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THE SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1951, of the City of Plainfield, Commonwealth of Illinois, being of sound mind and memory, do make, pub- lish, and declare this our last will and testa- ment, in manner and form as follows: First: Norma Townill leaves her excellent art ability to the Honorable Roger Gaylord. Second: Joyce Wright hereby gives and bequeaths her cheerleading ability to Clar- ence Nash, at the price of three broken bones. Third: Barbara George leaves her person- ality and smile to Donna Rutten. Fourth: Alfred Weihofen leaves two feet of his height to Bill Milk—to be added within a period of one year. Fifth: Leroy Williams has given up his most desired position as president of the United States and nominated Senator Nelson Findlay to succeed him. Sixth: Bill Palmer leaves his ability of kicking the pigskin over the field goal to the future football star of P.H.S.—Dottie Flagg. Seventh: Ann Hickman leaves her ability to play the piano to Bob Fish and her intel- ligence to Joanne Schumacher. Eighth: Bud Grizell leaves his dancing ability to Melvin Ott to establish the Melvin Ott Dancing Studio. Ninth: Bob Reiter leaves his beautiful, wavy black hair to Jim Haag. Tenth: Wacky McArthur leaves his most prized possession, his red-ribbon piggies, to Norma Palmer to make them blue-ribbon winners next year. Eleventh: Merrill Pennington leaves his left pitching arm to the right arm pitcher, George Rutledge. Twelfth: Bob Wilson leaves his excuses to be used by Rose Mary Richter next year. Thirteenth: George Whitman leaves his quiet, dignified manner to Lorraine Lembke, to be used at all times. Fourteenth: Dick Gaylord gladly bequeaths his broken nose to Beverly Kiley. Fifteenth: Jean Chaplin, Shirley Davis and Joan Lockwood give their fast-moving typing fingers, used for putting out the 'Fielder, to John Homerding, Donna McDonald, and Helen Frazier. Sixteenth: Walt Watts leaves his woolly lambs to Pat LeKander to be used in estab- lishing a woolen blanket factory. Seventeenth: Norma Jean Graver leaves her blushing red face to Tom Fouser. Eighteenth: Bonnie Batson leaves her sincere friendliness to Irene Joslin. Nineteenth: Ralph Mauer leaves his abil- ity of getting through school the easy way to Arlene Funk. Twentieth: Velma Wilkening leaves her extra study halls to Vemel Banister. Twenty-first: Virginia McAlpin and Caro- lyn McMicken leave their short hairdos to Margery Rockenbach and Pat Fisher. Twenty-second: Joyce Lutter regretfully leaves her pierced ears to Lloyd Eberhard, who must always have a pair of earrings in them. Twenty-third: Jean Russell willingly leaves her position as editor of the Fielder to Jim Heiman. May he have as much trouble as she did getting it out on time. Twenty-fourth: Dick Kinzler regretfully leaves his hot-rod driving around town at noon to June Funk. Twenty-fifth: Audrey Banister leaves her ability as a seamstress to Bill Avery to establish a dress-making shop in Plainfield. Twenty-sixth: Fannie Byerley and Phyllis Nelson leave their good test grades in his- tory to Benita Kirkland, if she never goes above 60%. Twenty-seventh: Shirley Schempf leaves her quiet orderliness to Lois Hietschold to be used in 9th period study hall. Twenty-eighth: Gordon Pennington leaves his determination for making an undefeated football team as Joan Kern's responsibility. Twenty-ninth: Doran Huppert gladly leaves his high golf scores in P. E. to Mary Halbleib. Thirtieth: The entire Senior Class leaves their high percentage of Honor Roll students and their ability to throw successful parties to any of the three remaining classes which might wish to follow in their footsteps. 26
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don Pennington. In the short time that he's been in the movies, he's made sixty pic- tures and is starting on a new one this week. The name of it is The Mad Lover From Hong Kong. Don't miss it! Get your copy of Esquire now. Carolyn McMicken is the editor, and I hear that she draws her own cartoons. As the saying goes, you can do anything if you put your mind to it. Jean Chaplin is now a woman detective. When I saw her last, she was looking for clues in a garbage can. Her motto is, 'I always get my man.' Girls, for a better education, go to Vassar. LeRoy Williams, now known as Professor Wilhelmina, is teaching criminology, and you're bound to learn something. I asked him how he liked it and his only comment was, 'Georgel' Phyllis Nelson has finally found a solution to keeping her husband from working so hard. The last time she was in China, she found a ready-made brick mine. They both have been living in China for several years now, where they sell bricks to the people. She thinks that they can retire almost any time now. Velma Wilkening is a jockey now. Her horse has won the Kentucky Derby six times in a row. She has been chosen the jockey of the year. I hope none of you missed the annual Pole Vaulting Contest this year. Shirley Davis worked up to the championship and has set a new record. Since Sinatra has retired they have found a new and better crooner to replace him. It's none other than Garland Grizell. He's been in the hospital for the past six months, however, recovering from the effects of his last radio broadcast. Next time, girls, don't be so hard on him. Attention! Don't forget to tune in to Faye Emerson's old program on Monday nights over television. Joyce Wright has taken her place. They say she's even better than Faye. Every day in front of the Townill house I see a little green truck hauling a few of Norma's pets away. After Norma graduated, she decided to become a veterinarian. Instead of curing her pets, she seems to be exter- minating them, but she says that they're just experiments. The last person to let you down is Norma Graver. She's a traveling mortician now, and goes around the country teaching eager people her secret embalming method. Since Bonnie Batson eloped with a Frenchman, she has had to help him make a living. She's a model in Paris. Her name is Milo Capree, and I hear that she has acquired an accent. Audrey Banister has finally fulfilled her lifelong ambition of combining stock car driv- ing with a dare-devil act. Don't miss it! The Globe Trotters have employed Walt Watts as their cheerleader for next year. In his spare time he is to be assistant manager. He just loves sports. Well, Louella, that's all the news I have. Did you find any more? Maybe some more news came in while I was speaking. Yes, here's something about Doran Hup- pert. He's a foreign agent for Sears and Roebuck and spends most of his time in Paris. Wacky McArthur gave up the farm and moved to Venice. He runs a gondola service for all the lovers about town. He got tired of being a common farmer and just raising chickens. Dick Gaylord could- n't wait until he graduated so that he could join the Foreign Legion. He is now spending most of his time in the Sahara Desert teach- ing the Arabs how to play Canasta. I always thought he would make a good teacher. Hedda, we only have one second to sign off— Louella Funk and Hedda Joslin are sign- ing off—tune in again tomorrow—same time —same station. 25
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