Monticello High School - Memories Yearbook (Monticello, IL)

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15.38 We venerable Seniors, that we may forestall the dissension that would arise over our properties, and that we may bequeath our possessions to those most worthy to own them, hereby organ- ize the steps to be followed in the disposing of our several realties. We, the Big Bear and the Middle Sized Bear, leave our unfin- ished tasks to the Little Bear, may she staunchly carry on. ' I, Alvin Lindsley, bequeath the gavel of the Senior class to the next glutton for punishment. 'I, Alfred Seyler, endow my brother George with all that is nailed down. I have great trust in him, as my brother, to acquire anything else. 'I, the Giffin, will my scintillating genius for harlequinade to Bob Duva1l. 'I, to the tender mercies of the old ing and tender as I have been to bequeath my love for Packards to persiflating paronomastic Willie Fosnaugh, leave my women high school, may it be as yields them. 'I, Mary Ellen Bobbett, Lois Chaney. 'I, Virginia Headlee, endow the freshwomen with my grown up clothes since I want to be a little girl and dance. 'I, Helen Georgia Frye, bestow my battered xylophone upon Kate Davis. 'I, Joe Allman, endow Linden Combes with my dog house and the woman whose always putting me in it. 'I, Bill Brittin, bestow the 'Indian-headu pennies I won to Shelton Downey. I hope lr. Peterson catches him with them. 'I, Bob Cole, confer my captaincy on Boogan Man Sumner. 'I, John Hartsfield, dower the oncoming German class with my Kaleidoscopic Keyho1e. 'I, Ruth Primmer, bestow anything I don't happen to want on anybody who wants what I don't want. 'le, Marian Kaufman and Lizzie Hoskins, bequeath our stock of quips to the Jun1ors. 'I, Claude Robert Miles, bestow the chewing gum under my desk to the Junior Class. CThe spear- mint is on the right.l 'I, Imogene Hammers, confer my neckties on Raymond Quinlan: he needs some ties with that zip in them. ' I, Don loore, leave my cage and brand new pump, to Payne Harris. 'I, Lynn Norris, bestow my innocence and misfortunes on some other misunderstood child. 'I Frances Harper, leave my brood of White Heath chickens to the next White Heathen with a V8. ' I, Robert Harper, confer my intense interest in Farmer City on Jessie Hickman. 'I, Charlotte Hannah, dower the palpitating Junior hearts with the lock of curly hair plucked from my l11l1e's handsome head while lingering at Lanier'e. 'I, Paul Brighton, bequeath my noonday cigarette to B ent Iebb. 'Ie, Forrest Craig, Edwin Doane, and Arkell McGraw, leave the car that we go to the pool-hall in at noon to lr. Peterson. 'I, Bob Moffitt, bestow Bonnie Bac upon Bennie Hac. 'I, Fred Pierson, grant my Beatrice to some other lad with red hair. 'I, June Purcell, endow the band with my accordian. 'I, Grace Eileen Tucker, leave the football captains to the best of the Junior lures. 'I, Raymond Zindars, demise Elsie Milligan and Isabel Pembroke to cousin Charley. 'I, Alma Cruse, convey my Bement heart beat to sister Alberta. 'I, Ruth Blacker, devise Doane to the palpitatlng sophomore hearts. 'I, John Mitchell Blacker, bequeath my 20

