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

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East will ami! 'Eestament We, the Commercial Class of june '21 of the Morgan Park High School, knowing that our end is near and that we are to pass on into the business world, do declare this to be our last will and testement. First: We ask that our funeral expenses be simple and conducted by our friends, principal and his wise staff, who have been our teachers during the time in which we attended this school. Second: After our expenses have been paid we leave the rest to: 1. Mr. Schoch. our beloved principal, who has the supreme power of sus- pending those who disobey the rules of the school, that he may take good care of all the teachers. 2. Mr. Blomquist, we leave a quiet Division Room where no Shorthand Songs will be heard from the 2A's between eight-thirty and eight-forty-five. 3. Mr. Calkins, our stenography teacher, we leave the continued services of teaching shorthand to pupils who are sadly in need of it. 4. Miss Peterson,we bequeath the profound everlasting friendship of the Class of 1921 individually as well as collectively. 5. Miss Riggs, a quiet study hall, sixth period. 6. Lieutenant Lorentz, the right to chase pupils out of the corridor near the study hall during the lunch periods. 7. Mr. Hall, our permission to be thankful that the row of girls near the end of the study hall is out of his way, possibly forever. 8. Miss Gahl, a policeman's star to help enforce law and order in the gym- nasium. 9. The EMPEHI, the power to become one of the best known school papers in the City of Chicago. 10. The IA Freshmen, the honor of being called Sophomores during the coming semester. 11. The Commercial Club, all the success in the world and hope that the members will go on many excursions and enjoy them as we did. 12. Ruth Muesbeck leaves her quiet disposition to Alice Grosse. 13. Frances Wayte leaves her permission of going to typewriting, 8th period, to Rose Woznak. 14. Virginia Pierson leaves her cute little laugh to Beulah Woodle. 15. Dorothy Bathe bequeathes her permanent waves to Leslie Harvey. 16. Mildred Ridley leaves her good excuses to Frank Irons. 17. Frieda Richert bequeathes her promptness to Ruth Wells. Lastly, we leave the sole power to execute this last will and testament to our much respected teachers, Mr. Blomquist and Mr. Calkins. W F. W. R. '21 20

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The Turning nf the murm nr fifltefjllar hersun jlleuh Gee whiz! Lorna, ejaculated the fair Ellen, you've gotta help me with my English. Gee whiz! The trials of the intellectual are many, and great is their extent. Lorna was, undoubtedly, the brains of the MacPherson Clan, and as a result the rest of the family depended on her for their supply of knowledge. Never was an indi- vidual so popular as Lorna MacPherson at the lesson hour. Her room was be- sieged, her movements were watched, and her rendezvous hunted down. She had no time whatever for her own lessons. To me she complained: They pay no attention to me at all, otherwise. They think that all I am here for is to do their lessons for them. They barely even thank me, they take it for granted ! It was too true. One after another they would approach her, coaxing. threaten- ing, supplicating, and pleading to have their lessons done for them. It came hardest from Curly g as they shared their room, there was no escape from her. She wouldwail, scold, plead, and vociferate. Lorna, help me! I can't do this! Then Ellen would bounce in and invariably say, Lorna, you've gotta help me. Sooner or later the Duffers would stick their heads in the door and entreat, Lorna, will you help us with our Caesar? Then in chorus from Charlie and the twins, Madge and Maudie, each struggling to be first, Lorna, help me with my arithmetic ? And black-eyed Marion would wail, I can't do my scales like she wants me to, and Willie won't help me. It seemed that the only people in the house with intellligence enough to do their own studying were David, the Bluffer, and Andy, the Dude. Lorna usually promised aid to all those who applied to her, but she often got mixed in her appointments, and when she did so, she aroused the jealousy and bitter en- mity of the one whom she chanced to slight. But you are to hear of the turning of the worm. This evening Davie had a book and in it was the story of f'Regulus by Kipling, whom they both appre- ciated. W'e were in the morning room. Curly and I at the piano. playing a duet of our own composition, David and Lorna in the corner by the reading lamp, laughing over the similarity of the Latin teacher in Regulus to their own in- structor. Ellen jumped in upon the peaceful scene, expostulating, Lorna, Gee whiz! you said you'd help me with my English and there you are reading a book! Gee whiz! just a minute, Ellen ! You've got to come right NGXV. Lorna MacPherson, 'cause we have to go to bed in about fifteen minutes. Gee whiz! You donit have to do anything of the kind. lt's only a quarter past eight. Anyway, you promised me before dinner, so you've gotta do it. Gee whiz! Ellen, if you don't drop that dictatorial manner and stop behaving in that obnoxious fashion, I won't help you at all. Ellen stamped her foot and continued to be quite obnoxious as Lorna said. just then they came to a funny part in Regulus , and giggled delightedly. This only served to aggravate Ellen. 28