Rowe High School - Viking Saga Yearbook (Lakeville, OH)

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SENIUR CLASS WILL I George Hogle do bequeath to Larry Slmpson my run down sneaky sneaker shoes better known to the general public as tennis shoes Th1s palr of sad looklng shoes after a long hard year of bas ketball I have dubbed The Battle Worn Remnants of Rowe Hxgh I Russell Humphrey of the Polka Dots leave to that prospectlve televlslon announcer Dlck York a Job on our new T V program advertlsmg our sponsors great product w1th thls slogan On a Diet Drlnk no calorle but energy hxgh Hepsl Cola We June Chrlstopher and Pat Lltwxler do be queath to Judy Dlckson and Charleen Spauldmg our sxgn language and wlreless telegraph m the class room Theres one poxnt 1n nts favor lts a sllent means of communlcatlon I Bob Dalrymple do leave to Dean Thompson my pamphlet on How Not to Do It 1n a Hurry that was especlally wrltten for Chemlstry Work book procrastmators It contams a llst of slmple rules to follow borrow someone elses pen clear your foggy brain and have someone stand1ng over your shoulder dxctatmg the answers as you wrlte I John Johnson leave to Glen Kobermk my new three week d1et Starve the fxrst week con centrate on dlstractmg ltems l1ke glrls and dates the next week The only defect ln my system IS that youll double up on food mtake the thlrd I DIXIC Jones do leave to Arxs Anderson my snappy lookmg green Ford so she can learn to drlve However remember The gas pedal fre quently IS stubborn you Just sklp second gear and last of all 1n an emergency a bobby p1n w1ll open the door locks To Leona Nlne I Joyce Jackson do bequeath my animated rythym stlcks Remember for the martlal axrs to beat those drums wlth all your strength Beat em hlgh low hard soft snappy and maybe above thls teenage dm marchmg down the street youll hear Mr Dull shoutmg across ranks Drummers get on the beat' I George Mallorle do leave to James Mooney my plans for an effxclent henhouse There are chutes leadlng from the nests to the kltchen and as the eggs roll down the chutes 1nto the pan on the stove the lmpact breaks the egg and It starts to fry You re wondermg about the egg shells I m a v1tam1n flend I Sally Sklnner leave to Janlce Grxffey my patent on cheerleadxng blouses lmprmted wlth suggestlons for teachlng rouslng yells to the cheer lng sectlon There IS also an autograph sectlon for your favorlte basketball players scrawlmg sxgna ture I Marlan Specht leave to Elsle Brewster my cherlshed souvenlrs of hlgh school days tooth marked pencxls and work worn erasers These pen cll fragments are the result of worrymg over long tedious tasks asslgned by all lovlng teachers I Russell Beeman do leave to Richard Gars tenschlager my book on How to Be a Home Run King youll need a man slzed bat and an unsur mountable d1sl1ke for pltchers Step up to the plate look the pltcher square ln the eye and try to use hls grmmng face as an imaginary target I Frank Yusko do bequeath to Dale Webb mv envled anlmal magnetlsm that glrls cant reslst It could be our wonderful physlques or the soft smooth eye arrestmg appearance of our well groomed halr In elther case I dont care for lt produces the deslred effect We Faye Barnard and Janlce Walla leave to Shella Kobermk and Sandra Smlth our Job on the Rowe Hlgh Corrldor Patrol There s never a dull moment when we re around I Eugene Mook leave to Fred Green my Schylers Curler Twlrler Whlz Home Permanent Kit In lt youll f1nd dllute sulfurxc acld for those curls that play hard to get a medlum lotlon for those wlth average hair and the very gentle Schylers Curler Twxrler Whlz for those wlth fraglle locks I Mary Parker do will to LOIS Bort my Parker System of Handwrltlng Everyone admlres those long sweepmg letters that multltudes have trled 1n vam to master I Paul Rlng leave to my brother Mllton the artful task of catch1ng a greased p1g All Ill glve you IS some resm P S Now youll have the Job of catchlng those l1ttle wlry rascals runmng around the barnyard and perhaps at the county falr and Just thmk of the valuable tra1n1ng for basketball and track I Nancy Bartlett do bequeath my new eye drop sspecxally made for people who occaslonally stare blankly mto space These Bartlett Eye Perkers will make that dreamy tlred blankness vanlsh I John Colver that Semor Mark Anthony of the Semor Class do bequeath my unsurpassed ease and self possesslon manners whlle makmg a speech to Tommy Hall Its perfectly natural Tom, to say Thank you Sally John or Pop after belng mtroduced We could all use some more of the same To Sandy Roblnson I Phll Humala1nen wlll my knack of sweepmg sawdust mto the convemently located lockers below the work tables If only Mr Hopper would mlslay hls glasses I Robert Dodge leave to the next prlvlleged character the Job of wr1t1ng the Semor Class W1ll My advlce to you IS locate headquarters ln the cellar lay your supplles consxstlng of nlne note books of