Manlius High School - Mirror Devil Yearbook (Manlius, IL)

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15 THE ALA R M 1923 Senior Class Will M ff SNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the Senior class of Manlius Township High School, in the county of Bureau, and State of of which we devise, bequeath, and dispose of in the following manner, to-wit: We give, devise, and bequeath to all Juniors, our high percentage of conduct; to all Sophomores, our lack of tardiness; to all Freshmen, our studious attitude. To Eugene Booth, Arnold Anderson presents his athletic prowess. To Elmer Fronk, Marie Adams leaves her artistic inclinations. To Virden Caskey, Evelyn Coggins grants her knack of hair-dressing. To Lucille White, Arleta Deitz bequeaths her slenderness. To Norman Miller, Marguerite Eldridge gives her propensities for staying home nights. 'Lo Prudence Vickrey, Stanley Hamilton presents his curly hair. To Donald King, Howard Hansen presents his reputation as a dancer. To Ruby Mohr, Kenneth Hansen gives his short stature. To Mervin Glafka, Rosina Horrocks gives her stentorian voice. To Le Roy Isaacson, Deane Lowe leaves his dislike of pretty girls. To Ernest La Bohn, Leo Lyons bequeaths his intense love of poetry. To Viva Pierson, De Wayne Meek presents his raven locks. To Lester Olaffson, Ruth Meek grants her habit of disturbing the assembly. To Roy Hewitt, Clinton Mohr gives his ability to bluff the faculty. To Harold Dabler, Oreetha Monson presents her tell-tale way of blushing. To Foster Hewitt, Irene Oberg grants her skill at the piano. To Mabel Huers, Beva Pierson gives her solemn countenance. To Tracy Peterson, Gilbert Rudiger bequeaths his distaste for practical jokes. To All Freshies, Alfaretta Walker presents her ability to get through H. S. in three years. To Elmer Raabe, Perry Willey leaves his modest backward disposition. To the Faculty, we, as a class, do give our honorable record and the hope that they may find another class as good as that of TWENTY THREE. In witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names and affix our seal this Second day of April in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-three. Seniors. Illinois, do make and publish this, our last will and testament. As to our worldly estate and all the property, real, mixed, or personal, (seal)

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Senior Class History N the fall of 1919, we embarked in the ship called ‘Manlius High.’ As we were Freshmen, we were compelled to get off at ‘Green Island.’ There were twenty-five voyagers, who were all headed for the ‘Land of Graduation.’ While here, we were under the direction of Prof. Smith, Miss Mahoney, and Miss Kilbourne. Mr. Smith, however, was compelled to resign and seek another climate that would better suit his health. In his stead we were greatly honored by getting Mr. Holden. Airs. Jas. Johnson, also, came up every Tuesday and tried to teach us to sing; she did her best; but at Princeton, in the spring, we were not the best in the eyes and ears of the judges. We had interesting conversations on deck during our leisure moments. The usual topic of discussion was, “Resolved: That New Bedford is better than Manlius.” We had quite a few parties, too, during the year, for you know that “All work and no play makes ‘Johnny’ a dull boy.” Our literary meetings were also interesting, because our crew was equally divided. During the summer, work upon a new ship was begun, in which we hoped to be able to set sail for the ‘Isle of Wise Fools,’ which was the second port on the way to the ‘Promised Land.’ It was on this island that we found Caesar’s Bridge. However, we were not able to see our new ship until the middle of November. On this island we picked up some other voyagers abandoned by other ships. After nine months on this island, we set sail, once more over the sea of knowledge, for ‘Junior Island’ with one more officer, Airs. Rudiger. This year we helped put on “AI iss Cherry Blossom,” our wonderful Musical Comedy, as well as several minor entertainments. We adopted a new system for governing the ungovernable Juniors— THE HONOR SYSTEM—but, by some bad mistake upon the part of... .ourselves we didn’t win the Honor contest. We gave the Seniors a banquet, of which we are justly proud. However, at the end of the year, Aliss Wegener was picked up by the ship ‘Aletamora,’ and Air. Holden by the ship ‘Dorset,’ both of Ohio. Airs. Rudiger also deserted our ship. The last and most IMPORTANT of all is ‘Senior Island,’ or the ‘Land of Owls,’ which we travelers have reached in safety. Although the class has been in a whirlpool of studious and business careers, working with the Play and the Operetta and the Annual, we have had many enjoyable times, numerous class meetings, and parties. Once, during our visit to this island, we were suddenly called by the ‘Captain’ to see if we had received sufficient knowledge that none might be left upon the ‘Isle of Wisdom,’ while the ship steamed into the port of ‘Graduation.’ Everything proved safe, with the coast clear, and thus we sailed, proudly bearing aloft the banners of Red and White. Thus the four long years have passed... The Freshies of 1919 are the SENIORS of 1923. We have had many experiences during these voyages, of which experiences the enjoyable ones far outweigh the unpleasant ones. As we Seniors scan the horizon from the Stepping-Stone of Graduation, we see many conquests to be made, and we believe that, in the future, as in the past, we will show ourselves ready for any test that may be put to us. And we will overcome the dangers of the ‘Ships of Life’ as.. . we have won battles on tournament floors, during our voyage. B. P. ’23.

