Clay High School - Minuteman Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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I, Hugh Masterman. do hereby offer my perfect poise to Miss Rohrs, who needs it. I, Mary Lou McCormick, do will my three years of yell-leading to Nancy Harrison who has done so well her first year. I, Esther McDonald, do hereby will my ability to keep from losing my temper to Evelyn Blackford, who will need it in the future years. I, Vida June Miller, do hereby will my ability to stay home nights to that junior girl, Rosemarie Haney. I, Jack Myers, hereby will my very used acre at Pin Hook to that boy who is starting to use it al- ready-Bert Reader. I, Iona Montague, do will my ability to learn Shakespeare's Macbeth to any poor junior who takes senior literature. I, Leonard Mitchell, do will my ability to skip school and not get caught to that school-shy boy, Gene Sowell. I, Ward Miller, do hereby will my naturally curly hair to Dick Ferm. I, Mildred Minnes, do will my ability to go steady with a certain senior boy, to some oi the fresh- man girls who have wanted to for so long. I, Mary Nemeth, do hereby will my glasses to anyone wishing to sit in the last row of his class. I, Lucile Newman, do hereby will my job in Library third hour to anyone who wants to be loved by the Junior High boys. I, Bill Patitucci, do hereby will my ability to mix chemicals to that junior, Teressa Lucas, who seems to have trouble doing it. I, Fred Ream, do will my ability to study in Library to that industrious-Simp 0'dell. I, Art Reed, will my ability to sleep in class to anybody who wants to try it. . I, Mona Rice, do hereby will my ability to get out of study halls to anyone who can get away with it. I, Richard Scheid, hereby will my '37 Studebaker to any mechanically-minded genius who thinks he can run it. I, William Shearman, hereby will my bashtulness to that extrovert, Bob Landick. I, Mary Sossoman, do hereby will the ability to control my excitement and gum at the County Tour- nament to Mr. Harke. ' I, Doris Sowell, do will my long black hair to Velma Fowler who can't seem to make hers grow. I, Helen Sewers, do hereby will. my love for English literature and Mrs. Barber, to anyone who can put up with them for two years. I, Melvin Swift, will my talent to Mary Lou Haskins to get up in front of the class and make a speech. I, Walter Trowbridge, do will my job as manager in my senior year to Duane Spencer, who is starting in the seventh grade. I, Evelyn Webber, do will my temper to that shy, quiet junior boy, Donald Myers. I, Colletta Wells, do will my liking for reading books to Louise Duncan. I, Anna Jeanne Wertz, and I, Helen Ann Barrett, do will our sixth hour to any willing junior who likes home economics. I, Paul Womack, do will my hillbilly tactics-with goats-to Charles McNerney. We, The Minuteman Club of 19i7. Will the right to RRY b0Y3 to take Sub-Deb members home after their meetings. - - Page Twenty-Three

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CLASS WILL We, Doris Badman and Ruth Buckland, do will our ability to refuse to pay the Rascals' gasoline expenses to any future Lassie who is always broke, too! I, Rose Marie Bariger, do hereby will my ability to Hunk to Teressa Lucas. ' I, 'Marguerite Barrett, hereby will my ability to be on time to that tardy junior, Jane Huddleston. I, Bill Barrett, do hereby will all my chewing gum to Patsy Bates. I, Bob Bash, will my ability to collect money for gasoline to Tom Haney. I, Phyllis Bayer, do will my ability to go steady to Jean Grabowski. ' I, Cecil Bennett, hereby will my glasses to Mr. Rogers. The next time they are broken he will receive them. ' I, Joan Blair, hereby will my height to Regina Ivory. I, Sally Bowers,1do hereby will my acquired name, Doc , to June Lowe. I, Gerry Bombrys, will my ability not to be mistaken for the cowboy star, Roy Rogers, to Mr. Rogers who has such terrible trouble with his admirers. I, Kenneth Butterbaugh, do hereby will my blushing instinct to that bold junior, Charles McNerney. I, Bob Casper, do will my love and affection for a tall, good-looking teacher to any ----- junior who takes bookkeeping