Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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We the Graduatmg Senlors of' 1956 weaned by our var1ous adventures w1sh to present our last w1ll and testament to the env1ous underclassmen and suffermg faculty We real1z.e as everyday goes by we must begm to thmk who w1l1 be pr1v1leged to recelve our many possess 1ons and attamments We w1ll p1ck only the most sultable he1rs because these thmgs are hlghly pr1zed We thmk th1s IS an opportune tlme to bestow our many acqutrements to the above mentloned We the Sen1ors be1ng one of the most qu1et and obedlent classes to graduate from o e .T T H S w1ll and bequeath the happy memor1es of hav1ng to ra1se our grades 111 order to graduate to the warmhearted and open mmded faculty We the Sen1ors w1ll and bequeath our beat up seats and 1n1t1aled desks to the junlors e hope they W1ll be as d1gn1f1ed soph1st1cated and 1ntellectual as the regal Sen1ors We the Senlors w1ll and bequeath to the sophomores our ab1l1ty to bluff the teachers at least once 111 a wh1le The sophomores be1ng a group w1th loose morals can very well pattern hemselves after the enterpr1s1ng Senlors We the Senlors w1ll and bequeath to the freshmen any broken rubber bands moldy paper wads and bent bobby p1ns They may also have any chewed pencml stubs lf they deem themselves worthy of them a paper wad at 40 paces to Joe M1ller I Gene H w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to read Western books 1n the assembly to Dav1d See Sh1rley W w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to wear a senlor sk1rt to Robm Menslng Gary A w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to play basketball to Dave See .Toe D w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to chew gum m Mr M1ller s assembly per1od to .Toe M1ller I Leona H w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to talk 1n the study hall wxthout be1ng caught Ruth Dxce I Ne1daW w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to be late for chem1stry class and st1ll get an excuse to D1ck Awker I Karen M w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to get along wzth Mr M1ller to Ann Rorrnne I Betty B w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to pass notes 1n the assembly w1thout bemg caught to Sh1rley M1ller Peggy W w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to sleep 1n the assembly to Alfred Hetzner Renate V w1ll and bequeath my hablt of wrxtmg letters mstead of studymg my govern ment to Loretta Smlth . . 1 51 . . . , - , 1 . u ll 1 Il u a n Q 1 W . . . . , . . , . . l I, Bill L., of sound mind and body, will and bequeath my ability 'to h-it my adversary with I, . U . . . . . . . . l I, ., ' ' ' E . I, I, s 1 a 9 I u I O I U . . . . . . to L U . . . . . I, H . . . . . . -

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Prophecy Every tune there 1S a full moon the c1t1zens of Pebble Creek settle down for a rather uncomfortable n1ght for on th1S mght Katr1na Schmldt and Beverly Overf1eld two 1nmates of the Asylum For The Mentally Def1c1ent always manage to escape Laura Jane R1chardson operator of the asylum can never successfully prevent the1r escape Beverly has the f1rrn conv1ct1on that she 1S Paul Revere Katr1na stands watch for the Br1t1sh When she sees the Br1t1sh com1ng Katr1na hangs the bats 1n the belfry one 1f by land two Lf by sea As soon as she sees the bats Beverly hops onto her trusty steed g1ves h1m a v1c1ous d1g U1 the r1bs and gallops up and down the streets scream1ng 'To arms The Br1t1sh are com1ng But on th1s mght there 1S also another reason for alarm Yesterday the rumor flew through Pebble Creek that ton1ght Snake Eyes Snyder and h1s pal Baby Face Huddleston are gmng to rob Mrs Karen McClam s bank at m1dn1ght Sher1ff .Toe