Pekin High School - Commentator Yearbook (Pekin, IN)

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their mutual friendship to Margie Martin and Nancy Young. Polly Bush wills her ability to write love letters to Ruth Law. Betty Curtis wills her collection of ro- mantic poems to Coleta Norris. Helen Woodward wills her shorthand ability to all future shorthand students. Cecil Lew.is wills his handsome fa-ce and golden voice to Richard Targonski. Reed Motsinger leaves his natural born meanness to Willis Kay. Richard Cox wills his hookey playing tricks to the Junior Boys, who up to now are ,innocent of such acts. Doris Stewart leaves her old worn out report cards to Jewel Purlee to worry about. Carroll Linn leaves his awkardness to Darrell Hottel. Alice Colglazier wills her helpful nature to Faye Lewis. Nellie Bateman wills her discarded love letters to Betty Wilson and Ginger Baker, cause she has too many to wish on one per- son. Robert Reiche wills his sense of humor to Vernis Pixley. Richard Marshall leaves his cute blush with all the boys at P. H. S. Lizzie Miller leaves her best wishes with everyone. We make, constitute and appoint our beloved, sponsors, Mrs. Baker and Mr. Pur- cell, to be executrix and executor of th.is our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed our seal, t-his the nineteenth day of May, A. D. 1950. The Senior Class of Pekin High School. Witnessed by: Elizabeth Miller Betty Baxter Ilene Bowling SENIGR CLASS PROPHECY Fellow Seniors! I have invented the much sought-after hydrogen bomb. Sin-ce none others than yourselves are worthy of the honor of seeing the first explosion, I have called you together for this purpose. We are ready for the explosion! Prepare your- selves! What an awful fog. No, I remember now, it is the effect of the bomb. I see the earth far away. Now it is coming closer, and I can see all over the United States. It looks so different, it seems to be much later. Yes, it is-1960. That woman out in Hollywood looks familiar. I believe it is Margie Bywater. She is the head of the make-up department at M-G-M. The star she is fixing up is none other than Betty Baxter. I wonder where Betty is going now? She seems to be on her way to pose for an artist. Hmm, the sign on the door says: Wilma Richard - Por- traits. What .is Raymond Leach doing in that white gown? I see, he is a dentist, and there is Manuel Wingfield, the new dental inspec- tor, looking over Dr. Leach's tools. Well, well, I see a rancher over there in Arizona who looks familiar. He should, for it is Orville Brough, and there goes his wife, Ilene Brough, into their 81,000,000 home. What is that woman. doing who is shut up in that little room by herself? It is Ester Prather writing her book, My Adventures in Hawaii. Down there in Texas is the best sight yet. Carroll Linn is on his -goat farm, and, one of the goats is getting the best of him. There they go, taking him to the hospital. Look who is going to operate! It is Dr. David Koltenbah and his nurse is-of all things- Rae Martin. That is certainly a pretty nite club -down in New Orleans, Lewis' Nite Spot. Why that man is Cecil Lewis, and there is Jerry Sharp, Cecil's new pianist and singing sen- sation. There is Gale Temple and Howard Bur- nett. They must be Mr. and Mrs. by now. That little girl by Gale does look like Howard. They are stopping to talk to someone. It is Marvin Kay and Lowell Gray. Let's see what they are saying. Marvin is a basket- ball coach, with farming a si-de line. It seems he has just lost a ballgame. Lowell is doing very well for himself as the owner of the Happy Cripple Crutch Co. That policeman, Reed Motsinger, is doing his duty. He is taking Richard Cox in for speeding. The judge sure is strict. I wonder if I know him. My goodness, it is our friend, Danny Elrod. I see a nice bunch of chi-cken hou-ses down there. I wonder who owns them? Let's see Churchman KL Marshall-Baby Chicks. I see Tom XL Dick in their office, and there .is Helen Woodiward, she has been awarded a prize for taking 350 words per minute in short-hand. That is a nice hospital in Danville, Illi- nois. I -can see Lawrence Brock .in there pacing back. and forth. There comes nurse, Charlene Hall, with his baby girl. Yes, the Baby does resemble Mimi! Whois that guy the police are about to arrest for disturbing the peace? I believe it is,-yes, .it's Ray Roberts coming home after a thrilling ballgame.

