Rensselaer High School - Chaos Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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- A 4 'CHAOS SENIOR CLASS WILL A 000000 ' We, the Senior Class of '25, believing ourselves of unsound mind, but generous hearts, do will and bequeath to the under- classmen the following property: . V ' First, we give our seats on the north side oi the assembly to the juniors, on the condition that they shall attempt to fill them as Well as we did and not leave them unoccupied during study periods. ' A To Keith Putt we bequeath Reuben Karsten's height and giant stride. Better go slow and grow into it,.Keith., To Lib Kresler we give Ursula Kohley's ability as a gold digger, on the condition that she not exceed the limit. To W'illie Malone we will and bequeath Gerald Jones's athletic ability. With the aid of this he should become a world champion. i To Francis Karry we leave Lucille Iliff's quiet and attentive ways in the classroom. We think he needs them. To Francie Grant we devise Paul Shafer's mammoth pedal appendages. -I-le has plenty to spare. W To Eugene Conrad we leave Esther McColly's scholastic ability, hoping he will make good use of it. - To Sister Ihne H we bequeath Pete Hudson's charter membership in the Hiking Club, and we hope that he can stand the initiation. To the Field Museum we leave Iva Folger's curios in Lafayette. V To Edward McEliresh we devise Albert Leavel's business ability, and we hope he will tind the energy to use the same after he receives it. f . To Thomas Inkley and Zora Swartz we will and bequeath Eva Folger and jack Grant's case, hoping to prove thus our ability as matchmakers. To Sheik Randle we leave Howard Parks's love for grade girls, hoping he will continue the conquest. To Elizabeth Lamson we give Luella Karsten's good nature, because a smile goes a long, long way. f To Sonny Fendig we bequeath Billy Grant's out-of-town dates, expecting him to improve upon the record. To Margaret Myer we devise Bernice Maxwell's graceful walk, with the advice that she not try any long hikes until she gets used to it. To Swede Bengston we leave Marvin Ihne's hard-boiled ways and caveman-tactics, in order to prevent his wasting too much time on his school work. ' To Chic Chamberlin we give Lola Smith's Herculean hgurc. , To Beef May we bequeath Harold Michael's pull with Miss Stahl. He might need it. To Dolly Beaver we leave Frankie Warren's hatred for all men. It may save her lots of trouble. 4 To Dot Thompson we devise-less Cainls anxious concern about his studies. We think Dot doesn't take her school work seriously enough. F To Clark jones we bequeath Helen Ranton's oratorical ability. May it bring the same success to him. . . To Shorty Wild we leave Helen Tilton's marcelle, and we expect her to keep it as nice as Helen did. To Ernest Graham we give Bill Sayler's gift of gabf' -with the injunction that he keep it in good condition, so that it can be passed on to someone else. It is too precious to lose. To Royal Rutledge We will Mable Snedeker's shingle bob, on condition that she keep it trimmed. To Madeline Campbell we devise Letha Potts's enchanting eyes. She already knows how to use them. A- - 1925 Wa N -- aa - V Page twenty seven

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CHAOS P ge twe ty 1925

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--,S as as V ecHAos.--.w--- 1 To'Marjorie Merica we bequeath Rebecca Halsey's boisterous ways, hoping they will not prove to be too much for Marj to manage. A To Louise Thorp we leave Ted Cook's skill in pounding the typewriter. We expect her to keep up his speed. To Ears Marlatt we give George Reed's dancing ability, on condition that he use it often. To Marjean Brenneman we will Nellie Wilhelm's round figure, expecting her to develop into an athlete. To Byrom Phegley we bequeath Ross Cain's popularity with the lair sex, hoping he does not eliminate all competition. To Gin Thompson we leave Edna Axen's vamping ways, so that she can keep a variety of suitors. To Bob Duvall we give John Hunt's pull with the facultyg we think this will shorten the demerit list. To Leona Shafer we bequeath Mae Markin's height. We believe she will find the assembly room seats more comfortable. S To Bill Campbell we devise Shorty Nesius's likeness to a strong man. We think this will improve his physique, making unnecessary his strenuous athletic efforts. , f - To any underclassman, who is not too particular, we leave Irene Hemphill's interests in Remington. To Albert. Northrop we give Vernon Phegley's fame as a public speaker, hoping he will not have Vernon's misfortune of always being absent on days when he is to speak. To Genene Scott we bequeath Chet Wortley's dignity. We think it will help her to control her notorious cackle. To Mary Griffin we leave Thelma Cover's liberality with cosmetics. Still, on second thought, we doubt if she needs it. To Margaretta Tilton we devise Ruby Humes's golden How of eloquence, on condition that she does not become too noisy. To Wesley Reed we give Ed Smith's qualities of leadership, expecting him to become President of the United States some day. . To Elnora Wild we bequeath Goldie Nees's bold ways, thinking she may find more favor with the Dean of Girls. To Bill Ward, the social bee, we leave Charley Waling's taxi, and we hope that he will use it to as good advantage as Charley did. , To Ward Sands we give Bud Washburn's dashing escapades. We trust Ward will not find them too exciting. To Edna Hall we devise Lottie Davisson's preference for older men-not too old, you know, but past the Harold Teen age. To Beatrice Burrell we leave Ethel Yeomar1's womanly curiosity. We think it should lead her to be either a scientist or 'an explorer. To Martha Grant we bequeath Elbirda Thornton's reserved and unobtrusive manner. We know it will seem strange, but Mart may get used to it. To Ruby Liston we give Marie Yeoman's long tresses, which we trust will add to her dignity. To Bob Bennett we bequeath the musical voice of Mildred Willits, asking him to use it in leading the yells. To Elmer Axen we leave Ray Wuerthnerls height, thinking it will help Elmer to get up in the world. To Louise Cedarwall we give Helen Keever'5 pogitign as Soda jerker at Long's, and we hope she won't cause them to lose any trade. In addition, we bequeath to Ears Marlatt, 3,000 packages of chewing gum, so that he can save hisispare money for a few days. , To the faculty we give our sincere thanks for their untiring efforts to make students of us. Witness our hands and seals, this 22nd day of May, 1925. ' -THE sENIoR CLASS OF 1925. --f - 1925 Page twenty-eight