Riverton High School - Electron Yearbook (Riverton, KS)

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THE CLASS WILL OF 1944 XVe the Sentor Class of 1944 bemg 1n full possesslon of sound mtnd memory and understandmg un our own esttmatronl and belng about to depart from th1s world of goodly thmgs do hereby wr1te and publlsh our last w1ll and testament ITEVIS I Jeanne Darnell leave my seatterbratns to Irma Scott I Helen Plummer leaye my mslstence to srng 1n study hall to Martha Stempke Colleen Btlke w11l my warbly operatrc YOICL to Serena XICKIFIHLY Alya Anderson leaye my mental mtellect to Ivan Rtley Mary Ann Paxson wlll my job as annual queen to Clara Blake Kathryn Barley wxll my ab1l1ty to fltrt wrth all the new boys school to Mary Hardy I Joyce Blankenshrp leaye my rntelhgenee to anyone who can use tt I Elsne Flemmg leave to Mary Lou Wellman the prrvllege of runnrng the whole bulldmg gutded by Mlss Olrver I Betty Drxon wtll my eagerness to sklp school to anyone who can get by wtth If I Dons Plercefleld leave my skatrng ab111ty to anyone who can take the falls 1 Lela Mae Crane leave my grggles nn shorthand to Myrtle Burch I Ruth Kmg leave my seat ln assembly to Tom Coyle that he may hear all assembly programs I Peggy Cralg leave Rlchard Auman to anyone who can beat my ttme I Cleta Stone leaye all vacant benches and cozy corners ID the halls to Lots Robmson to be used by her before school and between classes I Patsy Qualls leave my ways and means of jollytng the boys t Jewell Lathrop I Maxrne Myer leave to all the freshman boys the good looks of our senlor boys I Bxlly Faye Kelly had better not make a w1ll unttl I talk If oyer wtth Charles Ada Murry leaye noth1ng to anyone He lryes elose enough that can watch h1m Bonnle 'Vlyers w1ll my hablt of stayxng out late to Opal Jones Clarence KIHIOH wf11l my place at the lrbrary to B111 Taber Cvladys Wlnfrey Wrll my envagement rrng to anyone who would l1ke to wear If better than I do 1 Izyeleena Nllllender leaye my mterest nn Camp Crowder to Juamtm 1H1OCkett 1 Crlenn Shanks w1ll my plate ln bookkeeptng to anyone who IS sap enough to take the subyeet I rt 1, I 1' 1 R uw --il ! I 7 1 Y . 3 3 Y 'Y I i I 1 2V V , V Y y ' ' ' ' 1. 5. I, ' , ' ' A 6. IV 'e V ' , ' f , . in 7. , ' , ' ' N ' '. 10. , ' ' , ' ' 3 . ll. , ' . ' ' ' . 12. . ' , ' 13. 1. Carmen Card, will my only red pencil to Helen Commons. 14. . ', ' ' ' ' 2 15. , . ' ' ' ' , 16V V V , . , ' w ,V 0 17. . A . 18. . ' ' '. ' ' 'P ' 19. I, , ' ' ' . ' 1 I ' ' . 20. IV ', A U V ,' V ' w , .V 21. I, 1 ' ' , ' ' ' ' ' f. 22. I. ' ' '. ' ' 1 D 1 1 ' V' ' ' ' I 1 V1 I 'A 7 . , ,

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY T Rf You re always hearmg about those people who cut off therr noses to splte therr faces Well Paulrne Scott dxd 1t No one knows what has happened to Dons Prerceiield She went to Afrlca to see what she could do to relleve the malnutrrtron of the p1gmy Betty Wrlltamson IS hung a happy marrred lrfe Of course she has some starr steps land I don t mean the krnd people clrmbl Betty DIXOD and Colleen Brlke are the managers of a home for delrn quent cats dogs and homeless females or could lt be vrsa versa? Davrd Burnett IS presrdent of the Burnett Hound Dog Farm He has plenty of howls and also some complarnts from the ne1ghbors I recelved a letter from Captaln Howard Brooner last week He has yust been awarded another medal Thxs one IS for berng the champron potato peeler He has had lots of experrence on K P Ada Marle Murry frt rsnt Murry now of coursel IS worklng for Metro Goldwyn Mayer She polrshes the tenth Vrce Presrdents secretarys spectacles I have a cllppxng from a recent maga71ne about Edward Carnahan He made the fastest non stop flxght from one hot spot to another Heres an 1nterest1ng rtem from the Rrverton Darly Mrrror Jeanne Darnell weds The groom wore bandages Helen Plummer IS rn the laundry busmess She IS head of the Button Breakmg Department Roosevelt of course Here IS the name of Mary Ann Paxson She had one clarm to fame but you folks are too young to know what they called her Clarence Kmron wonders why colonels look lrke prrvates from the back Ht kxcked a supposed prrvate live years ago and he s strll rn the guard house Alva Lee Anderson IS rn the A1r Corps and has a job ferrymg supplres to the South Sea Islands and brmgrng grass skrrts back In an rnventors magazme I found thrs cl1pp1ng about Cwlen Shanks It seems that hc has rnvented an acld that IS guaranteed to remove all tmfoll from melted chocolate bars The only trouble IS that II rurns the chocolate Brllre Faye Kelly has one of those lrved happy ever after lrves Peggy Crarg IS the new ueen of the Underdogs of Rrverton She 19 golng to leave Rrverton soon to jom her husband fR1chard Aumanl who rs IH the Metropolrtan Opera June Allen has set a world record CI always knew she would do goody She has gone for ten years wxthout chewrng any gum CIS Brooner that llg t9P?, I guess you know Robert Mann IS manager of the Black Cat Night Club rn South S1de St Lours Is xt ever w1ld Elsxe Flemmg IS h1s best customer Well krds ten cents please All rrght Ill wrrte rt down or pu rt on the cuff My whole sleeve IS wrxtten on Come rn agam Goodbye I ty! ,L v 11- E If If ct v N Probably you've heard that Dick Burris is secretary to the President .... , a p , 1 . . P 3 ' I 4 I '- . - . - , , . I ' h .. . wen - '

