Bowen High School - Echo Yearbook (Bowen, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the honorable class of 1957, of B.C.H.S. of the city of Bowen, County of Hancock, State of Illinois, United States of America and being of a very sound and well trained mind and of a very, very great memory which to declare and make known this, our last will and testament, there for declaring void all promises made heretofore. He wish our passing on to be held in a simplified and honorable manner and our flowers in- dulged from the majestic Liberty Park. Also, we wish for our services to be conducted by our beloved faculty and held in the janitor's mansion with our underclassmen as pallbearers. Due to our minds being of a great capacity we would submit some of it as follows: Itel--We bequeath to our faculty all honorable standing which we have so severley worked for and to them our wondsrous exam papers. .M Item--To the school we bequeath all athletic honors so nobly won by our class athletes and to the lower claseaen, including the Juniors, we leave the morale which our class so creditably carried through our years at B.C.H.S. Item--The following we would like to bequeath to the various ones. They may seem to be of little significance to some but due to our greet knowledge we feel they will be helpful. Also, by doing this we hope to remind you of our very gracious heart in the following bestowals. First, lgmggikgg wills his ability to pitch baseball to Jim Hull and his temper to Pat Iaffey. Second, her way with boys gangs Ufkgg wills to Marilyn Davidson and her love for 5? Chevies to Hr. Davis. Third, to Mr. Trever E,J. Qlligg wills his curly hair and to Karen Dittmer he leaves his ability to get along with the teachers. Fourth, L31-If-911 wills his 53 green Ford to Elaine Slater and to Jerry Flack his revolver for a future bear hunt. Fifth, r' leaves his build to Arlo Junk, his farming ability to Terry Swlck. Sixth, Q1-Akggg leaves her ability to talk and argue to Paul Laffey and her way in getting a diamond ring to Elenora Hartley. Seventh, gg Qrtle! wills his height to Max Watts and his frequent trips to Chatton to Bill Nash. Eighth, To Marjorie Hull, 55113: wills her slim figure and her love for younger men to Rose Mary Corse. Ninth, G P 1 wills her long hair to Karen Dittmer and her way with a fellow class member boy to Anita Waner. Tenth, wills his 55 Chevy to Garry Wear and gracefulness in basketball to Ronnie Utter. Eleventh, Phgllig Snyder leaves her ability to ride a horse to Connie Walker and her way with men to Judy Ships. '1y,1vgf,h, wills his 'Elvis Presley' hairdo to Mr. Davis and his quiet manner to George Akers. Thirteenth, -lg1Qg leaves his frequent trips to Augusta to Kenneth Jacobs and his duck tail to Harvin Cook. Fourteenth, Maglm Bggkgggg leaves her way with neighbor boys to Bonnie Fink and her good grades to Leon Scanlon. Fifteenth, g wills his quietness to Jerry Randolph and his way to get along with teachers to Paul Mscum and Jim Lunt.