Geneva High School - Legend Yearbook (Geneva, IN)

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Junior Class FRONT ROW: Isabel Weeks, Nelle jones, Ina Bolds, Olive Shimp, Katherine Fravel. MIDDLE ROW: Pauline Greene, Irene Reed, Inez Pyle, Mary Inechen, Hazel Byers. BACK ROW: Bess Wright, Ray McCollum, Ray Mann, Edward Blosser, Brayton Pyle, Virginia Pyle.

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The Senior Class Will We, the Senior class of 1914 of G-eneva High School, make and publish this our last earthly will and testament. 1. I, Doris Acker, being ig. sound mind, divide my effects as follows: To Pauline Greene my convincing giggle and grin. To Virginia Pyle, my Winsome smile and captivating influence over H. S. Loys. 2. I, John Eckrote, in the presence of 'Doc' Pyle and 'Atty' Drew bequcaths as follows: To Ed. Blosser my silent dispo- sition and good deportment g1'ades. To Forest McWhirter my old raincoat and my power to keep still when there is noth- ing to say. I, Chas. Drew, divide and bequeath my school qualities, to wit:--To Forest Watson a much worn copy of a Wilhelm Tell Pony. To Bland Stahl convincing argument and the care of the Girls's B. B. team. 4. I, Marjorie Reddout, knowing my present condition make my will as follows: To Irene Reed and Isabel Weeks my musical laugh. To Ina Bolds my convincing influence with the faculty. 5. I, Louise Mattax, divide my high school effects to the several parties. To Ruth Shoemaker, the right to serve as pianist next year. To Mabel Pontius, my busy attitude and work brittle disposition. 6. I, Milton Eckrote realizing the end to be near will these things: To Glen Vorhees my standing with the Sophomore girls. To Milo Lindsey the power to say something now and then. 7. I, Foster Fike, being of sound mind make the said will: To Forest Watson the privilege to blow a slip-horn all the time. To Arthur Zehr a nice little Sophomore girl. 8. I, Merrill Pyle, knowing my true condition and state of mind do bequeath: To Sanford Acker, the quality of a con- vincing speaker. To Mearl Burris, a short stepladder by which she may climb to her goal. 9. I, Anna Armantrout, being weak and worn in high school work divide: To Katherine Glendening, a cure for bashful- ness. To Edna Mesel, a good deportment grade next year. 10. I, Merle Vance, bequeath my school effects to these persons: To Rene Macklin, a pair of stilts. To Ray Mann, a standing with High School girls. 11. I, Harold Wegmiller, being well in body and right in mind will, as follow: To Ray McCollum, the right to act as treasurer for everything next year. To Brayton Pyle, my aptitude to mathematics. 12. I, Ruth Linton, in accordance to school laws divide to wit :-To Katherine Fravel my old shoes and class colors. To Olive Shimp the undesirable qualities of an old maid. 13. I, Dad Cross, relinguish and release my rights and priveleges as follows: To Pick, my old text book and Physics nlote book. To Arthur Zehr, several hundred Popular Girl otes. 14. We, the Senior Class as a whole divide our joint estate to the following: To Supt. Griffey, the highest and best praise ever given a superintendent. To Prin. Egly, our best wishes for a happy and a prosperous future. To Myrtle Lung, the best regards of the class and a long bright future. To the Juniors, the privilege of the math. room, our old text books, desks, rulers, book-keeping sets and the grand title of Seniors. To the Sophs. our motto, Spare the Freshies, and the pri- vilege of holding a class meeting undisturbed. To the Fresh- men, the power to get rid of that Green color, a place in th-e Athletic Association, and the right to talk once in a while. In testimony whereof we have to this our last will and testament subscribed our names and set our seal on this twenty third day of April, in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and fourteen. qSignedl THE SENIORS OF 1914.

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Junior Class Histor On the second of September 1911 the jolly Junior class of '15 marched into the Geneva High School and was seated in the Assemblbf. We numbered twenty-three, namely: Mary Ineichen, Katherine Fravel, Ina Bolds, Virginia Pyle, Olive Shimp, Althea Throp, Ruth Dickerson, Pauline Greene, Met- ta Haviland, Isabel Weeks and myself, David Cross, Ray Mc- Collum, Brayton Pyle, Harry Steeckle, Ralph Waldo, Clyde Good, Ray Mann, Edward Blosser, Fred Shug, Earl Shimp, and Fred McWhinney. In February we were joined by Bess Wright from Albany. Our instructors were Messrs. Griffey, Roop, Sawyer, and Miss Cook. Our lives as Freshmen were busyg we took leading parts in all the H. S. entertainments, on account of the discovery of our wonderful musical talents. So that when Saul was given, several of the class had important parts. We were not slow in taking up our social duties either and at seasonable times we entertained the H. S. at the Coliseum. The next year we bravely took the floor as Smarty Sophies our class having only ten girls and five boys of our own Fresh- men class, Irene Reed from Chicago joining us but Isabel Weeks moved to Oklahoma, Ruth Dickerson to Illinois, and Metta Haviland quit to work. Ralph Waldo and Clyde Good moved to Indianapolis, Earl Shimp to Ohio, Fred Shug and Fred McWhinney also quit to work. Our teachers this year were Mr. Griffey and Mr. Millikan, and Miss Lung. About holidays Cupid's arrow struck Althea Throp and she married John Greene. We as Sophomores then barred Cupid from our class. This year we entertained extensively and won the name of the most active class. At the end of the term a meet was held with Petroleum in our town in which the Sophomores partook. Curly Mc- Collum being the catcher on the baseball team and Doc Pyle runner in the running match. Several of the girls took part in the music and reading thus helping our school win so many points. This year as well as before our girls's quartet consisting of Ina Bolds, Bessie Wright, Louise Mattax fclass of '14J and myself furnished entertainment for many social gather- ings. As we climbed higher and became Juniors we realized that only once would we pass this way. So the third year of High School found us more studious than ever not forgetting the time for fun. We realized that we get out of life just what we put in it. We are in number, four boys and twelve girls, Hazel Byers of Ridgeville, Nelle Jones of Pollingtown and Isabel Weeks of Oklahoma having joined us. David Cross deserting us and joining the Senior class. We followed the instruction of Mr. Griffey as Supt., W. H. Egly as Prin., and Miss Lung Ass't. A good faculty indeed. We decided that our class contained as much talent as any other so we gave a play entitled Plain People Dec. 4th. From all reports this play was the best ever given in Geneva. On the girls's basket ball team our class furnished Bess Wright and Isabel Weeks as forwards and myself as center and Curly always playing star substitute for the boys. This closes the history of the class of '15 up to this date. Our minds are debating where we'll have the Junior Recep- tion, also a big, hard exam, stares us in the face only a month hence. With all these splendid qualifications why shouldn't we be the greatest and largest Senior Class ever sent from the Geneva High School '? fWait and see., INEZ PYLE