Granite City High School - Warrior Yearbook (Granite City, IL)

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This picture rushed past and I saw a ball-room, brilliantly lighted and decorated with flowers. Gay laughter mingled with the enchanting strains of music. As the dancers sailed gracefuly past, among them I recognized Mae Rhoades, who was evidently having the “time of her life.” The music changed to that of “Lohengrin” and I saw a wedding procession marching down the aisle of a church. ' , The bride with bowed head led one line. When she raised her head T recognized Zella Bandy. Her husband was a handsome man and some one said that he was President of the United States. The sound of the wedding march gave place to the “Chug, Chug,” of what I decided was a “Ford,” I saw Max Bramer standing by the side of the object of this noise and he said that he had invented a car which far surpassed the “Ford” in beauty as well as in other respects. The mist drifted on and suddenly I sat up with a start. I looked around the room dazedly rubbing my eyes. Then I saw that the mist was a beam of sunlight that flooded thru the window and 1 realized that I had had a vision of the future of my classmates.

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I closed my weary eyes for a moment and as I opened them I saw a battle-field. Men were carry- ing wounded soldiers to a tent where many white-clad nurses hastened to prepare a place for each one. The one who seemed to be directing all the others was a tall woman with blond hair. I could not see her face but there was something familiar about her appearance and I concluded that it must be Edna had. This picture grew dimmer and dimmer until it faded away and in its place was a huge gymnasium where a basket-ball game was being played tor the world s championship. W hen the game had ended the coach of the winning team walked up to another man and said, “I told you my team would win.” 1 knew then that it was Fred Butler for that is what he always said when coaching the Freshmen. As the “Winning Five” were borne away on the shoulders of their rooters, a railroad train came into view. As it drew nearer I saw a very dignified man sitting all alone in one ol the coaches, and I knew that it must be a private train. As the man turned his head I saw that it was Edgar Lewis. He picked up a letter from the heap of papers that lay beside him and as he held it up I saw that it was addressed to the President of the Standard Oil Co. As the train sped on, a beautiful city with its clean streets and freshly-painted buildings flashed into view’. And w’hat an up-to-date railroad station! I was astonished when I read the words Granite City” on it and I wondered who had performed this work of art. Soon I sawr an office with the words “Miss E. Smith, Mayor” on the door and I knew that it was our classmate that had wrought this magic change in the little city. As the city of school memories passed out of sight I saw’ a huge ship t033ed on the billows of a mighty ocean. Seated on a steamer chair was a girl reading a book. Soon I saw’ that it was Carrie Kogel and just then I seemed to hear some one say that she w r as taking a trip to Europe and intended to teach History in Granite High when she returned. The ship wended its rapid way over the vast ocean and the magnificent abuttments of a bridge ap- peared. An unusually tall man stood surveying his work with a look of satisfaction in hi3 eyes. This was Everett Holdinghaus who was building a bridge across the Atlantic and hoped to have it completed by 1930. Suddenly the ocean seemed to be swallowed up in the darkness and gradually changed to a beautiful scene in the Swiss Alps. Seated on a low stool was a girl painting a picture. I instantly recognized Martha Evans who was famous for her artistic dancing as well as mystical landscapes. The mountains seemed to sink downward until they met in a wide, smooth field with w’aving grain swaying gently in the breeze. Horses and cattle grazed contentedly near by and at a little distance a modemly equipped house lent its charm to the beauty of the fields. Then I saw an electric car coming up the drive-way and a man whom I recognized as Holland Vaughn jumped out and went into the house. The surroundings showed that he had made a marked success of scientific farming. SIXTEEN

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CLASS WILL. Dorothy Doering. Greetings: To all to whom these presents come. Be it known that we, the Senior Class of Granite High School, located in Granite City, in the county of Madison, in the State of Illinois, in the presence of these witnesses, being of lawful age and of sound mind do hereby make this our last will and testa- ment revoking all former wills by us made. We appoint our good friends Miss West and Mr. Hunter executors without bond and also guardians of our infant children (mental infants) namely Johnnie Junior, Sarah Sophomore, and Flora Freshman. 1. We give and bequeath to our infant daughter, Flora Freshman above mentioned the quantity of old cooking utensils previously used for decorating purposes of the Senior “Kids” party and also the ability to act as “Kids” when she (becomes a Senior. 2. To our infant daughter Sara Sophomore we will and bequeath the good times enjoyed by us in all part held in .inJ out of school. 3. We bequeath and devise the good will of the faculty enjoyed by us and our rights in common to the dear old halls of Granite High to Johnnie Junior to his separate use for life, hoping they will maintain the 100 per cent conduct record now held by us. 4. To Oliver Winkler, we bequeath a life estate in one slightly used speech impediment held in trust by Wm. Krautheim, it being my prayer Winkler will talk less. 5. The popularity of Charles Watson and Fred Butler we do devise and bequeath to John Hayden who is now the most popular boy in the Junior class so he will still retain the honor on becoming a senior. 6. Katie Williams loving disposition we devise and bequeath to Mildred Rhoades so this will enable Mildred to keep a boy friend for more than a week. 7. We will and devise Ed Lewis good judgment to start an argument in class when he does not know his lesson, to Bill Thompson hoping Bill will have as much luck as Ed in Miss Robins’ classes. 8. To Fred Pittman we bequeath John Shaddrick’s social ability on B. B. trips so Fred can boast of a girl on returning from said trips next year. 9. Virgie Holmes basket ball ability we bequeath to Hilda Evans hoping Hilda will not spoil the B. B. reputation of the Evans’ family. EIGHTEEN