Plainfield High School - Silhouettes Yearbook (Plainfield, IN)

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WY I I . rl ' 4 f agyg, ?f1w,f,g'4,f,, 9 ff: +1451 ff fff I, 1 If f 7,, 1 x n 'S 'ff ' 7, 4 f EI 11 . U 2 A ff ' ' ' C ff Z if , :Q 9 will emit Glvsiameni WE, the graduating class of Plainfield Senior High School, after re- alizing and considering the uncertainties of these transitory school days: recognizing that the end is near, and being of sound mind and memory, do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be our last Will and Testament, to-wit: Item: We give, devise and bequeath to the worthy Senior scholars of the Class of '22 the major part of our earthly possessions to-wit: our magnificent and unexcelled spirit of loyalty, the grandeur of which dazzled our most highly esteemed faculty and schoolmates. Item: We do give and bequeath to one of the gracious lady mem- bers of the faculty, Miss Edith Barker, our several ponies which have been well cared for the preceding four years by various members of our Class. We order and direct that these may not be allowed to grow frisky because of non-use, but that they be put into the hands of some needy student who will appreciate the assistance rendered by said ponies. Item: We will and bequeath to another most worthy mem ber of the faculty, Mrs. Swindler, our Literatures and Classics, to be used in training the youthful minds of students into the ways of the stern and rigid path ofthe English World. We direct in the training of the young and unsophisticated minds of these timid and small under-class- men that the tasks of theme-writing shall be few and far between, as we have learned from a sad experience in the past four years that ner- vous breakdowns are quite often the result. ' Item: We order and direct of our highly esteemed principal, M r. A. J.Stevenson, that he keep in his own possession all excuse blanks that have been returned to him by the noble members of the Senior Class. We fervently hope that our dear principal will not soon forget us and that he will cherish thesegsmall slips of paper as mementos of the winter of 1920-2l. Item: We bequeath to Mrs. Hampton, our NeCollins song books. Mrs. Hampton, we have looked into the future and there seems to be no prospects of new books coming so We have handled these dear old books carefully for the four past years and now we leave them to you to use as you wish. Item: We give, devise and bequeath to our most honored superin- tendent, Mr. A. D. Johnson, what We have leftof the building, with the order that it is to be kept comfortably warm for him and his young charges, especially on Monday mornings. Item: We give and bequeath to George Rogers the clock that now hangs on the north wall of the Assembly Hall and direct that it shall be correctly set at all times as he is in poor health and it might be fatal to him if he were required to hurry to make the three o'clock car. Item: We the Commercial Students, give back into the hands of Miss DeWeese, maintenance of the law and order of the Typing Room, after graciously performing this duty for her the foregoing year. Item: Frances Garriott does bestow her most cherished possess- ion upon Mr. Scott, namely, Gordy's History, with the request that this edition be made a permanent reference book as it contains the most authentic record of any history. Item: Florence Caldwell bequeaths the two mirrors in the girls' hall to Bertha Bray and Ruth Ballard with hope that Ruth may always keep her curls smooth and Bertha may always have her powder on straight. Item: Olive Charles does kindly bestow on the infant Justine Krebs her quiet and refined manners. Justine, we as a class, trust that you will be greatly benefited by this most needed gift that has been bestowed on you. Item: Lowell Parsons bequeaths to his small brother, Edgar, his popularity with the fairer sex. f'Here's to little Ed, May he be as well liked, As was his brother, Red. Item: Beulah Overton does will, devise and bequeath to Loyd Dix-

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732,741 ggzfffvizieff, ' 9 'rg 1' 2142 ff, f ' ' I an uxen m ff- f I , a d J Q ff QS.. 1 Qlielrelaiinns - AS I left my class room and watched the students strolling down the walks, I realized at last that the life of an old maid school teacher is not what I once thought it would be. I observed the throng breaking up into little groups, singles and pairs, laughing and talking-all of them care-free and happy, with the great world and all its opportunities be- fore them. This old familiar scene brought memories of my own school days and I wondered where, after all these years, were my old class- mates. And so I wandered away from the building, out along a country road, dreaming of old times until a strange sound, a steady monoton- ous humming, arrested my attention. This sound attracted me and my ever present curiosity and love lor mystery led me to follow it on into a little green valley, before a large, strange tapestry-work on which were these words: To You Is Given The Power To See At a loom, spinning a golden thread, sat an old rosy-cheeked fellow with flowing white hair and beard. 'Tm Father Time. explained the veteran. This thread is the thread of life and this is my loom of the world, spinning the future of our nation. Let me show you some of the products of this year 1940. Before me I saw a great white building. Behold, in the executive chair sat Olive Charles, first woman President of the United States! She pressed a buttong a man in waiting appeared, to whom Olive said, You may admit the Secretary of War. He bowed low and replied, Your order shall be obeyed, Miss President! Almost immedi- ately he announced: The Secretary of War, and to my very great surprise I recognized William Jamison. Who would have thought our gentle Bill would become such a warlike personage! I wished very very much to talk with them. but the scene changed immediately and a machine appeared running at high speed. But even as I watched, it came to a sudden stop. Ah! little did the world dream of that great inventor graduated from old P. I-I. S in 1921. 'Twas none other than Mr. Lowell Nelson Parsons and his bride, formerly Miss Florence Oald well, in their auto-airplane. Lowell touched a few levers, H Y great wings spread out on the sides of the car--and they were gone. As they faded from sight I heard the sound of a persuasive voice crying: Repent! Repent! ere itis too late On the tapestry appeared an African village and that wonder working preacher was my old class' mate Elmer Jarvis. A sweet voice, singing a Christian I-Iymu arose to the right of him. I realized that this lady must be his wife and on closer inspection I saw that she was indeed our Little Peg, both do- ing wonders in the missionary field. And this, said Father Time, is the president of a well known high school class. You remember of one time hearing the name Rock- efeller? Since Hildon Calbert appeared on the scene, J. D. Rockefel- ler is a mere nothing. Yes, my thread of life is quite golden for Boots, for he is a great oil man far above Rockefe1ler's most fanciful dreams. The lady with him is his wife, Clarice, society star and social better- ment worker in New York. V Who is that desperate looking lady, waving her hands to and fro I asked. Oh! that is Frances Garriott, president of the Woman's Argument- ation and Debating Society and teacher of Gordy's History, replied Father Time. And still they gazed and still the wonder grew that one small head could carry all she knew! Suddenly I was astonished by a cry that sounded like Get a de big banan! get a de big banan! Well what-well who-Root Smith sell- ing banannas right and left as fast as he could hand them out. 9 Yes, he's getting rich, said Father Time, People simply can't resist his cry. What is that terrible deafening noise? 'Tis ajitney driven by Joe I-Iagee, owner of an enterprising Ford Agency. Joe guarantees all cars to reach their destination somehow, sometime, and in some con- dition. The large building you see there, is a theatre, said Father Time. R iymond Phillips, a well known playwright and actor, is playing there. The lady star in his plays is the famous actress Ruth Admire.