Geneva High School - Legend Yearbook (Geneva, IN)

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Senior Prophecy 0116 day, l. Edith H0ffn1aI1, Clellided 'CO 30 on H Wild goose chase and to hunt up my dear old class- mates. AS I arrived in New Y0l'l4 l registered at UUE of the largest hotels and who greeted me but CHESTER FIELDS. He Said he had a W0I1Clei'fHl l0l0 as bell 'DOY and that his wife, MIRIAM GREENE, and his five little children were all very fine. What a shock this was to me, A5 1 went for my afterngon walk the next day I happened to see a theatre with large letters naming -AOPENING TONIGHT, STARRING AVEUNE ROBIN- soN and Dorm: BOLLINGER IN ROMEO AND JULIETJ' 1 invent to See them, and they played their parts very Well. After the show I saw Aveline and she Said that they were to be married soon. Upon leaving the theatre l n0l2iCed 21 dried-UP Old man walking l10ward me with a smile on his face. At first I didn't rec- 0gUi29 him. but at the S9COHCl glalwe l discovered it was none other than FRANKLIN ARIVISTRONG. I couldn't understand Why he was S0 er0SS-eyed. After questioning him I found out that it all started from his boyhood days- It 5691115 that When he WHS in Sflhool he made so many moon eyes at a certain girl that his QYGS Stayed that Way. l asked him if he Was married, and he said he had a very lovely wife whom I discovered W8S.MATIE FENNIG. He a1S0 told me that LOUISE SINIITH and WARREN GEORGE HAVILAND were going places as a tap dancing team. As I traveled on to BOStOn I Saw I-1 large h0USS With the name REV. ROBERT MORNINGSTAR. I decided to go in and see him. As I opened the door I heard, I pronounce you man and wife. I tiptoed in and discovered he was marrying none other than MARIE STUCKY and MALCOLM BANTA. I wished them a lot of happiness and continued on my journey. As I stopped in Detroit I saw a sign YE OLD TAVERNH and underneath it read Managers formerly of Geneva. Deciding these might be some of my classmates I decided to go in' 1 found BERWYN SHQUNGER and NORMAN GRILE behind the bar. And can yOu guess who was putting on the fioor show? None other than ROBERTA SCOTT, FLORENCE SI-IIVELY, and AGNES F RAVEI.. I decided not to disturb them for they seemed to be having a wonderful time. I went to an opera that night and was shocked when I saw on the stage MARY FRANCES REICHELDEFFER, MARILYN AUGSBURGER, WVELDON LEHMAN, and RICHARD FIELDS. The boys were staging a duel over the girls. As I stopped in Fort Wayne I noticed a sign saying DR. CLIFTON GEREER. I went in to see him, and he said he was making a lot of money. Iwished him luck, and as I walked past the onice I saw MARTHA WEAVER. I asked her how she had been, and she said she was very ill with indigestion after eating a large dinner. I hoped that she would be well soon and continued on my journey. Stopping in Decatur I discovered MARGARET HISER. She said she was married to her old sweetheart and was living in a mansion near t'Eley Hills. I asked her where this was and she said it was near the rail- road track. Coming to my old home town, Geneva,I discovered my old pal, VERDA BLOCKER. She and I had the same idea. Now, we have gone to live in an old half-torn-down house near Ceylon. We're two old maids raising cats and canaries. What will happen to the old maids for are wel ? Well, time will tell, Senior Will We, Norman Grile and Franklin AI'mSi2I'0ng, Will our ability to scrub doors to Donald Windmiller and Thomas Roop. I, Marilyn Augsburger, will my Economics notebook to Peggy Bausei-man, I, Verda Blocker, will my mischievous conduct in 311 my oiegses to Frederick Sprunger, I, Matie Fennig, will my height to Katherine Fields, I, Agnes Fravel, will my dark complexion to Katherine Sprunger providing she does not use face cream to bleach it. I, Clifton Gerber, will my ability t0 blew my n0se in a shrill manner to Richard Hofstetter and my bashfulness, in the presence of girls, to Dwight Sprunger, I. Miriam Greene. bequeath my meek disposition to Garnet Stuckey and my ability of being good in Civics class to Victryne Schlagenhauf. I, Warren George Haviland, hereby will my ability to argue with teachers to Richard Hofstetter and Clifford Sprunger. I, Margaret Hiser, will my good behavior to Dorothy Robinson. I, Edith Hoffman, gladly will my freckles to Jane Miller with the best of luck in producing more. I, Weldon Lehman, will to Kenneth Huser my good grades which I have made in High Schoolg my bad ones too if he wants them. I, Robert Morningstar, will my ability of skipping school and not getting caught to Thomas Roop. I, Mary Frances Reicheldeffer, do hereby bequeath my Literature notebook to Pat Schlagenhauf with the understanding it is to be used to the fullest advantage. I, Aveline Robinson, will my quiet disposition and good sportsmanship to David Teeters, CContinued on page 635 Page Sixteen

