Atlanta High School - Atalanta Yearbook (Atlanta, IL)

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Class Will (Continued) Orville Compton's fancy for freshman girls to Chester and Bill Pack. Treat them gently like Speed does. Melba's school skipping to Jeanne Martinie. Better try it some time. Gives your mind a rest. Bill Horn's wonderful height to Tommy Faye. Why don't you both grow a little bit. We don't know much about Roger Fortman, so we will have to let him rest. Phyllis Frantz's diamond to Edith and Gilberta. Last but not least, I, Mary Williams leave my pencil stub and writers cramps to Virginia Cook. Signed and Sealed by Senior Class of '47 . CHARGE Dear Juniors: Before we leave Ye Old Alma Mater to seek out of life the fames and fortunes that we think are due us, we would like to leave some free advice to our followers, the Juniors. First to your worthy president, Audra Bicknell, may we leave all the peace and quiet you deserve from Gene Brandt. Gene does love to tease you, doesn’t he Audra? Now your vice-president, Dorothy “Red Larson. How about that “Red and Ed” stuff we’ve been hearing about all year? Any truth to that Red , or shall we ask “Ed ? Jeanne Martinie, your wizzard financier, is a good girl all the time. We can't find anything to charge her with. Your blond Adonas, Eddie BeVard, is a Gabby Hartnett behind the bat and a Babe Ruth with the bat. More power to you, Eddie. Chester Hout and Bill Pack, do you two have to pick your girls from the Freshman class? Can’t you stick to the Junior class, although we have no objection. Guy Gipson, couldn't you make an extra special effort to try and get to school on time just once before you graduate? You don't seem to think everything is ''foolish , such as a certain somelwSfr from Minier. Now do you, Edith? Johnny Horn, why don’t you hire yourself to Speed for money since you make such a good bodyguard? Jewel Cook, you’ll soon get to be like “Atlas having to crank your car so vigorously after school every night. Jack Mayberry, you should be more like your brother. Nowdays children can be both seen and heard, only you are just seen. Can't you talk a little more? You’ll make a nice farmerette, Gilberta. We hope you are lucky enough to get the farm—er. Harold Pierce, how do you keep those curls shining like they do? Do you have to fix them every night ? One of your fine piano players, Rut hie Lauer, can really swing a tune. Especially for square dancing. We hope Virginia Cook will be back again next year to fill an honored Senior's seat ■o just keep listening to those wedding bells instead of ringing them yourself. Ina Mae, we think you make a good square dance teacher. Especially to Eddie.

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CLASS WILL We the members of the class of !47M in retiring from A.C.H.S., believing ourselves mentally and physically sound do hereby will these characteristics and accomplishments to the Juniors. To the Juniors, each and every one, we leave: Ray Bateman's permanent position at the gas station to Guy Gipson. Be sure you can make change. To Marilyn Liesman we would like to leave “Billie's fascination for the Alumni. We know you won't mind Marilyn. Gene Brandt leaves his class ring to Audra Bicknell. Don't lose track of it like Gene did I Vaughn Craft's cheery smile to Lois Kindred and Phyllis Purcell. Jack Brandt’s place in the “Purple Airs to Margaret Ann. Hope you know how to tdke care of it. And to Eddie BeVard, Harold (Tee) Brooks’ basketball ability. Also Tee's dimples to Harold Pierce. That will make three won’t it, Harold? Joanne Douthit's efficiency in the Library Club to Mary Lou Long and Phyllis Applegate. Ho loafing, girls. Eugene Craft's mechanical mind to Jewel Cook. You will probably need it next year for your car. Dorothy Mitchell's shorthand speed to Ruth Lauer. When it comes to sleeping, Bobby Speciale is tops. We hope that Willie Loy and Bill Gaither will be just as good at it. Glendon Cooks curly hair to Jimmy Ash and Jack Mayberry. Don't forget to do it up every night, boys. To Mary Jane Johnson we leave Marilyn's McLean fellows. More power to you, Mary Jane. ' Bobby Mayberry leaves his Chevie to Lyle Karrick. Now you won’t have to ride the bus, Lyle. Duane’s ability to make speeches in study hall to Norma Karrick and Rachel Harmon. To Ralph Gosda and Marshall Spaits we leave Marjorie's interest in the 4H. Maybe this time your sheep won't die, Marshall. Joan Wiseman’s chemistry explosions to Dorothy Larson and Ina Mae Murray. We would hate to see old A.C.H.S. go up in smoke, girls.

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Charge (Continued) Margaret Taylor, do you find McLean or Atlanta more interesting? We wish you’d make up your mind before we graduate. Willie Loy and Bill Gaither, are you two going to be women haters for the rest of your life, or are you going to be lone wolves just for the fun of it? What's so interesting about the Alumni, Marilyn Leisman? Evidently something or somebody. Could it be the somebody? Marshall Spaits, is our taxi driver. Marshall, if you think you can pile anymore kids in a car like you do, you had better invent a 20 passenger model. Have you learned to make button holes yet, Rachel, or are you still practicing on most expensive material? Mary Jane and Willie, why don't you two get together instead of being so bashful? Phyllis Purcell is another gal that goes for McLean. What is bo interesting in McLean that isn't here, Phyllis? Norma Karrick, how about all those letters you write each week? Is there somebody in the picture that we haven’t heard about or seen? Lyle Karrick thinks the sophomore class is all right. So do we, Lyle Do you intend to go in the grocery business someday, Tom Faye? We noticed that you preferred food rather girls. Ralph Gosda is our country lad, and a star pupil in ''Ag”. He is a good most of the time. And so. Dear Juniors, in saying farewfcll, we hope you will heed our advice and do your utmost to fill our honored seats. CLASS POEM Since we, (the wonderful senior class) Are leaving soon, (what a terrible loss I) I’ll tell you of each lad and lass. That made the teachers glad or cross. 1 11 start with Bob, a mischievous lad. The Seniors only pride and joy. He makes one Freshman heart so glad. For he is a very “Speciale” boy. When a teacher says “Name all the presidents,’’ Who does it, as bold as brass. And spells Constaninople on the side? Duane Quisenberry, president of the class. Who is the girl with the camera. Who is always where there is fun? You guess it. It’s “Dottie’’, that takes all the pictures. And is there when a good yarn is spun. Within our number are scientists true. But the most enthusiastic to be seen, Is the president of the Camera Club, Vaughn Craft’s little brother, Eugene.