Avon High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Avon, IL)

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■r? ‘ fi • CI- TU K BOOMERANG -----r V71---- GEORGE HENRY STAGGS He has read much: he even lias red hair. Ross School, '19; Avon Public School, '23: Platonion Society, '24, '23: (dee Club, 24, '25, '26, '27: Vocal Contest, '24; Declamatory Contest, '24: Oration, '26: Professor Pepp. '26: “Lass of Limerick Town, '26: Carrie Comes to College, '27: Snapshot editor of “The Boomerang. MYRTLE BULL A Kiri so sweet in temper that the very stars shine soft upon her. Avon Public Schools. '23; Platonlan So- cictv, '24, '25; dec Club, 24, 25 27; Pro- fessor Pepp, '26: Tea Toper Tavern, '27: Declamatory Contest, '26. '27; Literary editor of “The Boomerang. b EDMOND HOLTEN VAX WINKLE If wit is the spice of life, “Van is well seasoned. Avon Public Schools, '23; Pkuonion So- ciety, '24, '25: Professor Peppj '26; Tea Toper Tavern, '27; Basket Balk '27; Track. '26, '27; Joke Editor of The Boomerang. [Give thy thoughts no tongue.] —----------18 «d—■------------------------- •d

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• su- THE BOOMERANG ------------- CECIL AVERV HUFFMAN A handful of conmion sense is worth a bushel of learning. Good Hope High School, '24. '25. 26; Polished Pebbles, 26; ’The Whole Town’s Talking, ’26; Literary, ’25. ’26; Avon High School, ’27; Tea Toper Tavern,” '17. ERMA CAROLYN BABBITT Her only fault is that she has none. Pleasant Ridge School, '23; Declamatory Contest, 25; Glee Club, ’25; Eniersonion Society, ’24, ’25; Professor Popp. 26; Tea Toper Tavern,” ’27; Calendar editor of The Boomerang.” EZRA LEE HUFFMAN A good fellow, sparing of his words. Good Hope High School, ’24. 2. ‘26; Literary. ’25, ‘26; “Close Shave,” 26; Student Council, '26; The Whole Town’s Talking,” ’26; Avon High School, ’27. [Truth hath a quiet breast.] r y 17 «AC

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•'«if THE BOOMERANG -----1-------- ■n ‘ SENIOR CLASS W ILL We, the illustrious and enterprising mcnihers of the famous Class of 1927. do now draw up the following Will and Testament concerning the disposal of our attributes and possessions, to be distributed in the following manner: The all-around ability of the Seniors to the Juniors. I, Albert Bell, do will and bequeath my slow and deliberate manner to C'arvl Witter. I, Edmond Van Winkle, bequeath my genius as a comic artist to Ruth Speer. I, Florence Davis, do will my fondness (?) for history teachers to Ethyl Baughman. I, Forrest Corbin, bequeath my avoirdupois to Joe Griffith. I, Martha ( rissey, bequeath my desk, highly decorated with chewing gum, to Gertrude Mills. I. Howard Davis, bequeath my ability to remember dates (history and otherwise) to Opal Schrodt. I, ( hristine Bell, do will and bequeath my privilege of riding in Rea Walker's flivver to Mary E. Morse. I, Curtis Swanson, do will and bequeath my beautiful voice to Grace Beers. I, Henry O’Herron, bequeath my privilege of coming late to class to L'ritli Cotforth. I, Myrtle Bull, do will and bequeath my physics experiments to Arthur Rood. I, George Staggs, do will and bequeath my carrot-colored top to Russel Meachem. I, Helen Keller, bequeath my ability to write and transcribe shorthand notes to Allen Wall. I, Wilbur Smith, bequeath my habit of stuttering to Evelyn Niles, that she may speak more deliberately. I, Erma Babbitt, do will and bequeath all my stationery to Hank Day. I won't need it any more. I, Ezra Huffman, do will and bequeath my long winded arguments to Seth Merriman. I, Cecil Huffman, do will and bequeath my smile to Alberta Sundberg. 1, Florence Fogarty, will any excess powder and rouge to Marion Cox. FLORENCE FOGARTY. - ;n •'•SC [Lord, what fools these mortals be!] -----------» • 19 • C (----------