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

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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

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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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Qla55 lblfolblfxecy . As we begin the prophecy for the good ol' class of '49 , we find Ronald Shel- ton at his desk in the history room of the University of Illinois. Ronald is now teaching history there. He keeps a diary of everyone in his high school class- what they are doing and where they are. We find him writing something in it mow. Let's see what it is. fHe has just come back from a meeting with his old class- mates.J MAHOMET AIRPORT: Mr. McElroy has just landed his airplane. He has brought the class of '49 back to Mahomet so they might christen the new school building and have a class reunion. Some of the rest of the class will arrive later. Three taxi cabs careened around the corner and came to a sudden stop in front of the alumni to take them to the new high school building. They all stepped into the cabs and were whisked away to the Mahomet High School. MAHOMET HIGH SCHOOL: The new high school building is a huge skyscraper, which has just been com- pleted, in the center of the thriving city Mahomet, Illinois. This building has taken the place of the old M. C. H. S. building which has been condemned by the city authorities. As soon as we arrived at the building, Mr. Glenn Miller, the' present principal, ushered us up the elevator to the 40th floor to the math-room where Marilyn Mohr, the former Marilyn Ponder, is now teaching. Marilyn said that she believed in serving cake and coffee during classes and since she had some left over we could all have some if we wished. So of course we all had some. After talking to Marilyn, Glen Miller asked us to come and see his office. When we got there We noticed some pictures on his desk. He said that they were pictures of his wife and ten children. Glen then showed us some dictionaries he had just received through the mail. To our amazement we discovered that they were written by Maxine Dodd.' This is her first edition of Dodd's Dictionary. The dictionary that tells you how to pro- nounce words the way Maxine does. All this in ten easy lessons tool Just then the telephone rang. It was Glen Coffin calling from New Orleans. He said that he was bringing his dancing class up for an assembly program. Upon hearing that the rest of his old classmates were here he said that he would bring his star pupil, Hali Grahm, along to entertain us. Hali and Glen are going to have a special spot on the program at the annual Mardi Gras. Glen also said that there might be a Mrs. Coffin some time soon. Since some of us had traveled quite a distance and were rather tired we went down to the lounge on the 20th floor, and sat down in some easy chairs. Our attention was then called to Keith Dawkins Whose neck was in a cast. We asked Keith what he had been doing since he graduated from high school. He said, Well I am still a bachelor. Virginia didn't think I would ever graduate so she married one of the Mayo brothers. In the Olympics last year, I tried to break the pole-vault record. I succeeded, in breaking my neck. Keith then turned to Jannine Zindras and asked her what she was doing now and where she lived. Jeannine said that she now lived on a ranch in Western Arizona with her four boys-Larry, Harry, Jerry and Garry and her husbandi Warren. She also said that she had been pretty busy lately raising pigeons from! which they make pigeon pot pie. After telling what she had been doing, Jeannine idly picked up a magazine and leafed through it. Suddenly she asked Ann Dickman to tell her about an ar- ticle in the magazine which named Ann as one of the country's leading women lawyers. Ann said that she had become famous from the case of Dickman vs. Illi-