Plainfield High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Plainfield, IL)

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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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REPRESENTATIVE STUDENT Recipient of the American Legion and D. A. R. Awards BARBARA GEORGE Always there to assume responsibility .... willing to give a helping hand when- ever it is needed .... sure to do a job and do it well .... interested in all phases of school life .... ready with a friendly smile or cheerful word .... these phrases are apt descriptions of Barbara George, who has been selected for all three of the senior girls' honors—Representative Student and recipient of the American Legion and D. A. R. Awards. 28