Mahomet Seymour High School - Retro Yearbook (Mahomet, IL)

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Senior' Class We, the Senior Class of Mahomet Community High School, Unit three. in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, being of sound mind and memory do hereby make, declare, and publish this, our last will and testament. FIRST: To the Junior Class of Mahomet High School we will our ability to be nice to the teachers in study hall and all of our other classes. SECOND: To the Sophomore Class of Mahomet High School we will our ability to play basketball to the girls, although you don't seem to need it from the looks of things. THIRD: To the Freshman Class of Mahomet High School we will our ability to attend class promptly and to have our lessons done daily without errors. FOURTH: To the faculty of Mahomet High School we will our pleasant per- sonalities. our high level of intelligence and our neat exam papers with A's attached. FIFTH: To the Board of Education we will our thanks for their co-operation and interests in all activities of the school. SIXTH: To the janitor of our school we will our candy and gum wrappers and habits of orderliness. SEVENTH: We as individuals do hereby will and bequeath as follows: I, Patricia Patton, do hereby will and bequeath my singing ability to Junior Smith. It's a wonderful pastime when can't find anyone to pester, Junior. I, Mac Ribley, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to put initials on the side of a car to Bob Dale. Let them know who the lucky girl is, Bob. I, Maxine Dodd, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep thin to Allen Wolfe. Less eating and more exercise may help, Allen. I, Wayne Perkins, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stick to one girl to Bill Bowman. It pays off in the long run, Bill. I, Marilyn Ponder, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay in the office six out of seven periods to John James. The climate in the office is almost the same as it is in the study hall, John. I, Jim Paul, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be tall to Roy Hum- phrey. I'll bet the weather is better up here, Roy. I, Darlene Manuel, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to cheerlead to Edna Immel. It helps to loosen up your bones, Edna.

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Senior' Claw l li5iorfy In September, 1945, eighteen of us walked through the doors of MCHKS with a look of innocence written on our faces. We were very green until initiation was over, then we felt more experienced. During that first year, .we lost one classmate, Patricia Hough. Our officers elected were: President, Bill Herriott, Vice President, Keith Dawkins, Secretary-Treasurer, Bill Dean. The Student Council rep- resentative was Marilyn Ponder. Miss Meyer was our class advisor. In our sophomore year, we gained three new members, Audrey Cafin, Maxine Dodd, and Jim Jones. We lost Betty Grindley, and Dorothy Butts. Soon after registration, Mr. Engelking aided us in electing officers: President, Marilyn Ponder, Vice-President, Jim Jones, Secretary-Treasurer, Bill Herriott, Parliamentarian, Darlene Manuel. Marilyn Ponder and Jim Jones. served on the Student Coun- cil. 1 , When September, 1947, came around, we assembled as Juniors and elected the following officers: President, Bill Herriott, Vice- President, Keith Dawkins, Secretary-Treasurer, Maxine Dodd. We gained Leon Souders and Mac Ribley. We lost three members, Bill Dean, Jim Maley, and Bob Moeller. Mrs. Inskip was our class spon- sor. On November 7, we successfully presented our Junior Play, Don't Darken My Door. We ordered class rings early and received them before Christmas. We gave a St. Valentine Dance on February 14, which was enjoyed very much. On May 7, we entertained the Senior Class at the annual banquet held at the high school. We returned in the fall of 1948 with twenty-one in our Senior year. We lost Colleen Carson this year and gained three new mem- bers, Ronald Shelton, Francis Early, and Jim Paul. We chose the following officers for the year: President, Bill Herriott, Vice-Presi- dent, Patricia Patton, Secretary, Keith Dawkins, Treasurer, Max- ine Dodd. Marilyn Ponder, Jim Jones, Bill Herriott and Ronald Shel- ton served on the student council. We have enjoyed our four years of high school and we will al- ways have pleasant memories. We begin our future lives with high hopes and new ambitions.

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I, Bill Herriott, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play the piano to Gene Cook. It makes the girls gather around, Gene. I, Jeannine Zindars, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be manager of the Girls Basketball Teams to 'Norma Smith, Did you ever try eating Wheaties, Norma? They give you pep. I, Glen Lindsey, do hereby will and bequeath my salesmanship ability to Louie Burnett. Did you ever try putting your foot in the door, Louie? I, Ann Dickman, do hereby will and bequeath my typing ability to Wanda Scales. Never give up, Wanda, practice makes perfect. I, Keith Dawkins, do hereby will and bequeath my sports ability to Paul Mathis. Being smart isn't everything, Paul. I, Glenn Miller, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to take a carload of girls to football and basketball games to Paul Mohr. A good car always helps, Paul. I, Jim Jones, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be and all-star foot- ball player to Roy Zook. It takes something besides just being handsome, Roy. I, Francis Early, do hereby will and bequeath my shyness in English class to Don Branson. A good listener is always in demand, Don. I. Ronald Shelton, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get A's to Jack Warner. A smile at the teacher sometimes helps, Jack. I, Glen Coffin, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to work hard to Har- old Perkins. Working never hurt anyone, Harold. I, Bob Shirley, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go to the show daily to Benny Epperson. Or can't you sit still that long, Benny. I, Betty Bryan, do hereby will and bequeath my shorthand ability to Neoma. Carper. If you use shorthand you can save time to tell about all your boyfriends, Neoma. The attached instrument consisting of two sheets, was thereunto subscribed by the Senior Class of Mahomet Community High School, the testator, in the presence of each of us, and was at the same time declared by them to be their last will and testament, and we at their request sign our names in their presence at attesting. WITNESSES: A JEANNINE ZINDARS KEITH DAWKINS