Elmwood Community High School - Ulmus Yearbook (Elmwood, IL)

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THE ULMUS 22 amass will E THE Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty, being of. sound mind and memory, and unaware of our future destiny do make, publish and declare this our last will and testament to the High School, in which we have spent the last four years. I, Owen Lindzey, do give and bequeath all my zeros in Physics to Ruth French. I, George Gutshall, do give and bequeath my ability to pronounce big words to Mabel Worley. I, Ralph Bacher, do give and bequeath my knowledge of how to get canned to anyone in dire need. I, Dean Threw, do give and bequeath the Farmington girls to Leon Carter CLeon hasn't enough now, poor boyj. l,' Harley Green, do give and bequeath my way of giving in to my best girl to Albert Wolford. I, Gerald Jarman, do give and bequeath my winking qualities to Faye Hoyt. I, Howard Carter, do give and bequeath my blushes to Ada Norton. , I, Forrest Reed, do give and bequeath to Daniel Tully my angelic ways. I, Harry Stalrer, do give and bequeath all claims on Mabel to Pete, now that Alta is gone. I, Roy Keeling, do give and bequeath my knowledge as a Ford mechanic to Mr. Huffington. I, Louis Statler, do give and bequeath my ability as a book agent to Freddie Schlots. I, Genevieve Riner, do give and bequeath my baby way of having my own way to Bob Wasson. I, Bruce Mullen, do give and bequeath my power to bluff to Ensley Strappe in History Class. I, Frances McCarty, do give and bequeath my Irish temper and stubborness to C. D. Jack- son, alias Dean C. I, Anna Trowbridge, do give and bequeath my demureness to Ruby Wasson. I, Mary Dwyer, do give and bequeath my ear puffs to Grace Wickwire. I, Rachel Holt. do give and bequeath my snappiness to Art Dragoo. I, Hazel Gutshall, do give and bequeath my talkitiveness, both in class and in the assembly. to Margaret Sporrer. l, Verna Miles, do give and bequeath my promptness to little Walter Redding. I, Elva Peters, do give and bequeath my modest disposition to Lucille Flint. I, Ruth Thatcher, do give and bequeath my chubby shortness to Wesley Dawson. I, Marianne Clinch, do give, and bequeath my daily and nightly dates to Mary Whitney. I, Anna Grumley, do give and bequeath my ability as a note writer to Margaret Eckstrand. l, Harvey Van Sickle, do give and bequeath my popularity with the little girls to Robert Myers. I, Ferne Threw, do give and bequeath my blue eyes and black to Margaret Seltzer. I, Alta Johnson, do give and bequeath my ability to play Dew Drops to Russell Remmele. I, Adrienne Herbert, do give and bequeath my ever-slick pompadour to Lavonne Adams. I, Mary Cusack, do give and bequeath my oratorical abilities to Tubby Winn. I, Helen Lindzey, do give and bequeath my skill in getting out of exams to Clare Bagg. I, Mona Ristine, do give and bequeath my position at the piano to Elora Burt. I, Doris Shively, do give and bequeath my fast walk to Mr. Condit. QDon't hurry Doris, you might exert yourselfl. I, Birdella Harkness, do give and bequeath my tardiness to Eva McMullen. I, Mildred Higgins, do give and bequeath .my laughing eyes and curly hair to Gene Harkness. I, Gladys Archibald. do give and bequeath my giggle to Leah Maher. Given under our hand and seal this first daysof April in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty. THE SENIOR CLASS. This is to certify that Ferne Threw and Gerald Jarman. representing the class of 1920, did appear before me and make oath that the above is the true Will and Last Testament of the Senior Class of 1920. Witnesses: JUDGE OWEN E. LINDZEY. C. C. CONDIT. MISS NELLIE. SMITH.

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THE ULMUS 21 Qrilassi ilaisturp Seven little tots of the class which entered the Elmwood High School-in I908 have trudged through the long' years to form the nucleus of the now brilliant graduating class of I920. They were Ralph Bacher, Bruce Mullen, Helen Lindzey, Ferne Threw, jennevieve Riner, Anna Grumley and Frances McCarty, also lona Lyons and Elliott Burt who stuck by us nearly to the finish. ln the grades we made a considerable increase in our number. adding Birdella Harkness, Mona Ristine, Adrienne Herbert, Howard Carter, Harley Green, and Elsie Dalton, the last one leaving our class to be joined in the Holy Bondsof Matrimony. Later we added john Nickerson and Sebastion Colombo. ln the grades we were always vieing with one another for the desirable first place, thus keeping our marks up to the standard in the eyes of the teacher. At the end of the year of l9l 5 we were looking forward with hope and expectation of entering that new life of High School work. ln September l9l6 we hurried to school to secure suitable seats, and we found these added to our class, Hazel Gutshall, Ruth Thatcher, Gladys Archibald, Elva Peters, Verna Miles, Alta Cusack, Mary Dwyer, Viola Schulthes. Viola Manock, Alta Johnson, Marianne Clinch, Mary Cusack, Owen Lindzey, George Gutshall, Harry Stalter, Louis Stalter, Forrest Reed, Dean Threw, Paul Hammond, Roy Keeling, Harvey Van Sickle, Rachel Holt and Mildred Higgins. Q One night after school during our Freshman year, we went to the woods with Miss Erlbacher and Miss McElwain as chaperons. We played games and roasted weiners. Gerald jarman, moving from South Dakota, joined our class during our Sophomore year. During this year the Botany class under instructions of Miss Millizen, went to the woods on observation work. On Hallowe'en we were entertained by lona Lyons. Games were played and a light lunch was served, after which we departed for home wishing that Hallowe'en would soon return again. ln our Junior year, Anna Trowbridge, coming from Williamsfield, joined our number., April 25th of this year we delightfully entertained the class of 1919 and the faculty at a reception. A comedy, A Case Against Casey was presented. Games and dancing furnished amusement for the rest of the evening, after which a light lunch of sandwiches, ice cream, cake and coffee was served. All departed at a late hour, declaring they had enjoyed the evening and wishing the juniors could entertain them again. W Our Senior year has been a busy one. Doris Shively, returning from New York, again entered E. H. S. as a Senior. We presented our first class play A Little Clodhoppern on january 26th and our second one Miss Somebody Else May l3th, both with considerable success. All the members of the class have worked hard, selling pop-corn balls at the Basket Ball Games, in order to start a fund for the completion of our Year Book. Now we are leaving High School and we are all happy that we have reached the goal for which we worked four hard years. ' H. L.-F. M. 'Z0. Marianne had a little lamp It was well trained no doubt For every time that Dean came in ' The little lamp went out.

