Westerville High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Westerville, OH)

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WILL OF THE 'FORTY-NINERS' We have just completed our long journey to the West, It was long and treacherous, but the experience was well worth its time and trouble. There is little chance of our returningg so we thought it best to will our few possessions to you who may receive benefit from them. The following document has therefore been written, We, the senior class of Westerville High School, of the city of Westerville, county of Frankf lin, and state of Ohio, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament hereby revoking any will or wills, heretofore made by us. Section A Article 1. To Mr. Stallings the senior class leaves a book entitled The Best Years of My Life , or better known to his classes as My College Days. Article 2. To Mrs. Gossett we leave one large barn in which she may store all the dramatic equipment. Article 3. The senior class gives a year's supply of Vasoline Hair Tonic to Mr. Beers. We hope it helps to keep his front locks in place. Article 4. To Miss Harley the annual staHf wills three dozen red lead pencils to mark all mis' takes that may be in the writefups for the 1950 Annual. Article 5. To Mr. Davidson we leave a phone exe tension for 209 to save many steps up and down the stairs. Article 61. The senior class wills to Mr. Bowers an assortment of bright ties to go with his gay shirts. Article 7. We leave Mr. Murphy ZO7!! Section B Article l. Phil Morris leaves his height to johnny Thompson. Article 2. Bob Smith wills his ability to Get by with Murder to Bob Shultz. Article 3. Janis Wolfe gives one well-used Govf ernment book to Jane Sanford. Take good care of it, Jane. Article 4. Dick Yantis wills his Toni to Karl Wolf. Article 5. Barbara How do you spell it? Free' man leaves a dictionary to all future journal' ism classes. Article 6. Chula Williams gives one set of slightly used golf clubs to Bob Bancroft. Article 7. Carl Clapham wills his book How Not To Get Hurt in Sports to Bill Kegg. Article S. Verna Barletta gives her secret formula of keeping quiet to Betty Emig. Article 9. Marie Miller and Jerry Shoaf will their cheerleading voices to jackie Burris and Nancy Gould.

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SEVENTH GRADE Boys Ioscph Francis Bailey, Wade Barghausen, Don Bierly, Edwin Lowell Billman, Carl Blankenship, james Brooks, George Beecher Clapham, Richard J. Close, Kenneth Wil' liam Cole, Donald David Cryer, Donald Denman, Ronald Denman, Gary Doran, Robert Franklin Edwards, John Frederick Fuller, David Edward Hall, Michael Joseph Hanley, Dean Hard, William Hooper, Harold Jett, Jr., Herman jooss, Paul McDannald, Paul Ronald McIntosh, Wcndel Marvin Miesse, Dennis Devereaux O'Keefe, Rob' crt Oldaker, Larry Eugene Rood, Kenneth Rothgeb, Ray Rothgeb, Auburn Salyer, Frank William Sanford, Walter Shelley, John Smith, Herbert Stout, Ralph Strait, Donald Streets, Donald Chester Townsend, Howard Van Deest, Donald Ward, Donald Ray Wells, Richard Wilson, Jack Wooten, Donald Eugene Yantis, john Zimmer. Girls Norma Bailey, Emily Frances Bale, Delores Ball, Marian Ruth Busic, Diane Cary, Irene Clapham, Carole Clem, Virginia Coe, Gale E. Davie, Mary Josephine Calf lagher, Shirley Louise Gallogly, Donna Jean Gary, Linda Hampton, Patricia Harney, Winona Eleanor Hern, Donna Rae Hicks, Marjorie Lou High, Martha Jean Hofmann, Jo' Ann Belle Holtsberry, Lillian Howard, Sarah Howard, Mary ,lane Karn, Iudith Lane, Rowlanda Lintner, Barbara Litzinger, Shirley Jean McClary, Dixie Lee Mann, Phyllis jean Mann, Barbara Merrick, Joyce Miller, Louise Minnis, Marjorie Jane Nutt, Helen Ann O'Dell, Phyllis Anne Parsons, Verda Ramey, Suzanne Rhodes, Gurline Robert' son, Marilyn June Rose, Betty Sergent, janet Slack, Ruby Ioan Smith, Jennie Sprague, Ruth Ann Stanfield, Glenna Sutherland, Roberta Io Swingle, Harriet Tarpley, Nancy Lou Tepper, Nancy Ellen Whipp.

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WILL OF THE Article 10. Earl Koerner leaves his Hrst trombone seat in band to jimmy Norris. Article 11. Joyce Cook gives her ability to eat crow in Government to Eleanor Schanck. Article 12. Bill Hitt leaves his No. 1 Red Hair Tint to Don Dutcher. Article 13. Sally Keyes wills her ability of getting out of study halls and classes to do something more important than studying to Betty Lou Hoff. Article 14. George Roloson wills his ability to sleep in study halls to Ronald Gecill. Article 15. Joanne Krinn and Donna Weiigert leave a carton of typewriter ribbon to next year's oflice help. Article 16. Max Lineberger leaves quiet study halls to all the studious junior boys. Article 17. Marilyn Roberts gives a case of valve oil to Martha Thompson in an attempt to keep all the extra noises out of her trumpet. Article 18. Bill Cockrell wills his way of getting along with pretty student teachers to George Gallagher. Article 19. Vivian Fuller gives her all A report card to Becky Stantield. Don't break the record, Becky. Article 20. Glen Henson wills his way of schem- ing to get money from people and getting by with it to jimmy Osborn. 'FORTY-NINERS' Article 21. Wayman Yankee Lawrence leaves his baseball glove to Dick Kerston-guaranteed to catch all flies. ' Article 22. Milton Moore leaves his quiet man' ner to Stan Busic. Article 23. Dave Walker 'lhates to leave ! Article 24. Chet Freeman leaves all the worries of the senior class to next year's senior class president. Article 25. Larry Hicks gives a pad of blue exf cuses to be used for unexcused absences to joe Papin in hopes that he doesn't get caught. Article 26. Dolores Williamson wills her ability to crack gum to Marjorie Hart, who does pretty well herself. Section C Article 1. Bill Stark and his staff will their ability of tearing hair out to the annual staff of 1950. Article 2. All senior couples leave their citizen' ship grades to next year's couples. Article 3. The senior boys gladly bequeath D. D.T. Day to the junior boys. Article 4. The senior class leaves four traffic lights for the corridors to help the traflic jams. Witnessed, signed, sealed, and delivered by: Janny, Jerry, Marty