Marcellus High School - Wildcats Yearbook (Marcellus, MI)

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SENIOR PLAY Most people like a surprise as was proved when a crowd of three hundred seventy-five laughed throughout the presentation of the Senior play The Big Surprise by Robert St. Clair. To provide for the chain of surprises in the Josslyn home, Gi:nger Uune McNea.U, the youngest daughter, cannot live unless she has a formal for her first formal dance when Jerry Griffith fWillard Robinson, extends his invitation. Her. brother, Hollis fBud Rimesl, longs for a car with which he can Wow the Dames ! Sam fDon Kirby? and Suzanne Josslyn fMarilyn Brown, play the understanding but distraught parents. Of course, nothing could have happened if Julie fMary Rurnseyl hadn't changed her mind about marrying Geoffrey Uerry Adarnsl, the young son of the wealthy widow, Mrs. H. B. WaIker Uoyce Jensenl. When Julie brought her new husband, Johnny Buddington Jones QEd Thornburg, home, Suzamxa got her Bendix, Ginger her formalg Hollis his car, and Aunt Hazel lJoan Gyllstrom Ivlr. Joss1yn's unmarried sister, a complete rejuvenation. Gracie Newton QSal1y Bainbridgej, Hollis' talkative girl friend, spilled all of Johnny's secrets. The play was directed by Miss Mary Nicol and produced with the support of Janette Parmeter, stage directorg Leonard Lempke, sonuid effects man, and Doris Jean Weaver, prompter. 8

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CLASS WILL As we pass from this sphere of education, the departing class of 1949, in its last hours, in twenty-four individual and distinct parts, being of sound mind and body, do solemnly declare and publish our last will and testament. We do, individually, bequeath the following: I, Bud Rimes, leave my beauty treatment to Richard Wyman. Remember, DiCk, this requires rising at 8:45 each morning. l, Doris Jean Weaver, do hereby leave my reserved character to Nancy Clark. I, Joyce Jensen, do hereby leave my ability to cook in large quantities to Martha Bainbridge. I, of it, Tcrry. I, Marilyn Brown, do hereby bequeath my red curly locks to John Poulsen May he rinse them often. I, Donald Kirby, leave my old basketball shoes to Jimmy Jay Reynolds. You may have to stuff the toes, Jimmy. I, Sally Bainbridge, do hereby will my opportunity to have Mr. Jensen help me wind yarn at play practice to Irene Kreiger. I, Mary Rurnsey, will my cute dimples to Lois Griner. I, Ed Thournburgh, will my superb patience and mild disposition to Sue Moorlag. I, Marjorie Hilliard, do hereby bequeath my studious nature to Shirley Hagan. I, Kenneth Dvorak, will my graceful movements on the basketball court to Marian Willis. I, Frances Zaleski, leave my ability to cackle like a hen to anyone who has nerve enough to accept it. I, Leo Schmidt, leave my size thirty-eight basketball pants to Grant Harris. After the repairs made following the Gobles game, they may fit. I, Carol Wright, will my frequent phone calls to Beatrice Hibbard. I, Kenny Kline, do hereby bequeath my driving ability to Emagene Rose. I, Jean Williarns, leave my position on the basketball team to Betsy Kern. May Joan Byllstrom, leave my patience with Timm to Terry Quinn. Make the most she make good use of it. I, John Pletcher, will my mania for passing notes to Ruth Brown. I, Jime McNeal, will my cherry pie baking ability to Dorris Pyle. I, Jerry Adarns, leave my midnight trips west of town to no one. I, Maybelle Reiff, do hereby bequeath my piano playing ability to June Tribbett. I, Leonard Lempke, leave my unusual wit to Gene Hartman. I, Janette Parmeter, do hereby bequeath my diplomatic ability to the next Presi- dent of the coming Senior Class. I, Willard Robinson, will a large box of Wheaties to Richard Skidmore. We, the Senior Class, do hereby bequeath collectively: To the faculty of M. H. S., we, the Senior Class leave our well-known ability to see mountains where there are only mole-hills and to see live lions in the way where there are really only stone images. To the new Seniors, we leave our seats in the back of the room, all of the head- aches for next year's annual, and the ability to bluff the answers in our classes. To the new Juniors, we leave our ability to get out and get work accomplished, With this, we leave the powers of astonishing last minute successes. To the coming Sophomores, we leave our ability to sell coke. We are only 50,-ry that we have not invented an automatic bottle opener. To the coming Freshmen, we will all of the sophistication we possess. May you grow up to it by he time you are Seniors. To this legal docurnent, we, the above said Senior Class of Marcellus High School, do hereby attach our seal, on this twenty-fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred forty-nine. E E - 4 10