Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1940, in order to dispose of our Earthly Effects, amuse CFI the Reflector Readers, and comply with the demands of the Annual Staff, do ordain and establish this Will for the Class of l94O. Know all men by these Presents : To the Juniors we leave the Marble Pedestal from which we have looked down upon the underclassmen for the past year. To the Sophomores we will the Suggestion that you can't start too early Salting Away Lucre for the 1942 Annual. To the Freshmen we bequeath just gobs and scads of Good Advice, payable upon presentation of this coupon and l0c. COh, all right, make it a nickel.j To the Rhinies we leave a Beautiful, Hand-drawn Map of the School, so that by the time they don their Caps and Gowns they will be able to find the book store. To the Faculty we bequeath Five Years of Experience in handling Problem Children. Individual bequeaths: I, Marge Chamberlain, will my Glorious Titian Tresses to Patsy Beatty, who is plucked bald-headed at every Scavenger Hunt. I, Morris Cooper, leave my Ceaseless Devotion to Science to Dick Schoch. fRemember Spring Fever ?j I, Barbara Dougherty, leave my Stupendous Height to Shorty Withers. I, Mary Houghtaling, will that Bright Red Dress to anyone who likes at- tention. I, Jack Kauszler, bequeath my i'Senatorial Courtesy to anyone who knows what the expression means. I, Madeline Lyster, leave my Temperamental Tantrums to Mary Alice DeLong. I, Marguerite McDonald, leave the A's on my report cards to the New Deal, whose supply must be running low. I, Marjorie Mansberger, will my Speed in Typing to Bob Baker. I, Claus Pursley, leave the Class Funds--hey, why should I leave 'em? l'll take 'em. I. Dorothy Rensenhouse, bequeath my Ticket-Selling Ability to Ulafern Larrance, who seems to need it badly. We, Mildred Ringle and Janet King, will the Proprietorship of Ye Olde Booke Shoppe to Shannon Cox and Mary Congdon. I, Bob Sayers, leave by Bright Remarks in the nearest ashcan. CI can't even give 'em away.j I, Lawrence Snell, bequeath my Dainty Csize IZLQD Pedal Extremities to Bob Csize 135 Springer. I, Frank Spadafore, leave my Original French Translations to Mrs. Stoddart. CIt's 10 to l they'll make her teeth itch.j I, Keith Swett, bequeath my Proficiency as a Gentleman's Gentleman to Eugene Nichols I. I, Zelda Walls, leave my Shyness to Betty Gombos. I, Paul Warner, will that Sardonic Grin to the Kid Brother. I, Margaret Welty, bequeath my High Soprano Voice to Beatrice Weather- bee. I, Helen Tobin, will this Copy of the Annual to anyone with 31.50. Yrs. fsgd.j The Class of l94O P. S. I hope this is legal. ?

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FOO-I OSOPI-IY SEN1oRs SEZ- Favorite Color-Blue Favorite Song-Stardust Favorite Book-Gone VJith the Wind Favorite Actor--Richard Green Favorite Actress-Bette Davis Favorite Orchestra-Kay Kyser Favorite Radio Program-Your Hit Parade You 'RE SOMEBODY IF- You re a senior You get in a class play You think so l You can get on the right side of all the T. R. teachers You can break a date and get away with it You can beat Joan Warner on dates per week You can get into Mr. DeLong's class-without an excuse You can look like a glamour girl and not brag about it HOW DID YOU MANAGE- .Ioan Payne, to be so cute B. Malcolm, to land the school romeo Dale Ernest, to be such a Jitterbug E. Barger, to be school boxing champ Bob Cook, to skip so much Charles Fricke, to get your eyebrow down below your nose Keith Swett to be a gentleman's gentleman Marjorie Ferrell to have such red hair HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE- Chamberlain without Potter Raymond Bowersox with a date Margaret Welty in a serious mood Louis Panczyk flirt Jim Boggio without women Edwin Jensen jitterbugging Claus Pursley leading a swing band Don Knapp in a hurry IF-- I-Ie's neatly dressed in the very latest fashions, you can be sure it's Cam Wuerfel She can be seen from afar, and keeps our class spirit up to par, it's the shining countenance of Dot Rensenhouse I-Iis face turns pink as purple and matches his red har- there's no mistake about it-it's Joe Starzevski She's always jumpin' and jivin' at jitneys, you surely ought to know we mean none other than Mary Sangalli I-Ie or she is one of those who arrives at school about two minutes before school starts and looks sleepy- eyed, you'll know he or she had a big night-it's just one of those natural hang-overs fWe Knowj 22

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CLASS PROP!-I ECY Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. North America and all the ships at sea. l.et's go to press. A Flash! Smorgasbord! Moronia! Premier John Kauszler, American-born dictator of this country, is reported fleeing to France following a revolt in the streets of the capital city. Kauszler, a Radical Socialist, is said to have left the U. S. A. for Moronia when his love was spurned by Dorothy Rensenhouse. Three Rivers, Michigan, kindergarten teacher. Flash! Washington! D. C.! President Tobin's nomination of Attorney General Lawrence Snell to the Supreme Court was approved by the Senate last nightjdespite the protests of Senators Eugene Ruggles and Everett Barger, both from Snell's home state, Michigan. Truly, a man is not without honor save in his own country. Ladies and gentlemen! Last Wednesday night, through the efforts of Miss Kathleen Brown, editor of Madame, a benefit concert was given, the proceeds of which were to be donated to the lmpoverished Musicians' League. Of the dozens of world-famous musicians who are widely publicized for their char- ity, only three consented to appear. They were: Margaret Welty and Wayne St. John of the Metropolitan and violinist Jascha Spadaforski. Dots and dashes and lots of flashes from border to border and coast to coast: I-Iollywood! California! Producer Jack Kennedy of Celestial Studios has signed accordionists Rose Torri and Frances Steubgen to appear in Glamour- Boy Gordon Thor's next musical, yet unnamed. Thor, by the way, has two lawsuits on his hands. Interior decorator Mildred Ringle wants the California courts to agree with her that Thor should pay her 310,000 for decorating his Beverly Hills home. Meanwhile, Mrs. Thor is spending her six weeks Nevada residence period at the Van Over and Ernest Bar X Dude Ranch, only 20 minutes from Reno, rates S15 and up. CS1ightly more with horses.j Flash! Three Rivers! Michigan! Biff Potter, sensational star of the Three Rivers Hyenas pro football team, after a two week hold-out, agreed today to accept Manager Jim Curtis' offer of 850.000, Potter, according to Hyena pub- licity man, Claus Pursley, was holding out for 860.000, Flash! New York! New York! Keith Swett, butler to Dr. and Mrs. Paul Warner Cshe the former Barbara Dougherty of the filmsj, has been elected president of the committee in charge of the annual Maid's and Butler's Ball. And now Miss Joan Warner for Jensen's Lotion. I'll be back in a flash with a flash! Ladies, would you like to have soft, attractive hands? Then try the hand lotion that millions of American women prefer. ln the past week alone we have received thousands of letters from women in all walks of life: office workers like Marie Young, secretary to engineer Robert Sayers of New York, Zelda Walls, of Chicago, Mary Sangalli, of Philadelphia, Donna Crook, Marie Knachel, Pauline Lampen, Marilee Ohlin, and Florence Sangalli: nurses. like 2LL