Grafton High School - Chatterbox Yearbook (Grafton, IA)

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Mary seemed glad to be out of school, but we think It Is be- cause she wants to practice up on her house keeping habits. Dale Trettln really should know his English as much as he went In and out of English Class. He enjoyed basketball and, of -Course he hasn't given up his main Interest----GIRLS! Cla bb The Senior Class Play this year, was a three act .afce, entitled, No Soap . The cast of characters Included six women and five men. The parts were as follows: Chauncey Fenn . Alma Fenn . . . Grandma Fenn . . Bernice Tlbbett. Howard Mason . . Doug Hanley . . Terry Robinson . Larry........... Willis Parmenter Wanda West . . . Princess Louise . . . Tom Wagner .Mary Rademake r Kathryn Trett 1 n .Marlene Dailey . .Dale Trettln . . Earl Bachaus .Delores Huebner . . Bill Hansen . . Gene Wllae . . Lois Kuntz . . Betty Jordon SYNOPSIS Chauncey Fenn Is a young college Instructor with a very scientific and logical mi nd. ding to scientific pmn cipj.ee he has decided that the Ideal lltc partner for him wound be Bernice Tlbbett, whose mind works amazingly like his own. In need of money, Chauncey has entered a radio script contest sponsored by Princess Louise's Beauty Soap. The contest was open to women only, so he had to enter his script under the name of his aunt, Alma Fenn. Just when Aunt Alma leaves on a six months vacation, Chauncey learns that he Is the winner. Many complications arise when the sponsors came to the house to broadcast the presentation of the award. Many humerous characters are brought to life. But through It all Chauncey learns that there Is more to life than science and be- comes engaged to Terry Robinson. Tom Wagner played a new be-bop recording on the phono- graph. Turning to his dad, who had settled down comfortably to read the evening paper, he exclaimed: Oh-o-o, have you ever heard anything like It? Walter looked up and drawled, Not really Tom, the closes t thing to It I ever heard was when a truck loaded with empty cans ran Into a truck full of hogs. Beverly Bork: So you admit that this unfortunate freshman was carried to the fishpond and dren ch ed. What part did you take in this affair? Donnie Kruegar: The right leg madam.

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Senior Cias JDill We, the Seniors of the Class of 1952, of the City of Grafton, County of Worth, State of Iowa, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and de- clare this to be our Last Will and Testament. I, Lois Kuntz, will my desk at the front of the senior row to Darlene Berding. Please speak only when given permis- sion. My ability to attend school regularly to Donald Krueger and do school work while there. My giggles during classes to Peggy Krider and my good times and laughs with Betty to Cordelia Seegers and Rose Marie Navratil. I, Betty Jordan, will my desk scross from Jack Schotanus to Margie Bartz, my ability to get married while in my Senior year to Dorothy White and my typing eraser to Darlene. I hope you won't have to use it as much as I do, Darlene'. I, Marlene Dailey, will my good times playing basketball as a guard to all the future guards. Have fun, it's a good position. I will my place in the music groups to those who deserve them, and my good behavior in school to brother Jack. I, Kathryn Trettin, will my basketball suit No. 42, to the girl that gets it, my favorite desk in the senior row to Eugene Wilde, my great ability of breaking basketball train- ing rules to Elizabeth Steiger. I will the ability of trying to chew gum in Biology to Dorothy White. Don't get caught too often'. I, Earl Backhaus, will my ability to hit Gene Bartz in the head while pitching to Bill Hansen and my basketball ability to Harley Bublitz. I, Thomas Wagner, will my desk to Cordelia Seegers, my dancing ability to Donald Boeset, my Latin grades to Clo Ann Miller, and my dramatic talents to Jerry Buechele. I, Delores Huebner, will my grades in Physiology to Don Krueger, my basketball suit to Clarice Braun. I hope you travel a long way in it. I will my temper to Jack Schotanus, my smile to Cleo. Use it often Clo Ann. It helps'. I will the desire to operate on guinea pigs to Rose Marie Navrstil and my good luck to all the kids who need it. I, Mary Ann Rademaker, will my typing ability to Maxine Trettin, my basketball suit to Cordelia Seegers, my quietness in English Class to all the Junior Boys, please make use of it'. I also will my desk in the back of the assembly to Doris Wilde. I, Dale Trettin, will my ability to keep a seat in back of the assembly a whole year to Donal Krueger, also my abili- ty to stay in English Class to Gene Bartz. I will my bas- ketball suit to Dick Dalluge, and to Gene Nack I leave the Job of teasing all the girls.