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

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WILL—Conti n ued Thayer Oglesby leaves to the next occupant of his locker the joy of looking for the key-hole in the dark. Duard Ward leaves the privilege of getting married before school is out to Mr. Tabor. Louise Stilley leaves her ability as a debater to Alan Erwin. Fern Roberson leaves her violin to Rosie Devocelli. Earl Darr leaves the school wondering how he made it. Madge Parker and Madge Pritchard leave their place as the inseparables to Mary G. Hake and Virginia Harris. Raymond Aiken leaves one of his dimples to Bill Ingram. Billie Chenault leaves her Quaker demureness to Jama Joplin. Ransom Doty leaves his country estate to Bill Gilmore. Claude Gaylor leaves his grand piano to Catherine Davis. Opal Kern leaves her captivating beauty to Nellie Morris. William Kirk leaves his ambition to be a preacher to Herman Jones. Helen Lee leaves her unbreakable compact to Mable Moore. Gus Peebles leaves his debonair dashing ways to Mr. Ayrc. Ruby Robertson leaves her blondness to Juanita Musgrave. Roy Thomas leaves one date with Lida Martin to Lawrence Holloway. Herbert Upchurch leaves some talent to Demosthenes. Byford Bain leaves his typewriting competence to Albert Tangora. Robert Brown leaves his nosey disposition to “Cat Ross. Carter Briley leaves some of his grace to Eph Kelly. Cecil Tate leaves his rank as a Senior to Bob McConnell. Helen Taylor leaves her harem of handsome boys to Ruby Sears. Daisy Clark leaves her talent as a public speaker to Virginia Meads. Damon Aiken leaves his ability as an excellent farmer to Byford Lee. Zelpha Cook leaves her accommodating and pleasing personality to Muriel Sam-uels. John Suddes leaves his ability to get lessons (from someone else) to Harriet Layman. Mae Moore leaves her pet mouse which inhabits the row of lockers on the north side of the upper hall to Helen Pickel. Amos Graddy leaves his pocket radio set used for sending wireless kisses to John Paulavish. Claude Irwin leaves his bottle of Stacomb to Paul House. Cecil Dixon leaves to the “Buck-privates in the rear rank his collection of C. M. T. C. medals. Walter Ewing leaves his teachers in peace, having endeavored through four long years to leave them in pieces. John Crawford leaves his remarkable longitude to James Cadden. Vivian Lowery leaves his never-changing temperament to Albert Cook. Raymond Pyle leaves his unburned midnight oil to Jack Kimmel. Ralph Smith leaves his love for the farm to any other farmer lad. James Simpson leaves his extra book report credits to Jo Kenneth Neal. Webb Johnson leaves his serious thoughts to Mike Pagani. Lastly, we do hereby appoint Charles Robinson, Eph Kelly and Tim Swain executors of this will. Class of 1926. 26

