In the Year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, we, the Senior Class of the New Athens Community High School, of the City of New Athens, County of St. Clair, State of Illinois, being of sane mind and memory, do hereby will and bequeath to our successors our last will and testament: To Mr. Krohn, we will our health, happiness, prosperity and good will. To Miss Brown, we will our favorite dictionary with the hope that she may find more long words to use in her classes. To Miss Seago, we will a whistle for use in calling her Sophomore class to order. To Mr. Fiedler, we will a pair of ear muffs so the senior girls’ whispering will not disturb him. To the Junior Class, we will our ability to come to class with our lessons prepared. To the Sophomore Class, we will our spirit of cooperation. To the Freshman Class, we will our freedom of speech in class. Our personal bequests are as follows: I, Ethel Reuss, will my ability to giggle to Oliver Ruhl. I, Rosella Ruhl, will my ability to make wise remarks to Melba Leilich. I, Evelyn Schmelzel, will my disposition to mind my own business to Ruth Reinhardt. I, Ada Hessick, will my cosmetics to Velma Woods. I, Helen Wellenkotter, will my short skirts to Mary Sterling. I, Lloyd Weible, will my ability to flatter 'em and forget ’em to Joseph Tolan. I, Forrest Briel, will my ability to keep Lloyd Weible moving to Milton Darmstatter. I, Earl Woodward, will my ability to eat cough drops to Tyrus Koenitz. I, Irvin Nuernberger, will my ability to take Junior girls out riding to Leroy Hanft. I, Roman Weber, will my freedom of speech to Henry Geiger. I, Albert Wilson, will my rules for taking exercise and getting sufficient fresh air to Helen Probst. I, Walter Sauerwein, will my ability to pass time by chewing gum to Martha Brown. Senior Class of 1929 Earl Woodward, President. Thirteen
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