Edwardsburg High School - Yearling Yearbook (Edwardsburg, MI)

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I I Class Will R We the senior class, being of unsound minds, and failing health do make, publish, and declare this as our last will and testament and now bequeath our loved possessions as follows: To Mr. Sellers a spring-steel pogo-stick so that he can get back and forth between his office and the new elementary building at Eagle Lake easily. To Mr. Bode a large safe in which to keep all of our nickel fines. To Mr. Francis a life-time supply of life-savers, and a membership to the Lonely-Hearts Club. To Mr. Hoffman a recording that says Get off the gym floor with your shoes on so that he can save his voice. To Mr. Stebbins a new book of money-raising ideas for next year's seniors, and a deck of stacked cards. To Mr. Mette a Super Sherlock Holmes Detective set so that he can detect any cheating during tests and also to find out if the Bridie Murphy story is really true. To Miss Dean a M.R.S. degree to replace her M.I.S.S. To Miss Woodworth a pushbutton kitchen and a new girls' basketball team since so many of the seniors are leaving. To Mr. Brooks a do-it-yourself kit for the shop. To Mrs. Dennert all the books that she needs to complete her library. To Mr. Boegli achoir that will sound like Fred Warings, and a new Home and Family Living Class in hopes he can have better discussions. To Mr. Kennedy a new book of sarcastic wisecracks to replace his old ones since he has worn Il.0Yf. of them out. To Mr. Hart a new annual staff in hopes that he will get more cooperation out of them than he did us. To Phoebe a typewriter with her name engraved on it for her own private use. To the Juniors we will the prestige of being seniors Ha! Ha! and also the knowledge that not everyone can be outstanding. To the sophomores we will the ability to get along with the teachers and remain considerate and co- operative with the administration when they become upper classmen. We also will the ability to not catch a case of upper classitis. To the freshmen a last bit of advice, Don't ever say Wait till we become Seniors . ' I, Dick Akin, will my ability to be a hot rod to anyone who likes to live dangerously and my good times to anyone who wants to find a good steady girl like mine. I, Sallie Ann Bolton, will my ability to get boys already out of the service to Mary Ann Fox and also my ability to settle down in high school to my brother, Warren. I, Phyllis Christner, will my ability to go steady with one boy to Judy Wilkinson, and my work in the library to Darlene Warner. I, Sandra Click, will my 1935 hot Ford to Richie Westfall so he can get to school on time, and my height to Monte Johnson in case he gets a top locker next year. I, Mary Condon, will my ability to keep my hair curled to Linda Figley, and my long fingemails to Grace Klip. I, Frank Conner, will my ability to go steady with one girl to Larry Culbertson, and my aqua Ford to Larry Thompson so he can save wear and tear on his feet. I, John Cox, will my Ford to Paul Maehler, so he can run down Caddies, and my ability to never argue with Mr. Hart, to anyone who might need it. I, Mike Dass, will my nick name Tweet Tweet to Rich Westphall who seems to have the bird brain to match. Also my chin of whiskers to Allen Padbury as he doesn't seem able to grow any. ' 23

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Prophecy of The Class of 1956 The date is June 10, 1981, 25 years after we were graduated from E.H.S. The scene opens at the re- union of the class of 1956, following the Groucho Marx tformerly Dennis Ottol TV program, This Was Your Life. The party is being held at Sally Boltons' SB Circle Ranch in Texas, tn honor of Dick Akin who has just designed a hot jet which clips along at l8Q,000 miles per hour. Mary Condon, police woman, is patrolling the party because of the many valuable jewels the guests are wearing. A group of guests are now arriving. We see Joyce Minix, Judy Kehoe, Marlene Higley, and Gayla Pontius. Joyce is the founder of the N.C.A. tNational Cheerleaders Associationl. Judy is a famous movie actress in Hollywood, who has finished the film at the North Pole called, The Ice-Cold Babyn. Marlene is the owner of a string of fashion shops along the Milky Way, while Gayla is the head of the W.W.W.A.A. tWorld Wide Women's Athletic Associationl. Now arriving on a Ford Rocket is Ted Jones and John Cox, co-owners of a rocket plant on the moon. We see that they have a couple of passengers with them from other planets, Kenneth Maxwell, who is the president of a world wide commercial granary, and Tom Rickey, a well known actor on Venus. Richard Myers is the general manager of the Duncan Hines Restaurants. Following Rich is his head Dietitian Elizabeth Westfall, who was the only waitress in the universe who could carry six trays at one time. Whoops, someone just slipped in the back door. It's Lonnie Schmidtendorff and Mike Gaunder. Lonnie is the General Manager and Coach of the Martian Robot football team, while Mike is the No. 1 water boy for the club. Along with them is Mike Stephens and Mike Dass. Stephens is the president of a universally known Organization of Loafers, while Mike Dass is a food expert, having just invented a new formula called, Tweet Tweet Bird Seed . Buddy Lindgren has just arrived on his jet-propelled motorcycle, with Beverly Wilsey, his top designer for the Lindgren Motorcycle Factory in Indo-China. The crowd grows solemn as Pat Radecki enters. She has been a missionary in Upper Mongolia, well known for her 7,000 conversions. The' quietness subsides as Virginia Landis walks in. Mousie is now a prominent gossip columnist on Jupiter. Over on the divan we see Doris Mechling, head of the Bacteriology department of Neptune, along with Jean Ann Robinson Doris' top bacteriologist. The doorman, Marshall Phillips, now introduces the famous dignitaries President of the United States Dean Mohney and Vice President Vee Radebaugh. We understand that Judy Gibbons is now the Presidents personal secretary. Sitting around Deanna Swanson in the cocktail lounge we find Janet Kinzie, Norma Gauvreau, and Diana Stock. Janet has developed into a professional model instructor for the famous Powers Models. Norma has come up with an ingenious device, the original space ship to Mars. Diana is a well known singer in the Metropolitan Opera. We notice coming out of the powder room is Sandra Ward. Talking to her is Nancy Leiser and Janet Souders. Janet is a famous dress designer on Jupiter and seems to be trying to et Nanc to di l h I i . g y sc ose t e secret of how to make broiled muckle berries. Nancy IS now a Home Economics teacher at the University of Paris. Now making an unexpected visit is Dr Kent Gage the head of the Atomic Radiation Pl t U ' - , an on , to ia, and his chief assistant, Ruth Ann Kline. Attending with them are Pat Fodrocy, head waitress of Schliaol C f t . I l . . .. . . a e eria nc and Ray Hunsburger, water boy on the Big Dipper. Ray has a close affiliation with the man in the moon. Among the last guests to arrive are Jim Freeman, Phyllis Christner, and Frank Connor. Jim is owner of a large string of gas stations tStandard, of coursej. Frank is the top mechanic at Freeman's station on the planet Earth, while Phyllis is the most prominent librarian in history. The last two to arrive are George Gibbs and Gary Swietzer. George is a professor of the Unknown, and Gary owns the largest farm on Pluto. It seems that someone is missing. Sure enough, who should walk in but Dick Ellis, Sandra Click and Harry Smith We hear D' k ' ' i . - ic. is expecting to open up a new Super Sonic Petrol Station in England, while Sandra is a noted Music teacher in Germany. Last but not least is Harry, a retired Captain of the Salvation Army. We all had a very nice time at the reunion and hope that we may progress as well in the next 25 years. The Class of '56 22 1 A? Y -A 'Wi ..4.-.g.......

