Manlius High School - Mirror Devil Yearbook (Manlius, IL)

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Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1948 We, the Senior Ciass of 1948, of the City of Manlius, County of Bureau and State of Illinois, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by the aforementioned. First ,wc leave our good wishes and the hope of new stage curtains to the school board. Second, to the faculty we leave our most sincere hope that they will be able to carry on without our provision of “disciplinary problems” and that they will find someone worthy to fill our memorable places in that noonday haven, presently known as the “detention room.” 1 bird, each members of the Senior Class hereby give, devise, and bequeath to some underclassman one of his cherished possessions, personalities or properties with the command that they value and treasure said characteristics with due respect. I, Gail Anderson, do bequeath to Ned Swanson the fight to keep the Tailholt spirit alive. I, Judd Doty, do will my curly hair to you, Cleo Jean Gumfory. I, James Carlson, do hereby leave some of my excess height to Billy Gaunt. It may take a while to acquire it, Billy, but be patient! 1, M i11 is Barber, do give my ability to get an A in Ag Class to LeRoy Wirth. All things come to those who wait, LeRoy! I, Donna Lee Jacobson, do hereby leave in my last will and testament the art of catching a man and holding him to you, Lois Sandcn. I, .Marilyn Hadley, do leave this beloved institution with the hope that, in behalf of Dorothy Engels, the roads from .Manlius West may someday become smooth. Pretty good excuse, though, wasn’t it, Dorothy? I, Warren Taylor, do will my knowledge of Sheffield boys to Vera Schune-man. I know you’ll make good use of it. Vera! 1, “Chubby Isy,” do leave to Norma Wilkinson my famous giggle. Develop it to a high pitch, Norma. It goes well with us! 20 1, Neuman Kirkpatrick, do bequeath my ability to pass a timed writing in typing class to Dean Hapner.

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GAIL ETHERIDGE Track 3-4; F.F.A. 1-2; Chorus 1. WARREN TAYLOR Football 4; Basketball 4; Track 4; F.F.A. 4. 19

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I, Gene Hart ., do give my even temperament to Dorothy Engels, to use whenever you may have need. I, Robert Engels, will my motorcycle to Gordon Drayton. It’s better than walking, Gordo! 1, Lowell Drayton, do hereby leave my willingness to work to Billy Nehring. It’ll give you free time between the hours of 12:25 and 12:45 .pm., Bill! 1, Csail Eetheridge, do hereby bequeath to Grant Heuer the ability to use my left hand as w ell as my right. Ambidexterity is a useful thing. Grant! I, Calvin Hanson, do give some of my finesse at the pivot spot to Box Cox. I, Dean Jensen, do will to any Sophomore or Junior who may have need, my ability in Physics class. I. Joe Johnson, do solemnly pass on to Eugene Wirth the chance to sneak a third period snack. Don’t let Miss Coleman catch you, Eugene! I, Warren Lathrop, do leave my wit and aptitude at telling jokes to Neil Wise. 1 know you’ll make good use of it, Neil! 1, Stanley Miller, do bequeath my hard-used Buick to Merv Wilson, There’s still a lot of good mileage for muddy roads in it, Merv. I, Keith Olson, leave my “too-much-a-de-muscle” to Robert Rudiger. I, Jacqueline Steers, do will my good behavior in class to the most “problem child” of 1948-49. I, Richard Vetter, do bequeath to Mr. Rice, if he can find it, my board stretcher. I never had much luck! We, Bernice Thompson and Rita Jensen, do leave our graceful cheerleading ability combined with our enthusiastic school spirit, to Bucko Hanson and Fearless Freddie, so that they may some day become Manlius’ most outstanding pep-leaders. 1, La Verne Labahn, leave my characteristic of minding my own business to Bobby Nelson. I, Dick Oloffson, do give to my beloved twin brothers the ability to get along with the faculty in general. 1, Bill Ven de Velde, do bequeath my ability to get around corners, even if on two wheels to Rocko Hubbard. I, Cliff Vandermoon, do will to Gene Jensen my large hands with the hopes that he will catch every pass made during the coming football season. 1, Rosemary Gorman, do hereby will my of astrology to Donna Mae Coggins. Sec what is says about C. V., Donna. We, the members of the Senior Class, have set our hands and seals hereto this twenty-eighth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight. 21