Oakfield High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Oakfield, WI)

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Mildred Schmidt was bequeathed a sunny smile and power with the opposite sex by Lois Leiberg. Vera loaves her'qQndy'free diet to Marion Schafer, To Betty Roeske Edward leaves his swift gait and scholastic ability. Ruby leaves best wishes to Orlin Zahn in gaining all the off- ices she has held. Marilyn Horning wills her pleasing personality to Jean Numer- ador. Ruth Zills leaves her meeknes and Nlight tripn to Jeanne Leid 9 holdt. Verna leaves her long finger nails to Mary Smiljanic, To those left out we're sorry, but you may have all pencil stubs and suchlike left in our desks. ' We hereby nominate and appoint LaVerne Henna executor and it is our desire that she provide bonds for the trustful acting of her duty, In witness whereof we have hereunto this last day of April, sealed our last will and testament, In presence of: Roko Smiljenic Gordon Ryan Verne Jegdfeld

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CLASS WILL We, the class of l94O,of Oakfield High School, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament. ' We hereby give and beqxxeathr to the faculty , all the amazing knowledge and startling information that we have furnished them with from time to time on our various examination papers. We know that much which we have imparted to them, as well as to all the teachers and students everywhere, would throw much new light on many a hitherto familiar line of thought through' the whole world of science and learning, even outside of Oakfield High School. We leave to the dear class of '41, our back seats and clever- ness at playing nHookyn, To the class of '42, we will our recognition and superiority. To the class of '43, any overlooked balls of gum we may have left adhering to the underside of desks, assembly seats, or any unlikely places. we have sometimes had to rid ourselves of these in too much haste to be-able to pick and choose the most desir - able means of disposal. To Mr. Vandehey, we leave the balance in our class treasury, to be used in buying a pair of rubber shoes for de tective work. we feel he will need these in dealing with our successors. To Miss Nelson our ability to make hasty decisions. Kin re - rard to .Tim and Joe., Tb Mr. Heimerl, we leave memories of Ntoughn situations he had to see us through. To Mr, Kaiser and the band, we will people to fill our vac- ancies left by our geniuses, To Gordon Ryan, we leave t he examples of all the members of this class. We have proven ourselves able to keep quiet on all occasions, To Nick Shaub, Lester Cook wills his powerful WMissouri Right? Donald Ogle and Arden Roesko leave their excess weight and height to LeRoy Busch and Elton Kaul respectively. Anna Lee leaves Irene Ventland any other boyfriends, except the one in the navy. Raymond Burleton wishes to leave Alvin Briggs his bench warm- ing qualities in basket ball. Jake leaves his courage with the girls to Arthur Schaefer. Warren Erdmann bequeaths his ability to get up early to Holland Steinke. Geraldine leaves her height deficiency to LaVerne Hanna. Donald Hill will be given the opportunity to choose between Geerge's farming ability and Harvcy's aeronautic statistics. Betty leaves her giggle to Jeannette Coon.fShe says she'll be glad to get rid of itl.

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CLASS PROIHESY Nineteen hundred and forty was an important year in America. It was the year in which a great class was graduated from the Oakfield High School. And perhaps not less important, it was the year when I came into being in the labratory of that school, a cloud extraordinarily different from most clouds that had pre- ceded me. The youngster who saw me, when I was first formed,felt about me, just as those who see me for the first time today. One of my early lovers was a far-away- boy named Lester. He had been experimenting and as he banged the cover down on thehuth water in the kettle, I was formed and sailed high into the room. WAh! A cirrus cloud,N he said. As I hovered high in the corner of the room I decided that I would take it upon myself to watch this class and seemhat type of work they would pursue in later years. This dreamy, hazy boy, watched me as I loitered there and suddenly I felt being tossed about as a sharpWLesterH sent the air waves quivers ing about meg but no answer. ' ' 'Mmat's wrong with that boy, I wonder? You Lester!W No'answer. ' Mr. Heimerl, the schoolmaster, pulled his spectacles down and looked over them about the room, then he put them up and looked out under them. He seldom or never looked through them 5 they were his state pair, the pride of his heart and were built for Wstylen not service stove lids iust as well then said, not fiercely class to hear: V Hwell, I'll be---1 As they passed out alone and snatching up direction , hurried out -he could have seen through a pair of He looked perplexed for a moment and , but not loud enough for the rest of the ,a' Class dismissed,H of the room, Lester became aware of being his'books and,an NOK Pald cast in H my of the room. Twenty five years have passed since that day and many times have I fought to keep myself together. I have floated leisurely above the blue waters of the Pacific, been blown hither and yon by the gales in Alaska, sailed over the waring nations of Europe and watched the lovers on Hiami's moonlight beach. But always there was that one thought that I must see what those men and women were doing at the end of this period of years.