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THE ZEPHYR SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1948 of Neponset, County of Bureau, and State of Illinois, being of sound mind and memory, with the exception of a few, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by us. First: To the Junior class, we leave the following things. Our seats by the windows with the carvings, and the gum under the seats. Second: To the Sophomore class we will our ability not to get on the Honor Roll with 4 F’s. To the Sophomore girls we will our ability to keep our hair looking neat. Third: To the Freshmen we leave our ability to speak up in classes, our methods of getting into trouble, and our study hall manners. Fourth: To our Faculty we hand down the following: Mr. Ammon: All the horns on our cars, all old worn out compasses, protractors, rulers: all our old admit slips to sign; and the old,'dried up bugs in the Biology laboratory. Miss Rahmeyer: All the gum under chairs, and the Homemaking girls’ ability to make candy and cake. Mr. Luther: All the thumb tacks left on seats in Ag room, the broken chairs, and also the gum and candy bar wrappers. Shirley Stabler: To our music teacher we leave our ability to sing soprano an octave lower; and a new music rack. Miss Hailey: Our perfect English; all our old worn out pencils to sign admits with; and our unlearned speeches in ‘‘The Green Light.’’ Miss Pletkovich: Our ability to take 400 words per minute in shorthand; all the worn and broken typewriters; and our ability to type in typing practice up to the time the bell rings. Mr. Fitzpatrick: All the worn out U. S. History books, all the trophies in basketball, football and track; and all of our sole marks and wads of gum on the gym floor. Donald Stabler: Wills his curly hair to Glenn Ouart; his Chrysler to Irvin Bitting; and his ability in mathematics to John Heise. Susie Stetson: Wills her singing ability to Mary Ann Christiansen; her swing to Harriet Krahn; and her gazing ability to Regina Golby. Joanne Hodge: Her NEW black skirt to Faye Stabler: her long curly hair to Carolyn Dahl; and her typing ability to Richard Kuster. Shirley Berry: Her good posture to “Wink’’ Golby; her studious ability to Douglas Burnett: and her ability to get to school on time to Sylvia S. Johnnie Currier: All his old girls’ telephone numbers to Harold Grubb; his red hair to John Heise: his size to Bobbie Lloyd Norton. Lawrence Krahn: His ability to keep quiet to Douglas Burnett; his four A’s to John Martin Golby; his ability in basketball to Harry Gould. Thomas Junis: His bright remarks to Betty Lou Jackson; his ability to let people get by him on the football field to John Gunning: his bow legs to Richard Kuster. Clarence Norton: His basketball ability to Bobbie Lloyd; his ability to dance to John Martin Gunning; and his height to Tom Ahl-gren. Betty Bennett: All of her men to Bonnie Lou Kemmerling: her naturally curly hair to Betty Lou Jackson: and her ability to box to Douglas Burnett. “Bud” Stabler: His height and his black curly hair to Glenn Ouart; all of his Shirleys to Wilbur Bennett; his football ability to Harry Gould. Vern Schmidt: Wills Beverly to his brother, Arnold; his bobby pin in his hair to Jimmy Anderson: his ability to drive a car to Mari-beth Ripka. Robert Royce: Wills his blond hair to Harold Grubb; his ability to run the half-mile to Richard Kuster: all his girls in Buda to Joe Stetson. Mollie Stetson: Her ability to get assignments in on time to Hugo Block; her trips to Chicago to Mary Ann Ahlgren; he: new fashions to Shirley Buckman. Jane Murray: Her red hair to Sylvia Swearingen: her gum chewing to Miss Raymeyer; her cheer leading suit to Donna Mae Swearingen. Corrinne Ouart: Her heighth to Beverly Gould: the title of Homecoming queen to Betty Lou Jackson: her shorthand ability to Mary Ann Ahlgren. Dick Pratt: Wills his mechanical ability to Otto Dobbeke, his cigarette case to Richard Kuster: and his ability to type to Lee Beery. Mary Lu Harrison: Her red hair to Barbara Cu.ran: her mathematical ability to Irvin Bitting, her dancing ability to Anna Mae Harvey. Clarice Kuster: Her extra weight of ten and one-half pounds to Harriet Krahn; her good citizenship to Mr. Fitzpatrick; her new green Ford to Harry Gould. Clarice Kuster, Shirley Berry. This page sponsored by ... Carl I . Johnson Furniture, Sheffield
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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY THE ZEPHYR It has been fifteen years since I left my old home town of Neponset. I have gone through college and have been teaching for ten years now. Time certainly doesn’t stand still. At the present time I’m on my way back to Neponset for a short visit before school opens again. The first person I saw after getting off the train was no other than Don Stabler. He seemed to be just sitting in his car watching the trains go by. 1 went over and talked to him and this is what I learned. Don had graduated from the University of Illinois and then returned to the big little town. He is, at present, serving as mayor of Neponset. I asked about some of the members of our class, but the mayor thought Mary Lu. H. could give me much more information on the kids than he could. He asked me if I would mind riding down in the old Chrysler and I, of course, said fine. It was rather a surprise to me to find that Mary Lu now lived in the old Buswell place. It seemed that Mary Lu had gone through nurses’ training as she had planned. After she had worked in a doctor’s office and taken care of a wealthy elderly lady for a few years she retired and bought the old Buswell place. We parked beside a new Hudson, the owner of which Don didn’t know. It seemed a little queer to me that an up and coming young mayor let a car slip into town without first knowing who, why, and wherefore. The bell had barely been touched when a maid opened the door and ushered us into the living room. Mary Lu’s company was Clarice Kuster, who was the owner of the Hudson. Mary Lu introduced her as Superintendent Kuster of Cottage Hospital in Galesburg. She was dressed in the usual garb of a nurse on her day off, pumps, fur coat, and hat. It didn't take the conversation long to roll around to the members of the class of ’48, where they were and what they were doing. Senator Currier, better known to most of us as John Currier, and his wife, the former Donna Moore, have moved to Washington, D. C. If any of you Democrats don't like the way the country is being run, just write a letter to John. Clarice knew all the latest news of Coach Krahn of Galesburg. He and the former Miss Shirley Berry are now united in holy matrimony. They now have five strapping sons. Galesburg won the state tournament this year, thanks to Lawrence’s excellent coaching. Although everyone was sure Vcrn and Beverly would marry, something must have happened. Vern is now working hard terracing the hills out north of Neponset. Saturday night is still his night to howl. Why not, without a wife to hold him back ? Nevertheless he hasn’t altogether given up hope of finding his one and only. , Hilda This page sponsored by hippies (iarage
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