Warren Township High School - Blue Devil / Angelus Yearbook (Gurnee, IL)

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LAST, WILL AND TESTA MEN T OF... 10 QE THE unsurpassable and ultra-intelligent class of nineteen hundred and thirty-six being of unquestionable i jsoundness of mind. although not always so thought of hy the post graduates. do hereby set our hand and seal to tlus immortal document for the distribution of such coveted possessions and idiosyncracies as shall herein be noted. ' To the juniors we bequeath the portals of knowledge which they will now find completely free from that dust with wluch we found them covered upon our receipt from the class of 1935. To the sophomores we bequeath our attitude of fortitude which we acquired after a period of long exposure to geometry, biology. Latin II. English II. manual arts. agriculture. and domestic science. To the weakling class, the freshmen. we leave an example of wisdom than which there is not better. To the faculty we leave hearts filled with good will knowing full well that when long assignments. notebook work. and public speeches were required they realized not the wrath which we endured at home. I. Judith Alfredson. supposedly sound in mental faculties, do hereby bequeath my position as center on a bas- ketball team to Alice Brewer, my old worn-out braid to Anne Quist. and my job of playing piano during lunch shifts to Genevieve Ames with thc hope that Genevieve will find a few people who will recognize a waltz from a fox trot some of the time. ' I., VVally Ames. do .bequeath to Clif? Philip my convenient excuses to get ont of classes and my pledge to keep girls entirely out of my nnnd during my senior year providing I am invited back again for another exposure next year. 4 l. Al Beck being of sound mind and body do hereby bequeath to Joe McCann my a girls. and to lhll Myers my ability to pay attention in class. l,'Fred Behrens, being considered a little foolish at times. wish to will my red hair to help him to be easily located by his bus riders and also will my fondness of pestering VValter Lucas. I. John Brewer. do hereby will to Joe Mcfann my typing ability providing he can long enough to take the tive minute speed tests. U I. George Brya. hereby do bequeath to any senior subject without even a text book. I, Beulah Cannon. supposedly sound in mind after hereby bequeath my permanent wave to Olga Zelenko retorts of a family who can't appreciate good music. l. Robert Carlson. being in a sound state of mind make friends with all the girls and to keep the friendship l. lfarl Cashmore. do hereby sanely. or otherwise, terests in the freslunan class and all of my other interests to a certain girl in the how my heart goes aflutter at times. l. Pearl Cashmore. supposedly in whole mind and body. do hereby bequeath who takes economics next year. undergoing the many trials and bility to keep away from the and freckles to Allan Peyer the girls to demure little keep his mind off the girls my genius in passing the tribulations of a senior. do and my clarinet to any stduent who can withstand the angry do hereby hand down to the bashful freshies my ability to of at least one of them for many y9al'S. bequeath for safe-keeping to Dale Voight, some of my in- freshman in hope that she will find time to sew the buttons on: my quietness to Genevieve Ames: and my nickname. Pearly-Gates to Miss Olsson to use on some other Pearl-y student. freshman class who little realizes my gym suit to some fastidious I. Sophronia Cashmore. supposedly in a clear state of mind. hereby bequeath my nickname. Sophie. to anyone who can stand hearing it without losing her temper: my inability to shoot baskets to Lillian Strahan who never misses them and thus can't sympathize with me: and my lack of jake comprehension to 'Frelton Garlick. I, Berneice Clark. supposedly in sound mind do hereby bequeath my locker and its lock to Dorothy Herrick and its combination to Lyman Bonner in hope that some of the faculty will recognize as worthy any excuse which Lyman may feel called upon to make in regard to lock trouble. I. Fharles Flow. now relieved of a conservator. will to john Rudd my printing ability: in which, after so much letter-writing. he can't help but he a success: to Frank Adams my bashfulness. and to all the incoming freshmen four happy years at lNarren. l. John Cunningham. supposedly sound in mind and body do hereby bequeath to Bill Philip my height and ability, because of same, to have all look up to me regardless of my opinion as to certain prevailing fashions in War- ren Girls' dress. . l. Marie lk-Meyer. being of partially sound tnintl anl body at the present moment, do hereby bequeath my posi- tion as Secretary to the Social Committee to my little sister. june VVickersheim. in hope that with such an incentive she may try to arrive early one day a week. I. George lDeYoung. being in a temporary state of right mindedness. bequeath my