West Salem High School - Hi Lite Yearbook (West Salem, IL)

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That Harold King will be the second KING in two years to graduate from the West Salem High School. That David Bratsch is a BRATsch. That the Webster boys are no relation to Noah Webster. That Wanda GilLARD is not fat. That Marie RoLAND has no land of her own. That we have had two pupils to move from this school. Dotty Poynter moved to Albion at the beginning of the second quarter. Mary Cummins moved to Ohio in October. That Mr. Kingsley is a KINGsley. I heard him say that he was sitting on top of the world. That Gene Marks makes good MARKS in school. That Patty Short is SHORT. That I think Melvin Baker would make a good BAKER. That you ought to see some of the things that Loren PIXley up. That we have had three new seniors join us this year. Eddie Gillard came from Olney in December. Phyllis Greer came from Albion in October. Jane Chapman from DuQuoin in January. That the senior class has two sets of brothers and sisters who are not twins. That Neoma Johnson is not a JohnSON but a JohnDAUGHTER. That Wilma MaidLOW is not low but of average height. That Thelma Hardy is the HARDY type of person. That Charles Miller is not a MILLER because he doesn’t want to get dust in his eyes. That Frank Barnhart is Napoleon III. (Well, anyway I heard Mr. Brandt say he went down in history.) That Mr. Brandt’s name means “To Burn.” He comes from a long line of arsonists, it is reported. That all the great men in history are flat-footed. (Anyhow, Mr. Brandt is consistently referring to them as coming out flat-footed to say something.)

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1948 Neoma Johnson Harold C. Wiseman We, the Senior Class, in this year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and foity eight, do ordain, and pass on to our inheritances, the Junior class, our last will and testament, signed, sealed, published, and honored by us in the presence of witnesses. I, Verla Smith, will my love for “cornet players” to any girl who wants one. We, Gene Marks and David Bratsch will our love for all girls to Louie Libke. I, John Boewe will my love for “P’burg” gals to Hershel Sams. I, Barbara Douglas will my everchanging moods to Norma Morrison. I, Loren Pixley, will my excess weight to J. T. Dorney. We, Thelma Hardy and Monica Marshall will our sophisticated ways to Mary Ellen Cunningham. We, Marie Roland and Helen Libke will habits of “quietness” to Marlyn Cutright. I, Imogene Hasewinkle will my “giggles” to Ersel Sams. I, Frank Barnhart will my wavy hair to all guys with “crew cuts.” I, Kenneth Harrison will my ability to always be “on time” to Melvin Baker. 1, Margaret Weber will my latest hair-do’s to Betty Stark . We, Richard Schwarzlose and Harold King will our “woman-slaying” powers to Clyde Ahlfield and Monte Gawthorp. I, Iva Lorene Myers, will my iiickname “chubby” to Jean Provine. We, Charles Miller and Neoma Johnson will our ability of always managing to carry on a conversation in History Class, to all future history students.