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Name Marilyn Verda Mimi Agnes Edith Roberta Aveline Margaret Florence Marie Mary Frances Louise Matie Martha Franklin Clifton Norman Berwyn Weldon Doyle Dick Red Malcolm Chet Bob Favorite Saying Shucks I did not Oh! foo! Well! why not? My gosh Nuts! Golly Oh! shoot Oh! fudge Ach! Ya! Oh, no but you don't Well Shut up Oh! Gee! Just so her name's Marie Gosh yes Can you go tonight Just so she's a yell leader The dumb thing There will come a time You don't know I know So what l'll get you After 'ern SENIORS Characteristic Quietness Short Giggles Dark Com- plexion Diamond ring Temper Pug nose Brown eyes Bashfulness Curly Hair Cracking gum Red Hair Coffee nerves Her walk Handsome Smart A big nose Studying Practical jokes Cross-eyed Tall, dark and handsome Carrot top Bowlegged Large mouth Long chin Idol Hazen My teachers Martha Raye Her boss Robert Taylor F1 itz Florence Nightingale Clark Gable Norma Shearer Franklin Tyrone Power Grocery Clerk Ned Sparks Paul Alice Faye Fibber McGee Venus Judy Garland John Rev. Holston Barnacle Bill the Sailor Noah Webster Jack Benny Alfalfa Little Abner Imagine them Not studying 6 ft. tall Being serious Without gum Good conduct Old maid Being noisy Being short Preacher's wife Minnie-Ha-Cha Not flirting Being fat Home at nights Being a yell leader Not going to Berne Not going to Huntington Being to school on time Not sleeping Acting dumb Being a bar- tender Playing angel Not knowing anything Without a beard Not Hghting with Mimi Being a preacher Page Fifteen

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Senior CI ss Poem The hall of Study is gloomy this day, For Geneva's sending more Seniors away. There're fourteen girls and eleven boys, Who've gained their share of knowledge and poise. Down the hall, still drying her tears, Mary Frances Reicheldeffer appears, To say the least she's sorry to leave Altho she'd welcome a husband to peeve. Also, in this class, there's a girl of girls, One with a multitude of tiny curls. To most every disease Marie's immune, But Franklin simply leaves her in a swoon. I hear a sound on this nice Spring breeze, It's probably the musically inclined Louise. Playing her favorite on her piano, That fancy 'iDance of Sir Banana. Down the halls of Geneva High, Malcolm Banta strolls leisurely by. Nothing excites him, he never hurries, Speeding production is the least of his worries. If e'er you're in doubt about your History, We've a lad who can solve every mystery. He is called Red,'l but Warren's his name, And the name of Webster is his claim. Greene's-Smith's-and Armstrong's are common to us, But here comes a name over which there's a fuss. Whether leap year or not, makes no dif' to the girls, They'll bow very gladly to Gerber's brown curls. Yea! Rah! Team! Isn't this fun? Here comes Norman on the run. He'll make a basket sure, I know, To keep our score from being low. A girl with patience is what it takes, To be a nurse and get some place. Aveline has enough and to spare, Which should put her name away up there. If you want just a pretty girl, Who's innocent of any quarrel, Just give Edith a smile or two, And she'll smile right back at you. Through many a dry campaign, Over in the Roman domain, Toiled Weldon, our Caesar shark, And left us completely in the dark. Demure little miss of our twenty-five, Is Martha Weaver, who's very much alive. Besides being slender and sweet, Her appearance is always very neat. She's very tall, but not at all weighty, A right good scout you'll find our Matie. Not too serious, takes life with a grin. Even when it gets her a sock on the chin, Now what's the use to labor and toil? Life's much too short for that, says Doyle, l ll hie me forth and amuse myself, Let others struggle for fame and wealth. O don't sing to me of a hat-check lass, I pen this verse to Agnes of our Senior class, With smiles that charm and endear, Who goes to town as a movie cashier. O that rough riding drug store cowboy His music may only annoy, Still he sings and strums a guitar But, ah! Dick is a gay Lochinvar. She's a booster, not a knocker, Describes Miss Verda Blocker. Strong and sturdy, young and tomboy, She brings to those around her much joy. When Margaret takes a notion, She can talk with varied motion. She meets her troubles pleasantly, But holds her own especially. Marilyn is the girl who's smart, And never fails to do her part. To her classes she's on time, And always listens for the rhyme. He thinks he's a cowboy from out of the West, From cowboy hat to flashing vest. 'Tis no one else but Bob Morningstar, Who rides around in a rattle-trap car. Berwyn, the best of the class' Romeos, Likes especially this kind of Cameos. The little Dresden dolls with plenty of curls, Seem to him the best type of girls. In grades Miriam gets a generous whack, She also has a cunny knack Of turning her giggles into tunes, From many a swinging runes. When notebooks and scrapbooks you see all about, You may guess they are volumes that Chester's found out. He always has his lessons as all good students do, Because the notebooks for Literature are far from being few. Roberta tries the new hair do's, And rolls them up in double two's, She also likes the Ford V-8 and Would rather ride than roller skate. Franklin has the grace to blush, Till often he resembles plushg He keeps his teeth gleaming pearly, Also his hair, which is naturally curly. I know a girl who is so precise, She doesn't think slang is very niceg She wrote a class poem, failed to pen the poet That won't do, Florence, you should know it! Page Seventeen