Central High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Camp Point, IL)

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If Ronald Janssen, leave my love for hillbilly music to Donna Rae Post. I Lowell Buss, do hereby will my ability to keep my mind on my studies to John Saathoff, and my belt to Dan Bowman. If Hazel Mixer, will my shortness to JoAnn Leenerts. I, Mary Salisbury, will my ability to stay slim to Wilma Reckers. If Carol Schuster, do will and bequeath the care and feeding of “Harvey to Barbara Post, for as long as he remains at G. H. A. I, Gerald Buss, leave my ability to drive the truck to school every day to Jerry Gunn, and my front seat to Mr. Batley. If Larry Galloway, leave my chair in band to Payl Aden, and my crew cut to Jerry Gunn. I, Roger Aden, will my good behavior in English class to Spike Aden, and my scented desk to Larry Gronewold. If Eunice Patton, will my drivers license to James Patton, and the “Essex to Barbara Post. I, Elaine Bluhm, hereby will and bequeath my ability to work algebra problems to Larry Ehmen, providing he lets Jackie Burrow copy them. I, Joan Busboom, will my Blue Waltz perfume to Joleen Buss, in hopes that she might be outstanding. I, Alice Hufendick, will my talking card table to Gene Janssen. I, Maralee Franzen, leave my answers to American History questions to Genva Flesner. If Don Wallace, leave my natural ways with the women to Jerry Gunn, and my natural ability in sports to Larry Gronewold. I Mary Ihnen, leave my first chair position in band to Sandra Ehnen. I Raymond Albers, will my history book to Earl Kindhart so that he may learn all the good things I have learned from it. I, Verna Beherns, leave my small feet to Paul Aden. If Carol Leenerts, leave my height to Spike Aden, Jack Burrows, Jimmy Aden, Larry Ehmen, and Freddie Beherns. I, Esther Schlueter, leave my dislike for reading books to Barbara Post and my big feet to Spike Aden. I, Ann Boyles, leave my height to the Freshmen boys. I, Leroy Gerdes, leave my history book to Larry Leenerts, and my history brain to him also, so he can do well in it like I did. If Jim Wortman, leave my boxing gloves to Melvin Gerdes, and to Betty Leenerts, my history book. I, Virgil Leenerts, will my ability to brag to Jerry Gunn, and my love for English to Paul Aden. I, Betty Bruns, leave my long hair to Kent Bluhm, and my excuses for missing school to anyone who can use them. In witness thereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seal this twenty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred fifth-four. Class resident (Uolden) 23

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Central Class Will We, the members of the Senior class of Central High School, County of Adams, State of Illinois, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. I, Shirley Aden, will my ability to get A's in shorthand to Carlene Louderback. I, Bernice Barry, will all the good times I have had in high school to Larry Butcher. I, Dale Bent, will my ability to get A s in Physics to Charles Rose. I, Jean Blentlinger, will all the books I read to Jerry Booth. I, Wilbur Booth, will my good grades in English to Dick Hendricks. I, Jay Bower, will my love and knowledge of English Literature to Mrs. W ickliffe. I, Joan Brinkman, will my headaches from F. H. A. to Eileen Daggett. I, Margie Carpenter, will my ability to sing to Kay Rutledge. I, Dick Dieterle, will my ability to get along with teachers to Ralph Embree. I, Max Durfee, will my ability to get black marks in English to Russ Peters. I, Marilyn Guenther, will my chair in band to Leland Hunsaker. I, Darlene Gunn, will my ability to get along with teachers to Bill Dieterle. I, Janice Hanke, will my ability to get my P. D. Units in on time to Connie Harkness. I, Carson Hibbert, will my ability to do physics to Evan Heins. I, Lois Hogan, will my ability to get a job at the telephone office to Charlotte Booth. I, Marjorie Martin, will my shortness to Anna Marie Nall with the hope that she can get through the crowd in the study hall better than I. I, Norma Jean McCallister, will npiy ability to get few black marks in English class to Charlotte Booth. I, Jim Meyers, will my ability to get my algebra to Don Stabler. I, Darrell Schlueter, will my troubles in solid geometry to Joan Balzer. I, Ronnie Vollbracht, will my ability to get black marks in English to Kay Oberling. I, Bob Vonholt, do will my ability to get along with all my teachers to Bob Donley, in hopes that he does an even better job of it than I did. I, Wilma Weisheit, do will and bequeath Flanders Field to Donald Stevens in hopes that he will be able to recite it as good as I and my pencil ability to Shirley Frankel. I, JoAnne Stevens, do will and bequeath my quiet ways to Kenneth Weisheit although it may be a while before he can use them, and to Shirley Frankel I will my ability to get a ring. I, 3arbara Higley, leave my tallness to Ella Marie Meaders and my short black hair to Wanda May. I, Donald Brady, leave “nothing to nobody ' because I need it all myself. I, Julia Moellring, do will and bequeath my natural blond hair to Carol Parn who might need it someday. I, Wayne Ennen, do will my ability to dominate the Freshmen to Kenneth Weisheit. I, Marie Buskirk, will and bequeath my ability to drive well to Bonnie Baker. I, Donald Clark, do will my ability to get to school on time to Jon Dunham. I, Pat Kestner, will my A s in shorthand to Martha Ruth Shank and my former cheerleading position to Faye Lierly. I, Yvonne Mixer, will my ability to drive to Martha Ruth Shank and my fondness for Fords to Nona Knight. 22

