Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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1947 -:- -:- -:- ILLOHMET SENIOR WILL I, Audrey Richardson, will to Carolyn Greenwood my grlndstone fone to which I've had my nose stuck for four long yearp if she in turn will it to Hopsy Bariield and Pauline Toler. To Bill, Best of luck, meannessf' I, Allen Sleepy Rogers, do bequeath the following: My dehydrated peanuts to Miss Mun- alg my hate for women to Bula Stonerg my ability to tell sea stories to Bill Comerg and my love for cake to Kathryn Verbarg. Anything else that may be left Red Bill Hurt may have. I, Zelda Sielbeck, do, in my usually sane and sober mind, hereby will to Shirley Chick my ability to have a good time in school: to Shirley Houchin my seat in American History: and to Pat Williams my good luck in bookkeeping. I, Vera. Skinner, ln a sane and somewhat sober state of mind will my stack of books to Neva Ann Morris, provided she has strength to carry them. I, Nancy Smith, will my pleasant smile to Margie Kirk. It's a little- lop-sided, Marge, but you are welcome to it. It takes a lot of smiles to get along with Miss Munal in English. I hope you succeed where I failed. I, Brea Stockton, ln a sane and sober mind, will my ability to get along with the teachers to anyone who wishes to be expelled from school. 1, Betty Tanner, fyou know how sober and sane I am, so we won't go into thatl will my ability to talk in class and get an A in citizenship, to slt quietly during' the half in a basket- ball gameg and to walk up Baccus's hill at noon without being half dead at the top to Phyllis Dean. I hope you make lt, kid. I, Veral Terry, in a sane and sober mlnd do hereby will my seat in English IV to Jim Owens and hope he makes better use of it than I did. 1, Naomi Verbarg, ln sane and sober mind do will to Kathryn Verbarg my love for calls- thentlcs. I, Wayne Verbarg, in a sane and somewhat sober state ot mind, will my ability to get along with all the teachers to Lavere Windhorst. I, Eugene Wetherlngton, hereby will my English III book to my brother, Joe, and I hope he gets more out of it than I did. I, Betty Wiseman, ln a sane and sober mind do hereby will my mop ifrom homemaking classj to anyone who believes himself entitled to it, or who can handle it properly as I do. FI, Roland Moss, in a sane and sober mind do hereby will my ability to keep Fulkerson and Miller quiet in the huddle to Loren Henderson. Also my ability to fool the teachers I leave to Red Bill Hurt. May he take advantage of it. TI, Jim Graman, in sane and sober mind do hereby will my ability to keep from chewing gum ln Miss Munal's classes to Corky Palmer. But if by chance he does chew lt, may he please dispose of it ln the pile outside the library window. I, Sue Kraper, will my grammar book and seat in Rhetoric to Marie Guice. May she have a perfect lesson everyday.

