Elgin High School - Panther Tracks Yearbook (Elgin, IA)

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cwt7UcZZcmd7 We, the wise Seniors or lvbz of Elgin High School, County of Fayette, State of Iowa do make and declare this to be our last will and testament, ITEM I: To the Juniors we do will and bequeath our high Senior rank. ITEM II: To the Sophomores we re- luctantly do will and bequeath our uncontrollable behavior, ITEM III: To the green Freshmen we do will and bequeath our gum chew- ing ability, I, Wanda Lu Shaffer, do will and bequeath my mellow alto voice and my happy-go-lucky ways to La Fonda Miller. I, Howard Wolf, do will and bequeath my signal-calling in foot- ball and my trombone to Lane Ash. I, Russ Friederich, do will and bequeath my ability to manage the basketball team and my love for girls to Gene Snyder. I, Lois Medberry, do will and bequeath my giggling and love of skating to Janice Shaffer. I, Orran Bane, do will and be- queath my curly hair and my devo- tion to a certain Sophomore to George Lerch. I, Shirley Shaffer, do will and bequeath my 1950 class ring and my chatter to Verna Grim . I, Deon Pollock, do will and bequeath my job as editor of News staff and my career in nursing to Janice Pinney. I, Charles Loftsgard, do will and bequeath my vast collection of comic books and my quiet voice to Joel Holden. I, George Howard, do will and bequeath my love of sports and all of my alibis to Dixie Lee Helms. I, Joe Ogle, do will and be- queath my '39 Buick and my friendly manner to Ruth Rainey, I, Janice Torkelson, do will and bequeath my cheerleading uni- form and my Norwegian characteris- tics to Marilyn West. I, Shirley Howard, do will and bequeath my quiet ways and my love for reading to Ruth Pulfer. I, Arthur Larson, do will and bequeath my '35 Chevrolet and my eng1neer's boots to Barbara Gilbert I, Burnell Benson, do will and bequeath my love for anything with a skirt and my athletic ability to Donald Sutter. I, Earl Little, do will and bequeath my sizeand my 'unnecessary roughness' in football to Sharlene Gruver. I, Carol Sue Nickels, do will and bequeath my love for garnavillo and gift of gab to Florence Muncie. I, Earl Lembke, do will and bequeath my reckless ways Con the road and in schoolh and my frequent trips on the Gunder road to Janann Mork. I, Ruth Tillotson, do will and bequeath my musical mind and our television set to Roberta Mosby. I, Bernell Larson, do will and bequeath my athletic ability and my mechanical talents to Barbara Year- ous. I, Donna Hofer, do will and bequeath my love for Waterloo and my stack of letters from Korea to Marlene Medberry. I, Jane Dennler, do will and bequeath my friendly smile and my career in beauty school to Darlene Reierson. I, Clifford Medberry, do will and bequeath my brains and ability to argue to Norma Gehring. I, Richard Luce, do will and bequeath my bus route and my bow legs to Lane Ash, I, Alice Boyer, do will and bequeath my love for Brainerd and my glasses to Dixie Helms. I, Eugene Butikofer, do will and bequeath my nickname nUlan and my irregular attendance record to Joel Holden. I, Shirley Page, do will and bequeath my flirtatious ways and my collection of class rings to La Fonda Miller. I, Loren Frleden, do will and bequeath my 'Dutch-Bottom' accent and my tremendous love for Fords to Marilyn West, I, Douglas Chapman, do will and bequeath my meek ways and my missing tooth to Donald Sutter. I, Joe Peters, do will and be- queath my frequent car accidents and my ability to sleep in school to George Lerch. I, James Cook, do will and be- queath my intelligent answers in class and my nicknames CProfessor Cook and Cookyl to Ruth Rainey. I, Jean Little, do will and bequeath my love of basketball referees and my dimpled smile to Barbara Yearous. I, Pat Mlnihan, do will and bequeath my 'cutting up' and beau- tiful voice to Janice Pinney. MADE AND WITNESSED THIS DAY OF : 1 WITNESS :

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pwpdecq While sitting at home alone, I decided to turn on the television set. As I focused the set, a football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears came on the screen. Some of those players look familiar! The announcer is saying, 'George Howard just made a terrific drive through the line for a touchdown for the Chicago Bears. Two other players doing a good job of blocking and tackling this afternoon are Howard Wolf and Joe Peters.' I can remember when they were playing for good old E.H.S. Next on the screen I saw Charles Loftsgard and Douglas Chapman ad- vertising their new trucking business. The channel began to fade and a 'Down on the Farm' program came in. Three of the best farmers in the community, Earl Lembke, Orran Bane and Loren Frieden were leading the discussion. Time for another change of program and I found a WP9StliU3 match between 'K1ller Durw1n Gilson and 'Mangler' Jim Cook. The announcer said that the feature bout of the evening would be a women's wrestling match between Babe CAliceJ Boyer and Hairpullin' CDonnaJ Hofer. - I didn't like wrestling, so I turned the channel. well, what's this? It looks like a dancing school. Oh, yes, here are the two Charleston instructors, Shirley Page and Ruth Tillotson. Who are they teaching? Why 1t's Earl Little. Boy, he's really cuttin' a rug! This program was interrupted for an announcement from the first woman President of the United States, Deon Pollock. 'Ladies and Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to present to you my foremost general in the United States Army, Pat Minihan and Eugene Butikofer'. I was in no mood to listen to the generals, so I turned to the 'Jack Benny' Benson program. I always thought Burnell would make a good comedian. The channel began to fade and I came upon a torrid love scene. who are the great lovers? well, it's Clifford 'the Shiek' Medberry and Shirley Sugar Pie' Howard. My program seems to have changed again. It looks like a classroom. Dick Luce has discovered a new way to prove theorms in geometry and is teaching his new method to the professors of all colleges. One of those men looks familiar. It's none other than Arthur Larson, professor from Upper Iowa. A home maker's program came next and the announcer was asking, would you like to be able to make perfect soda biscuits? If you would, you'd better stay tuned to the three top cooks of the country, Carol Nickels, Lois Medberry and Shirley Shaffer, as this is their lesson for toda . ' YI already knew how to make biscuits so I turned the dial again. This time 'Russ Friederich and Jane Dennler's Beauty Salon' was demon- strating on a customer. She looks vaguely familiar. As soon as she gets that mud pack off I'll see. It's Jean Little! By this time I was in the mood to listen to some music. Here we are! The 'Texas Trio from Del Rio'. They look like Elginites. They are! It's Joe Ogle, Bernell Larson, and Wanda Shaffer. After listening for a while I decided they should go back to Texas. I've been trying to find something on my television set for hours and I still haven't found what I want. I'll make one last effort. Here is a beautiful blond gazing at me from the screen. What's she saying? 'Are you lonesome, do you need company? If you do, why don't you join my Lonely Hearts Club? Address your cards to Janice Torkelson, or come to my o ice.H After seeing all the '52 graduates of E.H.S. I really was feeling lonesome, so I decided to see Janice at once. Isn't television wonderful! ul