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

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1959, of the Falls City High School, being of strong bodies and deteriorating minds, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament: The Juniors — we leave the honor of following in our glorious footsteps. The Sophomores — we leave, hoping they’ll get a good price for their biology notebooks from the freshmen. The Freshmen — we leave, hoping they’ll be able to get enough money to buy the sophomores’ notebooks. Mr. Andrews — we leave a sound-proof office so that he can lecture in privacy. Mr. Weddel — we leave an automatic ticket puncher to make his work less strenuous over the lunch hour. Mr. Sympson — we leave a whistle so that he will be more successful in patrolling the second tloor. Mr. Coba — we leave a one-way ticket to the funny farm at Lincoln. Mrs. Sylten — we leave encouragement that interest in Spanish will increase next year. Miss Shook — we leave a special class to listen to her wild tales. Miss Sheehan — we leave hope that next year’s freshmen will understand. Mr. Schneider — we leave a book on how to improve your band in ten easy lessons. Mrs. Roesch — we leave a new pair of gym trunks. Mrs. Nims — we leave the impossible task of teaching girls to cook. Mrs. Lunsford — we leave a free period to catch up on her library reading. Mr. Kratzke — we leave Bruce Smith’s chessplaying ability. Mrs. Rammer — we leave a shiny new stop-watch for her typing class. Mrs. Kinkead — we leave an open telephone line to Hiawatha for her K.U. hero. Mr. Joy — we leave a tape-recording to conduct his classes. Miss Jorn — we leave a new car for her regular trips to Verdon. Mr. Jones — we leave the hope that at last he may retire. Mrs. Hoffman — we leave the hope that all her plays will be as successful as ever. Mr. Henderson — we leave . . . hope. Mr. Hatch — we leave more Charlie Arnolds. Mrs. George — we leave a box of No-Doz pills to keep her students awake. Miss Fase — we leave a room full of non-break-able typewriters. Mr. Eckman — we leave a smoking lounge to take the place of the furnace room. Mrs. Cummins — we leave a five-minute period so her students can get to class on time. Mrs. Malcolm — we leave, but who wants to? Charlie Arnold — leaves George to carry on with ARNOLD’S BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE. Dale Bachman — leaves his class ring to his latest flame (whoever it may be). Ronald Bauer — leaves, but he isn’t going far (across the street). Gary Bierman — leaves his size to David Stryker. Jeanette Bowers — leaves nothing; she’s taking him with her. Robert Bertram — leaves his curly hair to Judy Majerus. Betty Carter — leaves her ability to attract the opposite sex to Betty Vogele. Elaine Clark — leaves to get married. Barbara Cochran — leaves us for the brighter side of the fence. Gary Cowperthwait — leaves with as little as he can get by with. Patty Dean — leaves her contributions to the history class to Don McBride. Donald and Ronald Dodds — leave to be coeditors of the New York Times. Elaine Dorr — leaves her nickname “legsy” to Carol Schatz. Carolyn Ebel — leaves her ability to lose weight to Glenda West. Paul Fisher — leaves his athletic ability to his little brother. Robert Franklin — leaves his ability to carry water jugs to Ron McCoy. Dona Friesen — leaves in a bright red Impala. Bobby Joe Garretson — leaves to follow Frankie Martinosky’s footsteps. Fred Gilbert — leaves his space in the parking lot to Bill Gilkerson. Barbara Goodell leaves her daily trip to Rex's to Jim Nedrow. Donald Harmon — leaves his taste for an Easter-egg-colored car to anyone with an imagination. Raymond Huebner — leaves his math papers to David Reavis.

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Faye Witt was successfully managing her own orchard, and I understood she specialized in “Chestnut” trees. Donna Tubach was worldly known as the “lonely poet.” It seemed as though she was trying to escape her kind of life and become a more exciting person. Dorothy Picton was playing nursemaid to one of the most famous artists. Bobbie Garretson owned her own publishing company. Her cook books were well known throughout the United States. Fred Gilbert had gone to Hollywood only to look for Hollywood’s newest actress, the leading lady of “Dracula.” Donald Harmon had just won an award for having the best taste in color combinations. Bonnie Hunker and Joyce Zimmerman were still trying to dodge large crowds. It seemed that they still hadn’t overcome their “blushing” habit. Carol Prior had become another Clara Barton. Last year she was on the front line rescuing the soldiers. I always knew she would amount to something. Rosalie Rannebeck had won the national championship on being the fastest woman racer in the world. Lois Rowell was her coach. Joan Schulenburg had become a very outstanding hair dresser in New York City. Betty Lutz had just won the grand prize for the longest talker in the world. Sherry Wilhelm was the manager of the Oil City Theatre in Falls City. At the same time she had become a very outstanding housewife. Wayne Lewis had become a leading citizen of Falls City. I understood he had become a lawyer with Roberta Wiltse as his secretary. Jerry Linscott and Dona Friesen, who I understood were united in marriage, are both very happy. Jerry was still stuffing wieners, but I got the idea that Dona was trying to persuade him into selling John Deere tractors. Roxanne Kirkendall had become a very efficient farm wife. I understood she also had a very nice little family. Gary Cowperthwait owned a string of Phillips 66 Gas Stations all over Nebraska. I heard that his business was doing great. Ronnie Ireland had become mayor of Falls City and he and his family had become very successful. Elaine Lewis had done quite well for herself. She was the wife of the President of the United States. Mick Mumm had just this year started to work. People always said he was lazy, but I always knew he would work sometime. All I can say is “good for him.” Bonnie Kessler and I were the last two to step into the picture. It seemed that we were partners in the management of the Mutt and Jeff Drive Inn. Our business was doing great and we were quite successful. Well, that was my dream. I am sure you will agree with me that it was a very strange sort of happening. Who knows what the future may bring? It all may come true. Linda Wickiser.

