Rome City High School - Gladiator Yearbook (Rome City, IN)

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SENIOR WILL We, the Senior Class of Rome City High School, Orange Township, Noble County, State of Indiana in these United States, do hereby declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. Item I: After all damage suits, debts, etc are paid, all remaining cash shall go to Rome City High School to be placed as a down payment on a new assembly clock. Item II: We leave our seats in the assembly, teachers, any paper left in the typ- ing room andthe crystal ball used in making the prophecy, to our successors, the class of ‘'48’’, Item III: Individually, we give the following qualities, abilities, or personal assest: (First) I, Gerald Amerman, will my brains to Red Conley, my ability to be true to one girl to Bob Sleeper, and my good looks to Chuck Rabbitt. (Second) I, Virginia Franks, will my place in band as a majorette to Dotty Ramer, and to Joyce Schwarz my nail chewing, may she have more luck growing them than I did. (Third) I, Richard Barkley, bequeath all following liabilities to persons named. To Ed L. goes the honor- able title of ‘‘Dick’’ as editor, also my abi lity to touch the rim of the basket. To Al P. my ability to get along with girls and teachers. May he not get slapped or expelled too many times. To Kenny Ryan goes my ability to stick up for someone other than him- self. May he not get beaten up too many times. Kenny R. also asked for some of my harem. (Fourth) I, Ellen McClure, will my place in the band as majorette to Donna Murphy, may she have as much fun as I have had. To June Frederick I will my ability to keep calm at the wrestling matches. (Fifth) I, Mary Biddle, will my ability to be true to one guy to Sally Donat, may she not sit home as many nights as I have. My abil- ity to get to school on Monday noon to Honey Jean Shelvis, may she catch up on as much sleep as I have. (Sixth) I, Bill Schell, in sound mind and judgment bequeath my ability to be on time every morning, in spite of the distance we live from school, to my sister, and to Jerry Racht I give my seat in band. All other merits (?)I give to the class of ‘ 48’’ to dispose of as they see fit. (Seventh) I, Everett Pardue, will my height toJoyce Schwarz and my way with women to Max Rhea. I also will my spare time in the assem- bly to June Schell. (Eighth) I, Shirley Jacoby, will my power and ability to get along with Mrs. DeWald to Ivan Malone. I hope he can make better use of it than I have. Also I will my wavy hair to Ralph Knott. (Ninth) I, Don Trowbridge, will my ability to be true to one girl to Red Conley, I will my pin ball machine ability to Katie Hulen,may she win as many free games as I have. I will my hobby of collecting pencils to Melvin Marshall. I will my ability to play a clean game of basketball to Jerry Racht as he is already following my foot steps in that line. (Tenth) I, Sonny Feightner will to my bro- ther my ability to get along with women, and my ability to run through the halls to Paul Hosted and Jack Edmonds. My safe driving I will to Bob Browning. (Eleventh) I, Phyllis Racht, will my even temper and good disposition to my brother and hope it will do him more good thanit did me. (Twelfth) I, Amy Whetzel, will my ability to go steady with one man ‘‘ONLY’’ to Betty Treesh and may her future lookas bright as mine. To Virgil M.I will my ability to keep our of mischief. (Thirteenth) I, Marceda Munk, will my ability to go with one man to Alice Krotzer and Mary Jo Growcock. May they have as happy a life as I have had. I also will my chair in band to Wayne Shull. To Paul Hosted goes my ability to get along with his brother, may he be as successful as I. (Fourteenth) I, Donna Sturgis, will my position as the Flag Twirlers Captain to (Con.)

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Senior Will (Continued) Edith Cook and my typing ability to Pat Bowder. AlsoI will my ability to get along with the teachers to Red Conley. May he do as wellasI have. (Fifteenth) I, Carol Gaby will my place in the men’s quartet to Jon Baker, may he be a better man than lI. I will my ability to get typing budgets and home project papers in at the last minute to Roberta Eckhart and Doris Donat. (Sixteenth) I, Edward Cureton, will all personal as- sets to persons named hoping their outcome on life will be as bright as mine. My abil- ity to crack jokes I will to Mr. C. C. Smith and typing to Ed Sattler. Item I V: As an additional asset we the Advanced Typing Class will to the typing class of ‘ 48’’ the ability to get the school paper out on time, and quiet and innocent be- havior in the typing room. We, the Senior band members will to all the band members the ability to goto band on time so Mr. Barr won't have to come up to the assembly. Item V: We hereby constitute and appoint our principal, Mr. H. J. Ward as exe- cutor of this will. In testimony we, the Class of Nineteen Hundred Forty-Seven, declare this to be nd testament on this fifteenth day of January, Nineteen Hundred and For- 4 Pay lon. Fant ne - President a ti ©] ae 7 SS ee ee LG a - ) Secretary 0 l the Seniors of 1947 be doing ten years from graduation. Most of them late twenties then and should be started on their life work or profes- crystal ball prediction of 1957.--Edward (Ted) Cureton will join the xe education while there, then see the world on a tour, planned by Un- then return to civilian life and help factories sell on foreign markets of foreign ports.--Carol Gaby will go to nursing school to prepare Mostess wu.k but after three years of college life will marry a fellow medical student whose name I can't clearly see in the crystal ball.-- Bill Schell will go to col- lege at Indiana and major in bookkeeping and accounting. He will graduate and marry a rich co-ed and work for her father in his large department store in Chicago.--- Gerald Amerman will marry Bonnie and live happily ever after. He will help his brother and father with the farm for awhile then work in a garage but later decides to open his own garage in Kendallville.--Marceda Munk will marry Hop after he returns and help Hop's father with the farm for a few years. Thenthey will buy their own dairy farm near Albion and raise prize Holsteins. They will have a herd of twenty-three.---—- Homer Feightner will take a job at Iron Sales in Kendallville and sell and repair farm machin- ery. He and his father will later buy a large farm which they will farm together and Homer will still work for Iron Sales, though only as an advisor.--Don Trowbridge will start working at Kendallville Foundry and because of his excellent training at R. C., will quickly advance to foreman and then to supervisor. He will marry Katie and they will buy the Hoosier Grill and she will manage it and he will eat all his meals there, on the cuff.--Dick Barkley will go in with his father to buy the Standard Service Station in R.C Dick will handle the gasoline, accessories, and used car sales and his father the (Con.)