Rensselaer High School - Chaos Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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20 The Chaos 42. We bequeath Marjory Sprague ' s habitual grouchiness to Martha Grant. 43. We bequeath La Verne Paulus ' much-abused Ford to Elnora Wild. 44. We bequeath Orlan Swartzell ' s red hair to Dorothy Thompson. 45. We leave a small part of Genevieve Irwin ' s drawing ability to Allie Collins, because we know that ' s all he needs. 46. We leave Iris Comer ' s ability to have an ex-Senior on the string to Skinny Grant. 47. To the Juniors especially we wish to leave the privilege of an- noying the faculty with comic valentines and paper wads, disorder, and anything else that will help to promote a congenial understanding between the faculty and the students. 48. Last but not least we give to the Juniors the wonderful Exams which are always taken before leaving. We do hereby expressly appoint the faculty as executives of our last will and testament, with provision that this will be dealt with according to the aforesaid provisions. THE SENIOR CLASS OP ' 24. %

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The Chaos 19 19. We will and bequeath Donald Cornwell ' s ability to get Caesar to Gin Thompson. 20. We give Ed Ramp ' s stand-in with Mr. House to Don Smith. 21. We bequeath Francis Reeve ' s advoirdupois to Wesley Barry Reed. 22. We willingly give Martha Randle ' s rose-like blushes to H. P. House. 23. We give Reed Pennel ' s pull with the teachers to Boob Kars- ten. We hope he will make good use of it. 24. We give Earl Sutherland ' s good humor and merry Ha! Ha! to Bud, Nate Cookie Washburn. We hope that this will hide the dirty look that Nate always hands Miss Norris when she calls on him to recite. 25. We bequeath Laura Hurley ' s deep bass voice to Skinny Grant. 26. We give Ellen Kresler ' s tall, willowy form to- Ellen Marion. 27. We will, devise, and bequeath Lillian Kruse ' s loud, boisterous manner to Watson Fendig. 28. Into Doc English ' s care we leave Robert Leopold ' s mania for flirting with Miss Stahl. 29. We give Gin Ross ' steadfastness to one man to Elnora Wild. Yes, Polly, you ' re welcome. 30. We leave Maxine Martindale ' s excessive love of Mah Jongg to the firm of House and Harrison. 31. We bequeath Ruth Kepner ' s sheba haircut to Lavenna Malone. 32. We give Ralph Amsler ' s manly stride to James Iliff. 33. We lovingly bequeath Maurice Hammond ' s faulty alarm clock to Jeanette Murphy, because we think she needs it. 34. We bequeath Wayne Comer ' s black hair and brown eyes to Flash Hudson. 35. We will Mary Graham ' s excessive use of the powder puff to Irene Slaughter. 36. We bequeath Hollis May ' s ability to acquire demerits to John Hunt. It is our last wish that he may make a record like Shorty did. 37. We bequeath Ed Ramp ' s dancing ability to George Reed. 38. We will Dorothy Frye ' s ability to make Eskimo pie to Albert Northrop. 39. We bequeath Jimmy Hansen ' s liberality with chewing gum among the girls to Perry Marlatt. 40. We bequeath Julia Randle ' s love of being in a crowd, and good nature to Zelma Cockerill. 41. We will Martha Stanley ' s giggle to Genene Scott.

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The Chaos iettfiir Ub flrnpljmi Rensselaer, Ind., May 1, 1934. James Ellis .Arthur Hopkins, Successor to Billy Sunday, Winona Late, Indiana. Dear Jimmy: We were delighted to hear from you again. We have made every effort to locate the various members of the Class of ' 24, and will attempt to tell you the results of our search. We nave had great difficulty in finding one of our largest class- mates. Orlan Swartzell, whom we used to call Doc, is now a dapper little gentleman with black hair, a tiny black mustache, and a pointed goatee, selling the latest frocks to the smart Parisians, and speaking French, like one of Miss Stahl ' s pupils. Another one whom we had trouble finding is Julia Randle, who is teaching school in Honolulu. To offset this difficulty we readily found Max and Darold, as Mr. Fleming is editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune, and Mr. Robinson is the enquiring reporter. One of his questions the other day was answered by Miss Geraldine Roth, who is accompanist for Laura Hurley, whose soft low voice has made her a star in the Grand Opera. At one of Miss Hurley ' s recent recitals she sang an African Jazz Song, composed by the black-faced comedian in George White ' s Scandals. We Bad known this comedian when he was simply George Ballinger. No doubt yon have already heard that Francis Reeve is Slim Jam, the wonderful trapeze man in Sells Floto Circus, and that Virginia Eoss is tie highest paid dancer at Friar ' s Inn. The one farthest from the little school where we graduated is Dorothy Frye, who is teaching the little Eskimos how to make organdie dresses in Alaska. We take it for granted that you have seen Genevieve Irwin ' s com- mercial drawings for Marshall Fields and Company in the Chicago Tribune and other publications.