Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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SENIOR WILL We the seniors of the class of 1948 of the Versailles High School, County of Darke, State of Ohio, being of sound minds and realizing that our day of departure from Versailles High is near, do hereby declare and publish this our last will and testament. I, Treva Apple, do bequeath my big blue eyes to Shirley Stoner. I, Joe Baltes, do bequeath my height to Floyd Pitsenbarger. I, David Barga, do bequeath my ambition to study to Eddie Manier. I, Paul Barge, do bequeath my hunting ability (coon that is) to Raymond Schlecty. I, Velma Bergman, do bequeath my typing ability to Bud Tipple. I, Gale Blakeley, do bequeath my short hair to Ronnie Poling. I, Glen Blakeley, do bequeath my airplanes to Bob Zeller. I, Gene Brown, do bequeath my football technique to Karl Schmitt. I, Phyllis Cain, do bequeath my quietness to Henrietta Grilliot. I, Francis Copeland, do bequeath my artistic ability to Norma Jean Smith. I, Joan Cross, do bequeath my basketball enthusiasm to Joan Smith. I, Lucille Cunningham, do bequeath my black hair to Eileen Drees. I, Jean Emig, do bequeath my ability to stay awake in school to Alice Kremer. I, Dorothy Finfrock, do bequeath my natural curls to Martha Bren-neman. I, Paul Francis, do bequeath my “flirting” to Joe Parmenter. I, Corda Gehron, do bequeath my dimples to Kate Schulze. I, Anna Grilliot, do bequeath my giggles to Virginia Groff. I, Opal Grooms, do bequeath my ability to get along with the boys in Physics Class to Phyllis Knight. I, Lester Grote, do bequeath my “Football Managership” to John Mills. I, Jeanette Kamman, do bequeath my shyness to Laura Kruckeberg. I, Martha Kamman, do bequeath my cute smile to La Dona Mumaw. I, Donald Keller, do bequeath my “crew cut” to James Grisez. I, Florence Klopfer, do bequeath my dancing ability to Phyllis Fackler. I, Donald Kremer, do bequeath my seat in the office to Dick Parin. I, Glen Kueterman, do bequeath my knowledge to “Ag” to Hubie Magoteaux. I, Mary Louise Magoteaux, do bequeath my male acquaintances to Patsy Zeller. I, Glen Mangen, do bequeath my muscles to Charles Bergman. I, Joann Meyer, do bequeath my cooking ability to Barbara Jane Goodall. I, James Miles, do bequeath my masculine handsomeness to William Nisonger. Page Twenty-four

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ing to us was Wavelene Tegtmeyer, his stewardess. They landed on a field near by and soon joined us. They also brought several of our classmates as passengers. The first we saw was Dorothy Finfrock who is now the secretary to the president of the United States. She told us the president, Robert Pitsen-barger, would not be able to come because of an important meeing with the Postmaster-General, Gene Brown. Treva Apple and Martha Kam-man are also working in Washington D. C. Treva is the first woman to be at the head of the F. B. I. and is doing a fine job. Martha is in charge of excursions to the Washington Monument. Another passenger was Mildred Winner, the famous hat designer, who was a little nervous from her flight in an airplane, but Yvonne Treon R. N. came to the rescue with a new kind of pill called the Kamman-Sure-Cure. These pills were invented by Janet Kamman. Yvonne who lives in Chicago informed us that another friend, Frances Copeland was on her way from New York, where she had just won first prize on her drawing “The Perfect English Class.” Everyone knew she had used the first and eighth period English classes of “48” for her model. In a few minutes another carload arrived and we soon learned that the class of “48” was well represented the world around. Alma York, a housewife had came all the way from England to attend the picnic. On the way she met Priscilla Simon and Neva Cain who are both secretaries for the World Transit Airline Company. Mary Jane Moorman is a Home Economics Teacher in Alaska. John Simon and Don Kremer are in business together: John being the doctor and Don the grave digger. Gale Blakeley soon arrived and was sporting a nice sun tan that he had gotten while in baseball practice this winter in Florida. He also brought along two other sportsmen. Shorty Keller, and Pete Price, who have become famous on the Michigan and Notre Dame football teams. We saw a cloud of dust down the road and as the car came to a stop we saw Vera Schulze behind the wheel. She is now president of the “Willowdell Sewing Club.” She had several classmates in the back seat. Barbar Subler has opened a cafeteria in North Star which is called “The World’s Largest Cafeteria.” You can always get good service here because Ruth Neargardner is the waitress and Florence Klopfer is the cashier. We began to inquire about the rest of our classmates because we wanted to get started to the picnic and there were still a few missing. Just as we were talking, Ruth Mumaw hopped out of a car that had West Milton license plates. She is now a housewife and lives in West Milton. Fritzie Peschke is also married and is teaching a class at Ohio State and as usual she was late for the party. John Subler, who now owns the largest trucking lines in the United States had driven one of his new trucks to the picnic to serve as a bus. At last everyone was present, so the Seniors of “48” started out for a day of fun and enjoyment that would be remembered for years. —Nelda Jo Scherer —Mary Jane Simon Page Twenty-three

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I, Mary Jane Moorman, do bequeath my sense of humor to Barbara Mai’tino. I, Ruth Mumaw, do bequeath my diamond to Norma Stephan. I, Ruth Neargardner, do bequeath my bashfulness to Pauline Von Gordon. I, Mary Jane Parmenter, do bequeath my dates to Betty Jane Roselle. I, Fritzie Peschke, do bequeath my ability to get to school early (at 8:29V2) to Janet Barga. I, Robert Pitsenbarger, do bequeath my ability to be a grocery clerk to Doyle Hufford. I, Cletus Price, do bequeath my manly physique to Gene Oliver. I, Gladys Rhoades, do bequeath my ability to tell jokes to Dorothy Rethman. I, Phillip Ridenour, do bequeath my “gentlemanly manners” to Gene Loxley. I, Nelda Jo Scherer, do bequeath my seriousness to Sarah Jane Kindell. I, Elsie Schulze, do bequeath the mirror in my locker to Marie Kremer. I, Vera Schulze, do bequeath my Osgood possessions to Evelyn Goff. I, John Simon, do bequeath my ability to get along with girls to John Connaughton. I, Mary Jane Simon, do bequeath my nickname “Gertie” to Mary Buschur. I, Priscilla Simons, do bequeath my driving ability to Marvin Cain. I, Barbara Subler, do bequeath my clarinet playing to Julia Magoto. I, John Subler, do bequeath my abundant energy to Jim Barga. I, Harold Swallow, do bequeath my sense of humor to Jim Graves. I, Wavelene Tegtmeyer, do bequeath my quietness to Irene Kindell. I, Yvonne Treon, do bequeath my democratic spirit to Mr. Fields. We, Carl Trittschuh and Francis McEldowney, do bequeath our position behind the door of room 30 to Helen Voisard and Phyllis Young. I, Doris Warner, want everything I have and therefore I bequeath nothing to anyone. I, Harvey Warrick, do bequeath my “feminie admirers” to Jack Barga. I, Mildred Winner, do bequeath my attendance record to Billy Joe Harsh. I, Alma York, do bequeath my ability to sit still in study hall to Betty Grillot. I, Donald Young, do bequeath my “bright remarks to Jack DeLaet. —Nelda Jo Scherer —Mary Jane Simon Page Twenty-five