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

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GlaM. f WiU I, Rhoda Unzicker, in a methodical state of mind, will my ' method of driving a car to Edna Cox. I, Ella Vander Molen, in an extremely happy state of mind, will all my trips to Chicago to John Black. Hope you will enjoy them as much as I did. We, the Senior Class, in an effervescent state of mind, will to our rightful heirs, the Juniors, our fame as being the wealthiest class in DeMotte High School. To the Sophomores, we will all those interesting reports we wrote for our Senior English Class. Sorry, hut we’re afraid you’re not getting much. To the Freshman Class, we will ' all the fun we had the night of Freshman Initiation. We will to the teachers as follows: Miss Rolling — An art class with less giggling and noise. Mrs. Gidley — An English class that will have the grey-matter to learn the Dewey Decimal System by heart. Mr. Thompson— a large and successful hand for next year. Mr. Stucker — A Senior class that will not take time out of his Government class for their class business. Miss Gundy — A bookkeeping class that can finish exercise 38 before school is out. Miss Haas — An advanced Home Ec. class that can boil water without scorching it. Mr. Stangle — The title of Water Commissioner of DeMotte— NO SULPHUR WATER, PLEASE! Mr. Hission — a science room which isn’t next to the music department. Mr. Hinton— A brand new toupe.

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GUu ' ll ' ill I, Alice Rowen, in an agreeable state of mind, will my baby talk to Wilma Walstra. You can neyer tell Wilma, you may need it sometime. I, Kathleen Sauer, in a rhythmic state of mind, will my strong voice for yelling at ball games and my much too large class ring to Margaret Schoonveld. I, Jean Sehuringa, in a generous state of mind, will my happy disposition and my good behavior to Henry DeKock. This is just a gentle hint, Hank! I, Bethel Schwanke, in an ambiguous state of mind, will my likeness for everyone to Ella Fae Barker. I, Mabel Sekema, in an exceeding generous state of mind, will my numerous dates and my roller skates to Doris Mak. I, Josephine Speechley, in an agreeable state of mind, will my southern drawl and my old pillow I used for skating to Doris Kaluf. I, Barbara Stangle, in a genial state of mind, will my shortness and the fun I have had stealing water- melons to Lois Hoffman. I, Calvin Swart, in a muscle bound state of mind, will my athletic abilities and the honors I have won playing my cornet to Curtis Heimlich. I, Dennis Swart, in a hazy state of mind, will my basketball fame and my bookkeeping book to Kenneth De Vries. I, June Swart, in a flashy state of mind, will my gracefulness and blond hair to Maurine Crain and Dick Kelly.

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GlaAA, PoxuiUecu. By Rhoda Unzicker Dear Diary : It surely has been a wonderful day. Imagine, just 10 years ago I graduated from DeMotte High School. It certainly was a coincidence, meeting all of my former classmates of 1946 in 1946. I noticed a poster in the train this morning, stating that John Boezeman, the famous skater is coming to town soon. How did he ever learn to skate without poles, I wonder? I met Josephine Speechley on the bus last week. She is a private secretary for Frieda Cheever, who owns a nylon hose factory. Lucky People ! I ran into Kathleen Sauer who now owns a beauty shop, “Kathy’s Kurls.” She was on her way to the hospital to keep a date with the former Charmaine Hockney. Charmaine had taken Walt Jr. down to have his tonsils removed. Kathy invited me to go with her, and while we were there, we met Mabel Sekema who ig a famous surgical nurse. Just as I was leaving the hospital, I met the former Evelyn Hoffman. She is the wife of one of the Hospital Staff Surgeons, and seemed to be very happy. ' I met Edward Goetz and his pretty little wife at a garden party out on the west side this summer. Ed is the owner of a very prominent down-town department store and one of his loveliest models is beautiful, dark haired Virginia Mak. Jean Schuringa is now Mrs. LaVern DeKock and lives on a large ranch in Nevada. Jean and her husband came to town on business and Jean called me and asked me to meet her for lunch. Imagine our surprise when we found that Willard De Fries was the owner of the most exclusive restaurant in the country, “Wid ' s Wacky Waldorf.” Wid said that he is planning to retire as soon as his son grows