Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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mer. She told me that shc was a traveling companion of a widow. That night 1 thought over the things that had happened on the trip. It all seemed like a dream, but it was the most enjoyable trip 1 ever took. Robert Harkness. Will VVe, the Seniors of the M. T. H. S. since we cannot take our immense wealth with us, after due consideration do will and bequeath our precious effects to you Juniors hoping that you may receive as much pleasure from them as we have in giving them. Juanita Reder humbly bequeaths Bob Cummings to Helen Easter hoping she will appreciate the straight forwardness of the young man. Mary and Josephine Stcnger bequeath their inseparability to Josephine and Cecilia Miller. Lola Krausse bequeaths her affection for Ralph Faber to Ethel Edgcomb. Herman Kutter decides to bequeath his brilliancy to Josephine Tower. Hilda Haefner wills her straight Walk to Gilbert Blotch and Lester Heiman. Robert Harkness bequeaths his curly hair to Grace Angier. Viola Anschicks bequeaths her mild temperament to Neva Billings. Myrtle Kreis bequeaths her recipe for being thin to Florence Kuhrt. Vileta Herbert bequeaths her sea.t in the assembly room to John Buck hop- ing he will have pleasant memories. Julius Schaller bequeaths his tallness to Grace Keeler. Marguerite Dcaner bequeaths her ability in culinary arts to Mildred Potter. Clara DeGrics bequeaths equal portions of her bashfulness to Courtney Nie- man and Alfred J acobs. Stella VVidmer bequeaths her light hair to Charles Harris and Herman Esterday. Edna Grosch bequeaths her straight shoulders to lVy1ie Dinsmore. Edmund Blei bequeaths his sleepiness to Ella Bansau. Edward Bicser bequeaths his ability as a musician to Cecelia Ahern. Rose McNally bequeaths her promptness to Donald Cummings. Dean 0'Neil bequeaths his smooth coilfure to Grace Scrven and Mabel Ehlers. Glen Moineny bequeaths his rosy complexion to Hazel Montavon. lfllbridge McIntyre bequeaths his speediness to Hilda Hoeger. Elsie Mcllullough bequeaths her quiet ways to Louis Stein and Phyllis Moore. Tufcn fy-six

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l prise of my life when I discovered that the leading lady was Clara Deflries but I was not surprised when I discovered that Bruce Gilmore played the leading man's part. XVhen I met Dean again I thought that I had a surprise for him. I told him who 1 had seen and what they were doing. He told me that he had seen and had his clothes fixed by a very successful tailor, Robert Boyle. The next day we continued our trip and only made one landing. This was at a fairly good sized place and there I met William Gorman. He was a mem- ber of the Bachelor's Union. I told him about the different schoolmates that I had seen. He told me that Glen Momeny was general manager for John D. Rockefeller's oil fields, and that Edith Miller was married to a very prominent garage man. When we arrived at a town of about 350,000 people I was surprised to find that Lola Krausse was dancing there. She told me that she gave dancing lessons in the day and did ballet dancing at. night. l remembered that I had to send a very important business letter to my office, so I looked up a Public Stenograph- er and whom should it be but Edna Grosh. I gave her my letter and asked her if she knew anything about the other class mates. She told me that Pearl Parsons was a Secretary at Washington and that she was very successful. The next place we landed was at the University of Illinois. Here I found Elmer Beitsch a Professor of Chemistry and Edith Wagner a teacher of Eng- lish. After I had talked with them I went down the street. I could hear music somewhere. I soon discovered that it came from the Salvation Army. One of the women workers was passing among the crowd. When she came to me I saw that she was none other than Rose McNally. This did not complete my surprise here for I found that Frcida Kutter was a very important Suffrage Leader, and was to give a talk to the students. I asked Frieda about Hilda Haefner. She said that Hilda was married and living on a farm near Mendota. As it was now Sunday and we were going to stay there for the day we de- cided to go to church. This was unusual of course. 'There was only one church of any importance in the town so we went there. I discovered that the preacher was no one else than Fred Sauer. He did not notice us until after the sermon and when he did he nearly fell off the pulpit. He carre down and invited us over to his house and introduced us to his wife whom I recognized as the Fresh- man girl that he liked while a Senior. I asked Fred about some of the students. He said that Reta McNinch was a country school teacher and that .Josephine and Mary Stenger were married to brothers and were living in the same house. I was not very much surprised at this as they were always inseparable in school. When we arrived home I found that Louise Goebel was a kindergarten teacher and Lila Powell was a music teacher. I asked Louise about Stella Wid- Twenty-five

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Edward Pohl bequcaths his neatness to Ruth Cooprider and Margaret Vogler. William Gorman bequeaths a few of his freckles to Esther McEvoy. Elmer Beitseh bequeaths some of his superfluous strength to John Pierce so that in future class fights he will be able to protect himself. Edith Miller bequeaths equal portions of her determined disposition to Wal- do Nauman and Leo Guilfoyle. Robert Boyle bequeaths his smile to Letha Schmitt. Louise Goebel bequeaths her distinct voice to Joseph Smith so he will be able to call signals well next year. Roland Bates bequeaths his affections for Millie Phelps to Elmer Schaller. Lila Powell wills her affections for Philip Yost to Velma Otterbach. Bruce Gilmore because of his generosity wishes to bequeath his ability in track work to Irvin Knauer. Marion Kreider wills his popularity to Gertrude Schildberg. Frieda Kutter has caused quite a sensation this year with the aid of her beauty and winning ways, so wishing to show her generosity she wills equal portions to Robert McIntyre, Artemus Yenerich and August Wilhelm. Pearl Parsons wills her captivating dimples to Florence Lowd. Fred Sauer bequeaths his gift of oratory to Russel Dinsmore. We hope that the Juniors will be satisfied with what we have willed them and hope that they will profit by these bequests. Signed and sealed as our last will and Testament of the Class of 1920. Edith Wagner. We Lose Our Leaders This year of 1920 is of a little more moment in the history of the M. T. H. S. than any before. It is more of a breaking up than any of the preceding ones since our new building was completed. We have had a faculty that sticks for the students and the students for them. But this year we are losing our leader, K. M. Snapp. We have never had a superintendent who has made so many lasting friends as has K. M. The fellows don 't hold him in awe for he is one of them and all for them. The news of his good work in Mendota has spread and he leaves to take charge of a school system which we are sure is still too small for his abilities. Another privilege that the class of '20 has had is that of working under the administration of Mr. C. C. Hanna. Besides standing first for good school work, he has aided greatly in the social functions and in basketsball and track. In fact, Mr. Hanna has taken more interest in athletics than any Principal we Twenty-seven