Onarga Township High School - Onarquois Yearbook (Onarga, IL)

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a THE ’45 ON ARQUOIS □ I. WILLIAM “Bill” COX, do hereby will and bequeath my football suit and shoes to Kenneth “Kennie” Palmer. I, RICHARD “Dick” PETERS, do hereby will and bequeath my rank in the infantry to Burt “Song Bird” Keever. We, the SENIOR BOYS, do hereby will and bequeath our special locker-room privileges, and special reserved chairs in the office to next year’s Senior boys. We, the SENIOR GIRLS, do hereby will and bequeath our ability to wreck the com- merce room’s equipment to next year’s Senior girls. In witness whereof we have affixed our seal this Twenty-First day of March in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Five. Witnesses: B. O. Gabulowitsch, L. S. Dnepropetrovsh, M. F. T. Salonski. □ □ The seniors are a funny race. They lord it over all. They never sleep, nor shut their face, Except in Study Hall. □ □ Eleven senior boys, thought they were men. Uncle Sam called, and then there were ten. □ □ A senior’s life is filled with work. Of course it is! Now don’t you smirk. □ □ The seniors go to class each day. “Oh, please no tests,” is what they say. □ □ The seniors hurry home at noon, For one o’clock rolls 'round so soon. □ □ The seniors loiter home at night. They have to work? You bet that’s right.

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□ THE 45 ONARQUOIS □ Senior Qlass 'UUll □ □ We commit this to be the final will and testament of the 1945 Senior Class: I, REX “Sport” MITCHELL, do hereby will and bequeath my position as manager of the Mode Theater to Leo “Possum” Kan-osky. I, DUANE “Ridgeville Tech” BRANTLEY, do hereby will and bequeath my “16 cylinder Model A Ford” to June Hahne. I, EVELYN “Flash” RUECK. do hereby will and bequeath my interests in the Army Intelligence division to anyone who can use a little extra intelligence. I, PAUL “Daddy” SCHNURR, do hereby will and bequeath my Sonny boy” Spec Pierce, to Wilma Krause. I, GLEA “Jock” THORNE, do hereby will and bequeath my soft padded arm chair in the office to Wendell “Brains” Orr. I, KENNETH “Elsie” STERRENBERG, do hereby will and bequeath my line, Plymouth, (the rubber bands that runs it too) to Eddie Forrest. I, “BLANCHE “Coogan” LINDSAY, do hereby will and bequeath my 9:30 escapades to the next “red head” that takes over the corn-popping machine. I, JACK “Stupid” WRIGHT, do hereby will and bequeath my reoccurring F’s to next year’s Senior class dummy. I, ROBERT “Sheik” HOCKERSMITH. do hereby will and bequeath my way with women to David “Dope” Siebert. I, UTOPIA “La Hogue” KINCADE, do hereby will and bequeath my job as attendance taker to the next honest person that comes along. I, MARGARET “Peggy” UPHOFF, do hereby will and bequeath my job as the principal’s private secretary to Veda Mae Ebert. I, SHIRLEY “Red” NONNEMAN, do hereby will and bequeath my book on typing fundamentals to Marion “Hunt and Peck” Harris. I, DORIS “Porky” CUPP, do hereby will and bequeath my intentions to become a farmer’s wife to Marge Homer. I, ROBERT “Sonny” PIERCE, do hereby will and bequeath my daddy, Paul Schnurr, to Beverly “Bugs” Colebank. I, KATHRYN “Rainy Boy” MEINTS. do hereby will and bequeath my affection for a uniform to Mary Cox. I, SHIRLEY “Piggy” COLEBANK. do hereby will and bequeath my interest in Gilman to Nora Lewis. I, DONNA “Blondie” ARENDS, do hereby will and bequeath my bottle of peroxide to Betty Henry. I, BETTY “Red” BARNETT, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to cut up in all classes and study halls to Roy “Red Hot Ryder” Ficklin. I, WAYNE “Kangaroo” McNEIL do hereby will and bequeath my private long-listance telephone wire to Sam Henegar.

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□ THE ’45 ONAKQUOIS □ Senior Qlass Prophecy □ □ We three have been commissioned to look into the future of the graduating class of 1945. Last week we skipped, I mean signed out, of school, and borrowed Alley Oop’s time machine. Setting it for 1965 we stepped into the machine. Bill Fickle (one of the finer electricians of Onarga) had volunteered to operate this splendid machine in which we journeyed into the glowing future. We landed on a street corner and saw a huge neon sign reading, “Rabe’s Delicates-san”. We were greeted there by Professor Paul Eugene Schnurr Ph. D., B. A., ABC., W. P. A., etc., etc., head of the Agricultural Department of Ridgeville Technilogical School. He invited us to attend the annual alumni banquet being held at O. T. H. S. We made a quick trip in the Professor’s new helicopter and soon found ourselves seated in the giant gymnasium of O. T. H. S. We noticed a huge swimming pool where the Manual training room had been. We had a delicious meal of dehydrated vegetables, powdered dog biscuit, and Cosmic ray-treated oranges, topped off by a dessert of vitamin pills. After eating we looked about us and were immediately attracted by a dazzling red tie. At second glance we recognized Robert Hockersmith, the now famous matinee idol. You younger folks may not recognize him by that name, for he has taken the screen name of Mark Sable. He called our attention to the fact that all of the tasties on the Menu had been whipped up by Prof. Paul Schnurr in his lab. In the recreation room we found Kenneth Sterrenberg playing ping pong. Ken is the ping pong coach at the U. of D. (University of Delrey). In our conversation with him we asked how his team was doing. Ken said, “My team has lost 12 consecutive meets, but that’s all right, because I’m building character this year.” We heard the sound of sobbing in the corner and discovered that it was Miss Blanche Lindsay. Miss Lindsay informed us that she has been residing in the Old Maids’ home writing her Memoirs, entitled, “My Secret Loves”, or, “3 Ways To Robe the Cradle.” The next person who caught our eye was the former Katherine Meints, now known as Mme. Mitzi, the famous dress designer from Paris, who revolutionized the clothing industry by utilizing gunnysacks in her latest creation, “The Chicken Feed Special”. A delightful break came next, as we were entertained by William Cox, the debonair instructor of Arthur Murray’s Dancing School in Chicago. He demonstrated a new dance, “The Barnyard Shuffle”. He received the inspiration for this while vacationing at his farm. We were suddenly blinded by flash light bulbs of photographers, who were taking pictures of that renowned model of the “Kleen ’Em Fine” Toothpaste Co., Miss Shirley Non-neman. She was discovered by a talent scout,