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1947 -:- -:- -:- ILLOHMET SENIOR WILL I, Alma Ashley, in my usual state of mind tblankj, do hereby will and bequeath my love for English IV and Macbeth to Marie Guiceg my cheerleading position to Shirley Owens fpro- vlded she thlnks she can handle the jobjg and last: to Jack Miller my ablll assembly. ty to study in the I, Paul Bakehouse, will my ability to get along with Miss Munal to Yotts Schneeman. 1, Janie Bull, in an insane and not sober mind, will my place on the cheerleading squad, to a future freshman of M. C. H. S., Ann Palmer. Mlay she have as much fun as I did yelling my lungs out. Also, I will my one coke a game to Mickey Fisher, who received lt. always saw that I I, Lyndell Caldwell, in a not too sane mind hereby will my job as manager to anyone who will not play ln the gym anytime but Saturday. I, Jean Childers, in a sane and somewhat sober state of mind, will to Wanda McBride my ability to giggle and get by with it, to my sister, Naomi, my ability to keep out of trouble while struggling through English IV class. I, Laura Dennis, ln my sane and one-fourth sober mind, leave to Jeannine Conger, my seat in English and to Miss good use of them. I, Dorothy June Eickholz, to Shirley Kotter and Lucille er, Jimmie, I will my ability I, Phyllis Farmer, in a Su drop my baton at' the wrong time. ' to get along with the other students and my l M'unal all my empty F Sz F cough drop boxes. May she make in sane and sober mind, hereby will my A's in American History McDearn1an. lfse them to a good advantage, kids. To my broth- teachers. newhat sane and sober mind, will to Phyllis Wade my ability to I, Betty Ferguson, do hereby will to my beloved teachers the hard task of finding some- one else over which to tear their hair out inamely Droop J and to Shirley English IV. May she rate a seat in the library. I, Gerry Gulce, in a sane and sober mind, will to Pauline Toler, my and hold one of the best looking boys in school. Ogden my seat in ability to go with EI, Harold Hall, in sane '? ? ?-and sober mind do will my position as sound man to Wayne Grothman. May he make better use of it than 1. I, Ivan Helton, after due contemplation and in somewhat a bewildered state of mind, will my I-liel Hitler shot to Droop, and to Jeek Taylor, my ability to get my daily assign- ments. I, Marilyn Hille, after thoughtful consideration on my part, do hereby will to my sister, Mary, a freshman of next term, my ability to make A's in citizenship, if nothing else. She'll need it. I, Edward Joe Hinners, in a quite sober mind, will to my sister, Shir may she get lots of use out of it just as I have. I, Mary Lou Hood, in my somewhat sane and rather sober mind, Wade: my boots to Louise Reynolds, and hope that no one will have may have a new one. I, Clarence Holt in a very normal state of mind finsanel will to my large seat in the assembly. Long may he grow. I, Bob Kersey, in sober but not sane state of mind will to Scotty fuse Mr. I-Iarshbarger and get away with lt. Quote: I, Jimmy Jones, A. L. B., being of my usual coagulated to Miss Katherine Gurley some of my many bones, Kas she has enough Shirley Hlnners my scrumptious knowledge of Chemistry Cwhat there is Bryant I just leave and I know he'll be thankful for that . . . Unquote. I, James Kommer, in half sane and somewhat sober state of mind wll horst my ability to drive a nail in Building Trades. I, Larry Laird, ln my usual stupefied state of blankness will my most filled possession, my Rhetoric note book, to Joe tkillerj Bowman. May he into it as I have. I Jesse Lassiter in my sane and somewhat sober mind do leave to one Loren Laird state ley, my Ford, and will my baton to Phyllis to wear my uniform, but tkillerj Henderson my ability to con- of mind? ? ?, will skin nowj and to of ity and to Mr. l to Lavere Wind- priceless treasure- put as much time Rub Whalen my ability to get along with Miss Munal in English III and IV and my place on the bench in basketball to Curtis Flannery. I, Carllne Lawless, in sane and sober mind leave to Mary Hart all my old English and typing papers. I have a locker full. I, iWilma Leukering, in somewhat sober, but not entirely sane mind, wi ll my energy in P. E., to Phyllis Wade, with the provision that she doesn't foul tlntentionallyj as often as I have. I, Lester Mittendorf, will my seat in English IV to any unfortunate person who may get it. L, Ruth Loverkamp, in somewhat sane and sober mind do hereby will to Alice Peebles, my seat in English IV, and to Loren Henderson, I will my ability to study in sembly. I, Donald Luck ln my usual state of mind fbefuddledb will and bequea my ability to withstand two period of English a day. II, Troas Modglin, in a drunken state of mind do hereby will to Jeek the first hour as- th to Leroy Smith Taylor my ability to get caught copying in English IV and to Si Parker my position as manager. 'We, Richard Rushing and Alan Oakes, in our sleepy state of mind will in our classes and get by without being caught to Jim Owens. our power to sleep I, Bette fLacky or Frenchie, to some people I knowj Pearce do hereby will in not so sane but sober mind my third hour library to Marilyn Helm, providing Curtis Flannery is assis- tant librarian. To any poor mortal that will wear it, I gladly getting sentimental, give my little majorette suit. To some that will carry on my great work of hunting the key for Richard, I will Patience and Fortltudef' You'll need it.

