Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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2 -3. Z-72 EAN .5 : 'X 'x 0 ' ' L 75 fx Ny' Edgar Spenader wills his affection for Lois to Clifford Peterson. Helen Wells and Dorothy O'Neill will their popularity to Kathryn Buekner and Evelyn Ehlers. NVe hope you have a brilliant Senior year, girls. Margaret Guilfoyle wills her ability to keep a 'tsteadyl' to Ramona Neilson and Lois Hueter. Cora Vllittgan wills her raven locks to Laura Schlesinger. Lucille Heiman wills her seat in the assembly to Lucille Saueressig, so that she may 11ot have so far to go to the door. Mary Miller and Evelyn Gilmore will their plaees as dignified seniors to Helen Maus and Alice Murra. Marjorie Barth bequeaths her quiet ways to Florine Feulner, Helen Phalen and Ruth Iloehstetter, so they will not disturb the team-hers in their senior year. George Faulhaber, Earl Bauer, and James Guiltoyle will their athletic ability C95 to Neal Cash. Ralph Gilmore and Raymond Montavon will their visits to the eity of Compton to VVilliam Jacob. Don 't get. lost, NVilliam. Henry Bauman wills his many offiees to John Earle Edwards and Edwin Breuer hoping they will' use their talent in performing their duties. Faith Vrandall bequeaths her plaee as t'f oneession Manager to Ruth Karger. Thelma Biddle, Lois Clinite, and Elsa Uromwell will their sueeess in athleties to Arlene Seheidenhelm. Frank Kidd wills his long ride to sehool to Perry Lewis. Hope youlll get there on time, Pat. The Senior Class of 1925. Sealed as our last will and testament. -Mildred Reis. Farewell M. T. H. S. Four years ago when this sturdy body of Seniors entered the portals of the Mendota Township High School, there was a dread of the unknown and a wonder mingled with awe as to what was to be done with the four long years that we were to spend here in study. The riddle has finally been solvedg the four years are nearly over, and it seems as though it were yesterday that we were Freshmen with no care or responsibility whatsoever on our shoulders. Wlhen we first came to this sehool we were given lots of adviee which we eheerfully accepted and profited by, at least we hope so. VVe are now in a position to give adviee and, as we do not want to be an exception to the rule, we shall avail ourselves of the privilege. First of all, a Freshman should work hard in his first yearg then it. will be easier for him the remaining years. Second, all Sophomores should be eareful about the enlarged headg it is catching at times and will assume prodigious proportions unless eheeked immediately. Third, to the Juniors we ean only say, pattern yourselves after us: then you shall be nobly repaid for your efforts. TWENTY- SEVEN

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xg! Class Will of 1925 Hear, Juniors a11d all, the last will and testament of the Senior Class of 1925. All others we now declare null and void. As we are leaving you, we know we cannot take our vast fortune with us, so we wish to leave it where it will be of use to mankind. It certainly grieves us to part with all of you,-fthis beautiful high school, the faculty, the board of education, and the janitors. We know no other class will be capable of taking our place and the school will suffer an irreparable loss by our departure, but it is the way of the world. , To the Freshmen and Sophomores we leave our reputation, our numerous virtues, our lovable dispositions, and our affections. Since the Juniors are nearest to us it has been customary to will eaeh and every Junior some little gift to show our generosity. Francis Burke and Elmer Kramer will their popularity with the girls to Edward Guilfoyle. Maxwell Barrett wills his inatrimonial success to Margaret Rogers and Allan Scheidenhelm. Frank Letl lequeaths his love for bugs and insects to Marvin Schlesinger and Oscar Kaminky. Ella Theiss wills her Hschool girl complexion to Allie Maesar. Marie Klinge and Helen lloerner will their boisterous ways to Catherine Marmion. Otto Klinge wills his place, as captain of the basket ball team, to Louis Spenader. Here 's wishing you lots of success, Louis, for a winning team. Frances McMillan wills her slimness to Bernita Kempf and Alma Cuthbert- son. Lawrence Setchell wills his Ford to Theordore Rosenkrans, so he may not have to wait for trains. Clarence Seheidenhelm and William Woods will their wee, weak laugh to Henry Sauer and Sammie Haight. Margaret Schmidt bequeaths her place in the orchestra to Elsie Wilhelm. Bessie Johnson Wills her ability to get to school on time in the morning to Estelle Full. Meral J ohnson, bequeaths his excess in height to Karl Betz. James McDonald and Fred Gustavson will their ability to write poetry to Williard Merritt. Alden Cole bequeaths his speed in typewriting to Richard Leiser, hoping that he will make good use of it next year. Hope you win some medals, Richard. Ethel Rhea wills her place 011 the base ball team to Helen Leifelman. Grace Heiman wills her place as pianist in the orchestra to Minnie Elsesser. Helen Butler bequeaths her winning smile to Hildagard Englehardt. Wayne Rex wills his place as editor-in-chief of the annual to Robert Gardner. Wish you lots of success, Robert. TWENTY-SIX

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in S: Wlxvf Q5 19 A5- Our class, the Senior Class of '25, is small in number but nevertheless we have a lot of energy and enthusiasm that is bound to take us over the top. NVe have been trained by teachers who take an individual interest in each student and so enable them to do their best work. This last year was a success in the matter of education, thanks to our teachers who had the spirit to show us the way. NVe are deeply grateful to them. All of this is more or less preface. NVe come now to the deeper feeling of gladness and also of sadness as the time of parting draws near. It is really the beginning of the end and still it is not that, because we shall all go out into new fields of endeavor with high and eager hearts. Vlfhatever is done, there will be a large corner in our hearts that shall always be kept for our dear Alma Mater and the teachers that we knew so well Seniors. Goodbye M. T. H. S. Seniors of '25. -George Faulhaber. A Revelation New York City, New York March 3, 1945 My Dear Dorothy: As I was sitting before a huge fireplace in my apartment, here in VValdorf Astoria, my thoughts roamed back to our high school days, high school pals, and friends, and how different they are to-day. Last week we had a reunion of the class of '25. Glad to hear that you have been appointed Superintendent ol' St. Luke's Hospital, but so sorry you couldn't attend because of your many responsibilities. Since you were unable to be there, I will tell you something about it. The ball room was beautifully decorated in green and white, our class colors. Margaret Schmidt has won fame in the musical world. You know she was a famous violinist, even in high school, and now she has charmed all Europe. She will be i11 New York this summer. I hope I will be able to see her. Frances McMillan and Cora Wittgan are giving lessons on how to get thin by music. Ella Theis has perfected a new kind of powder that won't rub off and a new kind of rouge, Country Air. Helen Wells and her husband, Clarence Scheidenhelm, are living on a large ranch in Texas, about forty miles from Nowhere, but they are very happy in their haven of rest. Helen told mel they were trying to raise a more human kind of cat than has heretofore been known. Maxwell Barrett and his wife are living here in New York. He is eon- ducting a column in the New York Gazette on How to be Happy Tho Married. He says Elmer Kramer is his chief correspondent. Poor Elmer, he always did have hard luck even in the so-called Puppy Love Stage. 'rwEN'rY-EIGHT 3