Medill High School - Medillite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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,L THE MEDILLITE 49 J 1 passed by rapidly, very rapidly indeed. Before we knew it our boys had adorned longies, while as for our weaker sex-'nuff said. They found it necessary to come to school with a sample supply of cosmetics and what not. We made our debut in athletics, socials, and club affairs, and enjoyed it very much. Our hectic suffer-more days came to an end. Stanza three of our classlhistory commences to begin. Our lads and lassies at this stage of the history were ready to become big shots. We took a crack at sports with extraordinary success: there was not a team which did not have a Iunior on it., The socials were always treated to the rare honor of having some benign Iunior appear. For honor roll sharks, you had only to men- tion the word, Iunior. It meant intelligence itself. S Seniors! Seniors! Seniors! Seniors! Seniors! Ahem! How' dig- nified and sophisticated we are! We basked in the lime-light of the school as the mighty seniors. Athletics or social activities,the seniors were right there on the spot. The first semester was uneventful. But the second semester? Oh my, no! Class officers were elected, and soon the air was filled with pins, pictures, banquet, and prom. After months of intense ex- citement the great event came-Commencement Night. Garbed in cap and gown, we strode on the stage to receive the long coveted diplomas. Good-bye, Medill. We sure will miss you, and hope you'll miss us too. Good-bye. t ' PAUL GORIN CELIA KUSHNER -55-

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48 THE MEDILLITE Class History A blissful tranquility rested upon the vast, wondrous city of Chicago on September 5, 1924. Old Sol casting his cheerful, sunny beams with all their splendour upon this gigantic citadel, the North Wind resting contentedly, the rustling of the brownish leaves, which had erst-while arrayed themselves in their autumn Hnery, as gentle breezes glided ever so smoothly between the halos of space which were so prominent in their realm-all these seemed to proclaim the fact that it was a great day in the annals of not only our splen- did Cicago, but of this whole wide world besides. And was it a great day? -. My children, you may bet your hyphenated theosophism it was. For on that day the most phenomenal aggregation of boys and girls that was ever compiled assembled at the threshold of Medill High School meekly seeking admission as students. . Yea, verily, they became students. But ohl the trials and struggles of that gruesome first year! Not enough that they were tagged 'with the despicable title of freshies, but over-bearing upper-classmen made mani- fest thbir contempt by casting sneering glances at them! Other perils loomed on the horizon, such as Algebra, Physiology, Language, etc. And Language? We recited it in class, we studied it at home, we ate it at our meals, we dreamed it when we slept. Voce, Vocas, Vocatg yo tengo, usted tiene, si tengo: katalti, katalta, I scream, you scream, we al scream. O Death! Where is thy sting? But not all was misery in that uneventful year. We gloated over the fact that soon w e would be upper-classmen. Then w e would sneer at the freshies. We'd be able to ditch with the ease of upper-classmen. We'd be big shots. We-oh! we'd be everything! And with these hopes and anticipations closes Chapter I of the adventures of the greatest class vm ever was. As suffer-mores there was more suffering in store for us. At first intimidated by the prospect of Geometry, Botany, and Civics, we resolved that we'd wade in, by gun, and tackle 'e1nl We looked at the new freshies with as much contempt as we could muster. But to our disappoint- ment we found it meant nothing to anybody but ourselves. The year

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50 THE MEDILLITE CLASS WILL S E, THE IUNE CLASS of 1928, of the Medill High School, being about to pass out of this sphere of learning in full posssession of a crammed mind, a well-trained memory, and almost superhuman understanding, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby malsing void all former wills and promises by us at any time heretofore ma e. First: To the School we bequeath all banners, trophies, laurels, and honors which we have won, to which each year shall be added others until we have a collection to be proud of. . Second: To our beloved faculty. We hereby thank them for their earnest efforts in trying to accomplish that imposssible task of growing gray matter in barren and destitute regions, where the conditions are very much against them, and may they keep up their work, for some day it shall not be in vain. I Third: As an acknowledgement of the debt we owe the faculty of the Medill High School, we submit the records of the high degree of general knowledge attained by us. If the faculty see fit, they are hereby authorized to give out such of their information to the world as they may feel the world is ready to receive. We trust they will also feel at perfect liberty to make use of bits of wisdom and enlightenment for the education of the classes to come after us. In payment of the aforesaid we leave our successful fu- ture to be -pointed out to prospective students as an example of what an education at Medill can accomplish. Fourth: To Mr. Davidson, our esteemed principal, we leave the management of the school, and sincere thanks and appreciation for the help he has given us, also a host of dutiful and industrious students, such as the Iune Class is composed of. Fifth: To Miss Mason and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, our graduating teachers, we leave the future graduating classes, and we wish to thank them for their untiring work in our behalf. 1 Sixth: To Miss Adams, our Dean, the care of the social room and the management of social affairs at Medill. May there be many and success- ful ones. ' Seventh: To Mr. Center, the care of turning out future championship teams in every line of athletics. Eight: To Miss Robertson we leave the Orchestras that are to come, and may they be successful in their work: also the future operettas and plays, which we hope will be as good as they have been in the past. Ninth: To the beginning Senior Class we bequeath our dignity, to- gether with the various activities of the school, such as the Medillite, C. I. L., Student Council, and all the various organizations. Tenth: To the Iunior Class as a whole we leave the various positions on the athletic field ond debating teams, and a share in the school affairs. Eleventh: To the Sophomore Class we bequeath the care of the Fresh- men. - Twelfth: To the Freshmen we leave our best wishes and hope that they will derive full benefit from the rare ability of our faculty. . i We do hereby constitute Mr. Davidson and the Faculty of the Medill High School as the Executors of this our Last Will and Testament. u In testimony thereof we, the Iune Classes of 1928, have to this our will set our hands and seal this twenty-first day of Iune, Anno Domini One-thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight. ' Class Attorney LEONARD ZIFF.