Delphi High School - Oracle Yearbook (Delphi, IN)

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1 m E 1 ' -Fil H HHH rl U ri ll H H till H HH ltd ll rdlird C l i 4 w f l Ti if' li S l B- i l i f -'i a L l ...y 25 l :li-.. , .cxdllixssitiiiiiiqlell-Sellior Class of 1928 of the Delphi Fi f-' We' the undersigned Cgrporatlon' ij-W i f Carroll state of Indiana, b,eing of 5 . -4- High School Cullllmltedii City of Delphi' Foiunty O - i d b-in of dis- K' ' d the magnitude o-f our benign and beneficent hearts, 'all C 8 unsfmnd mm 'g - h 1 t our hands and feet, Jointly and severally posmg though spasmodic memory, ere J.Y Se h, C ma have Said -'-F and absent-mindedly, to this our last will a11d.teS'C2lmCI1'f, Plllyt mgiw Y. h 1. jg '-'I heretofore, and that' may hereafter be used against US, to' the Colltf-WY 11OfW1f Stanfmg , . -L coriliq-Vi133I:.1ElXii5eyvc3iL,2 to express our faith in the all too narrow-mindedness of the faculty 1 1- in matters eSP.ecially dear to the minds and hearts of Seniors: We feelrchat theyflage 5. W '-.rlbl-L been handicapped throughout their administration by' not having called 1nto counci t e . extensive knowledge of the members of the graduating class. E -in Second:-We desire that oun deeds be held dear in the memory of all students of E: T-I D. H, S. We think that unsophisticated under-classmen could do worse than to emulate I- the unfaltering footsteps, of their, scintillating progenitors who are now Dfecedlng them -if down that untrammeled pathway to Glory everlasting. . W- Third:-Since we shall have no use for these frivolous fleeting scholastic chattels -LI in o-ur life in the outside world, we wish to make the following bequests: y 92-..- To Leanora Gilman we bequeath Berniece Allen's quiet demeanor. You wont it -' know Leanora next year. O . . . . 1 Q To Bill Dern we bequeath Olive Black's musical ability. Watch your time, .B1ll. l-A To Sadie Roark we leave Mary Benner's dimples. Wear them always, Sadie. q , .....-- . To Wayne Holsinger we give Faith Connls gift of gab. Express yourself, Wayne, i ex ress ourself. F' . p To 3Bob McCain we bequeath John Bunnell's track ability. You'll make a big I success, Bob. ' 'F ' To Darrell Weaver, better known as Cunmm'ins, we bequeath Ernie Gripe's if' basket eye. :- . ,, T To Mary Benjamin we give Mary Lou Gerard's stage ability. What a hit you will L 1 TK: b,e, Mary. W li ' ' ' To Nada Holloway we leave Raymond Short's fifth year. Thatis just an extra l year to flirt, Nada. 7- K -i To Charles Kerlin we bequeath Kenneth LieAbert's power of delivery. You tell . s' W '1em, Charley. , . W To Audrey Ostregreen we leave Edgar Titlow's strut. Watch Audrey going through S the halls now. - fl 5 LT To Charles Hobaugh we leave Ruth Larimore's grades. We think you need them, if li Soxi,e. I: T if I 1 To Wilbur Bitler we leave John Peterson's wit. For heaven's sake use it, Wilbur. . A rl- To Bub Crosby we bequeath. Frances Reed's short steps. Now you can keep 1 ' i I up with the girls, Bub. , ' fi: J To Mary Jester we leave Marion Robbins's baby talk. That will win them, Mary. A g To Chub McCain we bequeath Bill Hasl,et's bench-warming talent. A big ad- Q 1 vancement, Chub. ' 'T To Keith Herr we leave Paul Conn's clarinet. That has a French harp beat, Keith, Q A To John Schlaug we bequeath Helen Erl3's sweet disposition. John won't crab V ig any more, we're sure. - 'rl-ll T0 Dolflld Chapman we leave Chink Down's laziness. You need a rest, Don. nl D .TO H-HWY Vaughn We, bequeath Lois S1nk's commercial ability. Harry can figure . ,lui his income tax now. 1. .To Ruel. Bloyd we bequeath Bill Harrison's scientific knowledge. Ruel won't ask foolish questions 1n Physics any more. y and Eswllobeff Coomey we leave Mary Hoilando amorous qualities. Some Shrek, Bob, -H HOWTO Bob Haugh we leave Ethel Hargreave's dignity. Bob is almost a gentleman ali' i 'bug 5 I Ly A iii: 2 :sf M E T bl LwllbllallhilbllHllwlglllhwllLailllihlot .Ls I ' : E

