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

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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

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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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W1-IOS WHO MOST POPULAR Boy .,.......,,..A.,,............A...A.,..,. Leon Moore C13 Girl .....A..... ....., L outisha Mack C23 CUTEST Boy ............ .,....,... F ortunatus Ricard C33 Girl ......,..A....,.......,......,....,...., Edna Banks C43 MOST SOPHISTICATED Boy ........,.............,.....,... Alvin Chamblee C53 Girl ........,..,.........,,...A..,.. Marion Graham C63 BEST DRESSED Boy .......,.,..........w,..,. Clarence Needham C73 Girl ..................,............... Mary McGuire C83 BRAIN TRUSTER Boy .v..,..,.,,...l..l...........,.. Charles Smith C93 Girl ............ ,... . .. .... , ,,.,.w. Sybel Clark C103 MOST ATHLETIC Boy ,,.........,..,,...,...., a.w. ...,.,. R o scoe Iulicm C113 Girl ,,A,,,,,A,...,.,...l..,,,.w,w.., Louise Sherfield C123 WITTIEST Boy .,...,.,.,.........,. ..,....,,,, S ilas Purnell C133 Girl ,,,v,iYv,,,v..,,,,,,.,,....r.,,,,.,w,... Mittie Fuller C143 MOST TALKATIVE Boy ,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,....,........,,,,, Iohn Humphrey C153 Girl ,,,,,,,,,..,..,.,,,..i,,..,...,.,,..1,e,.. Ruth Jones C163 QUIETEST Boy ,,,,.,,,,,,,r ,, ..,.... Morris Vaugn C173 Girl ,,,e,w,, ......, M ildred Lee C183 47 Q 11? A-rr f , fit: Y' , , xr 2 'H E. T731 la. ll, AQ'- ...ai bl.. C' 13. TA? 3 Q 1 '+- 5 1 ' 0 4. -,. 3 ft, ...zu 42 Y. yi Q,- sf' ,, if n. H 3 1 5, an' If ' 3, -- 5, wg, M. csv:-C 'f Q-.alll M, 4, 5' i 'fi sv C 3 rh , rer i 7. V, 'Q Q if ag: I2. Yi nuff