New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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Senior Class Will I, Ruth Emge, will my poodle hair cut to anyone who isn’t afraid of dogs. I, Merle Freeh, will my frequent trips to the office to Clarence Hofmeister. I, Cecelia Frisch, will my shyness toward boys to Joyce Behnken. I, Jim Goodall, will my dancing ability to Sharon Walter. I, Lola Juenger, will my profitable black angus herd to Vernon Merhmann. I, Glenn Keuss, will my famous hook shot to Barney Schmidt. I, Norman Kinzinger, will my (Chevy) tomato-can to Andy Nuern-berger. I, Eugene Kirchhoefer, will my trip to Canada to Norman Mohr. I, Jean Koenigstein, will my estate in the Indian Territory to Alice Weidemann. I, Helen Koenitz, will my soprano voice to Joanne Emge. I, Jan Langenstein, will my left-over daydreams to Lawrence Stookey. I, Tom May, will my jeep, the blue-goose, to Jim Martin. I, Joan Miller, will my ability to get along with a certain English teacher to Gary Quigley. I, Shirley Mueller, will my red hair and freckles to Susan Legendre. I, Jim Parker, will my ability to get along with Miss McKemie to Marlin Albert. I, Virgil Parker, will my wavy hair to Byron Wildy. I, Theresa Range, will my good judgement to Beverly Priest. I, Dean Robert, will my height to Terry Bachmann. I, Inez Schulz, will my shorthand ability to Janet Knewitz. I, Leroy Spalt, will my way with women to Donald Dudeck. I, Don Tresch, will my title, “Gods Gift to Women”, to Burke Potter. I, Harold Waeltz, will my laugh to Stanley Pannier. I, Betty Winkler, will my big feet to anyone in N.A.C.H.S. who needs a good foundation. I, Harold Wolf, will my typing ability to Mr. Schriner. Signed, sealed and declared before us this twenty-eighth day of May, nineteen-hundred and fifty-three, that the sole executors of this, our last will and testament, to be the School Board of New Athens Community High School, District 68, County of St. Clair, State of Illinois. Witnesses: Harpo Groucho Zeus

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Senior Class Will We, the Senior Class of New Athens Community High School, School District 68, County of St. Clair, State of Illinois, being of sound mind, do hereby will or bequeath the following to our teachers, schoolmates and the different classes: ARTICLE I To Our Teachers: To our principal, Mr. Don “thirty days Schriner, we will a blacklist without any names on it. To Mr. John “Shut up” McNeil, we will a history class that will get their term papers in early. To Mr. Russell “Smiley” Meridith, we will new push-button equipment for the new shop. To Miss Betty “We’ll have a test” Shaughnessy, we will an Office Practice Class that can take shorthand at 120 words a minute. To Mrs. Wilma “I like this class” Hutton, we will a more orderly library. To Miss Betty “You’re wanted on the telephone” Schaller, we will an assistant to help her with her duties. To Mr. Kenneth “Very good” Harris, we will a private music room. To Miss Betty “Oh, my goodness!” McKemie, we will a Boys Home Economics Class that will treat her kindly. To Mrs. Audrey “The bell has rung” Lindsey, we will chemicals of her own, so she will not need to borrow the chemistry classes. To our sponsor, Mr. Dale “Quiet Goodall” Walker, we will a new forty by fifty room for his electric trains. ARTICLE II To The Classes: To the Juniors, we will our ability to have a financially successful class play. To the Sophomores, we will our quiet ways, because they need it. To the Freshmen, we will all nick-nacks, doo-dads and thingamabobs, which are left over. ARTICLE III To The Individuals: I, Marilyn Blum, will my ability to keep my love affairs quiet to Darlene Albert . I, Jim Burk, will my slowness to Donald Spalt, who has a good start. I, Lavern Dintlemann, will my dimples to Sharon Smith. I, Marilyn Eicker, will my three-way love affairs to Joyce Hof-meister, who is well on her way. (Continued on next page)

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Junior Class History In September of 1950, 32 green freshmen were welcomed to N.A.C.H.S. At first we had a little trouble finding our classrooms, but we finally became accustomed to them. Our initiation took place soon after school started. What a day! Our freshman class president was Allan Waeltz and Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Meridith were our sponsors. During our freshman year Edward Juenger, Judy Covert and Eugene Weber left our class. At the beginning of our sophomore year we elected Ronald Wagner as our class president and Mr. Givens and Mrs. Morgan became our sponsors. Louise Birkner, Rose Bruno and Norma Herzog left our class during our sophomore year. As when we were freshmen, we sold popcorn to raise money and at the end of the school term we went on a class outing. At the beginning of our junior year we had a class enrollment of 26. In the early part of the year, we found that Ethel Cortner had left our ranks, but Mary Ellen Main joined us. Officers were elected as follows: President ....................... Donald Dudeck Vice-President ................... Ronald Wagner Secretary .............-.......... Marie Schneider Treasurer....................................Joyce Behnken Reporter .......-................ Elaine Scholes Sponsor ............................. Mr. Harris Assistant Sponsor.............................Miss McKemie As our class project, wTe sold candy and coke at noon and at games. Our class play, “A Ready Made Family”, was a huge success. We are now looking forward to the annual Junior-Senior Prom, which will be in May.