Central YMCA High School - Centralite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Q ,. , 'r zoiiwi -. ' 11619 g Q m fl H- Q, H 5 QQ .sr --' Seniors Evening LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS, 1925 lndited by ROBERT F. KELLEHER To Whom It May Concern, viz., id est and to wit, our parents, our faculty, our friends and benefactors, et al.: Know ye that we, the Class of i925 of the Central Preparatory School, sound in mind but weak in purse, with full realization of the deplorable fact that poor old Central Prep must now be deprived of over one hundred of her ablest, most intelligent and stalwart sons as they fare forth to challenge a Evickecl world, with due pity and full sympathy for our bereaved Alma Mater, o Firstly, in all compassion and generosity bestow upon her bowed head our beatific blessing. Secondly, we do most humbly entreat Mr. Herbert F. I-lancox, our dis- tinguished director, to act as executor ex oHicio of this, our last will and testament. Thirdly, we do hereby, hereupon and herewith, not to mention heretofore and hereinafter, make the following bequests: To Mr. Buck, the privilege of welcoming the hundred thousandth student to the portals of our magnificent sky-scraper school in l950: To Mr. Everett, the sole privilege of enrolling that hundred thousanclth pupil in his newly bestowed capacity of registrarg To the Faculty, the right to heave a solemn sigh to heaven as one more batch of incomprehensible incorrigibles gleefully slam the door behind them, never again to haunt those hallowed halls. To our successors the junior Class, we throw the torch, to carry on, to hold on high, with futile hopes that they may not so nearly drive their poor instructors to idiocy or insanity as we have. To them we also entrust our fond advisor, Mr. Frederick William lVlcClusky, the First, to their certain edification. To the Sophomores and Freshmen, the privilege of producing minstrels, mixers and proms in future years to their little hearts' content and to the incidental indentation of their treasury. We hope and pray they may never break our breakage record in chemistry laboratory. To lra, in the bookstore, we bequeath the inalienable right to keep on hand forever an inexhaustible supply of examination books to the joy and exaltation of those poor unfortunates who yet remain in resignation. To Baldy, the Candy Kid, we grant the right to maintain at any and all times a most complete assortment of Ohl l-lenry's, Ohl lVlabel's, Old Nicks and old whatnots, most especially for classroom consumption. To the elevator operator, in conclusion, we bequeath a fur-lined gold- knobbed elevator cage which should be sufficiently elastic to accommodate the muttering mob that he always leaves behind. ln Witness Whereof, we have hereunto affixed our signature and seal. Class of i925 CENTRAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL lfPage 371 - ------Egg,-g7,g,,m,g,m,,,r ' ' '7i.m-m.1.I.5I..T'.EnLFsionTn3.E.iff'' '- - TMI F, I..y,T '- ' - '

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, P wQ ' ' ' KHJEQQ QQ Q ,Dj T an 5 fm gi ' an Seniors Evening john W. Erickson Herbert H. Boettcher Arthur E. johnson. john P. Mountain Secretary President Vice-President Treasurer Upon looking back over our last year at Central, we feel that we are very fortunate, indeed, to have been the Senior Class during a school year which was so successful in all respects. The early part of the year showed that this school year was to be the greatest yet at Central. The Class of '25 takes modest pride in the bit that it has done to make it mean so much. The class gave its entire support to all activities, the inter-Class Mixer, junior Prom, and activities of the class itself. Much could be said of the good work of the officers, committees, and of the whole Senior Class. For the first time in the history of our school, the February graduating class had a complete class day and commencement program. The class play, A Successful Calamity, staged by the Dramatic Club, marks the beginning of class