paper elghteen cans of Hawauan Punch, and then start concentrating on the weaknesses and ldlosyncrasles of your beloved classmates Re member classmates You forced me 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SENIOR CLASS WILL We the Semors of the Class of 1956 bemg of sound mmd and body do make thls to be our Last Will and Testament We bequeath to you the Semors of the Class of 1957 a most enJoyable last year ln workmg with one of the fmest groups of teachers IH Oh1o I Chuck Anderson do bequeath to B111 Black my ablllty to memorize thlngs qulckly and easlly Youll fmd you have an advantage over the other boys when lt comes to remembermg those glrls telephone numbers I Leeta Atkms do bequeath to Beverly Brown my reclpe for flamxng red halr plenty of food drmk work fun and especlally some red hot arguments I June Bagnall leave Nancy Bennett my qulet and unobtruslve ways Remember Sllence IS golden We Pat Cole and Janet Stack do wxll to Ruby Courtney and Sue Qumn our posltlons as Mlss Welrs rlght hand ald8S To quallfy for th1s dxs tmctlon rum four or flVe stencnls Jam the tvpe writer and speak mtelllglble Engllsh ln short hand class I Robert Punkar do wlll mv 1950 Packard convert1ble pleasure crulser to Larry Walla It has padded sprlng seats dual carburetors and the most astoundmg feature of all IS an engme capable of domg thlrty mlles per hour on the stralght of way I Don Schxavone do leave to Larry Beers my fourth seat ln the fourth row of the chemistry lab In the drawer youll fmd my broken test tubes my gunpowder my guncotton and some wonder ful smellmg sulfur My last words to you are Be careful as I was' I Sally Kasto do wlll to MarJor1e Stevens my llterary mmd Youll fmd boys flocking around you askxng such mterestlng questlons as Dld Caesar really meet Cleopatra at the Sph1nx Was the raven really Poes beautlful lost love and Who saxd If wmter comes can sprlng be far beh1nd '7 We Bertha BFISIOI and Nancy Ceeder do leave our envlable requtatlon of bemg the most talkatlve duo ln the hlstory of Rowe Hlgh School to Lorlnda Gray and Judy Curtis We dellght ln flllmg the halls with meadermg steps and enllghtenmg ch1t chat I Opal Bennett do leave my wmmng sm1le and C0l'lVlnClDg ways wlth a teacher to Peggy Chlpps Wxth this bequest you may charm the unrelentmg teacher into g1v1ng you the beneflt of the doubt on certam controverslal test questlons I Kate Whltford bequeath to Kay Calklns my wonderful new song entltled Grace Charm and Dxgmty The complete lyrics are Grace Charm and Dlgnlty Thats the way to llve successfully How do I know A certam someone told me so To J lm Horwood I John Watson leave my old worn out automoblle txres which now have the llfe expectancy of three weeks P S If you wxsh to know why they are so smooth look for certam slzeable rubber deposlts ID front of the school and on sharp corners I Blddlana Hell leave my glggles to Barbara Hale It never falls to dxstract the already worn out teacher rlght up to the moment that Joyous bell rmgs and he has to announce No test today' I Jlm Specht that sleek shelk do bequeath my exqulslte Date Balt Halr Straightener to Walt Remke Its guaranteed to lav each and every ha1r IH ltS exact place and to cast a very pleasmg spell on that certam person I B111 Lynch do leave to George Gee my melo dxous barltone VOICE How the girls w1ll swoon when those nector sweet tones fall from your ever romantlc lips' I Judy Wh1tney leave to Joan Balrd by trusty can of Judy s Slushpump Sllder Glider O11 One drop of th1s speclally concocted trombone o1l w1ll make that droopmg slldlng tube stralghten up and pay attentlon to the commandmg touch of your qulckly movmg hand I Sandra Wells wlll to Judy Dlckson my French chppmgs and cartoons wlth varlous sub Jects to brlng up ln class for mstance Have you heard what IS happenlng ln French Morroco'7 and of the premlers of France The last I heard they lost another one' We Dolors Strong and June F11ck do leave to Genelle Roberts and Gayle Moyer our tltle Those Two Femme Fatales We hold these truths to be self evldent on the gym floor Remember ln gxrls basketball you can klck bite or scratch your op ponent provlded that the referee s attentlon IS dwerted elsewhere I Dot Rolland do w1ll to Aletha Bennett my Job as student lxbrarlan Look stern and sophls t1C8t9d when those smart alec boys come stormmg mto the llbrary but laugh w1th them when you meet them outslde I Jeanette Reets better known as Madmox selle Jeanette do leave my speclally deslgned hats for such extreme co1ffures as pony talls and that eve catchmg Italian skunk lock to Judy Nlckels The pony tall hat IS slmply cut w1th a gapmg por tlon left open for the bobbmg taxl to protrude and the Itallan hat IS made of genume skunk fur guar anteed not to shrlnk or fade I John Rosaa leave to that tall sophisticated youth of the eleventh grade Francis Chrxstopher my book on How to Stay Young 1n Hlgh School Show an eagerness ln all scholastlc 3CtlVltl6S and especially m that llttle game Rmg the Bell Run for the Door I l I I 7 Y I . 