Villa Grove High School - Vade Mecum Yearbook (Villa Grove, IL)

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SUIIIIE DER. DEI-Ill We, the class of I952, having traveled up the ladder to be in number one spot of the Villa Grove Hit Parade, some of us graduating by virtue of general merit and others by re- quest, do hereby publish this, our last will and testament. In a choral assembly, with a good sense of justice, although slightlytired and worn from the constant struggle of the last four years climb, we appoint Mary Parr, Ruth Conn, Wesley Farrell, joint, or disjointed, administrators of this unexcelled legal document. To the members of the faculty, we will our talents, our wisdom and our scholarly leader- ship, of which they will have a great need in the future years. To G . G. Gaines and Mr. Kelley, we bequeath a new joke book and a crisp new set of rules that we have so totally massacred. To the janitors, we bequeath our remains of broken pencils, bits of erasers, scraps of paper, tacks, rubber bands, broken coke bottles, bent rulers and battered note books, with our deepest regrets of the huge bonfire that they will have to build. To the freshmen, we bequeath our sympathy, and best wishes in hopes that they will struggle up the ladder and finally be in first place of the V. G . Hit Parade. To the sophomores, we bequeath our knowledge, cooperation with the teachers, and all answer books, with the thought in mind that fairness will always carry you through. To the juniors, we bequeath our gaiety, dignity, gracefulness, thoughtfulness, under- standing, beauty and masterful ways, with the understanding that you will reach the top of the Hit Parade. I, Don Ament, do hereby bequeath my calm chuckle to Paul McKenzie, in hopes of keeping the classrooms quiet. I, Alice Basham, do hereby bequeath my flaming red hair to Jean Tewell . I, Cecil Byrnes, do hereby bequeath one well-used Studebaker to Don Schaeffer, who is very much in need of a good car. I, Jeanine Callahan, do hereby bequeath my baton to Beverly Kepler, hoping she will use as much poise as I did in the past four years. I, Betty Coffman, do hereby bequeath my oneness to Shirley Elder, in hopes that she will take advantage of it as I have. I, Charles Cannon, do hereby bequeath my football ability to Gary Allen in the hopes that he will make the first team by his senior year. I, Doris Combs, do hereby bequeath my part in the senior play, lwhich I never gotj to any other misled junior who will be brave enough to try out. I, Dorothy Crawford, do hereby bequeath my interest in the Army to anyone who likes army life . I, Bob Crouse, do hereby bequeath my taxi service to Jim Gilmer. lMy way with girls, I will keep.l I, Kay Curry, do hereby bequeath my ability to drive a Hudson and talk at the same time to Connie Wacker. I, Janice Davis, do hereby bequeath my quiet ways to Shirley Schreib, so she will use them to a good advantage . I, Betty Elbs, do hereby bequeath my four years of cheerleading to Benita Tanous and Marilyn Tay who both have a fine start. I, Jim Fanakos, do hereby bequeath my football ability to Richard Pippen, knowing he will enjoy it as I have. ' I, Dick Fisher, do hereby bequeath my quiet gum chewing ability to Vernon Billman. I, Marilyn Henderson, do hereby bequeath my high eye batting average to AImaWaggle. I, Don Hoops, do hereby bequeath my shyness of girls to Jerry Crawford. 18

