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

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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

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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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1-2- 2 1949 CLASS HISTORY Long, long ago, way back 1n 1937 when l was just a lxttle burro hardly able to stand up and hee haw, my master presented me to a gang of adventurers who had decxded that I'd make a perfect mascot for them durmg thelr Journey whlch was to begln ln Septem ber One among the flfteen had heard the saymg Go West, young man, and thought lt sounded hke a good xdea so the gentleman R D Legel by name, asked Audrey Blumen shxne, Dorothy Dlebel Ellen Heyl, Ferne Ingle, Corrmne Kamp, Claxre Mason, Betty Perry, Patt Pfeffmger, Mary Rlch joy Rlsser, Donalxne Sundstrom Rlta Thew11s Nelda Waddell and Rxchard Atterberry 1f they'd l1ke to Jom h1m you know Just tag along and keep h1m company They accepted the 1nv1tat1on and preparatxons were made Thank goodness, I was too frag1le to carry a lot of baggage 'cause there was plenty of xt Much to my satlsfactlon, some pack horses and a wagon were engaged to carry the con glomeratxon of pots, pans and blankets had passed, we had mcreased membershlp by leaps and bounds Once, I remember, we took a detour for one reason or another through Hangover Gulch and came out w1th a couple of speclmens, Iohn Wlese, and Don Ward, who augmented our group by the1r presence Numerous others added thelr mules and wagons to our already extenslve caravan What a Joy xt was for me to have occaslonally a new playmate from one of the nelghbormg mule teams come v1s1t me I recall a few of them Nancy Garmers, Moe Esslg, B111 Skmner, Bob Kxmpllng and oh yes Frances Gxllan What fun we had Some of the more talented persons were by now comxng to th foreground Patt Pfeffmger, who was somewhat a muslcxan, was forever perfectmg her skxll on an nn strument that B111 Berlett xnvented for her use It resembled, m a manner of speaklng the modern clarxnet and provmded just as sweet accompamment for the Voxces of the little clan, Rxta Thewlxs and Gene Davxes In 1945 the band, whose members had by thxs time glven themselves the name the '49ers lfor yudgxng by the rate they were going, they f1gured thexr destlnatlon could never be reached before that yearl paused a few months to recuperate before crossmg the mountams That portlon of the trip was expected to be harder than that wh1ch pre ceded, but stlll lt was awaxted wxth over flowmg anticipation Whlle camping 1n the foothills, twenty three more ploneers were accepted xnto the ranks of the '49ex:s Among these were Alma Page 30 Esders, Dale Boley, Mary Seaton, Mxldred Daum, Eula Leuthold Eugene Hartman, Genevxeve Al1g Evelyn Sprlng, and Mary and Irma Hunzlker Thxs naturally made qulte a bunch so It was decxded that some type of organ1zat1on be formed A few days after thelr tnp was resumed joy Rlsser, Don Ward Mary Rach, and Leona Kell were elected to lead the gang durmg the commg year The young clansmen began t.he1r tr1p over the Rockles w1th comparatlve quletness The whole t1me they notxced the new terram and the dlfferent land formatxons, but llttle excltement accompamed them besldes the usual thrllls of nature whxch kept l1fe from bemg dull On the way up the first slope we dzd stop 1n a town long enough for everyone to partmclpate ln a clotlung drlve long enough, even, to wxn flrst prxze for our mea ger efforts to gather old garments and shoes Agam the following year a dxfferent quadru pletof off1c1als was chosen Th1s time It Allen Andrews, and Norma McDonough the latter a recent addxtton and the fxrst red head sxnce Audrey Blumenslune The four gallantly gu1ded the caravan over the snowy peaks and rocky passes 'IL11 lt came toa llttle mountam town where a type of get together called a I-lomecomxng was mn preparatxon A parade was to be held, so after due con slderatlon on the part of the govermng staff one of our most typical wagons was entered and cut off my ears and call me a horse lf xt d1dXl,t get second prxze It was a merry oc casxon for all of us Even we ammals en- joyed watclung the dancmg and games that took place 1n the evemng At the dance our own Norma McDonough was crowned queen of the homecomlng festlvlues whxch made all the '49ers happy speclally me I was always one of her most amorous admxrers The next mormng and months afterwards we banged and bounced over the bumpy but beautlful roads, learmng more about the country we were crossmg so that whenour goal was at last reached we mxght use thxs knowledge and these experxences to make easler the capturmg of our future goals The roads were becoming rougher now, and the group decxded that an electxonof new offlcers should be held The others had done thexr duty well but neededa rest For the next and d1ff1cult lap Loyd Wenger, Ferne lmhoff, Alan Keck and Leona Kell, were mar' maglstrates We had been travelmg for a good many years now, and there were so man of us that more funds were necessary to keep the caravan m ' - L too, J n , . , . . U . . , , . . . 3 1 , . U 1 A U - h '. . . . Before the first eight years of our journey was composed of Bill Woody, -Walter Schuck, . - I . ,, . - . . . - . . I . , - . . , . . . . . . , , . , . . . e ' . . . . . . . U , . -- - cr ' il ' -