Kirkwood High School - K Log Yearbook (Kirkwood, IL)

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veteran baseball fan and quite an authority on the subject. William Gunter distributed the latest edition of his poultry journals to each of the persons there. Mr. Gunter not only edits this journal but also serves as a judge on poultry. , David Hickok, inventor, has just invented a heel tap for high school boys. Its main feature is that it is detachable in case teachers object too strenuously. Reco Higbee was there carrying his rabbit's foot as usual,Reco had a good reason for doing this since he claims that it brings him all his good luck. The latest you will remember was winning the Irish Sweepstakes. Professor Robert Holeman of Harvard University conde- scended to stop off for an heur's visit on his way to Kansas City, Rex Horney provided fresh gum for all the members of the class of '4O. Rex is new one of the most important executives at the Super Sticky Gum Co. The class had just heard a ten minute sketch from NHigh Lites on Broadwayn recently played in Chicago. The main actors in this as you have read in all leading news- papers were Kenneth Johnson and Dale' Van Riper. On the stage they are known as uP1tt and Pattn. , Brent Mann returned from Europe just to attend this reunion. He has been studying opera in Paris. Lyle Nelson known for his ability to produce effective basket ball signals was there. He brought his world-wide famous professional team to demonstrate the latest one. Lillian Newman attended the reunion in spite of her broken leg and fractured skull. Lillian sustained these injuries when a group of basket ball players pounced on her after a game which she refereed in Madison Square Garden. Margaret Ross, known as Rubinoff the second, favored the members with a violin solo-- Hawaiian Isles . She re- cently played before the King and Queen of England. Dr. Eugene Smith handed out samples of a sleeping pow- der which after taking you ,may get two hours of sleep in one hour. Mr. Smith has so much practice that he has very little time in which to sleep. Miss Erma Speck entertained for half an hour by read- ing her latest jokes. Erma's specialty is revising 'jokes of the seventeenth century and is known as NCrackerjack Spcclino Miss Vivian Wetander was recently chosen the most eut- standlng commercial teacher in America. You will remember her as the one holding the world's highest bookkeeping score. A report on the life of a teacher-novelist was made by Doris Wise. Miss Wise not only is a teacher but also has written.novels about high school life, and is widely known to school children throughout U. S. A.