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1947 -:- -:- -:- ILLOHMET SENIOR PROPHECY We, Sue Kraper and Wilma Leukering have just returned from a tour of the .South Pacific where we entertained the service men. The trip over was rough but we were made comfortable by the lovely hostess, Mary Lou Hood, who told us that on al- ternate weeks Audry Richardson took lher place. The two hostesses were commended for their kind services. We were under the supervision of General Bob Kersey who had distinguished himself as a soldier and as a gentleman. Since we had spent thirty-three months entertaining overseas, we decided to take a vacation. Upon boarding the 'llrans-Continental plane, we discovered that the pilot was none other than the great retired test pilot, Donald Crash Luck. Amid 0lh's and Ah'.s we found that the famous Speed Caldwell, midget racing champion, for five consecutive years was sitting across the aisle. On a ten-minute stopover at Kansas City we visited Cheapie He1ton's chain of Dime stores. It was reported he had made a fortune. Finally we reached that ever thrivin' airport, Metropolis, owned and man- aged by Bonnie Harding. We were met by a committee headed by Norma Budrdenbaum, the first woman mayor of Metropolis, and 'her secretary, Marilyn Hille, After a big ovation we were taken to the exclusive Hotel Hinners, owned by managed by Edward Joe. At the registration desk we saw the smiling face of Larry Laird, clerk at the Hotel Hinners. After chatting a while, Larry rang for a bell boy who was none other than Wayne Dale Verbarg. inquiring about some of our school chums, Wayne told us that our old school buddy, Dorothy June Eickholz, 'had just returned from Africa where she had been on a wild animal hunt. We then proceeded to unpack our clothes and make plans for the afternoon. James Kommer, owner and part-time driver of the Kom- mer's Courteous Cab Line took us on a tour of the city. First, we went to Monsieur Bakehouse's Qexclusive women'sJ Beauty Salon. He'had made famous the Temple Hill Feather Bobl Employed under Bakehouse in the modeling part of his salon was Ray- mond McDowel1 who had opened his modeling agency. Under his direction stars like Vera Skinner and Zelda Sielbeck had been advancced to the rank of professionals. After we left Bakehouse, we came face to face with a large sign which said, Don't forget to visit 'Diamond' Tody Modglin's Show now featuring Bette Pearce with her famous dance, 'The Ou la la Ugh! 'Ilhe tickets were taken by our old friend, Veral Terry. Intrigued, we left our friend, Kommer, and bought tickets from Veral for the great production. After the show we were attracted by a large modern building which had on display the new Cadillac Convertible. As we gazed at the sign, we found this new garage was run by our old friend, Phyllis Farmer. An employee, James E. Jones, was displaying the convertible top. We journeyed to M. C. H. S. to discover that Jane Bull is now a teacher of steno- graphy. Jane told us that students' spelling has really been simplified by the Oakes and Lasslter's EASY DO Spelling Book. The book was completed through excessive research. Our school -paper had become a commercial affair, called, THE NEWS BE- HIND THE NEWS, edited by Lester Mittendorf with Betty Ferguson as star typist and Carline Lawless fthe snooperj out looking for that inside dope. After we left the school, we decided to drive by the ball park. Here we met Moss who is now a millionaire. Hle had made his money with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 'Ilanner, who was with him, has revolutionized baseball and is the only bat girl known in history. While driving, a quick flash on the radio told' us that Ruth Loverkamp had beaten Nancy Smitfh in the rapid speech contest. It was a very close contest. We stopped on the street to buy some withered violets from Alma Ashley only to find it was a blind