St Joseph High School - Sachem Yearbook (St Joseph, IL)

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THE OLIVE AND GOLD To Carl Edminson we bequeath Clark Youman's ability to drive a Ford with one hand. To Roma Yeats we bequeath I-Iart's foolishness. To Kenneth Sanders we leave Clifton Odell's ability to vamp lower class- men. To Frances Fruhling we bequeath Florence Swearingen's ability to flirt. To Wilma Hart we will Durward I-Iunt's typing speed. To Beulah Dunn we bequeath Elsie's ability to get in before 10:30. To David Stayton we bequeath Elizabeth Christein's ability to dance. To Elmer Poore we bequeath Julia Williams' love. In the sight of those witnesses, we hereby set our hand and seal. ' CSignedD CLASS OF 1929. No. 01929 O. I. FIXEM Chief Magistrate. Written and sealed this 26th day of March, 1929. CWill stand good for ages if read before April 1, 1930.5 Witnesses : C. F. HAMILTON, E. SVVEARINGEN. A spectacle an the road as well as on the basketball floor.-IOHNNIE. Page Eiglzteef

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THE OLIVE AND GOLD Qgenior Glass CZQDUZ CZQE, the members of the class of nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, having reached the end of our career in St. Joseph Community High School and being of fsupposedlyj sound minds, memory, and understanding, do dispose, as follows, of our most treasured possessions. We, the class, will and bequeath to the junior class that certain degree of superiority and dignity, which has carried us through the past four years. To the Board of Education we bequeath our sincere thanks for their help. To Mr. Hamilton we leave the kindest feelings for the interest shown our class and every wish for his success. To Miss Green we bequeath our appreciation of her assistance in the publi- cation of this Annual. To Mr. Henderson we will and bequeath the ability of the Seniors to obey Stop Signals. To Miss Wilson we will and bequeath all our beloved Math books, rulers, Compasses, et cetera. To Mr. Couts we will and bequeath the smiles of the entire Senior class with provision that he use them. To Miss Hubbard we will and bequeath our ability to argue with Frank Blaisdell. To Mr. Blaisdell we will and bequeath all our pet slang expressions. To Miss Holmes we will and bequeath several more Rolling Pins to be used in the near future. PERSONALS To Mabel Poll we bequeath Bert Moore's fatness. To Burril Denhart we bequeath Henry's knowledge. To Irene McCown we bequeath Hila's dignity. To Emmerson Gilmore we bequeath -Iimmie's speed. To Wanda Roughton we bequeath Hallie Harris' long hair. To Rollie Hoyt we bequeath Johnnie's popularity as an athlete. To Cecil Rusmisel we bequeath Gladys Worley's ability as class president. Upon earth there is not her like -Miss GREEN Page S event

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THE OLIVE AND GOLD Csenior Glass glfophecy As I was a nurse I often had many queer cases to care for at any time they happened to be brought in. But the queerest one that I had ever taken care of dur- ing my stay here was that of an old class-mate, John Boys. You see Johnnie was one of these heroic and dare-devil aces of the air and a day or so ago he was brought into the Augustana Hospital here in Chicago, almost in pieces as a result of a jump from his plane and the parachute failing to open. This occurred while returning from a date at his fiancee's Palm Beach home. As he improved we talked over old class-mates that had graduated from that Great House of Knowledge, St. J.C.H.S., in the year of 1929, the same year that Johnnie and I had graduated. While in Paris giving exhibition parachute jumps, Johnnie has seen Hila and Vestal McCarty there on their honeymoon and Elizabeth Christein Keller was there seeking a divorce from Shirley, the boy with whom she was going while' in high school. She was seeking her divorce because Shirley objected to her serving canary tongues for breakfast continually. 'Then think of it! Hallie Harris Van- dervort was there with Elizabeth and she was also seeking a divorce from her husband, Orville. You remember how Hallie and Elizabeth always did everything together, don't you? It seemed that while in New York John had seen Walter Hart, the world's featherweight boxing champion, defend his title. His manager was none other than Jimmie Hoyt. Then John asked me about some of the other girls. I told him that Elsie Weaver was married to her boy friend, Olie and they had two of the sweetest little boys. Florence Swearingen had married Ted and she also had two children, a little girl named Guinevere Estella and Teddy, Jr. They came in to see me very often for they seemed to like to come to Chicago to see Florence's sister and me. Gladys Worley was one of the greatest singers in the Metropolitan Opera Com- pany and at that time she was visiting another of our old class-mates Julia Wil- liams, a stern and haughty old maid, then living alone in St. Joseph operating a home for strayed cats. As John was not supposed to talk very much, I made him quiet down for a little while, but he just couldn't keep still for he wanted to tell me where Clark Youmans was. Imagine my great surprise when he said that Clark was one of these old dignified Latin teachers in the Oxford University and Henry Penrod was also in England. He was a great lawyer in London. Then I picked up the newspaper to keep John from talking, as he was always Little I ask--My wants are few. Page Nineteen