Dyer Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Dyer, IN)

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N LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Seniors of the Class of 1941, of the City of Dyer, State of Indiana, being of sound and healthy mind, do hereby draw up this our last will and testament in the following form and manner: FIRST-We will and bequeath to the Junior Class our drag with Mr. Hunt who has permitted us to while away many a leisure hour in the office. SECOND-We leave to the Sophomore Class our reputation as First Class A No. 1 Brain Trusters. THIRD-To the Freshies We leave all our happy memories and wishes that came true in dear old D. H. S. As individuals, we will and bequeath our most prized possessions, real or imaginary, as follows: I, Howard Lee, being in a subnormal state of mind, do will my ability to consume 10 to 12 doughnuts at one time, to Miss Husted. I, Joe Voich, being in a calm state of mind, do will my towering heighth plus my ability to play basketball, to Bobby Long. I, Jeanne Howard, being in a super state of mind, do leave my tiny hands and feet to Bob Miller. I, Ernest Sohl, being in a normal state of mind, do will my ability to compose romantic love notes, to Joe Overhage. I, Pauline Schelfo, being in a generous mood, do leave my shorthand ability to James Simms. I, Mildred Hoffman, being in a joyful state of mind, do will my beauti- ful dimples to Mr. Lucas. I, Eddie Miller, being in a perfect state of mind, do leave my job of stage technician plus official curtain puller , to Gerry Teutemacher. I. Grace Halfman, being in a doubtful state of mind, do bequeath my ability to jitterbug , to Johnny Kisela. I, Lorraine Reichert, being in a sane state of mind, do leave my luscious suntan powder to Miss Rich so she wont have to go to Florida. I, Jimmy Thiel, generally being regarded as sane, do will by girlish voice to Sally Rasheta. I, Joseph Lair, being in a funny state of mind, do leave to any D. H. S. high school boy the address of my beautiful girl friend back in Central Illinois. I, Rita Schweitzer, being in a healthy state of mind, do will my ability to roller-skate ion my feetj, to Mary Loveless. I, Arthur Miller, feeling happy as usual, do will all my bright remarks for otherwisel in English class, to Bill Schweitzer. I, Bud Dunkleberger, being in love as usual, do leave to Bill Braithwaite my ability to keep one girl instead of changing every day.

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CLASS PROPHECY Look! Who is that wild-looking man in a bearskin sitting in a mountain cave? Why, Ben Cromer has carried out his threat to become a hermit. Why, it sounds like Leona Peifer is leading a yell. Oh no, I can see her now, she is only lining up her six children for school. Here is the 1950 edition of the Tribune, The Wake of the News is filled with records of holes-in-one made by the golf champion, Joe Voich. With a worried wrinkle on her brow, Tillie says that she fears she has chosen the wrong career, for sewing isn't what is used to be. It takes only a few stitches to complete an outfit for the American girl of 1950. After ten years of silence, the Singing Lady is back on the air. Who, but Dyer's own Ruth Pickering is filling the position. After ten years of rapidly rising to success, Binx Gettler is now pitch- ing those no-hit games for the Cubs. What is Madame Grace da la Halfman doing up on that desk scream- ing? One of Madame's French pupils, Ambrose Rietman, Jr., put a mouse in her desk. Standing amid a crowd of reporters, cameramen, and admirers, Caro- line Spindler is declaring that she was launched upon her career as an actress the night she said the immortal words, Papa bad, Mama spank? I hear the pounding of a typewriter. It's Don Adams, Sports Editor of the Tribune. Two minutes to go and Don still has to write up the World Series. We see Jean Howard and Charlotte Gettler working at two desks, side by side. They are the co-authors of several best-sellers of the day. To my surprise, only one member remains in the famous Erection Club. This member, Martin Sing, is spending all his time designing a bigger and b-tter CENSORED which cannot be pushed over or pulled down. This mania started on Hallowe'en night in 1940. Smack! That noise was the hairbrush colliding with Junior's rumble- seat. Mrs. Virginia Heffner is having a little trouble with discipline. Anchors aweigh! Yes, Ernie Sohl, disappointed in love back in 1940, joined the Navy and has been in service ever since. Pearl Boersma is now making a name for herself by writing articles for various magazines. Miss Boersma attributes her success to her experience on the Comet staff in high school. Wny, there is Ed Miller standing outside the pearly gates. He's arguing with St. Peter. St. Peter is perfectly willing to admit Edward but he draws the line on the car. Gabriel is having a lot of competition with Margaret Reichert in the trumpet business. Margaret is now leading her own all-girl band. I see Kenny Hoffman sliding down Mount Rainied on a pair of skis. Funny thing, though,-he's reading a book titled How to Ski in Ten Easy Lessons. Up here in the clouds a mystery is solved. After listening to WJOB for ten years, I find that the velvet-voiced crooner who sings Pepsi-Cola, roody-da-da-da, is our old classmate, Joe Lair. As Joe sings, the vision fades and I feel the plane dropping to the earth. Once more I am in the present. wondering if I have been dreaming.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, Emerson Manter, taking life easy as usual, do will my regularity of staying at home, to Jerry Heath. I, Homer Gettler, feeling quite generous, do leave my ability to get along with Miss Rich, to Benny Hilbrich. I, Jerome Hoernig, being in an uncertain state of mind, do leave my trusty Model A car, which never runs out of gas, to Don Austgen, I, Betty Kleine, feeling quite satisfied with everything, do leave my timid nature to the Freshie girls. I, Phyllis Quaife, being in a powerful state of mind, do will my ability to play basketball, to Dorothy Redenbough. I, Elaine Seegers, being in a fine state of mind, do will my neat hair- dress to, Marion Fluff, Phillips. I, Cyril Bohney, being in a jovial state of mind, do will my ability to capture the girls' hearts with no effort whatsoever, to Joey Hero. I, Sylvester Schweitzer, being in an unknown state of mind, do leave my drag with Miss Husted and my extensive knowledge of how to work out bookkeeping problems, to Dorothy Garth. I, Yvonne Keilman, being in a pleasant state of .mind, do leave my ability to swing out a snappy tune on my slide trombone, to Bill Mantell. I, Ray Austgen, feeling unusually happy, do will my ability to make love so well in the Senior Class plays, to Herrman Little. I, Charles Hogan, being in a questionable state of mind, do leave to Kay Higgins my habit of annoying Mr. Hunt by asking a million and one ques- tions in class. I, Charlotte Gettler, being in a normal state of mind, do leave my social page of the Comet plus my beloved pen name, Brenda Starr Reporter, to Betty Lou Rinkenberger. I, Eugene Cromer, being in a supernatural state of mind, do will my ufeuding-moods and my fiery temper, to Betty Protsman. I, Caroline Spindler, being in a generous state of mind, do leave my ability to fill in for sick members of the Senior Class play at a moments notice, to anyone who may meet such an emergency. I, Virginia Eberly, feeling as I never have before, do leave all of my cook books that I have studied over so carefully in order to be the perfect wife, to the Home Ec. Class. I, Bill Kooistra, feeling happy as usual, do leave my ability to run down the high school stairs in two seconds flat, to Sylvia Hilbrich. I, Matilda Reitman, feeling in a giggly mood, do leave my ability to sew so well, to Leona Herrman. I, Don Adams, being in a studious state of mind, do leave my knowledge of how to mix correction fluid and finger nail polish together and get such good results, to Mr. Jack. It's much safer than some of those experiments. I, Robert Engle, feeling as sane as usual, do leave my ability to have my hair combed' just so, with every wave in place, to Richard Hanft. I, Roy DeMik, being in a rather distressed state of'mind, do leave my