Bellefontaine High School - Chant Yearbook (Bellefontaine, OH)

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slfuf 'MM an fldfamenf We, the members of the Class of '53, of BELLEFONTAINE HIGH SCHOOL, city of Bellefontaine, county of Logan, and state of Ohio, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. WHEREAS, to Mr. Hoop, Mr. Freeman, and all the faculty members we leave our undying gratitude for the help they have given us in the last six years. AND WHEREAS, to the unior Class of 1954, we leave our brains, ability, talent, and looks and the fervent hope that they will use them as wisely and as well as we. AND WHEREAS, we leave so that the Class of 1955 can become upperclassmen. May they make a success of their remaining years. AND WHEREAS, we leave the Freshman Class of 1956 with the not-too-discouraging thought that they still have three years to go. AND WHEREAS, we leave to all of you the many memories of the best years of your lives. AND NOW, last but not least, we bequeath individually the following things: Shirley Anderson leaves her vocabulary to Bill Sutton. May he open his mouth only at the right time. Karen Askren leaves, her house never being the same after all those committee meetings. Diane Ayres leaves her freckles to Margie Pickerin . Nancy Barker leaves her curly hair to Barbara Jo Severs. Cathy Bray leaves her beautigul red hair to Beverly Richmond. Lewis Brown leaves, hoping to realize his dream of becoming head chef at the Waldorf Astoria. Harold Brunson leaves his build to Gene Jenkins. Barbara Buchenroth leaves her wardrobe in the capable hands of her sister, Sammy. Sheila Carey leaves her shorthand ability to Mary Kleinman. Nancy Castle leaves for Nurses' Training. We think she'll make a wonderful nurse. Claudia Conn leaves Margie Costin the only girl in B. H. S. with a Dougie . Louis DeCoursey leaves her drivers training certificate to Gene Houchin. Jim Dickey leaves, havin done a wonderful job as President of the Senior Class of 1953. Harold Earl leaves his aiility to make hydrogen sulphide to Jerry Barrett. Larry Fent leaves Mr. Joslin without a headache. Marilyn Fitterer leaves her unusual sense of humor to pat Grode. Good luck, Miss Oglesbee! Elizabeth Freer leaves her shyness to Carol Scott. Janet Fultz leaves her Latin intelligence to Peggy Born. Max Groves leaves his passing arm to Ray George. Winnie Holderman leaves her engagement ring to Dick Wade. May he use it wisely. Peg Humphreys leaves her flirtatious eyelashes to arol Fisher. Her advice is Don't let the stars get in your eyes. Junior Jones leaves his quietness in history class to Jerry Noble. May Mr. Baugher find peace. Ike Kauffman leaves his sharp clothes to Marv Silverstein. Connie Kreakbaum leaves her French book to anyone who can manage it. Chuck Landis leaves his cute smile to Dick Jenkins. Chris Lawrence leaves his haircut to Ronnie Williams. Rosemary LeValley leaves her brains to Julia Lawrance. Bob Lord leaves, leaving Patty and Phil to carry on in his footsteps. Ethel McCallister leaves her dancing ability to Rita Robinaugh. Sally Marquis leaves her typing ability to Lura Mae Hudson. Mary Lou Moist leaves to put her Home Ec. knowledge into use. Ann Price leaves her British accent to Cathy Smith. Tom Richardson leaves his good nature to Louie Colvin. Max Schoepfle leaves his ball caps to anyone who can wear them. Byron Scott leaves his tuition bills to Glen Trimble. Doris Shields leaves her ability as a waitress to Helen Norton. Donn South leaves in a cloud of dust. He's ot something under the hood. Max Stayrook leaves his crew cut to Jim Martin. Joan Sullivan leaves a seat in Consumer's Ed class. Pat Sweeney leaves with the honor of having made the 1000th point. Sara Lu Tracy leaves to become a beautician. Laura Watkins leaves to get Rich quick. George Weaver leaves his red Ford to anyone who will buy it. Don L. Weimer leaves Doc ' Lautenbach without a genius. Larry Winder leaves his dramatic ability to Charles Rath. Jeanette Yaney leaves her blond hair to Sharlene Wallace. Marcella Yohey leaves to become a success in the business world. Signed, sealed, published, and declared as and for their last will and teastament by the Class of 1953, the above-named testators, in the presence of us, who, at their request and in the presence of them and of each other, have subscribed our names hereto as witnesses on the day and year last asforesaid. Signed 5' Gqbfc Que

