Onarga Military School - Parade Yearbook (Onarga, IL)

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7 I S fit fj1 f Mau' Senior Class Officers of I944 DON SMITH RALPH GAST TED SCHMIDT President V109 PF9S1d9Ht Secretary Treasurer Class Flowci Gnidenia Class Colms MJCGIOQQJI Plaid Class Motto Lct us live while we live CLASS HISTORY ter Lynch and Frank Street in the fall of 1939 as eighth graders They were Joined the next year by Eddie Murphy Bob Schmidt and Asa Bonner The fall of 41 saw the arrival of and addition to the class of Fred Adams Ray Rmderer Don Smith and Wesley Marshall The ranks of the class were growing and as Juniors the class added Russell Rechka Phil Bailey Hubert Kelly ied Schmidt Bob Fortner Dar rell Davis Ronnie Furno Ralph Gast Raoul Gagne William Varriey and Bob Tallman The class was completed when Homer Erzinger and John Fortier en tered Onarga as Seniors The Onarga Military School graduating class of 1944 began with Wal-

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My f f ,Uawlfe CLASS WILL We the senlor class of Onarga M111tary School bemg composed of 1As and subject to the draft board s call at any moment do tender th1s as our last w1ll and testament I, Fred Adams do w1ll to Magor Stlenecker my trlple remforced trous ers made espec1ally for Slldlflg down banlsters I Phll Balley do wlll to Gordy Sherwood my mastery of the art of tylng tles and shoe laces I Asa Bonner glve unto George K1tSOS my 4F card I Darry Davls bequeath to Ralph Huston my untlrlng energy and commandlng VOICE I Rosle Erzmger w1ll to Capt Homer my beaten and battered cornet 1n hopes that some day he w1ll be as good on It as I was I Duff Fortler do w1ll to Llttle Soc Tallman my powers of dolng the 120 yd hlgh hurdles 1n slxteen seconds I Bob Fortner do w1ll to Rance all my broken drum stlcks so there w1ll be plenty of heat ln the dormltory next w1nter I Raoul Gagne do leave to Garvln my good luck Wxth the draftqsj I Ralph Gast confer to the Speedy Burns my ab111ty to get up at flrst call I K1nky Kelly do Wxll my beautlful head of halr to MISLGF Hales I Wally Lynch do leave to Mr Lester my Thesplan p1n and the ab1l1ty to make tear Jerkmg speeches on the spur of the moment I Wes Marshall do Wlll to Corporal Stehowsky my book entltled How to Get Better Passes More Often I Edd1e Murphy do w1ll Captain Davxs my patent formula for sleep mg m class wlth my eyes open I Russ Rechka do w1ll to each and every prep ln the Rankln House one Q13 dose of arsemc I Bob Schmldt do w1ll my ab1l1ty of handlmg women to Fred Vlllanl I Ted Schmldt do w1ll my pos1t1on as Edltor ln Chlef of the Onargosy to some unfortunate underclassman flt for nothlng better I Don Smith do w1ll to Captaxn Ludwlck my cheerful morn1ng dxs posltlon I Frank Street leave to Bob Sm1th my genlus ln flgurlng out prob lems 1n the h1gher planes of buslness arlthmetlc I Bob Tallman do W1ll to Moe Utters my blrd llke appetlte and dalnty ways of eatmg food I B111 Varney do wlll to Bxg Joe my mastery of the Engllsh language Attested TED SCHMIDT EDDIE MURPHY Tommy H1CkS WILHGSS Donnv He1n Wxtness Babble Joe Gravett Attorney at Law Q' f ' ' ' ,L J' V, 1 ' 1 . . . . , v 1 . , . v , - s r v r - v v v v ' 1 v y v v v - v y v v ' y v ' ' cz as - v v I4 xv v v ' . . . V s v Y 7 ' Y V - - v 1 ' 1 V - 9 1 - . V . . . 7 Y ' 1 , . Y ' ' , .