Morgan Park High School - Empehi Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Clause 2:-To those who will be Seniors next we bequeath our gift of gab in division period in order that Miss Petty will feel at home, also we be- queath them our numerous tardinesses in order that Miss Petty will be afforded a pleasant theme upon which to deliver orations. Clause 3 :-Upon those who will be Juniors we hereby bestow our intellectual ability in hopes that they will use it wisely and excel the Seniors. Clause 4 :-To those who will be Sophomores we give the task of misdirecting the new Freshmen and properly abusing them. Clause 5:-To Mr. Schoch we do bequeath a package of Home Runs. a pipe and a package of Barking Dog fwhich never bitesj so that he will not have to borrow from any of the fellows. Clause 6 :-To Miss Fuhrman swe donate the remains of our treasury so that she may erect a memorizing machine in her room for the use of her English classes. Clause 7 :-To Mr. Thompson, I, john Rudin, leave my voice. Clause 8:-To Miss Gahl we do bequeath a bucket of small egg coal to play marbles with. Clause 9:-Upon Mr. Libonati we place a life sentence in the Tardy Room for being late to class so often and for committing other minor f FJ misdemeanors. Clause 10:-To Miss Riggs we give a can of angle worms. Clause 11 1-To Mr. Hamilton we give: first, a new green shade for his door, second, a patent on the expression Umoriturus salutamus, which is chanted to us every report card day and which means We, about to die, salute thee 3 third, we, Gertrude Beck and Pauline Carter, do hereby bequeath our respective beauty parlors which have often been the cause of our being shown the door. Clause 12:-We do hereby bequeath to Miss Brown a velocipede that she may be able to attend her classes on time. Clause 13:-VVe lend our efforts toward the stationing of a tratlic oflicer and an emergency hospital at the intersection of the Runway and Portable B. Clause 14 :--We do hereby provide for the installation of an elevator to be used only by seniors with lockers on the fourth floor. We hereby nominate and appoint the junior Class to be executors of this our will and demand that they be bound to work long and hard through the com- ing year. In testimony whereof the members of our duly authorized committee have this day, June 22, A. D. 1921, set their hand and seal at the Morgan Park High School of the City of Chicago. JULIA CHURCH ELIZABETH ARNEMAN RANDOLPH T REDWELL Qlnmmeriral Qllasz Zqistnrg nf 1921 One bright morning in early September, 1919, quite a large number of boys and girls drew near M. P. H. S. feeling very grown up indeed. They, however, were not prepared for the onsloughts of the ruthless Seniors. To the poor, bewildered little freshies it seemed that the juniors and Seniors would never cease telling them the wrong directions in which to go in search of certain rooms, and telling them not to bother walking up the stairs, but to just go to the office and get on the elevator. It will take you right up. VVhile Freshmen we had Miss Peterson for our'Division teacher in Portable B. 23

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Later in the year the boys' and girls' inter-class basketball teams were organ- ized and the boys' baseball team but we didn't win any championships so that wasn't so interesting but our class did put over a dance at the Field house the latter part of the year that went off very well. , The first thing in the Junior year was the election of officers and a very able set we elected, Mr. Downing for President, Mr. Lewis Younger for Secretary and Miss Alberta Schultze for Treasurer. VVith Miss Derrat as dean things went along fine and in the spring when we gave the Junior Lawn Party we all had as good a time as anyone wants. on Miss Nowak's lawn and all that orange frappe, only fifteen gallons. The piano was moved onto the porch and the orchestra of four pieces made the street dancing possible and all tended to make a success of the evening. In the fall when we came back a new group division was planned out and instead of the usual senior class there was the Senior group consisting of the four A's, four B's and three A's. This group organized with Randolph T red- well as President and Isabelle Chaplin as Vice-president. In February when we organized the Senior class we elected Laura Nowak President, Edwin Hermes, Vice-presidentg Sara Hayes, Secretaryg Raymond Becker, Treasurer. Under their leadership the plans for class day and com- mencement are already under way and we are expecting some good times and the Basketball banquet which they are planning is certain to be some affair. Our class is also making history and setting precedent by getting up an annual, and Miss Keeler as editor of EMPEHI is doing some