Lapeer High School - Pantherscope Yearbook (Lapeer, MI)

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William Hammond and George llillier bequeath their sterling worth, which is a characteristic of all citizens of Elba, to the “Elbaites of the Junior Glass, who are Eva Taylor and Albert Seelve. Howard Bacon and Richmond McGonegle, our radio fans, bequeath their supply of radio magazines and “radio chatter” to John Wilson and Garland Misener. Velma Smith has made a specialty of Art. She bequeaths her works of “pottery” to Naomi Taylor and Lera Milliken. (Jura Conley bequeaths her extraordinary love for Economics to Vera Martin. We hereby appoint Arthur Thompson, Executor of this Will and revoke all former wills made by us. In testimony whereof, we hereunto set our hand and seal this twenty-third day of June, in the year of our Lord, 192(5. Signed: The (’.lass of 192(5. Witnesses: Lloyd Pelton. Lawrence Roach. CLASS PROPHESY (Ida Wynn is seated on the davenport. Enter Helen Howland.) Helen I called up Thompv and she is coming down to keep us company tonight. Ida Won’t that he fun! It doesn’t seem ten years ago that we graduated, does it? Helen It would he awfully nice if we could go hack to the old High School again, even for a day. By the way, I wonder where Miss Lough-nane is now? Ida She’s still teaching up at the High School. And Thompv is teaching Physical Training at the Hadley College now. I do believe that she’s coming now. (Enter Eleanor Thompson and Harold Black.) Eleanor I met Blackie coming up Court Street, and when I told him where I was going, of course he wanted to join us. Harold Oh, yes, I never refuse an invitation to talk over old times. Where have you all been keeping yourselves? I’ve been home every summer for my vacations, hut I don’t seem to see many of my old classmates around here any more. Helen—I’ve been in the West since the year after graduation, and came home only a short time ago, and you know what a great success Ida is making on the stage. She’s just completed her latest and best picture, “The Follies of Men,” playing opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. I wonder if many are here for the banquet tomorrow night? Eleanor The only ones I know of that won’t he here are Bessie Cooper and Mildred Stokes. They are in South America, and won’t be able to get away from their work to come. Ida Oh, kids, have you read Marjory McGuire’s new hook. “When Love is Blind”? It’s a scream! She’s in Europe for material for another one at the present time. Harold Speaking of Europe reminds me that Ted Gillett recently left for Paris to apply for a divorce. Beecher is heartbroken and is now PAGE 28

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Elizabeth VanWagnen liequeaths her ability to make excuses for l eing absent from her English program to Evelyn Baldwin. Bessie Klauka, our real giggler. l equeaths this trait to Muriel Goodrich. Marjorie McGuire bequeaths the History of the ('.lass of 1926, bound in leather, to the Lapeer High School. This would be a splendid addition to any library. Harold Black, our auditorium announcer, bequeaths bis ability to manage a three-ring show to Francis O’Brien. Ruth Harrison has been a source of comfort to our president. Jay Gray. This is a gift which she is willing to give to any deserving Junior. Grace Higley bequeaths her “curly top” to Rupcrta Graham and Velma Reaveley. This isn’t much, but if she could leave what was under it, someone would be very fortunate indeed. Realizing how much he needs it, Kenneth Kerr is the recipient of Nora Eastman’s great love for Latin. Thelma Gillett bequeaths her Physics text book, which is full of handmade art from cover to cover, to Louise Turnbull. Winston Buby bequeaths his knack of “having plenty of time for fun, but still have good recitations,” to “Bob” Connors. Hazel Avis bequeaths her seat in the Orchestra to Rhea Harvey and Phyllis Boshaw. Lucille Smith and Irma Sheldon, being of sound mind as we have said before, realize that running from one end of the hall to the other several times a day with a little insignificant message is not worthy of the digrufied Class of 1926, so from necessity they bequeath their title “office girls,” to Yvonne Hollingworth and Jean McGlashen. Irma hopes her successors will not be as tired as she has been. Robert Taylor has recently written a very argumentative and scholarly treatise on the “Life of Woodrow Wilson.” Robert bequeaths this wonderful work of literature to the Lapeer Public Library, hoping that it will serve as an incentive to the American History classes of Lapeer High School. Mildred Stokes bequeaths her ability to whisper and bother her teachers in every possible way to Gladys Weir and Elizabeth Steward. Eleanor Thompson and Ida Wynn are the long and short of our class. Eleanor is a splendid “boss” and thinks that Dorothy Nicholson would carry out this characteristic as well as anybody. Ida bequeaths her vanity case to Lois McGuire. Beatrice Weir bequeaths her long hair to any girl who has a “bob” and regrets it. Colburn Potter, George Moon and Elwyn Hemingway bequeath the address of their tailor to Vivian Oviatt. Of course, the tailor will have to make allowance for size. Note writing in the hands of Bessie Cooper has become an art. With great affection she bequeaths this art to Cyril Burlingham and George Boughner. Jean Wallace bequeaths her beautiful curls to any member of the faculty who feels that she needs it to increase her dignity. Our two Bentleys, Jean and Gladys, bequeath their sweet dispositions and lady-like manners to Helen Diener. Our president. Jay Gray, leaves many valuable gifts. He bequeaths his ability as a business manager to Aubrey Powell. Helen Howland bequeaths her ability to bluff the teachers the days when she forgot to study her lessons, to Delmar Jones. Catherine Baldwin bequeaths her ability to wield the baseball bat to Helen Mueller. PAGE 27

