Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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I, Phyllis Cameron, will my deeply hidden musical talent to my sister, Ruth. I, Bob Schultz, do will my ability to sleep in study halls to Larry Schlatter, I, Nancy Linnemeier, do will my ability to blush to Tom Ostermeier and Mr. Swaim. I, Geneva Amstutz, will my quietness to Donald Miller. I, Norma Chaney, will my ability to resist the desire to turn south on the Amstutz Road to 'Shorty' Notestine. We, Ann Amstutz and Beverly Van Zile, do will our fifth and sixth chair positions in the trombone section of the band and our ability to blow like boys to anyone who feels capable. I, Carolyn Beck, will to Loretta Delagrange my ability to choose a sailor instead of a Marine. 'Sailors are a lot better.' I, Rita Shelmadine, will my 'devilish' brown eyes to Dorothy Schwartz. I, Quentin Savage, will my ability to wiggle my ears to Sam Graber. I, Janice Blume, will my broken off pencil points to whoever can make use of them in case of an emergency I, Eleanor Schowe, will my place on the honor roll to Norman Bellinger, and my innocent look when the teacher is looking to .lean Morris I, Gus Steiner, will my luxurious '36 Pontiac to Wilbur Shaw to be used as pace car in the SOO Mile Indianapolis Speed Classic. I, Melba Schlatter, will my lonely upstairs locker to Monalou Bertch. I, Gene Klopfenstein, will all the wisdom I don't have to anyone who can figure out how to get it. I AM A SAL ESMAN I am a salesman: My product is America: Look, everyone, Look, See the harvested grain from the golden plains of the West, See the fresh lumber from the rich forests of the North, See the colorful clothing from the white cotton fields of the South, See the giant industries from the grinding steel mills of the East, This is America--My country! I am a salesman: My product is America, Listen, everyone, Listen, Can you hear the vibrant call of freedom echoing far across the blue horizon, Can you hear the shrill whistle of the streamlined diesel, traveling to and fro, Can you hear the rushing, rumbling water supplying us with a source of power unequaled, Can you hear the voice of democracy saying, 'Rise up Patriot, Rise up, Defend your country: This is America--My country! I am a salesman, My product is America, Learn, everyone, Learn, Learn the heritage of our own country, old and new, Learn to know the men who made it famous- men of strong heart, great minds, and ready hands Learn to appreciate what has been done to make this the best, best one, Learn to stand for what it means- unexcelled by any team, This is America--My country! I am a salesman, My product is America, Love, everyone, Love, Love your fellow men, care not whether their skins are red or yellow, black or Love your country for what it is- torch of freedom, cradle of liberty, Love your church for what it stands- indispensable in any land, Love the challenge, for in it lies, the chance to win, to build, to rise, In truth, this is America--My country! white

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A if ? ' Q4 Class Will P K x 1 K is Be it remembered that we, the Class of l953, of Leo High School, Situated in the town of Leo in the County of Allen in the State of Indiana, being in our usual unsound state of mind and memory, but mindful of the un- certainty of this life, and our approaching dismemberment, do make, publish and declare this our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made. After the payment of all our iust debts, funeral charges, grudges, and expenses of administration, we dispose of our estate as follows: To the professors and teachers of Leo High School, we convey our ability to know a good thing when we see it. As this ability has been largely created by their instructions, we are merely returning to them their own invaluable gift. To the Junior Class, we give our seats in the study hall, including our initials inscribed upon the desks, erasers, bobby pins, spitballs, pieces of chalk, and cuds of gum which we neglected to remove in the haste of our departure. May these small tokens help them to while away a year of senior learning as they have us. To the Sophomore Class, we convey our power of saying the wrong thing in the right place, or the right thing in the wrong place. Just how