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

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Chain. Woodie, the clown of the class of ’31, was dressed like a million dol- lars. He had married a squaw in Oklahoma and finding oil on her land had become a millionaire. Lloyd Williams, basketball star of '31, was coach of the St. Louis Cardinals and the favorite of the country. Vasil Vasileff, a prosperous lawyer, was engaged to Clara Karpowicz, his private secretary. Another surprise was that Helen Doniff had become the wife of an artist. Laura Nollman was a nurse in a government hospital in Texas. Of all things, Leonard Miller was the boss of a construction gang in Pennsylvania. Everyone was having oodles of fun and laughing joyously when I was suddenly brought back to earth by a few drops of rain. SENIOR CLASS PLAY THE MUMMY AND THE MUMPS Cast SIR HECTOR FISH, who impersonates the mummy - MELVIN Lee WILLIAM LAIDLOW, who helps as much as possible - Richard Mefford FRANCIS BRISCOE, who impersonates Hector - - EVERETT McCart JAMES SLAMMON. who has three men's work to do— but doesn't do it.............................' Robert Hocking PERKINS T HE SHERIFF, who does his duty - - Woodrow Lybarger ANNA HAMPTON, a western girl.........................Velma Martin MAUDE MULLEN, an eastern girl........................Ermel Raney DULCIE DUMBLE, rather beautiful but very dumb HELEN DoNIFF AGATHA LAIDLOW. founder of most exclusive school in New England...............................Jane PURCELL PHOEBE BEEBE, reporter on the staff of the ' Daily Deliverance”.......................- HELEN KOWALINSKI Above are the characters who took part in the Senior Class play, given at the Madison High School, April 17. The play was a great success and termed by many as the best play ever given by any Senior Class. Page Fifteen

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PROPHESY In the hot summer, it is always my delight to find a soft mossy spot in a wood where I can read, or just amuse myself by watching the beautiful birds and the funny-shaped insects. On one of these sultry, beautiful days, I lay down upon the bank of h lovely brook. The babbling of the brook and the song of the birds soon lulled me into the land of sleep. The dream that I had was of the Class of 1931 of dear old Madison High, and it seemed so real that I shall have to tell you about it. I dreamed that Mar- garet Lewis had become a great prima donna. While appearing in St. Louis she had planned an informal entertainment for the members of the Class of ’31. The first to arrive was the orchestra, directed by Frank Wondra! It was quite a surprise for Frank to be first, because he was always last at school. He and his orchestra had been playing on Broadway in New York, but he had post- poned his next performance in order to meet his old classmates again. Next came Melvin Lee, who had become a noted financier since we last met. He told me that he was divorcing his beautiful chorus wife. June Fogle, because she wouldn’t stay home one-sixteenth of her time. Dr. Brown and his wife, Mae Levy, arrived soon. They had been spending the winter in Florida, but Frank couldn’t miss a chance to see his old friends. Jane Purcell and Margaret were always pals. Jane was the owner of a millinery shop in Paris and was dressed like a queen at the party. I suppose Alex Gitcho had his wish because he had inherited the title of Count from a relative in Russia, but had received no money. The Count and Robert Hocking, whose ambition had been to be a doctor, were running the Hocking- Gitch Cabs, famous for speed. Richard Mefford! Who would have thought that he would ever have made a lively master-of-ceremonies at a Los Angeies night club! Ruth Fogle and Genevive Lawson were in the beauty-parlor business in St. Louis. Helen Kowalinski and Velma Martin were the most talked of movie stars in Holly- wood. The biggest surprise of the evening was yet to come. Ermel and Adam arrived together. Ermel is now a noted aviatrix and Adam a wealthy ice manufacturer of Tampa. Florida. Adam told us that Henry McMullen, owner of a group of chain stores in Kansas, would soon come but his Packard had a breakdown on the road and it would be a couple of hours before he would be at the party. Everyone was anxious to see him. When he finally arrived, he had basketball stars of ’31 with him. Everette McCart, Woodrow Lybarger and Lloyd Williams. I hardly recognized Ever- ette because he wore glasses. McCart was an announcer over the Columbia Page Fourteen

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