Mattoon High School - Riddle Yearbook (Mattoon, IL)

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I9 Senior literary THE CLASS OF '25 The class of '25 are we All ready for graduation. A finer class you cannot find, Within the whole creation. We're out of school to hustle 'round To stir up a general muss To have a good time we're all of us bound So what's the matter with us? But, now the days of frolic are here We'll keep up our good reputation We're bound to win wherever we go At school or during vacation. To M. H. S. we now bid adieu We'll enter the college next fall, i 1 But now for the present we're out for some fun And books are not in it at all. BERTHA WELCH Breathe there a Senior with soul so dead Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native High ? Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned As school-ward footsteps he hath turned When graduation time is nigh? Whose heart hath not been thrilled to see A hard-fought football victory On dear old Kinzel Field? 'Who hath not cried with all his might, 'Mattoon High School, fight, fight, fight Oh do not to them yield! ? Who hath not as exams drew near Felt o'er him come a trembling fear For what, perchance, results might be? Who leaves this school who has not gained In knowledge, and in wisdom trained, Each in a greater or less degree? There is not one in all our classy But each and every lad and lass Throughout life's time shall joyfully hold The memory of these happy years, And banish dreary cares and tears By thinking of old Green and Gold. CECILIA MORAN 4l4J

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CATHERINE VOLLMER-I 'Kotsey' ' Eternal sunshine in her face was found. CATHERINE YOLLMER-French Play C1255 French Correspondent C125. MYRTLE TOWNLEY-' 'Myrt' ' A doer of deeds as well as a singer of songs. MYRTLE TCWXLEY-Basketball C10, 1155 Alumni Editor of Riddle C1255 Oratorieal Contest C1255 Chorus C9,1O, 11,125. MARGUERITE WARD-' 'Ward' ' Divine1y tall and stately she appears. MARGUERITE WARD-Basketball C95 10, 115 1255 Glee Club C1055 Chairman of Menu Committee of Junior-Senior Cireus C1155 Christmas Play C1255 Prophet-y Committee of Senior Riddle Stal? C125. SYBIL VICKREY-- Syb Gay without folly, good without pretense. SYBTL Yl'CKREY7Glee Club C1055 Chairman of Flower Committee C1155 Cooil English l'ag'eant C1052 indictment Committee Senior Riddle Stalfg Freneh Play C1255 Civics Trial C125. THELMA YOUNG-' 'Whistler' ' A plea-sing countenance is no slight advantage. THIGLMA YOUNG-Gays High School C9, 1055 Program of .lunior-Senior Circus C1155 Menu Com- mittee of Junior-Senior Circus C115. EDWARD WHITE- Whitey 'fOh, rank is good, and toil is fair. EDWARD VVHI'l'EwFootball C115 1255 Basket- ball CQ, 10, 11, 1255 Track C10, 11, 1255 Manager C1255 Decorating' Committee of Junior-Senior Cireusg Pro- gram of Junior-Senior Circus: Chairman of Prophecy Committee of Senior Riddle Staff C1255 Christmas Play C1255 French Play C1255 French Correspondent C125. JEWELL YOUNG-' 'Bijou' ' Here still is a smile that no cloud can o'ercast. JEWELL YOUNG-Decorating Committee Junior- Senior Cireusg Program Junior-Senior Circus5 Chairman Achievement Committee of Senior Riddle Staff C1255 French Play C1255 French Correspondent C125. FLORENCE WADDELL-' ' Flo ' ' It's nice to be natural if you're naturally nice. FLORENCE VVADDELL-Decorating Committee of .Innior-Senior Circus C1155 Program of Junior- Senior Circus C1155 Typing Awards C1255 History Committee of' Senior Riddle Staff C1255 French Corre- spondent C125.

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20 THE RIDDLE AN EXCITING EVENING AT A GIRLS' SCHOOL Mary, Mary, quite contrary. Apolo- gies to Mother Goose Rhymes. Girls, I am not going to miss that Hal- loween party to-night. I will go in spite of Miss Macey and any one else who cares to interferef' declared Mary as she stood and faced the other girls, with a determination that few cared to resist. f'Oh, please don't, pleaded timid Kathe- rine, You'll be sure to be expelled if you are caught. I most certainly don't intend to be caught, flaunted. Mary. And with this she dashed out of Katherine's room across the hall, and into her own room. ' Maryis character was all that her name implied. To this was added her great ability for getting into trouble from which usually she successfully escaped. Miss Macey, the dean in this girls' school, earned the displeasure of practically all the girls at the beginning of the term by being haughtily indignant over a harmless joke, which no doubt Mary had originated. Consequently she was very strict and allowed only a few privileges. There had been a basketball game with a neighboring team the night before and never under Miss Macey's strict rule were the girls allowed two nights out in succession. Nevertheless, Mary was determined to get out this particular evening, and being a favorite of the girls, she was the more deter- mined because she was sure of their support. As they were returning from the dining hall she summoned several of them into her room. Then she told them of her plan to es- cape and solicited their aid which was. reluc- tantly and fearfully promised. Two of the girls were to go down to the kitchen and start conversing with the cook and finally get her out of the way. Then Mary was to make her escape through the kitchen door. When the girls left Mary's room on their mission, Mary tightly rolled a sheet, pillow case and a paper of pins in as small a bundle as pos- sible. These she held under her left arm as she skipped gaily after the girls, past the dean's open door on the right. Then she went down the hall through the dining hall and into the dark pantry. Here she waited rather impatient- ly listening to the girls trying to persuade the cook to let them pop corn in the fireplace in the dining hall. Having gained this permission the girls invited the cook to come with them to tell them stories of her native land, a thing which she never tired of doing. Considering this an expression of gratitude, she readily consented. As they passed through the dark pantry, Mary slipped into the kitchen and out the door and once more breathed freely as she sped on her way to the party. All went well at the dormitory as the girls kept up a gay chatter to make sure Mary's absence was not discovered. So far all had gone well with Mary also, but in the excitement she had overlooked mak- ing preparations for getting back. Now returning by way cf the kitchen door, of course she found it locked. How was she to get in! She thought of the fire escape but had no way of getting up to it. She dared not call to the girls for fear of waking the dean. Suddenly she thought of the coal shute. As a last resort she determined to use this. No sooner thought than done with Mary. But alas! As she slid down, she bumped into a barrel, knocking it over and this in turn, started the coal to rolling. This made a rumbling noise As if by magic the upstairs lights went on. She heard feet running down the hall and realized she would be discovered unless she acted quickly. Acting on the spur of the moment, she unrolled the sheet which she had taken off to prevent detection and slipped it around her again. Thus attired and waving her arms, she mounted the stairs as the crowd with the dean at the head, appeared at the top. Frightened at the unexpected appearance of the seemingly real ghost they turned and fled in terror to their rooms. Taking advantage of this opportunity she slipped off the sheet and following the others, entered her room unnoticed. While the others were summoning their courage to start their search again, she quickly changed her clothes.