Waverly High School - Novel Yearbook (Waverly, OH)

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WHEN WE WERE FIRST GRADERS! SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the senior class of 19S0, being in our usual state of mind, will our most treasured possessions to our unfortunate heirs. We will our most sincere appreciation to everyone who has assisted us in attaining this milestone in life. I, Wilma Heibel, do hereby bequeath my blond hair and little feet to Jane Beninger who I'm sure will appreciate both. We, Geraldine Locke and Roma Newton, will our small figures to Marlene Deacon and Patty Walters. I, Robert Conley, do hereby will my driving ability to Mr. Raidigar. I, Jimmy Markham, as I have no more use for it, will the school building to the Salvation Army. I, Alice Spence, do reluctantly bequeath my lipstick to Bernice Pollard. I, Alma Sansom, do hereby will my soprano voice to Ira Jean Martin. I, Opal Seeling, do willingly bequeath my knowledge of history and government to Mr. Caldwell. I, Doris Tackett, do hereby leave my tendency to argue any point to Donald Anglemeyer. I, Alfred McCoy, do hereby will my art of frustrating the teachers to anyone who will use it properly. I, Andre Swiger, will my love for blonds to Jim Ward. 1, Morgan Shrader, do hereby will my proud swagger to Ronnie Ridenour. I, Mary Lou Henkel, will my disinterest in boys to all the flirts of W. H. S. I, Robert Farmer, leave my job as manager to Jack Jameson. I, Goldie Emerich, will my big feet to Barbara Martin who needs a good foundation. I, Dennis Snively, will my part-time beard to Chris Wittkugle. I, Frances Rapp, leave my short stocky stature to Charles Annis. I, Ray Diamond, do bequeath my way with girls to my brother Don. I, Beatrice McNeal. willingly bequeath my weakness for hill-billy music to Dolores Martin. I, Rodney Leeth. do hereby will my happy times with Miss Vallery to Bob Brown. I, Marilyn Watters, do hereby will my blond hair to Ronnie Doll. 1, Elinor Brown, do will my earrings to Miss Vallery. I, Ed Hartmus, will my curly hair to Joe Markham. I, Paul Cooper, do hereby will my thick wavy hair to Mr. Donnelly. I, Violet James, will my chemistry book to anyone who wants it. I, Mary Belle Kinney, bequeath my crown to the next lucky girl. I, Don Snyder, will my accuracy in shooting to Dale Anderson. I, Alice Ross, will my unique hair styles to Barbara Thompson. I, Francis Hoffman, will my inappropriate remarks to Fred Lofland. I, Dorothy Fulscher, will my fascinating giggle to Gloria Bennet. 22

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 Portrait painter, REX ZONNER, gave a shot demonstration of his skill, followed by a song composed by BEATRICE McNEAL, the well-known hillbilly folk-singer. VIOLET JAMES, president of the WCTU, explained her theory for preventing alcholism. From the business world we were honored by a speech on a typist's life by FRANCES RAPP; a secretary's, by RUBY PFIEFER; and a comptometer's, by ALICE ROSS. These girls were at present employed by the SCHWARDT ELECTRONIC CORPORATION. Danny, president of this company, gave a short talk about the newest developments in radar which had aided tremendously in the recent exploits of the Trans-World Airlines of which BUD DOWN ING was chief executive. Bud gave an account of the christening of his latest plane, The Pride of Waverly ; LEO FOSTER, who had piloted the ship on its maiden flight, gave a discussion on how to handle planes efficiently. Next, ALICE SPENCE gave a talk on jet flying. She was the first woman to fly a jet plane and had revolutionized the entire theory in women in aeronautics. Stewardesses DOROTHY FUL-SCHER and JUANITA HUGHES told of some of the experiences they had had on the many flights they had made. As they sat down, dinner was served. The main course was broiled steak cut in diamond shape, which was the brand of RAY DIAMOND'S Arizona ranch where only prime beef cattle were raised. The meal was prepared to perfection by Chef LEONARD CARTER, who was famous for his tossed salads. It was deftly served by waitresses BETHEL COOK and LA.URA KEATON, Misses Courtesy of '65 . After dinner, PAUL COOPER told how he had successfully staged the county-wide clean-up program for better living. County health doctor, MORGAN SHRADER, gave a discourse of his experiments which had climaxed in a cure for the common cold. Milliner ELINOR BROWN told how to attractively design your own hats. BOB CONLEY and KENNETH MOUNTS, skilled mechanics, discussed how to get the longest life from your automobile. Co-owners of a family clothing store in Waverly, MARY LOU HENKEL and PHOEBE CUNNINGHAM, gave a summary of how to tell quality clothing. Novelist DORIS TACKETT told about the writing of her most recent book, Memoirs of '50 , which had been published by the SCOTT AND SNYDER PUBLISHING COMPANY of New York. Floyd and Don then gave speeches about their new process of making paper from com stalks. Photographer JOAN LETTE had been so busily engaged filming the entire proceedings for news reels, that she was quite surprised to be presented with a contract from MGM to film a new movie. A class of successes—each had found his place in the world and gained recognition in it. I closed my newspaper, proud that I was a member of this outstanding class. DORIS TACKETT 1 21

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I, Danny Schwardt, will knowledge of football to Don Barch. I, Richard Moore, leave my mighty pitching arm to my brother Fred. I, Norma Beekman. do hereby bequeath my dimples to Mrs. Freshour. 1, Leonard Carter, will my brilliant hair to my sister Violet. I, Floyd Scott, will my skill in shop work to Gorden Leffler. I, Mason Smith, will my little black mustache to Gary Marhoover. I, Harvey Whaley, will my devotion to English Literature to the class of '51. I, Billy Gildow, willingly sacrifice a little of my height to Woodrow Anderson. I, Nancy Evans, will my sunny disposition to Mr. Teichert. 1, Wanda Strickland, bequeath my way with little boys to E. Ann Johnson. I, Phoebe Cunningham, do hereby will my slender waistline to patty Sibole. I, Billy Breitenbach, will my capacity for eating a lot without getting fat to Jerry Harris. I, Laura Belle Keaton, will my quietness to Joan Getz. I, Gary Stahler, will my success with girls to Donald Cuckler. I, Joan Lette, will my attraction for tall boys to Betty Snyder. I, Bethel Cook, will a round-trip ticket to Greenup to Betty Jordan. I, Ray Patrick, will my artistic talent to Mr. Donnelly. I, Ruby Pfiefer, do hereby bequeath my shyness to Ina Lawson. I, Bud Downing, will my boldnes in skipping school to anyone who is prepared to take the consequences. I, Juanita Hughes, do hereby will my talent for asking questions to Beverly Phall. I, Rex Zonner, do hereby will my helpful footnotes to anyone else who doesn't like to study. 1, Leo Foster, will my Joe E. Brown mouth to Miss Lykins. I, Kenneth Mounts, bequeath my seat in English class to Kilroy. I, Esther Bauer, will my cheerleading outfit to my sister, Jean. I, Dick McFerren, out of kindness to the teachers, take my stubbomess with me. I, Don Carmen, in the interest of curbing juvenile delinquency, will all Shakespearean plays to the reform schools. I, Verna Tackett, do hereby bequeath my aching fingers and wracking brain to whoever writes the will next year. Subscribed, sealed, published, and declared by the senior class as and for our last will in presence of the following witnesses, who have here unto subscribed their names this eighteenth day of May in the Year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty. Joan Lykins Austin Peel J. R. Teichert 23