Avon High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Danville, IN)

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We are told that Joan Parrish and Nola Carr will drive in the hand cart one hundred mile race that will be held in the afternoon. We now prepare to leave, but as we do we hear that Barbara Surber has invented a no voice phone and that the two famous missionaries, Ruby Petree and Nona Taylor, have returned from their journey to the North Pole. We now return to our life of luxury, and think over some more good things about our days at good Old Avon High. xNX xx xx xx F051 . S01 di an 4,4 fd, eff! an an an 903 II, 5:2 xx xx xx xr-Q 2' WILL We, the Senior Class of 1959, being of sound mind and of sound body, do hereby will and bequeath the following things to the following people, provided they fulfill the requirements. ARTICLE I I, Lloyd Acton, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play basketball to Jim Webb, providing he grows to be 6 feet, 3 inches by the time he is a Senior. I, Edward Blair, do hereby will and bequeath my height to Joe Clossey, providing he doesn't get stepped on too many times. I, James Bledsoe, do hereby will and bequeath my 1935 Ford pickup truck to Bill Tharp, providing I don't have to help him work on it as much as he has helped me. I, Keith Bowman, do hereby will and bequeath all the headaches of being Senior Class Treasurer to the future Senior Class Treasurer, providing he has just as many headaches as I have had. I, Gretchen Bradley, do hereby will and bequeath my long blonde hair to Betty Acton providing she doesn't peroxide it more than twice in one week. l, Nola Carr, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be nosey to Barbara Gray, providing she doesn't wreck more than three lives a day. I, Dale Childress, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go steady with the same girl for four years to Dick Biggs, providing he finds the right girl. I, James Dinkle, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to lift cars to Pat Olmstead, providing he doesn't hold them up for more than one hour at a time. I, James Hiner, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to drive safely to Bobby Shields, providing he doesn't go over eighty MPH in a thirty MPH zone. I, Carol Sue Huffman, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to make disastrous mistakes to Karen Keppel, providing she doesn't make more than fifteen a day. I, William Jones, do hereby will and bequeath my parachute to David Gerdts, providing he test jumps it at least once a week. 21

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.... PRO PH ECY We, the Senior Class of Avon High School, in this year of nineteen hundred and fifty-nine, would like to look a few years ahead and see what fine accomplishments our class will make. The reunion will be held at the very famous resort, the Wimpledorf. As we enter the recreation building, we see Lloyd Acton, coach of the Avon All Stars. With him is that famous designer of dresses, Joyce Lisby. We now wander over to the swimming pool and meet the famous scientist from Watasnozzle Institute, Margaret Pock, with her is her well-known assistant, J' ack Schoen. From there we move on to the Dance Hall operated by Phyllis Nester. With her is the well known secretary, Sylvilene Larkin, who is noted for chasing her boss, Edward Blair, around the office. The Dance Hall is crowded with celebrities. Among them is Beverly Shew, the well known hair stylist. For our entertainment we have singer, Gretchen Bradley, with the famous drummer, Carol Huffman. Dancing in the middle of the floor is Bill ,T ones, famous pilot, with his stewardess, Linda .T ones. They had just flown back from Mars. We see James Blesoe, Ace Rod Expert, with Sondra Kennedy, famous teacher of Pig Latin, sitting at one of the tables in deep conversation. At another table we see Mike Olrnstead, well known for his invention, The Superchargeri' We now leave the Dance Hall and continue to the picnic area. There we see .T ay McDonald, Oris Snapp, and Ronnie Smith, three well known bachelors of romance. They are talking to that well known coquette, Laura Robinson, who has gained much attention for her flirting. As we look around, we see J' im Dinkel, champion jeep lifter, in deep conversation with the famous cartoonist, Judy S earles. Our next stop will be the golf range. We meet the outstanding sports writer, Irvin Walton, who is watching the championship game between S lugger Bill Young and national champion, Gary Mott. We continue on to the beach and find ,Tames Hiner, the famous singer, writing love letters in the sand to the well known hockey player, Judy Yates. Further along the shore we see the champion speed boat racer, Dale Childress, who won the wave Chatingy contest against Keith Bowman, well known swimmer. We will next visit the new race track for stock cars, managed by Larry Miller. We also see the well known mechanic, Ronald Kepler. Both are very much interested in a race car. As we go on, we see Merrill Roberts, national champion motorcycle racer, who last week ran against Lead Foot Marlin Summerlot and his full race tractor. 20

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I, Linda Jones, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with Mrs.Mitchel1 to Randy Duf- fin, providing he doesn't disrupt her study hall as much as I did. I, Ronald Kepler, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to have no ability to anyone who needs the ability to have no ability, providing he has no more ability than I had. I, Sondra Kennedy, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go steady to Fay Ann Ransdel, providi.ng she doesn't break my record of one week. I, Sylvilene Larkin, do hereby will and bequeath my dimples to Mr. McClain, providing he shows them more often than I did. I, Joyce Lisby, do hereby will and bequeath my blonde hair to Cheryl Cassidy, providing she doesn't lighten it more than twice a week. I, Jay McDonald, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay out of trouble to Joe Hugill, providing he is as quiet and sneaky about it as I was. I, Larry Miller, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to argue with Mr. Rogers to Bill Wright, providing he wins more than two in any one period. I, Gary Mott, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with Mrs. Mitchell, to Jerry Ellis, providing he is not as crazy as I am. I, Phyllis Nester, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be serious to Helen Nester, providing she doesn't laugh more than five times a day. I, Mike Olrnstead, do hereby will and bequath my ability to look guilty when innocent and innocent when guilty to Stephen .T ones, providing he isn't accused of more things that he didn't do thanl was. I, Joan Parrish, do hereby will and bequeath my freckles to Betty Humphrey, providing she doesn't try to wash them off more than three times a day. I, Ruby Petree, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to change my mind to Mrs. Mitchell, providing she doesn't change her mind more than is absolutely necessary. I, Margaret Pock, do hereby will and bequeath my cast to Marsha Quearry, providing she never needs it. I, Merrill Roberts, do hereby will and bequeath my nickname Crabbe to Joe Hugill, providing he doesn't talk back to the coach more than twice a day. I, Laura Robinson, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get out of doing homework to Danny Parsons, providing he doesn't get more than one lesson a day. I, Jack Schoen, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play baseball to Chuck Kennedy, providing he doesn't get hit in the mouth with too many ground balls. I, Judith Searles, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to draw on stencils to Hazel Gentry, pro- viding she doesn't make as many mistakes. I, Beverly Shew, do hereby will and bequeath my cancelled airmail stamps to Deanne Wagner, providing she doesn't use them more than twice. I, Ronald Smith, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to climb water towers to Dennie Bradford, providing he doesn't fall from it more than once. I, Oris Snapp, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to charm the girls away from Speedway to Brownie Acton, providing he keeps up my reputation. ' I, Marlin Summerlot, do hereby will and bequeath my full race tractor to Ronnie Parsons, pro- viding he races more motor scooters thanl have. I, Barbara Surber, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be the shortest girl in the class to Mari- lyn Knarr, providing she doesn't tower over 6 feet by her senior year. I, Nona Babs Taylor, do hereby will and bequeath my naturally curly hair to Judie Beecham, pro- viding she doesn't set it more than twice a day. ' I, Irvin Walton, do hereby will and bequeath my southern accent to Charles Riggles, providing people cannot understand him better than me. 22