Ashley High School - Ace Yearbook (Ashley, IN)

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I, Peggy Kissinger, will my ab ility to get short men to Betty Ann McClish. I, Joyce Lepley, will my address book to no one because I still need it. I, Joann Miller, will my best friend, Ruth Ann, to some good looking, ¢ligible, young bachelor. I, Helen Newcomer, will my English papers to Bobby Weirich. I, Troas Orwig, will my ability to get A’s in conduct and get away with it to Harold Arney. I, Dean Paulen, will my basketball satchel to Dolly Arney for a purse. I, Katrina Prosser, will Paul Stoy to no one, I, Margaret Redmon, will my good grades to Jerome Ellert, I, Fred Rose, will my ability to play pin ball machines to Carl Dilly. I, Barbara Sanders, will my love of Parsell’s orchard to any one whose parents will let them stay out until 3:00 A. M. I, Crystal Shipe, will my ability to play the clarinet to Corky Conrad. I, Phyllis Snyder, will my cuds of gum under my desk to the person who sits there next year. I, Larry Stomm, will my gift of gab to Pearl Kessler. 1, Helen Stout, will my ability to lie in bed until the last minute to Miss Taylor. I, Dean Stoy, will my ability to raise blue ribbon steers to Bobby Schweitzer. I, Mona June Strite, will my interest in Physical Education to some of the Freshman girls who always have the toe aches, head aches and stomach aches. I, Clarice Whysong, will my long curly hair to Harold Buchs. I, Berdina Wiler, will my bottle of hair bleach to Billy Lee Chrisman. I, John Wilhelm, will my ability to act the part of Tarzen to Ronnie Parker. I, Bill Wilson, will my Casanova ways to Max Gipple. In testimony whereof, we hereunto set our hand and seal and declare this to be our last Will and Testament, this seventeenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine. WITNESSES: Mickey Mouse SIGNED: Joyce Lepley Pluto Violet Gipple Berdina Wiler Helen Stout Phyllis Ann Chrisman OK OK JoAnne Ellert; (at almond counter): ‘‘Who attends to the nuts ? ’ Bill Wilson: ‘‘Be patient. I°ll wait on you in a minute.”’ OK Ok 14

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WILL We, the Class of '49 of Ashley High School, situated in the city of Ashley in the County of DeKalb in the State of Indiana, being in an unusually sound state of mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this our last will and testament, leaving our cherished possessions which we have accumulated during our four years of high school to the under-classmen and faculty. We will to Mr. Frederick, our principal, the extreme pleasure of saying ‘'so long' to the most ambitious class he has had to deal with in years, To our Math instructors, we will all unfinished algebra and geometry problems. To our English instructors, we will our excess knowledge of English which we shall not need. To our history instructor, we will all important dates and ordinances which we mastered, without a doubt. To our Agriculture instructor, we will all the shop tools we have so carefully broken and ruined. To our Home Economics instructor, we will all the food we couldn't stand to eat. To our Music instructor, we will all miscellaneous instruments used for noise making in the assembly. To the Juniors, we will our books and pencils with hopes that they will use them more than we did. To the Sophomores, we will our Senior dignity. The Senior girls will our powder puffs to the Freshman girls and Senior boys will their ability to get along with Mrs. Soudah to the Freshman boys. To the Janitor, we will all the waste paper around our desks. In addition to these bequests we wish to dispose of some of our more personal items as follows: I, Phyllis Ann Chrisman, will my good humor to Shirley Sherwood. I, Paul Conrad, will my ‘'Chevvy‘' to any one who will pay for the repair bills. I, Joan Days, will my quietness to Johnny Miller. I, Beverly Deetz, will my ability to skip school to whoever thinks he can get away with it. I, Jo Ann Ellert, will my Donald Duck voice to Helen Stomm. I, Philip Ellert, will my last name to Margaret Redmon. I, Rita Ellert, will my job at Gardners to any one who wants to get rich quick. I, Violet Gipple, will my dimples to Betty Manning. I, Marcella Hamman, will my ability to be a soda ‘‘jerk’’ to Carl Stout. I, Richard Harmes, will my butch hair cut to Gene Miller. I, Ruth Ann Hoffelder, will my ability to be Mr. Frederick's office girl to Helen Stults. « J, Frank Kessler, will my quiet ways to Jane Stoy. is

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ts 8. 10. 14, 16; Fog a0) DEAR DIARY SEPTEMBER School opens Baseball--Ashley 4 P-Lake 3 Baseball--Ashley 6 Butler 5 Seniors debating where to have pictures taken. Band played at the Fair Staff Meeting in the Library Where did the fly swatters come from? OCTOBER . Ashley wins baseball tourney Lovers jam the main entrance . Cheer Leaders elected . Fred gets eager for Geography Class and walks in on Civics class. . Flash! Dollie gets shot in Senior English. . Annual Sale ended Where is all the soap on the windows coming from? . Halloween Parade NOVEMBER . Second Team Pep Session . Ashley 31--Salem 30. RAH Dollie gets her schedule mixed up. . Group pictures taken . hy isn't Garrett’s game mentioned ? . Turkey and more turkey! 15 DECEMBER . Where did the teachers get all the red ink for the grade cards? . Paul C., is history so dull you can’t keep awake? . Dick H. jumps out the History room window in fire drill. . Junior Class Play . Mr. Fee dropped his books in the assembly. . Christmas tree put up . FHA go caroling . Win ''milk bottle’’ from Waterloo. . Christmas program at gym . Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year? JANUARY First day of school in °49 . Had an assembly speaker . Coke machine installed . Ashley out of tourney . Bees win County Tourney . John W. quit sailing ‘ Rockets’’ in the assembly: . Examinations . Oh! What a beautiful morning. . Bees taste their first defeat. Seniors start real work on annual.