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CLASS WILL We, the members of the Class of 1954, being of sound (?) mind and body and feeling that we are about to depart this life at Northern High School, do desire and wish to hereby dispense with our earthly goods to those we leave behind. To the specific persons, institutions and charities stated, we humbly request that this will and testament, as herein provided, be honored and all beneficiaries duly re- ceived of the gifts we so willingly and wholeheartedly bestow upon them. We the following do hereby will, bequeath and otherwise give, IVA JANE ALEXANDER to Gloria Yommer, her place on Student Council; YVONNE BAKER to Mr. Robeson’s driver education class, her ability to get her driver’s license; EDNA BEAL to Shelby Beal, her place as cashier in the cafeteria; JOSEPH BEITZEL to Eugene Savage, his “he-man” build; JUANITA BITTINGER to June Green, her love for Fords. DONALD BOWMAN to Wesley Klotz, his ability to run the movie projector; WILLIAM BOWMAN to Don Wagner, his ability to cook; CARL BOWSER to Ken Groves, his ability to sneak smokes; ALICE BROADWATER to Catherine Broad- water, her ability to walk from Jennings to Salisbury and back; FAY BUTLER to Paul Beitzel, his ability to smoke during school hours and not get caught. LORETTA BUTLER to Evelyn Brown, her ability to go down the hall like “greased lightning’; WILMA BUTLER to Audrey Ault, her girdle, to help slenderize her figure; WILLIAM CAPEL to Jack Frantz, his ability to get along with Mr. Flem- ing; CLARA CAREY to June Lee Corle, her ability to get a diamond; ESTHER CASTEEL to Aquilla Richter, her ability to go to the carnival. MONA LEA COLLIER to Johnny McKenzie, her ideas on how to get out of class; LOIS DEWITT to Eloise DeWitt, her big brown eyes; DORIS DUCKWORTH to “Buddy” Speicher, her ability to walk fast; OTIS EDGAR to Allen Younkin, his ability to eat in Mr. Garlett’s class; WILLIAM EMORY to Adrien DeWitt, his diet book. ALLEN FRATZ to Bill Geohringer, his ability to talk to the girls in class; DALE FRAZEE to Mr. Cross, his “levi” dungarees; DONALD FRAZEE to Eugene Savage, his ability to drive trucks at night and still come to school the next day; EILEEN FRAZEE to Judy Umble, her ability to drive a car; ALICE FRIEND to Gloria Mc- Cullough, her ability to get in early from dates, especially the ones with Chuck Seighman. DALE FRIEND to Kenny Groves, his ability to quit smoking; GAYLE FRIEND to Sarah Jones, her ability to work for the C P Telephone Co.; ROBERT FRIEND to Earl Kahl, his ability to withstand bullets; ARZONA GARLITZ to Shelby Savage, her ability to flirt with Bobby Baker, ALLAN GEORG to Jack Frantz, his ability to play guard on the basketball team. DONALD GLASS to any one Miss Speicher can find, his ability to be picked on and blamed for drawing pictures; ALICE GLOTFELTY to Aquilla Richter, her shorthand book; MARY GLOTFELTY to the future cheerleaders of N.H.S., her cheer- leading ability; WAYNE GLOTFELTY to Wade Humberson, his blue eyes and blond hair; JOHN GOEHRINGER to Dick Stanton, his ability to chew gum in class without getting caught. BETTY GOULD to Rita Buckel, her chemistry ability; MILDRED HARMAN to Eleanor Younkin, her knowledge of math, so that with combined abilities she can become a second Albert Einstein; RUTH HARMAN to Carol Jean Fike and her ever changing lovers, her place in the lobby after school; BARBARA HARSHBARGER to Dorothy Detrick, her shorthand book; DONALD HERSHBERGER to Jim Swauger, his ability to play right end on the soccer team. DALE HETRICK to Forrest Jacobs, his ability to get out of snowy roads; KATH- RYN HOYE to Shirley Yoder, her shyness; LAVONA HUMBERSON to Ruby Frazee, her ability to dance in the shop instead of working; FREDA HUTZEL to Patricia Miller, her ability to stay stout, CARL KAMP to Jim Bowman, his blond curly hair.
