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

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To Elsie Brady, we will, devise and bequeath Bessie DeBow ' s ability to play the piano and hope that she may take advantage thereof. To each and everyone of a future Economics class we do will, devise and bequeath Glynn Hodges ' broad understanding of Economics. To Vetha Griffin, we bequeath Viola Luckert ' s ability of capturing a Senior boy. To Laura Stenzel, we bequeath Flora Laager ' s experience in love affairs so that Laura will know how to conduct herself in George ' s company. To Thelma Bostwick, we will Marie Lohman’s aptitude to make striking addresses in Themes so that Thelma ulti- mately may become a suffragette leader. To the Art Museum, of Granite City, we will all the notes written by Thelma Weissenborn in the American History Class, knowing that they will be of great historical value. To anyone who desires them, we will Frank Krill ' s pessimistic views, hoping they may enjoy them as much as he has. To Raymond Coleman, we do will, devise and bequeath Oliver Winkler ' s laziness, so that Raymond may not be over- worked by the burdens of school work. To Byron Haven, we bequeath Kathleen Rader ' s smiles and cheerfulness, so that Byron may have a brighter outlook upon the world. To All who so kindly shared their seats with us, during the last semester in Granite High, we wish to express our sincere gratitude and to all others not mentioned above we extend our thanks for all past favors. (Signed) CLASS OF 1919, G. H. S. Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty-eighth day of May. A. D., nineten hundred and nineteen. LCELLA DETERGING, (Seal) Notary Public. Witnesses: POLICE MAGISTRATE OF GRANITE CITY, MAYOR OF NAMEOKI, ILLINOIS. Page Sixteen

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To Teresa Jones, we do bequeath Helen Gerling ' s calm and quiet disposition. To Edward Wilcox, we do will and bequeath George Short ' s helghth so that Eddie will be able to drop the ball into the basket with less exertion. I o Earl Prawl, we do will, devise and bequeath William Holst ' s executive ability but not his beauty, feeling that he will still need that, we could not coax nor cajol him into leaving it behind, even with Earl, who needs it so badly. lo Clarence Hausafus, we do will, devise and bequeath James Edward Moschell ' s air of superiority. lo Mabel Lawson and Ora Holmes, we will Henrietta Finke’s healthy complexion in order that Mabel and Ora may not buy out the Melba Manufacturing Co. lo Ha) Lod wig. we bequeath Genevieve Turley’s ability to pour forth melodious strains from the cornet. lo Sidney West, we will Margaret Coleman ' s book-keeping books so that Sidney may complete his next set more easily. To Dumont hit ford, we do will, devise and bequeath Ernest Veihl ' s place as valedictorian so Dumont may have another chance to tell of his army life. T o Emily Graff, we will the superfluous eurlyness of Maud Mueller ' s hair thus aiding Emily in making her coiffure. 1 o Mercedes Holt, we do will, devise and bequeath Mae Kiley ' s studiousness and her stenographic efficiency. To Margaret Hennelly, we do will, devise, and bequeath Lela Taylor’s ability to Warble. To Iiosa Dewereff, we do will, devise and bequeath Engle Eisenbarth’s wonderful methods of dancing and also Goldie Steinberg ' s marvelously strong voice. To Esther Beale, we bequeath Thelma McCullough ' s ability of dodging the deportment book. To Thelma Danforth, we w r ill Wanda McLellan ' s ability to cook so that she may appease Byron ' s dainty appetite ere long. To Dorothy Benton, we will Edna Ruyle ' s sweet ways so that the class of ' 20 may have at least one popular girl. To Reginald Benham, we do will, devise and bequeath Buel Cotter ' s courteous attitude. To Lov Chism, we do will, devise and bequeath Fred Rueb ' s pep” and initiative, hoping that he will profit thereby. To Mary Jordan, we do will, devise, and bequeath Della Hecht ' s gift of gab. Page Fifteen

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EDUCATION AND THE PROBLEMS OF GRANITE (TTY During my high school course, I have had an opportunity to become acquainted with the problems of our High School as well as of our city. , The great World War has brot out the need of Greater Education for all Democratic Peoples” and, now that the war is over our time can be centered on Education. When our great draft took place in 1918 it was found that a great per cent of the men were illiterate, in other words they were incapable of reading and writing their own narae3. Should this great country of ours be ignorant and illiterate? In our own town of Granite City there is a large percent of illiterate people also. Steps are being taken in our various plants toward the education of these foreigners by part-time study, a certain time being taken from their daily routine of work to teach them the English language. Illiteracy is always dangerous. Bolshevism with all its terrors is the offspring of illiteracy and menaces not only Europe but our country as well. It would be very easy for a person that could speak the language of the foreigners to get among the people who do not read the newspapers and lecture to them in a forceful way by enlarging on their wrongs and their rights to the wealth of the world and inciting them to revolution. Like an evil weed which grows where nothing else will, a revolt is likely to spread quickly and uprisings in which blood would be shed and lives be lost, is the probable out- come. It would be the innocent people that would suffer because of their ignorance, because of their inability to read the newspapers and get the straight” of the whole thing. In Russia Bolshevists have gotten the upper hand and are ruling the people in terror. The Russian peasants are just barely existing. There is no education at all. with the exception of the noble classes who have a fair education. Do we want such conditions in our old U. S. A.? If not we must take steps toward the education of the illiterate foreigners and prevent the possibility of such a plague as Russia has. Part time study is one way of preventing conditions such as exist in Russia. The children of these foreigners are at- tending our public schools and being educated fairly well. But it is the parents of these children that we must try to educate also. We have a night school in our city where classes in English are formed for the teaching of foreigners. But the aver- age foreigner, who goes to his work early in the morning and does a hard day ' s work does not feel like going to school at night after he is all tired out. So this part-time study in the various plants is the only way by which we can educate these men and this system is very effective and should be furthered in this community. As a whole, the people are investigating the matter and are rising to the occasion thruout the country, by appropriat- ing funds for education. In the recent election held here, the “Hicks Bill” was carried by a great majority whereby the per cent of taxe3 for educational purposes was increased from three to four per cent. Another bill which is being worked upon in this state is the Minimum Wage” Bill, which would make the minimum wage of a school teacher $80.00 per Page Seventeen