Walnut High School - Walnut Tree Yearbook (Walnut, IL)

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CLASS WILL We the class of 1945 46 mclude thlrty one 1nd1v1duals and d1st1nct per SOI1alllZ16S belng about to pass out of th1s sphere of educatlon 1n full posses s1on of a full and crammed mmd well tralned memory and human under standmg do mark and pubhsh thls our last w1ll and testament hereby re voklng and maklng vold all former W1llS or promlses by us at anytlme heretofore made As to such estate as 1t has pleased the Fates and our own strong hands and bralns to w1n for us we do d1SpOb of the same as follows Items I We glve and bequeath to our structors 1n all the wlsdom of the ages a sw eet and unbroken success1on of rest ful nlghts and peaceful dreams No longer need thev l1e awake through the long watches of the nlght to worry ovel the uncertalnty of whether th1s one or that IS dolng h1s home work w1ll have her mathematics ln the mornmg class w1ll remember every lron clad rule of composltlonal technlque 1n the prepara flOH of hls or her theme papers It has been a hard straln on them for Semors are Sald to be at all times hard to manage and certalnly thls class of 46 IS no exceptlon But they have all done the1r duty and verlly now they shall have thezr reward Item II Agaln we bequeath to our beloved faculty all the amazmg know ledge and startlmg mformatxon that we have lmparted to them It must have been entlrely nevs to them as well as to all teachers and students everywhere and would throw much new hght on many a h1therto fam1l1ar l1ne of thought throughout the whole world of SCIGHCB and learnmg even outslde the walls and halls of Walnut Hlgh If the faculty see f1t they are hereby authorlzed to g1V8 out such of thls mformatlon to the world as they may feel the world IS ready to PGCSIVG We trust they w1ll also feel at perfect hberty to make use of all b1ts of wlsdom and enllghtenment for the educatlon of the classes to come after us' Th1S of course xs left entxrely to thelr personal dlscretlon Item III We g1V6 and bequeath to the Junlor class the followmg ltems I'hev may seem trlfhng bequests but we hope they may be accepted not as worth less thlngs lavlshly throvsn away be cause we can no longer keep them but as valuable assets to those who may re ce1ve them and a contlnual remlnder of the generoslty of heart 1n our free and full bestowal To Kelth Renner the presldent of the Junior class our book entitled LIVES Of Our Presldents , - ,v . - . y Y 1 ' ' ' V Y y , . , , v q- . . . . , ' ' Y . 1 - we ' . ' V dear faculty who have been our in- ' ' L , . 7 ' ' - . V O . . . D D , W . . v 7 , . ' ' ll !' . ' v . , . , . , W . . H , v v 'A 1 l . v . ,,

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CLASS PROPHECY qcomumueoy To my dlsmay next 1n attractlon was a neon slgn flashlng a new play to the pubhc starrlng a famous dance team Upon 1nqu1r1ng I was lnformed that the dance team were Lester Lathrop and Genevleve Barth They surely had made thelr place 1n the world A new store 1n town whlch would catch any womans eye was one whlch sported mxnk 1n the showcase rather than a s1mp1e advertlsement Who should be the proprletor but Donald Watklns He surely was classy look1ng 1n h1s coat and ta1ls whlch every proprletor of such a store should wear I asked about Lorena and then I saw the beauty salon w1th the red neon slgn readlng Jensen s Jxffy Jolnt whlch was run by Lorena herself I went 1n to see her but took one look at her mud packs and walked out Our class surely has promment people Peter Rlchard Dlenslakes orchestra IS famed throughout the world Hls volce thrllls the natlon w1th hlS own composl t1on Oh You Woman You ' One thlng my escorts wouldnt let me mlss was hearmg Dlck s orchestra W1th h1m was featured the Ooey gooey crooner of Amerlca Dale Magnuson I asked lf the hxgh school had changed hands slnce I left Can you 1mag1ne Gordon Dahl IS prmcxpal and rules wlth an 1ron hand' Joan Noble and Mary Lou Rettke left for Hollywood lmmedlately after school closed They are actresses ln our world of today In one of the latest plctures Mary Lou outplayed Joan by three mlnutes on the screen She had four mlnutes Helen Geldean IS a Senator represent mg I111no1s Some of my frlends ln formed me that no better had our state ever had She really can argue I had heard the name Geldean mentloned by some members of Congress but I never thought of qulet Geldean In the meantlme we had walked through the town and I thought I had seen everythmg new But they then polnted out the mayors house located on a place you probably remember as Scout Acres Thls large whlte manslon on the outsklrts of the far reachlng Walnut was a home for the best of mayors At thls t1me Leo Chrlstensen held the OfflC9 In h1s admlmstratlon the town had seen many lmprovements and he was a frlend of all Oh yes Betty Lee Renner IS the mald of malds ln Leos home She 1n other words gets top pay for boss1ng the other servants around whlle she gets th credlt Bette Bolbock as Leo told me IS a natlonal f1gure ln the Glrls Blk, Bas ball team She IS one of the best and mg your way you had better duck She has made It her career and earns a lot of money at It They had been telhng me all thls on our way back to Mac and Lavernes home I thought I knew of all the class untxl 1ust before the taxl stopped I notlced a large grev fenced 1n house near Bobby Langford s Upon lflqulflflg I was told lt was The Manslon of Rest for old malds owned and operated by LOIS D1mm1g That d1d xt I fMarv Ann Thompsonl had seen everythlng and had to get back to the qulet of mv own l1ttle sanctuary at Washlngton D C When I agaln reached the Whlte House l felt safe I had thought mx belng the flrst woman presxdent and runnlng a Home for the Homeless was trouble but 1ts reallv bhss I know now what trouble IS but that class can take It 1f Walnut can be remodeled llke that' ' y - . . 3 ' Y , . l ' ll ! ' ' YY ' 9 y . . . , . , . . , A . 5 . 9 - - 1 -h ' ' 'l ' ' 'of e- . . . . ' . if you ever see one of her flies com- ' u vv ' , l V ' 1 V ' Y ' ,Q ' . . , . . ' . . as n ' 7 ' . . . . I . ' . . A y 'A I ' . . . . , H , H

