Rochester High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rochester, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We the Class of 1948 m ten 1nd1v1dual and dxstxnct parts, bemg about to pass out o thxs sphere of educatlon 1n full possess1on of a crammed mind well tramed memory and almost superhuman understandmg do make and pubhsh th1s our last w1ll and testament hereby revoklng and makmg vo1d all former w1lls or promxsxng by us at any txme heretofore made or mayhap carelessly spoken one to the other as the thoughtless wash of 1dle hour We glve and bequeath to Rochester I-hgh School the patrxotlc msplra txon and true school sp1r1t xn order that future classes may be thoroughly moculated wxth the proper practxces and resolutions To the faculty we leave our sympathy for thexr havmg struggled w1th and fxnally emerged trxumphant with us To the Freshmen we leave our entxre knowledge of subjects learned ln R C H S To the Sophomores we bequeath our shy manners punctuahty and our Elnglxsh abllxty To the JUHIOTS we leave our loyalty to R C H S and the name of semor The followmg may seem but trnfhng bequests but we hope they may no longer keep them but as valuable assets to those who may recelve them and a contmual remmder of the generosxty of heart dxsplayed ln our free and full bestowal Fxrst To our class advlsor, Mr Kellar our respect and gratxtude for h.1s seemxngly txreless mterest 1n us However we do not wxsh to leave behlnd h1s frlendshxp Second To the basketball team of 49 another county champzonshlp Thu-d To Sam Miller North Ross way wxth Mlss Brxttan To B111 Dav1s he leaves lus knowledge of physlcs Fourth To Don Gustaveson Don Davxs way wxth the women I-le leaves h1s curly ha1r to Jack I-lexssmger Fxfth To Donald Kyes Bob Sxmpson s abxhty to fxx Carburetors H15 sergeant strxpes go to Jerry Smlth Slxth To Nadme Szmpson Glorxa Kmg s black formal Her arxvmg sk1ll goes to Charlotte Faxrchxld . i n I a 1 , 5 1 - I I . . . . ' ' . . . ' . I . I ll ' DI ' ' Ol 0 II . . . . , be accepted, not as worthless things lavishly thrown away because we can I l I : ' , ' ' . . , . g -- . , . , . -- . , . . . ' . ' ' -- ' ' U ll Ol

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Semor Class W111 Contxnued Seventh To Bob Fazrchxld Johnnle Slupman leaves lus 1nstruct1ons of talung care of Barbara Mohler Exghth To Gxlly Taft Wayne Taft leaves the mornlng mxlk route To Ted Ross to look after Charlotte s watch Nlnth To Inez Trout the honor of wearmg Bud I-le1ss1nger's rmg last ln lugh school To Gene Sharp, he leaves h1s athletlc ab1l1ty Tenth To Joan Davrs Pat Turley leaves her personahty To Eva Mamon her trmps to dxfferent mght spots Eleventh To Dorothy Stevens, Byron Braner leaves h1s laugh He leaves lus quxet dxsposxtlon to Danny Chap1n Twelfth To Dorothy Smder Charlxe Shxpman leaves hxs blond hair Hrs speech makmg ablhty goes to Jxm Sxdener ln w1tness whereof we the Class of 1948 the testator have set our hand and seal hereto th1s twenty seventh day of May m the year of our Lord . ' . 1 - I , . ' I . . . . .. . . : -- . ' ' ' ll ' ll , . . . . . . . . . ' Y . . .. . . ' o . 0 I I I D . . ' 1 . . . - - III Illol ... ... .. . . . ... ... ... ... .... . . .... ... . . . ... ... . . . ......... ..- . . . .... .- ... ...... . one thousand nxne hundred and forty exght wrxasx-rxarfux-xxx:--evxwr-rw-nomar:-xxx-xvawrn-4::k ROCKET EDITORIAL STAFF Edxtor ln chxef Assxstant Edxtor Activxtxes Edxtor Music Editor Sports Edxtor F F A Reporter Pxcture Edxtor Undergrad News Edxtor Humor Ed1tor iiiiikiiiiiiiiiiiikkiiiiiiiiii Wayne Taft Patrlcxa Turley G1or1a Kxng North Ross Robert Hexssinger Byron Braner Johnny Shxpman Charlle Slupman Don Davxs Bob Sxmps on