Stonington High School - Stony Echoes Yearbook (Stonington, IL)

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19 STONY ECHOES 26 To Miss Warfel we do hereby bequeath all miscellaneous drawings made by the chemistryclass to serve as models for any future drawings she may have to do as a student. To Mr. Louchs we do hereby bequeath all the sawdust in the Manual Training Department. To Miss Morrison we do hereby bequeath all our exercises in Type- writing and all illegible notes in Shorthand. To Miss Parks we do hereby bequeath all the squeaky voices in Music and all the cherry seeds Vwe may find. To Mr. Bean we do hereby bequeath the fragrance from the corn tester and the sprouting corn to be used for mash next summer. To Miss Poor we do hereby bequeath all sample coupons we can ob- tain in the next few months. To Miss Sloan we do hereby bequeath all our spare time so that she may guard our Lincoln Essays. We make the following personal bequests: D I, Dwight Hammon, do hereby bequeath my common sense to Hellice iicagleton Cshe needs itJ and my ability to play basketball to Shelburn c a1n. I, Mary Marron, do hereby bequeath my ability as an artist to Kath- leen Kerney. I, Mabel Baker, do hereby bequeath my quiet and steady nature to Margaret Brown, providing she heeds it strictly. I, Jessie Kerney Mills, do hereby bequeath my ability to capture and retain a husband to Ferrol Robinson. 'L I, Gladys Sterns, do hereby bequeath my excess avoirdupois to Vena Robinson. I I, Monroe Holben, do hereby bequeath my improved voice to Elias Beard and my knowledge of Miss Morrison's aifairs to Andrew Bloon. I. Mable Pyle, do hereby bequeath my sarcasm and habit of arguing with Miss Sloan to Nellie Hardin, for she knows how to apply it. I, Thelma Radwell, do hereby bequeath my bashfulness and power to get up early in the morning to Evelyn Hooper. I, Margaret Cox. do hereby bequeath my permanent wave and en- thusiastic nature to Mary Wheeler. I, Tom Slaughter, do hereby bequeath six inches of my height to Marshal Bowman, for height is necessary to make a Senior. I, Esther Prasun, do hereby bequeath my habit of saying, Stop or I'll slap you, to Monica Hebenstreit. I, Louise Sailsbury, do hereby bequeath my slim form and black eyes to Helen Coffey providing Marshal doesn't object. I, James Shotton, do hereby bequeath my legible penmanship to Earl White with the wish that he will improve it. I,'Mildred Mason, do hereby bequeath my natural tendency to write poetry to Clarence Beatty. I, Mildred Baker, do hereby bequeath my privilege of staying up late at night to study to Millard Emerson. I, Elmer Lind, do hereby bequeath my ambition and athletic nature to Glenn Davis. I, Hazel Watson, do hereby bequeath my height and free movement to Isable Wally. Twenty-three

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19 STONY ECHOES 26 We entered our Senior year thinking that there was not much for us to learn, but when we appeared daily in U. S. History, Chemistry and Public Speaking we found that there was plenty more to be accomplished. There were some new members added to our class. So many had left our ranks during the last three years that less than half of the class re- mained to continue the work. Mr. Goodwin took his place as class advisor and helped us make this year a success. A very important class meeting was called and Robert Traughber was elected by a unanimous vote for President: Joe Emerson, Vice-Presidentg Phyllis Corzine, Secretary and Mildred Bufiington, Treasurer, but soon she wandered down loVer's lane and met Floyd Smith who became her husband and then Louise Sailsbery was appointed to fill the Vacancy. In a few weeks the Seniors gave the students and faculty of the high school a Weiner roast. About the middle of September We ordered our Senior class rings which We consider very valuable possessions. In November we went to Decatur to have our class pictures taken. All of us took part in the Lincoln Essay Contest of which Mildred Baker won the medal for having the best essay and Mildred Mason won second. This being the first year that Physical Training has been taught here, we were given many opportunities previously withheld from us. In the Line Football Tournament, in which all classes participated, the Seniors Won the championship. Following this in both Volleyball and Basketball Tournaments the Seniors were the victors which made us all feel proud. On February 22, Jessie Kernev pleasantly surprised us by changing her name to Mrs. Orval Mills but the next day she came back in the same pleasant mood to resume her studies. The Senior class was a great success, and the Juniors honored us by giving us a banquet wihch we all appreciated. As we are now leaving the dear old S. C. H. S. we advise the Juniors to travel in our path and I'm sure they will thank us for examples and won't cause the teachers wrath. MABEL AND MILDRED BAKER, '26. CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior Class of 1926, of the Stonington Community High School, of the city of Stonington, of the county of Christian, of the state of Illinois being of sound mind and good memory do hereby make, publish and declare this to be the last will and testament of the aforesaid class. We wish to make the following bequests: To the Board of Education we do hereby bequeath our sincere grati- tude for the use of this splendid building for the years we have attended herein. We realize that it is with their aid we have been prepared to meet the problems of future life. To Mr. Goodwin we do hereby bequeath all the excuse blanks avail- able to give to the green Freshmen next year. To Miss Ennis we do hereby bequeath all Junior candy that did not disappear and all dirty dishes left at the end of the year. Twenty-two

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19 STONY ECHOES 26 I, Melva Tarrant, do hereby bequeath my pleasant smiles to Lydia Marron for safe keeping. I, Charles Boardman, do hereby bequeath my style of proposing to certain young ladies to Leahy Dwyer. I, Phillis Corzine, do hereby bequeath my soft auburn locks to Ruby Jones for they will go well with freckles. I, Katie Marron, do hereby bequeath my quarrelsome attitude to Erma Minor. I, Joe Emerson, do hereby bequeath my curly hair and my pride to Kenneth Cox. I. Elizabeth Gilmour, do hereby bequeath my ability to keep house and attend school regularly to Laura McConkey. ' I, Josephine McCormick, do hereby bequeath my friendliness toward the male sex to Helen Gleeson. C hi. Hunter Chapman, do hereby bequeath my basketball suit to George a 1 . I, Maurice Hebenstriet, do hereby bequeath my regularity and punctuality to Kenneth Black. I, Robert Traughber, do hereby bequeath my ability to do the Charleston to Marshal Quackenbush. I, Mildred McCormick, do hereby bequeath my ability to sleep in His- tory and Shorthand Classes to Marguerite Mason. We do hereby nominate Everett Ponting. a member of the Class of 1929, as the sole Executor of this, our last will and testament and we do invest him with full power and authority to execute its provisions. We do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument was signed, sealed and published by the testator, the Class of 1926, for its last Will and testament in our presence, who have subscribed our names hereto as witnesses of the execution hereof, being the only ones who believe said testators to be of sound mind and memory. ROBERT TRAUGHBER, President. MELVA TARRANT, Editor-in-Chief. MILDRED MCCORMICK, Class 1926. ' SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY That was certainly a queer dream I had. I was reading a book and, getting sleepy, I dropped it and began thinking of my classmates and wondered what would happen to us after we left school and were scattered all over the world. My thoughts must have carried over into my dreams for I seemed to be in New York. The streets were brilliantly lighted and over one theatre I saw Welcome 1936 , Miss Betty Gilmour, Prima Donna. So Betty Gilmour had become famous. I bought a ticket and went in and after seeing her performance, I agreed that it was a grand success. As I left the theatre, newsboys were shouting an extra. I bought one and found that Jim Shotton, my old classmate, now a celebrated chem- Twenty-four