Sullivan High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Sullivan, IL)

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Olive Dazey to Voyna Anderson, her Stay-put smile. Everett Drew to Gerald Newbould, his place as drummer in the band. Irene Mattox to Maxine Lindsay, her success in getting dates. Gertrude Davis to Vonnie Leavitt, her inexhaustible supply of pep. Dorothy Clark to Adeline Bagget, her flippant manner. Annabelle Devore to Fern Brown, her dark dreamy eyes. Mabel Jeffers to Dorothy Mitchell, her habit of arguing in economics. Alberta Monroe to Olaf French, her freckles. Letha Ledbetter to Ralph Leeds, her Civics b00k. Opal Burcham to Wilma Wilson, her Hitting ability. Lois Davis to Freda Doner, her giggle. Dale Landers to Glenn Landers, his ability to raise C0111. Mary Elizabeth Leeds to anyone, her j0b as Calendar Editor. George Thompson to William Horn, his dimples. Doris Craven to Lyle Brown, her ability in Shorthaild. B-onadell Mallinson to Paul Harshman, her English note book pictures to save wear and tear on the magazines. Olive Hoskins to Ruth Randol, her sunny hair. A Genevieve Daum to Agnes Pyatt, ber exliereme height. I further wish it understood that if any beneficiary of this document should at- tempt to dispute or set aside any legacy herein mentioned, he shall immediately be cut off from all provisions of said document and be cast into darkness. Hereunto have we set our hand and seal, knowing that all the provisions herein proclaimed are as unalterable and indissoluble as the famous law of the Medes and Persians. fSignedD Senior Class of '28 -George Thompson Witnesses:- Lark Collins, H. I. Tice.

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them free of charge as long as these castles exist in livable condition. They must be occupied entirely at the risk of the legatees and no accident to life or limb may be an excuse for exhortation from other beneficiaries. To the Sophomores we give. bequeath and divise all the mistakes we have ever made. This is the most important bequest because by our mistakes we learn more than ever comes to us ir: any other way and if our mistakes are so beneficent, how much more so must be those of others when they are our property. To the Freshmen we bequeath all our well known tact and powers of saying the right word in the right place. The Freshmen, as everyone knows need this bequest more than any other branch of the High School. To the faculty we give and bequeath several bottles of hair dye to darken the grey hairs we have caused. To the President of the Class of '29 Mac Grigsby gives his executive ability and becoming modesty. Vern Kellar to John Winchester, his stately height. Blanche Hall to Gertrude Nlonroe, her popularity with all the boys. Clifton Bolin to Jean Whitfield, his good grades in French II. Wallace Ritchey to Kenneth Randol, half his weight. George Hoke to Clarence Shull, his ability to grow a mustache. Homer Johnson to Wenzel Nedden, his popularity with the opposite seX. George Sabin to anyone who wants it, his job as joke editor. Joseph Ashbrook to William Hostetter, his curly hair. Rosie Craven to Alberta Harsh, her power of vamping. Agnes Wright to anyone, the Editor's uneasy chair together with shattered nerves and ruined disposition. Grace Cody to Jeanette Loveless, bel' dignified and quiet way. I Carmen Harris to Rosamond Crane, her ability to sing. Stanley Bragg to Wayne Smith, his athletic ability. Florence Engel to Charlotte Richardson, her Success as a theme writer. John Hollonbeck to Lyle Brown, his ability to walk fast. Evalyn Finley to Lilly Sullivan, her ability as a painter. Mabel Henderson to Mary Evans, her exemption from semester Exams. Russell Freemon to the wo:-ld,nt large, his remarkable stock of common sense, be- cause it is most sorely needed by every son and daughter of Adam. Claudia Yarnell to Dorothy Wood, her job of passing out and taking up roll cards. Glenn Leo Clark to Howard Christy, his ability to blow a, saxophone. Lucia Harshman to Alice Harris, her' prestige with the teachers. Rozetta McKim to Colleen Hollonbeck, her ability to cook. Hildreth Walker to Steven Worsham, his high semester averages. Gerald Cazier to Gale Shasteen, his sophomore girl. Robert Carter to Eddie Bolin, his cast iron will. Charles Buxton to Fred Cogdal, his Studi0uSIleSs. Elda Wallace to Eloise Mallinson, her sewing ability. Maxine Robertson to Katherine Hollonbeck, her musical talent. Elta Collins to Florence Graham, her modest manners.

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MYSTIC MAGIC Ah, the pleasure it gives me to visit the crystal gazerl The secrets he unfolds be- fore me, the mysteries he solves make me feel that he is a being of inconceivable wis- dom and genius. His eyes are hypnotizing, his words spell-binding. He makes one forget the past and present and see only the glorified future. A future so gay for some, and so dull for others. He charms me with his magic and makes me see beyond the abyss that divides present from future, with his softly flowing, liquid voice. Hark! he speaks, I see in this magic cysta.l medium things that will startle, things that will delight, and things that will make you sad and Weary. I behold a future in which all your friends are revealed. First, I see musical instruments, I even hear the music, rousing and full of rhythm. As the vision grows clearer, the musicians become recognizable. The leader of this band, for band it is, and a rival of Sousa's, is Wallace Ritchey, an imposing man of great ability. Each member of this marvelous company is a musician of note. I am glad to say two of these members are known to you. The first, Everett Drew, is at the drums, and the second, Glenn Clark, is a musician known throughout the world. As this scene fades into dim shadows and finally disappears, another view of times to be comes to me. A school this time, a high school in a town grown momentious. It is Sullivan Township High School with many additions and al- terations. The principal you will be interested in knowing is none other than Stanley Bragg, a man of marvelous ability. It is said by others in this crystal, that he has been offered positions in the foremost colleges in America but due to a love for his old school he has remained with it. Faculty members of this institution of learning who are known to you are: Clifton Bolin, head of the English department, Blanche Hall, commercial department, Florence Engle, biology department, Hildreth Walker, bas- ketball coach, John Hollonbeck, football coach, Anna Bell DeVore, head of music de- partment, Elta Collins, historyg Mary Elizabeth Leeds, Latin. The scene becomes more vivid, and it shifts from one class room to another. Now, I see Miss Leeds, much fear- ed and noted for the order she keeps in class and the number of students graduating from her classes who are unable to speak or write a word of that dead, but not forgot- ten, tongue. Then a view of the gymnasium is allowed me. I see a little man holding a basket ball in his hand, surrounded by an admiring group of boys. As this fades the much admired football coach appears. His wonderful example leads many high school boys to noble manhood. The school becomes indistinct, and as it leaves, a little shoppe glows in the shining crystal. It is a shoppe of distinction, owned and managed by Madame Dimi, formerly known as Maxine Robertson. A frock purchased from Dimi is sure to please, for all the designing is done by either Dimi herself or her designer of marked fame, Mantol, known to you as Homer Johnson. As the view becomes brighter I behold the beautiful models in the Dimi Shoppe. Among them I behold Alberta Monroe and Rosie Graven, models of proved ability. The scene becomes too bright and is snatched away, but slowly, tantalizingly, a new sight forms. There is rythmical movement, up, down, out, in. What is it? Ah, now I see, now it is intelligible. It is a gymnasium filled with women. The leader of the exercises that at the moment are being performed, is Clau- dia Yarnell- She, in clear, crisp tones calls the count for the movements of the group before her. The sparkle in her eye tells me that she is in love with her work, and is seriously trying to keep up the health of hor associates. Among those before her, I see Agnes Wright, who is trying to keep fit for her nerve racking position as coin collector for the first millionaire to arrive in Sullivan. He is unknown to you, but it might be