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Now we have come to a place in the path of life where it leads in several directions. But no matter where we go in this world, we will always be grateful to our parents for the privilege of going to this school and to the teachers who were so patient with us. We wish to bid the school a fond farewell. Martha Morris Mary Lou Bishop SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of Pekin High School, Washington County, State of Indiana, being indisputably of sound and disposing mind and memory and about to pass out of existance, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all former wills made by us at any time heretofore. ARTICLE I We give and. bequeath to our dear fac- ulty, who have instructed us through these four distructive years, a sweet and unbroken succession of restful nights and peaceful dreams. We leave to them also all the start- ling information that we have furnished them from time to time from various exam- ination papers. ARTICLE II To our successors, the Junior Class, We leave our prestige, our dignity and our seats in the Senior row. May they make the best of their last year. ARTICLE III For the Sophomores, alas we have noth- ing to offer that would seem of value to the class that has everything, so we leave them the privilege of becoming Juniors next year. ARTICLE IV To the Freshmen, bless their hearts, we bequeath all our -dreams that never came true, our ambitions that we never quite acheived and our once shining belief in the es-sential rightness of all things. ARTICLE V To everyone at P. H. S., to all those who share and will share the love we feel for our beloved Alma Mater, we leave our blessing an-d our solemn pledge of unwavering loyalty. ARTICLE VI Carol Dennis wills her no longer flaming love for Borden to Glenda Sifers. Bob Hein wills his fading interest in Salem to Oscar Mendel. Lawrence Brock leaves his will power with Mimi Koltenbah so she will have the courage to finish s-chool without him. David Koltenbah wills his threee-year old note book with all its horrible pictures and gruesome -characters to Von Marshall. Ilene Bowling wills her 3's in conduct to any future Bowling that might happen to pass this way. Orville Brough wills everything but Ilene Bowling to Norman Ross. Danny Elrod wills his burr haircut to Sue Dennis. He always wondered how it would look on a girl. Ester Prather, Virginia Walton. Mar- jorie Bywater, and Charlene Hall will their ability to get passes -from Mrs. Baker to all her future students. Raymond Leech leaves his baby face with Howard Wingfield so he can please all the girls. Betty Baxter wills her -dangerous secrets to Mary Motsingerg Mary, we advise you to lock them up. Marvin Kay wills his Herculean phy- sique to Roscoe Leech. Virgie Smith wills her personality and courage to Irma Losson. Rae Etta Martin leaves any interest she may still have in Borden to Nancy Young. Ray Roberts wills his girlish ways to Max Anderson. Donna Green wills her mathematical ability to Shirley Hall. Tommie Churchman leaves to his bro- ther Gene, his position as captain of the basketball team. Romilda Wells leaves her loyalty to Mary Lou' Rose. Manuel Wingfeild wills his ability to refrain from going with girls to Don Sellers. Jerry Sharp leaves his love for the Soph- omore girls to Loraine Cauble Lowell Gray wills his outfgrown crutches to Bobby Fessel. Lois J effs wills her slogan, I hate men, to Janice Cox. Martha Morris and Mary Lou Bishop will their quiet manner to Loretta Purlee and Ruth Smith. Wilma Rickard wills her love making technique to Betty Jo Price. Howard Burnett and Gale Temple will their seat in the back of the bus to any young lovers who can use it profitably. Marilyn Thixton and Wilma Geifs will

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Martha Morris is entertaining two other housewives in a gab fest over the back fence. lt is Betty Curtis and Mary Lou Bishop. At least those were their names in High S-chool. Oh! oh! there goes the phone! Even after years of married life, Martha still gets ex- cited when he phones her. There is quite a party going on down there. It seems to be all married couples. There are Lizzie and Don Johnson, Nellie and Johnny James, Virginia and Bob Hogan, Doris and Laurel Purlee, Romilda an-d Bob Abner, and Donna and Sonny Green. Now look over there in the corner, still fussin', feudin', and fightin' are Carol and Bob Mosier and Polly and More McKinley. Won- der if they've been doing such all these years! What's this? My, Pekin H'gh has changed. Just look inside. No wonder! Bob Hein is now Superintendent, and Alice Col- glazier has taken Mrs. Baker's place as Home Economics teacher, since Mr. and Mrs. Baker have retired to their home in Florida. Now, just look .in the Principal's office, there is Wilma Geffs, the new principal, with Virgie Smith, the School Secretary. Mr. Martin has a huge farm outside of Pekin, and has quit teaching. Who is that Alice is talking to? He looks familiar. It is Robert Reiche. He is now a salesman for Marilyn Th.ixton's Nutricious Foods Co. lt seems that the company's head foods expert, Lois Jeffs, has discovered a better way to make chili. Mr. Kennedy is a very happy coach just 1.ow. After ten years, Pekin finally won the tourney. Miss Mull and Mr. Purcell have now gone into business for themselves. Miss Mull is now married and has a typewriter repair shop. Mr. Purcell has a wood,-working shop. Mrs. Hilton has just returned home from a trip to Italy. At last, she has seen what she has talked about for years. There is a poster on a 'fence with a pic- ture of one of our teachers, Mr. Hudkins. He has quit teach.ing, and it now seems that he is a rising star in the Held of dancing. Since the pupils in Borden are so well behaved, Mr. Axe andi Mr. Oldridge are now teaching' there. It is getting foggy again. I can't see anyth.ing. Now, it is beginning to clear once more. We are back in the school house. Maybe we never did leave. Who kmrws? Donna Green