Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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LAST iLL AND TESTAMEN We, the members of the class of 193 8, of Angola High School, residing in the City of Angola, County of Steuben, in the Hoosier State, Indiana, being of grad- uating age and of unsound and indisposing mind and memory, but mindful of the fact that time marches on, do make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testa- ment, hereby revoking and annulling any and all wills by us made heretofore: First: We direct that all our just and unjust debts, I. O. U ' s., grudges, and administration costs be paid out of our estate as follows: I, Mark Aldrich, do hereby will and bequeath my most prominent freckles to Burton Kolb. I, Wendell Aldrich, do hereby will and bequeath my broad smile and executive ability to Robert Craig. I, Marguerite Baker, do hereby will and bequeath a comb to keep her hair out of her eyes to Ruth Badger. I, Robert Lee Bender, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to blush when speak- ing to girls to Roscoe Nedele. I, Winifred Berlien, do hereby will and bequeath my small pencil with which to write notes to Lucy Ellen Handy. I, Mary Bolinger, do hereby will and bequeath a needle and thread to be used to the best advantage to Virginia Care. L Mary E. Booth, do hereby will and bequeath my used paint brushes and ideas on art compositions to Esther Ferrier. L Beth Brown, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to converse with anyone at any time to Rose Wiggins. L Betty Brown, do hereby will and bequeath an interesting collection of dizzy poetry and ideas to Louise Griffiths. I, Jayne Louise Buck, do hereby will and bequeath a large box of giggles and gags to Bettie Bassett. I, Margaret Carr, do hereby will and bequeath my sadly worn out social science book to Eleanor Miller. L Robert Clark, do hereby will and bequeath my much unused ability to box to Robert White. L Dale Cole, do hereby will and bequeath my well used home-run bat of high- powered calibre and efficiency to Morris Whitlock. I, Ruth Collett, do hereby will and bequeath my almost new physics note book and notes to Ruth Blackburn. L Dale Davis, do hereby will and bequeath a large, sticky wad of gum under my table in library to aid in making lessons stick to Calista Creel. L Robert Devine, do hereby will and bequeath my much worn out, torn, but still usable paper bag to Richard Zeigler. I, Pauline Frazier, do hereby will and bequeath my thimble used in home economics to Maxine Fanning. I, Bernd Gartner, do hereby will and bequeath my long eyebrows and beau-brummel ways to Joe Louis, alias Ora Sierer. I, Betty Goudy, do hereby will and bequeath a much used and frayed A string to Barbara Reese. L Phyllis Green, do hereby will and bequeath my shorthand notes and pencil to Eleanor Mielke. L Marcelle Greenfield, do hereby will and bequeath a package of gum to be used at any convenient time in Mr. Certain ' s classes to Betty Mounts. I, Donna Mae Griffin, do hereby will and bequeath a ticket for the first seat of the first row in the Strand Theater to Bill Hopkins. L Catherine Griffiths, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to make people guess whether I ' m sleeping or thinking to Doris Jarboe. I, Clarcllen Guilford, do hereby will and bequeath a lock of my naturally curly hair to be used as a pattern to Miriam Simpson. I, Emagene Hcndershot, do hereby will and bequeath a sneezing patent that should prove to be valuable to Billie Bassett. I, Gcraldine Higglns, do hereby will and bequeath my wonderful and unceasing L ' ift of i;ab to Annette Morse. I ' ayc lucnty-luo

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Here Eiideth; Here Bc iiiiicf j This then is the end! Who is there that can hear these words and remain unmoved ' Nor IS ,t to be wondered at, tor the end of anything h often its most impressive mo- ment. Ihe end of a year, the end of an association, the close of a Hfe— these are the naost poignant things that the world has to offer. Poignant, because of the memories they call forth— and the regrets. Memories that make us smile, perhaps, and vet catch at our hearts simply because they are memories! Regrets for things we might so easily have done but failed to do; for things we wish undone! Today we stand here and again say Here Endeth! Here endeth our high school days. Here endeth companionships that have grown dear with the passing of the years! Here endeth friendly rivalries that have spurred us on to achievement. We have traveled together now for four years, knowing the same triumphs and the same defeats experiencing the same joys and the same disappointments. Together we have looked forward for four years to this day, and now that it is come we say with pleasure— and ■with sadness, Here endeth! Were this only an ending it might well be a day of sorrow and of vain regrets, but every end is in itself a new beginning. The end of every day ushers in the dawn of a new day. The old year going out greets the new year as it comes in. This change for us can be summed up in the