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Bonnie Hunker leaves — looking for Younger days. Ronnie Ireland — leaves his list of babysitters to Ronnie Harris. Carolyn Iwig — leaves her religious prestige to Floyd Sumner. Ronald Kelley — leaves his book on “How to Make Romance to Richard (make-out) Halbert. Bonnie Kessler — leaves her meekness to Sharon Marrs. Georgia Kirkendall — leaves her famous saying, “Well, I don’t know for sure, but . . .” to Rosie Pflaum. Norman Kirkendall — leaves his map to Salem via Reserve to anyone interested in females and liquid refreshment. Raymond Kirkendall — leaves his many girl friends to Dale Darling. Ona Klema — leaves her station wagon to Becky Windle. Larry Kuhlman — leaves his nickname “Bull” to Lanny Camblin. Elaine Lewis — leaves her honorary position on the Girls’ All-Star football team to Mary Beth Stalder. Wayne Lewis — leaves his famous saying “phooey” to Neil Owens. Joan Liebsch — leaves for Hollywood to be Jayne Mansfield’s understudy. Marian Liebsch — leaves to become head waitress at Stephenson Drugs. Jerry Linscott — leaves Coach Henderson without a ride to the Elks Club. Frances Lock — leaves for Hiawatha. Betty Lutz — leaves in a purple flash. Dennis McBride — leaves a book of ten easy ways to park to Dennis Strough. Robert Meinzer — leaves the key to Grandma’s house to Tom McGuire. Mickey Mumm — leaves with more than he came (and not knowledge). Harriett Murphy — leaves with a ring on her finger and bells on her toes. Carol Nanomantube — leaves her workouts in gym class to Eddie Steinman. Dick Pickard leaves — for Verdon. Dorothy Picton — leaves her secret for a combination of brains and beauty to Janice Maze. Willie and Wally Piper — leave to become the world’s wrestling tag team champions. Carol Prior — leaves her natural blonde hair to Ruth Schnute. LaRhue Ramsey — leaves her ability to argue with Mr. Coba to Rachel Wittrock. Rosalie Rannebeck — leaves her specialized diet to Judy Herling. Darrel Rhodd — leaves, “AT LAST.” Mary Robb — leaves for the farm. Jean Roberts — leaves the spoils of the battle to Sharon Curtis. Lois Rowell — leaves for Verdon where she expects to reach a great height in life. Shirley Ruch — leaves her many engagement rings to Billie Kay King. Peggy Sailors — leaves her knack for getting away with playing hooky to Charlotte Robinson. Doranne Schmidt — leaves her pony tail to Imo-gene Becker. Joan Schulenberg — leaves her angel wings and halo to Mary Ellen Gaither. Ronnie Schuetz — leaves with his accordion to star on the Razor Back Roundup in Del Rio, Texas. Judie Sickel — leaves little by “Little.” Kenneth Smith — leaves all the teachers minus a hard-working boy. Maynard Speers — leaves his mile-wide grin to Gary Kammerer. Virginia Stalder — leaves her fine personality to Dale Chestnut. Deanna Stevens — leaves to make someone a pretty country-girl wife. Roger Still — leaves looking for a wife with the theory that two can live cheaper than one. Donna Tubach — leaves her red hair to Peggy Pickard. Beverly Vaughn — leaves to join her fiance at the Quaker Oats Company. Eldon Vonderschmidt — leaves his beat-up Plymouth to his little brother. Bill Von Seggern — leaves saying “I love you” to all the freshmen girls. Linda Wickiser — leaves to start her own insurance company. Sherry Wilhelm — leaves her solemn ways to Sally Lunsford. Melva Williams and Nedra Winsor — leave to become Co-Queens of the Sidney Rodeo. Roberta Wiltste — leaves her four-cylinder giggle to Carolyn Christy. Faye Witt — leaves her taxi service over the noon hour to Betty Merz. Deborah Wise — leaves her ability to “cook” something up to Connie Kirkendall. Ronald Wissman — leaves in his future casket, “The Black Bomb.” Joyce Zimmerman—leaves her shyness to Priscilla Kelly. Larry Stednitz — leaves his “bug” to anyone who wants to make a daily trip to Sacred Heart. Larry Stednitz.