Wheatfield High School - Arcus Yearbook (Wheatfield, IN)

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I, Doyle Lee, will my position as President of the Senior class to anyone who is silly enough to get along with his classmates. I, Mary Long, will my ability to stay away from boys to Madge Arnett. I, Carolyn Martin, will my bass horn to anyone who wants to lug the big thing around. I, Kay McFarland, will my position as Sunshine Society president to the lucky girl who was elected in April and hope she can make more money than I did. I, Lois Meyers, will my ability to sew in Home Ec. class without Miss Stroup ' s’ aid to anyone who would like it. I, Cheryn Minor, will my ability to cut hair to Betty Bowen. I, Pat Miller, will my blond hair to anyone who thinks they want it. I, Don Misch, will my ability to stay out of trouble to Art Savich and Dick Cavinder I, Betty Jean Myers, will my seat in Mr. Shoemaker ' s 7th period assembly to Betty Bowen. I, James O’Connor, will something I haven’t got to anyone who needs it, but with- out it would make out perfectly well and with it would make no use of it, thus leaving me free of debt. I, Mary O’Connor, will my quietness to anyone who thinks I am quiet. I, Ray Reeder, will my ability to grow a nice black beard to Art Savich in place of his peach fuzz. I, James Risner, will my ability to make people laugh to Dick Cavinder and Art Savich. I, Walter Rossmanith, will my beat-up clarinet to Shir lee Shelhart and my smile to any sober person. I, Wilma Salyer, will my ability to make good grades to anyone who has three classes under Miss Ghere. I, Gregory Schiff, will my ability to drive a car safely to Mr. Jones. I, Roger Sculley, will my blonde wavy hair to Mr. Beck, who could use it. I, Harvey Van Kley, will my quiet ways to Bob Mathis. I, Richard Van Vuren, will my ability to get any girl I would like to Bernard Seeger s. I, Dianne Venekamp, will my position as cheerleader to Janet Dobson because I think she can fill it more adequately. I, Deanna Walker, will my ability to take bookkeeping to anyone who thinks they are smart. They would have to be. I, Macky Whitaker, will my first period assembly with Miss Brown to anyone who can sit an hour without talking. I, Jackie Whitton, will my position on the varsity cheerleading squad to my sister, Barb. I, Karen Williams, will my determination not to wear jeans to all the high school girls who wear them. I, George Wright, will my bashfulness toward girls to Bob Hershman. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Class of 1955, the testator, have set our hand and seal hereto this seventeenth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-five (1955). SIGNED (SEAL)

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We, the Senior Class of 1955, of Wheatfield High School, of the city of Wheat- field, county of Jasper, and state of Indiana, being of sound mind and memory do here- by make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. First, we give, devise, and bequeath unto each of the forty-one members of the Class of 1956, our good looks, our good behavior, our excelling wit, our Senior dignity, our charming manners, our superlative brilliancy, and our splendid grades. Second, to the entire school we leave the example we have set as worthy scholars and blameless students. Our record has been spotless. Individually, we will the following: I, Edwin Allseitz, will my long legs to Miss Lyons. I, Carson Bailey, will my happy-go-lucky adventures to Miss Brown. I, Ronald Barnett, will my ability never to miss school to Charles Arnett. I, Forrest Campbell, will my blonde fuzzy hair to anyone who wants to be called Fuzzy. I, Jesse Collins, will my height to any short person who needs it. I, Therman Conley, will my good school attendance record to Art Savich. I, Shirley Davis, will my ability to be engaged and finish school to anyone who wants it. I, Carrie Ann Drewett, will all the fun I had as a Senior to Phyllis Bays and Sonja Stanton. I, Ray Dybcio, will my ring-side seat at the basketball games to Bernard Seegers. I, Paul Fletcher, will my defeatist attitude to Miss Brown. I, Stanley Friberg, will my front seat in the assembly to anyone who wants it. I, Donald Ful aytar, will my ability to stay in class to Bernard Seegers and my size to Donald Wright. I, Linda Green, will my place as cheerleader to Wanda Risner, who, I think, could handle it much better than I, if she were to try. I, Anna Hetrick, will my ability to jump gracefully when leading a yell tojolene Benoit. I, Bill Hershman, will my curly hair to Dick Manns so that he may get along with girls as well as I did. I, Bruce Howard, will my DA to Bernard Seegers since he could surely use it and has shown so much interest in it. And as I shall soon pass on, I will my place in short- hand to any young whipper snapper who wishes to be surrounded by beautiful, engrossing, charming business letters. I Pat Jefferson, will my shortness to anyone who likes to drive looking through the steering wheel of a car. I, Ken Jones, will my ability to play basketball to anyone who has the ability. I, Steve Kerkes, will my excess weight to Joyce Tillema. 16

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Signed, sealed, published, and declared as and for their last will and testament by the Class of 1955, the above-named testator in the presence of us, who at their request and in the presence of them and of each other, have subscribed our names hereto as witnesses on the day and year last aforesaid. (SEAL) Signed The tenth annual alumni party of the class of 1955 was held in the new Commu- nity building of the Wheatfield High School, constructed in 1957 and put into use in I960. This reporter was engaged by the alumni committee in order that a complete record could be made public. Forty of the forty-four members were present. The ballroom had been beautifully decorated by Miss Karen Williams who has remained in Wheatfield as a teacher and who but ten days ago announced her betrothal to a fellow teacher. Some of the guests were from the surrounding community. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Campbell were married the year following graduation and now reside on a farm with their four small children, two of whom are twins. Mrs. Campbell is the former Linda Green. Betty Jean Myers, now Mrs. Robert Fenzel, and her husband live in the Wheatfield area during the summer months, as Mr. Fenzel runs a lumberyard in Florida during the winter months. Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Lee we re among the first to arrive. Mrs. Lee is the former Wilma Salyer and Mr. Lee is now manager of the growing meat department in the Devine IGA store here in Wheatfield. Richard Van Vuren and Harvey Van Kley, both with beautiful young wives, were present but were late as there seemed to be a crisis at their large dairy farm on Highway 10. There was a power failure and with all the electrical equipment used, the boys were at a loss. However, panic was averted after the electric company arrived and set the situ- ation straight. From Valparaiso came Raymond Dybcio and his wife, the former Dianne Venekamp. It seems that at long last Mr. Dybcio’s dream of attending college has come true. After establishing a fine auto business in Valparaiso, Mr. Dybcio is now attending the University of Valparaiso. It is believed that Dianne is capably running the office while Ray attends classes.