Prophetstown High School - Prophet Yearbook (Prophetstown, IL)

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rest of the Wwould-be 'sheiks'N in school. Examples: Clark Woolums and John Bauer. Keith Curry leaves Donna Jo with no one to dodge while she is trying to get to school. Dean Dorathy leaves Hwinnien Thede and her Buick to go back to the farm and keep on herding the model WAN. Brace Baldwin leaves his ability to stumble around the ballroom to Clyde Toppert. Earl Brooks wills his ability to trip people in the study hall to Dean Larson. Harry Farrell leaves his technique in herding his big gray bus around to anyone who thinks he is man enough to handle it. Jean Clary leaves her giggle to Helen Oetzel. Ruth Bayles leaves her ability to play basketball to the freshmen girls. It seems as if they need any ability that they can get. Bill Johnson leaves his artistic ability to the art- ists of the next annual staff. nFennoN Wilson leaves his cute little ncookie dustern to Eileen McCoy, who, we are informed, will be tickled with it. Daisy Van De Wostine leaves her ability to sew to Jim Mathis who intends to have a career as a tailor. Marilyn Hansen leaves Amos and his Nnew earn to ride to and from school all by themselves. Phyllis Heller leaves her ability to wear the latest styles and Ndoodadsu, including umbrellas and kerchiefs, to Shirley Hodge. Bill Zinser leaves Jane Stewart to Slate Morris as Bill claims she doesn't even know how to cook. Wwhitien Zinser leaves his excess bushy hair to Mr. Mum art. Jack woolums leaves Clark to take better care of the women than he has.

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CLASS WILL we, the dignified members of the distinguished class of 1940, leaving our dear old P. H. S. and believing our- selves to be both physically and mentally sound, and quite capable of giving advice, do hereby give and bequeath these certain accomplishments, characteristics and what-not to those whom we see are fit to receive them. We express our deepest gratitude to Mr. Mummart, who taught us the difference between right and left by making us practice it on the stairwaysg to Mr. Layman, who tried to penetrate our somewhat uninterested selves with American historyg to Mr. Lindsay, whom the girls didn't know very well but always thought he had the cutest smileg to Miss Rumble, who had to stand at least three years of our pres- ence in her English classes and who so ably directed our talented class in our plays, to Miss Murray, who so will- ingly helped us with the anm al and who so ably helped the P. H. S. Syncopators with her little old saxophoneg to Miss Forney, who directed our way around the libraryg to Miss Smith, who came to P. H. S. our senior year but who strug- gled with some of our great mathematicians, to Miss Thor- elius, who also came this year and taught us how to cook and sewg to Mr. Olmstead, who taught us the Udo, re, min of music, to Mr. Perrin, who taught some of us to use our energy for tooting horns instead of talking so much, to Coach Craig, whose beaming face we were honored on several occasions to see before our student bodyg and last, but not least, we would like to express our gratitude to Mr. Week- ley, the capable custodian of our building. We will our good behavior to the underclassmen, so we know they won't cause Mr. Weekley a lot of trouble. Also, we do individually bequeath the following: Jean Lawrence, the senior class spit fire, leaves WGusW to do or die all by himself. Anita leaves Bob in the expert care of Marjorie Van Rycke. Marjorie started her duties a little early. She even tried to run Anita out of office this year. Jana leaves her ability as a writer to anyone who thinks that he or she is capable of filling her shoes. We would rather Jana would keep her ability because'Bhets doing excellently with it herself. Jack Murphy leaves his Hromanticn personality to the

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Owen Packer leaves his ability to argue with Miss Murray, and his wit, to Elmer. We have, after much obser- vation, concluded that Elmer is in dire need of anything that we can give him. NMikeN Warner leaves his ability to tell stories to any member of the coming basketball squad who has a de- sire for it. NMikeW says he'll be glad to keep the person supplied with the latest yarns. Glenn wheat leaves Barbara Campbell to his dear little brother. Marian Olmstead, the whiz of the keyboard, leaves her ability to be remembered, because as yet there is no one who can equal it. Mable Currie leaves her outstanding sneeze to Juanita McNamara. Juanita already has a good one now, but with her own and Mable's together, maybe one of the walls will fall down and then there might be a vacation. Pauline Garrison leaves to go back to Lyndon. Jean Gibson leaves her headaches after late dances to Edith Anderson. Jane Shearer leaves with pleasure. Ruth Hoogerwerf leaves because she's a senior, she's met the requirements for graduation, and so why stay here? Luella Ackeberg leaves her position as librarian to Richard Johnson who is the all-around business man of our institution. Anna Hvalgren leaves uGeorgieN to wish she were caming back and to wish that he had become wise before this year. Lillian Hyalgren leaves her knowledge of American his- tory to all of the juniors. will they ever need it! Betty Jane Plumley leaves her scholastic record to Charles Hodge, who probably wouldn't think of taking it. Kathryn Raser leaves her quiet ways to Lois Groharing, and maybe she could pass a few on to Rita Rodee. Marie Rodee leaves to raise a few chickens--just get- ting used to farm life.