Canton High School - Cantonian Yearbook (Canton, IL)

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CANTONIAN . Last Will and Testament of Class 1949 We, the class of 1949, being sound in body and mind and about to depart from high school life, do give and bequeath our most treasured possessions and outstanding traits as follows: To wit: I, Zig Usalis, will my interest in old time songs to Gertrude Geier because I feel she would like to be remembered by me. We, the O.W.G.,s , namely Gus Elliot, Bill Carper, John Carl Myers, Jim Van Sickle, Bob Lindbloom, Russ Bow- ton, Ronnie Casson, Pete Lakin, Fred Mercer, Jim Scott, Bill Cook, Lonjo Kuchan, and Bob James, do hereby give and bequeath our collection of brains, brawn, mascu- line good looks and unusual ability to drive our teachers distracted to any gang of wise guys who are smart enough to fill our places. We feel we shall be missed greatly. fFor information as to the meaning of O.W.G.'s , page Miss Harrison.J I, John Carl Myers, will my simply super-colossal vocabulary to Sam Van Middlesworth, one of the super-colossal brains of the class of '52. I, Leslie Kramer, will my position as an F.F.A. member to Jimmie Bennie who has all the earmarks of a successful farmer. I, Shirley Lee, give my broad grin to Jacqueline Duffield to use in smiling at the high school j0es. I, Junior Ludlum, bequeath my interest in Papa's store to Jim Tometich so he may get a good start in the world. I, Mildred Van Middlesworth, will my diamond ring to Bar- bara Paschal who would like one very much. I, Don Mace, will my good disposition to Charlotte White to use in her duties as cheerleader. I, Edna Fern May, give my ability to roller skate to Betty Termin who likes to skate herself. I, John Shuh, will my fear of the women to Donnie,' Mul- kins who like myself is in the same boat. I, Dominic Boetto, will my unusual first name to Bob Der- rickson because I think Dominic Derrickson sounds just peachy. I, Catherine Gerhart, will my admiration for ex-sailors to Clara Lee Graham who before she got interested in plumb- ing was interested in the sea. I, Burnett I-Iedden, will my interest in alumnae to Pat Wright who seems to share my interest anyhow. I, Bernard Raskauskas, will my interest in the milk business to Jack Williams who is already well acquainted with said line of merchandise. I, Bob James, bequeath my position as a drug store cowboy to Carroll Colbert to have when he gets tired of working at the Huddle. I, Catherine Bouc, give my natural curls to Janet Lee Ham- mond to use on rainy days. 24 I, Shirley McClure, leave my position as majorette to Eleanor Fouts whose sense of humor should qualify her for the position. We, Lloyd Wages and Darlene Raker, will our red wigs to Gene Kingery and Angeline Potesanos respectively to use for purposes of disguise whenever necessary. I, Elizabeth Miller, give my beauty to Rebecca Vercoe to use along with her own cuteness. I, Andy Nuttall, give my curly top-knot to my brother, Bob, who should appreciate it though I doubt if he will. ' I, Betty Owings, bequeath my position at the hospital to Lorraine Raker who would efficiently take care of my duties. I, Shirley Parker, will my dry wit to Tom Claridge to add to his own abundant store. I, Catherine Parlier, will my well-groomed look to Marge Seddon to use to catch a fella. I, Lois Picton, will my pep to Kathy Eskew whose demure- ness is deceiving. I, Bob Pittman, will my interest in industrial arts to Jerry James who no doubt would make an excellent draftee. I, Peggy Pollitt, will my indifferent air to Dean Vahlc that he may conceal his innermost thoughts from his teachers. I, John Puskarich, will my bashfulness to Allen Beatty whose sophisticated air drives me crazy. I, Jack Reese, will my motor scooter to Neil Swartzbaugh, a freshman who is deserving of such a gift, I, Eugene Reinholtz, will my seat on the Eastern bus to Bob Ubell who likely will never need it but should appreciate my generosity. I, Joyce Robinson, will my one-time interest in imitators of Al Jolson to any female who wants it since I am through with it. I, LaVerne Liddle, will my permanent residence in Miss Har- rison's American History to Paul Burton who with my brains should make an A. We, Chuck Cardosi and Joan McGinnis, hereby give our constant flame of love to Joby Myers and David Walker in hopes that their fiercely flaring flame may not flicker out. I, Wilbur Carlton, will my flirty, flirty eyes and my shy little air to Jim McKean with the warning not to misuse them in any way. I, Jim Van Sickle, bequeath my crew hair cut and poker face to Delbert Brush to use as wisely as he is able.