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THE FOLLOWING ARE PERSONAL BEOUESTS Louls Alshouse do beqeauth my charm curl to Marvln Carpenter Jeanne Andersen do bequeath my short sklrts to Leona Gramer Cenevleve Barth do bequeath my 1nnocent baby stare to Carol Wade Bette Bolbock do bequeath my dfunty sneeze to Dorls Rote Bob Bolbock do bequeath my studlousness to Betty Abraham Harold Burkey do bequeath my surplus welght to Lee Ganschow Davld Lho1n1ere do bequeath my da1nt1ness to George Frederlck Anlta Cameron do bequeath my Jltterbugglng to Ruth Baumgartner Leo Chrlstensen do bequeath my da1ly slumbers to Lowell Gustafson Gordon Dahl do bequeath my steadlness to Marjorle Mlller Dlck Dxenslake do bequeath my subtle humor to Alberta Barth Lo1s Dlmmlg do bequeath my auburn curls to Elalne Behrens Jack Edmondson do bequeath my tall f1gure to Lowell Stone Charles Fxsher do bequeath my glamour to Leslle Schoff Helen Geldean do bequeath my shyness to Donald Brandenburg Geo Gonlgam do beoueath my mascul1ne ways to Garrett Brand nburg Carol Hatland do bequeath my baton to Joan Wesner Lorena Jensen do bequeath my soberness to Leslie Baumgartner Phylhs Johnson do bequeath my actlng ab1l1ty to Benny Fenn Lester Lathrop do bequeath my cute wmsome ways to Glenn Gonlgam Phyllxs McElvan1a do bequeath my hlgh grades to Kelth Renner Joan Noble do bequeath my muslcal ab1l1ty to Rosemary Wllllams Harry Olson do bequeath my femlnme ways to Bxlly Peterson Betty Lee Renner do bequeath my dlgmty to Dorls Paepke Mary Lou Rettke do bequeath mv love for Walnut to Betty Fenn Nell Stlver do bequeath my dark mlschleyous eyes to Marlon Conley Mary A Thompson do bequeath my mterest IH umforms to Mary Fetzer Donald Watklns do bequeath my ablllty to dI1V6 a ear to Glor1a Johnson Mlldred W1ll13mS do bequeath my loye for men to Joanne Sergeant I Wlllda Vlckrey do bequeath GXPFGSSIOH of oplnlons to lVIar1lou Johnson We trust the class of 44 vull appreelate these bequests as deeply as we have done that lt may be the1r most preclous possesslon as It has been ours and the one we are most loath to hand oy er to them Besldes these enforced glfts vue leave not of necesslty but our own free wlll our bless1ng tender memozles of our pleasant assoc1at1on together and our forgweness for anythxng that we may not have exactly appreclated 1n the demonstratlons of the past and a pledge of frlendshlp from hence and forever Sealed the class of 46 I, ' , l ' . 1, , ' . I, ' ' , ' ' . I, , A ' ' . I, , ' ' . I, , ' . L , , . . 1 y . . . ' I, ' , ' . I, ' ' , . I, , ' . 1. ' ' , ' . I. , . Cf. I ,.', A ' e . I, , . I, , ' . I, . ' ' . 1, Dale Magnuson, do bequeath my quick wittedness to Betty Casey. I. , t .