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MARY FRANCES TETER Sunshine Best quality--neatnessg Worst fault-- that Teter 1ook g Favorite pastime--driving Fords. Activities: G.A.A. I,2,3,4, Treasurer 3g Pep Club li Newspaper Staff I, 4g Dramatic Club I, 2,3,4g Class Treasurer 45 Girls' Chorus 1,45 Majorette l,2,3,4: Senior Class Play. FAYE THOMAS - Fizz Best quality- -complexion: Worst fault--lack of interest in boys: Favorite pastime--sports. Activities: F. H.A. 1, 2, 3g Home- coming Queen 43 G.A. A. I, 2, 35 Class Secretary 4: Annual Staff Pep Club 23 Newspaper Staff 4. CAROLE VAUGHN CV Best quality--writing abilityg Worst fault--laziness: Favorite pastime--mountain climbing. Activities: F.H.A. I: G. A. A. I: Pep Club 1,25 Newspaper Staff l,2,4: Exchange Editor 2: Girls' Chorus Ig Spanish Club 2,43 Co-Program Chairman 45 Dramatic Club l,2, 4, Vice-President 43 Thespian2,3,4: Annua1Staff, Edi- tor: Class Treasurer 1: Band l,2: Bosse High School, Evansville, Indiana 3. BILL WEGENG Wiggle Best quality--hair: Worst fault- -driving: Favorite pas- time--Doris. Activities: Camera Club l,2, 3,4, President 35 Dra- matic Club 3: Industrial Arts Club Ig Band l,2,3,4: Dance Band 3-4- LOIS WELLS Red Best quality--hair: Worst fault--her long black curls: Favor- ite pastime--piano. Activities: Dramatic Club 1,45 G.A.A. I,2: F.H.A. 1,2,3,4, Treasurer 3,45 Newspaper Staff 3,4, Assistant Editor 4: Girls' Chorus 2, 3,4p Junior Class Playg Senior Class Play: Annual Staff. 17

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I, Fred Hutchison, do hereby bequeath my track ability to Gene Fieldbinder, so he will get first in the mile. I, Mary Jester, do hereby bequeath my kleenex box to anyone who can make use ofit as well as I have. I, Don Johnson, do hereby bequeath my place as student body president to anyone who has such great speaking ability as I have . I, Joann Kleiss, do hereby bequeath my writing ability to Bobby Miller who has the brains but can't write . I, Larry Livengood, do hereby bequeath my battered football suit to Larry Hancock in hopes it won't fall apart. I, Ruth Maris, do hereby bequeath my boisterousness in History Class to quiet, saintly Charles Behl . I, Richard Massie, do hereby bequeath my Lovesick Blues to Joyce Crawford, who can use them to a good advantage. I, Ed McCartney, do hereby bequeath my piano playing to Shorty Lewis, who needs a few more lessons. I, Montelle Meeks, do hereby bequeath my position as a quiet, dignified, senior to Roy Elder. '-- -ii' I, Donald Mifsdarfer, do hereby bequeath my bookkeeping ability to any poor iunior who has the nerve to attempt it. I, Yvonne Perry, do hereby bequeath my nearness to the ground to Peggy Anderson. I, Chloanne Reedy, do hereby bequeath my flirting eyes to Helen Czerwonka. I, Jim Richards, do hereby bequeath my faithful guitar to the school orchestra in hopes it will perform for them as well as it has for me. I, Mary Kay Robison, do hereby bequeath my short blond hair to Doris Shoemaker, my interest in Tuscola, I want to keep because someday,--who knows. I, Verlene Rund, do hereby bequeath my love for tall men to Shirley Reinhart, who is far ahead of me . I, Bob Schreib, do hereby bequeath my manly physique to Morris Phipps, who will some- day make a tall sophisticated senior. I, Dale Shunk, do hereby bequeath my 6'3 of height to Donald Bender, who will reach that in the near future. I, Lynn Statzer, do hereby bequeath my athletic ability to Jack Christman, who is al- ready well an his way. I, Ed Tanous, do hereby bequeath my saying Variety is the spice of life to Jim McColIom. I, Frances Teter, do hereby bequeath my red hair to Ruth Bosch, in hopes that she will come by it naturqlly. I, Faye Thomas, do hereby bequeath my homecoming crown to Betty Smith, my junior attendant. I, Carole Vaughn, do hereby bequeath my current interest in red-headed farmers to Vivian Meserve, in order that she might add another species to her collection. I, Bill Wegeng, do hereby bequeath Doris to the coming senior class until a later date in June. I, Lois Wells, do hereby bequeath my lead in the senior play to Sheron Patterson. Now we, the senior class, iust leave. ,7fwaQ44.f 19