Mattoon High School - Riddle Yearbook (Mattoon, IL)

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THE MDDLE 25 W mmc1'M:N'rs l Hvvh! NOW fffufifre ef'-CIZYOU 5ee,fT yyqj'-El' HKS- - Th 15- ,,:': Y -rl,-,l P Of the May Term of the Mattoon High School Cir- cuit Court, in the Year of Qounty of Colesfiss' Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred anzl Twenty Five. COURT OFFICERS State of Illinois I Sybil Vickrey ----- Judge Lawrence Guthrie - - - Sheriff Katherine Kidwell - States Attorney Myrtle Myers ----- Clerk Florence Lund - Foreman of Grand Jury We, the Grand Jurors, chosen, selected and sworn in and for the County of Coles, in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of Illinois, upon their oaths, present the following charges against the within named persons, to-wit: Ray MyersiFor bringing honors to the Mattson High, as a successor to Dempsey. Harold Jordan..For his ability to imitate Jiggs. John Alexander-For being the only boy in High School interested in Home Nursing. Be'lin Evans-For his fluent speech in Latin- Ru'h Dooley-For aspiring to be Madam Gibraltar. Certain BoystFor wearing such delicate colored ties. Helen Schaffer-For never studying. Earl Lucier.-For being so quiet and modest. Certain Dogs-.For having such an ardent desire for an education. Bernice Richardsan..For never talking. Robert Horsley-For trying to destroy Assembly room furniture. Ernest Hurst-For wearing rubber heels. Arthur Rice..For having an unexcelled scholastic standing- Helen FlemingAFor being a side line coach. Miriam Campbell.-For trying to imitate Pavlowa. James Russell...For wishing he had a valet to secure the daily newspaper for him. Ha'rry Tucker and James Hinderliter-For their intelligent actions. Dorothy Warren-For paying strict at- tention to her own affairs. Eugene Ieffler..For being an innocent pretender. Horace Cookw-For wishing to become a prize fighter. Irene CummingstFor never asking for chewing gum. Leona HendersonfFor causing so much disturbance- Sylvan Rominger and Nolan Kibler4For flattering themselves on being the two smallest boys in school. Florence Darling-For never being able to concentrate long enough to get her lessons. Robert Ellithorpe-For never noticing things that tenil to detract attention. Mary I.inthicum4For introducing a new method to slenderize the figure. Donald Wright-For dressing like Little Lord Fauntleroyf' Katherine Andrews-For having such a fondness for hard boiled eggs and sweet milk. Mary M. Adams-For having such a masculine voice.

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26 THE RIDDLE Mr- Finnegan-For being so forgetful. Mildred Dunn-For those Mary Pick- ford Curls. Mary Shea-.For wishing to become a prima donna. Rabourn Schrock-For exceeding the speed limit with a hand truck while taking books home to study. Bill Carter and John Kessler-For competing with Mr. Schrock in his trellis busi- ness fbicycle rackj. Red Bell-For his admirable musical ability. - William Carter-For trying to be an ani- mal trainer. Charles Knight-For being 180 pages be- hind in M. and M- History. When will he catch up? Glenn Nichols and Bill Green-For having so many credits. Harriett Ellliott-For being able to keep a secret. Lena Terrell..For always believing what Harriett tells her. Kenneth Hopper-For knocking out Frank Johnson. Richard Cox-For never knowing his chemistry lesson. Charles Bray-For having such a brilliant color. The back of the Assembly-For being such a drawing power to Doc. Sleep, sleep -For falling upon some of the distinguished pupils at the improper timeg Clyde Henderson and John R- Bradley. Maris Orndorff-For running a bus line down Edgar without a franchise. Fat's Feet -For stumbling all over the Assembly. Peg Hite..For having such a sweet disposition. Nature-For cheating Chester Johnszn and Martin Glover out of part of their height. Pauline Gowdy-For having such adora- ble bobbeil hair. Delbert Young-For advertising Stacomb so well. Georgia Beatty and Lila Wishart-For having such natural high-powered complexions. Alice Nickam-For growing curls over night Thought Russia had a sole patent on that! Paul Grant-For setting the style of hav- ing a chauffer. Omer George-For having such dainty feet. Mildred Young-For being so loud and boisterous. THE SHARK CLUB: President - - - Rabourn Schrock Vice President - - - Fat James Secretary-Treasurer - - John Koessler Charter Members-Howard Brooks, Roy Meyers, Howard Ames, Omer G-eorge. The aforesaid have been indicted on serious charges: Trying to raise their grades to a standard of 90, and competing with the following: Olivia Brennan Alice Rue Judith Cox Leroy Storms-For being about right. Marion Ames-For thinking his Ford is a mechanical punching bag-