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Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1926 We, the 1926 Senior Class of B. T. H. S., of the city of Benton, County of Franklin, being of sound memory and disposing mind, do make this our last will and testament which is to supersede and make null all former wills. First, that all our just debts and funeral expenses be paid after our public burial. Second, after said payment, we give and bequeath the following: Mural Wilson leaves her lovely figure to Helen Webb. Jerome Rea leaves his shieky ways to Mike Pagani. Pauline Welch leaves her lithesome ways to Edith Estelle Gahm. Frances Hickman leaves half of her last lemon and cup of buttermilk to Minnie Fraulini. Walter Britton leaves his electric curling irons to Den nil Whittington. Dorothea McKemie leaves her baby stare to Mary E. Spani. Bliss Swain leaves his supercilious air to Royal Mundell. Colleen Garrigus leaves her compact and cake coloring to Helen Stilley. Dorothy Roberts leaves two feet and three inches of her height to Lena Dye. Alice Waggoner leaves twenty-five pounds of her weight to Lenore Clayton. Floyd Gasoway leaves his two credits in French to Marie Roberts. Mont Heard leaves his lovely voice to Meredith Dobry. Raymond McEndree leaves his resistance of feminine charms to Irving Trombly. Dan Smith leaves his last package of golden glint to Bertha Jones. Roscoe Mooncyham leaves his basketball skill to “Tecnie Samuels. Marguerite Tucker leaves her vampish ways to Lolctia Dorris. Reba Bell leaves his speech-making ability to Clark Lee Allen. Reathel Odum leaves her latest beau to Fern Wood. Esther Kell leaves her noon-day chocolate bars to Miss Kittengcr. Rudolph Malone leaves his book of etiquette to James Eskew. Nell Simpson leaves her locks, when cut, to Juanita Dorris. Jack Adams leaves his trick of lisping to Harold Pitts. Lucille Machiel leaves her newest freak color scheme to Margaret Ruth. Jewel Drake leaves her modish style to Helen Duppe. Ann Young leaves her musical laughter to Clytie Broughton. Dorothy Moore leaves her shy ways to Carmen Brown. Leonard King leaves his self-esteem to Mitchell Sims. Devoe Rea leaves his ample brain to Harry Hamilton. Brown Carpenter leaves his manly voice to Jack Stewart. Nolan Sneed leaves his Adonis-like appearance to Dempsey Shepherd. Adaline Starkey leaves her stock of definitions to Helen Ross. Pauline Stewart leaves her Ina beau to Imogene Bennett. Nellie Alexander leaves her latest French Novel to Helen Morris. Martha Layman leaves the school minus a debating star. Florence Kirscher leaves her love for studying to Frank Warren. Aileen Bennett, as the non-bob-arian of the class, leaves a lock to any one possessing a key to her heart. Nona Callison leaves her good nature to Edith Hurst. Lena Kirsch leaves her efficiency to the office force. Brossell Doty leaves her flaming locks to Edith Paxton for danger signals. Dale Lee leaves school without a girl. Lela Keef leaves her neatness to Frances Teague. Paul Manis leaves his stick-to-itiveness to Stewart Cluster. Robert McKemie leaves his ability to get and tame wild women to Jock Moore. Florance Jackson leaves Walter Ewing to Ruth Warren until she wants him again.

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Class Statistics Favorite Fellow................................. Favorite Girl .................................. Prettiest Girl—Boys' opinion—Girls' opinion..... Handsomest Fellow—Boys' opinion................. Girls' opinion ........... Girl who has done most for school............... Boy who has done most for school................ Girl who will be most successful................ Boy who will be most successful................. Best Actress ................................... Best actor...................................... Athletic Hero .................................. Boy with best line.............................. Girl with best line............................. Boy with the most unruly hair................... Typical flapper ................................ Typical slinker................................. Most dated boy.................................. Most dated girl................................. Class shick .................................... Class shcba .................................... Most modern girl................................ Period roamer................................... Most genial boy................................. Most genial girl ............................... Class bluff .................................... Class giggler .................................. Class whistler.................................. 8:45 champion .................................. Class arguers .................................. Class butterfly ................................ Champion locker lizzard......................... Class suffragette .............................. Class boaster .................................. Most reliable .................................. Class Grind ...............................-.... Best sport ..................................... ..............Leonard King ...............Lena Kirsch .............Mural Wilson ..............Amos Graddy ................Devoc Rea ............Martha Layman .............Walter Ewing ............Martha Layman .............Walter Ewing ...........Lucille Machiels ................Carol Sims ............Floyd Gasoway ...............Devoe Rea ...........Frances Hickman ............Walter Britton ............Aileen Bennett ...............Bliss Swain ..............Amos Graddy ...........Alice Waggoner ...............Bliss Swain ...........Martha Chenault ............Aileen Bennett ................Louise Stilley ....Paul Manis, Jerome Rea ...............Lena Kirsch ............Rudolph Malone ................Esther Kell .............Mural Wilson ............Aileen Bennett ............Rudolph Malone ...........Lucille Machiels .............Webb Johnson .............Walter Ewing .............Walter Ewing ...............Lena Kirsch .........Florance Kirscher Reba Bell, Florance Jackson 27