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THE ULMUS 23 Qthitagn Sunhap iberalh-examiner By GLADYS P. ARCHIBALD, Star Reporter DISTINGUISHED looking gentleman approached the ticket office of the -Thunder Bolt Rocket Trans Eaxathal-Mars Passenger Co. He applied for a ticket and was request- ed by the ticket agent to produce his passport, photograph, finger print sand Bertillion measurements. After a close inspection of these identification diacritical marks the ticket woman immediately emitted a shrill scream of delight for by reason of these tokens she recog- nized her old friend and classmate, Louis Ralph Stalter, of E. H. S. '20 fame, and after a minute inspection he in turn was surprised to behold Mary Ellen Cusack somewhat disguised by the white caps and wings of the elaborate uniform of Thunder Bolt Co. 1 After disengaging himself from the affectionate embrace of the ticketwoman he procured his ticket. Having an hour to spend he walked listlessly over to an queer looking apparatus projecting from the center of the building. dropped a twenty dollar gold piece into the receiver and immediately obtained a clear view of Mars, the next station. Suddenly he became in- tensely interested for he beheld Ora Dean Threw leading out one of the queer Martian ducks to water while his wife, Marianne leaned over the back yard fence and talked to her near neigh- bor, Howard Levi Carter and wife, formerly Mona Grace Ristine, who were sojourning upon the planet instead of spending their vacation in Florida. Suddenly the party beganito gesticulate wildly and ran down the edge of the canal Du Nord where an overturned boat appeared in mid-stream. surrounded by a group of stuggling young people. It appeared that the party composed of Alta johnson, Adrienne Herbert,- Frances McCarty, Anna Trowbridge, Mary Dwyer, Forrest Reed, Harry Stalter, George Gutshall, Owen Lindzey, and Harvey Van Sickle, had been taking a pleasure sail upon the canal when the little pomeranian poodle dog belonging to Mary Dwyer was accidentally stuck with a pin and leaped overboard. Mr. Van Sickle, in trying to rescue the dog, upset the boat and plunged the group into the water. As the waster was only about a foot deep the gentlemen successfully succeeded in rescuing the ladies. just at this interval the whistle blew and Mr. Stalter went out and entered the Rocket for his trip to Mars. , Within the Rocket the conductress, Ferne Threw flew around assigning staterooms to the various passengers, observing her to be otherwise engaged, our Louis stepped up to the registra- tion ledger and began to search for familiar names. Almost the first name which met his eye was as follows, dated Oct. l, l940: Roy Keeling, B. V. D., Prof of music and art, Chicago, Ill.: other familiar names scattered through the book were: Hartley Green, coach of athletics, Harvard College. Mass.: Miss Anna C-rumley, Coloratura Soprano, Paris, France: Miss Helen Lindzey, Police Matron, Peoria, Ill.: Gerald Jarman, D. P., horse doctor, Yates City, lll.: Rachel Holt, cashier, Riner 6: Harkness Cafe and Dance Hall, Maquon, Ill.: Miss Doris Shively, dancer, Sutcliff Troupe, formerly Ziegfield Follies, New York City, N. Y.: Miss Verna Miles, steno- grapher, Armour Br Co. Packing House, Sioux City, lowa, etc. A touch upon the arm recalled his attention to the present and the waitress, Mildred Higgins, informed him that lunch would be served in the cafe before the departure. So he repaired to the place in question and prepared to eat. He found that all the food was served canned with the name and trade mark of Hazel Gutshall stamped upon each can. He inquired of the waitress and found that all the food upon the rocket was purchased of this same famous pure food special- ist. Two Deaconesses sitting at another table seemed to have trouble in opening their food cans and so Mr. Stalter assisted them. He inquired their names and found that they were Sisters Elva and Ruth, from Rome, Italy, going to Mars as missionaries. After luncheon the Rocket was stripped of extras so that its speed would not be impeded when it was shot upon its journey. Finally the pilot, Ralph S. Bacher, climbed aboard and took his station beside a smalliwindow in the stern of the compartment. He leisurely lighted a cigarette and then glanced through the window at Bruce Mullen, the starter, who was lounging beside the Rocket smoking a corn-cob pipe. Their glances met, each nodded slightly and then the pilot opened his lips and emitted three short puffs of smoke. At this signal the starter re- moved his pipe from his mouth and knocked the burning coals into the powder receptacle of the fuse. He took to his heels. With a sizz and a bang the rocket leaped into the air and disap- peared from view. . ...-