Keokuk High School - Comment Yearbook (Keokuk, IA)

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Lucille Seab0ld's kind and gentle disposition has won for her a place in the hearts of her associates. Ruth Seabold is a competent private secretary to her much adored hero, Guy Bush. For this reason she can leave none of her talents. Eva Sherrick leaves her boisterousness to Elmer Mass. Eva will spend her remaining years in an apartment house learning how to farm. Lodeal Sherrill's love for sewing is willed to Dayle Kavanaugh. Imagine Dayle sewing! In 1953, we find Frances Sittler, a great musician preparing to go on a world's tour with bliss Nancolas as her private secretary. Frances wills her one great woe, her turned-up nose, to Dorothy Larsen. bflartha Smith wills her excess pounds to Maxine Hand. Gladys Sneeden's scrappy nature is bestowed on Rhea Flambeau, who is so devoted to his heroine that he acts rather queer once in a while. Marguerite Sorenson is now teaching typing in one of the leading universities of China. Her main hobby is instructing her best pupils not to play baseball. Theodore Stepman: A noble young fellow is Stepman, A doctor he would beg From what we'd infer from his character, Success will be his. You'll see. Ruth Stoiletls ability to guess EXACTLY when to be absent we will to Doris Phipps. Doris worries Weeks ahead about every test and seldom misses one. Woodrow Strohmaier wills his physical strength to Jerome Doggett. Edward Swain has given up studying and has taken to exercise. He has made a fortune in running down rabbits. Edward's ever-ready wit we bequeath to Henry Holton, whose education along this line is sadly neglected. Glenn Taylor's erect military stride is willed to Edgar lXfIcKay who claims he isn't really bow-legged but just appears that way ever since The Moon Came Over the Mountain. Buss Teeters wills his dignified appearance to Frankie Jiohnsong his strange power over the females, to Mr. VVrightg and his initiative to Albert Keppel. Leora Thomas leaves to all struggling high school pupils her optimism and high sense of duty. These have helped her to become the superintendent of a children's hospital, were we find her ten years from now. . Gladys Thompson is proprietess of a bisquit shop. Her best cust- omers are contractors, who use the bisquits for bricks. Letha Thornton wills her beauxcatcher to blarjorie Kaiser. Dorothy Trimble, who gave the best debate ever given on chewing gum, wills her ability to give debates to Mildred Rooney. 1933

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Maitland Moore wills his handsome looks to Jack Wi1'tz. Ten years from now, by the boners he pulls, Nlaitland will probably be another Wvill Rogers. Herbert Nelson, the intelligent chemist, bequeaths this ability to Powder-Puilll Merrick. VVe foresee Herb Nelson doing a thriving busi- ness in the South Sea Islands selling snow-shovels to the cannibals. Laurence Nelson's love for presiding over Student Council meetings is left to next year's president. Charleyl' Otto leaves his remarkable ability to keep that good ole hair combed in either rain or shine to Claude Mundy. 'fhrow away your comb, Claude, because l'Charley's hair just naturally stays put. hflaurice Peters is a popular radio entertainer. He says proudly, Twenty million people listen to my song, but l'm only singing to one- My fourth wife. , Edna Peterson would like to distribute to easily excited juniors her ability to restore to health those unfortunate for fortunatej people blown up in the chemistry lab. lylax Powell, the boy wonder! How does he do it, especially with those Junior Highers. Probably he's figuring on free shows from now on. Witl1 love, Locker fill. Gaylen Quick, the apparatus champion wrestler, leaves his enormous stature and build to junior Ackley. Gaylen made good in the big city stulling macaroni with excess doughnut holes. Pasqualina Rapagnano has become the owner of a great ham manu- facturing concern. Her use of 4'sodie we bequeath to all future chemists. - Thirteen years hence--Dorothy Renard is still undecided about wear- ing her hair long or short. Ten years from now Lorraine Reynolds will work in a beauty Shoppe showing patrons how to apply lipstick. Allan Rickard wills his track K to Bob Craig. Allan Rickard is completing his chemistry course through the facilities of the International Correspondence School. Gladys Riter wills her slyness in throwing paper wads in typing to Skeeter Rader. Gladys is now head librarian in one of Summitville's largest libraries. She was in N. Y., but came back to take this offer. Nluriel Robertson is an ambitious nurse. Her spare time is spent with a young doctor, T. S. Muriel wills her ability to ask silly questions to Annabelle Hull. Elizabeth Rooney, the girl who got UA on her first debate, wills her ability to give good speeches to Kathryn Kavanagh. Some day Al Ruddick will be known the world over as a great debater. He wills his curly hair and Rudy Vallee looks to Glenn Bevard. Lillian Shard recently sued the bus company for the loss of her thumb-the one she kept Gale under. Louise Schlotter wills her short stature to John I-Iopp. Louise is now on her way to fame in a Midgets show in New York. 1933

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S Henry Van I-Iesley, though he may appear to be shy and bashful, contradicts this trait because in apparatus he gives you an eyeful. Alice Van Pappelendam, as We all expected, now has her name in the bright lights of Broadway. She is the leading lady in the latest Pulitzer prize play. As the years go by we find Stanley Wahrer, once the great tackle of the K. H. S. football team, selling safety-pins in India. Kathleen Walker, a feminine Walter Wirichell, is now typing a col- yumn for the Bird Center Gazette. Ralph Walker wills his lyric tenor to Nlalcom Evans basso. Picture Ralph preparing breakfast under the supervision of his red-headed wife. Earl Walter, the small dark-haired boy, is well-known as the little boy who rides the big motorcycle. Helen Warne wills her winning smile to Ruth Shultz. This will make- two for Ruth. T. F. Willis leaves his ability to lose bets to John Paul King who usually wins. T. F. is nearly worn out trying to trade Manhattan Island back to the Indians for twenty-four dollars worth of trinkets. Dorris Willows-a generous and reliable girl, the keynote of whose character is service without selfish motives. VValter VVilson is a widely recognized authority on explosives. He got his start in lNIr. Johnson's eighth hour chemistry class. Harold WVyatt leaves his formula for making A's to all K. H. S. students. He trusts everyone Will use it. He also leaves his stride in the mile to Earl Nelson. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seal the thirty-first day of lNIay, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hun- dred Thirty-three. Signed: The Class of 1932 - 1933. Contributed by the members of the class and edited by Jane King. 1933 64... -..