Pittsfield High School - Saukee Yearbook (Pittsfield, IL)

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CLASS WILL OF 1941 I, Mary June Little, do will and bequeath my dislike for red-haired girls to Betty Browning. I, Fred Earl Long, do will and bequeath my ability to sleep so peacefully in class to Charles Barber. I, Katherine Lovell, do will and bequeath my dark eyes to Dora Lee Main. I, Mildred Lowe, do will and bequeath my interest in dramatics to Carroll Shinn. I, Raymond Loyd, do will and bequeath my ability to jitterbug to Junior Barkley. I, Marietta McCartney, do will and bequeath my ability to hitch-hike to whomever can use it. I, Mona Lee McConnell, do will and bequeath my interest in Newburg to Barbara Wells. I, Betty Mays, do will and bequeath my interest in bookkeeping to George Nichol. I, Dean Niebur, do will and bequeath my interest in the opposite sex to Jesse Norton. I, Anna Lee Nicholson, do will and bequeath my place in the sextette to Genevieve Hoover. I, Edna Peecher, do will and bequeath my studious manner to Paul Edgar Stilwell. I, Lloyd Potter, do will and bequeath my wavy hair to Walton Lowry. I, Dale Ramsey, do will and bequeath my long eyelashes to Warren Lowe. I, Mary Katherine Riley, do will and bequeath my gentleness to Joe Bagby. I, Bob Rowe, do will and bequeath my artistic ability to Maxine Sweet. I, Floyd Ruble, do will and bequeath my car to anyone who can drive it. I, Winfred Ruble, do will and bequeath my ability to wink at girls to Leo Norton. I, Mary Lou Sanderson, do will and bequeath my dark brown eyes to Betty Renoud. I, Maxine Schafer, do will and bequeath my long blonde hair to Katherine Riley. I, Verna Mae Shepherd, do will and bequeath my interest in Camp Point to no one. I, Hayes Smart, do will and bequeath my China license to Johnson Stilwell. I, Ada Smith, do will and bequeath my prize Rocky to Rose Batz. I, Beulah Smith, do will and bequeath my bashful boy friend to Imogene Cannon. I, Evelyn Smith, do will and bequeath my vitality to Joe Tucker I, Gaile Smith, do will and bequeath my job to Dean Robinson. I, Guy Smith, do will and bequeath my dark complexion to Junior Leatherman. I, Ronald Smith, do will and bequeath my job as manager of the football team to Raymond Windmiller. I, Ernest Springer, do will and bequeath my nickname Iron Man to Jimmy Berthelsen. I, Glen Dale Steers, do will and bequeath my killer-diller way with the girls to Leon McFadden. We, Wilma and William Stone, do will and bequeath our twin tradition in P.C.H.S. to Geraldine and Gerald Main. I, Chet Sutton, do will and bequeath my ability to woo the girls on the bus to Charles Ward. I, Mack Tucker, do will and bequeath my role of Romeo to all Hull girls to Carl Penstone. I, Gene Voyles, do will and bequeath my short blonde hair to Danny Rose. I, Barbara J. Watson, do will and bequeath my interest in the Marines to no one at all. I, Paul Weil, do will and bequeath my interest in Blue Creek Hill to Harold Penstone. I, John Dee Williams, do will and bequeath my quiet way to Edward Watts. I, Delbert Willard, do will and bequeath my dark good looks to Lavon Hobbs. I, Guy Wombles, do will and bequeath my ability to be a general nuisance to Stuart Harshman. Twenty seven

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CLASS WILL OF 1941 , Rowena Ator, do will and bequeath my diamond ring to Alta llena Couch. . Eleanor Belknap, do will and bequeath my gift of gab to Betty Warren. . Joe Bennett, do will and bequeath my ability as a business manager to Eddie Furlong. , William Bergman, do will and bequeath my job in the jewelry store to anyone capable of handling it. . Marjorie Blacketer, do will and bequeath my quietness to Trudy Knox. . Bonna Ree Borrowman, do will and bequeath my interest in Kraut to no one. , Yale Bridgman, do will and bequeath my ruddy glow to Hugh D. Seibert. , Herbert Brokaw, do will and bequeath my short stature to Verdie Altizer. . Dorothy Brown, do will and bequeath my position as editor of the annual to anyone who wants the job. , Hubert Butler, do will and bequeath my slinky figure to Elmo James. Dorothy Capps, do will and bequeath my soft voice to Geneva Howell. , Wes Caughlan, do will and bequeath the tradition of red hair to Wanda Lee Zimmerman. . Lucille Clostermery, do will and bequeath my speed in shorthand to Onalee Griffeth. , Kermit Couch, do will and bequeath my rolling eyes to Bob Coultas. , Helen Dark, do will and bequeath my shyness to Dorothy Schlemmer. , L. L. Deam, do will and bequeath my cookies to Clay Irick. . Marianna Dell, do wili and bequeath my natural curly hair to Donna McGlauchlin. , Stuart Ducey, do will and bequeath my dimples to Bob Baughman. , Alfred Dunham, do will and bequeath my ride from Baylis to whomever needs it. , Melbourne Durr, do will and bequeath my sense of humor to Betty Nell McCarter. . Betty Eagle, do will and bequeath the traditional name of Eagle-Puss to Alice May. . Virgil Ervin, do will and bequeath my seat on the bus to anyone who wants it. , Frank Frazier, do will and bequeath my strange voice to Tommy Ince. , Cleon Galloway, do will and bequeath my tall stature to Vic Williams. , Don Ghrist, do will and bequeath my interest in a dark-eyed Sophomore girl to no one. , Louis Gicker, do will and bequeath my ability to play the trumpet to Roy Mink. , Marie Grimsley, do will and bequeath my short stature to Veto Gillings. , Linda Guthrie, do will and bequeath my memories of White Hall to anyone with nerve enough to take them. , Herb Haddock, do will and bequeath my quiet and shy manner to Elmer Great-house. , Marilyn Halk, do will and bequeath my engagement (?) ring to Helen Kibler. Mardell Hancock, do will and bequeath my sweet William to Helen Marqaret Belford. , Geraldine Hassett, do will and bequeath my sweet smile to Betty Hillman. , Ruth Heod, do will and bequeath my interest in the navy to Mardell Varner. . Harold Hillman, do will and bequeath my pleasing personality to all freshmen. . Billie Jon Howard, do will and bequeath my interest in Glen Dale to Dorothy Lasater. , Lawrence Keith, do will and bequeath my bashfulness to Wendell Colvin. . Bob Kern, do will and bequeath my aristocratic manner to Norman Durr. , Anna T. Kientzle, do will and bequeath my love of children to Gwen Davis. , Helen Killebrew, do will and bequeath my one and only boy friend to Maybelle Peck. . Bernadine Kingery, do will and bequeath my interest in Quincy to Glenno Holcomb. , Orville Lawson, do will and bequeath my ability to gossip to Wayne Messick. , Leo Leahr, do will and bequeath my quietness to Wayne Covington. , Leslie Leeper, do will and bequeath my ability to eat onions to anyone who can stand them. Twenty-six

