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IHI Hlllllll HlllllS It is a quiet surnmer day, and all the world seems peaceful as I start across the lawn to my hammock, where I plan to take my afternoon nap. Ilie down, and after a few moments of being fanned by the fresh, cool breeze, I am floated away into dreamland. Dreams of my school days come back to me. I remember the study hall sometimes with no teacher in charge and those tiny airplanes flying by, then I wonder what had happened to each of my classmates, and before I knew it, I can see them at their work or play. First I see Iolmny Eaken in a fine office, working for the Kroger Store. In front of his modern office sets a new Buick. I chat with him a few moments, and I discover that he has a wife and three lovely children. Then my dreams drift, and after a few moments I find a neat farm set among tall, stately trees. The doors swing open, and I enter, only to find Robert McCoy ahappily married man, eating his dinner which is late because of important farm work. The face of his wife isn't quite visible, so I can't say for sure who she is. In my dreams I see a huge airliner getting ready to land. Who do I see but .Tean Ellen Poe checking the passenger list, to see if everyone can be accounted for. We had always thought she was afraid to get her feet off the ground. All at once I see a young man coming across the firld to greet her. He is one I have never seen before, so maybe one of these days, I will receive a wedding invitation. Gosh, it seems divine just to lie here and dream of all my old classmates. Why, here comes Bonnie Long! She's married and has two sets of twins. Her husband is a traveling salesman, who sells tooth paste for the Scrubble Tooth Paste Company and she has a hobby of raising Chinese Crested dogs. Bonnie seems to be very happy. I am only sorry her husband is on one of his ,business trips, so I didn't get to meet him. Now my dreams drift back to the country again, where I find David Leathers in the field. Three tractors are at work, and on one I recognize David, and can tell by the expression on the other two faces that they are David's sons. It doesn't look as if David will be late getting his crops out. A fly must have bitten me for I awoke, and drifted back into sleep again, and find myself in a class toom, where Anna Lee Busch is the teacher.I see a set of Bonnie's twins standing in the corner. Anna Lee is now teaching fourth grade, where she has fifty four students. She seems very happy. Just then I turn over and come face to face with Dale Harter who has worked his way from tending hogs to being manager of the Marsh Farms. He closes his books, and leaves for home, where at the door he is greeted by his new wife, for I learn he has only been married'three days. Once morel find myself on a farm, and I wonder who is living in this beautiful old place, setting slightly off the road. I find Wilfred Davis out tending his flower gardens, where he has the most beautiful climbing roses. He is known throughout the U.S. for his flowers, and he has made a lot of money from them. My dreams drifted along but seemed to hover over a white picturesque farm house. I see Arlene out in' the yard with her husband, whom I met long ago, when we were in school. They were watching their four year old son swim 'in their back yard pool. They then enter the house, and it seems Arlene is living in a haven of happiness. There seems to be one of the class missing, why of course, Alice Good. Then I turned over and fell out of the hammock and broke my leg. The next thing I knew, I was in the hos- pital propped up against some pillows.'Then who do you think walked into my room? Alice, of course, who was to be my nurse. We chatted for a while about her private life where I found she had four sons, but was hoping for a daughter. She told me she was just helping while the hospital was short handed. ' 35
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lASl Wlll A IIHSIAMI IU! IHHTIASS IIHH49 We, the Senior class of 1949 of Ridge School being of sound mind and physically well- balanced contrary to the opinions of others, do hereby set our hand in making this, Our Last Will and Testament. Article I To the Faculty, we leave them peace and quiet for future years, as well as all the paper wads, airplanes, erasers, water guns, ever found in possession of any Senior. Lastly, we will them the ability to find more Seniors just like us, and hope they will not tire of their work. Article II To the Underclassmen we leave: To the Juniors, we leave quiet disposition and ten empty seats for them to fill proudly with all the joys and thrills that will be theirs in their Senior year. To the Sophomores, we give all ability we possess to get along with the Freshrnen. To get along with the faculty and never get into any trouble. To the Freshnien, we leave three more years of fun as well as our excellent grades we received in English. We also give you all the athletic ability we have so that you may carry on proudly. To the incoming Freshmen, we leave a well worn guide book of Ridge High, so that you may follow our footsteps in fun, mischief, and good will in the next four years. Article III To the Janitor, we leave all the chewing gumunder each desk, as well as the markings on the desk's top. To the cooks we leave them to peace and quiet none of us coming in to see what's cooking. Article IV I, John Eaken, will my ability to be a good boy to Frank Bartel. I, Bonnie Long, will my typing grades to Louise Goodwin, and my front seat to Mary Alice O L eary. I, Alice Good, will my northern accent to Rosey Griffen, also my locker and its contents to Billy Fair. ' I, Jean Ellen Poe, will my seat on the bus to any girl who can stand to sit in front of Roger S. and Jim M. I, Arlene Hyman, will my knowledge of getting in and out of trouble to Shirley Davies and my seat in study hall to Dean T. I, Robert McCoy, do will my serious mind and shivers around the girls to Maurice Perry? ? ? ? Any abilities I do or do not have to any one who has need for any. I, Wilfred Davis, will my seat in Study Hall behind Billy Fair to any one who can put up with hirn. I, Anna Lee Busch, will my ability to talk freely in Study Hall and get away with it to Albert Swany. I, David Leathers, will my beard to Richard Evans, and my habit of chewing gum to Mr. Sieren. I, Dale I-Iarter, will my ability to get along with the girls to Jean Geisman, and my varsity suit to DeWayne Hyrnan. 34
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