Avon High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Avon, IL)

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B dltr SuntorB First l ow Leroy Woods, Louise Mark, Eula Nance, Ronald Hectorne, Fern Jennings, Marvel Staggs, Charles Stevens. Se.oid Lew -Coiinne Yeoman, Glenn Neice, Faith Townsend. Clarence Baker, Eunice Hollister. Third Uow Klaus Nordgren, Dale Teach, Lloyd Pool, Henry Mauvais. Absent—Maurine Capps, Lula Hornbaker.

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iTlir Ummtrrann (Class Hill itf 1923 E, THE class of Nineteen Twenty-three, being about to leave this sphere, in full possession of a sound mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. First. We as a class bequeath to the Freshmen all our knowledge gained in these four years of High School. Second. We, the Senior Class of 1923. do hereby bequeath to the Juniors our thinking power for Physics. (They will need it). Third. We hereby give most of our rights and privileges to the Sophomore class. Fourth. We, the class of 1923, will to the Faculty our thanks and appreciation for the good education they have helped to give us. Fifth. 1. Lucille Bell, will here-by bequeath my sweet disposition to Bernice Mings. (I no longer need it; I intend to be a school teacher). Sixth. I, Dorothy Nessell, bequeath to my sister Roberta, all my old themes, outlines, book reports and Physics experiments, that she may make good use of them. Seventh. I, Kenneth Sailer, bequeath my bashful attitude to Lloyd Pool. Eighth. We, Lynn Davis and William Corbin, give to Rex Jennings our wonder- ful genius, superfluous ability to learn, and our over stock of knowledge. Tenth. I, Anna Gray, do bequeath to Lucille Ross, my wonderful vocabulary. Eleventh. 1, Eugene Wall, leave to Corliss Powell, my ability to bluff through American History. Twelfth. I, Ernest Heston, do bequeath to Clarence Bader, the right to study (?) in Miss Allen’s room at the noon hour. Thirteenth. We, Flora McCoy and Ruth Merrick, bequeath to a couple of “Fresh- ies” our independent nature. Fourteenth. I, Bernadine Mings, do give my place as high school pianist to Lou- ise Mark. Fifteenth. I, Garland Drake, do bequeath my love for unreasonable argument, up- on the subject of women, to Klaus Nordgren, so that he will have plenty in case his own supply should become exhausted. Sixteenth. I, William Carroll, do bequeath to Jack Sundberg my fondness for dates (both kinds) provided he uses good judgment in both cases. Eighteenth. I, Darwin Dallefeld, do bequeath to Ercell Serven the right to enter into childish play at all times. Nineteenth. I, Arbon Fullerton, do here-by bequeath to Frank Snapp my impor- tant strut. Twentieth. To the Future Basket Ball Team, we, the Seniors, leave our earnest hope that they may win a sectional tournament by beating Canton High School. Also that they may win the county tournament by beating Cuba High. In witness whereof, we, the class of nineteen twenty-three, the testators, have to this, our will, set our hand and seal, this fourth day of May, one thousand nine hundred twenty-three. Witnessed by Mildred Pomeroy and Dorothy Nessel. LUCILLE BELL ’23.

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iFhr Vnammutg |}r ©tti S rlumi Daijs T WAS during the Christmas vacation of the year 1973 that I was home from the worries of the city to recuperate; and to visit my daughter, who was now married to a successful lawyer. Just before dinner on Christmas day, I happened to be looking over some old books of mine, when what should I come upon but four old dusty blue backed books entitled, “History of the Class of ’24.” 1 immediately became interested and start- ed reading. In September of the year 1921 a rather large class of Freshmen came into the halls of Avon High. This class was of course rather timid at first, but not as much so as most classes are. They readily picked up the customs and ways of the school and were soon playing an important part in school activities. The class met and elected its officers for the year. The Freshmen basket ball team won wide renown; and of course some of the members of the class acquired much fame at declamation. Then three of the boys of the class were taken to the tournament with the first squad and played in several games. Besides this the Freshmen held a banquet which was en- joyed by all. As a whole it was a very successful year for the first year. The next year was of course a much more successful year than the previous ope. We were, by this time, much better trained in the ways of school life and were beginning to be much more dignified and refined. Of course we elected officers and had several business meetings. Four boys of our class were on the first basket ball squad and played regular. Also, it was members of our class that took the prizes in declamation. Besides all this honor the Sophomore basket ball team took first place in the inter class tournament and received the silver loving cup. The girls of the class gave our team a fine banquet and presented a trophy to each member. Af- ter this year the faculty began to realize what an important part of the High School we were. The following year, ’23, came around and we were mostly all Juniors except a few we lost in the great struggle and strife of study. Once more we met and elected of- ficers. Three boys of the class were on the regular basket ball squad and assisted greatly in winning two plaques and a banner for the school. A few of our members were in the vocal and declamatory contests. Out side of these activities a play was given entitled, “The Early Bird,” which was a great success. Then the Junior-Senior party was held at the school house and it was also a big success. By this time I had almost finished the third volume when I was called to dinner. I still had one more to read, which was the most important of all. 1 closed the book and my thoughts still clung to the memories of my old school days. As I went out to the dining room, I seemed to be in a sort of a trance and I made up my mind to finish the volumes just as soon as possible. I 1 W rfTVJ RONALD HECTORNE ’24.