New Lexington High School - Lexingtonian Yearbook (New Lexington, OH)

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Last Will and Testament of the Senior Class of 1949 Where there’s a will, there’s an inheritance tax. —SHAKESPOKE We. the Senior Class of New Lexington High School in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-nine, fully realizing that we will soon pass out of existence as a class, and believing ourselves to be absolutely sound in mind, memory, and judgment, do hereby, in all our innocence, make and declare this our Last Will and Testament for the purpose of disposing of certain assets, disadvantages, and responsibilities unto our inferior classmates and superior faculty. ARTICLE I To Mr. Blatt we leave all the knowledge of driving we have taught him during this year so that next year’s classes may be more completely trained. To Mr. Fournier, in recognition of a trying position, we leave a season ticket to the Canadian lakes where he can have absolute rest and can recuperate during the summer after a wearing year o trying to keep up with the Seniors. For Mrs. Bailey we just leave. We realize that she will be more cheerful when she no longer nas to put up with our antics. To Miss Barker we leave several Math IV workbooks which are still in as-good-as-new condition. To Mrs. Blatt we leave an escalator so she won’t lose weight walking up and down the bank behind her house twice a day. To Mr. Conn the Senior boys leave their expressive vocabulary. To Miss Drury we leave our “superior intelligence” to be placed on account for the Seventh Grade. To Mrs. Folden we leave our dignity. Perhaps we would have been better off if she had left us some of hers. To Mr Lewis we leave one brand new notebook and an extra-long Ever Sharp pencil for future reference. To Mr. Neff we leave what remains of the chemistry lab and equipment (if he can locate it) for his future science classes. To Miss Newlon we leave our nerve, backbone, and determination. Something tells us she’s going to need it more than we will. To Mrs. Priode we leave all our failing grades in English. She has our permission to distribute them among the Juniors. We leave Mr. Priode our fluency of speech. We were always noted as a talkative bunch. We leave the Junior Class to Mrs. Sheeran. We are sure they will listen sympathetically to her troubles. We leave Mrs. James Van Atta with her heart full of sorrow at losing all our sweet voices in her glee club. To Mrs. Ralph Van Atta we leave a pin, and our permission to stick all slumbering seniors —after we have departed. To Mr. Weaver we leave an electric milking machine so that he may be able to devote more time to history. ARTICLE II Pat Allen leaves his habit of tripping people with his big feet to Mr. Neff. Jim Bennett leaves his attempts to blow up the lab with his experiments to Lynn Wheatcraft. Joanne Boudinot leaves on the first train for Corning. Nellie Browning leaves her quiet dignity to George Kelley. Gene Burley leaves his maidenly blushes to Delores Dardinger. “Little Bobby’ Byers leaves his “small size' and “tiny voice” to Earl Hoy. Dick Carney leaves his courage and his seat in Miss Drury’s English classes to John Hoover. Don Carney leaves his muscles developed from carrying groceries at the A. P. to Donny White. Barbara Conaway wills to Verna Lee Jacobs the knowledge gained in learning to drive a ’47 Ford. This knowledge is useful in anything (except in driving a ’47 Ford). Dick Cotterman, still true to his philosophy of finance, refuses to leave anything. Vito Dibari leaves the Freshman girls swooning in the halls as he departs.

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Class History AMERICAN HISTORY Then—our senior year! What a surprise it was to some of us who never thought we would make it. There were 79 of us. Again Mrs. Bailey and Mr. Weaver ably assisted us. Again we were led by Tommy Richards as President, and Bob Byers as Vice-president; Betty Shumaker was our Secretary, and Mary Ellen Newlon our Treasurer. And what a successful year it was! Another championship football team with many classmates as members. In our Junior year we greeted Bill Wollenberg and he proved to be a valuable addition to our athletic program. He made our 1948 grid season outstanding, and aiding him were Vito Bibari, Bob Byers, Bill Dusenberry, George Hotra, Sam Fiore, Doug Hilliard, Don Lewis, Dick Rankin, Richard Seaman, Doc Shiplett, Chuck Snider, and Adc Wollenberg. Our basketball team were champs too, and here again Bill Wollenberg was a star. Our other boys on the team were Doc Shiplett, Ade Wollenberg, Chuck Snider, Dick Rankin, Bill Dusenberry, Gene Blanton, Don Lewis, and Bob Byers. We had many members representing us in the band also, and it was really snappy looking with its new uniforms. We were especially proud of Marilyn Strawn who was head drum-majorette. This was the year we elected the Homecoming Queen, and we chose Mary Ellen Newlon for the honor. The Home-coming ceremony was beautiful, and we were pleased with our Queen. With the aid of Mr. Weaver our class has published this annual. We did this so that we can look back and recall our high school years more easily. They have been happy and profitable ones, and we shall never forget or regret them. —NOREEN VAN ATTA, Historian