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I, Dick Ellis, will my doggy Chev to Hot Rod Slocum as it'seems she could use a little less horse-power, and also my ability to get along with Mr. Hart, to next year's seniors, for they will need it. I, Pat Fodrocy, will my bottles of peroxide Cwhich I have never ownedj to those who still think my hair is bleached. I, Jim Freeman, will my nick name Whitie to Mrs. Dennert, and my chev. convertible to my sister, Pat, so she can put gas in it for a change. I, Kent Gage, will my hot Ford to- anybody who wants it and also what's left of my chemistry work- book. ' I, Mike Gaunder, will my orange corduroys to next year's cheerleaders, in case they are short a pair, and also the hair on my chest to John Kujawski, who doesn't seem man enough to grow any. I, Norma Gauverau, will my rowdiness, laughs, and giggles to Romonia Lewis, also my Chemistry work- book to Sam Robinson, so he won't have to strain his brain. I, Judith Gibbons, will my ability to stay out of trouble and to get along with the teachers to anyone who needs it. I, Marlene Higley, will my ability to get along with Mr. Hart to anyone who needs it, and my rowdy ways and any extra jugs of hard cider to Betty Kulp who will put them to good use. I, George Gibbs, will my school mail route to Terry Jones so he may use the School Drivers Training Car, and then learn to drive better when he gets out of school. I , Ray Hunsberger, will the secret of my ability to skip school to Mr. Bode, and my ability to live dan- gerously in Cass to the future football team. l, Ted Jones, will the money I paid for overdue report cards and lost books to the other suckers that get caught. I, Judy Kehoe, will my long hair to Betty Kulp who seems to want it for next years senior pictures, I also will my position as editor of the annual to anyone who wants a headache , I, Janet Kinzie, will my short hair to anyone who doesn't like nightly pin-ups also my horse, Al- geron, to Shirley Miller, to start her ranch. I, Ruth Ann Kline, will my ex-boyfriends, with a few exceptions to Linda Figley, in hopes that she can find one tall enough. To Janet Van Namee my sane and sensible school clothes as she seems to have so few of her own. I, Virginia Landis, will my nickname Mouse to anyone that wants it and my ability to get off the bus without a note to Ilene Sones. I, Nancy Lieser, will my loose sweaters and my ability to get along with Mr. Francis to Judy Long, who seems to want it. l, Buddy Lindgren, will my ability to drive sensibly with my motorcycle to Chuck Winters, and my motorcycle boots to Shirley Miller seeing as she seems to like the way they fit. I, Kenny Maxwell, will my ambitions to Kenny Christner, who really needs it, also my Chemistry books to anyone who's crazy enough to want them. I, Doris Mechling, will my quietness to Kenny Christner, and all my jewelry to Janet Van Namee who really doesn't need it. I, Joyce Minix, leave to Carole Christophel my position as captain of the cheerleading staff and to the whole class of 57 my ability to get out of classes Qlegally of coursel. I, Dean Mohney, will my grades to the Junior boys so that they can qualify for class offices, next year, as they couldn't seem to make it this year. I, Richard Myers, will my Stud. to any rod who needs a hot car, and my ability to play baseball to A1 Padbury who seems to have trouble with the game. I,.Dennis Otto, will my ability to grow a goatee to Allan Padbury, as he'll probably never make it, and my nickname Groucho to Carl Gustola. 24