East Grand Rapids High School - Interlochen Yearbook (East Grand Rapids, MI)

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The Last Will and Testament We, the class of '42, being confident of our shining example to future seniors, bequeath our attributes to the underclassmen of East Grand Rapids High. We feel sure that in years to come our names will be traced from our illustrious days as Seniors in the year of nineteen hundred and forty-two. Before leaving the mighty portals of East, welwish to leave to the entire student body our brilliant minds, fun-loving personalities, and irresistible appearances. With this will, we anxiously give one word of advice. The teachers of East are the ones who created a class such as ours. If you are eager to possess our abilities, cultivate the interests and advice of your teachers. Henry Koopman leaves his peaches and cream complexion to any girl who wants it. This fight will be held following the assembly. Mary Lee Barkman wishes to give her exhuberant personality to Mr. Krul. I've heard they hold personal conferences every month. Tom Rose leaves his flashy, de luxe Model T to Miss Delonge. You'll have to ride on the rims, Miss Delonge. Tom is partial to his tires. Sally Berry leaves her beauty and versatility to any girl in the high school. After all, we can't be stingy, can we? Norbert Grotenrath has invented an automatic gum-chewing machine which saves the jaws. He has found it most helpful, so he lends it to Mary Alice O'Gorman. Mary lane Phillips has a way with the men. She said she might leave it to Ioan Martin. But then, Ioan, I've heard tell you need no help. Gordon Iohnson presents his book, Why Women Are Alwayl Right. to Don Matheson. By the way he is publishing a new book, Lot Them Worry. It Does Them Good. This is for the benefit of misunderstood men. Doris Barnett bequeaths her personality smile to Peg Furbee. Connie Cargill donates her artistic ability to Virginia Schmidt. Dale Van Otteren leaves his genius at taking pic- tures to Warren Spalding. He gives this hint: Remove your hands from the lens before snapping the picture. Marcia Goetz bequeaths her fashion-plate clothes to Nancy TenBroek. Kenneth Hicks wills his Byronic appearance to Tom Wanty. There is just something about you, Tom. Wayne Williams leaves his eye for knock-out women to the Don Iuans of East. Dorothy Marsh, Mary Oostveen, and Mae Adele gVagner will their shiny new roller skates to Charlene oisson. Bill Farrant bequeaths his position on the All Con- ference Team to every boy in next year's football team. Bill says he wants to see our team win for- ever. How's that for school spirit, Bob? Dorothy Pierce leaves her sweet and amiable dis- position to Ioan Gallmeyer. Edwina Halliday bequeaths her boredom with school 'lgiork and the thrill of the last day of school to Ellen atte. Bob Bennett leaves his popularity as an All-Ameri- can Boy to any up and coming senior who can be president of everything he belongs to. ' Bob Darrah and lack Ken school knowledge to any Iuni and still graduate with his cl Agnes Kleimeyer wills her Wickman. That ought to be Lou. Don Clark has written a pa and decrescendos of music w lic. However, his first copy g Bob Currier donates his ne Smith. Bob says he has a lu Margie Schmidt, who has C 11 edy leave their extra r who can go to college ss. atching laugh to Louis seful with your jokes, phlet on the crescendos ich is free to the pub- es to Mr. Kincheloe. w hair shampoo to lim ster all his own. an irresistible way in holding men, wills it to Ieanne Moore so no one's heart will be broken. lack Barrie bequeaths h Happy Landings, boys. Bill Faust leaves his ritzy c Stloz. .wig onvertible to Buick-man Fran Whitfield lends her tainted fingers and musi- cal knowledge to Ioan Cham Iack Dingeman wills his int matics-to lim Chamberlin. erlin. erest in figures-mathe- Fred Gygax donates his knowledge of world events to Mr. Yates and his future civics classes. Mar Edison be ueaths her Y Q Ames. She does this, Mush, b funny or flat. Dora Kay Hoven and Dunca cess as inseparables to Doris blithe spirit to Marcia 'y laughing at all jokes, Willey leave their suc- rown and Iack Wease. Dick Ford hands over his technique with the girls c to Bill Boyle. We call Dick a doesn't use a line. complished, because he Iack Iacobsen wills his lucky poker hands to Bob Boyer. Now, you can buy gds for your car, Bob. . Nancy Ellett says she'll giv the alibis that her father acce all the underclassmen ted. If Mr. Ellett didn't catch ,on, maybe the rest of th teachers won't either. Iohn Bushnell very unpleasantly turns over his little black book of telephone num who already has a stock. Dorothy Mills leaves her qui to Nan Farrant. Iohn Nadler presents his book Use them sparingly, Ioe. bers to Phil Cornelius, l l et but meaningful voice of jokes to Ioe Pierce. Norma Wetherby leaves her million dollar figure to Marilyn Borough. How does Stuart Foote bequeaths his booksthan any other seniorj it feel to starve, Norma? -ibrary tHe reads more to Miss Prange. Martha Pleasant wills her amiable spirit when being kidded to Mr. Moore. lack Crothers leaves his cali thenic exercises, which give him his handsome physique, to Bob Paley. Ed Ransom turns over his so any fellow who can fill his s oes. otball management to Mary Lee Higgins leaves her genius for memory work to Mary Louise Kilgour. Dick Sayers assigns his position as catcher on the baseball team to Betty Van can't pick up weeds off the d at the same time. Antwerp. Twerp, you iamond and catch balls tsl, is wings to Bob Betxlllllh .:,