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SL-'NIUR CLASS PROPHECY It IS now the t1me of year that I class prophet probe the depths of my bra1n and llterature book and compose an exceptxonal classlc known as a class prophecy W1th a class as extraordmary as our Semor Class of 1956 fcoughl lt would have to be a b1t on the phenomenal s1de Although I should look 1nto the future I shall take an unprecedented llberty and wlth the ald of the Muses step back 1nto the musty annals of re corded tlme I couldnt f1nd msplratlon for my commentary 1n the Stone Age and wxth good rea son As those prolonged grunts and groans m1 ht have become rather monotonous After concen trated and extens1ve thought Ive declded to place th1s class ln the perlod of kmghts 1n Shlfllllg armor of courtly kmgs and queens and of Shakespearean wltches wlth w1ld eyes and straggllng halr Let us meander to that 1mpos1ng castle fortlfv 1ng yon hlll As we pass over the drawbrldge and enter the courtyard we flnd the castle a bustllng and busy enterprlse As we stand 1ns1de the gate and survey the castle we are about to enter It seems huge and forb1d1ng but the sound of the merry voxces IH the courtyard qulets over our fears We l1ft the hems of our vestments and gln gerly plck our way among the puddles and debrls toward the ma1n entrance As the huge oak door swlngs open we enter to flnd a royal greetmg from Klng RUSSELL HUMPHREY Crown Prlnce BILL LYNCH Pr1ncess KATHRYN WHITFORD and Lord Hlgh Exchequer ROBERT DODGE who keeps th1s mlghty castle on a sound fmanclal bas1s C Shades of the class of 56 J After the exchange of frxendly greetmgs and the off1c1al welcome bv Good Kmg RUSSELL and hlS royal retlnue we are led 1nto the maln hall where we notlce a fa1nt t1nkl1ng of bells Before we take another step two guadely dressed Jesters appear DON Touchstone SCHIAVONE and ROBERT Scampy PUNKAR and for the next few mmutes they seem to surround us wlth bells and peals of laughter and they d1s appear as mysterlously as they appeared leavlng only the echo of the1r merrlment After we catch our breath from the surprlse of thelr appearance and d1sappearance we compose ourselves and fol low the royal party mto the mam hall where a feast has been prepared 1n our honor Our eyes are amazed at the array of food be fore us Table upon table 1S f1lled w1th del1cac1es to tempt the appetlte meats of almost every k1nd as well as f1Sh vegetables frults We take the places appolnted to us amid laughter and merry makmg After we have eaten to the po1nt of burst mg our entertalnment IS summoned Kmg RUS SELL has managed to procure Jongleurs who are h1ghly skllled 1n muslc danc1ng slnglng and acro bat1cs SANDRA WELLS plays harp JEANETTE REETS the flute MARY PARKER the organ and JUNE FLICK a horn These talented per formers are known on the contment for thelr ml Sl cal ablllty We llsten 3V1d1y It IS a well known fact that they and the1r sololst JUDY WHITNEY appeared at Kmg Arthur s court and were repeat edly asked for encores untll they begged to leave because of weary flngers and lungs As the muslc contlnues 1n the background we turn to Pr1ncess KATHRYN and ask th orl n of the wonderful food of wh1ch we have partakel She graciously tells us that flve people are resn slble for the splendld food Dames SALLY SKIN NER JANICE WALLA FAYE BARNARD NAN CY BARTLETT and LEETA ATKINS Thxs staff hlghly skllled 1n the cullnary art was trained bv Kmg Arthurs own cook Also lncluded ln the f6St1V1t1eS IS JANET STACK champlon table setter pared at 1ts flnest IH th1s castle Our group reassembles from the dlfferent tables and prepares to follow squlre PHIL HUMALAI NEN who wlll conduct us for the remalnder of our tour We leave the huge mam hall and walk down a dlmly l1ghted passageway The hall IS dlm and we can scarcely make out the outlme of our gulde S1r PHIL Suddenly we are stopped ln our tracks by a cloud of smoke f1ll 1ng the d1m passage Naturally we are alarmed but Sxr PHIL explalns that 1S only the court Magl clan BOB DALRYMPLE pract1c1ng h1S dlsappear 1ng act Lord BOB has perfected the feat of d1s appearlng but he has a lxttle trouble reappearmg agaln The cloud of smoke IS a sure slgn he s d1s appeared but cant fmd h1s way back to our atmos phere S1r PHIL tells us hell be suspended 1n space 1ndef1n1tely untll he can fxgure out what went wrong The smoke clears and we meander on We are now standmg on the threshold of a room lined wlth shelves on WhlCh scrolls and qullls are very evldent Although lt seems hlghly lmprob able our eyes behold an assembly lme as BERTHA BRISTOL and NANCY CEEDER ln a far corner bus1ly confer over a PIECE of parchment Our gulde mforms us that BERTHA IS the edltor of the B1 weekly Parchment that conta1ns poetlc odes to deservmg kn1ghts and court hearsay , , y y . 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