Onalaska High School - Hi Climber Yearbook (Onalaska, WA)

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She expects to retire next year, and 'return to Traveler's Paradise permanently. Patsy Jacobsen is still campaigning for the presidency of the National Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals. Rose Fleming is her campaign. manager, and Rose reports that the outlook is slightly more encouraging this year. Patsy has been a candidate every year for the past nineteen years. And now comes the farewells. It is hard to bid our friends goodby, but we know that our reunion has renewed the friendships which had been such an indispensable part of our high school careers. The time is to como when we shall meet again--and new until 1974--we'll be waiting to reunite once more, Class'Will We, the class of '45, being of sane mind, do hereby be- queath to our successors, the following: I, Leroy Allie, leave my little Model A to Ronald Schuttie. Go easy on it, Ronnie. I, Jean Arnold, leave my cheerful disposition to Dorothy Blair. Trouble is she doesn't need it. Dick Balfour leaves his stature to Dick McGee. Start growin', Dick. Alice Blair wills hor treasurerfs books to the next Student Body Treasurer, Poor Somebodyll I, Jim Blankenship, leave to Don Littleton my knowledge on how to have 'fun on Saturday nights. CDen already knows, Jim., I Bette Bronneis, will my ability to get along with everyone to Gloria Clark. CAS if she needed it.j I, Rich Brown, leave my sense of humor to--ah therefs enough to go around. Velma Brandon leaves her argumentative ability to Mary Anderson. Helen Bowden wills to Nellie Baron her engagement rings. To Clarke Hadfield goes James Burnside's Navy uniform. Claim it after the war, Clarke. I, Viv Curry, hereby will to Floyd Quinn my love for fishing. All right, Viv, take it with you. Floyd doesn't need it. I, Vic Derkacht, leave my driving speed to Kenneth Burchett. Take it easy, Kenneth! I, Darrell Dow, will to Alvie Davis my Ford. Keeping it in the family, Darrell?

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The meeting was adjourned until after dinner was served The meal was under the supervision of Bette Brenneis, Home Ee. Teacher in the high school. Helping her were Goldie, Gertie, Sadie and Sophie Balfour,the two sets of twin daugh- ters of Mr. and Mrs. Chargaret Franklinl Dick Balfour. Bette showed us all the improvements in the Home Ee room. It has been completely remodeled, and all the equipment is of plas- tic. Violet Jacobsen and Alice Blair are co-publishers of the Hhdvice to Lovelorn Monthly.N Their magazine is well known all -over the United States, and theyfve made a small fortune by eharging tl per question. Allen Linn has estab- lished a night club,the swanky spot of the town. At present he is featuring the band of Dale Jessen. The Jessen Jazzet- tes is the best known band in America. Featured singer is Edythe Hawes, and Theodora Frase is the outstanding saxo- phone player. The telephone exchange employs three of our former classmates. Supervisor is Betty Lou Kohler, and the two leading operators are Velma Brendon and Betty Hughes. They have all been there for nearly 18 years, and have as- sumed membership in the National Operators Club Honorary. The First National Bank of Onalaska has as its president, Leroy Allie who says that the work is what he's alwaxs been loekirg for. Chief of Police is Vic Dorkacht. He told us about some of the offenders, ond said that he had the most trouble with speeders. .gwet pareled from the Federal Trdustrial Institution for Women at Alderson, West Virginia, is Viv Curry. She had accepted a job as dog catcher for the city. Doris Fitzhugh just returned from Miami, Florida, where she has been taking a rest cure for the past ten years, She looks the picture of health now, and will begin working in Hollywood as hair- dresser for Ferne Johnson, new motion picture star. Ferns has been employed in leading Broadway productions up to now. Darrell Dow had some interesting stories to tell about some of the nation's celebrities. He's a bell hop in a' famous New York hotel. Richard Brown is well known in the Nation's capitol as nJanitor Brownu. Ee has been janitor for twelve years, and still hangs on to the ambition of someday becom- ing the head butler. Admiral Janes Burnside was enjoying a nine-day leave. Hb is new stationed at Great Lakes Naval Training Station where he is in charge of training sailors for radio work. Helen Bowden and Viola Sanders are new visiting friends in Travelcr's Paradise before returning to Alaska. They are operators of a fish cannery in Ketchikan. Employed as a model in Saks Fifth Avenue Dress Shop, is Kathleen Stonex.

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Doris Fitzhugh leaves her ability to play jazz to Lois Lindeman. Someone will have to take over playing noon hours Ruth Frafjord leaves her blonde hair to Marie Atkins. You don't mind the change, do you, Marie? l To Daryl Wilson goes Margaret Franklin's ability to get along with the teachers. what a relief!! Theodora Frase leaves her quiet disposition to Pauline Jorgensen. Slow down, Pauline! I, Morris Harms, leave my knowledge of current events to anyone who wants it. Thelma Haskin leaves to Anna Trueman all of her tele- phone calls. ' I, Edythe Hawes, bequeath my purple blouse to Billie A. Betty Hughes gives to future Home Ec. classes her abil- ity to make children's garments. P I, Patsy Jacobsen, hereby bequeath to Lillian Literal my knowledge on how to skip school, and get away with it. KProvided someone tells her how, first.D I, Violet Jacobsen, leave- to brother Maurice my place on Dale's bike. Trouble is, the bike probably won't be around. I, Ferne Johnson, hereby will my' gay personality to Genia Walker. Give some away if you have too much, Genia. . To Joyce Noble goes Betty Lou Kahler's faithfulness in writing letters. - f I, Allen Linn, leave to Alice Brown my curly hair. Let it grow long, Alice. ' Wayne Myhre gives his dependability to Ronald Hawkins. No more skipping school, Ronnie, I, Margaret Oldorenj will to June Pinkerton my sources of transportation to dances. I, Betty Osborn, leave my musical and dramatic talents to Betty Jacobsen. 'Cecil Rankin wills his grade school interests to Ronald Kirkpatrick. y Viola Sanders bequeaths to Shirley Linn her story-tells ing abilijyi' Entertain the Home EC. classes after she' s gone, Shirley. Kathleen Stonex wills her job of carrying letters to school to Eileen Spoons. You're in for a job now, Eileen. I. Dale Wood, leave to Lawrence Extine my athletic abil- ity. Start working, Lawrence. 4 lQ.Russell Workman, hereby will to Loren Arnold my in- ability to keep on the road. What do you think Loren wants with a trait like that, Russell? We, the class of '43, hereby bequeath our many happy high school days to all of the future O.H.S. students.