Washington Community High School - Wacohi Yearbook (Washington, IL)

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+ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the members of the class of 1949 of the Washxngton Commumty Hlgh School be1ng of sound mmd and memory tdlsregardmg all other rumorsj do make, publlsh, and declare tlus to be our Last Wxll and Testament I Patt Pfeffmger, w1ll my ten toes to Mary Tully to add with her own so Mary can Jom the freak show ln a carruval That w1ll make 22, won't lt Mary? I,IlI1'l Ryan, w1ll my planned well thought out arguments to EISIE Wldmer so that she, too, may hold the teachers spellbound I Loyd Wenger will my fast growlng beard to Larry Colgrove to g1ve h1m that untamed look I Walter Schuck, w1ll my mckname TOIO to Chuck Alexander I, Bob Preston, w1ll my shr1llest wolf wh1stle to the flre department ln case the noon wh1stle goes on the blmk I Alan Keck w1ll my ralsedeyebrows twhlch accent my 1ntell1gent lookb to Doug Frles Th1S w1ll, 1ndeed make h1m quxte d1st1n I Moe Esslg w1ll my magnetlc charm that seems to have such a dynamlc effect on the gxrls to Bob Havens I hope you won't mmd them runnmg after you, Bob I Clalre Mason, w1ll my glasses to anyone who needs them, referees especlallyl I Alma Esders, w1ll my wr1t1ng abxllty to Dxck Louck Along w1th th1s I'll add my dxvertmg eyes for varlety, Dlck I, Frances Glllan, w1ll my mnocent expres slon to jack Blackburn To further hls con fuslon, l'll glve h1m my glggle I, Irma Hunzlker, w1ll my powerful rxght arm Qbase drum, you know 'J to Melody Leckey Thxs way Melody can swltch from snare to bass so she doesn t get ln a rut, and thls amazmg g1ft w1ll also entltle Melody to be the champlon locker slammer 1n W C I, Ellen Heyl, w1ll my marvelous luck 1n be1ng able to get m lst perlod lf4 of a second before the bell rmgs to Bob Rader so Bob can sleep later xn the mormng l Wanda Logsdon w1ll my hxgh grades to Page 28 Donald Moore More for Moore,l always sa 1 Eula Leuthold, w1ll my lnterest ln Meta mora men to Frances Fxsher I hope Frances w1ll develop as great an xnterest, for there IS plenty of reason I Corrxnne Kamp, w1ll my v1m and vlgor to Kenneth Koppenhoffer Wlth thxs glftl hope Kenneth w1ll stay awake 1n class, but thls doesn't necessarlly mean that he should be have as I d1d I James Flscher, w1ll Joyce Sprague my draggy, even toned vo1ce Tlus should be qulte a change for Joyce andl advlse her to use patlence I, jack Borgman, w1ll my boommg laughter to Eleanor Schllnk Th1S should make Ell1e qulte notlceable around W C H S I thmk I Donalme Sundstrom w1ll my actxveness and abxhty to shoulder tons of responsxbxhty to Al1ce Marie Kammeyer Keep your ch1n up Allce I Mary Rxch w1ll my brown Hudson to Iumor Don't you thmk so, junxor? I Evelyn Sprmg, w1ll my ab1l1ty to keep my locker clean to Duane Bachman I've never seen Duane s locker, but since he IS an average student, he can use 1t, no doubt I Nelda Waddell, w1ll my love and undef standmg of poetry especlally Shelley, to Kenneth Hagan I do hope Ken w1ll fmd tlme to use It I Rxta Thewlls w1ll my mghtmgale warble to Ronald Marshall who should s1ng the lugh soprano on My Hero extraordmarlly well I, Rlchard Atterberry, w1ll anythmg I have, except Lassle, to B111 Blumenshlne 1 don't thmk B111 w1ll mmd the exception because he seems satlsfled I joy Rlsser w1ll my superlor dr1v1ng skxll to Ioe Ernst Thls w1ll enable joe to keep movmg at h1s speedy cl1p but he w1ll be en rxched wlth greater safety I, 'VIary Seaton, wlll my blond locks to Glorxa Horney who l've heard grows t.1red of be1ng called Red ls this true, Red? I Howard Etter, w1ll my orxgmal necktxes to X ' L fy.1 , i --.. . 1 . . r , , Y. Q , . . . - , . . . . . , ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' , - 3 c , . . 1 9 - ' ' , - ' . 9 - . It ' ' , . . - , v . , . . , , . . . , . . .. . .I Y . . . . - , . , . . gulshed lookmg. Knabe because Ruth looks so good ln brown. ! . 1 . D 1 ! , . . . , . . , . . . , - S 9 7 c 1 . . , V A , I . I . . - ,, . . . , . . HS. . . . , . - . . . A . . 9 I . ' . . . . . 9 1 7

