Geneva High School - Legend Yearbook (Geneva, IN)

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lips, had three children and two step-children, and lived most of her life in Geneva, Unfortu- nately no information about Mrs. Myers could be found other than that she had no children and spent many years living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Miss Maude Wells taught school for three and one-half years, Not enjoying the work. she returned to college where she completed a business course. Her life as a secretary began with a law firm in Ft. Wayne. She was appointed business secretary of the Y. W. C. A. there. and collected most of the funds for the new building. Moving to Indianapolis she did secretarial work for James Whiteomb Riley. After his death, Miss Wells helped in the compiling of the Biographical Edition of his works. In 1924 she moved to Muncie to be secretary to B. J. Burris, the newly elected president of Ball State Teachers College. She remained secretary to the presidents for twenty-one years, Retiring in 1946. she now lives with her older sister in Muncie. Indiana. Mrs. Alice Addington Wells, wife of the late W. A. Wells. has resided in Geneva since her graduation. Dorothy, their adopted daughter, has found her place in music evangelism. Mrs. Wells has contributed greatly to the good citizenship of her community by losing herself com- pletely to the task of helping and uplifting others. Mrs. Lorene Miller Wallace, former secretary to the late Gene Stratton-Porter for seven years, was married at Limberlost Cabin, North, in 1315. Mrs. Wallace. who is the wife of the state entomologist, Frank N. Wallace, has 3 son, John, in research work in Philadelphia. Since the tragic passing of Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Waliace has written magazine articles, relative to her work with this famous author. She is a member of the Womans Press Club of Indiana and the Na- tional League of American Pen Women. Mr. W. C, Bing Meeks has been employed for the last nineteen years with The S. M. Jones Company of Toledo, Ohio, manufacturers of sucker rods for oil well pumping. as a Ufac- tory man, in charge of the state of Kansas. During the first month of work for this company he invented a snap or loose handle suckerrod wrench which has been widely distributed and is still on the market. Mr. Meeks was married to Miss Lora Madding. They have three children and nine grandchildren in whom their interests are greatly centered. Mr. Meeks enjoys music and gardening as his hobbies. He has composed a few tunes for the piano and grows lovely roses. Mrs. Grace Burke Titus dreamed of becoming an artist. After graduation she did study art: but later went to Indiana University and received an A. B. degree in comparative philology and A. M. degree in English. She studied English further at Columbia University. Mrs. Titus is now teaching English in Junior College at Mason City, Iowa, where she has lived for many years and where her husband, L. J. Titus, died several years ago. Mrs. Titus is still a Hoosier at heart. First Row-Norma Ward Phil- V lips, deceased. Lorene Miller 2- ki VVallace, 3840 N. Capitol Ave- I nue. Indianapolis, Indiana. Miss ' Maude Wells. 710 N. Martin Ave- nue. Muncie, Indiana, Nora Cougill Myers, deceased. Second Row-Alice Addington Wells, Geneva. Indiana. William C. Meeks. 212 N. Beckley Drive. Wichita. Kansas. Grace Burke Titus, 412 E. State St., Mason 1 City, Iowa. l Fifteen

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Last Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of 1948, of Geneva High School, being of sound minds, broad- ened by the four years of education in the aforesaid high school, and realizing that the day of departure is near at hand, do declare and publish our last will and testament, which is as follows: I, Walter Bailey, do hereby will my ability to get out of the assembly to anyone who can think of as many excuses as I could. I, Bill Bauman. will my good behavior in Miss Jackson's assembly period, to Ray- mond Mathys. I, Dick Clapp, will my ability to :-:tay up late and still come to school the next day, to Roscoe Purdy. I, Betty Dailey, will by ability not to talk too much to Helen Everhart and my desk to any member of the Junior Class who will promise not to write on it. I, Betty Doherty, being of sound mind a id body. do hereby will my ability to be the first girl in my class to get a diamond to Betty Farlow. I, Mary Lou Hofstetter, being of sound mind and body. do hereby will my beloved health book to Evelyn Snow, on the condition that she will cherish it as much as I have in the past year. I, Phyllis Hofstetter, do hereby will my naturally curly hair to Jeannine Reasoner, also, my ability to cut up and not get caught to Dorothy Farlow. I, William Kamman, do hereby and herewith will my fast and accurate typing abil- ity, which is fifteen words per minute, to Bob Farrar. I, Max Mattax, being of sound body and not so sound mind, will my ability to go with the same girl as many as three times in succession to Ambitous Ambrose, tBob Farrarl. I, Esther Miesse, being of sound mind and body f?l, do hereby will my ability to get into mischief and get out to anyone who can get away with it. I, Bob Miller, will my ability to enjoy classical music to Cap Nevil, and my ability to stay dateless throughout high school to Bob Farrar. I, Dwight Moser, being of sound body but weak mind, hereby will my quiet disposi- tion to whomever can best use it. I, Bill Pyle, being of sound mind f I hopel, will by intelligent actions in my high school days to Tom Robinson and Carrnania Fields, and my ability as a star basketball player to John Reasoner. I, Phyllis Riggin, do hereby will my ability to get along with Miss Jackson to Joe Potter twho needs it badlyl. I, Barbara Robinson, will the extra books in my desk to anyone who does not pass his exams this last semester. I, David Maurice Shepherd, of sound mind, do hereby will by ability to heckle Miss Jackson to Bob Farrar and my position as a bench-warmer in basketball to John Stan- ley and Harold Smith to help Geneva win ball games next year. I, Duane Shoemaker, being of sound mind and body, do hereby and herewith will my ability to stay clear of the girls to Bob Farrar. I, Enid Sprunger, being of sound mind and body C'?l, do hereby bequeath my ability to chew gum in class without getting caught to Carmania Fields. I, Esther Stucky, will my ability to get along with Miss tTressieJ Glendening to Marjorie Affolder. I, Stanley Teeter, of almost sound mind, do hereby will my ability to hold my tem- per to a very bright junior, Sherry Potter. Since my fellow classmates are leaving their priceless possessions, I, Jane Van Emon, leave. I, Norma Wright, do hereby will my chewing gum to the waste paper basket! I, Norma Zurcher, do hereby will my quiet disposition to Vernon Nevil. The foregoing instrument was signed by the said Senior Class as their last will and testament in our presence, and, at their request and in the presence of each other, we subscribe hereunto our names as witnesses, this fourth day of May, 1948. Enid Sprunger Betty Dailey Esther Stucky Betty Doherty