Burt Community School - Bears / Roundup Yearbook (Burt, IA)

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r t THE WILL OP THE 1942 SENIOR CLASS We, the graduates of the Burt High School, City of Burt, state of Iowa, being sane and. of clear memory, do solemnly swear on the seventeenth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty two A. D. our last will and testament, in manner and form as follows. 1 To Supt. Officer—we do will and bequeath all our tears and smiles that we have had. 2. To CoachJolink—we do will and bequeath all dirty towels and gym clothes and broken shoe strings that are left in the locker room. 3. To Miss Baars—we do will and bequeath all of our old con- test pins and ?nay she wear them as proudly as we did. 4. To Hiss Bronn—we do will and bequeath all left over chew- ing gum, waste paper, and oencil stubs. 5. To Miss VJheelock—we do will and bequeath all of Shakesp- eare s love scenes and our English notebooks. 6. To Miss Steen—we do will and bequeath all needles, pins, thread, old recipes, and left over scraps left in the Home Economics Room, 7. To Hiss Rockey—we do will and bequeath all our rubber bands for tires for her Chevrolet. 8. To Hr. Sewick—we do will and bequeath all the dust and dirt in the sclioolhouse. As an individual v e will and bequeath a portion of our properties to our undej -classmen. I, Harold Becker, do will and bequeath my baby blue eyes and ability to mo‘re around the ascembley without being-caught to Virgil Carlsen, I, Daryl 3ess, do will arid requests, my half tooth to Caroline Hasse and nay she find he ;thev half soon. I, Lee Brayton, do will and bequeath my typing ability and dimples to Herbert Vfeiske and (Jerald Dimers. l lRi chard Erirtow, bo will and bequeath my shyness and ability to t lay baseball to '-.ich vd dni'sh. I, 3etty 3. Christeneen d- will and ooquoath “GlaroroS and my A s in geometry to Dorns button. I, Raymond Ei.iers, do will n bequeath ixj mode. . A end driver s license to Joel Carter. I, Dorine Eraser, do will and bequeath ir.y shorthand abr.l— ity and one half of my wardrobe to Marie Coddon. I, Martha. Gifford, dc will and bequeath my smile and friendliness to Darlene Volertine. I, Doris Gouden, do --ill and bequeath my ability to dance and poetic ability to iiaryann Gettmm.

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It is'such a lovely so we. dsside to go to the Stork C '.v.b as ve sr. ;?• cus room we hear a wonGer- xUJ. •£ ., .'.A- s- p£.: ! : '• 1. • •. X ?•’ ■ ■ fo'PctaL.1' 5 Me' gaze ar ound ard ul:%n : ;.cp st frifnc Learie wro.ea.i 0 • ‘ OXi f- x j; there is our old .A va.if.br ‘ti -p. c jtas 9 ;.9fWj us f.c our table. Me later dir co e.” chat he s In-:. I ova fa:a hoy', fi f.a.-u Bristow, How he made the jam ' ve ecu c .0.'; v ' Ar -i a look a.;, ound we norice at a' tab le nei• ■ ■ I-hr ip ' .v.Vor J’’.1.0 - Deporter- Hobs.cf Thavae pi 1'. S-Sfl ;3 S y Sfc-r.; ■+. 0. sualiy re- mark that chu v:-.;f .'AX. 7 .iX’.i [' . .1 0 4r.U.300 4« Then ui gx;:.. is r..itr'. ,ct aG ’.c. 3. ii-t-.li‘.ing el se. Can it be? Ho- b.ii ’z%k it .‘s. h. gl;uvoire -g Harilyn Long whom we thought was .receiviv.p a sur. lari m B-jrnryia, walking down tha aisle with the famed -movis a-too, !'a.. y.L.dess.» Our gaze is diverted an the floor stow open.;. Stop- ping lii'o the spotlight- is le.r.io: Hd;r ax.-i • ‘ y -'-,e Christen- son giv.'.rg tn°ir version of a focr; of ip-let carving ’• e can't hei i v c f'.v eyes but we at ’act convince -0'v s jvc that it is t- . But then the scene changes, and date she -pji l-.ght steps th«feuoafc m-'g. ;:iar , Herr.Kavmo d Dimers'. Hy, ’uc look ;.t the beaut i.JV.1 Blende he is pul'tug out c t bio fcteove. ’■'here dees he get in 2 cdchnicpie. u0w something else is lucpeping. he oan: v his . out on this ion i :yl Bess', the movie .sxar, and harilyn long, 4 ‘3 heiressj here decided to he married. Me leave the Club and, folic-. - ,2mr.r-'fake '. tub ■• a.tga.u at a sjesnectc-ble bricl; liousu. A’P. iidwara . . ■ »• ' fvri-.n.cth uvl'f.i. ring the doorbelC ;a:id ho do you svu ose com;'♦’to the' door. Our old-friend, Borine Fr. scr, 'iio during these few years has become Mrs. ildward Long, and.clinging to her skirts is a little brown eyed boy,, the'perfect im- .ge of his f: ther. ■After we have waited for sometime the newly wedded couple come out and drive to an inn for their wedding breakfast. Me go in too, for we are slightly.hungry, and leak up to see a familiar face coming toward us. Yes, you guessed right, it is the former Doris Godden, who is now very hapnily married to the mechanic, Lee Drayton. The evening £ape h s gust been delivered, and as we glance over it we see an item of special interest. It tells of the arrival of the internationally known, beautiful opera singer, Barbara Thompson, who has just returned from a tour in Burope. as we recall the days happenings we realize that our friends have each achieved something worthwhile in life.

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I, Gordon Graham, do will and bequea.th my habit of being late, my dark hair, and. my technique with girls to barren :md- reason. ' .. I, Leslie Graham, do will and bequeath my bass voice and kissing technique to Sylvester Brace. I, Richard Groen, do will and bequeath my blue sweater and footsteis to Borman Lee, ho' ing he doesn't get lost.. I, Kenneth Hammerstrom, do ’ill and bequeath my banket- ball ability and one-third my very personal property to Harold Fisher. I, Da'ney Mix, do will and bequeath four inches of my height to Lorena Reibhoff. I, Donald John, do will and bequeath my curly locks and ability for a ne” catch every month to Paul Bolie and lielvin Theisen. I, BdWnrd Hong, do ”ill and bequeath my clever” ways and hearty laugh to Du. ene Theisen. I, Marilyn long, do ”ill and bequeath my good-night kisses and love for oick-uns to Opal eier. I, Margaret Presthus, do '-'ill and bequeath my charm- ing personality and hair ribbons to Hedra 'olf. I, Margaret Richman, do will and beoueath my horn and ability to lay? to Jr. Officer. I, Margaret Ringsdorf, do ili and bequeath my-hair style and ability to drive a Chevorlet alone to Mary J. McDonald. I, Doretta Steward do will and bequeath my love for P. T. end position as nursemaid to Marilyn Baer. I, Betty Stewart do 'ill and bequeath my blush and ability of turning down certain boys to Virginia Mc'•'horter. I, Robert Thaves, do will and bequeath my shiny nose and ability to get my girl horae on time to Kent Ryerson. I, Barbara Thompson, do will :.d bequeath my sing- ing ability and blonde curls to . atricir jlumb. I, Donald Heber, Jo will and bequeath my 9eat in the ftbiembly and' striped- overalls to Kenneth Hutzel. I, Lorraine Soderberg, do will and bequeath my page-boy and my interest in a Swea City youth to Betty Jean Bates.