Geneva High School - Legend Yearbook (Geneva, IN)

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SENIOR PROPHECY 110 years laterj Wh1lc s1tt n Ill my ern ch 111 one CNEIIllIg the thought came to me L0flCSII'llIIg the where1bouts of nn classmates As I was 1es1d1ng 111 my old home town I took the loc 11 newspapers md also those from the IIQI hbllllllg towns At l1st after ten ve 1rs of C81 eful re'1d1ng and look1ng through the newspapers I tound the ston of my 11st cl1ssm1tc I cl1pped these '1rt1cIes from the papers and stored them 1n a box Now 1fte1 the dlbcol eu of the l1st o11e I started to read them over Thr hrst one th It I came to was 1bout Bette Sm1th and Herman B1xler They were opcrat111g 1 dellcatessen store on Ham Street IH New York They are the parents of SIX bovs and three glrls Next w as the stozy of our last class pres1dent Carl Zurcher He had stud1ed for four vears 1n college and w IS now p11nc1pf1l of '1 llrge school John Dohe1ty md Bob Fenmg were partners 1n an 1uto s1lcs store 1nd were sell1ng many cars M IFR 1n went to college md after graduat1on became a coach III o11e of our states Ieadmg h1gh schools lGenexa H1gh School I Robert M1ller mor cd out west bec1use he couldnt rind hard enough work around here to do Jean De111ckson has found 1 Job 1n a factory It Portland and has bu1lt a mans1on 1n Geneva Robert Shormake1 and Je m Aspg are puttmg on 1 rad1o program called Bob and Jean They are sponsored by the E Moore 81 Company Inc manufacturers of blacksnake XVIIIDS Donald W1ndm1ller acts as the1r master of ce1emon1es Bern1ce Mathys plays the p1ano and Helen Sprunger plays the x1ol1n on the same progrtm II would call It 1 home talent show Wouldnt you J Betty K1 mu has lcceptcd '1 pos1t1on as secretary to the head secretary of the Ford Motor Company Frances K1 mer res1des Wllh her husband 1n Gen va Irene Sommer has been the1r h1red g1rl for about five years 1Probably cant run her off! Jane M1ller IS the nat1ons leadmg styllst She has her oftlce 1n downtown Ch1C8gO Mme Bollmger has gone to South Anaemca as a m1ss1onary Maybe she w1lI come back w1th a red sk1n P1tr1c1a W Schltgcnhluf has accepted the hand of the oppos1te sex and now Ines 1n Detro1t She 1 o IS soc1ety reporter for the Detro1t Da1ly Txmes Esther Buckmaster and Juanlta Buckey are operatmg a dry goods store ID San Franc1sco Cal1forn1a They are I1x1ng 1n an ocean Slde cott1ge Le 1h Pusty IS secret 1rv to lVIr Hunt who IS st1ll pr1nc1pal of Geneva Hlgh School The h1gh school IS separate from the grade school because of the 1ncrease of populat1on of Geneva due to a bus1ness boom lVI1ry Kathryn Armstrong and her husband have started a p1cture studlo They are now res1d1ng 1n Ph1l1de1ph1a Pennsylxama and have the1r office on Fourth Avenue Vent Eglv has become 1 stewardess for a transcont1nental '11rl1ne Exery Saturday evenmg she goes to her home 1nInd11n1pol1s where her husband teaches a class 1n athletlcs He IS also a coach 1n an Ind1anapol1s h1gl1 school How ard Moser IS t1ll1ng the so1l He 15 also general manager of a certam man s farms He marr1ed a g1rl from Monroe and now IS parent of a set of TWIDS AUTHOR UNKNOWN SENIOR IOURNEY E1rl3 one Sommer morn1ng several puplls of the Sen1or class started for Pusey town New Schlagen hauf bv mems of 1n nrplme We engaged a Carill to take us to the a1rport Vena Egly had to see the M1ller before we left md we also had to stop at the Sm1th and Shoemakerg shops to DICK up some of the boys who were w a1t1ng there W1th the JHSISTHIICC, of our p1lot Howard Moser we loaded the Buckey cl1pper to capaclty We had 1 l1ttIe trouble gettmg the motor started and d1d that Bern1ce up Someone Sald there was '1 DIGCC of met1l 1n the motor th It was bent sl1ghtly but John Doherty took hold of It and I guess he really Sprung er back 1nto place At n1ne o clock we were ready to start on our tr1p South As the cl1pper p1cked up Moore speed and s mared h1gher 1nto the a1r everyone became a Kraner that IS I mean everyone started peemng out of the wmdows The bu1ld1ngs on the ground looked l1ke I1ttle Betty toys When we reached our dest1nat1on tnere were some Fenmtgr and thr1Il1ng BXDBFIGDCGS awa1t1ng us One took pl ace on Bollmger Street where we saw a Roberttt who was wear1ng a pa1r of Jean s hoId1ng up 11 Wllldflllllll' Thcv both looked verv Armstrong The Robcxltf got away and the ch1ef of pOl1Ce, who was a woman staxted on the hunt She soon c rlled bacl to the pol1ce stat1on and sa1d that she had caught Her man We st lyed ox ermght at the Buckmaster Hotel where we heard Marx 1n Dale and h1S orchestra We started back the next day We were all glad to see the alrport frmged w1th Derrncksfonl supportmg the floodhghts The Journey had been a splend1d success and we spent the evenmg talkmg about Its happen1ngs Roar-:wr MILLER Stxteen 1 1 1 g ' ' 1 ' 1 1 , - ' 1 . g ' ' .. 1 , 1 ' 1 1 ., . g 11 1.1 1 1. 