Westville High School - Janus Yearbook (Westville, IL)

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T H E “JANUS” NINETEEN TWENTY-FIVE KRAINOCK, SUZANNE—Born July 8, 1906. Secretary to J. P. Morgan, attorney-general. Miss Krainock is also assistant editor of “Heart and Home Problems” in a prominent magazine. It is said she is very good at this because of her experiences in writing her employer’s love letters. KELLY, MARY CLARE—Born August 6, 1906. The owner and manager of a popular beauty salon at Lyons. Just lately Miss Kelly has established a beauty parlor in one of Missouri’s state insane asylums. McDONALD, ELBERT—Born August 19, 1905. A famous barrister of law from Kentucky, noted for winning several large cases and his unique way of winning them. “Mac” as he is commonly called, has several ways to convince the judges that he is right. Sometimes he uses his hands, voice and feet to prove his case. MYERS, STEVEN—Born July 4, 1906. A member of one of the most courageous professions—a life saver. One of the bravest men in his work. His most humane act was saving the life of his pet mouse which fell in a pan of water. REDULIS, STELLA EVELYN—Born August 15, 1908. A noted soprano. She made her debut five years ago when she sang for the prisoners at Sing Sing. Miss Redulis makes a specialty of Korean and Abyssian songs. At present she is touring the Sahara desert to obtain new expressions for her next song. RUCKER, CATHERINE M.—Born December 3, 1907. A well known broadcaster of Station N-U-T-Z, Kellyville. She broadcasts The Daily Dozen reducing exercises at 7:00 o’clock every morning. It is odd that although Miss Rucker has helped a great number of people to reduce, she still holds on to her 150 pounds. SIMON, SUSIE—Born February 26, 1905. One of the greatest comedians on the stage. She is the leading lady of Ben Turpin. Her latest play “The Valentine Stepper” is now showing at Hawbuck. SLAZAS, ROSA MARGARET—Born July 22, 1907. National long distance swimmer for 1935. Also holds title for plain back dive and high diving. Miss Slazas is noted for her long distance swimming. Her latest record was swimming 1000 millimeters in 5 seconds. Page Twenty-five

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THE JANUS” NINETEEN TWENTY-FIVE CLASS PROPHECY 1940 FERPOTTO, PETER—Born December 25, 1905. An eminent contractor in the state of Illinois who is noted for several of his great projects. The most important of these was his work in reclaiming the land buried under the waters of the Pawnee Pond. This area is now flourishing as one of the greatest peanut farms in the United States. GLODKOWSKIS, MILDRED—Born April 23, 1907. A well known divorcee residing in Chicago. She holds the American record of having nine husbands. All nine of her husbands were well-to-do bricklayers. HENSLEY, MILDRED—Born October 17, 1906. Author of “Hints for the Household,” a section of the prominent magazine, “The Whiz Bang.” Miss Henseley who in real life is Mrs. C. Shaney, has completely revolutionized the old method of keeping house. HERMAN, ISHMAEL C.—Born June 12, 1907. An unsurpassable violinist. Mr. Herman during his youth went abroad to Africa and Australia to study violin. After a great deal of study in Africa he composed the piece, “Dark clouds float around me.” During his work in Australia, he composed, “The Kangaroo’s Leap,” an air which is internationally famous. HOWARD, RAY—Born May 15, 1907. The only person of his profession to be written up in a “Who’s Who” —Mr. Howard is an acrobat and is now traveling with Barnum and Bailey. One of his most famous feats is doubling himself till he takes the form of a icosahedrom. HUDSON, DONALD—Born August 14, 1906. A dentist of great renown. Studied dentistry for 15 years before he took up the practice. He first came to the notice of the world when he extracted four molars from the orifice of the Prince of Wales. HUGHES, FERN—Born September 20, 1907. A second Florence Nightingale. An indispensable village nurse to the village of Allswell. In her eight years of nursing she has been a nurse to 600 patients of which only 598 died. Page Twenty-four

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THE “JANUS” NINETEEN TWENTY-FIVE STEVENS, ETHEL—Born April 4, 1907. One of mankinds good Samaritans. Miss Stevens when still in her teens went to the wilds of Siberia as a missionary. However, as Siberia was scarcely populated, her missionary work did not take up much time. Therefore she began training some Siberian animals. At present she owns one of the largest Zoos in the world. SOMERS, PAUL A.—Born July 15, 1907. A scientist of great note. Ranks with Darwin and Pasteur. The thing that made him famous was his calculation of how many calories of heat are found in the hole of a doughnut. COLUMBUS, JULIA M.—Born April 28, 1907. The holder of the women’s light-weight boxing championship of the world. Miss Columbus is well known for her work in the ring in Chicago, New York, and Liverpool. She has earned the sobriquet of “Buzz-saw” Columbus because of her incessant foot work and talking while in the ring. It is said that “Buzz-saw” gained her experience practicing on various individuals in her high school days. DELANEY, EDWARD N.—Born August 22, 1907. A leader of the Irish rebels during the Irish-English war. Due to his strategy, the Irish defeated the British forces in the Battle of Dublin Bay, the battle which was the turning point of the rebellion. Mr. Delaney was born in America but his sympathy was always with the cause of struggling Ireland. When he went to Ireland he took with him 37 rifles, 2 machine guns and 60 pistols. With these he completely equipped the Irish army. This improvement over the old way of throwing bricks and cobble stones was one reason for the Irish victory. DELANEY, HELEN M.—Born November 4, 1905. A temperamental dancer, now with the Zeigfield Follies. She had the leading role of the musical comedy “Boon Beams,” which ran for 96 hours in New York. Miss Delaney received a great deal of publicity when, while dancing her solo, she became so enthusiastic that she fell off of the stage. Page Twenty-six