Dunnuck and h1s Deputy Tanet Conner are 1n the sher1ff s off1ce now try1ng to plan how to trap Snake Eyes As the hour of eleven draws near Baby Face and Snake Eyes slrther mto town and head for Roger Dock s famous E1 Rancho Casmo As they enter Betty Burton the barmald servmg tables 1n the far corner of the room and Leona Hetzner IS just beg1nn1ng her famous Eyes leave and move slowly toward the bank But as they approach It a group of men con cealed beh1nd Donna Martml McKoon s Hotel open f1re on them Baby Face fell dur1ng the f1rst volley of shots' but Snake Eyes escaped and was later seen 1n Mex1co w1th Pebble Creek s former school teacher Renate Vollmoller When Doctor Weaver arr1ved at the scene of the shoot1ng she pronounced Baby Face dead The next mornmg B111 Leffel Pres1dent of the Nat1onal Undertakers and Embalmers Soc1ety held a meet1ng w1th Barbara Smlth and Betty Tharp h1s ass1stants to make plans for the funeral of Baby Face In honor of the funeral the school teacher Polly Lelby Benge agreed to let the ch1ld ren stay home from school all day That afternoon Reverend Arnold off1c1ated at the funeral Peggy Walden who was Baby Face s former g1rlfr1end and Carol Wrlburn who 15 a famous smger on Show Boat served as pallbearers After the funeral COHD16 Shoemaker Mayor of Pebble Creek 1mmed1ately called a meet1ng of the V1ctor1an Gospel Soc1ety better known to the men of Pebble breek as the V1c1ous Goss1ps SOCICW Shrrley W1nn1ngham who IS lead1ng a nat1onal crusade for the 'Prevent1on of Cruelty to Dumb Husbands gave a st1rr1ng speech m favor of abohshmg men from the face of th1s earth Several hours later after all the latest goss1p had been thoroughly d1s cussed the meet1ng broke up and the women vxent home to enj oy a bllssfully undlsturbed evenmg . : . . . . . , . , . 1 , . . . . Ill , . . I . . . . I , . - - . . . , E , , 1S song-and-dance routine. After drinking several bottles of tequilla, Baby-Face and Snake- , . Q . I , . . - . . - . . 1 I . - . - l I Q 1 l I l 9 l - I . . - . . . , - , . , , . . . - I . - - C. . - o I - .D , . ll 4 . 1 Q l n f - , K u I - D . i . . .

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I Polly L w1ll and bequeath my abllxty to snag a man to V1rg1n1a Snyder I Donna M w1ll and bequeath my hab1t of read1ng books 1nstead of studymg government Loretta Sm1th I Beverly O w1ll and bequeath my short blond ha1r to Ann Rom1ne I Carol W w11l and bequeath my ablhty to make excuses to get out of the assembly to Ruth Dxce I Laura Jane R w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to wreck the fam1ly car to all of you shy t1m1d dr1vers to be I Katrma S w11l and bequeath my ab1l1ty to say my own speeches rn the Junxor play to Donna Yoder Janet C w1ll and bequeath my auburn han' to Ann Romme Connxe S wlll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to clerk at the ladles shop to Chester Mlller Betty T w1ll and bequeath my beaut1ful red ha1r to Robm Mens1ng Norman S w1ll and bequeath my abxllty to str1ke terror 1n the hearts of all Freshmen to Paul Rody I Gene H w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to get sent home from school because .of the wr1t1ng on my Sen1or Cords to Tom Brown Sh1rley W w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to go w1th Bunker H111 boys to Loretta Smxth Barbara S w1ll and bequeath my unquenchable craze for Fords to Alfred Hetzner Roger D w1ll and bequeath my flat top hamrcut to Paul Rody Norman S w1ll and bequeath my taste for cocoanut COOk16S w1th chocolate blts to any one who 1S able to detect the1r varlous h1d1ng places , ., . . . . . . . I .Y . . . . . to , ., . 9 -1 r .n ' - I . n 1 -v I ' Il ll - ' , ., . . . . . . 1 . In -1 - I, M . . . . . A I, 0 . . . . . 1 -1 I, . i, . . . . . . I I, -f ' - I, -, ' ' ' . It -1 ' I f ' A y -