next year. I I, Philip Claxton, will my ability to get along with teachers to any junior who needs it. I, Pat Church, do hereby will my bashfulness in economics class to anyone who needs it. I, Jim Clauser, hereby will my ability to keep 5th hour study hall quiet to Miss Hoover, 'cause she doesn't have much luck! I, Mary Ann Droud, do hereby will my old friend, Oscar, the mouse, to Ann Kreps. I, Bob Dunivant, do hereby will my ability to keep my temper to Mr. Rogers. He needs it! I, Evelyn Ebersole, do hereby will my ability to stay away from Friday night activities to whoever has a boy friend who works Friday nights. .E I, Marianne Van Es, do hereby will my ability to be conceited to anyone who has nerve enough to say he does not like himself better than anyone else. I, Margaret Finneran, do hereby will my most faithful shadow to a certain boy of the junior class. I, Ralph Fowler, do hereby will my ability to get along with Miss Hoover to John Thompson who has a hard time of it. I, Eugene Forray, do will my seat in Mr. Roger's study hall to anyone who can set a clock. I, Thomas Frasier, do will my knowledge of corny jokes to Ed Kubiak to add to his vast collection. I, Elmer Gaedtke, will my ability to get along with teachers to Tom Patterson. We, Kenny Todd and Richard Gray, do will our job of hauling the Lassies to anyone who has a car. I, Betty Gray, do hereby will my ability to be embarrassed over almost anything to anyone who can blush as well as I can. I, Bernard Hacker, do hereby will my ability to get along with Mr. I-Iarke to John Thompson. I, Jo Anne Harrison, do hereby will my bookkeeping book to any strong-hearted junior who is for- tunate enough to take it. I, Joyce Haskins, hereby will the G.A.A, presidency to anyone who wants to take the responsibility. I, Larry Heckaman, do will my ability to keep my mouth shut to that shy backward boy, Bob Landick. I, Blake Hinton, will my height to Eddie Kubiak. I, Eva Holderman, do hereby will my bookkeeping book to anyone who wants to take the risk. I, Wilfred Hoyt, hereby will my four years' experience in shop to any freshman who may need lt. I, Bill Hullinger, will my seat in Latin class to anyone who thinks he can handle it. I, Lorraine Kessick, do hereby will my ability to dance the Polish Polka to any junior who needs it. I, Billie June Kreighbaum, do will my chemistry workbook to anyone who can stand the stench. I, Alice Kresin, do hereby will my ability to win an argument with Mr. Rogers to Pinky Gardner. I, Phyllis Kubiak, do will my bashful traits to that prominent junior, Marjorie Schrader, Page Twenty-Two -

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CLASS PROPHECY r ' Taking a trip into the future, we get a plane at the South Bend airport. While getting on the plane we say hello to Stewardess Betty Gray. On the Way to Chicago we recall a few former classmates. Q l, A Rose Marie Bariger and Paul Womack, who now own the Womack Goat Farm down in the Tenessee Valley, have been married for three Years. A Helen Ann Barrett is now the head designer for the Tip Top Pajama. Company, Billie June Kreighbaum is booked at the Strand in South Bend for five solid weeks. She must really be a sensation! Kenny Todd is chief repairman for the Cushman Motor Scooter Co., in Chicago. Eugene Forray and Eva Holderman are now married and live in South Bend. Eugene runs the once- famous Nicodemus Plumbing Co. . Wilford Hoyt has just completed the National Swimming Race at Chicago. He took most of the prizes. His wife, the former Mary Ann Droud, helps him in and out of the pool. O Bill Barrett has now reached his height in the aviation field. He cuts the grass between the runways. Kenny Butterbaugh has just made his 1000th arrest as our district State Policeman. His chief vic- tim is Elmer Gaedtke, who tries to out-run Kenny. Doris Sowell, now owner of the great chain of.Morningside Drugstores, has just given a banquet for her able assistant, Blake Hinton, who has completed his 30th year behind the soda fountain. Philip Claxton, with an able assistant and wife, the former Joan Blair, is Working in his private lab at the new University of Maple Lane. Coming into the