passenger route to Lyman lionner and my love of English lY to any junior who foolishly selects this course next year. l, Roland lJeZurik. weary and worn. leave to Zeke Kemp my well-worn spot on the basketball bench and to any poor freshman my weakness for the friendship of many girls. l. Frances llowell. momentarily being of sound mentality. do hereby will and bequeath my Irish wit for half witl and my illustrious cognomen of Shanty Irish to any other Irishman who will need it many times to remind the ignorant that if it wercn't for the Irish nobody would amount to anything around here. l, Noradell Fasoldt. seemingly sound in mind and bo ly. do hereby bequeath my high esteemable position as first horn player in the band to Norman Gould with the provisimn that he make all my sour notes sweet. and thereby smooth the wrinkled brow of M r. Schneider: to Charlotte Malacina also. I leave my locker together with any wads of gum that may have escaped the waste-basket of Miss Brooks. Mrs. Grimes. and Miss Ehrhart. l. Charlyue Ferry. supposedly sound in mind and bo ly. do hereby bequeath to my little freshie sister. Virginia linloe. my dilapidated American Literature hook, and to Albert l.arsen and Abbott Drayton the combination to a cerf tain little freshman girl's locker so that unnoticed they may leave there the tokens of their affection. I. Edna Flood. do hereby bequeath to Lyman Bonner my unused midnight oil and to next year's student body president. the idea that a Monday as well as a Saturday be given to all VVarrenites for a rest after strenuous week-ends. l. Florence Flood. being sound both mentally and physically. do hereby bequeath my ability to remember my history lesson for one day to the next to joel Stoner and the art of chewing gum in every class and never getting caught to Eleanor Rimmer. L Mitchell Filipowicz. with my left foot at the brink of the grave, desire to bequeath to anyone interested in small things. my interest in certain freshies. to any worthy chauffeur my route from Russell to Gurnee and vice-versa: and to any gentleman who prefers blondes, my abhorrence of brunettes. l. Marion Haines, now assumed mentally fit. bequetth to any freshie my bass clarinet. the deep sounds of which can always gain the attention of any group where size is a prerequisite. l. Annie Haisma. in a supposedly sound state of mind. do hereby bequeath my position as cashier to Stephen Kuyawa. so he will be able to earn the prices of the lunches which are now forcing him quickly into bankruptcy. l. William Hogan. being of somewhat sound mind and body. do hereby bequeath to anyone who may need it. my uncanny ability to reach school just a little late each morning. The result of which figured in terms of class recitations cannot be over-estimated.

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VVc, Elizabeth and Josephine Iwanski, leave to any other pair of almost identical twins who may enter Warren our fun in fooling some of our classmates some of the time, part of our classmates part of the time, and most of our classmates all of the time. I. Lottie Iwanski. in a temporary period of sanity, do hereby bequeath to Mr. Swanbeck my ability to type with more than one Finger to save the wear and tear of his index tinger: and lest I forget it, my good Latin grades to ,loe Wittbrod. I. Henry Kazmer, having dug my grave and ordered my coffin. do hereby bequeath my squeaky chair in the Ag, room to Eddie Magger: my interest in novels to Wilfred Ilalmes. and my four year old comb to VVillard Mogg with recommendations as to its use. I. Mildred Elizabeth Kelly. being in sound mind and body at the present moment. do bequeath to Ann Graham my ability to receive seat changes in Miss Eakins's study hall: and to my little sister, Adele IJeMeyer, the boy friends who like to travel south. I. Mariellen King. with my crown slipping. do hereby will and bequeath my mad speed and excellent accuracy in typing to Kenneth Leahle: my locker to its next occupant who should keep it in as good condition as I have: and my stern manner of frowning on the freshies to any dignified senior who feels obliged to uphold the reserve of the school. I. Willard Kupias, feeling mucho loco bequeath to Clayton Engh my position as manager to a bunch of rowdies: to Victor Stoneburg. my handle of Lard : and to Ray Burandt, my ability to get along without doing work. either in school or at home. I. Vi'ilbert Lahti, in a moment of sanity hereby will my Model T Ford which has a habit of careening oft the road into somebody's corntield to Leon Henning in hope that he will be able to tame that critter. and to Ed. Harold my ability to overlook like a gentleman the shattered nerves of those who in band can't stand a few oh'-key notes. I. Gordon Lucas. will to Lyman Bonner my great ability to secure a daily consultation permit for backstage work. so as to get forty minutes of relaxation or sleep. I. Alice Lux. in a temporary