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WILLS I, Harold Atkinson, do hereby will and bequeath to the Junior Class my little forty Chev. so they can leave school on school projects; and to Joe Daugherty my crepe sole shoes so he can too slip down the stairs from Study Hall. I, Jim Benedict, do hereby will and bequeath to Pat Robinson my amazing ability to get along with Nat Baker; and to Don Gillispie my ability to fly low without a pilot s license. I, Vera Brown, do hereby will and bequeath to Ronnie Deal my old forgotten bottle of reducing pills in the hope that they will keep your figure as trim as mine; and to Joyce Mowrer my seat behind Lawrence Porter in Mr. Baker’s class so you too can sleep. I, Charles Carter, do hereby will and bequeath to Rex Hobbs my size 13 shoes; and to Phyllis Weisenberger my flat top hair cut. I, Jarolyn Clark, do hereby will and bequeath to Barbara Morphew my third of the locker space in the hopes that you too will be late to class; and to Kay Persley my seat in gavernment class so that she too will get 4 demerits every time she opens her mouth. I, Grace Dale, do hereby will and bequeath to Marjory Hunt, my Office Practice book so she can enjoy Office Practice as much as I did; I also will to Betty Huddleston my seat in fourth period study hall so she can keep warm on cold days. I, Roberta DeArmond, do hereby will and bequeath to Barbara Parson my glasses so she may keep them as clean as I do; and to Bonnie Norris my seat in English class so she can learn to like English as I did. I, Chas. Downey, being of sound mind (?) and body do hereby bequeath to one Beverly Moore, my ability to remember yells. Then she won’t be so embarassed next year as cheerleader; I also will to the Junior class, our government teacher, Mr. Baker, and I hope they can do something with him. I, Grace Futrell, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in sixth period study hall to Treasa Birt so she can talk all the time and not get any demerits; and to the Junior class my ability to get along with the teachers. Just stay off their toes. I, Deloris Shepherd Harrell, do hereby will and bequeath to Barbara Thompson my ability to get a man and keep him; and to Mae Quinn my ability to be office girl the first period so that she can type history tests for Mr. Null. I, Dale Kroft, do hereby will and bequeath to Larry Garrett an invisible car so he won’t get caught after hours during basketball season; to Terry Tyner I will my wavy wig so he can play Liberace and wink at the girls. I, Tom Kiefaber, hereby will and bequeath to Jim Cole my ability to always do things to please Mr. Baker, also my 3 coon dogs so he can spend his second period study hall talking to Mr. Bectold about his coon hunts when he was a kid, about 70 years ago; I also will to Larry Patton my dual straightpipes and split manifold so Mr. Baker can also call him a reckless driver when he leaves school and rattles all the windows in his room. I, John Marsh, do hereby will and bequeath to Rebecca Thompson my good looks; and to Jon Hoy my front seat in government class. I, Delores Miller, will and bequeath to Bernard Summers my ability to get out of study halls to work on the annual or paper; and to the Junior class the struggles and hardships of raising enough money as seniors to graduate. Good Luck. I, Frances Pearson, will and bequeath to Thelma Hansing my ability to eat Italian spaghetti and still keep a trim 32-22-32; also to Jim Snapp, Jarolyn Clark’s old worn out clarinet in the hope that it will last him the rest of his high school days. I, Beverly Petry, do hereby will and bequeath to Jim Dyson my ability to keep my class ring for a period no longer than 3 days, and to Mary Jane Peebles my position as office girl the period Mr. Duker has a class so she may have as much fun with the salesmen as I did. I, Lawrence Porter, do hereby will and bequeath to the junior class the ability to get along together and work well together, also to Marilyn Rife my ability to fight off the girls, or boys in her case, and keep from going steady. I, Donna Rhoades, do hereby will and bequeath to Pat Persley my position as sixth period office girl so she can count all the money for Mr. Murphy and to Bertie Hansing my ability to be secretary and treasurer of our class for three years and count all that money! I, Katherine Ringel, do hereby will and bequeath to Kay McNeely my ability to keep my class ring for better or for worse, and to Walter Crull my faithful car with an empty gas tank. I, Mary Ellen Ridenour, do hereby will and bequeath to Janet Mowrer my good grades in bookkeeping; also to Ruth Kirby my government book so she can find out how dull it is. I, Shirley Roser, do hereby will and bequeath to Susy Coldren the privilege of driving my father’s truck to play practice. May she have as much fun as I did; also, to David Ridenour my ability to open my mouth and stick my foot in it. I, Charles Tyson, do hereby will and bequeath to Raymond Sloan my head lights to put on his motor bike so he may see at night without his flashlight and to the junior class the privilege of working in Texas to earn their steak suppers. I, P. L. Wilson, do hereby will and bequeath to Raymond Gardner my ability to goof in study hall without getting demerits from Mrs. Ricks; also, to Winfred Duncan, the ability to- use “cottonpicker” as a slang phrase. I, Clarence West, do hereby will and bequeath to Jim Mountcastle my ability to steal water¬ melons and also my straight pipes so the cops can keep in touch with him; also, to Lowell Gilley my position in Mrs. Rick’s study hall, and my ability to get along with her. I, Bill Yocum, do hereby will and bequeath to Jim Kaufman my ability to “goof off” in study hall and to Terry Kaeffaber my ability to cut class on the first day of hunting season.
