Spencerville High School - Echoes Yearbook (Spencerville, OH)

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Poor Frankie Colgan will spend all his life. Just trying to find the perfect wife. Junior Mulholland is destined by fate, To have the largest dairy farm in the state. Betty Core, a nurse will make, And many a patient's heart she'll break. What will be Junior Bell's end is hard to say, After he's wrestling champ of the U.S.A. Pretty, blond haired, blue eyed Jean, Any later plans must include Dean. Jack Reed will continue his brains to rack, For a way to get the Ford to Monticello and back Gerry Koenig will someday marry. The governor for whom she is secretary. Crooner Jarvis' fame will grow, Bobbysoxer's fainting row on row. Doris King will go to the top. With her famous Beauty Shop. And Dean Brooks will work till when. He's warden of Ohio's pen. Barbara Gossard will settle down. To home life, in the Old Home Town. Contractor Pickering, with ambition nlled. A dam across the canal will build. And Martha Craft will be by far. The world's greatest opera star. Richard Adams. his father's son- Will be the Speedway winner in 61. Mary Strayer a load must bare. For fourteen children she will care. Tom Arthur will travel to other lands. And will leave his mark on foreign sands. Grace Alspaugh will have ten male Stenogs. When she is a raiser of pedigreed dogs. Boley will fame and fortune carry, And one day be known as Rembrandt Harry Joe Sutton will gain renown, As Ringling Brothers' famous clown. Herky Brandyberry will show a knack. For victory on the cinder track. Eugene Shaffer's stock will win. At any state fair that he is in. For Bill Schindel's later life holds its charm. Right at home-down on the farm. You will see Gretta's sparkling face. At any time, but just one Place. Red Wood is a boy with plenty of class. As a football player, none him will surpass. Bill Britton's poor head will bend, For he doth have a very sad end, The doomed fellow is destined to be. The writer of this awful poetry. 29

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'Twill Come To Pass Two small birdies on a limb, One's a her, one's a him. Their sobs are small, their laughter great For they are talking of the fate Of those scattered far and near Of those brave fellows who know no fear Of those girls, beautiful beyond words. Laugh some more you two small birds, For they are, like your laughter, great They are the class of 48 . On Bonnie Ayer's finger are sparkles galore, Her future is taken-need I say more? John Buchanan's heart will sing, For he will become the Popcorn King. Miriam Haller. success Will feel, For she is any photographer's long sought ideal. Duane Carey to Washington will be sent, And he will run for president. But who will win, on that fateful day, The ladies choice, Idora J. Loy Sheets. this prophet doth know well, But what will befall him, I'm afraid to tell. Donna Koenig, from all her fun, Will be public enemy number one. Tom Eutsler will be another farm boy, Whose farm will be Smith's pride and joy. Dorothy Patrick. quite a girl, top her if you can. For she will be married, in later years. to the World's richest man Lady Luck will Earl Gehron forsake, And many a film, in his life. he'll break. Annabelle Boroff's future does not seem black, For Ervin will trade the Chev. in on a new Cadillac. 1980 will find Paul Vulgamott from labor freed, With nothing to do but sit and read. ln years to come, like all the rest, Arline Patterson still will think that Snookums is best. Norman Stout will work with might and main, And someday own the Kroger Store Chain. For the years to come, I'm afraid you'll find, That the prophet, like Betty Davidson, can't make up his mind. Wilbur McDorman will never rest, Until his motorcycle factory is far the best. For Mary Mitchell the prophet foresees, A life of pounding the ivory keys. Into his business, Don Miller will put his heart, And no dissatisfied customers shall depart. For Carolyn Ramsey. 'twill come to pass, That she's the tallest girl, from our Senior Class. Ervin will play pro basketball, But a dark haired lass is the best future of all. Marilyn Hiles will go so far. When she is a Hollywood movie star. 28

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Clcrss Will We, the departing Seniors of 1948, generally being of sound mind and memory fwith the exception of exam timel, considering the uncertainty of this vale of woe we are about to seek our fortunes in and remembering the past years of carefree school life, do, therefore, make, ordain, publish and declare this to be our last Will and Testament. Item 1 To the Juniors we bequeath our most prized possession, the name sen- ior. Along with this name goes the adjective dignified Whether it fits or not, please try to act a least bit that way when in the presence of an under- classman or a teacher. We also leave you our seats in the auditorium and in Miss Deemer's senior homeroom Where you can spend your spare time gaz- ing upon the fair likenesses of past senior classes. Item 2 To the faculty we leave our sincere thanks and gratitude for being so patient and helpful in starting us out right in our future careers. You have taken on the seemingly impossible task of teaching us. We have been molded from noisy, inconsiderate little boys and girls into mature men and women Cwe hopej who are ready to take their places in the World. We leave you the hope for a future group of kids who have nothing on their minds but to study the full 45 minutes and simply shudder to hear the bell ring. Item 3 To all of you we leave everything that meant our high school life. We leave you the building and its classrooms, pencil sharpeners, halls, bells, fountains, gym, study hall with the paper Wads on the ceiling and the big dusty dictionaries in the back. We leave you the pep meetings, the rides to and from out-of-town games, the crowded bleachers, the popcorn, the joy or sorrow of winning or losing a game, the after-game dances at the teen-cen- ter, the broken-down juke box, the laughter, and the fun. We leave you the clatter of typewriters from the typing room, the harmony or sometimes dis- harmony of chorus, the sleeping in study hall, the noon games, the trophy case, the cafeteria line, the cramming for tests. We leave you the office where Mary Moorman reigns and where some of you will spend much time, Without your consent of course. We bequeath you our capacity for having fun, telling corny jokes, cutting up, and getting into impossible scrapes. The familiar faces, the embarrassing incidents, the class plays, the adventure of skipping school, the thrill of the prom-all these will become memories in later years. Our high school years have been ones we will never forget. We hope yours will be as happy and successful as ours have been. Item 4 To the Board of Education we leave all funeral expenses, namely the sad rights of graduation. In the presence of assembled witnesses we do hereby declare this to be our last Will and Testament, signed this first day of May in the year of nine- teen hundred and forty-eight, in the presence of the following witnesses. Witnesses: Mr. E. C. Branstetter Miss Bonnie Deemer Drawn up by Carolyn Ramsey Signed by Senior Class 30