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THE SAUKEE POW WOW OF 51 It's o grand day tor the Saukee Indian Pow-wow. The Seniors of '51 have worked hard in preparing and planning this event which will mean, perhaps for many alumni, the first visit home since their graduation in '41. The original square still stands, bordered by prosperous stores. The real change is in the expansion of the business district which has extended for two blocks, in a line completely surrounding the square. Every building is entirely masked by a false front, made for this occasion. Some appear as wigwams, some grass huts, others as covered wagons. Although the day is early, huge crowds are gathering in the courtyard. Every one is wearing a colorful Indian costume. The crowd is in a gay mood as one can judge from the cheers and bursts of laughter. Not an automobile is in sight. Covered wagons, horses, carts and dogs fill the streets which have been covered over by an old-fashioned corduroy road of logs. As we stand here looking at this array of celebration we see people grouping together. Perhaps a short stroll through the park would prove quite interesting. Here's a group of prosperous looking gentlemen. Why, it’s Joe Bennett, Yale Bridgman, Herb Brokaw, Alfred Dunham, Virgil Ervin, Lawrence Keith, Ernest Springer, Lloyd Potter, and Gene Voyles. The virtues of scientific agriculture are being expounded by Dean Robert Kern from the University of Illinois. From their comments we gather that all the problems of farming are finally solved. They certainly appear satisfied. However, we won't stop to talk as we'll see all of them at the dance tonight. My, My! Here's a group of fine young warriors. They have such a militaristic bearing. We'll have to inquire into the nature of this. Hello—it's none other than representatives from our nation's Army and Navy. There's Hubert Butler who's a First Lieutenant in the Army; L. L. Deam, an admiral; Floyd Ruble, an ensign in the Navy; Winfred Ruble and Guy Smith both airplane pilots with their mechanics, William Stone and Chester Sutton. Here is a group of charming young ladies. I wonder what makes the light so bright? It must be—yes it is, the diamonds. Let's see who all is in this group. There s Rowena (Ator) Yaeger, Mardell (Hancock) Bergman, Helen (Killebrew) Loyd, and Dora (McGlauchlin) Davis. Perhaps we'll meet the husbands at a later date. Caughlan Comments'1—This must be Wesley's own paper. We might go in and snoop about for awhile. Why, here's a whole lot of people we know. Cleon Galloway is just leaving. I guess he's hot on the trail of a story. And here's Leo Leahr who writes these beautiful articles on Advice to the Lovelorn . Yes, and here is Dean Niebur who writes those play-by-play discussions. It seems he features that vivacious Bonna Ree Borrowman, the famous sportswoman. She just signed a five-year contract to play softball with the Notional Women's Team. Then there's Marietta McCartney who is in United Europe now gathering material for her series of articles on the downfall of Hitler. Of course! There's Eleanor Belknap, the gossip editor. There's no time to talk around here, so we will move along. Here's a new store. Such a beautiful women's shop! Oooh, such glamorous models! That must be the owner, but heavens! It's a man! Why it's Orville Lawson. That scrumptuous blonde model must be Billie Howard, and there’s a very stunning model, Mary Katherine Riley. Yes, Geraldine Hassett is his seamstress, after Miss Mary Lou Sanderson does the designing. Quite a staff of girls. Tsk, tsk. We'd better hurry along before he tries to sell us something. Anything to get a model in action, is his motto. What, Ho! Something s gone wrong. There goes a horse-drawn cart bumping down the street! It's the doctor and his nurses. They have stopped now. Well! What a quaint scene. We're in Haddock's Butcher Shop. I guess Herbie has run Twenty-eight