moment of sanity, do hereby bequeath my rabbit's tail for good health to Miss lirook. and my place across from Mitzi Garlick at the lunch table to whoever she wishes him to be. I. Fred Mauser. supposedly sound in mind and body, do hereby bequeath to anyone who wishes it. my ability lo get locker inspection reports intact to the office without succumbing to the pleadings of tearful girls and wrathful boys for one more chance. I. Malcolm Morris, in a doubtful state of mind. leave to Ray Burandt my ability to do anything in school but study. I. Berger Nielsen. leave my ability to get along with all the teachers to Harry Hamilton. and my position ot older brother to a VVarren G.A.A. girl to any boy who wishes to grow old prematurely waiting for her decision as to when she wishes to be taken home. I. Florence Peterson. in a moment of thought and consideration. do bequeath to some aspiring junior my much pounded typewriter. and to some freshie, who would like an excuse to come upstairs during the lunch periods, my locker on the second floor. 1. joe Potocek. being in a temporary state of sanity. leave to Lois Potter. my wonderful probiscus: to Cliff Philip. my shortness: and to joe Geier. my name SnntTy with the hope that they will have more use for them than I did. I. lluwayne Renouf, in an off-balanced state of mind. do bequeath to my little brother, Ed. Harold, my remark- able ability to get along famously with Mr. Schneider: to my best pal. Ralph Hickman. my social standing with Men- dy : to my beloved English teacher and play sponsor, Mrs. Grimes, the satisfaction that she has finally gotten rid of me: and also to anyone who so desires it, I leave the extra chair, so often occupied by me, in Mr. Thompson's office. I. Libby Rimmer. in a moment of questionable sanity. do hereby will and bequeath to Kenneth Cavanaugh my extraordinary height. and to joe McCann my habit of getting home early OJ on Friday night. I. Lucille Rowling. supposedly in sane mind, wish to leave my brilliance in history to Evelyn Craft: my ability to be silly to Ileulah Ilacon. and to any girl who will be able to keep the rips from showing too much, my old, faith- ful gym suit. I. Douglas Shanks, being in an astemious state on this twenty-fourth day of May. 1936, will my duties as chauf- fer of a family car to and from school as well as the job of getting that motley crew ready for departure home to any fearless. tyranical underclassman who can stand the comments of such passengers. I. Dale Spangler. judged most sound in the vicinity of the cranium. will to any male senior a sister who knows all the answers: and to any boy, my experiences in CCC camp. ' I. james Spiegel. three quarters insane and one quarter sane, leave to my friend, Wilfred Balmes. my tendency to loaf and to snatch a bit of beauty sleep in class as well as my inability to thus get my assignments for said classes. I. Lenore Sponenburg. considered sane in mind and sound in body. do hereby bequeath my locker combination to any nice underclass girl who would like to have Clare Zim. open her locker between periods. after school, or at any other appropriate time. 1. Bill Strahan. now fully sane. will to Billy Reynolds an incentive to put on weight in order to win the distinc- tion of being the biggest hackfield man, from the feet up, on Vt'arren's 1938 football team. I. Phyllis Torfiu. in a brief moment of sanity, do hereby bequeath my height to my brother. Vi'allace: my ability to ride horseback to Miss Brook: and my unrestrained joy in living to certain freshies who show signs of taking life too seriously by beating the seniors' high scholarship. I. Perry Washburn. in an unquestionable state of insanity, leave my ability to rest in history class to Allan Ileyer and my ability to keep out of mischief to Harry Hamilton. I. Robert Vt'ells, supposedly sound in body but feeble in mind. do bequeath my gray hair. caused by studying, to Steve Kuyawa: and to Flarence Meyers my thrill in being able to look down upon all the lady and a few of the men teachers. I. Elvera Wilherg, being in sound mind and body at present instance, do hereby leave to Harry Hamilton. my tendency to have sleepless nights before exams. plus my drag with those teachers who give him so many library permits. ' I, Marge Winter, regarded by some as mentally sound. do hereby bequeath my reputation of laughing all the time to Ditty Dietmeyer. who already has a very good start: and my title of Ma, now rendered by Irving Krumery, to anyone who can bear it a dozen times a day and still retain her perfect composure. I. Helen VVorth. temporarily sane. do, hereby will my ability to make nineties to my kid brother in hope that in his last two years at VS'arren he will reform enough to uphold the family reputation. Executors: Signed, Lowell Rosene President of Class of '37 The Class of 1936. Arthur Daley- Vice President of Class of '37. rfb. , I-ef' A al . . . THE FAMOUS CLASS OF 1 9 3 6