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CANTGNIAN K ,,,,....,.- ..,...X.. L., pu. l 1 i r ' , r Standing: S. Parker, J. Wormser, D. Brown, W. Carlton, J, C. Myers, B. Carper, B. Henderson, G. Howard. S t Cl C S f C2101 , cal , P. Wilcoxen. Let Me Out CF Here Well, another year, and another senior class play. But wait. This year it was a comedy, all about the mix-up Eve Boyd got into. You see, she was supposed to be going to college, when really she was working. Things begin to pop, and I do mean pop, when Eve learns that her Aunt Angela, who is supposedly sending her to college, is coming to visit her. To add to the excitement, Eve's room-mate, Bona Lynn, discovers that her brother is coming to visit Bona. Garret Lynn, Bona's brother, brings a friend along on business. His friend, Victor Ward, tears his pants and has to re- main in the girls' apartment while Garret goes out to have the trousers mended. Meanwhile, Bessie Rhodes, the landlady, Hazel Miles, Aunt Angela, Gifford Morton, and Stevie Cobb, the elevator boy, wander in the apartment at just the right time to catch Victor there without his pants and dressed in a girl's bathrobe. Then, unexpectedly, Marshall Ward, Victor's father, appears on the scene. He had to bring the right brief case, as Victor took the wrong one. After much more of the same hilarity, which keeps the audience in hysterics, the play comes to a happy ending for all. The swell group of seniors who helped to make this play outstanding were: Victor Ward .................................. Dick Brown Garret Lynn ............................ john Carl Myers Marshall NVard ...... ......... W ilbur Carlton Bessie Rhodes ...... ....... S hirley Parker Stevie Cobb ......... ................... B ill Carper Eve Boyd .............. .......... C harlotte Scalf Hazel Miles ....... ............. B onnie Henderson Angela Boyd ...... ..,.... P eggy Wilcoxen Gifford Morton ........... The capabl e job of directing was done by Mr. Walker. .................jerry Howard Bona Lynn....... .........janet Wormser Ur 23

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I, Donita Burnham, will one worn out pair of specs to Martha Roberts to have in case her own break. I, Dorothy Johnson, will my rapid fire chatter to Helen Little whose silence is golden. I, Gloria Lingenfelter, give my cameo loveliness to Janet Patterson who is on the brunette side. I, Dick Johns, will my supply of white shirts to Vernon Savill who usually wears blue ones. I, Bob Baylor, will my stock of dumb questions which I ask in 6th hour civics class to Joe Geier who can ask plenty of questions on his own hook. I, Bob Champlin, bequeath my hard-to-get attitude to Jack Metzger who like myself has to fight off the girls. I, Joann Henderson, will my ability to get through high school in three and a half years to Leonard Krushinsky who may need it, though I hope not. I, Fred Mercer, will my ability to wreck cars to Ronnie Miller who is driving a wreck himself. I, Joanne Lundry, will my interest in one certain farmer to Elizabeth Elliot whose interest in him is of a different nature than mine. I, Dolores Baylor, will one 'well-worn pink sweater to Marlene Toncray to whom pink would be becoming. I, Beverly Bowman, will my business-like efficiency to Ellen Grcenbank who probably could use it to advantage. I, Patricia Bull, will my lovely black hair and brown eyes to Janice Cook who will no doubt appreciate it since she is a natural blonde. I, George Emery, will my little-boy ways to Bill Awl who is a city slicker, or is he? I, Dick Fouts, bequeath my self-assurance to Bob Warfield who appears to be as cock-sure