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Last Will and Testament of the Senior Class of 1949 Martha Dickerson leaves her ability to murder the French horn to Carole Weaver. Melvin Diller lends his permanent to the world’s greatest violinist. Betty Dusenberry leaves her formula for her giggling compound, guaranteed to “keep ’em laughing,” to Mary Pat Clark. Bill Dusenberry leaves his athletic ability to Bob Maxwell. Don Elkins leaves his ambition to be a history teacher to someone with more ambition. Sam Fiore leaves his eternal red shirt to Jim Browning. Bob Flowers leaves the school a beautiful 10 x20 full color portrait of himself to be hung in front of the trophy case. Paul Fredericks leaves his suction with Mr. Weaver in history classes to David Snider. Phyllis Gallagher leaves all her Lancaster boy friends to Joyce Underwood. Evelyn Hammond leaves her well - muscled arms, developed in physical education classes, to Bobby White. Douglas Hilliard leaves his law of applied learning to the business classes. The law reads as follows: “When a man is run over by a steam roller, his mind tends to broaden inversely with the length of his hair.” George Hotra leaves his position in the Home Guard to James Anderson. This noble youth is always ready and eager to defend his friends from pretty, designing girls. Henson Howdyshell leaves his big beautiiul eyes to Margot Holden. Dolly Huffman leaves her collection of men to the Sophomore girls who seem to think that they got cheated. Gene Keister leaves his ability to get along with Mrs. Bailey, and her great affection for him to John King. Velma Kinney leaves her public speaking ability to Alveda Cannon. Peggy Kochensparger leaves a head of the most beautiful blonde hair in the school to Leah Ko-ner so Leah won’t have to bleach hers. Don Lewis entrusts his duty of taking care of his brother’s girl friend Joyce Levering, to the Junior Class. Barbara Lucas leaves her ability to roll her own (eyes) to the St. Aloysius Academy girls. Dick McGonagle wills his reducing records to Alice Hankinson. Dick Martindale leaves his motorbike and the money he would have spent for gasoline to a home for old maids. Jerry Masterson leaves his class ring to Yvonne Hall. Hex Masterson leaves his popularity with all the girls (according to Rex) to Jack Wilson. Mary Ellen Newlon donates Kelly to anyone who’s lonesome (but don’t get excited, girls— she’s not serious). Don O’Farrell leaves his rheumatics, brought on by time spent in prayer in a damp church, to Johnny Fiore. Anna Pace and Gene Blanton leave their seats beside each other in Government class to Velma Tracey and Dwight Jaynes. Joe Paxton leaves an autographed copy of his new book “The Fine Art of Sleeping in Study-halls” to the school library. Lawerence Pierce leaves his intimate conversations with all the girls to Ralph Gordon. Mary Lou Prichard wills and dedicates herself to the manhood of the country—past, present, and future. Dick Rankin leaves his blue, black, and purple moods—a different one for every day in the year—to Tommy Catchpool. Tommy Richards wills and bequeaths to the cause of science the germs in the chewing gum behind his ear. Margie Russell leaves to the Eighth Grade girls her experience gained by breaking manly hearts. Rosalie Saffell leaves her ear rings to Alma Faye Cronin. Linda Scheffler leaves her ability to make change at the Perry Show to Grace Slatzer for use in the Gem. Richard Seaman leaves his big mouth and the ability to use it to his worst advantage to Joy Self. Doc Shiplett leaves his Toni to Bill McDonald. With this valuable asset Bill can get three hours more sleep every night besides not having to worry about rainy days.