West Lebanon High School - Piker Yearbook (West Lebanon, IN)

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YIKER Senior Class Will In the name of the Benevolent Father of All: We the Senior Class of West Lebanon High School, being of sound and testamentary mind and being free from all influences or duress, do hereby make this our last will and testament. Item 1. Senior class does will and bequeath to our honorable professor, Mr. Lehner, a large number of demerit slips, and also some brilliant Freshmen students for his arithmetic class. Item 2. To Miss Kelley-the Senior history notebooks and also the chewing gum that has been collected in Senior history class. Item 3. To Mr. Stuart-the privilege to talk to all feminine Ly- ceum representatives and book agents in the office, also the continued license as taxi driver for the benefit of the lady teachers. Item 4. To Miss Daniel we will our spectacles with which she may see all notes that fly in the air, also a continued brilliance to the auburn hair so that she may 'retain her interest in the Clow garage. Item 5. To Miss Hughes-all mice which may be found in the waste paper baskets and in her class room deskg also the privilege to stand in the hall and talk to Mr. Stuart. Item 6. To Mrs. Bowlus-a collection of mouse traps to be used in the slaying of our pet mice in the Domestic Science room. Item 7. We, the Senior class as a whole do will and bequeath to the Juniors, our row of seats on the east side of the assembly room. Item 8. To the Sophomores, we do -will and bequeath our splen- did order in class room. Item 9. To the Freshmen, we do will and bequeath our surplus of money. Item 10. Miles Haupt-I do will and bequeath two feet of my height to Raymond Astell, and the right to break the hearts of the Senior girls to Gerald Blue. Item 11. Ishmael Ewen-My sweet winning ways to Elbert Benedict, hoping they will assist him in winning a place in the affec- tions of the faculty. Item 12. Christine DeBord-My popularity with the boys to Louise Hobaugh. Item 13. Marie Sandahl-My quietness to Lowell Crow and my modulated voice to Grace Byers. Item 14. Orton Haupt-My good manners to any Freshman in need of them. Apply at once. Item 15. Clyde Strattan-My ability for telling jokes to Hugh Davies, to assist him in blufiing the wise teachers. Item 16. Ethel Flesher-My front seat to Georgie Long, provid- ing that he does not disturb the mice in the nearby waste basket. Item 17. Margaret Hamar-My privilege to talk to Harry Hip- sher to Grace Byers, if she does not carry the friendship any farther. Item 18. Warren Chavers-My Cicero pony to Gerald Blue, and my collection of hair pins and feminine hankerchiefs to Robert Sellers. Page 18

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YIKER ciously selected for their position is altered to one in proximity to the Senior goal. The beloved faculty, consisting of the near-gods, Lehner, Stuart, Kelley, Lockridge and Martin, gives them their best assistance in pick- ing the fruits of the Sophomore tree, which consist of Caesar Cand his ponyb, Geometry, English and History. Soon after the curtain rises a merry group of masqueraders is being entertained in the school building at a ghostly Hallowe'en party. Their pastimes are party games, muggins and dominoes. But the curtain falls too soon on this second, year. Once more they are left to shift for themselves for four long months of hard toil at their respective occupations of clover picking, apple knocking, and vamping in Fords. EPISODE III A The distinguished class of '23 appears on the stage again, in search of wider fame. Marie Sandahl has joined the literary organi- zation. Their co-workers are the ordinary humans, Lehner, Stuart, Kelley, Martin and Miss Daniel, the fairy of the fiery hair and trem- ulous voice. The'lights are dimmed to the nocturnal hue and they are seen at Hanging Rock, exploring the haunts of nature and romance. The lights brighten and the spot dazzler is flooded upon Cynthia Marie Bowlus of interstate renown, the canner of fame. But the cur- tain slowly falls and they are left to return to their fond parents and respective occupations of loafing. EPISODE IV When the curtain rises for the last time. It displays a fully grown, well-fed group, unsophisticated in appearance, and burdened with an abundance of knowledge. Christine DeBord of the Metropol- itan Judyville, is an addition to this varied organization. The faculty are only unimportant characters, being outclassed by the brilliance of the Seniors. They are the ordinary mortals, Lehner, Stuart, Kelley, Daniel and Hughes, last but not least. She of the bob- bed hair, teaches them the art of putting out an Annual, how to keep a sweet disposition, and many other things. Frivolity reigns for one short evening and their guests, the Jun- iors, bravelyq eat smoked steak and rocklike buns in the Domestic Science room. . The cloud of smoke from the burnt food lifts and behold a rustic scene greets the audience. Little Warren Chavers appears, front stage, leading his pet pig and flourishing many prize ribbons. Suddenly the entire high school appears ensemble in oriental at- tire, attempting to convince the audience that they are accustomed to kimonas and cherry blossoms. More drama follows, this time a mod- ern sketch entitled, The Colonel's Maid, and the beholders assent that he was fairly well made. ' Curtain Slowly Drops. I Funeral March by Orchestra- Who'll Take Our Place? Finale Page

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YIKER Item 19. Leo Simmermon-My numerous girl friends to Howard Woodard. Item 20. Estella Clem-My musical talent and also Hugh Davies to Lucile Stevenson. Item 21. Marie Bowlus-My experience as a cook and my method of canning pears, also the spices used in them, to Alice Randles. Item 22. Porter Williams-My art of drawing to Charles Hensley and my ability to manage affairs to Robert Hobaugh. Item 23. Opal Heck-My knowledge of advanced Algebra to Lorette Salts, and my dimples to Estella Randles. Item 24 Velma Evans-My history grades to Delmar Chavers, if he will accept them. We hereby designate and appoint our sponsor Miss Kelley, as Exe- cutrix of this Will. Dated this 16th day of March, 1923. SENIOR CLASS Signed by said Miss Kelley in our presence, and by us declared to be our last will and testament and signed by us as witnesses in her presence and in the presence of each other. Witness-Bounce Lehner Attest, Velma Evans, '23 Witness-Spark Plug Prophecy Twenty years have passed and I've just arrived to be At a class reunion for the class of twenty-threeg At Hanging Rock where we decided for all of us to meet, And bring our baskets loaded with the freshest dainties sweet. Preacher Ishmael took me over to an aerial station near, Owned by Capt. Miles who was once my friend so dear. The rest had all arrived, except Estella and Marie, Who were at a school of music in a land across the sea. Spinster Sandahl and Miss Ethel put our luncheon all to show, They served it cafeteria as in our school days long ago. We each one ate so heartily, we did not fear to fill, For Drs. Chavers, Haupt and Strattan were there to cure the ill. After the eat was over, our experiences were told in rhymes, Porter said, he was a cartoonist for the Chicago Daily Times. There's Margaret and Opal, whom the boys so much adore, Each got married to a salesman before they were twenty-four. Each pupil in our class excelled and was noted for good work, Christine is now a Red Cross nurse and Velma is a clerk. The day is almost to a close and our visit it is through, Happy has been our meeting and We each must bid adieu. There's not a joy the world can give like that it takes away, The happiest time in all our life was in the old school day. As springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brakish though they be, Resolved: VVe all shall meet again in the year of sixty-three. -Leo Simmermon, '23 Page 19