Arcola High School - Torch Yearbook (Arcola, IL)

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LASS WILL Know all men by these presents, that we, the will Com ittee for the ingeniores Class of 1958 of the Arcola Community High School, County of Douglas and State of Illinois, being of un- sound mind and poor memory, Do hereby make this, our Last Will and Testament, revoking all former Wills and Testaments by us hereto fore made. Charles Anderson- wills his ability to drive through gardens to anyone who can uphold the tradition. Sharon Bennett- wills her unbalanced books of this years annual to next years business manager. Bill Beyers- wills his pink slips to Bob Vyverberg. Max Carey- wills his five Ford transmissions to WGeroneN Gross. Chlora Chanman- wills her ability to go steady with one boy to Faribell Idlemen . Janice Clark- wills her golden voice to Miss Scott. Jim Clark- wills his ability to run the mile to Larry Finn. Kay Clark- wills her ability to rinse red hair to green to Karen Morris. Linda Connor- wills her ability to get excuses for coming in class late to Phillip Anderson. Janet Cook- wills her pony tail to Mary Blagg. Marion Cothron- wills his southern dialogue to M . Moss. Ellen Cunningham- wills her ability to fall nup the stairsn to Pinkie Blagg. Patty Jo Ellison- wills her good driving habits to Sharon Cloyd. Virginia Franklin- wills her quiet ways to Roger Shields. Ed Harshbarger- wills his basketball uniform to Ed Mallary. Georgia Herrington- wills her cheerful disposition to T.M.B. Connie Johns- wills her figure to Miss Whitson. Lyle Johns- wills his unused basketball ability to John Robert Woods Larry Kearns- wills his electrical ability to Joe nLloydN Monahan. Charlotte Key- wills her typewriter to Miss Jokisch. Pat Monahan- wills his big La Salle to the Green Hornets brother John Beyers. Russ Moore- wills his ability to get in ball games free to Henry Carlberg. Rosalie Murphy- wills her typing ability to anyone who needs it. Doug Mullikin- wills his dancing ability to Russian Ray. Robert Scott Myers - fbeing of soundest mindl wills his hubcaps to Tommy Cox who already has them.

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The maid is starting to serve cocktails to the guests while others gather around the fireplace, the piano, and the beautiful coffee table in the center of the room. The noisiest group consists of all men and they are grouped in one corner of the room discussing the old days, when they were seniors at A. H. S. They laugh about things they did in class to drive the teachers wad and things they did after class, just for Ukicksn. In this group we find Bill Beyers, Norman Strader, Larry Shafer, and Jim Clark, all prosperous Illinois farmers, and Wweedsu Wierman, a mechanic in a garage in Wyoming. In another group we find Virginia Franklin, Charlotte Key, Nellie Perkins, and Patty Ellison, com erlng notes on the air transportation, as they are all associated with airlines. Above the noise of many people talking we hear the roar of racing cars. No sooner is it quiet than in stroll NBoN Anderson and WMoeN Moore. These two live by the code of a fast car. Bo is a sports car driver and Moe doesn't do much of anything if he can get out of it. All members of the class of NSSW are here but two. Ellen Cunningham and Susie Tefft. Susie won't be able to make it as she is a foreign correspondent, and Ellen Kaye is late as usual. She is a journalist in Florida. Our Chicago, Illinois carreer women, Linda Connors and Leah Wightman, are chatting with Alden Nay, the president of a large corporation in New York, Rosalie Murphy and Larry Kearnes are also here. Larry is a TV cameraman for CBS Television in New York and Rosalie is married to a very nice salesman, from Oklahoma. The two clean cut gentlemen are Doug Mulliken and Lyle Johns. Doug is the owner of several large gambling casinos and Lyle is a card-shark. There is Now that singing their UBOU Anderson quarters. the doorbell. Ellen Kaye has finally made it! everyone is present, the gr0UP reminesce's by Senior song to the tune of UGarden of Edenu and gives his well-known imitation of WElvisn and' his 'Hound Dogn. No one notices the time until the cuckoo cuckoos 5200 AM, and all the guests are shown to their sleeping As they go, good nights are said and the tired but happy friends retire for the night. The has been good for reminiscing, but the future is sure to hold many new experiences for one and all. l'7'07fI!C y Commffftf' Lyle Johns Charlotte Key Alden Nay Rosalie Murphy Susie Tefft Norman Strader L8-T'I'Y Kearns Ronnie Wireman Nellie Perkins

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Alden Nay- wills his football managing ability to Big Ed Mallary. Nellie Perkins- wills her bashful ways to Nancy Goff. Larry Shafer- wills his membership in a Ford Club to Jr. McNary. Norman Strader- wills his half of the UBlue Bombu to Danny, since he's already boss. Susie Tefft- wills her bookkeeping ability to Charlotte Bunton. Ronnie Wierman- wills his muscular physique to Dan Strader. Leah Wightmar- wills her brown eyes to Bobbie Sue in case Bobbie has another accident. Don Wilson- alius nCrashU and Crude Red wills his careful driving habits to Bob Vyverberg. Dorothy Wood- wills her brains to Patsy, she wants to keep it in the family. To Mr. Butler, we leave all the money he paid us to Uthrowu the Globe-trotters vs. Faculty game. To Mr. Browning, we leave a fire burning brightly in the wastepaper basket in study hall. To the Cooks, we leave all the birds heads collected in the pest contest for next years Thanksgiving dinner. To the Custodians, we leave a king size can of Sani-Flush To the faculty, we leave 3 months of peace and quiet in hopes that next years seniors will take over where we left off. To Nr. Baker, we leave the memory of the first 2 undisputed champion- ships in one year. To Miss Scott, we leave a hardy WWORKW. In Witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this sixth day of March, 1958, A.D., in the presence of the Witnesses, our Last Will and Testament as wit to be Our'Last will and Testament in their presence and they have in the presences of each other. whom we have requested to sign this witnesses and we have declared this in the presence and signed the same signed the same in our presence and' We, the undersigned, Do Hereby Certify, that the said committee for the Class of 1958 signed the above and foregoing paper in our presence and declared the same to be their Last Will and Testament on this sixth day of March, 1958, A.D., and requested us to sign the said will as witnesses which we did in their presence and in the presence of each other believing the said Committee for the Class of 1958 to be fully unpossessed of all their faculties and unsound mind and poor memory and in every way not capable of making their Last Will and Testament. jig S Claw TIES