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1939 Senior Class history At the top of Graduation Peak, we thirty Seniors look back upon the four STRENUOUS BUT HAPPY YEARS WE HAVE SPENT CLIMBING B, H, S, MOUNTAIN, WE STARTED WITH AN EXTREMELY ENERGETIC PARTY OF FORTY LADS AND LASSIES ON A RAINY DAY IN SEPTMEBER OF 1935, For OUR CHIEF GUIDE, WE CHOSE RUTH REED, AND FOR ASSISTANTS WE SELECTED BETTE DOUBET, JOE BLUNDY, AND DONALD HAMILTON, MISS TRACY WAS OUR ADVISOR, WE CRAWLED TOO NEAR SOPHOMORE CRAG AND WERE THOROUGHLY INITIATED INTO THE BUSINESS OF MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, SOON AFTER THIS LESSON, WE STOPPED FOR A WIENER ROA5T AT FINNEGAN POINT, A LITTLE LATER, AFTER SOME SUCCESSFUL CLIMBING, WE SPONSORED A CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR THE OTHER CLIMBERS ON B, H, S, MOUNTAIN, WE WERE PROUD TO BE THE LARGEST CLASS IN SCHOOL, Resting for three months after that first expedition, our party continued TO CLIMB THE MOUNTAI , Fl DING THAT WE NEEDED TWO COUNSELORS, TO GIVE US ADVICE, WE CHOSE MISS CORA AND MISS LOHMAN, DEWITT WyCOFF WAS CHOSEN AS OUR CHIEF guide. Helpers were Mary Lou Speck and Marna Dean kiddoo. Looking tack upon THE PATH JUST TRAVELED, WE SPIED A NEW PARTY STARTING UP THE MOUNTAI . PROMPTLY HALTING THE EXPEDITION, WE SHOWED THESE NEW TRAVELERS THE WAYS OF RlMFIELD, ONE CHILLY EVENING, WE ROASTED WIENERS AND MARSHMALLOWS BY A LARGE FIRE, IN THE SPRING, WE CALLED A HALT TO THE MONOTONY OF CLIMBING, AND SPONSORED A SKATING PARTY FOR ALL THE BRAWNY .’OUNTA INEERS, Following a short pause for recreation, thirty-three of us took up the CLIMB WHERE WE HAD LEFT IT JUST THREE MONTHS BEFORE, V E FOUND OUR CHIEF GUIDE IN THE PERSON OF MARNA DEANE KIDDOO, AS ASSlTANTS, WE CHOSE JOE BLUNDY AND Mary Lou Speck. Our advisors were Miss Cora and Mr, ? althers. Along the path, Y E STOPPED FOR OUR ANNUAL WIENER ROAST, IN MAY, WE FaOE FAREWELL TO THE SENIORS FOR A RECEPTION HELD AT HOTEL CUSTER, GALESBURC, In September, J938, we thirty seniors started on the last lap of our journey, Finding Wycoff an efficient guide, again we chose him for that position. For advisor, we chose Mr, Erasmer; and during this last climb, we published the Spectator, The Juniors honored us with a reception, Bacclaureate Sunday fell on May 2«i, and eight days later we went Over the Top of b. h. mountain, trying to visualize what lies ahead of US IN this great land of freedom and opportunity.
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V7 — CLASS WILL V We, Cl.ASS OF 1939 OF BRIMF I ELD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY OF Peoria, state of Illinois, beinc of sound mind and having a firm grip on LlpE, DO MAKE, ORDAIN, PUBLISH AND DECLARE THIS TO BE OUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, ARTICLE I Section Onf: To THE SCHOOL AS A WHOLE, WE BEQUEATH OUR BRILLIANT REPUTATION AS UDENTC, UR UNCONQUERABLE SPIRT, AND OUR ZEST FOR LIFE. jf. SECTION T vu: Vo THE FACULTY, WE BEQUEATH A BARREL OF HAIR DYE IN ATONEMENT FOR HAVING CAUSED SO MANY GREY HAIRS; AND A GOOD STIFF HAIRBRUSH TO BE USED IN DEALING Wl H FUTURE SENIOR CLASSES. Section Three: To the Juniors, we willingly give and bequeath our. civic note books WHICH AUTOMATICALLY GIVE THEM ALL AN A GRADE. (PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE THEY'LL GET, POOR DEARSJ) Section Four; To the Sophomores, we bequeath our ability to bluff and get out of EXAMS AND JAMS. WE ALSO BEQUEATH YOU THE FRESHMAN CLASS TO HECKLE AS YOU WERE HECKLED, Section five: To the Freshmen, we give our stiff upper lip and fists with which TO DEFEND THEMSELVES FROM THE SOPHOMORES, Section six . To THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED, WE DO WILL AND BEQUEATH OUR LAST PAIR OF SPECTACLES AND ANYTHING ELSE WE HAVE LEFT, I, Joe Elundy, do will and bequeath the sq-sq-squeak In my voice to Russel Ford and my roly-poliness to Robert knight, and my musical ability to Mr. McInnis. I, behnita Brown, do will and bequeath my Wlu, wigar, and to Mavis Quellano, I, ELVA CAMP, DO WILL AND BEQUEATH MY EYEBROW PENCIL TO Mr, BRASMER IF HE HAS NO OBJECTIONS, (OBJECTIONS OVER-RULED) I, MARCELLA COX, DO WILL AND BEQUEATH UY SECRET CREAM DIET TO GET fat to VIrgil Collins and my blonde tresses to Swiss ,
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