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11 CLASS WILL WE, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1940, of the Fairmont High School, Fairmont, Nebraska, being of a sound and normal mind, present our last will and testament, in manner and form a3 follows: FIRST: LEONE EAKER, pushing her specs up on her nose, leaves her pep to John Fishel; her ability to flirt and stay single to Dorothy Jensen; her giggles to Dale Hall, as she thinks the assembly wouldn't be the same without them; her B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L legs to Donna Shelley. SECOND: LOLA EOYES, willingly leaves her ability to stay thin to Lillian Jacobsen; her blond hair to Eill Ely; her blue eyes to Bonnie Frazier. THIRD: JAMES DAWSON, holding the -lawyer's secretary's hand, leaves his good deportment to Donald Langdon; his physics notebook to anyone in the Junior class who will need it (Ma Philson better take it as he has fallen heir to Jim's love for the subject men- tioned); his desire to visit cemeteries to Raymond Jackson. FOURTH: JOAN ELLIS, with best regards to her heirs, leaves her good looks to »ilma Priefert; her many boy friends to Elizabeth Abbott; her long hair to Ardith Faye Patton. FIFTH: ROSS GRONE, willingly leaves his place in school to all Junior, Sophomore, and Freshie girls; his motor scooter to Harold Hall; his ability to play the drums to Virginia Eroman. SIXTH: IDA MAE HUELL2, with her hand upon a stack of dictionaries and her feet upon a footstool, leaves her ability to talk herself into everything and out of nothing to Gayle Galusha; her twice a week letters to Dorothy McAvoy; her unruly hair to Laverne Bures. (continued on next page)
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WE enjoyed many school dances and parties. The class went to Hastings to have their graduation pictures taken by Mr. Eabexmann. The annual Sneak Jay was spent in Lincoln. The class picnic was held in Omaha. THE class play, Don’t Darken My Door, a comedy in three acts, was given February 1. There was a cast of eight characters. With some ot the returns from the play, a studio couch was presented to the school as a gift from the class. 'TELL, HERE V.E ARL i ! ! Back row--Ross Grone, Lola Mae doyes, George Thompson, Mary Lou Huelle, Jack Jacobsen, Della Keil. Front row-Ida Mae Huelle, Leone Baker, Joan Ellis, James Dawson, Mary Frances Tous, Bonnie Novak, Mrs. Watkins
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- 12 - SEVENTH: MARY LOU HUELLE, willingly leaves her ability to get a man and net keep him to Marga eut Ackerman; her ability to fix hair tc Hazel Schneider; Ralph or Oman, to anyone 'who thinks she c?n get him» EIGHTH: JACK JACOBSEN, grumbiingly, leaves his extra girls to Le-iih Maui; his wildness to Merlin Ritchey; his car to Louj.e Moul. NINTH: DELLA KEIL, stumbling over the foot- stool Ida Mae Huelle has her feet on, willingly leaves her awkwardness to Doris West; her place in American History class to Marilyn Swartz. TENTH: BONNIE NOVAK, holding the lawyer's hand, leaves her horn and the ability to play it to Fioyd Daao; her front seat in Jake's car to Muriel Soitley; her morning nap in study hall to Max Philson. ELEVENTH: WILLIAM E. ROMANS, with as much dignity as he can find, leaves his gift of gab to Gayle Galusna; his voice to Max Philson; his grades to Floyd Dado; and his looks to Harold Hall. TWELFTH: GEORGE THOMPSON, flexing his .mus- cles, leaves his aoility to play football to Neil Prie- fert; his blue eyes to Jerold Fishel, knowing he will take gooa care of them; his right to take Betty Abbott to the shows, school parties, etc,, to bob Dawson. THIRTEENTH: MARY F; ANCES TOUS, holding the other hand of the lawyer, willingly leaves her shyness to Darrell Laschanzky; her speed in Shorthand II to Anna Marie Goodrich; her one boy friend to Rachel Ellis. v. LL SENI0RS vvi11 their vacant seats to be Illlea by the successful part of the Junior class. (If any.) v S
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