this is accomplished we are not able to say. Each one will need to work the matter out for himself or herself. There is no doubt that much benefit will result from the effort. To the Freshman class, we have nothing left to bequeath but a lot of good advice. Do not study too hard, for it will make you sick and unhealthy, and no future employer wants a sickly graduate. Laugh heartily at all your teachers' iokes even though you are hearing them for the hundredth time. Always carry a lot of books with you to and from school and classes but never look within their covers. The inside pages of your school books are laden with microbes from the contaminating use of former classes. We, the Senior Class of '53 do hereby bequeath our numerous possessions thusly: l, Ronald Shaw, do will my detective ability to the four Junior Bandits--Tom Ostermeier, Larry Schlatter, Ross Weilbaker, and Phil Howard. l, Marjorie Bauman, will my ability of telling iokes to Wayne Dearinger and my dimples to anyone who doesn't have them. l, Don Dean, will my ability to tear car motors apart without half trying to Lee Shaffer. I, Colleen Schlatter, do will my A's in Spanish class to Wesley Christian. l, Don Leichty, will my bashfulness to Art lvins. I, Ruth Fillman, will my ability to get along with all the high school teachers to the iunior boys and to Wesley Christian my ability not to go steady my four years of high school. l, Florence Liechty, will my ability to stay wide awake on Monday mornings to Carol Graber. I, Dwight Graber, of unquestionable, sound mind do will all my disabilities to win arguments to Mr. Henny. I, Juanita Kryder, will my ability to keep one boyfriend to Judy Moore. I, Lloyd Hall, will my ability to get a girl and to keep going with her indefinitely to Donald Miller. I, Don Rediger, will my long wavy hair to Al Linnemeier and my height to Alan Chaney. iDon't forget to duck for doors.i I, Mona Gale Page, will my typing ability to Calvin Mills. I, Arlene Kryder, will my ability to get a ioke on Suzie Willits to Carole Bucher, fshe usually bitesi and my good conduct grade to Janice Grabill. I, Richard Buffenbarger, do will my Gem Razor and used blades to Suzanne Willits. iNot to be used for le s. gl, ,Beverly Roth, will my good understanding' ffeeti to Janice Delagrange, and to Whitey Heller my ability to cheer me up. I, Bill Hefty, hereby will my ability to be a good 'keed' and the ability to 'Din' my Grandmother two out of three times to Mike Hartigan. l, Pauline Rogan, will my natural blond hair and my ability to stay away from men to Judy Moore. I, Lois Trimble, will my ability to be last in lunch line to anybody who is not hungry, I, Jake Emrick, of sound mind regardless of previous condition of servitude, aptitude, fortitude, or mental attitude, will to Mrs. Snider my expert pennmanship. I, Donna Delagrange, will my position as Miss Sprunger's assistant librarian to a iunior who can under- stand the Dewey Decimal System.

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Class Prophecy Presenting 'Candid Camera, television's favorite program bringing you on-the-spot pictures of the 1953 Leo graduates! This program comes to you through the facilities of station L-I-O- N-S. The first part of our program is sponsored by SchIatter's Pet Shop. See MEL BA for puppies and COLLEEN for guppies. The photography technician and lens cleaner for this telecast is GUS STEINER. Gus has really done quite well. Previously, he was noted for his outstanding work in photographing family reunions. First our camera picks up DON LEICHTY and DON REDIGER who operate a fleet of shrimp boats from the Cedarfille Dam Project. Rediger's wife, the former MONA GALE PAGE, is seen adjusting the carburetor on her husband's automobile. Next door we see the Rainbow Skating Arena. And look, there is BILL HEFTY instructing a group of four-year-olds in the art of skating. We journey across the street where RUTH FILLMAN is manager ofa tea room and graham cracker shoppe. And there is LOIS TRIMBL E, who is 'ull at sea' over a certain sailor. We bet she really has gobs to talk about. There visiting with Lois is Janice Blume who has won fame as the only woman auctioneer in the Middle West. Our camera now catches the public beach where ARLENE KRYDER is leisurely resting after a hard day's work. Arlene is