Cortland High School - Echo Yearbook (Seymour, IN)

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Senior Class Wills We, the Seniors of Cortland High School of the Class of '51, being free from all hallucinations and unforesaid visions do will and bequeath the following herein mentioned: We, the Seniors, bequeath to our most highly efficient faculty, for all their tireless efforts with us, our former successes in school, we also hope, for the benefit of the faculty, the oncoming Seniors live up to their name Dignified more than we did. We bequeath to our less educated friends, namely the Juniors, our seats in the back of the assembly and all the books we leave behind. We bequeath to the Sophomores our ability to maintain a regular attendance and we also will to you our ability to get along with all the faculty. We bequeath to the Freshmen all of the chewing gum, chalk, pencil stubs, waste paper, buckshot, pens, thumb tacks and everything else that is to be found in or about our seats. Individual Class Wills I, Bill Bell, will my cute personality to Joan Robertson. I, Velma Burns, will my busy brain and body to Charolette Von Hoene, l, Jewell Corn, will my false teeth to Richard Meadows. I, Francis Melloncamp, will my height to Donnie Baird. I, Chester Rust, will my ability to get along with Mrs. Hall to Hooker . I, Irnogene Grant, will my teeth to Floyd Browning and ONE TONI permanent to Marvin Flinn. I, Shirley Kreinhagen, will my activeness to Linda Bottoroff, and my smile and one- half of my brillant brain to Laretha Hehman. I, Coleen Fleetwood, will my long, curly hair to Helen Naffe. I, Joe Wineinger, will my wavy hair and bowlegged walk to Charlie Neihause, I, Bill Prewitt, will my keys to the Old Blue Goose to Carl Nelson. I, Sonny Hendershot, will all my -------- English to anyone who will take it, I, Lester Kuehn, will my ability to pick an eighth grade girl friend to Ronnie Baurle I, Gene Punk Fleetwood, will my Hot ! temper to Joe Grant. I, Louie Fleetwood, will my ability to get my lessons to Martha Abell, I, Walter Darlage, will my bashfulness toward women to Marvin Flinn, I, Delores Kloste rman, will my ability to get along with Miss Quebbeman in Physical Education Class to Carolyn Bell, and my ability to get cheerleader to Corrina Allman. I, Mary Lee White, will my good grades to Donny Ray. 15

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Class Poem- of 51 ' Listen, my children, and you shall hear . Of the graduating class of this very year, It seems it was in 39 We started to school and had quite a time. At last we are about to Graduate from this class of seven and ten, What is to be said of each of them? Let's first speak of Bill Bell, our only blond Of Nedra, he is very fond, As Whaley McWharter, he wasn't very healthy And the Majestic Theater tried to make him wealthy On our ball team he's one of our first five When he's on the floor, you can tell he's alive. Bill Prewitt, our senior Romeo, To Cortland, Bobtown and Seymour does go, He has a failing of dark brown hair And Norma and he are seen together everywhere, Even though he is crazy about Mrs. Hall He comes running to Rip Sewell's call. Now, there is Lester, the ladies' man Who's determined to get Linda - wonder if he can? His hangout is Brownstown And he and the boys nearly turn it upside down, He's also one of our first five And at square dancing how he does jive! 5 There's Joe his hair is so wavy Soon, he will go into the Air Force or Navy, When he gets into the fight He won't run around every night, With Shirley, he really likes going steady But when he calls, she's never ready. Sonny is our greatest lover And with Marilyn is usually in a hover, Arguing is his favorite pastime And will back it up by his only dime, His temper's hot as it can be But Marilyn likes him and so do we. Now we have a boy who is shy and timid He never gets excited looking at women, When Louis let's his temper go We'd all better run a mile or so, He is on the first five of our ball team And he's really on the beam. Velma Burns, a true brunette Her cap for Jim, she has set, She's lots of fun and very neat And her speed in typing can't be beat, As Harriet, she was quite a whizz And Jim says she really is. 16