East Leyden High School - Eagle Yearbook (Franklin Park, IL)

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think that as a friend and adviser I should suggest that you make your will, if you are going to make one. Class looks up in alarm. Doctor (hastily): Now, now, don’t get excited. 1 just mean that this is just as good a time as any other to make it. Class: Well, perhaps you’re right. But not just now. You know you have an appointment and it’li take time to get a lawyer here. Doctor (thoughtfully): Yes, I guess you’re right. (Bell rings and maid crosses from right to back center and lets in portly gentleman.) Doctor (Surprised and delighted): Why, Mr. Future! You’re just the man we want to see. iTurning to Class) Here’s our Attorney right now. How’s that? Attorney: What’s the matter? I just thought I’d see how my old friend Class was. Doctor: Well, you may have come for pleasure, old top, but you're going to do some work. Sit down and draw up Class’s will, while he’s in the mood. (Class grumbles a bit but Doctor Time smiles and rubs his hands. Future expostulates but finally sits down at Time's arguments.) Doctor: Now Class, out with it. Class (Sighs and resigns himself with a shrug): Well, I don’t know. Let’s see (pauses and thinks) well, I’ll answer for each of my parts. (Sits a moment longer. Then—) When Florence Hodrek has left Leydon’s halls she wants Stanley Boyle to tell incoming classes what a wonderful group the Class of '30 was (Attorney begins writing. Continues so throughout the dictation.) Henry Moeller, through long practice, has acquired a great ability in being able to sleep in a front seat of one of Mr. Deal’s classes. “Charles Napier may have it,’’ says Hank. Though a stately tread and dignified bearing are great assets in this dear world, Mabel Houser would like to give hers to Audrey Kil-man. To Wilbur Bath 1 do bequeath my wistful innocence,” says Edna Herzberg. Minnie Leavitt gives Kathryn Dee a box of “Milky Wavs. accompanied by a half-hidden Snicker.’’ Sherrill Allen wants Benny Woitkewicz to have his bewitching eyes. Jimmy K.vHazopulos has a wonderful supply of convincing alibis. Jimmy gives them gladly to Dan Atherton. Margaret Kornsy leaves nil the paper she wasted learning to type to Esther Franck with many words of advice. Frank Bork, having tired of his beautiful crop of wavy blonde hair, leaves it to Frank ttodgers. Emerson says he’s going to get a new car and anyone desiring the crank to his present vehicle may have It for the asking. Gale Spalding, having concealed any playful notions he may have entertained in his career, leaves his blushing modesty to William Hess. Charles Slebold has changed druggists, so he leaves an almost filled bottle of hair-peroxide to Anton Rasmussen. Howard Coppage is disposing of his sax in the quickest manner possible. He’s going to give it to Sylvia Norten, and get a harp for himself. Herman Rothfelder has always wanted a tent. Elton Stueve heard of this so he is leaving him his slicker. Walter Talaga, with a marked show of generosity, leaves the manual training room all of the pencil shavings in the sharpeners, to make desks from. “Gertrude Broker may have my nicest set of curling irons,” says Eugene Donahue, with a magnanimous wave of his hand. Violet Hanthorn intends to acquire some freckles this summer and she’ll send a bag of them to Muriel Taylor, as soon as possible. Grayce Kolze has spent much time trying to get contributions for her column in The Maroon and White. She leaves this lost time to Raymond Johnson, who knows what to do with it. Maurice Sax gives George Bradof his second best pair of work trousers. You'll have to press them yourself, George. Ralph Crysler says anyone on the faculty may have his quarantine sign. Perhaps you’ve noticed my bubbling, fascinating laugh.” says Patricia KirchhofT. William Hague may have it. Robert Schutt leaves one comb, in perfectly good condition, to George Wells, with many ad-monishings as to its use. Jean Craig says that Gwendolyn Siebold willed her her everlasting ability to keep on the good side of the teachers, and now she passes it on to Roger Burrill. Stephen Atherton will leave his slightly used alarm clock to Joe Castle with the fervent hope that he’ll muke use of it. (Class sighs and moves feebly : Good thing 1 made my will! (Hand at forehead) I feel terrible. (Shakes himself). There's one more. I must go on. Let's see. Walter Dl'ogo-muller bequeaths his ability to awe the green Freshmen into silence, to Rot) Riley. Time (Hurries up and clasps his wrists): Come, you must save your strength for tomorrow night. Your pnrts are to be rewarded then. (Attorney calls in the maid and asks her atid Time to sign as witnesses. Class also signs and Attorney folds paper and puts It in his pocket as he looks at watch.) Attorney: Well, 1 must be on my way. old man. Doctor: And 1. too, Ami don't worry. Shaking finger). It Isn't all as terrible as it seems. hiy,

