Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Fithian, IL)

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THE ACORN I, Tempa Snider, do will and bequeath to Vergie Dalbey my studiousness. I, Bertha Pellum, do will and bequeath to Oletha Johnston my curly hair. I, Grace Wilson, do will and bequeath to Helen Conklin all the chewing gum deposited under the surface of my desk. We, the undersigned testators, do hereby acknowledge this to be our last will and testament. Seniors. Witnesses Elisha Grimes George B. Weisiger [Twenty-two]

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THE ACORN CLASS WILL EALZING that the time for our departure fi'om this sphere is but a few days distant, we, the class of 1919, being sound in body and mind, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills. First we direct our funeral services, shall be directed by our non-friends, the faculty and board of education, only enjoining that the funeral shall be held with all the dignity which our pomp and situation in the school circles have merited. We, the Senior class, do will and bequeath to Miss Stevenson the right to bawl people out; to Miss Brazelton the right to call for Senior class poems in English 4; to Mr. Albee the right to capture all runaways; to Mr. Weisiger all the knowledge we haven’t got; to the Juniors the right to find out when the Seniors are going to entertain; to the Sophomores our originality; to the Freshies our dignity. I, Alma Anderson, do will and bequeath to'Irene Berkeley the right to boss the cooking class. I, Hazel Alsip, do will and bequeath to Mildred Sullivan my artistic qualities. I, Lela Burton, do will and bequeath to Eugene Knight my blushes. I, Burton Dalbey, do will and bequeath to Boots Redman the right to shine finger nails. I, Arizona Jones, do will and bequeath to Leona Bell my sunny disposition. I, Charles Hillman, do will and bequeath to Miss Brazelton my red hair. I, Charles Endicott, do will and bequeath to Bill Dalbey my nervous disposition. I, Jack Littell, do will and bequeath to Winifred Green the privilege of arguing in chemistry class. I, Floyd Nieman, do will and bequeath to Merrill Clapp my innocent expression. I, Mary Pierce, do will and bequeath to Maud Hughes my giggles. [Twenty-one]

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 SENIOR’S CHARACTER TABLE A7« we Nickname Chief Occupation Greatest Desire Looks Like Cause of Death Mabel Lot.an “Fidgets” Can’t tell To learn to talk She was loosely put together Nervousness Arizona Jones “Zook” Sitting at her desk To be pretty Bill ikin Sleeping Alma Anderson “Almy” Cooking Dom. Sc. Teacher French chef Homesickness Hazel Alsip “Twin” Drawing Artist A school girl Blowed away Lela Burton “Puss” Chemistry? To go to Europe Martha Washington Nitric acid Grace Wilson “Flip” Telling stories Ballet dancer Been called for and couldn’t go Couldn’t die Mary Pierce “Study” Riding cars Class pins Arrow Giggles Bertha Pellum “Chubby” Smiling Cow girl Mary Pickford Fright Tempa Snider “Snide” Studying To be a poet A school teacher Old age Charley Endicott “Chuck” Talking to Meredith To get married Woodrow Wilson Talking Burton Dalbey “Abe” Posing bluffing To be loved by someone Abe Martin Broken heart Floyd Neiman “Tody” Looking around Mail clerk Menr.en’s baby Chewing gurti Paul Littell “Jack” Chief cop at O.T.H.S. Brother of George Fithian A book agent Moon struck Charles Hillman “Chuck” Teasing the girls Engineer Shamrock Spasms H X M o o w z