Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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quite a high rate of speed. Practise makes perfect. Allan Brannan will probably be a preacher. He received most of his training as “Yell” leader while in high school. Louis Jones’ wonderful voice has been discovered. He will leave soon to study with the great masters. Alas! Cecil Haverkamp is still going to Brookport. We all know that he is perfectly happy. Paul Shelton will l»e in the milk business. He seems to have no rivals. Roy Hogue’s dream will he realized when he is coach of some famous football squad. Henry Morris has become famous for his new invention. “How to catch people who try to enter the theatre without tickets.” Jack Kinnemar has a darling studio on Broadway. He is kept quite busy giving vocal lessons; two of his most promising pupils are Spence Kidd and Henry Wittman. Clarence Golden is the leader of the boy Scouts. We wonder if he will always live up to his “Woman Hatredism.” Paul Evers has finally become a dentist. We always knew that Paul had a pull with the people. William Summers has broken the world’s record at the races. No wonder! He had his special car—some mechanic. Edward Baggett will be happy as soon as he is touring Europe. Ernest Morgan is making loads of money selling real estate in Florida. He owes most of his success to his Economics teacher, Mr. Ballard. Alfred Sperry is destined to be the greatest lawyer of his time. Just the other day I was reading an article about “B. G.” defended Herschel Dever. Herschel was tried for disturbing peace while kicking a football down Broadway. “Flash” must have been in his second childhood. Frances Evers is now head nurse at the Walbright Hospital, which has become quite famous for all the miracles which have been performed by Doctor Walter Williamson. Violet Lassister is teaching school in Spain, but we all hope that she will be back next year to fill a position as Spanish teacher in M. C. H. S. Charlotte Grace will be recognized as Madame Stuts-berry, she probably got her idea from the “Kangaroo”. Virgil Hardin is kept quite busy selling ozone to people who have T. B. Perhaps Physics helped him succeed. Lloyd Ramer has become a well known dancer. He is always teaching someone the secret. Last, hut just as important, James B. Wilson. He has aged quite a hit. but it is all due to the worry of his many lady friends. So you see Jimmy is still the same old shiek. Limited time and space prevents me from mentioning all of the members, and facts in regard to our class ’27. Considering our stern qualities, our success is quite assured, and each one bids to carve for himself a splendid future. And when our history has become a milestone in the history of M. C. H. S. may the future classes follow our example and leave behind as good a record.

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Class Prophesy 'll yVERY one must plan for the future and I find that each one has ( thoughtfully chosen his future course. You’d he surprisd to hear f about our mild Agnes Lampe. It was announced that she is to be lead-8 ing lady in the Follies this coming year. Agnes Thane, whose greatest ambition was to be a Spanish teacher, has succeeded. No es verdad Ser.orita? Mary Alstnau expected to spend her days washing dishes hut we were sure she would charge her mind, she is now head nurse at St. Joseph’s hospital. Stella Cagle’s highest ambition was to he able to play the piano like Rubenstein. The outcome was a success. Rosalie Chauvin’s wish is to get the right one. No use saying his name; we all know. Burdette Beane thinks life would be bliss, if the time would come when women voted and earned the living while men did the cooking and house work. But as he never expected to see that day, he has only aspired to be a gardner at the County Infirmary. Hilda McDaniel wanted to he a Latin teacher. We have extended our sympathy to her pupils. Helen Glass is now a private secretary. We all wish her luck. We were surprised at Robert Lay. He has climbed to the topmost ladder of fame by writing poetry. Wonder who that certain party was that gave him such inspirations? Evelyn Neff’s highest aim was to starve, and she is a “Kitchen Mechanic” of course she succeeded. Aretas Evans has become a suffragette and makes stump speeches securing votes for women. Spence Kidd’s heart desire was to inherit wealth but he is now a civil engineer. Robert Fitch has become a book agent. He had a great deal of experience selling “Annuals” while in M. C. H. S. Reha Martin was thinking seriously about being a nurse, but it was too much work, and she is new a Fortune Teller. Helen Reamcs wanted to he a millionaire’s wife or a I'rima Dona—it made no difference which, and she succeeded in both. You may look for Aileene Montgomery out in Red-Mud District teaching the little folks their “A. B. C’s”. Now it is understood that Zula Stokes wanted to he Governor of Illinois or a kindergarten teacher; hut it is to our opinion that she is now holding housework for a family of two. Opal Gurley, our modest little classmate. has won many prizes for the best gum ‘Chewer’ in Metropolis. Virginia McGinnis is to be a Home Economic teacher at Illinois. That will probably explain why all of the boys will he interested in housework. Alberta Miller’s picture was in the Gregg Writer last mor.th. She has worked up . )'

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Senior Class Play THE CAST of “THE KANGAROOS” Presented by THE SENIOR CLASS March 31, 1927 Directed by MISS M. PAETZNICK MISS E. WADE TIIE Senior Class of 1927 presented “The Kangaroo”, a comedy of contrast and also a mystery story, as their annual class play. The story begins where Mrs. Chatt, a spiritualist, (Charlotte Grace) prophesies the the coming of a strange young man, a lover for one of the girls, and as she hoped, for her daughter. % —