Benton Township High School - Scarab Yearbook (Benton, IL)

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THE SCARAB Will Wc, the class of 1925 of the B. T H. S., do make this our last will and testa-ment. hereby revoking any and all former wills by us heretofore made. First, we direct that all our just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon as possible after our public burial. Second, after the payment of such funeral expenses and debts, we give, devise and bequeath to the following ones their just deserves: To Our School—the best name in the State. To Mr. Hanna—The credit he deserves. To “Smitty —A hammer, a saw, and a box of nails. To Mr. Davis—A new laboratory coat. To “Doc”—A rooster and an old hen. To Mr. Tabor—More successful athletic teams. To Mr. Newton—A prize shorthand class. To Miss Colcord—A poodle dog and a million dollars. To Miss Whitiner—A lolly pop. To Miss Cosgrove—A pet parrot. To Miss Davis—A jazz band. To Miss Sense—A quiet sixth hour study hall. To Miss Burkhart—A patented dishwasher. To Miss Blackard—A smile. To Miss Hart—A good Freshman English class. To Miss McElvain—A good time. To Miss Hcrschback—More dimples. To Miss Hargrove—A successful debating team. To Miss Roy—A book report. To Mr. Moore—An adding machine for Commercial Arithmetic pupils. To Miss Christensen—Two worms, a crab, and a flea. To Miss Kinneman—A press club that will get news. To Mrs. Payne—A few more years' teaching experience. To Miss Hochhalter—English students who will take an interest in something besides stories. To Miss Seymour—Poise. To Miss McElhincy—Another laboratory. To Miss Vance—A pair of rubbers and a raincoat. To the Cafeteria—Toothpicks. To Dorothy Moore—A hcc haw and a whing whang. To Esther Kell—Something to giggle at in the assembly. To Dorothy Austin—A hot novel and a Hershey bar. To “Cat” Ross—A package of Camels. To Robert Brown—Long pants. To Lester Carraher—A “sweet” mamma. To Sam Johnson—A rooster, a cat, and a jaybird. To Rcthal Odum—A brand new haircut. To Floyd Gassoway—Some eggs turned up. To Eddie Garavaglia—A car that will make “80”. To Bob McConnell—A little more size. To Irving Trombly—Fritz Kreisler's place in the music world. To Frank Warren—A limburger sandwich and a bottle of home brew. To Charles Frye—Twelve hours sleep. To Mike Dozzino—Free lessons in orating. To Mary E. Johnson—Her gift of gab and a letter from George. To Bumblebee—A cap pistol. To Clytie Broughton—A “kokc” at Stcgmcycr-Wollard's. To Harry Hamilton—A steady job as a “Sheik.” c 27

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the scarab PROPHECY—Continued branding cattle on the spacious ranch of Nasty Miller out in the wonderful West. Tony Paulavish, dressed in leather cowboy apparel, won the rodeo out there this spring Sophia Neal is training dogs—or men—1 can't remember which. Dorothy St. Clair is doing settlement work in the “big city of Logan. Tommy Quillman is blacking shoes. He sure makes them shine and deserves the patronage of all his old-time chums Charles Sauthcr is a famous criminal lawyer. Y’ aula hear him talk —talks just like a three-year-old. Wheeler Scars is a college professor. Katherine Shepard and Lucille Smith arc dancing in the Hawaiian Isles. Shirley Snider sings hot stuff for Victor. Vernon Spencer is the head surgeon of one of the world's largest hospitals and hardly has time to cat. Stuart Todd, Omcr Upchurch and Fred Werner are opening tombs in Egypt Mary Tedrow is a street car conductor. Ain’t that grand! She's saving the tickets for her hope chest Gertrude UpdcgralT just can’t leave the old school, so she's clerk in the office. Horace Wood successfully defended his title as world's champion at croquet. Marguerite Vise and Humbert Whaley arc married. They're very happy; he washes the dishes n everything. B u-z-z-z, o-w-o-o-o, this is station B—T—H—S signing off. 2d

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the SCARAB WILL—Continued To Wilford Johnson—A most tremendously good-looking girl. To “Poky” Ludwig—Sonic gas for his Ford. To Bertha Jones—Red hair. To Anna Skinner—A serious thought. To Bob Doty—A sand-pile and a whistle. To Faye Gregg—A balloon and a sack of peanuts. To Ellcte King—A teething ring and a rattle. To Genevieve Updegraff—A pug nose To Robert Young—A pet rabbit. To Thomas Williams—A Turkish harem. To Opal Wildcrman—A handsome husband. To Jerome Rea—A quiet disposition. To Georgia Morris—A coach and six “ponies.” To Delbert Alexander—A soft boiled egg- To Joseph Engle—An alarm clock. To Thurlough Bannister—Two yard sticks. To Mike Banovich—Walter Camp's Daily Dozen. To Ailccn Bays—A deep voice. To Lenorc Clayton—A sense of humor. To Thelma Clinton—Pet mice. To Dorris Dillon—A poker. To Meredith Dobry—An all day sucker. To James Dillon—A hamburger. To james Eskew—Patent leather hair. To Harry Evans—A Turkish harem. To Eugene Hall—Physiology and Hygiene. To Irene Frier—An auto ride. To Dale Harrelson—A pair of dice. To Martha Harris—A coach and six ponies. To Irene Hemphill—More leap years. To John Hodge—A Shine. To Beulah Johnson—A monkey. To Willard Hughes—Some cider. To Homer Jones—A fish pond. To Maud Kearney—A piece of bread and butter. To Eph Kelley—A pickle. To William Klinkcr—Hot air. To Lota Knowles—A hobby horse. To Gertrude Kraft—Publicity. To Albert Judd Lawson—An easy job. To Julia Ferrell—A funny paper. To Beulah Ligon—Make-up. To Carlcen Bell—A good joke. To Billie Cantrell—A job as fashion plate. To Henry German—Spill-less soup. To Lucille Gibson—An ice cream cone. To Shcp Lowery—A little work to do. To Nellie Harton—A preacher for a husband. To Oliver McGuire—A stock farm. To Thomas Moore—A mirror to help him part his hair. To Ruby Scars—Exercise for the jaws. To Frances Teague—A dancing partner. To Mary Cardwell—A box of pink stationery. To Juanita Dorris—A lip stick and a twelve o'clock fellow. To Fern Capps—Some one who loves her. To Albert Cooke—Some soap to wash his face. To Osco Biggs—The ability to howl. To Claudia Bunton—Some playthings. To Minnie Burton—A place as model at Christy's. To Omer Meadows—A pillow to sleep on in English class. To Maggie Molcski—A happy married life. To Herbert Pyle—Some freckles. To Mildred Parrish—A lesson on baby talk. To Roscoe Mooneyham—A brain. To Hallie Moss—An indulgent mamma. To William Saletra—A perpetual grin. To Harley Upchurch—Interest in the fair sex. To Lillian Taylor—A “hot number. 28