Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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CHARLES TURNER “We admire his woman hatredism.” RUBY VAUGHN Honor and stability—the source of success. THELMA WALLACE “Full of hard work and good fun.” HAROLD WATERS “By asking foolish questions he takes up the recitation time.” WILLIE LEE WALTERS “Energy and persistance conquer all things.” CAROLYN WISEMAN “C” is for Carolyn, a gal full of fun, Carolyn and fun are the same one. ALICE WIEDEMAN “Contentment furnishes plenty of enjoyment.” HERMAN WIEDEMAN “A charter member of the Bachelor’s Club.” LORENE WILCOX “She's shy but she has a temper.” MILDRED WILSON “Curly hair, She’ll save someone a hairdresser’s expense.” HELEN WOODWARD “Her ambition reaches to a great height.” BILLIE F. YOST A sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall. MARGIANNA YOST “Quiet, unassuming and lady-like, That’s Margianna.” JAMES FITCHPATRICK “The best of men have ever loved repose.” Page Ten

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GEORGE RICE “His own boss.’’ GAIL ROBERTS “He knows his onions in bookkeeping.” GEORGE ROGERS “The greatest men are never known in history.” JUNE ROE “I stick to a thing until I get there.” MARY ROSE “It‘s nice to be natural when you are naturally nice.” RUTH RUGGLES “Oh, how we admire her musical talent (on the sax).” CLYDE RUSSELL “A titter, a giggle, a dash, And then a mad, wild dash.” ELVIS SEARLES “Greater men than I may have lived —but I doubt it.” MERLE SCOTT “Her voice is weak, but her mind is strong.” GEORGE SHELTON “Happy am I, from care I'm free.” HESCAL SLEETER “Life is short, and so am I.” MODENA SMITH “Nature was kind to her.” ELIZABETH TECKENBROCK “Who says nothing makes no mistakes.” OTIS TECKENBROCK “Beware! I may do something sensational yet.” GRACE TRAMPE “As full of spirit as the month of May.” Page Nine

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Last IDill and Testament We, the class of 1934 of Metropolis Community High School, in the county of Massac and the state of Illinois, being blessed with reasonable intelligence and a desire to aid lesser creatures do hereby create, ordain and sanction this, our last will and testament. After the payment of all debts and lawful claims, we request that the remainder of our wealth be dispensed with as follows: To the class of 35 we leave the task of becoming shining examples for the Freshmen (as we were.) To the class of 36 we leave the work of making money for the event of the year, the Junior-Senior Reception. To the class of 37 we leave the joy of no longer having the title “just a green Freshie.” . To the oncoming class of 38, we leave our dignified manner and good behavior. To the faculty as a whole we leave the task of producing another class as witty, brilliant, mischievous, individualistic, and most important of all, as efficient as ours. To our trust-worthy janitors we leave an abundant supply of chewing gum, all bands, and the fancy designs scratched on the assembly desks. I, Helen Kotter, hereby will my ability to keep Joppa boys in training to Nell Rose Moreland. I, Modena Smith, will my ability to keep up in bookkeeping to John Collard. I, “Watt” Gillespie, will my ability to get all bunged up in the old pig-skin game to next year's star athlete, Chad. Zettler. I, George Rice, will to anyone feeling in the mood, my gift of writing poetry to the “ferns of M. C. H. S. I, Merle Scott, will to anyone provided with an excess supply of energy the right to hold heated arguments with next year’s American History, “Prof. I, Ruth Bremer, hereby will to Verna Verbarg my galoshes, so that next year when she no longer has anyone to bring her to school she will not have to spend her money for unneccessary shoe shines. I, James Matthews, leave my position, as forward on the “Farmers’ to Barber Frazee, provided that he score 20 points per game against the “Bugchasers, as I didn’t. I, Edith Dunn, hereby will my ability to be absent from school on Mondays and to sleep in the assembly to Helen Evers. I sincerely hope that she makes as great success of both as I have. I, Alberta Fullmer, will to Margaret Scott my naturally bright disposition and also my much mis-used business training book. I, Elizabeth Teckenbrock, will to Dorothy Jessing my place in Latin class, on one condition: that she persuades Miss Rush to talk loud enough to cause a general disturbance throughout the building. I, Esther Bremer, will my shortest pencil to Golda Wallace providing that she uses it to a good advantage in short hand. I, James Crain, will to J. H. Craig all of my surplus fat so that he will not be obliged to remain under weight hereafter. (I suggest he consume grape nerts.) I, Leonard Copley, do hereby will and bequeath to Paul “Shep” Sheppard my ability to be a good boy while taking girls uptown. I, Kermit Kruger, wishing no harm to befall her, will to Bobbie Park two walking canes as a precaution against falling down, especially when chasing boys. I, Ruby Vaughn being in my sane mind do hereby bequeath my dimples to Bill Jeffords, as he seems to have such an interest in them. I, Billie Yost, do hereby will and bequeath my seat on the visitors side of the gym to Alice June Causer, provided she manages to sit next to the handsome males of the opposing team. I, Rose Black, being of sane and sound mind, (I hope) do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play a mellophone in the band to my shadow, Marbeth Heath, providing she fill this position and keeps up my side-lines as well as I have. I. Mary Ellen Gurley, do hereby will my nights of worry over Civics, English IV, and Typing I, to Peggy Morgan, providing she can take it. I, Helen Gillespie, will my ability to listen to Wayne King's broadcast in an out of town Plymouth to no one. I, Naomi Bremer, leave to anyone capable, the chance to hold interest in both Vienna and Alton. I. Francie Goodall, do hereby bequeath to Helen Buchanon my vanity case, providing she manages to raise as much protest as I have and yet get by with it.