Maroa Forsyth High School - Trojanaire / Maronois Yearbook (Maroa, IL)

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es ; TMM yl ee iy, ) ‘Andrey Anna Price, your prodigy, is now teaching Fre;,,. a girls sehool in Arkansas. It is rumored that she is engaged +,, ’ mathemeties teacher there. ‘Don Schroeder is a rising young chemist in Powell, [)}j,, He has promised to huild a new school house there when he maj his fame. “Mary Belle Kling finally married a young surveyor w. known to all the class. She will undoubtedly make lim a good wife,” Unable to refrain from speaking any longer, I asked, yji Audrey Anna ever forsake her study?”’ Quoth the Raven, ‘ Nevermore.”’ “Will Mary Belle be happy?’’ Quoth the Raven, ‘‘Bvermore. And Jerry (I had almost for- eotten him) makes pilgrimages each year to Camp Gray, and lives ‘over the summer spent there in nineteen twenty four. His life is not altogether one of bliss, however, for the inevitable had come. “She? had cheated him out of his happiness. A young doctor had eome and in a whirl wind courtship had carried her off. Gerald wa- paralyzed. His faith in women is dead. The incident only helps to strengthen his views against Women’s Suffrage.”’ Oh yes! He used to be bitter on that subject, declaring 4 woman’s place was at home. He was very much displeased when Ma Ferguson became Governor of Texas. All bis writings expres is radical views and he will be happy— Nevermore Ss ‘Paul Thomas has made a name for himself with his cor! You know he was quite musically inclined. He, at present, is first solo c ornetist in Sousa’s Band. His is a brilliant future.’’ — A lump arose in my throat—‘‘and I have come to this.”’ | hastily gathered up my books and left the room. However, I had resolved to do better, to do something of which I might be prow! I, Marie Lyons, was the thirteenth member of the class of twenty Pea” ad | . . ve,—the victim of that mystic, merciless number. jet.

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TO TT Tg UU CUE Oe Then he proceeded to censure me. Theirs are brilliant futures.’ ‘Look at your classmates. Could he possibly know of my friends of the old days? But I deemed it best to let him proceed without inte “Beryl Matheny, your former football captain, is a decided success in the literary world. A few years ago he published a vol- ume of ‘‘Class Room Etiquette’? from which the famous and inspir- ing quotation— And above all, keep up your self conceit and your behef in the students divine iolit to stall’—is taken. rruption. ‘‘John Rolofson has also become widely known. Winning on a Farm Labor ticket, he was made Governor of Tllinois. Later, after shifting his polities, Tie had become a member of tne United States Senate. There he framed a bill for the annexation of the North Pole. Mis reasoning is very logical, for he thinks we might be able to colleet incomne tax from Santa Claas? Next he metioned Fleta. Quoth the Raven, ‘‘She is ‘Dar- win’s Pride. After a few years of further study, atte opened a musie studio in the Fiji Islands, and is doing’ wonderfil Work charming and sung the natives. | ‘‘Nedra has become the author of a new dictionary. After some years of study at Columbia, she excluded herself from society until she finished the volume. It is of great value. We owe her much. Her success was marked from the time she rushed up to you and exclaimed, ‘Oh, I’ve just discovered the guameflopper is siafisticated.’ fg | The Raven continued. ‘‘Look at Clay Dine. He will be in the millionaire class before long. At present he is working on a contraption to reclaim face powder. A great invention for those dating the flappers! At present he is residing at the Saint Recluse Inn at Chattanooga. Shon Bowden, after a few years, succeeded Professor Cross as Physics instructor. He was very competent. Latley ey, he decided to go to Kurope to visit the International Bureau of Weights and Measures at Sevres, France. The liner, fired on by the hostile Jap- anese, was sunk, but Crandall and his arate were rescued by a pass- ing vessel. He still remains in F rance, and doubtlessly will become a great Physicist.’’ me The Raven cleared his throat and vena on. ‘Although Rus- sell Adams has had a hard course in life, he has now risen to fame through the discovery of a perpetual motion machine. He gained his idea from watching some of the Freshmen’s mouths. hoopemagy in that

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TTITTLIL LLL TUTE Pe) Class Will We, the Senior Class of 1925, being of sound mind and body at this writing, unanimously agree to offer and present unto you, the Junior Class, all our virtues, experiences, and our bountiful knowledge of scholasticism. For your faithfulness in patiently waiting to fill our responsi- bilities and places, we furthermore present to you the following person- ; : 5 | al items which we have cherished and possessed during vur school life. I, Nedra Funk, give unto the most deserving member my abil- ity as a singer which has never been fully cultivated or plowed under. I, Russell Adams, give bashful Charles my secrets of capturing fair ladies hearts. I, Gerald Cox, being a Ford driver of rare instinct, release all , ’ b rights on my old tires which I present to ‘‘Bugger’’ Burns, who will use them as pie molds at Cooper’s Cafeteria. I, Clay Dine, am deeply indebted to the Junior Class, and present my entire estate consisting of four corn cob pipes, one ean of Edgeworth and my treatise on ‘‘Tin Roofs for Old Soldiers Homes. ”’ I, Fleta Huston, leave my vast knowledge of Culinary Arts. I have found that the quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. I, Beryl Matheny, leave to my successor, all the chewing gum wrappers in my desk; also my place as protector of fire escape doors. I, Donald Schroeder, present my book ‘‘Magiec’’ to the first boy who proves that the moon is not made of green cheese. I, Marie Lyons, present to every girl a bit of my knowledge on breaking boys’ hearts. I, John Rolofson, user of big words, actor of note, and super- scientist leave my book ‘‘The Actors’ Stupifier,’? to be used as a guide in acting. I, Audrey Anna Price, bequeath my ability of toe dancing to any nimble toed girl. I, Mary Belle Kling, being poetically inclined give my poem entitled, What Could Be More Dumb Than a Physies Class,’’ to the