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PROPHECY There 1S Burtls Meyer 1n the coach w1th the footmen On the Slde of the coach It says Queen of the Cowboys Wow' And at age' Over the loud speaker system we hear no one but the Enterta1n1ng Etters play1ng a duet on sweet potatoes Mrs Etter xs the former, Leona Ke1l Oh oh' One of the performers 1n the arena has been 1nJured Here comes an ambulance Who cares about the ambulance Look at the nurse It seems l've seen that red ha1r before and that perfectly pO1S9d manner Sure' lt's Norma McDonough, I'll bet she gxves the nurs1ng profess1on a l1ft Who was hurt anyway? The loud speaker says the one 1nJured IS Senor james Ryan The acc1 dent was caused by a sllght mlsjudgment 1n the act of the mo1mt1ng of a horse Better luck next time But w1ll there be a next t1me? I smell money Who has 1t? Surely not Mademo1selle Ellen Heyl' But It IS See' She has carelessly let her money bag droop She never used to be that way D1d the title go to her head? And now from the arena we hear a loud shout and SIX flashy couples enter The f1rst IS Dale Boley and hlS Stately Sta1l1on All of them are f1ne spec1men of horse flesh but walt' What 1S that on the end? Oh, 1t,S Just onald Meyer and h1s Puny Pony My name? Who wants to know? Why, Carol Kell' What are you doxng here? Oh you are a rov1ng reporter Why aren't you marrxed? Oh, you are, but your husband doe sn't take to work very read1ly l see, and who IS your husband? Donald ESSIQ? All 1S understood Well, 1f It 1sn't Ronme Legel and what are you domg? Ret.1red pres1dent of the Motor cycle Club of Amerlca N1cel Say the band has Just struck up Ha1l to the Ch1ef That can only mean the presldent IS arr1v1ng The democrats are really g1v1ng h1m a hand Over the loud speaker system we hear and now 13d1ES and gentlemen, The Presldent of the Un1ted States, Mr Walter Schuck and h1s recently acqxured w1fe, the former Mary Hunz1ker Is 1t true that you were born 1n a log cab1n Mr Schuck? And now a tune from the soar1ng soprano ' Page 21 'ir MISS R1ta TheW11S Man, what volume' But her song has been 1nterrupted by a spec1al bullet1n from the W1res of the Un1ted Press M1ss M11dred Daum has by the peop1e's ChOlC6, rega1ned her title as MISS Champ1on Flower Grower of the 20th Century Her f1ance, Mr john We1se, w1ll be glad to hear s I am 1nformed that M1ss Thelma lngle's 3rd husband has struck It r1ch 1n Hollywood W1ll she want h1m back or w1ll she go ahead w1th the wedd1ng plans to marry the pres1 dent of the C I O , Ierome Sm1t.h? lt would be a hard cho1ce' Look 1n the arena It 1S time for the bull dogg1ng event and who shouldbe the f1rst bulldogger but Alan Keck In two seconds flat the steer IS on the ground, but where IS Alan? Oh, I see h1m He Just made h1s second d1ve on h1s way down Poor Alan l'll bet that ground IS hard Mrs R1chard Fox, unt1l recently M1ss Genev1eve Alxg, has Just 1nher1ted more than enough wealth to ba1l her husband out of Ja1l D1ck Just can't seem to leave the posters alone 1n the subway' Oh, say' Just look at that woman no1s1ly dr1nk1ng a cherry phosphate Cherry phos phate could only mean Nancy Garmers Sure' I remember she never got anythmg else They say she owns the Neh1 Bottllng Works now and there IS no strawberry lt's all cherry I guess taste never changes OO' lt looks l1ke they are hav1nga ilght down there Boy, look at that b1g bruxser emerglng to v1ctory And look at that beard lt's about as bad as that k1d back 1n high school Loyd Wenger Why, It IS Loyd Wenger And he hasn't shaved yet My, all f.hlS H0156 has g1ven me a headache I'll see 1f I can borrow an asp1r1n from uh why Alma Esders What are you domg way out here? You say you are ra1s1ng fwe dollar bxlls to pay off wedd1ng bets Oh, no! Say whatever happened toyour old Slde k1ck Audrey Blumenshme? In Cal1forn1a wa1t1ng for Roscoe's boat to land? Well, I must say, It certa1nly has been a Slow Boat from Chxna On the way out my goodness yes, It IS Fern lngle, Ferne lmhoff, and Dons Faxrchlld parlung horses for the patrons L1ke 1 sa1d, before we are on the way out fig H - .-- . . her J , ' . . ,, . ' . ' ' I ' - - . . . - Q , . . of America's Foremost Fashion Designer , D ' - n ' , U - I ' 1 . . . U . t . , . . . - U - u 7 ' y - . ' I! ' . . . , . - - . . . , - 1 . , , .

