Meeker Local High School - Trojan Yearbook (Meeker, OH)

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Class Will We, the grand and jolly Seniors of Meeker High School, Class of 1955, being ofa sound mindf?j, do hereby declare this to be our first and last will and testament under no witnesses: I, Anita Coon, will my intelligence to my sister, Mary Jane Coon. I, Ruth Purtee, will my quiet ways to Bobby Johnson, I, Diana Gettys, will my ability to turn down fellows to Marilyn White. I, Roberta Sharp, will my attitude toward school to Benny Higgins, and my French book to Margaret Oldham. I, Marylin I-Iecker, will my wonderful personality to Aneda Gerlach. I, Jane Seiter, will my temper to Sandra Courtad, I, Evelyn Herr, will my ability to stay out late to Rachel Sappington. I, Nancy Shults, will my cheerleading outfit and position to Vivian Herr. I, Betty Clark, will my ability to take the parts of older women in the class plays to Phyllis Smith. H I, James Smith, will my Model T Ford to Mrs. Preuninger, and my ability to get a parking ticket to Charles err, I, Ernest Sparks, will my ability to date pretty girls from other schools to Ralph Brown, I, Ronald Griffin, will my ability to get along with the girls to Larry Sims. I, James Pfeiffer, will my ability to get along with Mr. Doolittle to Bill White. I, Clyde Sappington, will my driving ability to Clifford Skivers. I, Paul Meadows, will my height and weight to Dick Smith. I, Shirley Detwiler, will my dancing ability to Allen Potts, and my long hair to Joyce Walters. We, the Seniors, will our ability to put out a good yearbook to the Juniors. We, the Seniors, will our happy years in high school and our ability to get out of class to the Sophomores. We, the-Seniors, will to the Freshman class, with pleasure, all our teachers, books, offices and everything that has to do with school. We, the Seniors, in this year 1955, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament and do hereby affix our signature. The Senior Class Class Prophecy As we, the Class of 1955, start to tour the world in the year 1965, we, much to our amazement, see the members of the 1955 Senior Class of Meeker High School located in various parts of the globe. Beginning our tour, we see a gigantic sign over Marion, Ohio, displaying these-words, 'Pfeiffer Incorporation of Space Ships. Stopping for a moment, whom do we see but Jim Pfeiffer who has just returned from a trip to Mars. Arriving in San Francisco on Sunday morning, we decide to go to church. After seating ourselves, the organ begins to play and the Rev. Clyde Sappington takes his place in the pulpit. As the large choir enters and takes their places, much to our suprise, we notice that Ronald Griffin is the director. A As we leave the United States, we have our luggage checked by one of the 1955 graduates, Shirley Detwiler, As she rattles on at length about what she has been doing since graduation, we miss our first boat. I Our tour now takes us to Alaska. We see a familiar figure coming from an igloo on which there is a sign printed in bright red letters: School, Grades 1 - 12 , It is none other than Jane Seiter, Old Maid School Teacher, and caretaker of Sgt. Preston's dogs. Since England is known as our mother country, let's stop and pay a visit to the Queen, Elizabeth. As we are admitted to her chamber we see the Queen's chief seamstress, Ruth Purtee, making a gown for the celebration of the sixteenth birthday anniversary of the Queen's son. While touring France, our sweet tooth becomes active. As we walk down Girard Street, we hear a familiar voice calling, 'Heck's Caramel Candy. Investigating further, we see Mademoiselle Sharp carrying a large tray of cara- mels. Roberta tells us that we would better understand the origin of the name Heck's if we went into the shop. Upon entering, we see a short, stocky person. Yes, it's Mademoiselle Hecker. Has the change in appearance been due to too much candy making, Marylin? As we are flying over Switzerland, we see a magnificent dairy farm. As our milk supply is getting low, we decide that this would be a wonderful place to stop. To our amazement, we see Jim Smith, our old grocery boy, standing in the middle of his dairy herd, Stopping for lunch in Italy, we see Gettys' Spaghetti printed on a cafe window. As we are waiting for our order, a sophisticated lady enters and we recognize her as Diana. In Germany, the only American we see is Evelyn Herr, Lieutenant of the Air Force. In an Australian hospital, we see Nancy Shults as a nurse, a profession which she has followed because of her in- finite patience, or is it because of the handsome doctors? While we are driving through China, we see a sign displaying these words, George's Chop Suey , and decide to stop. Upon entering the restaurant, whom do we see but Anita Coon, chief can opener and bottle washer. Arriving again in the United States, we notice a baseball stadium and stop for some entertainment, We particu- larly notice the batboy sitting in the Yankee dugout. Upon looking closer, we notice it isn't a boy, but Meeker's own Betty Jo Clark. As we go into the General Store of Harlem, Kentucky, we hear the brass spittoon ring. Who spit into it, none other than one of our senior boys of the class of '55, Paul Meadows. And as for Ernest Sparks, we understand that shortly after graduation he took to the hills. 10

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