Georgetown High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Georgetown, IL)

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Senior Class Will We, the Senior Class of 1920, of Georgetown Township High School, being fully aware of the uncertainty of life and the inevitability of eternity, and being desirous of providing for a settlement of our earthly and cherished possessions, while we are strong in body and sound of mind ,do hereby make and publish this, our last will and testament: To the faculty we leave our good will and all the good memories they have of us. Jo the Class of '21 we leave our Senior dignity and our right to argue in a history class, and the right to be boss of lower classmen. To Herbert and Harold McCormick, Clifford and Ernest leave their Camels and their foolishness. If these things are used to an advantage they are to be retained by them the rest of their High School life, if not they are to be given to charity. Glennia Lyons leaves to Reah Davenport her happy disposition. To Doris Black her ability to get Geometry???? Reba leaves Mary E. Clark her place as an old woman in the operetta and her ability to giggle. Unless Mary makes use of the latter all year it is to be given to Emma Mills. To Ethel Muncy and Louise Gorham, Elsie and 11a leave their good standing in Math. You must keep up the reputation girls. ()mer leaves to Robert Thorpe his M. A. degree in Domestic Science. To Robert Cornelius, Harold leaves his position on the football team. Clifford leaves to Rodney” the privilege of escorting his girl to school. To Maude Rucker, Bessie leaves her right to talk in English class, providing she takes advantage of it the first of the next school year. To “Rat” Thornton, Otto leaves a pair of football trousers. If not satisfactory please give them to some relief fund. To Tommy Jenkins, Delbert leaves one pair of football socks, one head gear and his ability to carry on a conversation with Miss Haworth in English class. The latter must be executed efficiently or it will be given without trial to Dale Moore. To Edna Barr, Flossie leaves her seat in the Assembly. If it is too small Edna, Mr. Warner can adjust it. To Mr. Warner we leave the peace of mind to know we are gone. To Belva Moore, the freshman boys. If she is unable take care of them all Lois Satterfield may be assistant nurse. To Jack Dornblazer, Dorothy leaves her inherited chewing gum. This being an heirloom it is of great value. Take good care of it, Jack. To Clarence McMaster and Bernard Ward, Lee leaves his ability to work as a mechanic in a garage and go to school between whiles.

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GEORGETOWN NEWS CIRCULATION 60,000,000,000 NEWS WHAT IS Vol. LCIVNo. 2 June 9, 1945 Page Two ZEPPELIN PARTY June 9—Miss Mabel Moses entertained a group of her friends in her Zeppelin Sunday evening. Refreshments were served in the cabin after which the guests came on deck and spent the evening the scenery of both earth and heaven. Miss Moses has the honor of being the first in the field of this mode of entertain-nent and it promises to be very popular. STOLEN June 9—Marie Sandusky is mourning the loss of her Ford aeroplane. Sunday evening she flew to Danville, parking the machine on top of the Plaza Hotel while she attended a show at the Palace. When she returned the machine was gone. The theft was immediately reported to the police who are making every effort to recover the stolen property. PERSONAL Mrs. 1. DoLittle formerly Miss Glennia Lyons, is spending the week end with her people in Bunsenville. Otto Underferth, Mayor of Meeks, was in own Saturday. Mr. Underferth is a changed man since he has become Mayor. He has grown himself a fine red mustache, one of those you curl. RINGLING BROS. TO SHOW IN DANVILLE June 9—The great Ringling Bros Circus vill show in Danville Saturday the 18th. The show will come over the Big Four in their own special cars sometime Friday night. The show promises to be extra interesting this year, especially to the people of our vicinity due to the fact that the celebrated fat woman is one of our own town girls, Miss Flossie Brooks. Miss Brooks weighs 675 lbs., is five feet six inches tall and in spite of her tremen-dious proportion is a first class athlete Many people have planned to renew the old friendship. DO YOUR CORNS HURT? CURE THEM Dr Alma Sproul’s CORN PLASTERS WE RAISE EDUCATED SQUABS! Best To Be Had SEE OLIVE SNAPP’S A ROMANCE June 9—Lee Satterfield and Charlotte Livingston were school mates in G. H. S. many years ago. Now as the story goes they are man and wife. The ceremony was performed at Cripple Creek, Wyoming, June 3 and was celebrated by a real old-fashioned barbeque. Mr. Satterfield upon graduating from G. H. S. sought his fortune in Wyoming where after many years of hard labor he became a rancher. Miss Livingston became a leading factor in the fight for the rights of women, achieving great success. But sighing for greater victories she opened the campaign in Wyoming. While here she met Mr. Satterfield her old school friend and after a few brief words, tender and sweet, together with the trifling matter of a ring they were happily married. CALAMITY June 9—Mr. Omer Richardson a farmer residing East of town has met with disastor. In this case disaster came in the shape of a goat. It happened that on one of the hot days of last week, Mr. Richardson feeling the need of rest, took himself into his orchard and lying down, wandered off into dreamland. Therein lies the tragedy. The goat also seeking refreshment strolled into the orchard, discovered Mr. Richardson and began an investigation, which resulted in the chewing off of Omer's pride and life, his beard. The News extends its sympathy. THE WEATHER june 9—Fair tonight with rain or snow. Tomorrow warmer with cold north winds. WE TAYLOR MARY TAYLOR COMPANY First Class Window Washer “FAT” MORRIS LIFE IN HADES By Mary Haworth On Sale At Taylors Book Store FOR SALE 1 SECOND HAND TOOTHBRUSH IN GOOD CONDITION ELSIE BOUTON

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To George Moses, Mary Taylor leaves her ability to be quiet, At first attempt to ruin the reputation of said ability it will be given immediately to Hob Snapp. Harry Lenhart’s short trousers—deceased December 3, 1919- He leaves what is left of them to Ed McMahon. Mable Moses leaves to Ruth Malone one gym suit and one pair of gym shoes providing they fit.???? Harry leaves to Kenneth Shecter the space he occupies. To Thelma Jones, ()live Snapp leaves her face powder and her curls. To Nellie McDowell, Marie leaves her reserved seat in the Bunsenville hack. To Daddy” Bratton, Charlotte leaves her ability to translate French letters. Daddy you must work hard to keep up the reputation. Mary Haworth leaves Faye Smith her cold morning trips to school, providing she takes advantage of them every day. To Eulah Morris, Trilla leaves her right to stay after school and typewrite and to keep ahead of everyone in her typing work. Also her right to get people guessing about her jewelry. To Francis M ingee, Alma leaves all the admiration her hair and eyes receive. With these, however, Francis must assume a quiet and sweet attitude. To Miss Rees we leave the right to tell the Freshmen just how much they know, providing she keeps in good humor while telling them. Clifford leaves his excess knowledge of American History to all next year's American History students. We, Harold, Clifford. Ernest, Reba. Otto, Mable, and Delbert leave our pretty little grammar books” to Rodney, Mary, Louise, Henry, Clyde, Etna, and Maude, providing said people can find use for them. We sincerely hope you will, as they contain such pleasing reading matter. Done at Georgetown Township High School this 3°th day of January, nineteen hundred and twenty. Signed by Class of 1920. The Foregoing Instrument, was at the date thereof, signed and declared by the said Class of ’20 to be their last Will and Testament ,in the presence of us, who, at their request, and in their presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Orville Macklin, ’22 Denzel Edmonds, ’21 Mable Jean Moses, ’20.