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

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And to each and every member of the student body—for those friendly smiles and kind words—we individually bequeath the following: Frances Abbott wills her bashfulness to Blanche “Bijou” Cain. Edward Allen leaves Betty Ramsey to sit in study hall “all alone and lonely.” Lowell Ankrom bequeaths his rhythm on the dance floor to Rider Stock-dale—but not his permanent partner—you-know-who! Lura Arnold leaves as meekly as she came—“with nary a backward glance.” Betty Mae Austin bequeaths her quietness to Nancy King—she could use it (King, we mean). Elnora Bachenberg bequeaths her sparkling smile to Lucille Scholl. Emma Baker wills her great number of masculine admirers to Helen Ruth Frehse, Mildred Gilliland, Connie Larson, and Katherine Dunn. Joan Bohrer bequeaths her ability to attract the opposite sex to Geraldine Lessel. Lois Beckham wills her earrings to any Freshman girl seeking sophistication. Dorothy Bossom wills her inexhaustible supply of chewing gum to any lower classmen desiring said supply—also the Bossom patent on “How to Chew Gum Becomingly.” Lucille Bossom bequeaths her chatter to Geraldine Benschoter—maybe we can strike a happy medium, girls. Donald Brackhahn wills his curly hair to Benny Denison who needs it after that “crew” haircut. Sue Brenner leaves to catch the next train for Missouri—Kansas City, Missouri. Beth Bryant leaves looking for a second Romeo. John Budeit wills his steadfastness to Jerry Billings—not that it will do any good, of course. Ralph Burdick bequeaths his “licorice stick” to anyone who thinks he can play it as well as Ralph. Betty June Burton wills her lease of Carico’s Dairy to Donna Inks warning her to keep up the rent. Ardis Carr leaves shortly after she arrived. Jack Chaffee bequeaths his knowledge of handling women to Bob Stetler. Loren Dale leaves to join Uncle Sam’s navy. Jack Davidson returns long enough from the same institution to graduate from F. C. H. S. Ervin Deckinger wills a portion of his height to Jim Erwin; his curly hair to Bob Scholl; his winning smile to Elmer Arnold, and his great long legs to Gregory Kallos. Catherine Denison leaves for Kemper Military Academy singing, “There’s Something About a Soldier.” Thelma Cornford bequeaths her vivid red lipstick to Betty Hicks. Juliamae Duerfeldt leaves quietly—glad that she has no more Latin to worry about.

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Class Will We of the Senior Class of 1942, being of sound bodies and weak minds, do hereby advise, bequeath, assign, et cetera, our estate and possessions to wit: To Mr. Gel wick we bid a fond farewell and thank him for his various favors these high school years. To Mr. Starkebaum we express our gratitude and appreciation of his guidance and we leave to him a beautiful gold engraved copy of the speeches he has given us every year for the past four years. To Mr. Sympson w e bequeath a leather-bound volume of his own “Prophecies on World Affairs.” To Mr. Pace we bequeath a silver baton—he really deserves one for his splendid work with the orchestra and the band. To Mr. Boswell we will a priceless aluminum medal with these words inscribed: “Weather Prophet, Extraordinary.” To Miss Falter we bequeath a lovely bouquet of violets: in expression of our appreciation of her dramatic ability. To Miss Ickman we will a pound of that priceless! granulated stuff known as sugar. To Miss Cochrane we leave a chorus class emptied of true talent and musical genius. To Mr. Cummins we will—but we can’t will her ’cause he already has her. To Mrs. Hahn we will a sample package of muscles lifted from her several Senior girls. To Mr. Brown we leave a record of brilliant (?) basketball victories to be matched (we hope not) next year. To Mrs. DeWald we will a beautiful red geranium plant to bloom next year and remind her of the Class of ’42. To Mr. Hatch we bequeath a variety of seeds to plant in his Victory garden. To Miss Jom we will a copy of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” to keep for her very own—this copy will be complete with the autographs of all of her Sophomores of 1939-40 who enjoyed the selection so much—it says here! To Mr. Smith we bequeath a musical saw which he may use to entertain his “trades” boys during their course in metal work. To Miss Fase we will two dozen typewriter platens—the war has made them priceless, you know. To Miss Betz we bequeath all of our old history outlines—if she will just distribute them among the Sophomore class it will save the class many hours of work—that is, if they can read the outlines. To Miss Shook and Miss Sheehan, our sponsoressae these past four years, we regretfully say “Au revoir” and “Thank you for just being you!” To the various classes: To the Junior Class we will our place as “dignified” (?) Seniors—respected (?) by undergrads, and beloved (?) by our teachers. To the Sophomore we leave our brilliant (?) scholastic records to be surveyed with wonder and reverence. Our deepest sympathy we bestow upon the green, green Freshman class— Freshies, you’ll need it, believe us—we know ’cause we were green ourselves, once.

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Duane Duey bequeaths his masculine strength and beauty to Edward Nolte, and his knowledge of the fairer sex to Ralph Bauman. Eugene Engleman bequeaths his flaming red hair to Lorraine “Rusty” Ankrom to fashion into a pompadour. Marianne Evans leaves some other red head to protect Bill Huffman. Virgil Falloon (being such a versatile young man) wills a bit of his height to Jerry Williams, a bit of his humor to Buzzy Heasly, and a bit of his magnetism of blondes to Bob Prater. Darlinerozzetta Fisher leaves Pat Von Achen without a good excuse to call at the Fisher residence and get a glimpse of Darwin. Ernestine Frehse wills her tiny waistline to Virginia Chesnut. Hester Friedly leaves a good scholastic record to be matched by any over-ambitious Freshman who thinks he can do it. Richard Gelwick leaves Miss Betz minus a history expert in her classes. Albert Gruber leaves his home room as quietly (?) as he has entered it every morning for the past four years. Ruth Grush wills that peculiar Grush walk to any under-classman desiring a copy. Helen Ann Hansen leaves for a model home with a certain fellow named “Dale”—that’s all we know bout him. Vernon Hazelwood leaves shadowed by “guess-who”—P.S. She got him! Keith Henniger leaves—much to the relief of the faculty. Robert Hicks wills a fine chemistry record as an inspiration to next year’s “would-be” chemists. Henry Horn leaves to become assistant Physical Education Director at Stephen’s College for Women. Lois Houtz bequeaths her giggle to the biology lab. for further analysis and dissection. Bernard Johnson wills his convertible to Kay Duryea—naturally, he goes along with the car. Melvin Johnson leaves for the first time in a hurry thankful that it’s all over. Ruth Johnson leaves for that “swell fellow in Udell, Iowa” who keeps her bankrupt buying three cent stamps. Mary Jones leaves a lot of “pals” without a ride home after school. Pauline Kentopp wills her prescription for that red, red, hair to any Freshman desiring a copy. Katrine Kjeldsen leaves a stack of shorthand books to future aspiring shorthand students. Betty Latz leaves before she’s Young. Dorothy Lichty (being theatrically inclined) leaves to replace Irene Rich on the current radio serial, “Dear John.” Darlene Liebsch leaves to be star vocalist with the Cooper Commodores (“T.” Cooper, of course). Betty June Lucas leaves flashing her third finger, left hand. Marceille Mahoney wills a smoking typewriter to be repaired as soon as the priorities are lifted. Lois McCarty favors a Tu Der sedan this year (the Don model).