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PROPHECY As we look into our crystal ball, we find that in 1975, the 1955 graduates of Noble High School will be doing the following activities. Harold Atkinson is now in the music business. The last time I saw him in Radio City he was really turning out the music. However, since then I heard his monkey ran away. Jim Benedict has a profitable kangaroo farm in Johnston, Kentucky. He sells them for boxing and or mail-carrying. Mrs. Joe Railsback, the former Vera Brown, is living happily with her husband and 16 children in Saskatchawanifyoucan, Canada. She working in the salmon canning factory. Her job is to write down how much the fish weigh by looking at their scales. Charles Carter is in the automobile business. He is president of Carter’s Left-Handed Monkey Wrenches’ Corporation. However, the only work he has to do is locate left-handed monkeys. Jarolyn Clark is nurse in the new hospital. The patients have taken a liking to her and she seems to like them. She always did seem to get along well with cats! Miss Grace Dale, 1954 queen of Noble High School, is founder and president of the O.M.A., or Old Maid’s Association. This has been a long time ambition of Miss Dale. Congratulations, Grace! Mrs. Frank Stayer, the former Roberta DeArmond, recently set up housekeeping in her new home in Warsaw, Indiana. Her family outgrew the house trailer. Charles Downey, a Ball State graduate, is really rolling. He has just been appointed as instructor of English and history at Noble High School. Good Luck in your new venture, Charles! Miss Grace Futrell was recently appointed a private secretary to President Dale of the O.M.A. At this rate she may attain her goal as Vice President. We wish you lots of success, Grace! Mrs. Dickie Harrell, the former Deloris Shepherd, is now with her husband wbo is in ibe U. S. Army. Stationed in Maryland, you can find Deloris working in Gach’s Drug Store saving for those three or four kids she intends to have. Tom Kiefaber is certain to win the indoor Crosley stock races at Ft. Wayne this year. He has reworked the frame of his Crosley and put a Cadillac engine in it. We repeat, it’s a sure thing! Dale Kroft is looking for some hired help on his 535 acre farm in Texas, until his 10 children are old enough to support him and Donna (?). John Marsh has just opened his new garage in Hollywood. He made a fortune by polishing the rear bumper on Jane Russell’s Cadillac. Mrs. Keith Morphew, the former Delores Miller, is washing dishes at Tom’s Tavern to support her husband and 13 children until they all graduate from Indiana Central College. Frances Pearson is now head nurse at the Poduncke Center Hospital, Lower Slobbovia. Lester stays home and answers the telephone! Mrs. Charles French, the former Beverly Petry, is leading an exciting life in Disko, Indiana. She mows lawns while her husband comes along and collects the money. Atlantic Ocean, 1975. Lawrence Porter, who enlisted in the Navy to avoid the draft, is selling vegetables from his garden on the rear deck of the Battleship Big Mo, so he can go through college if he gets out of the Navy. Mary Ridenour is now secretary to the president of the African Motors Assoc. She received this job because she worked hard, took low pay, and married’ the president’s son. Katherine Ringel is now shoveling coal on a tramp steamer to work her way to Europe. After she gets to Europe, she’s going to see the country by riding the rods underneath railroad trains. Bungling Brothers Circus. A young girl today asked the world’s foremost female weight lifter, Donna Rhoades, how she became a weight lifter. Her answer was, “I got my practice carrying typewriters at Noble High School.” Shirley “Blood Loving” Roser is now a surgical nurse at one of the country’s leading hospitals. She became a nurse so she could watch people being cut to pieces. Charles Tyson, after leaving military service, is now head foreman at the General Tire. He makes quite a fortune in the overseeing of rubber washers for Jane Russell’s car. Clarence West, who joined the army right after graduation, has now worked himself up to Sergeant First Class. Boy, do those girls ever go for him now! But he still has his eye on an old classmate because he shaves every day now. Could something be arranged, K. R.??? Bill Yocum, who volunteered for the army and has served his time, has now gone into farming near Chippewa. He intends to be married in the near future to his One and Only, Carol Hendry; as Bill says that’s a part of farming. P. L. Wilson, who is attending Purdue University seems to be hitting it off quite well. P. L. is not only making a hit with the girls, but Professors, too. He has been offered a teaching position by the Agriculture professor, but intends to come back to Wabash and engage in farming. As far as marriage, he hasn’t planned that far ahead.
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