Waverly High School - Novel Yearbook (Waverly, OH)

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S V' i or We, the class of 1953, being of supposedly sound mind, and making this our last will and testament, in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, do hereby bequeath our most treasured possessions to our grateful (?) heirs. To the faculty, our sincere appreciation for helping us to graduate in spite of our non-effort. To the Juniors, the right to be seniors and worry about putting out the Annual. To the freshmen, the right to lord it over the incoming freshmen. I, Erna Arnett, will my ability to lose everything I get my hands on to Norma Smith. I, Ruth Bandy, will my love for basketball to Margaret Rader. I, Johnny Baughn, will my love to argue to Joyce Jameson. I, Delano Beasley, will my mustache to Jimmy Butler. I, Donna Booth, will my imagination to Jean Arnett. I, William Branham, will my bashfulness to Archie Patrick. I, Donald Brown, will my black, curly hair to John Chandler. I, Lavada Cisco, will my bouyant personality to Carol Baker. I, Robert Claytor, will my ability to stick to one girl friend to Shotty Schauseil. I, Martha Colburn, will shorthand class to anyone, since I have no further use for it. I, Edith Colley, will my quietness to Barbara Blaum. I, Fred Conkel, will my intelligence to anyone who thinks it's worth having. I, Nancy Daily, will my levis to Connie Booth. I, Greta Davis, will my black hair to Lois Coalgrove. I, Keith Davis, will my ability to foul up in class to Joyce Lump. I, Donald Diamond, will my sideburns to Wayne Smithson. I, Jerry Dutcher, will my love for football to Johnny Martin. I, Fred Edlemann, will my sales ability to the Junior Class. I. Pauline Elliott, will my neatness to Patsy Johns. I, Ronnie Evans, will my love to gab to Paul Pollard. I, Frank Ferguson, will my wise cracks to some pop off . I, Rodney Fultz, will my nickname Schlitz to Ralph Stewart. I, Eleanor Gary, will the drinking fountain to Mr. Penniston. I, Ralph Guckenberger, will my three period school day to Danny Lawson. I, Sylvia Hibben, will my ability to get out of school to Claire Dixon. I, Elouise Kitchen, will my ability to keep boys to my sister, Phyllis. 20

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Prophecy May 15, 1968 I received my invitation to a party given by Donna Booth, Waverly's top party giver. After an interval of fifteen years, she is planning a reunion of the class of 53 . The evening finally arrives, and I arrive early. No one is here yet. I'll just go in, sit down, and wait. The door-bell is ringing, and there are Ema Arnett, Sondra Smith, and Greta Davis, the movie actresses. Next come Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Dutcher, nee Madalyn Keechle. They own the two largest theaters in Waverly. The people are still coming, and, since I can't see them all, I'll walk around the room to see who is here. • On the stage is the orchestra—which is the finest in the country—composed of Johnny Baughn, Fred Edlemann, Janet Moats, Patty Schauseil, and Linda Blaum, who, I might add, is married to the director, Tom McFerren. Over there I see Lola Mae Noel who owns a chain of restaurants all over the U. S. There are a number of professional men here. Among them are Earl Knight and A1 Rhoads, the football players, and Gary Marhoover, professional baseball pitcher. Oh, myl there is the lover boy of the screen, Donald Diamond. With him is his wife, the former Nancy Daily. Upon the stage I see Nancy Redman, Virginia Newton, Ruthie Bandy, and Viola Trent getting ready to sing. There is Doris Kennard, the owner of an exclusive dress shop here in Waverly. With her are her three top models, Sylvia Hibben, Elouise Kitchen, and Pauline Elliott. I see the Dean of the University of Waverly, Fred Moore. Along with him are the professors, Ronald Evans, Jim Tackett, Reva Boylan, and Eleanor Gary. Eleanor teaches dramatic art at the university. Ruby Looney and Jerry Miller are the editors of the Waverly News of which I am a reporter. Ralph Guckenberger and Joe Wittkugle own a large service station in Waverly. The great comedian of television, Frank Ferguson, is also here. The owners of the exotic night club, The Owl , are here, William Stubbs and Keith Davis. With them is their manager, Lavada Cisco. A special feature of the club is The Blotter Spots Quartette , Don Brown, Fred Conkel, Dale McCoy, and Rodney Fultz. The mayor of Waverly, Leticia Stevens, is talking to her council, composed of Betty Snyder, William Branham, Marva Smith, and Virginia Ward. They are planning a new highway through Waverly under the engineering of Delano Beasley. Ina Lawson, owner of the Fifi Beauty Salon, is here. With her are her assistants, Thelma Woods, Martha Colburn, Violet Woods, and Edith Colley. I must leave the party now and get back to the paper and write this up. Jean Bauer

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Will i ni'J I, Ina Lawson, will my good times in Old Waverly High to the Seniors of 54 I, Ruby Looney, will my ability to get A's to my sister, Betty. I, Dale McCoy, will my nickname, Minnie , to my brother, Bobby. I, Tom McFerren, will my short hair cuts to Joe Heible. I, Gary Marhoover, will my pitching ability to Wimpy Fred- ericks. I, Jerry Miller, will my thick-wavy hair to Mr. Arnett. I, Janet Moats, will my way with the boys to Wilma Echard. I, Fred Moore, will my love of sleep to anyone who takes physics. I, Virginia Newton, as I have no further use for them, will the Circleville boys to Clara Wittaker. I, Lola Mae Noel, will my ability to be late to E. Ann Johnson. I, August Oyer, will my love for skipping school to Pat Gibson. I, Nancy Redman, will my patience with the teachers to Susan. I, Alan Rhoads, will my love for ladies to Gary Whaley. I, Patty Schauseil, will my ability to get my lessons during registration to Ruth Ann Griffith. I, Marva Smith, will my ability to get my shorthand to Dolores Strickland. I, Betty Snyder, will my ability to manage my spare time to Betty Jordan. I, Leticia Stevens, along with the rest will just leave. I, William Stubbs, will my ability to win bets to Larry Smith. I, James Tackett, will my slow movements to Jo Alice Patrick. I, Viola Trent, will my sweet disposition to the faculty. I, Virginia Ward, will my steadiness to Beverly Phall. I, Joe Wittkugle, will my deadpan expression to Frank Bennett. I, Thelma Woods, will Secretarial Practice to Mr. McConnaughey. I, Violet Woods, will the school building to the A. E. C. I, Reva Boylan, will my seat in economics class to Ronnie Annis. We, Linda Blaum, Jean Bauer, Sondra Smith, and Madalyn Keechle—varsity cheerleaders—will our love of cheer-leading to all the future cheerleaders of Waverly High. We do hereby appoint Miss Vallery and Mr. Teichert as executors of this, our last will and testament. Signed, sealed, and declared by aforesaid class, for the will and testament of the Senior Class of 1953 in the presence of us who at their request, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. 21 Mrs. Freshour Mr. Caldwell