Erie Community High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Erie, IL)

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I, Beverly Thomas, leave my boisterous ways to Bob Curry. I, Jim Thorpe, leave my studious ways to Dave Filbert. I, Lilah Lee VanDamme, leave my giggling spells to Erma Spears. I, Allen VenHuizen, leave my desire to be a minister to Wayne Rose. Joe Filbert has nothing to leave so we leave him to Bob Finnicum to dis- pose of. To the teachers we leave our sincere wish that the future classes will be as studious as we were. To the Freshmen we leave all our left-over talents. To the Sophomores, our ability to get along with each other. To the Juniors, our history workbooks. To E.C.H.S. we leave a full supply of water guns, unbreakable desks, and sidewalks across the lawn. Thus, we, the graduating class of 1953, do seal this last will and testament on this fifteenth day of May in the year nineteen hundred fifty- three. Mary Ann Naftzger Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said Senior Class, as and for their last will and testament in the presence of us, who, at their request, have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses to said docu- ment. Betty Possley Patricia Eddy 22

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Jeanine Francque, leave Rollie to Joyce Moody. Keith Gerdes, leave my government notes to my sister Eleanor. Gerald Hamstra, leave my seriousness to Barbara Fuller. Kennard Hoerler, and I, Jean Kaecker, leave my red hair to Kenneth Cocking. Rodney Holland, leave my wolfish ways to Louis Blasdell and Larry Brown. Adalene Heun, leave my musical ability to Diana Ballard and Bernice Stingley. Patricia Holcomb, leave my temper to Jane Weber. Nancy Jackson, leave my feminine ways to Sondra Guthrie. Dorothy Jacobs, leave my comb and brush to Janet Clark. Ronnie Kuykendall, leave my height to Ruth James and Doris Kissel. Faye Melton, leave my quiet and gentle ways to Chuck Schwitters and Don Seger. Mary Ann Naftzger, leave my hearty laugh to Viola Beilema. Virginia Nelson, leave my love for old E.C.H.S. to Luella Rus. Junior Null, leave my athletic ability to Harlan VanderVinne. Marilyn Packer, leave my tight skirts to Betty Suter. Carol Richardson leave my 69 inches to Kay Van Damme and Lester Cruse. Jayne Scott, leave my tears to Joy Meyer. Rollie Seger, leave all my girls to John Thomas. 21

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H35 ru-im. CLASS PRCJPHECY As we look through the library of time we come across the volume in which the lives of the class of '53' is recorded. We open the book and find Dorothy Cobb playing center for the Harlem Globe Trotters. Clarence Cruse is the manager ofthe famous All-Star Girls Basketball team. As Coach at Notre Dame we find Junior Null. Jim Thorpe has taken to track. He races with turtles. In the second chapter we find Carol Richardson as the fat lady of the Barnum and Baily Circus. Ronnie Kuykendall is going in circles. He has his own Swedish Disc Jockey Show. Dorothy Jacobs is employed as a John Robert Powers model and Mari- lyn Packer works in a pickle factory. She puts the dill on pickles. While we are reading of factories we find Betty Emo making rumble seats for motorcycles in the Howard Motorcycle Plant. The next chapter has a lot to do with interesting occupations. First of all we find that Dickie Bleitz has taken over Finnicum's job as official waste -basket emptier. 1 23