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il I LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Wayne Mxller l do hope Wayne w1ll appre clate the desxgmng gemus that made them I Bob Klmplmg w1ll my crew cut to Lucllle Wagenbach 1 am sure Lucxlle w1ll llke the change because my halr IS SO easy to manage' I Ronald Legel, wxll my pos1t1on on the var slty football squad to Randall Hand l'll also gxve hxm those two 90 yard runs thatl d1dn't use I Donald Meyer, wxll my gum chewlng tech mque to 11m Stoetzel I Bob Long, w1ll my go get um techmque and shck ha1r to Wllbur Welk You should be a knockout Wilbur I Mary Hunzlker vull my sweet hab1t of tlltmg my head when l speak to Dean Long Dean IS such a shy boy, anyway I Ferne lmhoff w1ll my frlendly dlsposltxon to use thls next fall on freshman mxuatlon I Thelma lngle wxll my typmg speed to Betty Schrock A word of caut1on Betty' Don't use thls speed 1n xts full strength as xt w1ll burn your fmgers I Carol Kell, vull my sweet as sugar short, hxgh gxggle to B111 Leckey B111 w1ll be t.he cutest thlng around W C H S next year w1th thls asset l know I, Leona Kell w1ll my scarlet blush to Kenneth Patterson who, l thmk w1ll fmd ample opportunltles to use It I Fern Ingle, w1ll my curly eyelashes to Donna Wlssel lm not so sure that Donna needs them, though I Nancy Garmers w1ll my xtsy bltsy strlde to Ray Hultmg l hope Ray never gets 1n a hurry I Doris Fa1rch1ld w1ll my slow, relaxed, charmlng voice to Dorls Hess 1t's so sootlung to anyone s nerves Ahh, me' I Marxlyn Clark, w1ll my personalxty, com plete wxth my Pepsodent smxle to Kenneth Barels Remember Kenneth a snule goes a long, long way l Audrey Blumenshlne, w1ll my danclng feet to Raymond Kell I also bequeath my red halr to Dude so he'll be doubly blessed Page 29 l Genevxeve Alxg w1ll my flrst chaxr xn every class to joe WISE who nught get tlred of sxttlng by the wlndows I Mlldred Daum w1ll my love of W C H S to all of the Junlors Wlth thxs dcvotxon for the 1f1St1tUt.lOI'l maybe they can attc mpt to f1ll our vacated POSIUOIIS as semors as well as we d1d If at flrst they don't succeed try try agaln I Burtls Meyer w1l1n1y bashful chocolate eyes to Bob Sears who should be qulte strxklng wlth them 1 thlnk I Norma McDonough w1ll my beautlful but frlendly queenly a1r to Barbara Grant Even 1f Barbara doesn't need xt, she w1ll flnd It a comfortlng securlty I Don Ward w1ll my unruffled sp1r1t to Emma jean Gocker Don't let 'em getcha down, Emma jean' Navy to any Junxor boy who U'11I1.kS he would care to make the navy h1s career Anchors awexghl I, Jerome Smith w1ll my blcycle to Mary Kell so xn case she IIIISSCS the bus she can pedal to school 1n a flash l1ke I do I, James Davxes w1ll my long legs to George Koenlg so George can chase the gxrls w1t.h more success I Dale Boley w1ll my farmlng experience to Mary jane Enlow so she can pltch rlght ln and help Dusty I Eugene Hartman, w1ll my broad shoulders to Ann jones so Ann can push her way out of study hall flrst I Allen Andrews w1ll my common sense and dependablllty to joe Bratcher And the best prlze of alllll I m leav1ng Joe my MASTER KEY to the school Lucky boy IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto subscrlbed our names and a.ff1xed our seal the twentleth day of May 1n the year of our Lord, mneteen hundred and forty mne t Pfeffmger Rxchard Atterbe y Pre sldent Wxtness N rma McDonough Ronald Legel Secretary Wltness Y t Y is .. - .i.i.l, . . - . .U . . 1 . . . . I . . . , . . I , , . . 7 . I l U . U Y 9 , e 4 1 in , . . . F . S . X V I 1 5 , ' n , , . Y - 1 ' Y - - S ' w . . , . v ' ' - ' . it U 1 I l . , . , . I D . y V. . ' - n s , Q . . . . . to jack Reimer. I hope jack w1ll remember I, John Weise, will my enthusiam for the U.S. v , . . . . u . , . Y ' ' 1 9 Q Y' ' ' V 1 - Y ' ' Y Y ' Q ' I . . I I Y Y - ' . Y , . I , . ' Y . 5 7 . . . g . , . . , - ' . -- , . . ' Y U , ' . . -. . - I I Y , ' a I Y ' Y Y ' I . Pat rr 5 . . . O