Petroleum High School - Panther Yearbook (Petroleum, IN)

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Class Poem CLASS OF F IFTY-THREE We are the students of fifty-three a smarter class is yet to be: Our laurels of credits we now may say, Accomplished by hard work and little play. We entered as Freshies green and shy Coming to learn the wherefore and why Of subjects to us then vague and dim, But we worked with a will determined to win Next year we were the Sophies gay, Easily having our own sweet way, With lots of parties and lot of pep 'Twas then we received our wonderful rep Then as Juniors our work piled high, We struggled vainly to reach the sky, Made Seniors and teacher sit up and look As we wisely expounded on every book. We've weather the storm of credits and grade We've learned that poets are born, not made We've all decided to succeed, and that, We'll be sharp, be natural, but never be flat -

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CLASS WH-L We, the Seniors of 1953, of the Petroleum High School, county of Wells, state of Indiana, being of sound minds, broadened by four years of the most thorough education, and about to depart from this harbor of good times and little hard work, do hereby declare and publish this, our last will and testament. ARTICLE I We, the Seniors, do bequeath to the members of the Junior class the title of Seniors and all our dignity whileibearing such title. For the protection of their property during their high school career we, the Seniors, do bequeath to the Sophomiores our dear friend, Buck. To the Freshman class, we, the Seniors, do hereby bequeath the art of cheating whenever it proves necessary. ARTICLE II Unto Mr. Walter we bequeath one pair of horn-rimmed spectacles complete with chain and padlock. To Mr. Flick we will what is left of our brains after making those Big Business Dealsf' We 'will our many perfect reciiations in Government class to Mr. Collom. We bequeath unto Mrs. Gordon our best wishes in getting a good singing class. To Mr. Brown, we bequeath a whole new set of text books due to improper use of the old ones. Our knowledge of dressmaking, we do bequeath to Mrs. Blessing. We will to Mrs. Mead what remains after the other members of the faculty have been satisfied and we give her our many thanks for sticking by us for better oi- for worse. Alfi'1'ICLE lil I, Charles Barnes, will my nickname Charlie to Chaddie Cochran. my beautiful blond hair to Gene Allen, and my splendid record of conduct to Junior Stoner, I, Donna Brumbaugh, will my ability to get along with Mrs. Blessing to Arlene Gentis, my dark hair to Patty Lovell, and myself and all my belongings to my better half. I, Daphene Bunch, will my tallness to Donnie Brand. my ability to not have to ride the school bus- to Donnie Okey, and my art of skipping school to anybody who can think of a better pastime. I, Christine Egly, will my ability to miss school every month to go to Fort Wayne to Elizabeth Pink- erton, my studious nature to Marlene Isch, and my ability to have a steady boy friend to Janice Bates. I, Rex Gentis, will my physique to Mr. Flick, my nickname Smiley to Mrs, Blessing, and my car Ring Eye to anybody who thinks they can drive it. . I, Byron Myers, will my distinguished walk to John Young. my book on A Successful Hobo Life to Roger Grimn, and my title of The Biggest Lia1 ' to Kash Vanover. I, Norma Risser, will my shortness to Bob Stauffer. my sweetness to Betty Barnes, and my slimness to Betty Holloway. L Nancy Rosinski. will my blond hair to Connie Monce. my ability to drive other people's cars to Virgil Alberson, and my talent to get fun out of messing around to Jill Harshman. I, Shirley Schlagenhauf, will my art of saying much when there is little to be said to Carol Blocker, my remains after the annual is published to the nearest hospital, and my natural curly hair to Rosalee' Kirkwood. I, John Studebaker, will my rippling muscles to Jimmy Ramseyer, my interest in the Montpelier' girls to anybody who thinks they can handle them, and my l0c bottle of peroxide to Martha Harshman. I, Patty Wall, will my ability to understand Government to next year's senior class, my long hair to Elizabeth Bryan, and my ability to get along with the te3Ch9l'S to Duane White We hereby attest that the above constitutes the final will of the class of nineteen hundred and fifty- three. Signed: SENIOR CLASS

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