Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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Article II CLASS WILL Never to return as students of the Falls City High School to roam through its friendly corridors, the class of 1939 leave their many schoolmates and instructors, taking with them only the memories and encouraging words of those who remain. In leaving, they extend to the succeeding classes, to the faculty, and to numerous individuals these tokens of esteem that are embodied in this, the class will. Article I To the Faculty We leave Miss Sheehan our ability to figure interest and discounts. We’ll use adding machines hereafter. To Miss F'ase we will a new stop watch to use when she springs those inevitable speed tests. To Mr. Starkebaum we give our thanks for his guidance during the past four years. To Mr. Gel wick we say good-bye. To Mrs. DeWald we will the one year franchise to teach those wise juniors a thing or two about study hall conduct To Mr Smith and Mr. Hatch we leave a peace palm in regard to all basketball arguments. To Miss Shook we bequeath a Hymenoptera Tormuordia Tetramorium Cespitum Scurra Vasus, Non Qui Certum Praesepe Teneret to exhibit in future biology classes. We leave Miss Moomaw with a reduced class of double-jointed girls. To Mr. Pace we will a baton long enough to touch any member of the band who’falls asleep. We leave Miss Ickman staying after school with a group of her Home Economics students. Verlin Bindrum leaves Miss Betz with her pet phrase, Now don’t mark over your answers. We leave Mr. Fisher our handbook on grammar, which ain’t done us no good. To Miss Meyers we bequeath our knowledge of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and what have you. Neal Houtz leaves Mr. Boswell some new science aparatus which we advise him to keep under lock and key so overgrown children will not be tempted to play with it. To. Mr. Cummins—Miss Meyers. To our sponsors, Miss Jorn and Mr. Symp-son, we extend our sincere expression of love and admiration, and our heartfelt gratitude for their interest in us. To the Classes Upon our nearest heirs, the Juniors, on the eve of commencement, we bestow our dignified title of Reverend Seniors” and permit them to mount our throne of superiority. To the Sophomores we will our studious and alert minds for use as they see fit. To the Freshmen we give what is left after the Juniors and Sophomores help themselves to what they want. Article III To those lucky individuals who have been decided upon after many hours of deepest con centration: I.eona Apel and Vera Gatz leave this sphere of social activity for rural districts. Ralph Babbitt reluctantly leaves a much-developed ability to draw the attention of girls to Bob Reed. Richard Bahr leaves for home, sweet home. Robert Beachy leaves his excess avoirdupois to Charles Zoc-llers. Joe Beaty leaves for the editor’s chair of the Skowt Trax. Leo Bonsall leaves after five years of intensive study. Pearl Bossom leaves her willingness to oblige to her sister, Arlene. Weldon Bowers leaves the Lucas girls without their usual supply of notes. Herman Braun wills his laziness to Keith Henninger and Ollen Sommerville. Marcella Bruhn wills her witty ideas and tricks to William Huebner. Gene Buchholz leaves his charming smile to Clarence Heck. Vivian Chesney can’t leave him because he graduated first. Helen Dale wills her medals for (jetting high grades to Christopher Columbus Wells. Maxine Drumm leaves to be a stand-in for Martha Raye. Eileen Duerfeldt leaves her license to talk in assembly without permission to Margaret Henke. Lenora EickholT, Mary Huston, and Delma Ruth Fetzner leave their quiet attitudes to the noisiest of the freshmen. Wilbur Ege bequeaths his infectious, jack-o-lantern” grin to Dorothy Toots Lunsford. Jean Elam wills, bequeaths, gives, hands over, and leaves a volume of jokes to the school library. Becky Evans leaves her songstress perch to Sally Graham. |im Falloon leaves Virginia Shannon standing on a corner waiting for another street car. Fred Farington leaves his school books to

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modern interpretation of the outdated dancing, jitterbugging. As we get up to leave, we pass a table where Miss Ellen Rebecca Evans of the Upper 400, if you please, is sitting, but unless our eyes deceive us, we still see a Mouse hanging around. Going on out, we collect our wraps from the check girl, Marcella Brunn, and proceed to our hotel. 'The hostess, Frances McConnell, is just going up to her room, so we join her in the elevator, run by Evelyn Kentopp. Also, in the elevator are Delma Ruth Fetzner, Helen Hanika, and June Slagle, who have just returned from their appearance at a local theater where they are billed as the 'Three Dancing Damsels.' Upon reaching our floor, we enter our respective rooms and so end a happy day of remi-nescing.” By- Mary Huffman Russell Percival James Falloon Margaret Sooner Carol Schaible.

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the highest bidder. Curtice Faucett leaves a space that cannot be filled. Don Femmer wills his comb to Jack Chaffee; it’s very slightly used. Luella Fiene wills her four-cylinder giggle to Etta Engleman. Marian Ford leaves her dimples to Marian Dunn. Edna Galley leaves her horse laimh but not her horse sense to Amy Beth Dowell Bob GiMaspy wills his bow-leggednrss to lack Henshilwood. A happy medium may be reached between the two. Lawrence Goddard leaves with awl. John Graham has nothing to leave. He takes everything with him. (He's Scotch). Joe Grady and Isaac Smith leave their unanswered history questions in the history classroom. Thelma Jane Grush leaves her ?pectacles to Richard Huettner to enable him to use the dictionary. Dean Hagee leaves the janitor with additional work. Helen Hanika and Lola Johnson leave their right to chew gum to Joan Bohrer. George Hansen leaves his habit of reading dime novels to Edward Carter. Marie Hardenberger leaves with a Rush for a little nest of her own. Frank Hebenstreit leaves his locker full of towels to the next occupant. Marjorie Herbster leaves her sweet disposition to Virginia Dunn. Harry Hess is willing to give his long walks home to any marathon aspirant. Page Holmes wills the position of the class presidency to the president of the class of 1940. Mary Huffman leaves to join the Grand Opera at Henry Field's. Robert James bequeaths his ability to bluff to Virgil Falioon. (But don't blame us, Virgil, if the teachers recognize it). James Jones leaves for the farm in his bright blue Chevy truck. Bryan Jones leaves for work on the WPA. CWA, PWA, or some similar position. Moss Jones leaves his black derby to Gene Hale for use in next year's dramatizations. Elmer Kammerer leaves for the first time in a hurry. Kathryn Kammerer leaves minus the heavy responsibility of four years in high school. Evelyn Kentopp leaves her innocence to Marjorie Weick. Harold Kissel leaves a bum knee and a pair of crutches to the first victim of next fall. Bob Kline leaves his artfully well-chosen dress and cute haircut to Carl Hanson. James Koehler leaves his band uniform to Alvie Strasil. Lena Mae Lee regrets to take her departure from this realm of school activity. Phyllis Lockhard files everything she didn’t use in high school for future reference. Robert Lovick leaves the Annual office For Rent.” Martha Lucas leaves for a position behind the counter at the local J. C. Penney store. Evelyn Maisenbacker leaves her Junior admirers to...................sign on the dotted line. Frances McConnell is willing to hand over her newly acquired cooking ability to any girl who has similar prospects. Joe (I.ochinvar) Mettz leaves many a school girl, heart-broken. Richard Miller leaves his Man of the Town ways to Elza Kuhlman. Fred Mosiman leaves slowly but surely. Russell Percival leaves for Barada University next Year. Charles Powell leaves his stand-in with the teachers to the first applicant. Joe Poole leaves a foot above the rest of the class. Georgia Rieger leaves for France (Paris, of course). Doris Rodgers leaves with a carload. Carol Schaible leaves with her hair up—or dow'n. John Scholl will give his heart to any girl having a good job.