreps the power of organizing, arm- ing, and disciplining the faculty, and for governing each one of them employed in the seivice of A. H. S. 17. It shall be ti e inalienable right of Florence Day to declare class holidays whenever excess of social functions, need of rest and recreation, or similar necessity deems such holidays of vital importance to the class. AMENDMENTS I. No person shall be punished by a verdict of the faculty unless by a unanimous vote of the student body. II. Gum chewing regulation: A target shall be placed in the front of the assem- bly room, and lower classmen will be required to hull their gum in the center of this target, in order that their successors may have it for future use. BILL OF RIGHTS Talking in halls, chewing gum, sitting on arm chairs, eating candy, writing notes in Study Hall, speaking without permission, being tardy to classes are the rules for the government and regulation of the Avon High School forces. VERA BRANDT, ’22. Qau Drrams nf a SwtUir I have often wondered At this Senior Class of ours; If our life’ll be free from blunders, And our pathway filled with flowers; If the lessons that we hate. And the pleasures that we love. Won’t prove on some unceitr.in date. The best things are several rungs above. I have often wondered In this Senior Class of ours. Why the girls like to look as loud as thunder. Pile high their hair in ratty towers: Why they wear their dresses short Like the days in late December; They are, however, just the sort A feller likes ter remember. I have often wondered 'Bout this Senior Class of ours; When twenty years has been dragged under. If the teachers still will look as sour As they do on Monday Morn; If the boys will still be dreaming About the girl who has torn His every thought away. VERNE C. CONWAY, ’22.

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U.hr Voamrrang ------tp (CmiBlttutinn uf thr A. IB. S . of Aium PREAMBLE E, the Seniors of the Avon High School, in order to form a more imperfect union, establish riot, insure the enmity of our pedagogues, promote gen- eral warfare, and secure the condemnation of the faculty to ourselves and the Freshies, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the benefit of A. H. S. ARTICLE L Section I. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in the Seniors, which consist of the Smarts and the Non-Smarts. Section II. The Non-Smarts shall be composed of members chosen every other St. Patrick’s day, and their qualifications shall be greenness and ability to look stupid. No person shall be a Non-Smart who has ever had above seventy-five in any subject, or who shows signs of improvement. Section III. The Smarts shall be composed of all those who have a steady diet of book-worms, and whose mental capacity is largely bunk. No person shall be a Smart who has been four years a Non-Smart citizen of A. H. S. ARTICLE II. Section I. This Congress shall have power to break all rules, to do anything with- in the classroom that will aid toward their life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, but all rules must show partiality toward the Non-Smarts. Section II. The following rights shall be granted to the persons herein desig- nated: 1. For the sake of his good looks, Howard C. Tatman may have the power to borrow money on the credit of the treasury of the Senior class, for the purpose of buying “Whiz Bang” and “Hot Dog” magazines. 2. Phil Sundberg is given the exclusive privilege of blockading all halls, either while napping or loafing, 3. Irene Spurgeon may enjoy her gum at all hours of the day, providing that the velocity is not greater than ten chews per second. 4. Roll ip K. Douglass may have power to declare war in English IV, and to pre- pare strong fortifications with ammunition against the attacks of Bernadine. 5. Any pair of twins having brains enough to divide with others shall be re- quired to pay an income tax on all excess. 6. Any person with a heart as weak as Lester’s is not a naturalized citizen until he can withstand the blushes of Doris. 7. The government of A. H. S. announces to the faculty, that Verne Conway may have the privilege of breaking all apparatus in Physics Lab. As fast as appaiatus can be manufactured, he shall be allowed to break it. 8. Edna Zuck shall be given full permission to retain the affections of Douglas Spencer, if it is passed by two thirds majority of the houses. Smarts and Non-Smarts. 9. Eula Botkin may indulge in note-writing so long as she does not trespass on forbidden ground. 10. Celeste Yeoman shall provide for organizing a class for all talented Whislers in school. 11. Edith Pool shall be given permission to giggle at all hours of the day, with- out being called into the laboratory by Mr. Reeve, for disturbing assembly. 12. To Vera Brandt shall be granted the exclusive right of deciding the proper length, breadth, color, fabric, style, and quantity of each and every garment in the wardrobes of the various members of the class; and of determining the rules of eti- quette of anyone attending formal dances.

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 CThr Sonmrrang izxprrimrnt 52 Scene: Laboratory of Avon Community High. Time: May 9, 1922. Dramatis Personae: Mr. Reeve, instructor; Members of Class of ’22. Act I. Discovered: Seniors seated about tables fingering apparatus, as usual. Mr. Reeve: Today we have our last laboratory experiment in Physics No. 52, I believe it is. Now read your instructions carefully before you begin. (A few min- utes of silence in which class feverishly reads the experiment.) Mr. Reeve: Now everyone give me his attention for a few minutes while I ex- plain this apparatus. It is a very powerful telescope which enables us to see into the future. So far as I know it is the only instrument of its kind in existence. Be very careful when you manipulate the lever which adjusts the lens because the mech- anism is very delicate and the least little jar might destroy our chances of seeing into the future. Doris (aside): That means you, Verne. Verne: Now Doris, shut up. Doris (still in whisper): You better go last, Verne, so that it won’t make any difference if you did break it. It would be a shame to spoil the last day by not break- ing something. (Verne contemplates Doris in silence, trying to think of a fitting re- ply)- Mr. Reeve: Now everyone must tell just what he sees and what conclusions he draws. Since we have only one set of apparatus each one will have to come sepa- rately. Verne, you may perform the experiment first. Verne: (rising and slowly approaching telescope) Aw, they always pick on me. (looks) Oh, boy! Mr. Reeve: (anxiously) What do you see? Verne: A row of pretty girls kneeling before me. Mr. Reeve: And what are your conclusions? Verne: Gosh, I only wish I knew. Mr. Reeve: (smiling) You need not be alarmed. It simply means that you will be an eloquent evangelist. Nettie! Nettie: (looking through lens) I see myself playing in a great concert and some- body is singing. I don’t know who it is. Mr. Reeve: Look more closely. You surely know him. Nettie: Raymond! ! ! (faints). (Much commotion until she is revived.) Raymond: No wonder she fainted! Mr. Reeve: Vera! (Vera looks in telescope) What do you see? Vera: (rubbing lens and looking again) It’s funny, but I can’t see anything but a mark. Howard: Well, isn’t that enough? Mr. Reeve: Philip, next, (pause) What do you see? Philip: There’s a man at a table working on some kind of device. I don’t know what it i$. Lester: If he’s working, Phil, then it surely isn’t you. Mr. Reeve: Oh, yes, it is Philip and he’s a great inventor. But don’t you recog- nize the invention? Think! It’s something you need very badly, (pause.) Why an automatic thinker, of course! Sadie!