Walnut High School - Walnut Tree Yearbook (Walnut, IL)

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PERSONAL BEQUESTS: ★ I, Betty Abraham, do bequeath my curly hair to Bob Renner. I, Alberta Barth, do bequeath my crown to Barbara Dahl. I, Leslie Baumgartner, do bequeath my ability to entertain to Gilbert Has-enyager. I, Ruth Baumgartner, do bequeath my baritone to Herbert Christensen. I, Elaine Behrens, do bequeath my giggles to Emma Lou Bohm. I, Donald Brandenburg, do bequeath my speech grades to Mike Perino. I, Garrett Brandenburg, do bequeath my manly physique to Mike Perino. I, Marvin Carpenter, do bequeath my ability to get around without a car to Jared Brandenburg. I, Betty Casey, do bequeath my ability to write letters instead of notes, to Genevieve Middleton. I, Marion Conley, do bequeath my Ford to Herbert Christensen. I, Robert (Bob) Durham, do bequeath my ability to keep order during class meetings to Virgil Broers. I, Wanda Druien, do bequeath my good deportment grades to Joanne Wangelin. I, Benny Fenn, do bequeath my artistic ability to Robert (Bob) Renner. I, Betty Fenn, do bequeath my blonde hair to Dolorosa Perino. I, Mary Fetzer, do bequeath my ability to run around and still get good grades to Marilyn Chandler. I, George Frederick, do bequeath my capacity as president of the Woman Hater’s club to Harold Schlofman. I, Gwendolyn Fritz, do bequeath my way with men to Alice Fenn. I, Lee Ganschow, do bequeath my honor to Jared Brandenburg. I, Doris Glaze, do bequeath my boogie beat to Alene Magnuson. I, Glenn Gonigam, do bequeath my slow, deliberate ways to William (Bill) Rollo. This Page Sponsored by Mr. George Cameron 18

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THE CLASS WILL We, the Seniors of Walnut Community High School, do ordain and establish this last Will and Testament to insure for posterity the unusual qualities of this the Class of 1947. BEQUESTS TO CLASSES To the Freshmen we do bequeath our worldliness. To the Sophomores we do bequeath our outstanding record in discipline. To the Juniors we do bequeath our large class and our ability to publish the Walnut Tree. BEQUESTS TO THE FACULTY To Mr. Hatland we do bequeath our clear and concise method of speech. To Mr. Snider we do bequeath for his American History class, 32 volumes of Nicolay and Hay on Abraham Lincoln. To Mr. Morris we do bequeath classes that will behave. To Miss Olinger we do bequeath a short vacation to recuperate from her strenuous tasks at Walnut Community High School. To Mr. O’May we do bequeath a little more time for joke-telling. To Mrs. Watson we do bequeath a faster means of transportation to visit Art. To Mr. Dremann we do bequeath a bow tie so he will not have the tendency to stroke it. To Mr. LaRussa we do bequeath a smart Geometry class. To Miss Cully we do bequeath typing classes that do not drop typewriters. In conclusion, we, the Seniors of 1947, do affix our seal to this immortal document on this, the 30th day of May. This Page Sponsored by Tuckerman's Furniture Store 17

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PERSONAL BEQUESTS: (Continued) ★ I, Lowell Gustafson, do bequeath my ability to play football to Harold Schlof-man. I, Gloria Johnson, do bequeath my ability to go steady with Juniors to Emma Lou Bohm. I, Joyce Rudiger, do bequeath my like for the name Bob to Suzanne Anderson. I, Marjorie Miller, do bequeath my ability to look and act like an adolescent, to Janice Smith. I, Harry Odell, do bequeath my mathematical ability to Sheldon Matson. I, Doris Paepke, do bequeath my studiousness to Leona Gramer. I, Bill Peterson, do bequeath my dancing ability to Dale Ham. I, Keith Renner, do bequeath my cheerful smile (or grin) to Dale Ham. I, Lavona Rogers, do bequeath my ability to go steady to Betty Peterson. I, Doris Rote, do bequeath my small stature to Alice Fenn. I, Marilou Johnson, do bequeath by argumentative ability to Marilyn Wors-ley. I, Leslie Schoff, do bequeath my ability to stay out of trouble to Jackie Keleher. I, Lyle Schrader, do bequeath my weekly trips to Princeton to Janice Smith. I, Joanne Sergeant, do bequeath my nightly dates to Margaret Schoaf. I, Lowell Stone, do bequeath my talkativeness to Ronald Ganschow. I, Dolores Swanson, do bequeath my ways with my own man to Betty Gustafson. I, Carol Wade, do bequeath my quiet ways to Betty Von Holten. I, Rosemary Williams, do bequeath my ability to set my hair every night to Marilyn Worsley. I, Elmer Wise, do bequeath my dignity to Virgil Broers. This Page Sponsored by Ann Fritz's Eat Shop 19