Madison High School - Trojan / Madisonian Yearbook (Madison, IL)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------f CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1923, of the Madison High School, City and County of Madison, State of Illinois, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills, bequests and devises of whatever nature hy us made. CODICIL I First, we give, devise, and bequeath to our parents our sincere thanks for their patience and perseverance during our school life. Second, to the Board of Education, our appreciation of the many im- provements made in the Madison High School during our high school career. Third, to the Faculty, our gratitude for their unceasing efforts to fit us fot the struggles of life. Fourth, to our janitor, Mr. Bailey, our permission to clean up all the messes left by future Annual Staffs. CODICIL II To Mr. Stice, our hopes that future Senior classes will not cause him as much worry as the Class of ’23. To Mr. Lemme, our thanks for his capable management of our finances. To Miss Schell, our heartfelt appreciation for the interest she has taken in our class. The success of our annual was chiefly due to her kind assist- ance. We also wish to thank her for her work in coaching our class play. To Mrs. Bessen, our class adviser, our sympathy for her endurance of our arguments in class meetings. To Mr. Fuller, our sympathy that he had to give up his interesting tete- a-tetes with the French teacher in the office the third period in the after- noon. CODICIL III To the Juniors, we bequeath our ability to publish as distinguished a year book as the Class of ’23 has published. To the Sophomores, our intelligence and industry, that they may fit themselves for their coming responsibilities. To the Freshies, most of all our dignity, bluff, cleverness, and brilliancy. May you use it to as good an advantage as we have. In your moments of darkest despair, always remember that the illustrious Seniors of 1923 were Freshies once upon a time. To Miss Everly, our thanks for her constant endeavor to make good American citizens of us. To Miss Colwell, the pleasure of teaching the art of reaching men’s hearts through their stomachs to the succeeding classes. To Miss Michel, our sincere hopes that she will have her class room next to the Science Lab. (On condition that a certain teacher returns). To Miss Megowen, sufficient funds to purchase a new baton. To Mr. Hefler, as appreciative an audience of his line of gab as we have always been. + ■+

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CLASS HISTORY It was in that memorable September of 1919 that the famous Class of ’23 entered upon its high school career. We started out with an enrollment of thirty-five, the largest Freshmen class thus far in the M. H. S. The first year passed with the usual round of jeers at our verdancy, hikes, flunks, tears, and laughs. But during that year we suffered a great loss. One of our dearest and best loved classmates, Marjorie Henn, passed away leaving a gap in our rank which can never he filled. Our second year was rather uneventful, as the Sophomore year usually is. Our class was chosen to he the one on which to try out the Honor Sys- tem. All went well until the morning after the Junior Box Social. Too many tempting boxes of lunch were left in the desks—thus our downfall. In our Junior year we came forward in all our glory and showed what we were really capable of doing. We were quite the most active class in high school. We participated in everything that came into the school life, and always came up with colors flying. We raised funds for the traditional Junior Banquet given in honor of the Seniors. Everyone voted it the most successful banquet ever given in the Madison High School. Last, and best of all, comes our Senior year. From the very first we planned to publish an annual. There had been no annual since 1920, making us all the more eager to make ours a success. The name voted upon by the Assembly the year before, “MADISONIAN,” was adopted as the title of our book. The Faculty appointed the staff, and work was begun with all zeal. Of course, there were the usual number of shirkers and slackers, hut the “faithful few,” you will agree, have indeed published the best annual from the M. H. S. Our class is the largest to be graduated from the Mad- ison High School, and, fin our estimation), the most brilliant and attractive. —Catherine Hill, '23. Class Colors Olive and Gold Class Flower Class Motto. “Climb though the cliffs be rugged.” .......................... Tea Rose Everything comes if a man will only wait.—George Filcoff.

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■+ CODICIL IV I, Dorothy Baer, do give and bequeath my pleasant afternoon naps in the Study Hall to Sara Schermer. I, Esther Blackmore, do give and bequeath my eccentric character to Waggoner. 1, Earl Brody, do give and bequeath my art of stalling in English class to John Macek. I, Alice Broomfield, do give and bequeath my stature to Hiram Mar- cum. 1. Margaret Bucher, do give and bequeath my slender form to Mabel Everett. I, Gladys Bowman, do give and bequeath my curls to Vestal Goode. I. Lonas Delcour. do give and bequeath my ability to entertain the whole assembly to Lawrence Phelan. I, Henry Evangeloff, do give and bequeath my flowery recitations to Charles Burch. I. William Eiler, do give and bequeath my bandoline to Charles Rankin. I George Filcoff, do give and bequeath my knowledge of billiards to Raleigh Phipps. 1, Lola Hatscher, do give and bequeath my natural aversion to work and my love for the teachers to Helen Hatscher. I, Agnes Hensler, do give and bequeath my many “crushes” to Helen Wind. 1. Catherine Hill, do give and bequeath my position as Editor to some unfortunate Junior. 1. Clova Lybarger, do give and bequeath my permanent wave to Berna- dir,e Horrel. 1 Fred Pierce, do give and bequeath my athletic ability and art of love- making to George Steinger. I, Sophia Popovsky, do give and bequeath my style of hair dress to Mar- jorie Baer. 1, Louise Spannagcl, do give and bequeath my E’s to Erline Rote. 1 William Schooley, do give and bequeath my knowledge of French to Arthur Perry. I, Paul Stumpf, do give and bequeath my short trousers to Steve Maeras. I, Margaret Shumway, do give and bequeath my lip stick and powder puff to Miss Everly. I. Marion Smith, do give and bequeath my “Sheik” characteristics to to Glenn McClatchey. I. Ruth Walker, do give and bequeath my Short Hand books to Anna Braunsdorf. In Witness Whereof, We have hereto subscribed our names and affixed our seals the twenty-third day of May, in the year of our Lord, One Thou- sand. Nine Hundred and Twenty-three. —The Class of ’23. 1 i -+ Oh, rattlin’, roarin’ Marion.—Marion Smith.