Sullivan High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Sullivan, IL)

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Es.a.sQ5igehf vim ma pgf 15519245 'glue 'glass fllipillll We, the members of the Class of 1924 of the Sullivan Township High School, being of sound minds and hearts, do now set forth this, our last will and testament, to the coming generations: To the Freshman Class. we bequeath a true school spirit and our traits of initiative and self-reliance. To the Sophomore Class, we bequeath our uncanny faculty for doing things precisely as they should be done. To the Junior Class, we bequeath our cast-off dignity, which is so essential to a Senior Class. To the Faculty, We bequeath the satisfaction which is theirs, as instructors of the largest and most brilliant class which has ever gradu- ated from this institution. The following Seniors do bequeath certain individual characteris- tics for which they have no farther use: Charles Abrams to William Bland his timidity and blushes. Opal Andres to Olive Lilly her ability to powder her nose while chewing gum. Bertha Appelt to Harriet Tusler her mode of hair dressing. Lester Barnes to Next Year's Retrospect Editor, all the Worries and troubles of the job, with plenty of free advice. Eva Behen to Erma Dale, her knowledge of the Monroe Doctrine. Mabel Blackwell to Ruth Bell her recipe for a perfect complexion. Daisy Burtcheard to Grace Cody all that she knows about dancing and kidding the teachers. Valeet Carnine to Mary Crane her seat in the back of the assembly. Doris Carter to Matilda Bathe her trancendentalist philosophy. Laverne Chaney to Ruth Tabor her fairy-like appearance. Hubert Cole to William Beitz his success as a poet. Wesley Cole to John Hankley his knowledge of football. Louise Cornwell to Esther Aldridge her long curly hair. Cecil Creath to any one who is eligible, the position as class treas- urer. Zelma Crist to Ada Creath her seat next to John Corbin. Gladys Darst to Ruth Pifer her gracefulness and Winning looks. Otis Davis to Harry Palmer his knowledge of English grammar. Katheryn Doner to Grace Keyes her golden locks and spotless com- plexion. . Olive Elder to Margaret Harrington her stately height. Noble Ellis to Henry Wright his success as chaperon. Clarence Engel to Homer Estes, his spectacles. Helen Estes to Mary Kenny her ability to make good grades. Edna Estes to Lottie Ballinger her teacher's certificate. Phillip Floyd to Kenneth Seitz his success in contradicting Mr. Mills. Alta Frederick to Valeria Hodge, her musical talent.

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f .s.m.sgi,chf flirt fain ngfi? gsm? Feb. 21, 1936: Noble Ellis, Radical and Extremist, was arrested last evening for preaching insurrection against the government. It seems that since Mr. Ellis was defeated for Justice of the Peace, he has turned Radical, and by overthrowing the government, hopes to oust his rival from oflice. March 17, 1936: Saw an interesting cartoon in the paper today by Charles Shuman commemorating the fight in which Francis Purvis was proved to be the world's champion heavyweight. March 25, 1936: Took my dress to the Mary Warner Dress Mak- ing Establishment. I like their service, and the dresses designed by Miss Opal Rauch, Who has charge of this department, are more than worth the price. March 30, 1936: Learned today that Lee Roughton, who has amassed a huge fortune from his invention of an electric egg-beater, has returned with his wife, formerly Miss Blanche Newbould, from his third trip across the Atlantic. April 5, 1936: I had a pleasant little talk today with Miss Helen Estes, who clerks in Schultz's Five and Ten . We were talking over old times, and she told me that her sister, Edna, has at last settled down. She was married last month to a Wealthy Oklahoma oil man. Said she saw Aimee Thackwell in The Taming of the Shrew . Madeline Weav- er is singing in operas, having made her debut in Carmen last year in Italy. May 1, 1936: Saw an article in a farm paper by Walter Lane. He Liaskbecome a successful farmer since his invention of a radio corn- us er. June 1, 1936: Mr. Sullivan was elected President of the Middle Western Chiropractors' Convention held recently in Columbus, Ohio. He is getting far up the ladder of success. Aug. 31, 1936: Read Edna Mullins' latest book, The Fallacy of Love . Liked it very well. Oct. 19, 1936: Called on Mrs. Grace Getz this afternoon. We were talking over old times and I learned that Helen Keyes has become one of Chicago's best kindergarten teachers, that Miss Lorena Wood is a country school marm , and that Vida Freese is taking a course in Commercial Art at the University of Chicago. Raymond is Sul1ivan's leading undertaker. Nov. 2, 1936: Claudia Ledbetter, after a stirring campaign, Was elected Congresswoman-at-large on the Socialist ticket. Miss Daisy Yarnell, running on the Democratic ticket, was her strongest opponent. These notes brought back to me many happy memories of the Class of '24 of the S. T. H. S. I thought of how We had all graduated and gone out into the world, to success or failure, and it was with a sigh of regret that I closed the book and replaced it in the ancient trunk.

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.aasggehf 1fiaeff.fQp,gkf?g1g245 Vera Freeman to Vera Wooley her ability to make crystallized apple jelly. Vida Freese to Pauline English her quiet disposition and even temper. Ferne Garrett to Marjorie Bupp, her power to look like a movie actress. Raymond Getz to Robert Wilson his mania for asking questionsg to Ivan Woods his bashfulness. Grace Grider to Eva Haley her artistic talent. Lauren Hamm to Samuel Hagerman his cigarettes. Marian Harshman to Helen Newbould her position at the piano. Phyllis Harshman to Margaret Newlin her flowery speech. Harry Hill to Glen Keen, a little of his weight. Caroline Jennings to Marian Baker her ability to play Hawaiian Music on the sonometer. Helen Keyes to Charlotte Duncan her shorn locks. Mildred Kuster to Vida Murray her ability to write themes. Olin Kull to John Bupp his curls. Walter Lane to John Corbin his art of using big words. Dorothy Lee to Maurine Crockett her studious habits. Claudia Ledbetter to Etha Bushart her success in getting dates. Genevieve Mautz to Marjorie Bolin her fair complexion and light hair. and Otha Mills to Mac Freese, that Rodolph Valentino expression appearance. Gladys Moore to Gladys Woods, her dimples and winning smiles. Edna Mullins to Evelyn Keen the art of having red hair and still keeping it very inconspicuous. Beulah Murray to Bernice Lawson her position at the typewriter. Blanche Newbould to Viva Graham, her tongue twisters. Mildred Powell to Hortense Myers her unassuming and modest manner. Francis Purvis to Sylvan Baugher his love for the S. T. H. S. teach- ers. Opal Rauch to Orpha Goodwin a little of her seriousness. Lola Rhodes to Helen Whitfield her place as basketball center. Catherine Robinson to Meda Harris her secrets. Lee Roughton to Bernice Carson his brilliant recitations in Civics. Louis Shultz to Eugene Drew his place as guard on the basketball team. Bernadyne Shuman to all future American History students her voluminous notes, books, and pamphlets pertaining to the subject. Charles Shuman to Talbot Bradley his scholarly dignltyg also his success in bluifing. James Sullivan to Paul Dolan his permanent blush. Aimee Thackwell to Edgar Palmer, her ability to pass four sub- jects.