Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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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

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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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GLASS CPROPHECIJ The Class Prophecy Committee called upon the Gods of the Phrophecy, the Muses, the fatesg after 16 pencils and 79 sheets of paper had been sacrificed, the amateur soothsayers were rewarded with a glimpse of the Fates, section 1950--- Albert Dyer, horticulturist, has finally succeeded in crossing a petunia and a pineapple. The result is colossal! Raymond Hudson has chosen to be a hobo, and he wanders throughout North America. His book, Feet First has just been published. George Leonard is a traveling salesman for the Perforated Kitchenette Company. Wava Lambert went to India as a missionary, but she met a Bengal Lancer, who changed her plans somewhat. Margaret Beane is now Editor of a first-class newspaper The Town Times, and makes her home in New York City among the notables. Edna Benard is the Publicity Agent for the Cosmopolitan Night Club. Gloria Glamour, nee Hazel Harper, is hostess at this night club. Ruth Moller operates the Moller's for the Molars Kandy Kitchen. Her specialty is gumdrops. Ruth Walsh has just announced her decision to run for Mayor of Metropolis. Ralph Chase has just recently won the title of Best Dressed Man in America? Clifford Faughn is President of the Lover's-Knot Matrimonial Bureau. Paul Waters is a chef at the Waldorf-Astoria. His specialty is preserved turnips. Clyde Collie plans to reach Mars by rocket ship and become a citizen thereof. Charles Hopson, as Sc.out Master of troop 999,999, took his boys to Oksef- nokee Swamp. Ella Frances Eubanks is a demonstrator for the Tire-Easily Washing Machine Company. Roberta Dollar has just received her Doctors Degree in music and has ac- cepted a position as Supervisor of Music of the State of Iowa. J. H. Craig and Violet Oliver have startled Chicago night clubs with their new Adagio dance. 'l nomas O'Neil now operates a large banana plantati.on in the Caribbean. Wilnona Dieckman is one of the secretaries of the President of the U. S. Sherman Gillespie has envented a compact with an exhaustless powder supply. ' Inez Rehlmeyer is on the isle of Tahiti, waiting for Robert Taylor. Wilburn Werfelman has consented t.o merge with Albert Einstein and they are now working on the Fifth Dimension. Grace Lewis is an understudy for Gypsy Rose Lee. Val Taylor has gone in for safety first, having' invented a non-bounceable rubber ball for the kiddies. Pauline Williams is head of the Self Cultivation in Southern Accent Society. Billie Renehan is a commercial artist for the Petrified Milk Corporation. Madame Duboise, nee Pauline Teckenbrock, is the proprietoress of a Pari- sian dressmaking establishment. Helen Buchanan is one of her models. Alice June Causer has made a name for herself by advertising over the radio the famous Dean Hollis Whopper beauty preparations. Russell Harper, after graduating with honors from the Engineering College and being elected to Beta Kappa Junka, Alpha Ally Oopa, Delta Doopa Omicron, is heard as star announcer of the Wheaties little bedtime program delighting mil- lions of kiddies every evening at their suppertime. Robert Watson is the leader of the famous Aragon Dance Orchestra of Chicago, Illinois. ' Countess Struteroatsky, nee Frances-Shepard, is prominent in Continental society. Vivian Grace and Muriel Shook operate a Sanitarium for over-worked Golddiggers. Omer De Jarnett has made millions in the NEV-R-SHUT safety pin busi- ness. Henry Hedden is a specialized veterinarian f.or rheumatic cats. Mary C. Huss is a manicurist at the Netherland-Plaza hotel. Page 25 ILLOHMET 1937