day exercises for all the following February graduates. Not only were the February graduates given full graduating exercises, but they were also given a theatre party just before they departed from the halls of Central. Dinner was had at King's Restaurant with favors, speeches, souvenirs, songs, cheers, and a world of fun and fellowship. Lowell Sherman in High Stakes at the Adelphi was the comedy drama visited. The play was a fitting show for such a glorious night. After the theatre many, being reluctant to depart, lingered. Another theatre party, with dinner, was held by the June graduates, just as merry as that given to the February graduates, but tinged with sadness as the end drew near for the happy Seniors. The thought that this was our last get-together just before graduation made us sombre. The memory of this, our last senior theatre party, we shall cherish throughout the swiftly passing years. We leave with our hearts filled with gratitude and reverence for Central. We leave fully prepared to go out into the bustling world and into higher institutions of learning, filled with the ambition, spirit, and the resolute de- termination which dear old Central has embedded within us. JOHN W. ERICKSON. lPage 361 .F.T.'. ' '-S' ' 'T' . - ' ' ' uliluin-:muh--.Wu-3-Lum-ni-ifwrmnnnm-ruin 5 ' 7 - Z E. 7.5.3.5 'If 'vt-E....'....7

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D GH a--ffmnfmii. :J 'K' r iF gg g 1ffGUL,,i Us 551 ,,,, 3' Juniors W is Day E' 1 1 .1 Q, ' ,fi jgfi si: H' ' . 1 I 'wi . , ., '.' I .4 if - .. Ti i ii .:- V I :- . I 'I ifl Q e i 'E Qi 1 s fi' : if! 1 -3 1:1 c iq! Vg gil li i 51: H 17! il: 'I jff ig L' :i ' Edwin W. Diller Kenwyn Crabs james DeVries l I Vice-President President Secretary-Treasurer fi Wi: ,. . .4 I. . . .Q N. ,,1 1' 0 v l l Under the able guidance of our own Mr. Wilson, the fifty-five men who li were eligible organized as the Junior Class, during the early days of last Qi I Se tember. The first class meeting was given over to a discussion of proposed l . P . . . I l I - candidates for class offices. At the second meeting, the election was held. ' 1 ' ' l . . . . . 4 ,Igii K. S. Crabs was elected Junior Class president, E. Diller, vice-president, and 5.1 El i T. O. Slack, secretary-treasurer. Shortly afterward, Don Tursman was chosen 1 Z' i as Junior Class Athletic Representative. il ' li To the Junior Class goes the credit for having introduced and made os- i ' sible an Annual Prom, as an addition to Central Day s social calendar. The 1 I1 g. Junior Social Committee spent much time in deliberating upon the various 'Q ,Fil aspects of the proposed affair, and their deep conviction that such a function I ,LJ . I .4 V would be successful finally won the unanimous support of the school. If r, ' Q- E, The Class was not always the winner in its gym activities, yet it has ac- lid quitted itself in a very commendable manner, several of its athletes holding Q 1: ' 'I individual records in gym work. i. H' - -3 . vile li :Q if ln the Student Drive, the Juniors easily won first place, and with it, a 31 ifjjl suitably engraved gavel which the Class holds as a much prized trophy. j-. 'Wi 1:1 On the occasion of the inter-class debates, the Junior Class Debating Team l delivered their side of the question in a highly creditable manner. Their N551 address was quite faultless and the individual style of each member of the i iifii team reflected well on the Junior Class as a whole. iii! E-il, i 5' 'Ei The responsive spirit of the Juniors was strongly evident during the Hong - Kong drive. The hearty readiness with which they stepped forward in 33 11 answer to this worthy call demonstrated to a marked degree the stuff of which 'QI' i I true class spirit is composed ' Iii 'P ' l il iii? if :4 IPage 381 I 'Q J, ., , If 5 . , m3m.............m'5-'....-.-. -. . ...,...-... -.-.m'M..uT-imrlmuh. -anl.l:nMmmJumk:T....-I.Gn- 55. 4 . ..- .., -.. ..- - ' - '-g.:.:.'.1.-...!Ll....M'L4..:h...'g .g.--gg2g.:-41--- -L-:4u- 4 .-.-.egg . '. --g'u44'B Af----M----Ll:.,-:----LL.l.-.,.. if Q W - K A