Warrensburg Latham High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Warrensburg, IL)

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{(CARDINAL)) LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the class of 1926 of W. C. H. S., being sound of mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament, that is to say: We bequeath to the faculty our thanks and appreciation for all they have done for us. To the Juniors we bequeath the assembly hall, and the honor of becoming Seniors. To the Sophomores we do will our humble character, our talent, our quietness in the assembly hall, and our distinguished athletes as a living example of what they should become. To the Freshmen we bequeath our section of the “thinkers” list and all our early mistakes (since they have none of their own.) We individually bequeath the following: I, Earl Rau, do bequeath my artistic ability to Luther Paxton. I, Olive Buckley, do will my love for diamonds and my weekly visits to the barber shop to Martha Janvrin. I. Thelma Garrett, do bequeath my thrilling good times and my ability to chew gum to Ruby Clem. I, Virgil Schroeder, do leave my position as running guard to Christy Albert. 1, Craig Waller, do bequeath my gift of gab to James Williams and my daily naps in class to John Lehn. I, Mary Waggoner, do bequeath to Helen Gulick my accomplishments as a pianist. I, Mildred Dietrich, do will my freckles and my always ready to giggle to Jean Waller. I, Charles Hall, do will to Edna Turner a l°rgr 1 ottle of “reduce me quick.” I, Archie Spitzer, do will to Herman Nottleman my beautiful red hair. I, Herbert Kerwood, do will my light fantastic movements to Clarence Elder. I, Maud Dietrich, do will to Eunice Bost my studious disposition and an “Every-ready” smile. I, James Eyman, do bequeath to all the boys my ability to resist all monkey remarks and the power to punish those uttering the same. I, Winifred Pease, do will to all the girls a peep into my secret box, “How to get good grades from any English teacher.” I, Margaret Eyman, do bequeath to Dale Waller my vast collection of “stub pencils,” certain that they will prove a beneficial asset in his perpetual vacation at the pencil sharpener. I, Martha Albert, leave to Josephine Kruzan my skill in appearing to be the shyest symbol of innocence. I, Merrit Pease, do bequeath to Lockwood Simpson my bottle of “Sta-comb,” guaranteeing it to give personal magnetism that will make him a leading ladies’ man. Twenty-five

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woman snake charmer fixed on us. We began to feel creepy but suddenly her expression changed, becoming friendly. She immediately turned and spoke to her companion in shorthand. Then they both came toward us and as they neared we recognized them as Rena Rogers and Craig Waller. As we had plenty of time left we decided to go in another side show. We decided on the one showing the fattest man and fattest woman in the world. There we found two of our old classmates, Charles Hall and Margaret Eyman. We were not very much surprised because they had shown a slight tendency of becoming fat in their younger years. We had a pleasant chat with them and found them as jolly as ever. The time for the main show was nearing so we entered the large tent. There we saw a group of small boys feeding peanuts to the elephants. We wondered where their nurse was and presently we found her talking to the keeper of the elephants. We immediately recognized him as Virgil Schroeder and went over to speak to him and found that the nurse was Helen Crossman. For the center performance of the main show there were many lions in a cage with a little girl. She was ordering them around and having them leap through rings of lire. She shot blank cartridges at them when they came too close to her. Maud recognized the girl as Mildred Dietrich. Just then a pony came trotting in with a girl standing on one foot on its back. Behind this one came two others with two other girls. The girls began to dance as the ponies went faster. Then they leaped from their ponies into rings as the ponies went on around the circle. As they passed the girls jumped on them again. When the ponies with their riders came rushing past us we recognized the girls as Mary Waggoner, Ruth Gillen and Thelma Garrett. The next morning 1 started back East for I had decided to teach again as I knew that the best part of my trip was over and I felt so refreshed after having seen most of my classmates of ’26 and heard about the welfare of the rest. —Winnifred Pease. Twenty-four

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CCARDINALJ I, Ruth Gillen, do bequeath to John Albert my ability to test watermelons. I, Helen Crossman, leave to Margaret Herron a “brand new beau,” requesting the use “Shinola to keep him looking thus. I, Rena Rogers, bequeath to Marie Trusner, my ability to vamp, while to Edna Turner I bequeath my low heel Oxfords hoping to prevent further disturbance on the stairs. I, Everett Pease, leave to John Herron my back seat in the assembly hall assuring him it is a suitable location for a good time. I, Lueile Lehn, do will to Mildred Crantz my ability to master a violin. Sealed and signed this tenth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty-six. The Class of 1926. BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM Invocation ........ Senior Charge........ Junior Response Music ............... Baccalaureate Sermon Benediction.......... MAY 30, 1926 ............. Rev. Gordon Waggoner .......................Charles Hall. ...................... Eugene Ault .... Rev. H. A. Cotton Rev. Gordon Waggoner COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM JUNE 3, 1926 Invocation ............. Salutatory ..... Piano Solo.............. Valedictory ............ Vocal Solo.............. Commencement Address . Presentation of Diplomas Benediction............. Rev. Gordon Waggoner ..... Mildred Dietrich ...... Mary Waggoner ......Winnifred Pease ........ Archie Spitzer ...J. M. Eyman Rev. H. A. Cotton Twenty-six