Wendell Phillips High School - Phillipsite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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IANUARY CLASS WILL zu, IWW MW Having completed the secondary phase of our edu cation we the members of the brilliant class of Ianuary Nineteen Hundred Forty One do hereby leave our sahent characteristics talents traits and abilities to those individuals whom we think are most deserving of them F xrst we wish to express our profound appreciation to our dear teachers who have been most kmd and patient and unselfrsh in their guidance and advice To them we can only say We are truly grateful you have contributed much toward making our high school career one of the finest and memorable expen ences of our lives To all forthcoming classes we leave a portion of our intellectual ingenuity love of Phillips and school spirit with the sxncere hope that they endeavor to maintain the high standard of our school and keep its interests always uppermost in their minds as we have done Therefore being of legal age and sound mind and memory overflowing with ambition and with the de termination to achieve success we do make publish and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament We hereby bequeath the following algebralc ability To Marion Barthelmy I Iacquelme Richardson be queath my ability to form miracles with the pen To Pearl Jackson I Aurelia Robinson bequeath my ability to form snappy al1b1s To Earl Gary I Lilhe Scaife will my stenography ab111ty and personality To her sister Violet Mary Smith bequeathes her abillty to get along with people To Yvonne Martm I Carmrlla Barnes will my ability to take dictation and my bewilderment in tran scribmg lt To Grover Lawrence I Kathleen Norris will my ex cellent alegebraic ability To Ruby Hines I Ora Lee Hall will my ability to attend all classes without a single cut To Iohn Barfxeld I Emma Thomas will my ability to seek associates with pleasing personalities To my s1ster Cleola I Portia Penman w1ll my alert ness efficiency and friendliness To Hortense Harvey I Ruth Iohnson will my charm ing personality To Otis Ricks I Glona Iohnson bequeath my power to stay awake in class To Eugene Claiborn I Fred Simon w1ll my scholastic ab1l1ty To Frank Rice I Ruth Iones bequeath my pleasing personality To La Vexda Freeman I Iuanita Freeman will my scholastic abxlity To my sister Genevieve I Charles Smith will the 1oy of the great praise I received at Phrllxps To all the remaining Feather Merchants Cboys under 5 4 J I Carl Smith will my ability to get the answers To June Hines I Loutisha Mack bequeath my ora toncal and scholastic abilities I Iackqueline Richardson will to all my unfortunate fellow students the ability to be left out of everything To my brother Henry I Alma Flanagan bequeath my journalistic skill To Robert Redman I Wanda Pomdexter will time and space in his gym class To my sister Evelena I Iosie Swope bequeath my success in high school To Edith Baldwin I Louise Sherfield will my high standing in the G AA To my cousin Myrtle Iohnson I Addie Adams will my outstanding charactenstlcs punctuality and efficiency To Mose Daves I Norma Hill will my excellent oratory and shining example of efficiency To Linnie Shaw I Etta Boyd will my dramatic ability To Anna Marshall I Helen White will my superb stenographic ability and speed in typing To Cyrilla Solomon I Cora Bracy will my vim vigor and vitality To Annie Stokes I Henrietta Dixon will my geo metry ability To Iohnetta Felton I Velma Hicks will my scholastic ability and pleasing personallty To all other dramatic students I Ioe Hutson will my dramatic ability CCont1nued on Page 46I I ' 1 I I ' - I I ' I I . l I I ' ' I l ' I I 1 1 ' - - 1 1 . I ' I I 1 . I I I I 1 ' . ' ', . - I I I I . l . I I II II I 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' I' ' ' ' ' I I I I I I I - I ' ' I 1 1 , 1 1 1 I I I I I I To Mabel Robinson, I, Geraldine Reeder, will my , . ' ' ' I I I 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 1 1 1 I I I - I . 1 3 . . . . . . I 1 1 I ' 1 . . . . 1 1 . ' - I 1 1 1 I I I . l I I , I I I ' U 1 I , . I I I I I ' I I I I - . I 1 I 1 l ' . I I I '

