Blanchester High School - Brown and Blue Yearbook (Blanchester, OH)

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66444 Wd!! To Whom It May Concern: We the members of the Senior Class of '48, being of sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath, convey, will, etc., our last wordly possessions to the following to wlt: We the Senior Class of l948, will -all of our intelligence to Justin Huber, the Sophomore genius. I, James A. Agin, leave my harmonica to Mr. Blatt. We, Margie F. Boyd and Edna K. Logsdon, will our similarity in looks to Emogene Davidson and Martha McConnell. May you also confuse the teachers-especially Miss Smith! I, Vera F. Brown, bequeath my continuous hair combing to Bonnie Walker. I, Clayton Brumfield, leave my bass voice to Bob Weidner. I, Daryl V. Cadwall-ader, leave my height to Bill Roby. I, Lloyd L. Caldwell, will my 1925 Ford convertible to anyone who knows the brake .rom the clutch. I, Virginia R. Charleston, do hereby bequeath my stale bubble gum, which may be found under any of my desks, to anyone needing the iaw exercise. I, Donald W. Conover, will my attentlveness in Mr. Chance's health class to Ross Allen. I, Garland Crawford, leave all my fish hooks, fishing poles, galoshes, boots, and worn out note books to Jim Starkey. I, Betty Lou Culberson, will my restlessness in every class to l.ols Mahlerwein. I, Pauletta Davidson, will my glasses to 'anyone who can see through them. I, Gertrude Davis, do hereby bequeath my ability to raise a disturbance in short- hand class to anyone who has the nerve. I, Anne Dewey, will my typing speed to Vera Brown. I, Richard Lee Dewey, leave my comb 'and goose grease to Donald Weidner in hopes he will use lt instead of his egg beater. I, Doris Doughman, will my gum cracking in shorthand to anyone who can get away with it. I, Dorthy Doughman, will my recipes in home economics to anyone who has an antidote for poison. I, Evelyn V. Fawley, will my giggles to Barbara Dunn. I, Ann E. Ferneau, will my big eyes to Marlene Walsh. I, Joanne Foster, bequeath my love for men to Shirley Chance. I, Clarence France, leave my wavy hair to Jerry Leckie, provided he gets it cut at least once every six months. I, Dan Garrison, will my hunting ability plus three coon hounds, to Mr. Chance provided he doesn't hunt out of season. I, Betty Jo Griffith, do hereby bequeath my dopey sense of humor to anyone who can stand lt. I, Irene Groves, leave my position in the office, first period, to anyone who will take everyone off the absentee list. I, Donald Harness, bequeath all my photographic knowledge to my successor Bobby Fernevau. I, Paul S. High, bequeath my superb build and my ability to warm the benches ln athletics to Jim Dorsey. I, Edna Mae Hill, bequeath my ability to get diamond rings to anyone who has sense enough to keep them. 27

