University High School - Tower Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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xx. --..-gr V., ei. l A Q sg., The Lucky Mummy Case Years ago, man, wbo sougbt a secret from tbe ages by entering the tombs built by tbe by-gone people of Egypt, found in tbe secret, most innermost passages of the colos- sal Spbinx, a mummy. We say a mummy, because of all the strange tbings found tbere, tbis mummy was tbe most unusual and bafling. It transferred to man sometbing of its subtle understanding of life. Its eyes were alive witb a strange ligbt, and its bands were warm, injecting into tbe coldness of any man's beart a bit of warmtb. From tbe tombs-from tbe ages, tbis figure dared to bring a strange essence of living. After toucbing it, men were said to be more lucky, so tbey named it Lucky Mu1nmy Case, and took it to Britain, wbere it is now in a Museum. Tbere migbt be many reactions to sucb a story, but it stirred up two main currents of tbougbt in our minds, that out of the most unusual secret passageways of life tbere are many bidden mysteries, and tbat to be lucky, man must be fully alive to life, tbat be must find in it botb burnor and patbos. And so we began to wonder first-about tbe ligbter moods of our modern men, sifting it down until we came to tbe campus of S. I. N. U. We are now in tbe twisting, mysterious labyrintbs of our Modern Spbinx built by students, bere we are going to dig up dirt in efort to uneartb all kinds of Mummy Cases of Humor. Two Hundvrd El -E , I- 31: A 'N il 1 if ' : X :Z , ,G-,C -.1 WJ-In 4' V 3 'via I l' '--1 .1 I ' I- 'hx . . riidim lf g ' ff -,' 3,:x..,53 1. -- '1 ' ' .' ,' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' A u + --fs s -.1 - . ,g,p lt .Alf r 0 ws 1- .f'ug,,- .: '- X j 3,154-4, OK' , 'W ' K 'fgv l , . 'L .

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Mfter nine months of great scheming, we have at last found the passageway to our Modern Sphinx. We remember the many tragic accidents which people, daring to invade other tombs, have encountered 5 yet we go bravely on into this treasure of mirth. This prst excavation is a surprise-a huge stone hearing the glaring title: Date Bureau Olficers FRANCES MATTHEWS HELEN SCHREMP SARA DICKEY FLORENCE NFWMQN We dig frantically! Surely this would be interesting. Ah, here is something headed: Date Application Destination: for the N club dance. Type of man wanted: tall, blond, good dancer. Color: White. Description of Applyer: White, single, excellent dancer. X X Name of Applyer: Bessie Fern Schremp. V It Receipt ' Delivered to Bessie Fern Schremp at her door Feb., 1930, one tall blond boy named Irving Trombley. Signed: 'FRANCES MATTHEWS. So that's what started some of these love affairs! We had never before seen 'em sent by order even though made to order. We turned pages diligently, finding signatures and receipts that startled us! Here we saw a receipt to: Buddy Hodge-Sorority Dance ,........., ,,,.s, F or Jane Warren Catherine Lentz-Freshman Dance ....,... ..,. Webb Johnson Ella Mae Halligan-Library Date ..,..,, ...s..,...... G ibb Lentz Lillian Hudspeth-any old time .....s... ,,.,..... C armen Dickey Dr. Abbott-for marriage ............. ......... H azel Ervin And others not legihle. Two Hundred Twelve 1' Qs. '7 Jin A it A-'. ' 'i-'fill 2 X .1 . Q' gm 'X , , R ' T . ' . -1 - ' 'Q-J -- i I, Guvfiv' . YK.. ' , - 1' -. .. , , arm. , -ajiffi 2. ' . - iff- ' ' 'Id rf' i-' . . . 3' Y YQ5v IJ2KjliQ?! . IJAAYL L 5 T