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IANUARY CLASS PRCDPHECY I, Style! ew Lrsten my chrldren and you shall hear Of a dream I recently had thrs year Look my chrldren and you shall see How wonderful your future IS to be Last mght as I lay ponder1ng over what the future held 1n store for the Ph1ll1ps class of Ianuary 41 feel1ng of drows1ness crept over me and I fell 1nto a deep slumber It seemed as though I slept as many years as R1p Van Wmkle for when I awakened I had aged conszderably and I was rn an entmrely d1fferent envrronment Oh' what a lovely garden I was stand 1ng 1n and there was the most beautrful creature beckonmg me to follow her' As we walked we sud denly came 1nto a changed world Cno wonder 1t s 19612 and behold' there were all my schoolmates of yester year fulf1ll1ng the1r respectlve places 1n l1fe The frrst thrng to catch my attentlon was an elab orate cloth1ng shop w1th a srgn Luke Keel and Co I dec1ded to go tn and look around and as I stepped 1n the door I was greeted by Pnnce Rrley who wanted to know 1f I would l1ke to glance over the latest gowns Before I could answer he had rushed me 1nto a room full of lovely dresses Among many mannequ1ns were and that dazzhng beauty Edna Banks The d1st1n gulshed artlsts Conrad Cochran and Allen Iohnson were srttmg along the s1de l1nes sketchmg the gown to be sent to the Glenglo newspaper of wh1ch Glendts Hambr1ck IS the edrtor I walked 1nto the next room where the models were bemg prettled up Matt1e Iones was gxvrng them fac1al massages whlle Ros1e Chappell manicured na1ls Alveder Moody apphed make up and Geraldlne Reeder curled ha1r The next room I entered was the general offrce where there were many stenographers engaged 1n vanous tasks At typewnters were Mary Sams M11 dred Lee Emma Thomas and Helen Wh1te Deval lane Weary Chnstrne Warr and Mary McClung were busy f1l1ng Can you 1mag1ne Charlotte Brown and Emma Steele takmg d1ctat1on at 150 words a m1nute'? Iessxe Blake Verna Donaldson and Kathryn V1ley are competxtors for the posztron of pnvate secretary to the Bus Mgr Henry Wllson CMay the best grrl w1nl I was 1nv1ted to look m on the sewmg department 1n order to see how the dresses were made Dora Brent and Mary Smrth were cuttmg patterns Dor1s Robtnson losre Swope and Rolhe Cutlaw were strtch 1ng away wh1le Ethel Burke Gulftha Hall Alma Bryant and Ruth Iohnson were puzzl1ng over new destgns I was told that a staff headed by Chester W1ll1GmS and Wlllram Murray was respons1ble for all the ta1lored su1ts of the shop and Ella Wash1ngton takes care of the m1ll1nery I expressed my admrratron of the store and to my surpnse I learned that Clarence Hardzn drew up the blue pnnts for 1t and Inez Harr1s superv1sed the rn tenor decoratxon Afer lmgenng a moment my steps began to wander agam I found myself stand1ng 1n front of a mansron of great grandeur There seemed to be an a1r of Celebrahon about the place so I took It upon myself to peek rn There rn the mrdst of prom 1nent socxety women stood Mrs Lyd1a Ienkms Cwe remember her as Lyd1a Black? who made a most charmmg and grac1ous hostess Governor Charles Ienkms was tn a far corner of the room d1scuss1ng w1th Senator Leon Moore fFuzzy to usl a new b1ll for the preventlon of cruelty to stray cats Hav1ng an eyeful I thought 1t was tlme for me to leave My next stop was at the Clty Hospltal where doctors Neversh1 Carter Elwood R1ley Norma H111 Roosevelt Ulmer Wlllldm Thomas and Eddxe Myles were operat mg on some unknown person Cpoor soul he ll probably be passed on to Frazler Murray to be embalmedl whlle nurses Hennetta Drxon Velma Draton Evelyn Lewrs Ann1e Wheatley Wanda Porndexter and Zeno b1a lohnson were bustlxng about gett1ng necessary equrpment for the doctors I dtdnt want to be 1n the way so I took my leave My next dest1nat1on was the new post offrce where I bumped mto Charles Iones Iohn Humphrey and John Hannah go1ng out on the1r da1ly routes Em ployed as clerks were Lou1s Murch1eson 163516 Adams Lourse Ba1ley Elmer Clatborne Leonard Hxll and Fred Slmon The new postmaster for Cook County IS Alfred Mullen There was nothmg here to hold my 1nterest so I was agam on my way As I journeyed on I drscovered that among these many new burldmngs there rema1ned rmpregnable Wendell Ph1ll1ps It was all modernrzed but rt st1ll stood as ever a symbol of h1gher educatxon and no wonder for Omega Reed 1S the prmcrpal and among the eff1c1ent teachers were Bennela Denwlddle luarnta Freeman Helen Washmgton Marthella Hutcherson and Kathleen Norns In the physlcal educatron depart fCont1nued on Page 46? . . I . n I I . I I . I ' n I . U I I I I n I I ' , . . ll ul G ' . I 1 1 n 1 I u n u 1 . II II - . ' I graceful Loutisha Mack, sophisticated Marion Graham, . ' ' , ' ll n - . ' . F . I ' ' ' 1 I n I . I I - . I l ' , - I I I I ' n - ' . l I - . ' u 1 . I I . I ' 'I . 1 . . 1 Q u , , , I I I I