airport at Chicago, we meet none other than Harold Asire. He works in the Control Tower all night. His hours are the same- as those of hist wife, Vida June Miller, a stewardess. As we leave the airport, we meet .two lovely couples, Bernard Hacker, his wife the former Phyllis Bayer, Earl Baily and his wife, the former Evelyn Ebersole. ' At the Palmer House, we meet a distinguished-looking uniformed person, Dick Schied, the door-man. In the lobby we meet two lovely girls, Marion Sones and Mary Nemeth. They said they were do- ing very well as cigarette girls. The desk clerk was our old friend, Leonard Mitchell. After we registered, we were escorted to our rooms by the head bell hop, Cecil Bennett. Starting out for a tour of the city, we hired the cab of our old friend, Ward Miller. Our guide, Mrs. Miller, the former JoAnne Harrison, was kept busy showing us the sights while minding her four children. Stopping at the Cub's baseball Held, we met Larry Heckaman, who has been annually trying out for the position of bat boy. Taking time out for lunch, we stopped at Kresin's Happy Hash House. We had a swell chat with James Clauser, the head waiter. As we left Chicago for South Bend we ran into Bob Casper, who conveniently being a porter at the Illinois Central Station, carried our bags. V , While boarding the South Shore train, we met the head conductor, Bob Dunivant. He took us to the front of the train to meet the engineer, Fred Ream who's still trying to break the world speed record. On the train we met two old maids going back to South Bend for a visit. They were Marguerite Barrett and Gerry Bombrys. We also met the noted educational engineer, Dm-is Badxnan, who is to lecture at Vtfashington-Clay. Art Reed, the noted literary critic, was sitting-as usual-with his nose in a book. While on the train we recalled some more of our classmates. ' Nurses Sarah Bowers and Mary Breda are doing very well at St. John's Animal Hospital. Richard Gray and his wife, the former Patricia Church, are having quite a time raising chickens, turkeys, and their eight children on their farm near Granger. Billy Hullinger and his wife, the former Esther McDonald, are having quite a time managing the Eureka Motor Sales. - ' . The new grease-monkey at the Huss Filling Station is Phyllis Kubiak. She is helping her future husband, Ralph Fowler, who also is working there. Melvin Swift is in the' advertising ibusiness. He designs the covers of the Rear and Robust catalog. Bob Bash is still working on the Colonial of Washington-Clay. This is his sixth year as editor. Nice going, Bob! i 'i' ' Lorraine Kessick and Marigrace Singer are currently starring in that Broadway production, You Should Live So Long. It is a musicale and its writer, Helen Sowers, also plays a. leading part-on the piano. Three of our classmates now havefpositions at Washington-Clay. .They are Marian Van Es, home economics teacherg Colletta Wells, principal: and Anna Jeanne Wertz, secretary. Getting oft the train, we met Mona Rice and Lucile Newman. Lucilewas a reporter for the South Bend Tribune and Mona a photographer. They were waiting to interview Art Reed. While talking to James Post on the corner of Washington K: Main Streets, we met his business partner, Tom Frasier. Both are doing fine in the newspaper business. They claim that they are selling around 200 copies a day. Stopping off at the Oliver Hotel, we met Mary Lou McCormick and Mildred Minnes who were run- ning the candy concession. We spent the evening at the Club Lido listening to the popular torch singers Iona Montague and Margaret Finneran. While there, we chanced to see the bouncer, Walter Trowbridge, in action. We found two more of our friends sitting at their usual table. They were Hugh Masterman and his wife, the former Joyce Haskins. It was getting late and being in no condition to walk that block to the hotel, we got into our friend Bill Shearman's cab. ' The next day we awakened early fabout 12:30 p.n1.J at the call of two chambermaids, Mary Sosso- man and Evelyn Webber. About an hour later the men in white jackets came: but we're not nuts-it's the rest of the people! - JACK MYERS and BILL PATITUCCI Page Twenty-Four