1 ' . 1 '1 ' ' 1 1' , . 1 . 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Blast will ani! Glrztamvnt We, the Class of 1941, being of sound mind and body, and possessing all heard and unheard of good qualities, do atlirxn this docuxnent to be our last Will and Testament as of the date of April 28, 1941, de- claring null and void all others heretofore written or presented orally, giving and bequeathing certain gen- eral and personal items which the said class doth own and possess, to-wit: ARTICLE I To the administration we leave the memory of a well-behaved, intelligent, leading class, to be held up as a shining example for all future classes to follow in order to approach the nearly perfect as far as possible. ARTICLE II To Coaches John M. Bauman and 'Fhorval Mattax we will the spirit to try to build ball teams equal to the teams of 1940-41, wvith the knowledge that the players graduating in 1941 will be sorely missed. ARTICLE III To Mrs, Nell Pyle we bequeath the right to direct bigger senior playsg and we leave our syrnpathy be- cause, although they can be bigger, they cannot be better! ARTICLE IV The following bequests are made by individual members of the Class of '41 to their successors. I, Frances Kraner, will my last and most treasured possession, rny ability to play winking games at certain very convenient times to :ny good friend Pegg' Dunn. I, Bette Smith, do hereby will and bequeath my meek disposition and my good behavior in the class- rooms to Ernie Amstutz. I, Robert Miller, vvill and bequeath my wavy hair to Romaine Stucky. We, Helen Sprunger and Bernice Mathys, will our ability to cooperate in our studies and to get good grades in Health to Irene Mathys and Reba McCollum. I, I-Ierrnan Bixler, hereby will my clear perception and power of comprehension in Bookkeeping to my incessant friend, Kenneth Huser. I, Marie Bollinger, will my speed in History outlining to Jane Sznith. I, Donald Windrniller, being of sound mind and body, will my behavior in the assembly to Paul Stucky. We Esther Buckrnaster and Juanita Buckey do hereby swear sense of humor to elucidate and elongate and on conditions that t Garnet Stucky and Victryne Schlagenhauf on the said date April 28 1941 our is cherished and used when unsely to I Frederick L Sprunger will my ability to carry tive subjects throughout my high school career to Lenard Zurcher providing they don t get the best of hun I Leah Pusey will my studious nature to Gene Haviland I Kathryn Arrnstrong hereby will to Jane Smith rny ability to make good grades in Advanced Home Economics We Jean Aspy and Carl Zurcher hereby will and bequeath our ability to agree with each other understand each other and be on good terrns with ea ch other generally to Phyllis Fields -ind Garnett Stucky We Patricia Willadean Schlagenhauf and Vena Lillian Egly being of sound mind and body do here by bequeath to Loretta Booher and Dwight E Sprunger our ability to try to induence make decisions settle problexns and advise their class and hoping they will use this to their best advantage and be as successful as we have been Howard Moser will my ability to get my bookkeeping to Olen Whetstone I Marvin Sprunger although regretting the departure of my privileges will my ability to flirt with Third and Fourth grade girls to George Manns John Doherty will all my love for Mr Mattax and also my good conduct to Keith Hofstetter Bob Fennig will and bequeath my bashfulness in the presence of girls and my good behavior to Bruce Schlagenhauf I Eugene Moore will my good behavior and ability to get along with everyone in general to Delxner Neuenschwander I Jean Derrickson will my ability to behave and study in Mrs Childs assembly period to Keith Vor hees I Betty Kraner will my ability to make a pompadour wave to Mrs Child I Jane Miller will my ability to play hooky from Geneva High School without facing Nlr Hunt for it, to Chub Schlagenhauf I Irene Sommer in this my last will and testament, do hereby will and bequeath to nw good friend and colleague Lorene Haviland rny graceful walk my tall and willowy ilgure rny top curls and my naturally red lips I trust she will appreciate these gifts and use them to her best advantage all the rest of her days Cand nights! I Robert Shoemaker being of unsound and decayed mind reel that I have many good traits to le e behind Being also of the opinion that these are too much for one ordinary person will av dll My ability to be late to school and talk Mr Hunt into good huxnor about it to Al Cott C21 To Miss Dorothy Ineichen the greatest ing in deepest sincerity that she wLll appreciate 131 Last but not least in dire need of this possible number of winks smiles kisses and caresses hop this gift of a lifetime to Keith Vorhees my most superior mind and think it a practical gift for he X IZALJ x...- KSEALJ ' I swf- 7 KSEALJ CSILALD fain!! :slug