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drawing cartoons for the “Deerfleld Weekly.” You know he lias been conducting a famous dancing class, and two of his most promising pupils were Gladys Bentley and .lean Wallace. Helen Of course, you all remember Harold Russell, the valedictorian of our class. When I was coining through Texas 1 saw him. He’s a very rich man now. Bought up land down in Texas and they discovered oil on it last year. He’s worth millions of dollars now. Ida Boh Taylor is a great success as a criminal lawyer. He has always wanted to he a great lawyer, and got a lot of training in the History Class. I was at the Criminal Court in Chicago, a short time ago, and the Leopold-Loeb case that was so much talked about was in court then. Boh was their lawyer, trying to get them pardoned. Eleanor—Oh, yes, and Clara Conley is doing court reporting work down in Detroit, too. Harold I was reading in the paper last summer of George Hillier being manager of the New York Giants, so I took a day off and went down to see them play. It was a close game, and George got so excited that he got in the way of one of the hatters and was quite badly hurt. By the way, Elwyn Hemingway is one of his best pitchers. Well, to go on with my story, I went to the hospital a few days later to see George, and found Grace Higley was there as a nurse. She told me that Vera Jamieson was in the same hospital. Eleanor Velma Smith and Colburn Potter are leaving for Italy on their honeymoon, I understand, ami going by aeroplane with George Moon as pilot. And I simply must tell you about Rave Carter and Hazel Avis they are employed by the government as traffic cops to regulate air traffic between Chicago and Panama. At a stop made at the Hawaiian Islands, they talked with Nora Eastman, who is teaching languages there. She told them that her chum, Beatrice Weir, is now a telephone operator at Ellis Island. Helen Do you remember our bashful classmate, Irma Sheldon? She was always so quiet and now is writing jazz songs—is a second Irving Berlin, 1 suppose. Lucille Smith is also quite talented in that line, and is assisting her. Those two are as inseparable as the Siamese Twins. Ida—Another one of our musicians is Helen Hall. She’s playing second violin in the New York Symphony Orchestra. Harold Bill Hammond is a very influential member of the House of Representatives, and is expected to be the future Speaker. I heard a speech he made the other day, and it was wonderful. Eleanor You remember how Bessie Klauka and Catherine Baldwin always wanted to go to a ranch in the West? Well, their dreams have finally come true. I had a letter from Bessie yesterday nd she says they are having the time of their lives out there tiiis summer. Helen I guess Alberta Groesbeck and Ruth Harrison will be the old maids of the class; Alberta will never get away from Dryden and Ruth is still teaching at that country school. Ida Our two radio fans, Howard Bacon and Richmond McGonegle, are perfecting that new invention and are soon to start demonstrating radio work. Elizabeth VanWagnen is their legal advisor. Eleanor Well, it’s getting late and we must go now. Harold I second that motion. (They go out.) Ida Jean Bentley and Jay Gray are to be married next Tuesday, and what could be more fitting than to lie married by their old classmate, Winston Ruby ? Helen—To have Bernard Kintz testing cold storage eggs in the Department of Agriculture. Ida I think we can call this the end of a perfect day—of gossip. i PAGE 29