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H444 3164 won the county tournament. The cheerleaders were of course behind the team, and they were also from our class-Barbara Snyder, Betty Lou Culberson and Jimmy Joe Smith. At the Basketball Homecoming Festival, Irene Groves was an attendant to the Homecoming Queen. At last one of our most important years arrived. We were now Juniors. We added to our class this year Phyllis Burton, Mercedes Kissick, from Loveland, and John Teevan. Our class officers for this year were Clayton Brumfield, President, Anne Dewey, Vice-President, John Jones, Secretary, and Patricia Kelly, Treasurer. Blan's basketball team made a great showing this year, and Daryl Cadwallader, Eugene Lucas, and Harry Ledford represented our class. The cheerleaders were again from our class. They were Barbara Snyder and Beverly Villars. At the Basketb-all Home- coming Festivities, Beverly Villars was an attendant to the Homecoming Queen. On April 18 of this year we presented as our class play, Janie's One Track Mind. A large crowd -attended and we prospered well from it. We entertained the Seniors on May 2 at the Junior and Senior Banquet, where a delicious dinner followed by a dance was enioyed by all. At the graduation exercises of this year, Harold McLaugh- lin was chosen by the American Legion to represent the Blanchester High School at Boys' State. Now we enter our final and most important year. We acquired as classmates this year the twins, Delma and Wilma Van Natta, from Clarksville, Evelyn Fawley, from Port William, and Ronald Tucker, from Lynchburg. Our class officers are Betty Jo Griffith, President, Dan Garrison, Vice-President, Joanne Foster, Secretary, and Ann Ferneau, Treasurer. On October l7 of this year we presented A Date With Judy as our class play. A record-breaking crowd attended and obtained for usa large sum. This money made it possible for our class to back the first annual in eleven years for Blanchester High School. Our basketball season got off to a good start with Daryl Cadwallader, Eugene Lucas, and Harry Ledford throwing in the baskets for our class. Beverly Villars, Barbara Snyder 'and Ann Irvin are the Senior cheerleaders. Jimmy Joe Smith was elected president of the Athletic Association. We have faced hardships, but we have come through to make a successful climax. So we leave this class history as ia reminder to future graduates that, although it is a rough and painful iourney, school can be a happy and satisfying experience. 26

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M444 7066! I, Ann Irvin, bestow my short curly hair to Ruth Ann Cook. I, John J. Jones, will my curly hair and manly physique to Tom Garter. I, Patricia Kelly, convey my ability to mess up the attendance records to anyone who is capable of doing it as well. I, Mercedes Kissick, will my lost possessions to anyone who can find them. I, Harry Ledford, will my automobile to anyone who has strength enough to crank it. I, Mildred Long, will my height to Edna Allen. I, Eugene W. Lucas, convey my height and ability to get along with coach to Tony Hodgeman. I, Robert Magill, will my ability to arrive at school after the nine o'clock bell, without being caught, to Paul Bock. I, Willodene Moore, will my ability to copy in shorthand to anyone dumb enough to try it, provided we have a new commercial teacher. I, Harold W. McLaughlin, will my curly hair to Ronnie Whitacre. I, Bette Jane Patterson, bequeath my height to Tom Brown. I, Samuel Plear, will myfalgebra Il ability to some unsuspecting iunior. I, Joan Ruscher, will my position on the softball team to my sub, Ellen Bright. I, Betty Ruth Satterfield, leave my sewing ability to the seventh and eighth grade. I, Mary Esther Shaffer, will my wise-cracks about George Roby to George Roby. I, Lewis W. Shank, bequeath my dram-atics ability to Charles Plummer. I, Jimmy Joe Smith, will, bequeath, leave, and convey my forwardness with girls to Bob Zengel. I, DeLoris M. Snider, will my sewing ability to Mrs. Chance so she won't have to ask so many questions about sewing. I, Barbara J. Snyder, leave my blond hair, green eyes, and cheerleading success to Carol Schaffer. I, Max E. Taylor, bequeath my good natured ability to get along with children to the faculty. I, John Teevan, leave my wavy brown hair to my brother, Raymond, who I think needs it more than anyone else in school. I, Ronald E. Tucker, will my Willys' automobile to anyone who has got brains enough to drive it and strength enough to keep it on the road. I, Beatrice Valentine, will my softball position to Vera Brown next spring. I, Delma Van Natta, bequeath my daily apple to anyone who likes to eat in study hall. I, Wilma Van Natta, will my future convertible to anyone who is willing to wait. I, Beverly E. Villars, convey my love of horses and cheerleading and also my peroxide hair to Nancy Page. I, Thomas E. White, will my bashfulness to Justin Huber. I, Emma Wierman, bequeath my brother to Charma Lee Creager. I, Jerry Wise, will my position as stage crew manager to Willard Jones in hope that he will work like everything. In witness whereof, we the undersigned testators do hereby set our hand this twenty-first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight. I Betty Jo Griffith DON HARNESS, Editor Ann Ferneau Joanne Foster I Dan Garrison Witnesses 78