Meadow Grove High School - Trojan Yearbook (Meadow Grove, NE)

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Opal Upton. You may also have my leaky pen. VIII— Hertha Terry wills her good nature to Joan Gast, providing she profits thereby. IX— Junior Volk wills that natural walk of his—the one which blows you right out of your seat when he walks by—to little. Bobby Werner. Having bequeathed all that we possess, have possessed and expect to possess, we hereby appoint our teachers as executors of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this eighteenth day of May, A. D., 1945. (SIGNED) The Senior Class of 1945. Signed, sealed, smeared, published, and declared by the Senior Class, as and for, their last will and testament, in the presence of us, who, at their request, and in their presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses to said instrument. Senior Class Sponsor High School Faculty Members CAST OF CHARACTERS FOR SENIOR CLASS PLAY “Spider Island” Abbie Mayo, a woman in her 60s, gentle, frail, and somewhat pixilated... Isabelle Munger Salem Mayo, a stern New England spinster and sister of Abbie. Betty Jeanne Hannon Star Mayo, an intelligent, quick-thinking, practical girl, and the niece of the Mayo sisters..................Bette Schnize Patsy Casey, wise-cracking girl-friend of Star and her direct opposite Hertha Terry Duilie Peabody, the hired girl, a gawky Yankee...................... Pamela Sessler Meg Crosby, a strange, half-mad crone..................................Miriam Pollard Daniel ................................................................... Henry Volk Electrician Stage Managers Director ...... ........ Marilou Ferry ......... Junior C.irls Mrs. Alma Howdeshell

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M G H S 1 9 4 5 ■4 Last Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of the Meadow Grove High School, County of Madison and State of Nebraska, being of sound mind and disintegrating memory after four strenuous years, do hereby make, publish and declare this as our last will and testament. FIRST: We will to all who have our books the helpful notes therein. SECOND: To teachers we would give the seats we’ve left that they may gaze upon them with regret. THIRD: Our dinner crumbs we give to all the little mioe that haunt those halls. FOURTH: To our teachers, each and every one, we bequeath a liberal amount of examination papers to grade. FIFTH: To the Junior Class our old seats, with the loose desk tops and seat backs; our books with all or most of the leaves gone; and the gum under the desks for them to chew. SIXTH: We bequeath the following personal belongings, habits, etc., to our underclassmen: I— Bob Eggers wills his electronic books to any fellow who can understand them. He wills his air-mindness to LeOra Wieting who is always up in the air about something. II— Marilou Ferry wills her ability to spend Monday morning home in bed to all the girls who haven’t sense enough to stay home on Sunday night. III— Betty Jean Hannen wills all her “Means of Reducing” books to Marjorie Johnson. You need net worry Marjorie, they do not help anyway. IV— Isabelle Munger wills her ability to use those big words and the dictionary to Jim Schurman. V— Miriam Pollard leaves her silly little giggle to Betty Arrison. The assembly would not be the same without it. VI— Bette Schulze wills her blonde hair to Jim Ferry and her vitamin pills to Leonard Terry. Please take pills as directed. VII—Pamela Sessler wills her long list of correspondents to

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M G H S 1 9 4 5 Junior Class Second Row, left to right—Myra Hauge. Wayne Austin. Vice-President, Donna Lenz, Gladys Kuntze, President, Robert Holtman. First Row—Joan Stewart. Jen Collins. Glendoris Van Dieken, Marjorie Johnson, Sec.-Treas., Mr. Samuelson, Sponsor. Junior-Senior Banquet The annual Junior—Senior Banquet was held April 27, 1945, in the Methodist Church Basement. The theme was By An Old Dutch Mill . Gladys Kuntze. president of the Junior class, acted as toast-mistress. The Welcome was given by Wayne Austin, and the Response by Marilou Ferry. Toasts were given by Isabelle Munger. Bette Schulze. Hertha Terry, Mrs. Howdeshell, and Mr. Samuelson. Music was furnished by Betty Hannen. Bette Schulze and Junior Volk. The dinner was served by the mothers of the Junior class members. Sophomore waitresses were Yondalee Smith and Ruble Collins; waiters were Darrell Schurman and Bill Lewis.