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THE CLASS WILL OF 1944 f I Iean Cutrlght leave my place on the stage of the audatorrum to Betty Hudson that she may drsplay her wonderful stage abalrty I Dayad Burnett vull ny pleasantness to Eugene Pulley I Eva Jane Wellman leave my yeb of escortang Bob to classes to Norma Jean Roblnson I Howard Brooner yyrll my buck prrvate cap to Charles Crane I Iune Allen Brooncr vyculd lake to leave Hovyard yxrth someone but dont guess I yxrll I Helen Hcckett leave my lcye for chewvaq erm to Ixernetla llyrng ston I Robert Vlann le ye the balance an cur class treasury te Rutla Gxbson to be used rn buyanq a parr of rubber shoes for detectlve work an future years I Dlck Burrls leaye wrth great pleasure my seat an government to Emma Dams I Ralph 'Vlast Jr leave my brlrty to tell yokes to Bn Baskett I Ed Carnahan leaye all rny possessrons n Baxter for Dee Hayyx ard to take care of I Delene VanHern yyrll my place ef Qhortest rn senror class to Iors WIIQOH I Paullne Scott leaye my job of gossrp collector to Sadte Saunders wants ITIL I Neya Burrls wlll my ycb cf dravxrng, teachers pictures for tlae carnly al to Vlargaret 'Vlann I o the Dear Old R I-I S s a vehole vye leaye our moral 1nsp1rat1ons and our yery excellent conduc also any cyerlooked cuos of gum Whrch yye left adherrng to the under s1de of desk barrster er other llkely or unlxkely places Also any stubs of peneals erasers o seraps of paper old books etc that we may leaye behand us rn the excatement of gatherlng up our cherlshed treasures for the last tlme VI y they an some mystnc way rmpart some ot our Qreat knovx ledge to the finders In closrng thas yull we lease tc' exerybody all that vee laaye faxled to make an aecount of but especrally our good nature and our abtlrty to take a poke Our strength as a class I9 falllne, therefore yse must stop and aflix our sxgnature CIIIIS vylll and testament rs laere stated ln the yery words of the c ass Slgned CI RSS OE 1944 Lavyyer L VI C Wrtnesses HP CB '55 A VI f ry fo l--l ra 1 re e T R IN 25. ,.- ' . 1 I '. . a 3 ' ' s Q K e , -L I , e I ' 7. 26. , V X , lt 3. x . 28. , f . V , ' ' . 2 . 30. V .e J ',1. I, .ww .Z Tis - N LX I 7 k L LY I M A hx' U V 3 Y ' , 32. . ' Q, . 'a ' . A, r . K ' a. ' W Y. . 33. , I . .. a ' ' -' , X 'll r . 34, , I a., ' . f ,.,1' . i I 3 ' I . 35. . , , 1' Y 1 a ' ,, ', ,' 37. I, Betty' Vyhlliamson, will myself to Raymond, because I know he KA e se I 4 ' . 4 . E .A I ' . x , ax I Y x vx x v ! I I ' kv I v 1 Af tl v fm ' ' vs ' w xl y I I S' K llx N. - I ' v ' v ku 'L 7- V! 1 vs ! 573 A L Yu Y! I 5 L I I 14 1 'ei I ll. V S I C L I U I X 5- .1 '. . ' ee e ef. I. el I 7, ' ' ' I' . .' e e L sl I lf 14 L e- L e 'Ls e e K K r ' - r- v v ' 1 I.. . s -I . Il , .I . . h '. . ., . .. .1 , leer -'ur