hard work for us. Humph! pretty near seems like I had lived all over those four years but after all I guess I'll hardly remember M. P. H. S. for the social events but for the hard work that our faithful teachers have put in on us. Even if I did forget the Autumn Frolic I don't think I could forget all the English that Miss Miller, Miss Mackin, Miss Peterson, Miss Derrat and Miss Furhman have labored so to drill into my head nor whatever Latin Miss Petty succeeded in inlaying into my solid ivory. Then, too, we have those bird trips with Miss Babcock and nature trips with Miss Monsch to remember and who could forget Mr. Hamilton's history classes or the place where Mr. Hall teaches Na-I-Cl:NaCl, while Miss Riggs insists that Na-1-Cl can never equal anything but Na-1-Cl. Yes, every teacher will be remembered and thankedg and I wouldn't trade the last four years for anything, would you, Fellow Senior? R. H. '2l. 0116155 will nf 1921 In the name of the Alumnig Amen: We, the Empehi class of 1921,being of sound mind and memory, mindful of the uncertainties of life, but with an abiding faith in the brilliant future which expectantly awaits us, do make public and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all other bequests, both charitable and spiteful, by us at any time heretofore made, in manner following: Clause I :--We do hereby give and bequeath to the school a second story for the portables in order that the incoming Freshmen may in some way be accom- modatedg also to the school we donate our old books with well worn covers, interesting inscriptions and unread pages. 22

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After a short while when we were I A's Mr. Blomquist was our Division teacher and we met in Room 204. The Civic Industrial Committee was formed and we carried -on the Book Exchange with great success. VVhen we became Sophomores we organized the Commercial Club and the following members were elected: President .............. - ....... . . . .... Ellsworth Dunning Vice-president .......... A ......................... .... . . .... . .Rose Lindemanu Secretary .................................... .... . . .... ...... P auline I Siegert During our last semester we organized the june Commercial Class in M. P. High with the following officers: President ........................... .... .................... D 0 rothy Batlw Secretary ................................ . ........ ................ M ildred Ridley VVith a thrill of pride we glance over our achievements and we know the Com- mercial Class of '21 is one of which Morgan Park may forever be proud. p D. C. B. '21, Qlnmmeriral Qlletss lgrnpherg nf 1321 The steamship Badbehavior rocked and rolled as if it was trying to see how many times it could knock our heads against its sides. To be exact it was in late May in the year 1942. I was on deck reading a copy of the New York Times when upon glancing up I thought the person coming toward me looked very familiar. I imagine she thought the same for she looked at me in a very friendly way. She walked up to me and said, VVhy how-do, Frances? I wasn't sure whether it was you or not. All that I could say was, Virginia Pierson, where are you going P She informed me that she was a member of the diplomatic ser- vice and was sent as a spy to Germany, because the former Crown Prince was trying to gain control of Germany again and she was sent to spy around Berlin. But, she said, my dear lady, what are you doing and where are you going alone ? Oh, I answered, I'm not alone. I am accompanying my husband, who was recently made envoy to the Russian government which was formed by the world renowned suffragette leader, Frieda Rickertf' I also told her that I was quitge anxious to see Frieda again and told her that Frieda's ambition was to marry a rich, young man and make herself famous in an altogether way than she was going about it. Yes, Gene replied, I thought Frieda would live up to her ambition, but. . . . Oh, listen dear, did you read the account in the New York Times about Ruth Muesbeck? You remember that quiet, little girl, don't you ? Yes, I replied, what about her ? At that instant she picked up my paper which had fallen beside me and turned to a page on which was a picture of a rather cruel and fierce looking young man and beside it a picture of a woman. I could easily see that it was Ruth, but.what a ,name she had to try and pronounce,. .Pmuesbeckis. I always thought Ruth didn't like to pronounce big words. .but. .I see she has changed, too. If you think her name is bad, Gene broke in, you had better see what she and her husband have been doing. My eyes fell. upon the headlines. .PMUESBECKIS AND VVIFE LEAD GREAT REVOLUTIONIN POLAND... Oh, I gasped, what an awful thing for such a sweet maid to be doing. 24