Columbia High School - Columbian Yearbook (Columbia, IL)

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C L A S S W I L L WE, THE EXALTED AND PARAMOUNT CLASS OF 1945, of Columbia High School, of the City of Columbia, County of Monroe, and the State of Illinois, being of sane mind, and sound memory do here- by draw up in the presence of our esteemed Superintendent, Nolan A. Rosan, and do make, publish, and direct this to be our last will and testament, in manner and form as follows on this thirti- eth day of April in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hun- dred and Forty-five. We will, to the unsophlsticated Junior Class, our debts, and our co-operative manner with the teachers. We will, to the Sophmores, our gift of gab, and our capabil- ity of mutual agreement in class meetings. We will, to the Freshmen, the knowledge that they, too, some day, if they work hard will be Seniors, and will go through all the enjoyment and hardships that any Senior must pass. To our ambitious Superintendent, Hr. Nolan A. Rosan,we fond- ly bequeath a nine-month su mer and a three-month school year, so that each year he may become thoroughly rested. To our sponsors, Mrs. Florence Jaenke and Miss Gratia Bram- mer, we bequeath at least one night a week free from Annual work or play practice. To the rest of the faculty, we leave an automatic grading device with which to save wear-and-tear on their eyes and nerves. And to each individual Junior, we will some trifling bequest which we hope they will accept and appreciate. I, Merril Alvin Huch, will to Grace Glaenzer my excellent speaking ability. I, Wanda Nadine Green, will to Arthur Glaenzer my excellent speed on the typewriter. I, Louis Harvey Carle, will to Edwin Faust my smiling per- sonality and my adorable deep dimples. I, Doris Jean Reichert, will to Jeannette Koch my ability to remain true to one fellow. I, Dolores Cecelia Stuard, will to Mary Lee Haller my undy- ing love for sailors. I, Grace Alma Kettler, will to Audrey Schroeder my girlish giggle. I, Marian Elizabeth Stumpf, will to my brother, nButchie,' my ability to keep quiet in class. I, Horace Clinton Volkert, will to Ralph Mueller my math- ematical ability. I, Erwin George Withum, Jr., will to Gene Haller my beauti- ful blonde curls. I, Maybelle Cora Mueller, will to uBunny' Rueck my ability to keep the basketball scorebook in balance with the opposing scorekeepers'. I, Mary Louise Tunze, will to Russell Lungwitz my excess exhuberance. I Violet Verana Rey, will to Edna Braun my different fellow for each week-end.

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DOROTHY HILDEBRANDT Latin Club-2 Home Ec Club-3 Drama Club Geometry Club Music Appreciation G A A -5 History Club-2 Girl's Chorus-2 RUTH SCHNEIDER Home Ec. Club- Drama Club History Club-2 Geometry Club- Chemistry Club PEARL HUELLER Home Ec. Club-4 Biology Club-2 History Club-2 Chemistry Club KENNETH JAHR Geometry Club Baseball-4 Basketball-5 Chemistry Club Biology Club Class Pres. '42-45 Junior Play History Club-2 Annual Staff MARIAN STUMPF Home Ec. Club- History Club-2 Biology Club-1 Chemistry Club G. A. A. -l Senior Play FLORENCE THENZ 4 Chemistry Club Biology Club Home Ee. Club-5 l History Club-2 Music Appreciation Drama Club Class Treasurer- '43-44 Senior Play Science Club G. A. A MERRIL HUGH Geometry Club Science Club Biology Club History Club-2 Chemistry Club NADINE GREEN Home Ec. Club-1 Go Ao As '2 Glrl's Chorus History Club-2 Annual Staff Office Girl Science Club Biology Club Geometry Club 5

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I, Robert Elmer Carl Weltlg, will to Kayo Wilde my height. I, Geneva Maxine Green, will to Viola Vogel my supurb dan- cing ability, and the right to chew gum in class. I, Bill Neville Lewis, will to Keith Hacker my ability to drive safely. I, Glenn Joseph Thomas Riebellng, will to Ailene Jones my ability to explain things without faltering. I, August Charles Koch, will my one point on the 'A' Varsity to Victor Reichert. I, tuality I, ability I. list of Grace Virginia Landgraf, will to Marvin Bergmann my punc- in attending all classes. Pearl Amanda Mueller, will to Merle Baum my speedy typing Ruth Irene Schneider, will to 'Jeannie' Asselmeier my phone numbers and addresses. Alfred George Dehn, will to 'Red' Mueller my ability to I stay out of trouble. I. Barlow. Florence Mae Trenz, will my chemistry knowledge to Donald I, Kenneth John Jahr, will to Marian Kelm my ability to read detective magazines unnoticed during study halls. I, Ruby Jewell Ritter, will to Kathleen Schaffer, my sweet personality and my suction with the teachers. If Seaman Second Class Millard Mundinger, will to my cousin Gene, my box seat in Chemistry and to Delbert Koch, my basketball ability and form. In Shirley Mae Schneider, will to Betty Schaffer my master- ful cooking ability. In Lucille Krem el, will to Estelle Withum my flirty eyes. I, Kenneth Theodore Conrad Harres, will to Grace Glaenzer my wide-awakefulness and my use of a large vocabulary. Then to some truly deserving individual, I leave my beloved shoe-shine equip- ment. I, Dorothy Ruth Hildebrandt, will my lovely singing voice to Kathleen Schaffer, and my good grades to Ailene Jones. WITNESSES: to or Gr g , , res ent uperln endent e , I il-4.11111 ! ' I I . E iw c 75 en 3 Secretary -TSPonsors Treasurer