Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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Last lDill and Testament We. the class of 1937 of Metropolis Community High School, in the County of Massac and the State of Illinois, being blessed with a reasonable degree of intel- ligence and a desire to aid everybody do hereby create, ordain and sanction this, our last will and testament. After payment of all debts and lawful claims, we request that the re- mainder of our possessions be distributed as follows: To the Class of '38, we leave our dignity and hope they may become a pattern for all underclassmen to follow. 'Io the Class of '39, we leave our jollity, in order that they might live up to the name. Jolly Juniors. To the Class of '40, we leave our ability to later learn what high school is all about. We, the Senior Class of '37 do hereby will our numerous individual possessions: I, Hazel Alliston, will to Miss Neuhoff my ability to get angry quickly. I, Margaret Beane, bestow all the joys I've had and all those I've missed upon June Beckman, with the hope that her high school days will be as pleasant to her as mine have been. I, Edna Benard, will my front seat in Shorthand class and my ability t.o get home before the roosters crow, to Reba Fern Dunn, hoping that some day she will make a successful stenographer. I, Helen Buchanan, will my place in Home Economics to Marie Owens but my love for Miss Neuhoff I will to no one. I, June Causer, in sane and sound mind, do hereby will Podge Starkes my ability to play the piano, providing she promises to quit bothering the teachers. I, Ralph Chase, not being in sane and sober mind for once, do hereby be- queath my ability to tell Little White Lies, in Geometry class, to Don Trieglaff. I, Clyde Collie, will my last dollar to buy a magazine for the losing class in next year's Magazine campaign. I, J. H. Craig, will my coveted place in the Chemistry room to Warren Main. I, Madge Cummins, will my blue wool crepe dress and all spare collars to Ruth Swinford pr.oviding she grows up. ' I, Dorothy Daly, do hereby bequeath to Mary Beatrice Harrison my ability to talk constantly yet say nothing of any importance. I, Omer DeJarnett, leave my studiousness to Oney Steele with the sincere hope that he will use it to the best of his ability. I, Wilnona Dieckman, do hereby will and bequeath all of my typographical errors to Katherine Baccus, hoping that she may be able to overcome them, and I profit by leaving them. I, Roberta Dollar, will my ability to misbehave, to Wilma Mescher and hope she will be as successful as I was in certain periods. I, Albert Dyer, leave my knowledge of Ag. to next year's class with the hope that they'll profit by it. I, Ella Frances Eubanks, will to Katherine Albright, a cake of chewing gum providing she will keep it as busy in the future as in the past. I, C. Faughn, will my name, Clifford, to anyone that wants itg personally, I hate it. 6- I, Sherman Gillespie, leave my spiritual presence to Dorothy Van Hooser, fL!7f to give her inspiration for the next year. ' I I, Vivian Grace, will my demure manner to Virginia Marberry, providing ' she doesn't overdo it. I, Hazel Harper, will my dancing feet to Corliss Davis, long, may she stumble. I, Russell Harper, will my jazz horn, to Oney Steele. Long may he play the Sugar Bluesf' fContinued on Page 247 Pffflf' 2? ILLOHMET 1.937

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Senior Class Hisiorq CContinued from Page 215 I Faughn, President, Margaret Beane, Vice Presidentg Omer De Jarnett, Secretaryg and Roberta Dollar, Treasurer. During our first two years in High School the path had appeared long and rugged, for we saw only the dark side of our obstacles. Now as we were nearing the top our way seemed much lighter and with this encourage- ment we determined to make our last years even lighter. Under the leadership of Miss Wicecarver, we ably demonstrated our dramatic ability in the production of our Junior Play, New Fires. This play was a complete success and proved to be one of the high-lights of the year. We were again well represented in both basket- ball and football. The various school organizations depended upon us as we formed the backbone of many of them. The crowning success of the year was the Junior- Senior Banquet. This reception was recognized by many as the best ever sponsored by a Junior class. Several new novelties and the Nautical ideas were carried out and made this banquet a success. Our Junior year ended by making us aware of the fact we were one step nearer our goal. Our Senior year, the year of 1936-37, to which we had looked forward