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CLASS PROPHECY ‘Situ: x'iid 'hi Knilllit, ‘ m l In lion lln iiift of slioii hin nip roml. I Imll not uritnibli with him that In1 (IrnivfH to innkr il iilnimml.' ”( l|. XL. ’’| van boo.” I-' u»r iiifo in Shakespeare's days They told tlu settings before the plays; So imagine an office with Sherill and Hodge Reclining at ease and about to hobnob. It’s the year HUH), they’re both well-to-do You’re given this much, now follow it through. Hodge tstretehing and yawning): Gosh |’ni tired. You know, Sherrill, we ought to take a vacation. Here we are working ourselves into an early grave and we never take a rest. What if we are co-presidents of the Allen-Coppage Banana Oil Refineries. That constitutes success, not longer life. Sherrill: Guess you're right, old boy. Let's tiike a car and start out to see all of our old chums from Leyden. Drop in on each one and surprise them. Eh? Hodge: Now that’s an idea! Of course we’ve kept pretty dose tab on each one but it’ll be a splendid chance for a rest. Who’ll we see first. Sherrill: Wait till I look at my list hare. (Reaches in desk and pulls out paper). I’ve always kept an account of each one. Let’s see how many we can remember. Hodge: Well, there’s Chip Crysler. He’s the best monkey trainer Ringling ever had. His circus is in New York now, isn’t it? Sherrill: Yes, and Maurice Sax is known as a fellow who will undertake anything. He’s in Cincinnati. Hodge: Grayce Kolzo married Hans Drinker, the German soap manufacturer. We’ll have to use an airplane to get to her. Sherrill: No, she’s in Florida. Ed Emer- son has become famous due to his invention of a combined golf and moth ball. He’s in Florida. too. Hodge: Margaret Korosy is head nurse at the Charleston State Cat and Dog Hospital. We must see her. Sherrill: Yes, and Violet Hanthorn is giving a series of brilliant lectures on the reconstruction of air castles. She’ll be in Chicago next month. How about then? Hodge: That's quite all right. And everyone knows that the success of the great Yale checker teams is largely due to the crafty conching of Frank Dork. Sherrill: I should say so. Hut to proceed, Minnie I avitt is gaining fame as a designer of dolls’ clothes, Hodge: Uh, huh! Hank Moeller- Seems to me he’s conducting experiments as to whether radishes grown upside down have a better flavor than upright ones. Personally, I prefer the uprights. Sherrill: Robert Schott js conducting a chain of beauty shops from his largest shop in New York. They say his marcels are wonderful. Hodge: I always get mine, there. Let’s see, Stephen Atherton has just finished a quite novel invention—an ultra-violet ray hair curler. His hair always looks nice, doesn’t it? Sherri|l: Sure, it does. Patricia Kirchhoff conducts a boarding house for lonely teachers in New York. Great Place, I hear. Ifodge: Jean Craig, having exerted a great deal of her husband’s political influence to get the Thirteen-Months-To-A-Year Act passed, has settled down at Seaweed-on-the-Rea. Sherrill: I saw Eugene Donahue the other night at my favorite night club. He was doing a lightning tap dance. Increasing age hasn’t bothered him. Hodge: That makes me think! 1 saw Edna Herzberg at the Palace the other night. She plays a bass horn in a woman’s band. Sherrill: You don't sav so. Well! Well Wel|! But speaking of music, let’s go to Cedar Rapids. Wally Drogemuller gives instructions on the playing of harmonicas down there. Hodge: Fine! I always knew he’d be a musician. Walter Talaga is known as the world's greatest barber, isn’t he? Sherrill: Hh-huh! Mabel Houser is matron at an orphanage in Nebraska. Wo mustn’t miss her. Hodge: 1 should say pot! What’s Gale Spalding doing? 8|ferri||: H Vs scouring the country look- ing for bigger and better signs to paint, poor fellow. And he wanted to be a writer, too! Hodge: Florence Rodrek is growing Christmas trees in Wisconsin for all Freshman Christmas parties in the United States. Sherrill: A nohle occupation. Elton Stueve achieved his lifelong ambition when he went West to be a cowboy, didn’t he? Hodge: I should say sol And Jimmy Kyria-zopulos is a high pressure salesman for some ginger ale concern. He was in here this morning and sold me two cases of ginger ale. Sherrill: Well, that’s twenty four. There’s one more (looks at list) Chuck Siebold, where’s he? Hodge: Oh, he’s running a dancing academy in Hollywood. He specializes in spring dances. Sherrill: Well, that’s all. Let’s get the details arranged. Come on. (standing up.) Hodge: All right. We’ll start today. Let’s go.