Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS WILLS I, Judy Kennedy, will my sense of humor to anybody else who has the ability to laugh at the wrong time. I, Vuryl Klassen, will my position as captain of the football team to Chuck Grady or Charlie Kingsley, in hopes he has as much fun at half time at homecoming next season as I did, this past year. I, Carl Krone, will my ability to shoot ducks to Mr. Lister and Mr. Willard. I, DickLaue, will my jeep to Fesse Sanders in hopes that he will get his foot- ball equipment home in time to get it washed. I, Bob Liberty, will my red hair to Chuck Grady so he won't hate himself so much because he is a blond. I, Ann Linn, will my ability to do calisthenics in P.E. to Barbara Buck Rice in hopes that someday she will be as good as I am. I, Tom Mathews, will leave school the same way I came, against my will. I, Kirsten Mazur, do will 300 dinner knives to the cafeteria for the use of the students, faculty, and etc. so that they may more thoroughly enjoy their fu- ture meals down there. I, Susie Metz, will my ability to persuade my mother to chase around for me, to my sister, Dorothy, because 1 think I have just about exhausted the priv- ilege. I, Karen Metz, will my little brother Clark, to any Freshman or Sophomore girls who will take him. I, Karen Parks, will my ability to go steady with Indiana boys to Inez Tex Devlin who has never gone steady. I, Ronald Peltier, will my knowledge of staying away from girls, to the boys in the coming class of 1956-57. I, Joe Peterson, will my ability to stay in High school for 5 years to anybody who likes the place. I, Mary Peter son, will my ability to take 80 words a minute in longhand to any- one who can't take shorthand. I, Lawrence Sanders, will mv ability to chase the freshmen girls around in 6th hour study hall to Bob Sherwood I, Donald Simpson, will my abilit to chew gum in Miss Cootz's study hall to who ever has her next year. I, Perry Snapp, will my abilities in bookkeeping to James Tilly. I, Don Stanfield, will my big packard to my little brother Ron. I, Margaret Steele, would like to will something to Florence DeYoung but I need everything I've got. I, Wilbur Steele, will my ability to play the trumpet to Bob Torp who has much trouble doing so. I, Gary Thyfault, will my great speed in football to Jesse Sanders. I, Dick Tripp, will my ability to get up at 8:30 A.M. and still make it to school on time (sometimes) to our buddy, Mr. Wright. I, Lawrence Turrell, will my ability to get along with the typing teacher to my brother, Harry. I, Charles Wahl, will my ability to get along with freshmen girls to next year senior boys. I, Hilton Ward, will my patience and kind understanding in bookkeeping to any underclassman who needs it. This page sponsored by H. W. CONRAD BAKERY. INC.

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SENIOR CLASS WILLS I, Don Baechler, will my weight, all 106 pounds of it, to anyone who doesn't want to go out for football. I, Marie Bartholomew, will my car to Susie Hall in hopes it will get her to Kankakee. I, Roger Bennett, will my ability to give Coach Eudeikis a black eye to any underclassman who wishes to suffer the consequences. 1, Craig Bisher, will my ability to get along with Miss Cootz to some freshman. I, Barbara Blanke, willfully will my will to Jeanette Raetz, very willingly. I, Elizabeth Borggren, will my knowledge of a mutual friend to Earl Clark, knowing he will pass it on to anyone interested. I, Pete Brouillette, will my stinky P.E. towel to my sister, Mary Helen, who never takes showers anyhow. I, Hilton Brown, will the successes I have known in high school to any deserving student who is willing to put forth the effort to live up to them. I, Rusty Clifton, will my ability to have fun in Kankakee to anyone who wants it. I, Janice Cromwell, will my ability to get money for gas out of my riders to Irene Bourk in the hope that she finds it as useful as I have. I, Betty Denton, will to my sister, Pat, my bar of pine soap knowing that every- one in her P.E. class will like it as well as the girls in mine did. I, Richard Denton, will my ability of being a cook to my sister who will need it the rest of her life. I, Joyce Dionne, will my long hair to my sister Kay in hope that she can do something with it. I, Gib Eckhoff, will my car to Eddie Carter as he is always using it to take out all his women anyway. 1, Kay Fite, will my sister, Marge to Vuryl Klassen in hopes that he will get along with her better than I have. I, Bob Funderburk, will my flat-top to Richard Newberry. I, Gene Garner, will my ability to drive safely to Jim Vickory. I, Betty Gilbert, will my nickname Skip , to anyone who wouldn't mind being mistaken for a dog. I, Mike Hemphill, leave my ability to dance, to Jerry Campbell so he will be a real cat, like me. I, Beverly Hermen, will my ability to type difficult items for the Cherry and White to Marilyn Thurman. I, Phyllis Hoppel, will my ability to write shorthand to the chicken-scratchers who take evening shorthand classes. I, Betty Huggans, will my size 4 shoes to Janice Lowman. I, Helen Jarvis, will to Judy Tremore my ability to initiate the freshman in G.A.A. I, Thelma Johnson, will my job at Charlie's Drive-In to anyone that can put a tray on a sports car. I, Sandra Kelson, will to Janet Reagan a new tube of lipstick in hopes that she will use it instead of a brush. This page sponsored by W. W. THERIEN. CHEVROLET

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PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF ’56 Being a photographer for a travel agency, I began an assign- ment in 1966 which would take me around the world. After leaving Chicago by train for California, I met Richard Laue who was on his way to Siberia as Ambassador of Good Will. Little did I realize how many 1956 graduates I would meet on this tour. While changing trains at Omaha, Nebraska, I had lunch at the popular Boorda Cafe where I met and talked to the owner, Mike Boorda; he told me that he had taken over the Harvey restaurants. My stop at Salt Lake City took me to the amusement park where the famous brother and sister team of Steele and Steele were fea- tured in their tight-rope act. They told me that Edwin Workman with Craig Bisher as his mechanic had just set a new speed record on the salt flats. The next day I left for an exciting side-trip to Las Vegas. When I arrived, Gene Garner took me on a tour of the strip in his taxi. On the way I decided to stop in at the Easy Money Casino owned by Gary Thyfault and Rog Bennett. When I came out I saw a hugh neon sign across the street advertising Vuryl Klassen and his jazz band and featuring the famous blues singer, Kay Fite. On returning to my hotel, I bought a newspaper in which I read that Dick Tripp, a pro- fessor at a Boston college, had just invented a car that would run on a combination of water and coffee grounds. In the foreign news I also read that Tom Mathews was the new backward skiing cham- pion of Switzerland and that he and his partner, Bob Funderburk were making their fourth try up the Matterhorn on skiis. I finally arrived at an important stage of my journey when I reached San Francisco. As I left the train, I waved good-bye to the engineer, Perry Snapp. After I registered at the hotel, I went to my room and watched Carl Krone's Fishing for Fun program. During lunch in the dining room, I saw Lawrence Turrell, the house detective on duty, and I happened to meet the owner of the hotel, Donald Simpson. He told me he had just hired a new head chef, Dick Denton, whose specialty was snails in any form. In the after- noon, I went shopping and rode down town on the cable car operated by Pete Brouillette. Pete told me that Don Baechler's greyhounds were winning trophys for him at the races. I passed the Hermen- Blanke Sweetshop and met the policeman, Don Stanfield directing traffic on the corner. This page sponsored by Bregenzer’s Drug Store. 17