Stockton High School - Key Yearbook (Stockton, MO)

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! CLASS WILL. 4 ... ..i l l With the knowledge that our last day apprbaches, we, the Seniors of 1922, being in perfect health and mind, makelthis our last will and testament. We bequeath our love for manual labor to the Juniors, so they may at least before their Senior year clcsss apply themselves in some way to the pursuit of mental develop- ment. - We leave to the Sophomores our heartfelt mpathy since they must yet be Juniors. Also, we, the undersigned, do bequeath as iiillowsz I, Faye Preston, will my mirror and much- sed powder puff to Mildred Kirkpatrick. I, Minnie Weaver, leave my Sunny Dispo ition to Cotton Miller. ' I, Chris Martin,'will my heart, soul, and ody to any young vamp that is 'on the matrimonial market. ' I, Claud Church, leave my great powers o' speech to Prof. Salsbury in order that the assembly may be prolonged until another cl ss period has passed. - I, Elmer Hendricks, bequeath my gas pum to Tom Dodd. I I, Hazel Davis, will my ability to make quaintance and consquently dates to Zula Bryant. l ' I, Elva Hart, will my enormous speed in shlorthand to Jack Gunier. I, Alba Masters, will my singin' ability to ,Miss Ireson so that she may have some means of entertaining Clark on Sunday afterno ns. I, Farol Hendricks, leave my ambition to Georgia Nance. I, Nellie Cox, leave my gift of being able to see the joke at the proper 'time to Dusty Hendricks. I, May Hacker, will my ability to always be on time to the Sophs, so that may receive some praise and admiration awarded by the faculty. I, Charley Clark, leave my position as LovFn' Charlie to Mr. Korth as he seems to be of that type. I, Myrtle Bell, bequeath my cunning giggle. and ability in athletics to Beulah Hick- ITIRII. I, Rowena Osborn, will my speed in getti g to school on time to Helen Hurt and I-lumpy Campbell. I, Belton Hembree, will my Casesar pony tb Burns Lewis, 'in hopes that he may be able to ride it for I couldn't. I, George Riley, leave my stately height, 'mall feet and massive brain to Bayless Nicholas. I, Bessie Hacker, leave all my E's and I's tlo Ula Higgins. l l w w ' i l l l I

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Then in great contrast to this picture I beheld a gay group of society damsels flock- ing around one figure which looked strangely familiar. A burst of loud laughter, a peculiar way of using his hand, and an upward tilt of the head immediately proclaimed him to be Parks Bacon. Parks had become a veritable Billy Jackson -I then well iememlcered that his Qrst lessons in flirting were learned when he played Billy in the Hoodoo while in his Junior year. From this hilarious scene I saw before me a cozy room of a quiet little farm home not many miles from Stockton. Here Minnie presides with deftness and preciseness which is typical of the Old Min of our high school days. This scene vanished and instantly there appeared a great court room. I immediately recognized Elvis Dixon indulging in iiights of oratory, while Belton Hembree acted the part or a wise old judge listening intently to Dicks plea. Quickly the scene changed and a modest building arose. The interior of the build- ing revealed the fact that it was Zada Bellis Model School for Girls. This scene quickly changed into a poppy group of gym girls at their training. The directcressl proved to be Rowena Osborn. Rowena had been one of the most enthusiastic players on the basket ball squad in S. H. S. It seemed quiet natural that she had mastered her skill in athletics and become a gymnasium coach. 'lhe athletic scene dissappearcd and I beheld a group of girls in a beautiful spot, somewhere in the mountains. Here, Alba, May, Mable and Elva were painting beautiful iandscapes. I plainly saw they were artists and spending the summer in the moun- cams. Another scene followed very quickly and who could it be but Charlie Clark seated at his desk writing a novel. I well remembered that he was known in high school as Lovin' Charlie . - In the dim distance on an Argentine ranch there appeared a cowboy herding a large herd of cattle. After a long gaze I recognized the old school mate, Weslie. Another scene picturcd a large hut made cf snow. The interior of the hut was crowded with little people wrapped in fur coats. Here Erma was busy with her mission work among the Eskimoes. I was hoping the next scene would be frivolous. This time my hope was not de- feated, for instantly there appeared Hazel Davis tripping along tothe light touch of music furnished by Gladys Riley. Hazel's attractive appearance and charming voice had won her great fame on the stage. I could not understand how Gladys had turned her attention to music as she had always devoted her time to the quiet and charming companionship of books. ' This amusing scene was transformed into a quaint and attractive California Bunga- low in the Impe1'io Valley. Here Farold and her husband are quietly living in Pari- rlise of the West. ' Another scene followed which was a beauty parlor for girls. The manager of the parlor was Faye Preston and her assistant was Bessie Hacker. They were very busily engaged in adorning movie stars for stage performances. ' At this the old woman appeared and warned me that I had only ten seconds left tn use the lamp. Having seen all my class mates and realizing my time and taken, I quickly placed the lamp on the hearth. She then dissapeared before I could even say Thank You . I was very grateful toward her, because of the opportunity she had given me of seeing the positions my class mates had chosen along life's way.

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I, Edith Montgomery, will my retiring nature and dislike for work to Sleepy Dorman. , 5 I, Elvis Dixon, leave my cradle and all my play Pretties to Orbin Barnes. I, Council Craig, will my gift of gab, stubborness, and ability to keep a secret to Maggie Neal. H I, Elton Bryson, will my dreamy disposition and flirtatious nature -to Ray Barrow. I Wesla Wil-let, my books or heart to anyone that will Pick-ett. I, Parks Bacon, leave my womanly aifection and inquisitive nature to Harvey Lowry. I, Mabel Mathena, will my essay on I-low to catch a Husband to Rebecca Willett. I, Gladys Riley, will my detective ability on hearing the teachers in time to warn the room of their approach to Elsie Barrow. , I, Reba Pickett, bequeath my stately walk and rough, harsh, guttural squeaky voice to Miss Aitken so that she may be better equipped to teach Zula Bryant expression., ' I, Erma Baker, will my body flexibility to Helen Hurt. I, Velma Dixon, will my Smiles to Ruby Fleeman. 7' We, the Senior class of. 1922, bequeath all other possessions and virtues that do not appear herein whether they be worth money, smiles or tears, to our trustworthy friend the Janitor , one Tom Edge. ' Signed Senior Class of 1922 5522, gc