Demotte High School - Keen Keener Yearbook (Demotte, IN)

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1 93 9 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIII KEEN KEENER |||||||||||||||||||||||| 193 9 Sec. VIII. Leonard Mak leaves about six inches of his height to Charles Moolenaar. May we have a better basketball team next year. Sec. IX. Fred Moolenaar wills his ability to play musical instruments to Mildred Hoffman. Now she can entertain Max while he is unable to get around so freely. Sec. X. To Ruth Dexter and Dora Wright, Theodore Moolenaar leaves his quiet attitude. May they use it wiselyl Sec. XI. Ruth Orsburn leaves the Indian in her, which was willed to her last year, to Johanna Van Kley. We hope it mixes well with her Dutch. Sec. XII. Gertrude Pruis wills her method of reducing to Alma Akers. May she become as thin as Gertrude has. Sec. XIII. Dorothy Raska wills her ability to play the accordian to Selma Recker. Now Selma can play the piano-accordian. Sec. XIV. Christine Sipkema leaves her ability to play the piano to Anna Toppen. We ' re sure this will help Anna ' s efforts. Sec. XV. Maurice Struble wills his ardor for Eileen to Leonard Story. May he have more success than Maurice has had. Sec. XVI. George Suffem wills his ability to boss the Senior class to Carl Punter. May Carl rule supreme over the Senior class next year. Sec. XVII. Albert Terpstra leaves his ability to sleep in English class to Gerrit Grevenstuk. We ' re sure Gerrit needs the sleep. Sec. XVIII. To Dorothy Sytsma, Mildred Tysen leaves her life-long permanent. May she ever enjoy it. Sec. XIX. Dorothy Walstra leaves her extreme height to William Rowen, which combined with his excess weight may eventually make a man of him. Sec. XX. Reece Whitley leaves his charming way of getting the girl he wants to Harry Boer. Sec. XXI. The Senior girls as a whole leave their boy friends to Helen Zeck. After all, Helen, variety is the spice of life. Signed and sealed and may our spirits forever rest in peace. Page Eleven

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SENIOR CLASS WILL The Senior class of DeMotte High School, in the county of Jasper and the State of Indiana, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby revoke any and all forms, wills, and codicils by us made, and do make, ordain, publish, and declare this our last will and testament. Paragraph I. We leave to our beloved faculty a much better student body because of our departure. Paragraph II. To our dear sponsor we bequeath our wonderful ability to give ideas in class meetings. We hope his next class is as good as we have been. Paragraph III. To our janitor we leave our practice sets, civics, physics, English, and bookkeeping workbooks. We are sure they will be useful some chilly morning. Paragraph IV. And now, as is customary, each individual senior leaves some of his traits to members of the next class; therefore, we do leave the trait designated to the person we think could make best use of it. Sec. I. Mildred Anderson leaves her pleasant smile and good nature to Angeline Clark. Of course we know she doesn ' t need it. Not much, anyway. Sec. II. Max Bahler leaves his speedy actions to Marie Int Veld. Now Marie can really play fast. Sec. III. Mary Jean Bernard wills her influence over the teachers to Clarence Boezeman. May Clarence have better conduct grades during the coming year. Sec. IV. Angeline Boezeman bequeaths her ability to control her temper to Doris Frame. Here ' s hoping she has more success than Angeline has had. Sec. V. Robert Heimlich wills his dark wavy hair to Rose Anderson. May she enjoy the change. Sec. VI. Jeanette Knip wills her harmonious discords to Ruby Myers. With this double talent she may become an opera star. Sec. VII. To Robert Huhn, Wilmer Kooy wills his interest in electricity. Be careful, Bob, you may be shocked. Page Ten

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SENIOR CLASS POEM By Dorothy Raska Now friends, if you ' ll just hold your seat, And listen until this poem ' s complete, I ' ll introduce to you right now This Senior class, and tell you how They passed to freshmen from grade eight, And now — until they graduate. Now please to meet you stands right here, The sponsor of our class this year, Mr. Jarrett; oh! isn ' t he swell, He likes our Senior class quite well. And so, that ' s that, but just a hint— Oh! here ' s a man, our president, Why, Mr. Suffern looking brighi, He comes into this poem just right. Well, who comes now upon this list? Of course, that ' s Max, I have the gist, Some handsome looker (he ' s a blonde), Of Mildred Hoffman, he is fond. The time I lack and also space To tell about their courtship case. But we have other love-birds too, So, Mary Jean, I guess that ' s you. Now, putting foolish things aside To save their blushing and their pride, We have with us another boy, The spunky red-head, ( Wilmer Kooy. Don ' t get me wrong, I have the right To envy Mildred Tysen ' s height; She has a lovely alto voice, Which, in the choir, is quite a choice. We think she ' s tall, but look right here, The tallest senior girl this year Is Dorothy Walstra, tall and straight, She ' ll make some man a perfect mate. Beside these students and each trait. We have some pretty ones who rate Right with the rest, in actions too, So Angeline, so much for you. Brown hair, grey eyes, and pretty smile Her characteristics, but, meanwhile In comes small Ruth, she ' s pretty too, She ' s always smiling, never blue. And here ' s another charming girl Who gives the masculine ' s heart a whirl; A lass I ' m sure you ' d like to meet, For Mildred Anderson can ' t be beat. We have a new classmate, you see He ' s just as bright as he can be; Bob fell for Angie ' s pretty face And now he has an awful case. A stout built lass is Christine, Pip , And take my word, she ' s not a flip; She came from Fair Oaks school last year, And now she ' s graduating here. Now, folks, if you ' ll cooperate, Another senior ' s name I’ll state. He ' s Leonard Mak, so very tall He ' d make a star in basketball. Oh! here ' s a girl I mustn ' t skip, She ' s christened as Jeanette Knip; She’s tops with all her classmates too, We ' ll miss her when she says adieu. Next Dorothy, well, it ' s Dot to you, For she ' s another senior too; She says that Latin ' s got her down, But still she doesn ' t wear a frown. A smart boy too is Fred Moolenaar, No nicer boy found near or far, A husky lad, around eighteen. Dislikes the stars of stage and screen. A small built lad, who won ' t talk slow, Is Reece, we call him Romeo ; A lady ' s man, he takes the case From other members of his race. Terpie is a dimpled lad. He ' s usually cheerful, seldom sad; He takes this life, just as it is; A pleasant life, we hope is his. Gert ' s the last girl, I am sure, I’ll dedicate this verse to her; She thinks that Eddie ' s the sweliest find. Be careful, Gert, for love is blind. Bud, we know, is not a flirt; Says he, Don’t talk about that skirt; I’m off the dames, I mean for life; I just don ' t think I want a wife. Last, not least, is Maurie; I know He completes this poem just so and so. I ' ll end it now, the reason why — ■ This Senior class bids you goodbye. Page Twelve