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

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Class Will The class of 1952, of Burt High School, City of Burt, State of Iowa, being unsettled but “strongly united, do hereby establish, proclaim, and make this our last will and testament in manner and form as follows: First, to Superintendent Officer we leave all our static electricity and shocks to wake him up in the morning. Second, to Mr. Stevens we leave all our rubber bands for tires for his Plymouth. Third, to Mr. Schramm we leave all our different flavors of chewing gum that we disposed of during our typing classes. Fourth, to Mr. Roscoe we leave all the cigars that he forgot to give us on his special occasion. Fifth, to Mrs. Foster we leave all our marked up chemistry books as a pleasant keepsake. Sixth, to Miss Baars we leave all our blue, hazy, crummy, sour notes that we have sung in Mixed Chorus. Seventh, to Mr. Spade we leave all of our good English grades and our tendency to always read our literature assignments. I, Richard Campney, do will and bequeath my vocal ability to Marie Gebken, and my natural curly hair to Phillip Soderberg. I, Jack Gettman, do will and bequeath my full set of white shiny teeth to Mary Officer, and my shiny ’33 Plymouth (what’e left of it) to Virginia Baer; may she cherish it forever. I, Jean Gettman, do will and bequeath my ability to catch a boy's eye to Betty Riebhoff, and my psychological ability to Richard Rasmussen. I, Duanne Gross, do will and bequeath my ability of outlining my history to Rochelle Andrews, and my ability to be contrary to Myrna Weiske. I, James Harms, do will and bequeath my skating ability to Glenda Black, and my freckles to Fern Krull. I, Larry Holding, do will and bequeath my ability to become a taxi driver, especially on school mornings, to Colleen McGuire, and all the paste '.’ve sat on in past years to Phyllis Miller. I, Daryle Leeper, do will and bequeath my one-handed driving ability to Billy Christensen, and my smoking jacket and pipe cleaners to Jimmy McMullen. I, Evelyn Madsen, do will and bequeath all the thumb tacks I have sat on in English class to Madonna Vogel, and my ambition to become a Ping-pong player to Doris Wiener. I, Duane Mawdsley, do will and bequeath my ability to sleep in government class to Esther Hasse, and my eye-lash curlers to Lawrence Stroebel. 17

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After dinner we catch some glimpses of the celebrities. We recognize the movie star with a gasp. She is Mimi Nelson We always knew that Naomi Nelson’s sing- ing would amount to something. We call over the roving reporter who tells us that Mimi is a great singing star in the latest Broadway hit being produced by Morris Jensen. But the reporter looks familiar too. Say, reporter, don’t we know you? ' You're Richard Campney, of course. How did you land your job with the New York Times? Oh, it was easy, said Dick. After I graduated from Burt and news got around that I used to write for the School Daze, I just had an awful time turning down offers; but I picked the New Yo rk Times as being an okay paper. Nothing like the School Daze though. See that man over there that is going to be tonight's judge at the Show? said Dick. He is pretty important in the field of basketball. I knew him back at Burt too. His name is Don Reimers. He has worked on basketball ever since he was a young boy. Sure seems to have paid off for him. Now the scene is being set for the show and we have to hurry to get a good seat down front. There are the cameramen setting up their equipment. Boy, this is really going to be some show' On T. V. and in all the papers, too. .' Look, another familiar figure. The man behind that camera looks like Jack Gettman--yes, it is. We must talk to him. So leaving our seats in the grand stand we rush over for a minute to compare past history. Look over at the first row in the grand stand, says Jack. To our amazement there sit three sets of curly, red-headed twins. And they are all mine, says Jack very proudly. But we must get to our seats. There is the master of ceremonies now. Ladies and gentlemen,' We are prouu and happy to announce our first number on tonight's show is our little bare-back rider, Evelyn Madsen astride two horses at once, jump- ing from one to another as she makes them break into a gallop. Yes sir, she is really as good as the master of ceremonies says. That certainly reminds us of the days when Evelyn used to leap from one study hall desk to another shouting, Madsen rides again.'. Ladies and gentlemen. Surrounded with fifteen lovely maidens, all of whom are captivated by his alluring charms is our Charmer of Charms, EuClaire Meyer. Charmer Meyer recently made a grand trip to India and made quite a sensation with some of the harems. It seems that fifteen of the maidens swam right behind EuClaire's boat on his return trip to the United States. Captivating to say the least. It's a great privilege to see Charmer Meyer and his dancing maidens. Next, ladies and gentlemen, we are honored to give you the bronco-buster champion of that Patterson Rocky Mountain Ranch, Bernie Miller,' What is it they say in the headlines about him? Oh, yes, Bernie Miller is the best as a bronco-buster, and he also is tops as an arena duster. Boy, wasn't that a grand show.' Here comes the master of ceremonies. Don't we know him; sure, it's Eugene Steward. Where did you get all this good talent for the program, Eugene? That was easy, said Eugene, I just looked in the 1952 Burt Round-Up and there it was. Eugene also explains that the actors and actresses have left for Wyoming for their next show. We are disappointed but we are glad to have seen them in person after all these years. It is getting late so we make our way back to the ranchhouse and go to our room to settle down and sleep in preparation for the long trip back to Burt in the morning. Ho Hum.' Goodnight and pleasant dreams.' 16

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I, EuClaire Meyer, do will and bequeath my typing ability to Verdean Sleper, and all the fun I've had sitting in the math, room at noon to Milton Steven. I, Bernard Miller, do will and bequeath all the letters that I have written to Alvina Harms, and my unsuccessful reducing diet to Maxine Biebhoff. 1, Naomi Nelson, do will and bequeath my tall frame to Harriet Long, and my floppy moccasins to Edgar Keith. I, Donald Reimers, do will and bequeath my curly hair and home permanent set to John Teeter, and my magnificent set of muscles and empty box of wheaties to Sherry Gifford. I, Eugene Steward, do will and bequeath all my bones to Art Campney for basket- ball next year, and my love for pink roses to Michael Scott. CLASS FLOWER....................YELLOW ROSE CLASS COLORS.......ORCHID.......ORCHID WHITE CLASS MOTTO..................... STRONGER BECAUSE UNITED May 6th................................... Junior-Senior Banquet May ii.................................... Baccalaureate May 16.................................... Commencement WORDS TO LIVE BY Character is the capacity to conduct one's self with restraint in times of prosper ity and with courage and tenacity when things do not go well. James V. Forrestal Let us not pray for lighter burdens, but for stronger backs. Theodore Roosevelt Difficulties strengthen the mind, as well as labor does the body. Seneca Education is a capital to the poor man, and an interest to the rich man. Horace Mann God intends no man to live in this world without working; but it seems to me no less evident that He intends every man to be happy in his work. John Ruskin 18