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dancing. The melodrama was written, produced and acted by Juniors. It was held in the assembly. So rich was it, both in comedy and pathos, that even the actors could not conceal their emotions. During the ball, ping pong, cards and shuffleboard games were active for those who did not care to dance. Roy Jones, survivor of eleven similar banquets pronounced it the best he had ever attended. Finally attained to Senior dignity, we elected Alvin Lindsley presidentg Imogene Rem ers, his understudyg Virginia Adkins, secretaryg and J. F. Hartsfield, treasurer, We are now engaged in our ultimate effort as a class, the publishing of a yearbook, the first in three years. In the near future we will produce our Senior play, 'Ladies of the Jury', which will rival our dramatic efforts as Juniors. In May we will have run our course in U.C.H.S. We like to believe that the remembrance of us, which you underclassmen will retain, will be as pleasant to you, as your memory is to us. llllliiliilillliiiil Old Bob Cole Little Harry Warner Was a merry old sole Sat in a corner A merry old sole was he Taking his exams Till along came Tucker He looked at his neighbor, And Ch! What a sucker Copied his paper, Cole turned out to be! And said, 'What a bright boy I ami. Hr. Lukens: 'Any fool can ask questions that no Cliff Evans: frrom the back of the room.J 'That flunking this course.' one can answer.' must be why I'm Miss E. Seybold: 'Caesar sic dicat on de curan egesse l1ctum.' Payne Harris: 'Caesar sicked the cat on the cur licked h1m.' Charles McIntosh: 'I heard Steve Kratz couldn't and I guess he get out to Adk1n's place last night because of a snow drlft.' James Tippett: 'lhewl What a snow driftl' Miss Hussey: 'What could be sadder than a man without a countryi' Peg Martin: fsighsl 'A country without a man.' Miss Flemming: 'The answer to the fifteenth problem is 150 bbls.' Henry Dightonx 'Shall we bring the answer to class in barrels7' Miss A. Seybold: 'What would you do if you had an eight-sided figure?' Adana Wall: 'I'd open a side showl' 19

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beloved old briar to Nathaniel Thompson. 'I, Dale Barbour, leave reluctantly my orowess as'a Bearhunter to the best sheep's eye caster in the Junior class. 'I, Po' Fahm Adkins, don't leave nothin' to nobody. 'We, Lank and Hank, KFoster and Dightonl, leave our forthright strength and prowess to those frailties Donn and John, fPiatt and Dightonl. 'I, Irma Warehime, grant my apnendlx to the biology department. QStand by for further vlscera.l 'I, Inez Ripperdan, bequeath my stock of jokes to Joan Rinehart and Kenney Smith. 'I, Vivian Rambo, entail the Saturday shindigs to Dodo Walters. 'I, Elenor Miller, will my Independence street race track to Bernice Madden. 'I, Paul McDevitt, demise my alley ball prowess to Ike Raglan. 'I, Walt White, leave Hooie Hannah to walk to school hereafter. 'I, Bob Vincent, leave the feet of all rabbits I've shot to the athletic department. 'I, Harold Hammerschmidt, bequeath my popcorn stand to Lynn Barham. 'I, Don Albert Hays, devise my vicious tackling to Albert Mohler. 'I, Betty Keller, endow shy Peggy Martin with my loud voice. 'I, Wilberta Howland, bestow my earrings on June Wrlght. 'I, Ruth Madden bequeath my talkntiveness to the inartlculate Madelyn Zeigler. 'I, Clifford Evans, will my old McCormick Deering typewriter to Cliff Clapp. 'We, Marjories Saltsgaver and Wileaver grant our natural verbosity to those taciturn girls. Lois Chaney and Jean Hott. 'I, Mary Jane Zindar, will the stick of chewing gum I've labored on for four years to that other noted masticator, Art Cox. 'We, Mary Gadbury and Lois Olson, bequeath our blush blonde hair to Jim Tippett and Frank Mallander. 'I, Twilia Valentine, dower the Junior class with my publicity instinct. 'We, Mary Margaret Pembroke and Mary Ann Loudenback, leave our jet black hair to Norma's Norris and Cook. 'I, Steve Kratz, le ve the writing of the next class will to a man by the name of Baron Walter Winchell Munchausen. Qllilllllllllfillllllll Allman: 'lhy are all the girls afraid to date Foeter?' Kratz: 'lell, ever since he was the great magician Houdini last year, all the girls are afraid he will turn his car into a sideroed.' Mr. Schroth: 'Henry, tell me all you can about Burbank.' Henry Dightonz Ulell, when he was a small boy he would walk through the woods carrying a pot.' CClass snickersj Henryz, 'I mean a flower pot.' Miss Fleming: 'What is lf? of 3f25?' John Hartsfield: 'I don' know but it isn't enough to worry about ' 21