Parkersburg High School - Top Talk Yearbook (Parkersburg, IA)

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Dedication The Class of 1959 wishes to dedicate this the 1959 Crusader, to Mr. Max Morrison. This simple act of dedication is meant to be a lasting symbol of our deep gratitude to you whose guidance, stern tete-a-tetes, and moral support has lead us to this, one of our first goals in life. Contained on this dedication page is more than these printed thoughtsg here also is our respect, our good wishes for the future, and our inexpressible thanks to you ----- Mr. Morrison.

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Class Will We, the seniors of 1959, being physically fit and mentally sound, leave our last will and testament on this first day of May, nineteen hundred and fifty nine, the following worthy possessions and all our ways to the following. I, Judy Adelmund, will my ability to sing fespeciallyNHound Dogl to Lois Hobbs. I, Mildred Adelmund, will my friendliness to Dorothy Alberts and Betty Hassman in hopes they will make good use of it. I, Jim Allison, will my ability to fit in the senior class to any new student. I, Darrell Brandt, will my hours spent working at Onnen's D-X station to pay my gas bill to George Duckett. I, Joyce Brocka, will my past affections of Russ Simon to Bren Herberts in hopes that they might get together. I, Deanna Buss, will my file on all the boys I know to Bonnie Tjepkes who knows a lot of boys but doesn't have a file. I, Jerry DeVires, will my good luck withthe Sallies to any boy in the junior class who thinks they can equal it. I, Ronnie Dickes, will my ability to make love over the phone to Esther Peters so that the neighbors will continue to have free entertainment after I graduate. I, Dennis Duckett, will the thrill of being engaged in my senior year to Dennis Schuck and Sandy Cuvelier in hopes that they may enjoy the thrill together. I, Don Haack, will my ability to hug the death seat with only my curly locks showing to Stubb Huisman who already has the curly locks. I, Jim Hammar, will my one night remembrance of Lois Hobbs to Rodney Jungling who has a spurned love for her. I, Henrietta Henrichs, will my chauffeur's license faccommodating boys onlyl to Shirley Hook. I, Jim Hosch, a STOUT hearted man, will my nights spent at the Burr to Russ Simon who goes there for reasons other than mine. I, Vic Junker, will my liking for New Hartford girls to Don Anderson because I think he may have lost some of it after last Wednesday night. I, Clarence Karsjens, will my piano playing friend to Larry Asche in hopes he might look after her when I am not around. I, Dave Knock, will my ability to blush when caught in an embarrassing situation to Mike Allison who I know has never been ernbarrased. I, Joyce Knudson, will my good luck with a certain college freshman to Maxine Schwerdtfeger who seems to be having her own share of good luck. I, Ken Kyhl, will my ability to escape a certain senior girl to Dennis Bartels who also has had trouble with the same girl. I, Ken Luhring, will my ability to ask stupid questions to Merle Schrage who may be edging me out. I, Phyllis Meester, will my bookkeeping papers to next year's bookkeeping class in hopes that they may profit from them as much as this year's class did. I, Delores Miller, will my hickies to Delma Tammen who pawns hers off as birth marks. We, Velma Meyer and Carol Pruisner, will our diamonds to Sharon Ulfers because she's bound to get one, one way or another, and from one guy or another, so we might as well add to the collection. I, Kate Mulder, will my good times with the Allison boys to Lois Kollman and Shirley DeGroote who already have had their share of good times. I, Al Pruisner, will my wavy locks to Dick Brouwer because I think that with his sideburns and wavy locks he will be able to continue his good luck with the freshmen as I have. I, A-L-V-I-E S-L-U-I-T-E-R, will my 2 1!2 hours sales talk to Bev Dickes who I hear gave her sales talk in 5 minutes. I, Dick Snittjer, will Phyllis Meester to no one---I'm keeping that wealth for myself. I, Judy Spain, will my endless desires togo with a certain senior boy to a certain junior girl Qconfidentially from J, S. to J. SJ I, Karen Spain, will my heart burning interest in a certain bachelor teacher to Nancy Wahl, who may be able to use my tactics on the new single coach next year. I, Duane Tjabring, will my used 8x10 colored picture to Joan Smiens. Signed and sealed this first day of May, nineteen hundred and fifty-nine.