words, Here endeth restraint; here beginneth freedom. Throughout our school days our life has been carefully guarded at home and at school. We have had to abide by certain laws and restrictions laid down for us by our parents and teachers. There have been times for all of us when we have chafed at these limitations. We have thought that the restraining influences placed upon us were too severe. But fortunately, those who have had our lives in their charge did not cast oif their responsibility. They had a purpose to accomplish! That purpose was to see that we were prepared to conduct our own lives with individual initiative and independent judgment. Now their job is done! Ours is beginning. We are about to be thrown upon our own resources for the first time! Freedom of action will soon be ours to an extent that we have never before known. Here endeth restraint! Physcal freedom is ours without condition. But — if we are to be actually free, we must learn one important lesson; that real freedom never consists in mere release from old restraints. A young robin in his nest might yearn for the freedom of the air, but if all the freedom which the bird seeks is release from the restraint of the nest, he will discover that the only freedom which he has achieved is freedom to fall to the ground. The first step toward real freedom for the bird is to develop and strengthen wings on which he can depend. Today marks for us the end of old laws and restrictions. But what of the free- dom that is beginning? Will it lead us into disaster because of our own lack of self- control; or shall we know the true freedom that comes with a stable sense ot values and sound judgment? Here endeth the old! Here beginneth the new! A world lies before us, filled with opportunities. Our life has been placed in our own hands to do with as we will. The choice is ours! BETH BROWN. Pii c fuciif -niic

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I, Mack Hosack, do hereby will and bequeath my pillow for the sports bench to Bill Rhinesmith. I, Laurine Hostetler, do hereby will and bequeath my apron used in the senior play to Martha George. I, Ilene Jackson, do hereby will and bequeath a box of paints to Betty Kemmerling. I, Darl Johns, do hereby will and bequeath a comic picture of Jerry Higgms to Joe Holderness. At last you ' ve got it, Joe. I, Lyle Kiser, do hereby will and bequeath a useful roadmap to Garrett and Ken- dallville to Dick Bender. I, June Kohl, do hereby will and bequeath my false eyelashes used in the senior play to Ednamae Eastman. I, Wade Letts, do hereby will and bequeath a long list of contest spelling words to Jeanne Preston. I, Charline McKinley, do hereby will and bequeath my completed civics notebook to Marcella Eggleston. I, William Meyers, do hereby will and bequeath a brancl new bit for his sheep to Marion Wallace. I, Donald Morrison, do hereby will and bequeath some sheets of drawing paper so he won ' t have to borrow any more to Buck Gray. I, John Overla, do hereby will and bequeath my forsaken health note book to Donald Boyd. I, Arnold Pepple, do hereby will and bequeath a can of axle grease to keep his hair combed to Bob German. I, Stephen Ransburg, do hereby will and bequeath a license to argue, signed by Mr. Dygert, to John Harvey. I, Dean Rose, do hereby will and bequeath my rattling good Dodge truck to Duane Rose. I, Warren Sellers, do hereby will and bequeath my ag. seat to promote better think- ing to Jack Green. I, Marsella Shank, do hereby will and bequeath my Angola hop to Robert Meyers, alias Dupey. I, Richard Small, do hereby will and bequeath a box of dog biscuits to be eaten between meals and classes to George Ryan. I, Bradley Swift, do hereb y will and bequeath my often used excuse blank to Jack Tucker. I, Vernon Waite, do hereby will and bequeath a new curry comb for his goats to Ernest Pence. I, Don Weaver, do hereby will and bequeath a pen with which to write the will next year to Owen Mote. I, Georgia Welch, do hereby will and bequeath my full shorthand pad to Mary Jane Damlos. I, Thelma Wisner, do hereby will and bequeath my contract for a place on the honor roll to Carolyn Forbes. I, Lane Zimmerman, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be a good soda- jerker to Maryann Hicks. I, James Zuber, do hereby will and bequeath my good behavior record to Max- Spangle. I, Jack IVIcEwen, do hereby will and bequeath m ' abiht) ' to take a beatng in boxing to Jim Morse. In case any of the persons mentioned above marries, moves, disappears or in any way turns up unaccounted for before the fourth (4th) of July in the year 1938, his properties are to be turned over to the freshman class, to further their interests through- out the balance of their natural high school life. In testimony whereof we have set our hand and seal, and declare this to be our last will and testament this twenty-seventh day of May, in the year one thousand nine hundred a c Signed: THE SENIOR CLASS Per Don Weaver Wendell Aldrich, Praidoit Stephen Ransburg, Vice Prtsiilciif Clarellen Guilford, Treasurer Laurine Hostetler, Sccrrfiiry Pa C furtity-fhree