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Jack Warnick Betty Wilburn James Williams Vo. Agriculture Commercial General Donna Yommer Lambert Wright Commercial General CLASS MOTTO Succeed we must; if in God we trust. CLASS FLOWER GEASS MECOLORS Red and Whit Red Rose yeas ie CLASS SONG (Written to the tune of “Now Is The Hour.”) Farewell to old Northern High; Now is the time that we're leaving. Two happy years have gone by, For your dear halls we are grieving. Now is the hour, when we must say goodbye. We'll not be coming back to Northern High. While we're away, oh, we'll remember you. In our careers, we hope our dreams come true. ea
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ANTHONY LAYMAN to Robert Baker, his ability to get the family car, DALE LAYMAN to Miss Speicher, his Studebaker, so she can get to school when her Buick breaks down; JAMES MEESE to Carl Durst, his ability to get a seat in Finzel’s Res- taurant, LOUISE McCROBIE to Nancy Mummert, her ability to eat candy and cookies in the Home Ec. room; CATHERINE McKENZIE to any one who needs it, her weakness for baseball players, especially catchers. MARY MARGARET McKENZIE to Mr. Brown and his future basketball play- ers, her speed-lined gym shoes; PAUL McKENZIE to Harry Miller, his ability to play goal keeper; WILMER MILLER to Rodney McKenzie, his ability to get the boss’ pickup; VIRGINIA MINICK to Patricia Miller, her quiet laugh; JAMES MOSSER to Wayne Edgar, his Plymouth, to make a fast get away when in a tight pinch. ROBERT MURPHY to Blaine Green, his ability to play basketball; CHARLES NUGENT to anyone who needs it, his ability to get along with the teachers; NORMA O'BRIEN to Elaine Nicklow, her thinness;s DALE PAUGH to George Savage, his “healthy” complexion; ROBERT REICHENBECKER to Marlin Savage, his height. DONALD RINGER to Reed Richter, his ability to play ball and to wear worn out sports equipment; DOUGLAS SCHROYER to Okey Friend, his ability to skip school and go hunting without getting caught, DOROTHY SHOEMAKER to Shirley Schloss- nagle, her ability to be cashier at the Grand Theater, DELORIS SINES to Janice Sines, her consumer math book; BILLY SISLER to Clyde Savage, his position as fullback on the soccer team. DONALD SMITH to Ray Beitzel, his comb; ANN STANTON to Marlene Folk, her ability to get along with the Fratz boys; SARA STANTON to Gail Kesner, her bashful ways with boys; NORMA TAYLOR to Paul Wilhelm, her large vocabulary that she often uses to get out of things; RICHARD TEATS to Dean Savage, his ability to be a hotrod driver. EMOGENE UMBEL to Gail Savage, her ability to know the Burceton, W. Va. boys; HELEN URICH to Sue Loechel, her long hair; JACK WARNICK to Donald Mickey, his fondness for girls; BETTY WILBURN to sister Peggy, her ability to ride in Plymouth cars; JAMES DALE WILLIAMS to Jack Frantz, his motorcycle. LAMBERT WRIGHT to Claude Humberson, his position on the basketball team; DONNA YOMMER to Beverly Beachy, her seat by the typewriter in Mr. Cobun’s office. To the Administration and Faculty, we leave all the peace and quiet that they will surely have after we are gone. The Senior Class wills the North end of the second floor to the next graduating class, hoping that the dignity, sophistication, and the intellectuality so carefully ob- served by the present graduating class will remain a constant factor in the years to come. To the Sophomore Class, we leave our ability to roam the halls. To the Freshmen Class, we leave our ability to get through the cafeteria line quickly. To the Eighth Grade, we leave the money in the general fund to buy a lawn mower to cut the new grass. To the Seventh Grade, we leave our ability to stay out of trouble. GAS er RORiteen. We were interested in what the class of 54 would be doing in the coming years sO we went to see Zella, the fortune teller. Ah-h-h as we gaze into her crystal ball the magic begins to work. Before us we see Fairchild’s with Iva Jane Alexander doing clerical work, and there is the Davis Auto Co. with Yvonne Baker as secretary.
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