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ltd U HU HHH!! Hllrfll rdllrJllHll HH rl!! rdf Jean Pruitt, Mary Lou Gerard, Olive Black and Lucile Schock are famous singers and players known as the Maple Sugar Quartet, heard only over radio station MOO, Amazon, Africa. Ralph Thompson is Chief of Police in Igloo, China. We may be sure that he sees no criminals escape. V ' Madame Von Herr Zampoofleizrtzrwwg CHelen Erbb lives in a beautiful palace in Germany. Her' husband made his fortune manufacturing noiseless whistles. , Joseph Peterson has planted the entire Sahara desert in watermelons. Of course his little brother john Peterson is there to eat them as fast as he can. The surplus melons are sent to customers in all parts of the world by aeroplanes operated by radio. Dr, Ruby- Holsinger, Dr. Marion Robbins and Dr. June Shaffer are old maid school teachers in Ockley. They teach Astronomy, Evolution and Elocution in their very select school for .young ladies. Ruth Larimcre and Ruth Thomson are'two students of this school who have just received their Ph. D. degree. Ruth L. has a job pinning horse- feathers on. hobby horses in Raymond's toy factory. Ruth T. has a larger job. She paints elephants for! the circus. Berniece Allen' has invented a perpetual motion machine. The only trouble with the machine is that it won't run. L Edgar Tetlow was nominated for Vice-President, but he didn't choose to run. Lois Sink has a job as sea lawyer fo-r the Atlantic Ocean. She takes cases off the ships. - William Haslet is draft clerk in U. O., Us National Bank, Galcxiz, Siberia. He opens the windows to regulate the draft on the bankers. - Lcrene Schock makes four trips to Paris every year to secure th latest fashions for the New York Store. ' Agnes Herr is working in a larger dry goods store selling ties for the railroad. Edward Ferrier is' Society Editor of the Hamburg Daily Tribune' in Iceland, Mrs. Alfozo Von Spoof CMary Jo Reedj is a society lady in New York., l-I'1.fiI7' husband made a fortune raising pedigreed poodle dogs. . h Ethel Hargraves sells fish bait at Lake Delphi in the summer and takes music lessons in Germany in the winter. ' Paul Conn is on Woolworth's building sweeping the cobwebs off the clouds as they sail by. Q Glenn Fisher spent ten years learning the blacksmith trade and now has a job shoeing flies in a bakery at Americus, Indiana. . -JOHN PETERSON, the Noted Class Humorist. rL I FN fa Nkjs-4 jky ,L I L .JIT 'll'WllHlliLdll lhTll'51liM'lllHllUWllHllLhlllui1llLTllnl

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3 k . eLrll'allLillHllh1llhill'hmilhllhllhlhlllallhl I If A .:i.'q', ,hi To Firpo Shuey w.e bequeath Mary Jo Reed's banjo. Now you can win her, of Q UFHPOU- I i is, gr- To,-.Imogene Zook we bequeath Joseph Peterson's height. Now you don't have l My l,:- to yell at the boy friend, Imogene. Lid To Bonnetta Finn,ey we leave Lucile Schock's curly hair. , vi- ng A To Barney,' Arnott we leave Loren,e Schock's quietness. , E: To Bernadine Maxwell we give Lula Blickenstaff's business ability. You can E ty captain of industry now Bernadine. 45' .' Ve ' To Ruth Kennard we leave Mildred Blickenstaff's giggles. Try them awhile5lwj14'rih,','j. V ' he ,I they are surely good for something. 'Wi-?f -- -1. 1. of te s In 1 i ls :Q l't if e, yy 4. p 1. To Ruby Sines we bequeath Eddie Ferr1er's care-free manner. - Ruby will be quite frivolous now. To Margaret Si,eber we leave Ralph Thcmpson's cleverness. Now you will never -- 1 Tl: a1 ,-.... be a wall flower. To Nick Wason we bequeath Glen Fisher's bashfulness. Nick, you're a new man. To Enid Trent we bequeath Deane Cripe's marcel. To Mary Fisher we bequeath Jean Pruitt's saxaphone. Mary can make the cows contented now. . To Esther Hunter we give Agnes Herr's artistic ability. Esther can even draw money. To Marjorie Isaacs we leave Vera Holmes' athletic ability. You can marry a 'cave ,- I man safely,'Marjorie. A To Robert Delaney we bequeath Hugh Bowman's love for argument. You can compete fairly now, Bob. i : 4 To Harry Wilson we give june Shaffer's jolly disposition. Honestly, Harry, it doesn't hurt to smile. ' - I 'S 1-.:.. To Dorothy Mae Lyon we leave Ruby Holsinger's golden tr.esses. You can catch '--- : the fellows with those, Dorothy. I I , fl . To William Coppock we leave Opal McDowell's broad smile. Use it Bill and ,- they can't resist you. ' I b ....., a To Lee Orr we bequeath Ruth Thompson's perseverance. Use it Lee -and catch Q V up on your work and sleep. ,l A To the entire Faculty we grant 'the peace and quietude that always follows in the , 3- ' wake of the passing on of the souls of men and women of genius. 1 To the Junior Class we leave our marvelous ability to present programs. I To the Sophomore Class we bequeath our ability to compose and publish an annual. You can use it in 1930. -- To the Freshman Class-we leave our chances of graduating in a new high school . ' ' building. , To the future high school students we leave the time we lost by being late, or by ' Ci- sleeping in the assembly. They can't say they didn't have time enough. Q- H . -1 In testimony whereof, theparties herein have hereunto set their hands this 25th 1l'L V ki-. I Clay of May, A . Signature, W ii , , DELPHI H, S. CLASS 1928 'W F: Signed by the above-mentioned testator, as his last word, during his last fit, basking li' in the edifying presence of us, who, at his gasping request in the pr,esence of' his crum- .f-4 bling clay, and in the reverent and self-sufficient presence of .each other, have hereunto i 5' 1- taken our pens in our paws and made our marks as witnesses. n E- his I hls WILL S. Cxj ROGERS AL C325 IOLSON -H I mark mafk I his hls if FLO Coj ZIEGFIELD RALPH C55 HANNA ,- mark his mark --' 'f I FRANCIS JORDAN CU WIRT HL mark I Vigil! rllrll HI rjlldllfdllrdllldlldlltdllrdllfdl i