Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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CLASS WILL ‘18 We the Seniors of the class ’18 City of Metropolis State of Illinois being of sound mind and disposing memory, after due deliberation do make our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills of whatever nature by us made. 1. To Mr. Schrader we bequeath this motto: ‘‘Do unto others as you wished to be done by”, to be kept in mind when making out all future examination questions. This will probably save a doctor bill, for some poor Senior. 2. To Mrs. Cutting we leave the caretakership of our magnificent high school building. 3. With our characteristic generosity, we leave to Mr. Stein all of the test tubes and beakers we have broken. 4. To Miss Bauer we leave the care of the Hall (Mose) and the right to teach English (Wooley) to the succeeding classes. 5. We bequeath to Miss Davy the right to assign the oncoming history classes as long lessons as she sees fit. (Poor kids.) 6. We leave to Mr. Wiant (Goat) one pair of sheep shears, to be used in making his fortune—wool has gone up. 7. To Mr. Lewis we leave the privilege of instructing the oncoming Latin classes in the translation of Latin. 8. To our janitor, Mr. Wright, we leave all the notes we have written, to insure a hotter fire for the the next year. 9. Lera Amlir.gmeyer wills to Helen Young, her seat in the Freshman row. 10. Madge Morgan bequeaths to Mr. Schrader a portion of her still, small voice. 11. George Yetter bequeaths to Russel Baker, one foot of his feet (six). 12. Henry Austin leaves his soul affections to— ‘‘A certain young lass In the Sophomore Class.” 13. Alice Dugger gives to Vallee McGlasson her powder puff and patent hair curlers. 14. Arthur Weaver wills his stately Senior Walk to — 28 —

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SI. 6. S. ffl THE BOYS’ GETTING BY CLUB Dedicated to: Those who have sinned and got by, and those who have sinned and didn’t. Motto: Don’t let your studies interfere with your work. Club rooms: Any secret place. Origin: The boys’ Getting By Club” has been in exist- ance from time immemorial, but only in the last year has it sprung into existance. When the faculty began to frequent the library and assembly hall, at times unsuspected, and to look darkly at unsuspecting persons, and to bear down with impossible quizes and unheard of rules, the boys were driven by the common danger to bond together for mutual protection. Our aim has always been to please the faculty when convenient, and we are also very democratic and broad in our views, believing that each member of our exclusive club should have the right to do as it pleases the faculty— or displeases. We are also firm believers in social enjoyment, and when we sent a delegation to attend a convention of clubs at Round Knob this spring, the faculty was indignant—we suppose because they were not invited to send a representative. One prominent feature of the club members is the ability each has to consume large quantities of all the best kirds of confections, food and drink. We wish to say that we have had a pleasant year, and, in order to further the organization, we leave to you the following offices to be filled by the succeeding classes, each member having the right to hold at least one office: President and chief getter by—George Yetter. Vice president and speaker—Henry Austin. Sergeant at arms and chief speeder—Samuel Willis. Sentry and treasurer—George Slimpert. Look out—Bill Weiseman. Funnel man—Ellis Mann. Transporter—Don Park. Guard—Arhur Weaver. — 27 —

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r Calvin Shelton, and gives up all claim on Lera to the aforesaid young man. 15. Verna Helm leavs to Clara Barton her sweet simplicity. 16. Minnie Weaver wills to Mr. Stein one Webster’s dictionary, the contents to be absorbed so that Mr. Stein can Hooverize on shoe leather. 17. Luella Cox wills to Alma Miller her dimples ana her modest ways. 18. Laura Leukering leaves to Lydia Sturgis her excellent ability in mathematics. 19. Alice Miller leaves (to whom it may concern) . To secure wavy tresses of a non-comable kind, roll hair upon kids before retiring; give one stroke of the brush (only one) before going to school. 20. Theresa Williams cheerfully leaves to Mr. Wiant all of the Civics grades he has so gallantly bestowed upon her. 21. Sam Willis bequeaths to William Shappard his position as teacher’s pet. 22. Juel Jackson leaves—oh, just leaves to take up a professorship in Frogology in the Bedlam University. 23. George Slimpert leaves to Millage Dixon one gallon of ice cream, to be baked till Wellman Kerr wears a Number Three Shoe. We wish the following notice to be printed in the Daily News: “The patrons of the Metropolis High School are urged to visit the school as often as possible—the ‘Edison’ will then be played.” In testimony whereof we now set our seal and publish and decree this our last will and testament, in the presence of the witnesses named below, this sixteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighteen. CLASS ’18. — 29 —