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,f I 9 if A V M V ,ff f? Vqf, , cf ' f f 5 ,, L I l VJ 'f' 'KJ VX, lean Franc elia Whitfield Fran probably has more friends than any other Senior, but she deserves every one of them. With her personality and great musical talent she can't help becoming a popu- lar and famous concert pianist. X Ralph Duncan Willey S Duncan has been very busy with the Home Guar Xi this last year. His hobbies run to science, uniforms, an ly' a certain blonde, curly-headed Senior girl. Nt Wayne R. ' - lams Agdn 5 ame Williams goes down in East's football histor V a star rating. lf Wayne goes through life with t 3 e s irit that he has shown at East, we know sful. Qs. 4 h b . c U Z Ie 1 agel ner lt gh I n has had to withstand the competitio 1,1 t eigh graders, she evaded the onslaught an a ut v torious. With her pleasing ways, life wi - V n oubt ld many such successes for her. , loft Xi. Francis Rene Baker Gather 'round, boys, for here's a lad who has lived in Georgia. You must have him tell you about the beau- ties of the South. .J 1 iff,-1 Lflf V-galllfdf A I L..f ' 1,,,.i,,ic.,t,,....Wi 1 is 5 , , Q - 1 K . . N..-ew fe ' 18

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Iim Burton wills his retiring modesty to Coach. Dave Kelly presents his famous scalp haircuts to Art Prange. Mariory Thomas gladly leaves her ability for get- ting into jams to Mary Lou Gork. Ierry Lugthart leaves his six feet and five inches to Ierry Burns. You ought to go out for basketball, Ierry. Barbara Iarnac wills her pretty hair to Dorothy Snapp. Don Morgan says he'd like more than anything to leave something. So on my own hook, l'm going to leave his favorite baseball to Gene Gagne. Margaret Nichols would leave her job as Editor-in- Chief of the Interlochen to Charlene Golay, but Mar- garet feels this is leaving more work than honor. Elvin Harris bequeaths his peppy manner to the Iuniors when they are struggling over their theses. lim Drummond leaves his dramatic talent for play- ing character parts to Ted Brink. Bud Bowles wills his secret love, which the Seniors have been trying to discover, to the person who can keep a straight face and say, I'm not in 1ove. Io Ann Kreig bequeaths her ability for pretending she is working to Roberta Ames. Iim Snow leaves Mary Hibbard to .... ..... N o, he doesn't either. Ieanne Busch bequeaths her knowledge of the sciences to anyone who feels he can sit up all night. Bob Behnke, who has a flair for good marks, leaves his A's to any ninth grader who hasn't two report cards already. Barbara Borough leaves her tennis courts to the ninth grade. You see, Monty, your pals can still hang around. Everett Berg gives his ability for catching flies and adeptly pulling off their legs to Tom Finch. lane Clark wills her favorite pipe to Bud .... Oh, yes, Bud Ballard. Ruth Kaechele, unwillingly but pleasantly, turns over her basketball shorts to Mary Webb-so you can slide into third base, Mary. Charlie Betts and Clark Caskey present their meth- ods for being super-men to George Farra. Iean Zagelmeier donates her art for flying kites to any sophomore who isn't too wise for honest to good- ness fun. Betty Lesley leaves her surgical instruments and a thesis on How to Kill Your Patients While Operating to Bill Torgersen. Allan Parrott bequeaths his habit ot forgetting Eng- lish assignments to Miss Waterman. Martin Sprite willingly hands over his long walk home from school every night to Iill VandenBerg and Susan Steketee. Betty Haynes leaves the radiance of her beautiful eyes to Artie Clements. They say vaseline does the trick. Ioe Martin donates his snappy tweeds to Phil Beu- kema. Virginia Bliss leaves her sparkling manner to Ann Goodspeed. Dick Chapman, the proverbial menace to careful pedestrians, leaves his talent at driving with one knee to Dean Spalding. Bill Poisson leaves some tickets for the Ramona Boat to the Board of Education and The Faculty if they see that he graduates. Earl Hickman wills his dependability to anyone who can qualify. It's a job, so all contestants better think it over before they apply for this inheritance. Francis Baker leaves his courteous manner to Will Gay Bottje. This means, Will, you can't try to trip Mr. Moore as he enters class. lim Roon leaves his fickleness to Seth Bidwell. And all the girls still follow him around. Al Ryan donates his method for getting passing marks without studying to lim Gork. You can have a lot more fun, lim, with such a talent. Ruth Rich wills her athletic interests to the future G.A.A. Ken Nickel leaves to Iohn Gaines his paper route. He might tell you his short cuts, Iohn. Bob Gilmore leaves his stupendous ideas, which are bound to make millions, to Dave Hunting. Sally Petter wills her sloppy notebook to Pat Gau- thier. This means every page has to be loose, Pat. Dick Petter-just leaves. We do hereby and forthwith appoint as sole execu- tor of this document Mr. Benton Yates. ln witness thereof, I have placed the seal of my worthy office. Signed: Sally Petter, '42 Witnesses: Miss Chase Miss Wright Miss Waterman Mrs. Yonkman