Plainfield High School - Silhouettes Yearbook (Plainfield, IN)

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CLASS WILL CONT. i, Virginia Cokain, do wil I and bequeath myseventh hour typing class to Bobby Sam Con- somus, who already has learned to cal I the typewriter names when it makes mistakes for him. I, Esther Daum, do will and bequeath myability to havesomething to say ready for every occasi on to Connie Orner, which was wi I led to me in 1950 by Ani ta Owens. I also throw in my height. I, Rowena Deifz, do will and bequeath my ability to be in the wrong place at the right time to anyone who can be in the right place at the right time, and all my old scrap paper and ink eradicator from bookkeeping to Joy Mays and Janis Hodgin. I, David Eads, do will and bequeath my flawless bass voice to Robert Milhous, for future use in the chorus. I, Norma Groninger, do wi 11 and bequeath my abi I i ty to say I am against al I but one boy and mean it, to Marilyn Burns. I, Pat Hines, do will and bequeath my nose that won't bleed in football practice to Joe Cox. I, Ronald Hubbard, do will and bequeath my quietness to Sonny Harris. I, Diana Hughes, do wil I and bequeath my ability to organize and plan to Mr. Gwin who will be lost without me tohelp him next year. I also bequeath my father, Mr. Claude Hughes, to any other student by the same name who feels he wants him. I, Carol Johnson, do will and bequeath my secret ability to Bill Kniesly. I, Birt Kellam, do will and bequeath my parliamentary ability to anyone fool enough to be a senior president. I, Karen Kelso, do will and bequeath my good looks to my brother, Keith. I, Earl Kirk, do will and bequeath myability to get along with Mr. Hughes, to Wiley Skinner. I, James McCombs, do will and bequeath my perfect attendance to Jerry Curtis. This in- cludes my ability never to be late. I, Ei leen McNel ly, do wil I and bequeath my Drum Maj orette abi I i ty to Patty Herring lake . I, Beverly Martin, do will and bequeath my quiet disposition to Bob Harvey. I, Jean May, do will and bequeath my singing ability, by request, to Nancy Doane. I, John Mi I Is, do wi 11 my abi I i ty to keep Mr. Hughes in a very good frame of mind to Don Whitaker and Clyde Fields. I, Janet Murphy, do will my ability to keep a straight face to Esther Pell . I, Phyllis Murphy, do will and bequeath my quietness to Jackie Johnson. I, Jack Myers, do will and bequeath all the old Quakers and the used chewing gum stuck in between the pages to Patty VanLandingham . I, Tom Myers, do will and bequeath my ability to hit my head on the rim of the basket- ball goal to my brother, Don. I, Claudettea Parker, do will and bequeath my ability to be heavy and still be active in all sports to Nancy Gray. 24

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1952 We, the Senior Class of 1952, of the Town of Plainfield, County of Hendricks, and the State of Indiana, being of what we hesitate to call a sound mind (however, since we have to get this over with, we wish to be accepted as such for now), do ordain and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, thereby making any other wills null and void: ARTICLE I: To the faculty, with whom we have spent four long years, we leave all our records, bad andgood, our unfinished homework, and themes, our flunked tests, our used excuse blanks, and last but not least, space for fifty-two more geniuses. ARTICLE II: To the Juniors, we bequeathall our power, such as it is, and all our ambitions to be the best class to graduate, to make use of it as best they may. ARTICLE III: We leave the sophomoresall our good intentions, and our good standing with all the faculty, except Mr. Pike. ARTICLE IV: To the freshmen, we leave our perfect attendance and the special privileges granted us by our own class. ARTICLE V: To our other heirs, the underclassmen, we bequeath the remainder of our most treasured possession: I, Johnny Aiken, do will and bequeath the holes in my convertible top to Mr. Albright. This also includes all the rust and the anti-freeze that leaked out. I, Jack Albright, do wi 11 and bequeath the dressing room scoreboard to Dick Hal I, and the ability to get along with all the teachers including Mr. Albright I bequeath to my brother, Jim. I, Roy Archer, do will and bequeath my hidden ability to any junior who desires to con- tinue the search. Good Luck! I, Bob Arnold, do will and bequeath my supreme ability to learn and remember batting averages to Glen Miles, to make use of it as best he can. I, Barbara Asher, do will and bequeath my personal encyclopedia of Armed Service ad- dresses to Judy Ratcliff, since I have found that one Air Force fellow is sufficient, also all my used adhesive tape, ribbon, and yarn from boys' class rings. We, Virginia Brown, Carole Wilson, and Shirley Spear, do will and bequeath our ability to pester Mr. Albright in Government class and get by with it to Rachel Hampton, Jackie Johnson, and Sonny Harris. I, J. B. Carr, do will and bequeath the marks left by by football cleats to Jimmy Tague. I, Joseph Case, will and bequeath my ability to get a broken leg and not finish out the football season to Stuart Hancock. 23

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I Bob Pepper, do will and bequeath my ability to be at school at least one third of the time to Jerry Curtis. I Raymond Perkins, do will and bequeath my musical ability to Tom Hession. I, Ronald Potts, do will and bequeath my typing ability to Bill Layman. ], Norval Reece, do will and bequeath my ability to grow a goatee for football to fresh- man, Alan Gorman. I, Donald Reeves, do will and bequeath all my Hot-Rod magazines, and the left front tire off my red model A and its supersonic Non-Stop Brakes which gave me manyexciting moments to Ivan Albright. I, Jewell Retherford, will my good times in high school and my ability to make average grades to my brother, Earl. I, Patty Roth, do wil I and bequeath my ability to have been there, wi I led to my be Kilroy, to Marilyn Johnson. I, Sharlene Shelley, do will and bequeath my towering heighth to Jerry Pike and my front teeth to Arthur Snodgrass. I, Dick Shrake, do will and bequeath my ability to make all conference team to Don Groninger. I, Wilma Skirin, do will and bequeath my ability to always have a brilliant remark to Trela Chandler. I, Charles Snodgrass, do wi 11 and bequeath my abil ity to square dance to Chuck Cummings. I, Robert Stewart, do will and bequeath my shyness to my brother, Dick. I, Phillip Stultz, do will and bequeath my ability to stay awake in Government to Stu Hancock. I, Harold Thomas, do will and bequeath my title of Herk to Bruce Trent. I, Barbara Trent, do will and bequeath my position on Block's High School Fashion Board, willed to me by Joyce Fleck, which was willed to her by Jean Ann Jessup, to Marjolane Kellam. I, Patty Warriner, do will my ability to write to three boys and go with another to Wanda Bottoms. I, Patty Weddle, do will my ability to live in Mooresville, and go steady with a Moores- ville boy, and still remain loyal to Plainfield, to Jerry Lou Johnson. I, Lloyd Young, do will my athletic ability to Gordon Dawes. ARTICLE VI: We, the Senior Class of 1952, do herebyappoint the class of 1953 to be the exe- cutors of our last wi 11 and testament. In witness whereof, we have set our hand and seal on this 16th day of May, 1952. THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1952, P.H.S. Signed, sealed, published, and declared as its last will and testament by the above named Senior Class in our presence, who at the request of that class and in its presence and in the presence of each other, sign our names in witnesses thereto. 25