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Prophecy of The Senior Class S Alfaretta and I were stopping at New York City, we decided that we needed some light and airy entertainment. After a great deal o£ argument, we decided to see the show entitled “For the Love of Mike,' which was said to possess the prettiest girls on Broadway. The show was a great deal more light and airy than we thought. We were preparing to leave, when Alfaretta said, “Look at that girl doing the solo dance.” I looked and nearly fainted from shock, for it was Ruth Meeks. When her dance was over and she was making her bows, dozens of bouquets were thrown to her, showing us that she was a great favorite. We next went to a restaurant uptown where we got a midnight lunch. While we were enjoying it, we saw Ruth come in with a very handsome man who was wearing evening clothes. We overheard some one say that it was the Count de Mountjoy, her fiance. Our next stop was at Boston. Our first Sunday there we went to one of the large churches. The preacher announced that a missionary was going to relate some of her thrilling experiences in Africa. Great was our surprise, when the missionary got up, to see Marguerite Eldridge. She gave a very interesting talk. She told us of being ship-wrecked on an island inhabited by cannibals. The king wished to marry her, but she refused his advances. Finally, by her winning manners, her couarge, and her earnestness, she made him and all of his tribe Christians. After remaining there for many years, she was picked up by an American ship and brought home. Our next visit was at Washington, D. C. Of course we visited all the places of interest there, and saw many men noted in politics. Here we saw Deane Lowe, who was candidate for the presidency. He tried to persuade us to vote for him, but we didn’t promise because we heard that Beva Pierson was also a candidate for president. We also met Perry Wiley. Everyone called him a silver tongued orator. His speeches were marvelled at by all critics. He was helping Deane in his campaign to become president by making speeches for him. After hearing one of Perry’s speeches, one would think that Deane was a being sent from the skies and not a mere mortal like the rest of us. After a very interesting visit there, we went to Palm Beach. Here we found Oreetha Monson (Hamilton) and her husband, Stanley Hamilton. They were spending the winter there. A rich uncle of Stanley’s had willed him his fortune which was in the millions. After both had graduated from college, they had married. They made a very delightful couple, and we very much enjoyed talking over old times with them. Our next visit was at Detroit, Michigan. While there we went to the LaSalle Gardens. We got orchestra seats so that we could see well. When the orchestra started to play, we were astounded to see Irene Oberg acting as the pianist. We had a chance to speak to her, so we took advantage of it. She told us that she had been here for a year, but that she was going to Europe to play before kings and queens. At Chicago we went to a large theatre. It was announced that America’s greatest comedian had condescended to appear at that theatre. We watched for his appearance with interest. When he finally appeared, we were as greatly astonished as when we had seen Ruth and Irene. The comedian was no other than Gilbert Rudiger. He pulled off some fine stunts, and all of his jokes were original. He ended by giving a comical sketch of his home town, Manlius.