St John Township High School - Echo Yearbook (Dyer, IN)

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I, Beverly Jewett, feeling very sane in spite of the strange voices I hear, do will those many inches I havn’t grown to Arlene Bickham. I, Shirley Dumbsky, being in an uncomparable state of mind, do will to Sally Upchurch, the startling ability which enables me to decipher my shorthand notes. I, Doris Fagcn, feeling slightly absent minded, do will my hobby, which is collecting absentee slips, to Virginia Keilman ??? ? We, Betty Rose, Maxine Sweet, and Wanda Wallace, having recently been declared sane, do will our dancing feet and carefree ways to Wilma Manter, Elizabeth Brys, and Delores Held. 1, Martha Davis, feeling quite dazed, leave my fircy curls to Pauline Dreischerf. I, Barbara Phillips, being in a tolerant state of mind, will my lovely long locks of hair to all those boys who persist in getting brush haircuts. 1, Bud Card, feeling very protective, do will my position as our sponsor’s right hand and bodyguard to Betty Weaverling. I, Dick Kelly, having left my position as the Admirals pet gob, do leave my ability to graduate in three years to Mary Ann Horton. I, Ruth Funk, having again regained the use of my fingers, do will my position as catcher of the Senior girl baseball team to Pat Hagge. I, June McClellan, feeling very mysterious, do will my flashing dark eyes to Marion Britton, who I am sure will put them to good use. I, Marion Pierce, in a humorous mood, do good naturedly give my wise cracks and funny sayings to Mary Genardo. I, Betty Jane Teibel, feeling very happy at being able to graduate after finishing my 12 year sentence, do will my smiling personality to Beverly East and Ramona Booth. I, Norma Keilman, feeling very mean and full of the dickens, do unfortunately leave my beloved ability to torment teachers to Rosemary Miller. I, Dorothy Schicssle, more than content with life, do will, to Virginia Dewes and Betty James, that gray brain matter which aids me in concentrating on things other than school. I, Mildred Stolzenbach, being in a confused mood, do bequeath, to Bob Parker, my ability to remain silent for longer than 15 secs. 1, Rosella Bohney, feeling very dramatic, do will my profession as a black-face actress to Eugene Nondorf. 1, Raymond Gallas, in a romatic mood, do begrudgingly leave my little black date book, to Don Cook, who 1 am sure will waste no lime in getting to the nearest phone. 1, Betty Hilbrich, being more than ready for retirement, do will my amazing ability in basketball, baseball etc. to Pat Hilbrich. I, Anita Dahlke, feeling ambitious and energetic, do will my rating as an ideal student to Mary Ellen Kuhn. I, Olga Franzle, feeling quite ready for the men with the butterfly nets and pretty strait jackets to take me to my private room, do hereby will this job to any one upon whom Miss Pierce wishes to inflict a grave punishment.

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Jla t 'll ill and eAtcane+vt We, the graduating Senior Class of 1946, of the St. John Twp. School, City of Dyer, State of Indiana, being of sound mind and body, do hereby make our Last Will and Testament, on this Seventh of February and leave the following earthly and unearthly qualities, habits, abilities and other priceless possessions to the following fortunate and some not so fortunate receivers. I, Paul Keilman, in a flirteaous state of mind do will my work on the “Comet” staff while in the company of it’s eight other members, all girls, to Richard Rasheta and Eugene Schmidt. 1, Ralph Hill, in an energetic state of mind, do will my ability to do super cartwheels (provided the referees are out of the way) to Vernon Schulte. I, Francis Theil, in an extremely generous mood, do will my atomic salesmanship to Gerald Austgen. I, Wilfred Hoernig, feeling quite shy and bashful, do will my timidness to Dan Voich. I, Delores Hauer, feeling very restful after my last bout with a certain fellow classman, do hereby leave my ability to discuss calmly and quietly all class matters to Dorothy Crawford and Paula Gettler. I, Lawrence Rinkenberger, feeling very broken up, do will to Jeanette Schmal and Mabel Stolzenbach (in hopes that they have a first aid kit) my skill on skiis. I, Margaret Dumbsky, in a giddy state of mind, do leave my amusing laugh which has been puzzling my fellow students for four years to Miss Pierce. I, Marcelline Askins, in a lonesome and loyal mood, do will my ability to stay faithful to one heart-beat to Dorothy Marshall. I, Germane Klein, sensing that I will no longer have any use for them, do leave, to Pearl Popo and Margaret Darnell, all the empty bottles of correction fluid which 1 have acquired during my career on the Comet Staff. I, Gerald Hovey, feeling quite ready to hand in my drivers license and license plates, do hereby will the dented fenders and missing motor of my car, the Black Flash, to Jack Rauh. I, Billy Anderson, still very puzzled over world affairs, leave my old Dewey buttons and political views to lllus Wood. We, Ronald Clark and Eugene Rasheta, giving very serious thought as to our worldly goods, do generously will our ability to do the right thing but at the wrong lime to Glen Eberly and Harold Boyll. I, Pat Shinnick, feeling extremely good naturcd, do will my ability to restrain my temper to Rena Walden. I, Sylvester Redar, being quite sure of my sanity, do will that gifted talent which enables me to type on that last old typewriter, which awaited me upon my daily late arrival into class, to Billy Howard. I, Betty Schweitzer, being in a musical mood, do leave my most prized possession, my very charming soprano voice to Eugene Neyhart.

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•3 K n H 5: 1 3 1. B. Tcibcl 5. M. Davis 9. B. Hilbrich 2. W. Card 6. R. Hill 10. R. Bohncy 3. B. Schweitzer 7. M. Stolzenbach 11. M. Sweet 4. M. Dumbsky 8. R. Funk 12. N. Keilman 13. D. Hauer 18. M. Pierce 23. D. Fagen 14. B. Jewett 19. B. Phillips 24. P. Schinnick 15. P. Keilman 20. R. Gallas 25. A. Dahlkc 16. M. Askins 21. S. Dumbsky 26. J. McClellan 17. W. Wallace 22. B. Anderson