head oiler on a Pennsylvania Railroad Locomotive. She finally bought that yellow Pontiac convertible and has bleached her hair to match the car. Look at those lovely yellow stteaks in her hair. Our camera now moves into the community church where the REVEREND DWIGHT GRABER is preparing his Sunday morning sermon. Up in the choir we see QUENTIN SAVAGE, Choirmaster, holding rehearsal for sixty young boy sopranos. And here entering the church is BEVERLY ROTH--uh, Mrs. Noel Grabill, who has just returned from India, where she an'd her husband have outfitted the Sacred Cows of Calcutta with turtle-neck sweaters. After leaving the church, we next catch the Rubber Band Factory, where ELEANOR SCHOWE and CAROLYN BECK are co-owners. The girls tell us that business has been on the stretch lately. Snap it up, girIsI Next we journey to the Leo Lending Library where DONNA DELAGRANGE is busy sorting out comic books and True Confessions' magazines. We focus our camera across the river where PAULINE RAGAN is happily polishing ball bearings in her husband's machine shop. Now as a friendly reminder for those of you who desl'te the unusual in a fur coat, we ask that you see Schlatter's for your Otters. The second half of this program is sponsored by that prominent Wall Street tycoon, RICHARD TOAD BUFFENBARGER. Rich is the maker of a seven-cylinder sportscar whichhe calls the Toadmobile. In the supersonic gear, this car really hops. We now hop to Crab Apple, Tennessee, where ROBERT SCHULTZ is coach of the high school basketball team. His team plays a possessive game and features the slow break. They won their first game of the season I27-89. Our candid camera next takes us to Guatumala where RONNIE SHAW is operator and manager ofa chicken farm. A native informed us that Shavvs 'squaws' sell like hot cakes. The native added that the chickens even taste like hot cakes. Now back to Cedar Canyons. There is GENE KLOPFENSTEIN, a well-known big game hunter on an expedition to gather fossils for the incoming biology class. Next we flash you to FLORENCE LIECHTY who is known to be an outstanding girl athlete and recently signed as the only girl player in the International Hockey League. The camera sneaks a look at RITA SHELMADINE, She has just broken off with another boy friend and has immediately signed a seven-year contract to sing at the Fqrmer's Institute Programs. Her perfect attendance in school helped her to land this job. As we pass a beautiful shack, our camera looks into a picture window and see PHYLLIS CAMERON listening to 'City Hospital' on the radio. She is still trying to decide whether or not to be a nurse. Next door is a fireside scene of LLOYD andJUANITA, who are the proud parents of their third set of triplets. They have named their new arrivals Hewey, Dewey, and Lewey. Our camera moves across to the once new school building and here we find NANCY LINNEMEIER operating a training school for yell leaders. Her hair is now a flaming red. Nancy's college education was cut short when she eloped with a meat cutter after only four days on the campus. Also at the school is MARJORIE BAUMAN who has signed for a long-term contract as Chaperone for all fan busses from Leo School. A special bulletin has just been handed mel JAKE EMRICK has just been promoted to head pretzel twester at the Pretzel Factory. There is a man who is really wrapped up in his work. Now to Studio B , We see a rehearsal of DON DEAN'S musical agregation. The instrumentation includes 78 drums, 4 lawn mowers, two tubas, and a floor sander. BEVERLY VANZILE, also in Studio 'B , is trying to out sound Don. She has perfected a moose call on her trombone that is quite effective. She demonstrated her technique at the recent Moose Convention, and several hundred moose came out of the Canadian vsoods, swam the Niagara Rapids, and put in an appearance at the convention hall. Back to familiar territory. There is GENEVA and ANN AMSTUTZ entering their Lonely Hearts Club. Their slogan is: TRY OUR PLAN--GET A MAN One of the most frequent visitors to this club is NORMA CHANEY, who is still a hankerin' for Glenn Notestine. It seems that neither of them can stop giggling long enough to propose. It again come time to cover the lense of 'Candid Camera, the program that brings you the people in today's headlines. THIS IS 'WHATTA' NETWORK!