as I am. I, Joan Freeman, will my silence to Carol Butkovich who is plenty locquacious. I, Jim Galloway, will my unruly lock to Fuzzy Bouc whom I instruct to brush it daily. ' I, Wayne Gilpin, will my residence in Norris to Bob Baldock who likely will never need it. We, Phil Graham and Glen Housh, bequeath our liking for Havana and Havana girls to Dean Hungate and Johnny Mistic who may some day appreciate their value. I, Bill Gray, will my brains and my line to Barbara and Beverly Bertrand who will use them wisely, I feel sure. I, Jacky Barnett, will my ability to look like a fashion plate at all times and in all places to Martha Gonterman who will use it judiciously, I think. I, Lois Griffin, bequeath my charm to Dana Pearson who may some day need it to realize her ambition to be a famous writer. . I, Helen Grove, bequeath my ability to warble to Joan Warner, the songbird of the sophomore class. I, Rosalee Gumbel, leave my quiet manner to Bessie Potesanos whose manners I would not call quiet. F F CANTONIAN I, Betty Hadsall, will my blonde beauty to Bernard Jones who might like it in case he takes up dramatics as a career. I, Helen Haggerty, give my classy chassis to Ardath Adams who is so pint size she could make use of it. I, Harold Hill, leave my surplus supply of orniness to John Yerbic whose reputation for angelic QPJ behavior is already established. Ain't it thc truth! I, Dick Hill, will my bashful air to Bob Pschirrer who is so-o-o-o very bashful. I, Dale Houston, will my one-time ability in track to Willard Schoon who someday may be an Olympic star. I, Jerry Howard, will my ability to mug to Gene Walker that he may become the Danny Kaye of his time. I, Elaine Hughes, bequeath my auburn tresses to Don Larson to replace his crew bob. We, Merl Petter and Gordon Williams, will our undying friendship to Bob Chiperheld and Claude Stavroulackis whose size and shape, we think, correspond with our own. We, Connie Rodgers and Roland Strawn, the one-time most devoted lovers in the class of '49, will our possession of that title to Dick Walker and Marcia Arnett whom we feel will be worthy successors. I, Pat Nibbelin, will my ability to cook to Jenevra Hammond who might need it some day. I, Dick Brown, will my ability to set the hearts of Junior girls afire to Jim Kuharich who is too young to know the score. I, Bob Nidiffer, will my dramatic ability to Milford Downard who thinks he's quite a cut-up. I, Bill Brown, will my originality to Charles Clark who, I understand, can use it efficiently to the fullest extent. I, Jim Gibbs, bequeath my sleek appearance to Jack Winter who is a rough and ready character. We, Berneice Spencer and Thelma Shaw, will our engage- ments as a professional dance team to Mort Weir and Don Kepler who look promising, to say the least. I, Bob Vance, will my natural blonde curls to Peggy Howard who is famous for her shiny, straight locks. We, Bill Bonham, Al Coons, and Bonnie Henderson, do give and bequeath our constant companionship to Jack Andrews and Jim Kuchan and whatever girl they may choose to escort so that there may be a glcesome threesome in C.H.S. I, Sam Wright, will my tougher than tough air to Rose Marie Fengel to use in fighting her way through a cruel world. I, Peggy Wilcoxen, bequeath one well worn but usable grey raincoat to Eleanor Webb to save for the proverbial day of rain. I, Shirley Peterson, give my place as one of Canton High's most popular gals to Judy Wooddell who is a quiet little miss and so no doubt will appreciate my donation to her cause. I, Alice White, bequeath my interest in Hill's to June Ladd who seems to enjoy Hill climbing also. 25 is