Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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THE SPHINX 19 Senior Will We, the Senior Class of 1920, of the Momence Community High School, village of Momence, County of Kankakee, State of Illinois, being of weak mind and short memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills, bequests and devises of whatever nature by us made. 1. To the Honorable faculty we bequeath the right to use any infernal machine of torture which disturbances in the West Room may call for. 2. To the Juniors we bequeath our many pleasures and few worries over the lecture course. 3. To the Sophomores we bequeath the right to play hookey and get three or more in deportment. 4. To the Freshmen we give the right to do unto others as you were done by. 5. To the Subs we give our dignified actions and solemn attention to business. 6. To Mildred Feddie we give free access to the D. S. Room so she may have Cookie any time. 7. To Clarice Lamport we bequeath the use of the Senior Hall Mirror un¬ disturbed and free of charge. 8. Bill Porter gives Margaret Hobart his unequalled gracefulness that she may soon become famous as a dancer. 9. To Lloyd Eyler we give Ed. Green’s wild and wooly Western nature. 10. To any luckless unfortunate Junior we bequeath Elno Smith’s trials and tribulations while governing the Senior Class. 11. To Walter Scott we bequeath Paul Sweeney’s typewriting prowess. 12. To Ikey Hardy we bequeath great popularity with the next year’s Fresh¬ men girls. Once a Freshman was wrecked on an African coast, Where a cannibal monarch held sway; And they served up the Freshman in slices on toast, On the eve of that very same day. But the vengeance of heaven followed swift on the act, And before the next moon was seen, By cholera morbus that tribe was attacked, For that Freshman was dreadfully green.

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18 THE SPHINX We start next for the wilds of Africa; after a delightful ride we land in the midst of the Sahara Desert. In the distance I see a small building; going up to it, I see it is a church, and the minister of it is Earl Bartlett. From him I learn that Ruby Bright had come here as a missionary and won renowned success. The natives were held spell-bound by the rapidity and length of her speeches. Being tired of this mode of travel in the foreign countries, we start again for America. Upon reaching New York, we stop at a dainty tea room, which is man¬ aged by Helen Fox. We learn from her that Wm. Porter and Robert Fluck are very successful agriculture experts. The unusual variety of occupations and taste in our class as we have seen in our journey, shows that they are born geniuses; and though it may not be very evident now, they are merely waiting until they graduate until they show it. THEM GOOD OLD DAZE How i long (once in a while) for them good old daze. Them daze when th re was moar fun for thirty cents than thare is now for seven dollars and a half. Them daze when a man married 145 lbs. of woman, and less than 9 lbs (awl told) of anneything else. Them daze when edekashun consisted in what men did well. When deacons were as austere as hoss redish, and ministers preached to men’s souls instead of their pockets. When polytiks was the excepshun and honesty the rule. Them daze when lap dogs want known and when brown bread and gravy made a good meal. When a man who wasn’t busy was watched, and when women spun yarn to knit stockings. When now and then a gal baby was named Jerusha and a boy warnt rooned if he was named Jerrymier. And ye who have the feathers and fuss of life, who have codfish of wealth without sense under yer nose, cum beneath this tree and long for the good old daze when men were afraid to be fools and wimmen were afraid to be flirts. Henry Hinkumsnivy

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20 THE SPHINX Name Nickname Favorite Ambition Wm. P. Bill K3 Farmer E. Smith Hunko L. W. Man of Leisure. G. Wilson Gen. Jay Simple Life. P. Deliere Frenchy Pete Mrs. Swift L. Sonstrom Jay Up North Hubby W. Gray Dreamy Ulini Violet None P. Sweeney Swince Same as Jay’s Ladies 7 man C. O’Connell Stubbs Ruth Aeroplane driver M. Morrison Dixie G. E. I. Home rule E. Green Ed Lu J. Be a big leaguer B. Peterson Pete Anybody Married R. Bright Rube Same as above Social demon H. Fox Nell Teachers Teacher E. Bartlett Bart Sleep Workless life L. Keller Krazy-kat Physics Athlete C. Bydalek Clarie Bill H. Cook L. Harms George Miss P. Dressmaker H. Mills Hay Tall man To graduate R. Fluck Huck Grant P. Retired farmer M. Paradis Mary L. G. Suffragette