for three happy years, opened promisingly for us. Henry Hedden was elected Presidentg Wilnona Dieckman, Vice Presidentg Ruth Moller, Secretaryg and George Leonard, Treasurer. The most important duty of all seniors is to set an example for the new students, this we succeeded in doing to the satisfaction of everyone, including the faculty. We reached our peak in the organizations as we were well represented in practically all of them. Our football and basketball teams enjoyed the best season that any M. C. H. S. team has had in the last ten years. The scholastic standing of the entire Senior Class was consider- ably higher than usual, due to our efforts in setting a good example. The dramatic ability of our classg which had never been questioned was boosted even more by the exibitions of various Seniors in the Operetta and in the Senior Play. Huckleberry Finnl' which was the Senior play, was a dramitization of Mark Twain's immortal book. It was a success from both dramatic and financial standpoints. The Junior-Senior Banquet, at which we were the guests of the Juniors, was indeed a gala affair. With a touch of sadness we watched the dates set for the Baccalaureate and Commencement creep upon us. The moment which we had been waiting for finally arrived with sadness in the hearts of all Seniors, but all good things must come to an end and so endhour High School days. 1937 ILLOHMET Page 22

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Last lDill and Testament CContinued from Page 233 I, Henry Hedden, being of sane and sober mind, do hereby will Oliver Tripp 312.98 for which he must purchase John Busclas two pairs of boxing gloves to fight diseases. I, Charles Hopson, will nothing to nobody for I haven't much and wish to save all I have and keep my interest in high school. I, Raymond Hudson, will my place on the football team to Rex Speckman hoping he can fit in as I did. I, Mary Katherine Huss, hereby will to Doris Roberts my half of the table in the Home Economics laboratory. I, Wava Lambert, leave some of the hair I have grown so carefully, to any young lady who wishes to let hers grow. It may help her over the rough spots. I, George Leonard, will to John Busclas my ability to sleep in Miss Atwell's fifth hour assembly, providing he can do it as well as I. I, Grace Lewis, in a sane and sober mind will my ability to pop gum in the assembly to Hattie Frances Baker providing she can get by with it as well as I. I, Kenneth Marberry, leave my arguing ability to Virginia, as she may need it. I, Ruth Moller, being of sound and sober mind, do hereby bequeath my ability to keep from freezing to death in Schneeman's room to Russell Simpson, one of our up and coming sophomore heavyweights. I, Violet Oliver, hereby will to Mary Kath-erine Shelton, my inability to escape expected Latin tests. My love for Miss Rush I will to no one. I, Tom O'Neil, will my quiet disposition to Junior Smith. I, Inez Rehlmeyer, will to any on-coming Senior, all of my Senior books, pro- viding they can make better use of them in the future than I have in the past. I, Billie Renehan, in a sober if not altogether sane mind, will to nobody in particular my ability to do nothing the easiest, the quickest, and the best way possible. I, Frances Shepard, being of sound, but not altogether sober mind, will my long admiring glances at a certain picture in the hall to Mary Bernice Parmeley. I, Muriel Shook, do hereby will my girlish figure to Ruth Swinford. . I, Val Taylor, will to Miss Neuhoff, my ability to cook nothing to the finest degree. , I. Pauline Teckenbrock, in my sane and sober mind bequeath to Mary McDaniels my ability to sell nothing for something to anybody who cares nothing about the something he buys. I, Paul Waters, will my ability to play in the assembly at noon hours, to Pauline Crawford, that she may please them more in the future than I have in the past. I, Robert Watson, in my sane and sober mind, will my ability to Get along with women to John Bill Estes! I, Wilburn Werfelman, being in sane and sober mind, hereby do give and bequeath to Russell Simpson each and every excess pound of my personal weight. I, Pauline Williams, being in sane and sober mind, will my power to blush, to Bonnie Bell, and may she use it at the right time. I, Ruth Walsh, will to Wilma Mescher, my position as a talking partner to Jack Kidd during Miss Fullmer's assembly. Signed, sealed and published by the said Senior class for their last will and testament in the presence of us, who, at their request have inscribed our names as witnesses to said instrument. RICHARD A. FIOCCI-II. ELAINE MUNAL. 1937 ILLOHMET Page 24