Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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ILLOHMET - - 1945 SENIOR CLASS WILL Cflontinued' From Page 195 I, Jackie MoCurrie will my A's in Latin to Enos fBohemirJ Fisher an-d my position as P. Ei. Instructor to Wayne lCaptain Kidd, Verbarg. I, George Minor, in a perfectly sober CD mind, do hereby will to little Jackie Miller my ability to get along with the teachers. May he use it well! I, Chuck Owens, in sane and sober mind will to Enos Fisher my ability to pass English tespecially Esnglish IIIJ and to -drink a pepsi every morning at Yager's. I, Verna Ridenhower, in a not too sober mind, in which I am usually found, do will and bequeath my ability to get to school just as the bell rings and yet be on time to class, to Janie Bull. May she and the rest of the Gang follow' this routine, as I have so faithfully done. I, Mary Rodgers, do in a blank state of min-d fmy usual statej will to Pearl Hall, my ability to stare at text books during study period and day dream. I, Billie Jean Rogers, in a sane and sober mind, will to Betty Turner my ability to pop chewing gum, when and if she can get it. I, Carolynn Rouse, in a. sane and not too sober frame of mind, do hereby will to Alice Jane Bull my ability to be calm and collected at all times. With this rare gift, I hope she doesn't get into QUITEJ as many messes as I have. I, Capt. Dan Rush, I. S. A. S. mind, hereby will and bequeath my rank as Capt., my place in the teacher's hearts, and my shortest tool bit to Charles Cy Parker in the understanding that he uses them to the best of his ability. I, Louella Slankard, in my usual state of mind, insane and unsober, do will to Jo- anne Dean, my front seat fBy the doorl in Stenog. II and hope she has more luck getting out in record time than I did. I, Naomi Speckman, in not too sane but always sober mind, leave to Sue Kraper my Red 'Cross Nursing, my empty bottle of peroxide to Bev Cochran, my hatred for Tfw'ln Oaks to Wilma Leukeringi and my boy friends to Parker, Jane, Llittle Hood, Pearce, and P. Farmer. Long may they look for them as I have done. I, Charlene Sowd'ers, after much thoughtful consideration and labor upon the part of my brain cells, do hereby will to la future freshman my dear old P. E. shoes. They have served me faithfully for three years and I hope they will do the same for her. I, Mary Smith, in a sane but not sober state of mind, do hereby will and bequeath to Jean Decker or Betty Jo Pearce, the one who needs it, my' position in Bookkeeping. I, Betty Stockton, in a confidential frame of mind do hereby will to Opal Mohr, my ability to keep my meanness hidden' long enough to get A's in Citizenship. I, Juanita Walter, in a somewhat sane and sober mind do hereby will my ability to blush, provided' she blushes at the right time, to Alice Peebles. fContinued On Page 211

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SENIOR CLASS WILL I, Wayne Baccus, in sane and sober mind will my seat in English IV to anyone who wants it. We, Betty Taylor and Betty Cagle, do 'bequeath to the Stenog II Class our ability to hit the threshold of the Stenog room just as the bell rings. fProvi-ding we aren't here to do it ourselves.J As of Article IV, Section XII, I, Charles Cummins, do hereby will my position in the Chemistry lab. as chief experimenter, also mly equipment for causing large window rattling explosions and my notes on research work carried on with hydrogen iilled balloons to Carl Stoker. I, Mary Day, will my ability of argumentation in American History to Leonard Mol- ler and my greatness of stumbling ability of Will Shakes plots to Mary Helen Johnson. I, Lois Evelyn Ekzkenberg, in sane and sober mind do hereby will to T'helm-a West- erman, one half my love for Miss Munalg the other half I'll take with me. I, Jimmy Foreman, after due contemplation, will my seat in Physics and my very good standing with Tripp to Bill Swenson. Mlay he fill these as reverently as I have. I, Virgie Fisher, in somewhat bedazzled mind, do in presence of witnesses, will to Wanda Turner, my blank mind and report card-it is as blank as my mind, and to Sue Fisher, my ability to be good in the assembly. I, Kenneth Girtman will my loving position in Mr. Harshba.rger's heart to Herbert Lynn. May he cherish this for the remainder of his high school days. I, Irene Holt, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to say exactly opposite to what I mean, and my position in Stenography II to Joanne Dean. I I, Mary Jo Huckleberry, do hereby will and bequeath to Evvelyn Kidd my cuds' of chewing gum in the assembly under one provision, that she inherits my pew next year. I, Wanda Lee James, do hereby will and bequeath to the Jolly Junior Class, my ability to get to be in the senior class for two years, and may they have the privilege of carrying only two subjects the whole first year as I did. I, Jesse Jones do will my 5X8 h. p. brain to Bob Ridenhower, my cutting tool in machine shop to George Cotton Steel and last but not least my ability to argue with Harshbarger to Herbert Ace Austin. I, Allene Kersey, with sane and sober mind will my snappy comeback to Helen Agnes Kidd. I, Eureta Kersey, in my usual state of mind, do bequeath and will to my sister, Maxine, the ability to talk in class, once in awhile. I, Pauline Malin, ln a somewhat bewildered state of mind, will to Mildred Paisley my ability to carry' books home fand not study them.J ' fContinued On Page 201

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SENIOR CLASS WILL iContinued From Page 201 I, Adele Wilfred, in my usual sober state of mind, do will and bequeath to Mary Lou Hood my place on the bottom row at the B. B. games, to Sue Kraper my loud yelling voice at the games, to Bev Cochran my place in band, to Parker my very sober state of mind, and my good wishes and all other possessions go to Jamey B'u1l, Wilma L., Phyllis F., and Betty Jo Pearce. I, James Woods, do hereby will and bequeath to anyone who is willing to stick to shorthand my ability to do everything backward' as I have done. I, Paul Wittig, will my long legs to Don Weaver. W I, Don Owens, wish, to will to some poor unfortunate freshman the art of getting caught doing the wrong thing at the right time and the right thing at the wrong time. My only hope is that he will escape some of the scars that I did not escape. I, Roy Moorman, will to Roland MJoos Moss my good grades in English III. I, Bob Pansing, will my ability to work, or at least to look like I am working, also my ability to knock down, to Jim Graman. May he flourish with wealth. I, Gene Luck, in sane and sober mind, will my height to Lloyd Loverkamlp. I, John Buddenbaum, will mvy troubles with Mr. Harshbarger in Machine Shop to Leroy Teckenbrockg also my tool bit to Earl Wiedeman.