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JANUARY CLASS PROPHECY JANUARY CLASS WILL ICont1nued from Page 441 ment were Carl Patterson Agustus Perkins and Willie Garmon Heading the Math department is Geraldine S1lls Celeste Dogan and Susie Smith were kept busy ln the library On the staff of engineers are Booker McW1ll1ams Harry Thompson Tommle Ray and William Bonner The school has special luncheons prepared by the famous dietician Marie Carter I voiced my surprise at not seeing the Smith IWIHS among the teachers and was informed that they were now professors at Howard University Social workers Louise Sheffield Mary Camp Odessa Wh1te Gurnell Mmgo Ruth Jones and Mary Hunt are very useful to the school because they look after the needs of the students As I walked on I was suddenly momentarily blinded by a glittering flash of light Lookrng up I saw a magnificent theater There 1n bnght lights shone the words The V1ll1ans Moustache Cby Flora Murphyl starring M1tt1e Fuller Alvin Chamblee BGSSIG Allrson and Fred Lightfoot As I entered the theater I over heard someone discussmg the new Age Expeller that the famous chemist Velma Hicks had just perfected The play was rather short so to fill 1n the program there was a duet by Joe Hutson and Annie Mitchell Hosea Alexander gave a bit of spicey poetry Hudson Wadlington and Corrme danced to the stra1ns of John Well s orchestra in which I caught a glrmpse of For tunatus Recard Walter Green Eugene Simpson and Edwin Chamblee When the show was over I prcked up bits of gossip here and there Albert Reasoner has establlshed an Bracy and Jacquiline Richardson Doris Polk IS a court reporter and Francis Johnson a psychiatrist It was rumored that news commentator Julrus Scott has linked the name of Playboy Matthew Strrctland to that of Gloria Johnson who IS a prominent socialite The outstanding lawyers of the day are Milton Gordon Floyd McDan1els Mary Harges Edward Arnold Matthew McGr1ff and Robert Alexander I walked out rn the lobby of the theater wondering what was next on my program when all of a sudden these people became dim and blurry and gradually faded away I was once again rn that magnificent garden with that enchanting creature by my side KI still dont know whether she was an Angel or falryl She was speaking to me but lo even as she spoke the v1s1on died out and I woke with her words rmging 1n my ears The power to make th1s dream a realxty lies 1n the hearts and minds of the students of the January 41 class of Wendell Phillips There s no doubt about what we will do We re gomg to make this dream come true tContmued from Paqe 451 To my sister Pauline I Sybel Clark bequeath my pleasant memories of the students and faculty of Philllps To Iewell Allen and Dorothy Mmgo I Gurnell Mmgo wrll my ability to obtam admiration from my own sex as well as the OPPOSIIG sex To Thomas Jefferson I Dons Polk w1ll my magnetic personality To Wilma Allen I Eugene Simpson bequeath all my musical ability To my brother Nicholas I Rollie Mae Outlaw w1ll my sweet personality To any student who is capable of taking it I Hudson Wadl1ngton will my personality and technique of makmg friends To the two sweetest girls in Phillips Edith Baldwin and dear Viola Cross I Alvin Chamblee leave my Cwhat little it isl dramatic ability I Elmer Claiborne will all the sweet little girls I know to all the remarning boys To Edith Baldwin I Flora Murphy bequeath my scholastic ab1l1ty and testaments of Forty One members of the January Nineteen Forty One class was signed sealed and pub lished January 16 1941 and declared by those mem bers to be their last will and testament before their departure from hrgh school We the undersigned have ascribed our names as witnesses to the vahdity of the foregoing instrument Bessie Allison Sybel Clark Charles Smith Carl Smith Inez Harrrs Loutisha Mack min: nina 1 llllll mlm I A EEE min VUVVVUVUVUV'VVVVVVUYUVVUVVUUVUVUVUUVVU I 1 . I I . I I . I - I I I I . I I U I . ' ' l . . . . . I I D ' ll II I U I I , . . . I 1 J - . 7 . I I I . - - , . . . airline and has as stewardesses, Carmilla Barnes, Cora The foregoing instrument, consisting of the last wills - 11 1: I - I ' I I - 1 1 1 I ' . 1 1 I - - n 2? 1 . jf -, , Ill