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Class Prophecy Just think! 1974, and here I am watching Central play Unity in the new Central Stadium. A far cry from the time when Central High was still in three buildings at Golden, Clayton,a nd Camp Point. And look! there are the Seniors of 54 who graduated from those three schools. I wonder if they’re having a class reunion, I heard a rumor that this was their homecoming. Do you know what each one is doing now. If you do, I wish you’d tell me. Well--let me begin with Shirley Aden is now secretary for the new Central High School that has just been completed. We hear Roger Aden has just returned from Reno after divorcing his seventh wife. Doing good for a beginner, isn’t he ? ? ? ? ? ? Bernice Barry is head secretary and typist for Bower Inc. And Dale Bent has taken over the position as minister in the Christian Church since Rev. Fiscus retired. In high school days, remember Gerald Buss as Arthur Godfrey. We understand he has taken over Arthur Godfrey and all of his little Godfreys. We have been informed that Emily Post has retired and Elaine Bluhm has taken over. She has passed a rule “Wash Hands Before Meal Time.“ Donald Brady is now drawing cartoons for the CLAYTON SURPRISE. Gee! There’s Leroy Gerdes a famous stock car driver. And I understand he’s never had a flat yeL I think Lowell Buss is going to give a small sketch from his Broadway show--Kiss Me, Kate. You remember Lowell as Central High’s famous woman lover. Joan Brinkman, now Mrs. Curtis Hibbert, is busy raising her five sons. And Jean Blentlinger is copywriter for the Chicago Tribune. Wilbur Booth is going to college, majoring in English; other students wonder how he makes his good grades without studying. In between halves we were entertained by a world famous toe dancer--Betty Bruns. Betty also has her own school and gives weekly lessons over K. H. Q. A. - T. V. Sitting next to me is Joan Busboom, the model of Queen Elizabeth Clothes. She came all the way from London, just for this great event. Marie Buskirk helps her husband run a saw mill near Five Points. And Jay Bower is now a chief surgeon in the Mayo Clinic. Ann Boyles, who was always very fond of limburger cheese, is now presenting a program with the Lucions Limburger Cheese Co. as her sponsor. (This is the strongest program of the year.) Marge Carpenter is now Supervisor of Nurses in St. Mary’s Hospital. Donald Clark is Ace number one car salesman for CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH SALES AND SERVICE OF CLAYTON. My! this is a small world. Little Abner (Raymond Albers) just flew in from Dog Patch. Wonder how he made out in the Sadie Hawkins Day Race ? Verna Behrens, who once worked for a Taxi Service, has just started a business of her own. Dick Dieterle married Martha Ruth Shank and they are running a large service station in Clayton. And Max Durfee is head engineer at the DuPont factory. Wayne Ennen is now teaching basketball to the girls P-E class of CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. Did you know Barbara Higley is now the wife of the winner of the Indianapolis 500 ? Marjorie Martin is a nurse in Michael Reece Hospital in Chicago. Jim Myers now owns and operates a 500 acre farm near Camp Point. 24