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Mop ec? I'm so excited about my trip that I can hardly wait to tell you all about it! I've been so many places and seen so many of my old classmates and the wonderful part of the whole trip was that it didn't cost me one red cent. While most classes would have their prophet see the sights from a jet- mobile or a rocket ship, the Class of '53 laid plans on their graduation day to send me on my tour in 1963 in that elegant vehicle, the boxcar! In New York I saw Janice Arthur, who is capitalizing on her tantalizing blond locks by serving as a model for You Name It Shampoo. You must have seen her on your T. V. set, washing her hair. Don Austin has thrown his last newspaper. He has finally given up his paper route to fulfill his lifelong ambition of press inker at the New York Times. And while glancing through the Times, I saw an article concerning an old school pal, Barbara Baldwin. It seems she is credited with winning the war sin le-headed. She donated strands of hair to make bomb sights and is hailed fir and wide as a national heroine. The John R. Strayer sailed into New York harbor the morning I arrived. On board was Nancy Kuenzli, who is in charge of planning menus or the entire U. S. Navy. Captain Strayer considers it a great honor that she makes his boat her headquarters. Out for an evening's entertainment, I was siurprised to find Marilyn Fisher as the new weight guesser at Coney Is an . Virginia Houchin and Aunt Grace are putting the McMillen Publishing Company out of business by publishin their own Latin books, entitled ll Gaul is Divided into Three Parts , while Sqiaron Johnson is revising Webster's dictionary, for use in winnin the national spelling contest. On the fashion front, we find that Dolores Cira has bought Hattie Carnegie's famous New Youk salon to aid in her breath taking designs. Out of admiration for her former teacher, Miss Oglesbee, she sent one of her creations which ordinarily would cost 35135. It was an orange sailor with saffron satin bows and green jewels, atop which sat a live canary in a cage. Dolores has been called the most imaginative designer of this era. A silent partner in the corporation is Ruthann Lautenbach, who is breeding the color-blind canaries which are used in Dolores's fabulous creations. On my way out of New York I noticed a lot of excitement around Madison Sea-uare Garden, and upon inquiring among my fellow travelers, I found that al the cheers were for Ronnie George, who has put Goose Tatum out of business. Looking closer, I had a glimpse of June Burns in the bleachers singing Sweet Georgia Brown , I was on my way once again. Picking up a newspaper on the way I found that some of our classmates have become famous in Europe. Don Detrick has been hailed as a master desi ner of a classy sports car. He calls his new car the Tiger Eight . It gives ZE miles per gallon on gas, and costs only Sl, OOO. One of the winning features is the jet engine. Each home needs at least one of these daring new cars. Sandy McMullen is now in Italy, well on her way to find out how to straighten the Leaning Tower of Pisa . Scientists from all over the world are speculating as to the outcome of her efforts. A special bulletin from the United States Army Air Force states that Barbara Pickering has been awarded a life membership. This honor was con- ferred on her after she was elected Sweetheart of the 664th A. C. and W. for 10 consecutive years. My next stop was Detroit, Michigan. Learning that George Elliott was chief mechanic at one of the Willow Run factories, I went to see him, but upon arriving I found that he was welding the trunk shut on a hot rod, and accident- ally we ded himself in, but John Lindeman was trying to get him out. Jerry Sparks is now manufacturing the most reliable car on the road. What makes it so reliable? It's horse-drawn, of course. A free accessory is a bag of oats. A huge hot-rod shop in the middle of town caught my eye. I was surprised to find that Suzie Webster and her better half are co-owners. In Lansing I found that Richard Swackhamer and Virginia Weldon have just taken the grand prize in the Tal.kathon . For the uninformed, the Talka- thon is a contest to find the most talkative man and woman in the United States. Those two always did have a lot to say. I took to my boxcar again and headed for California. I don't mind telling you that the northern winter from the top of a boxcar isn't too pleasant. 18