Williamsfield High School - Venture Yearbook (Williamsfield, IL)

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6144470431 We the class of 1945 bemg of sound m1nd and body do declare th1s to be our last wlll and testament We Jomtly and severally do w1ll the followmg I Dorls Young bequeath my drape shape to Velma Damels I Dorrance Yelm bequeath my streamlmed Dodge to anyone who can keep xt from golng to Pr1ncev1lle Tough Job eh? I Mxrxam Parker bequeath Arlxne Tabb to Wllletta Whlttaker who seems to have h1m under control I Calvm Spencer bequeath my ab1lxty to argue on any subject to Earl Smlth I LaWanda Buck bequeath my ab1l1ty and Galesburg boy frlends to Ruth Smlth I Murrel Adams bequeath my long l1ne of boy frrends and excess use of make up to Pat Spencer I Roland Ben3am1n bequeath my abllxty to make long speeches and brlght saymgs to Mreda German though she already does pretty good at lt I Ralph Mackle bequeath my ab1l1ty to care for sxxteen year old bables to jack Cheesman I Vrrglma Cheesman bequeath my excess fat to Beverly Smlth I Ilene Maner bequeath my grggllng to Maxme Cadwell I Gerry German bequeath my studxous and mdustrlous nature to anyone who can make good use of It I James Kmg bequeath all my lonely sweethearts to Wrllxam Cherrxngton who I know has a way wrth women I Conrad Johnson bequeath my Model A coupe to anyone who can haul five gxrls and handle It on 1cy roads all at the same tlme I Mlldred Hodges bequeath my sunshmy smxle and dlsposrtxon to Dolly LaFollette who never needs It To thls document we hereby set our seal and sxgnatures on thls the last day of May A D 1945 MA MH CJ and CS I ' e 1 - 1 1 ' Y 3 ' 1 1 . ,. 1 1 J 1 1 . 1 1 1 , . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 Q 1 - . . 1 1 1 1 . Y 5 - . 7 ,.. . .., ..,.. ..

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DORRANCE YELM Pete never falls to enjoy himself Hes alw ys li full ol fun MILDRED HODGES A elif? isnt any ob staz.le to her CONRAD JOHNSON A practical joker as well as a tease ' lb as ,v 'T' ,365 if 9 '35 in 'v gi?- O19 ,492-n an-5 H 4n,,o Sli P' ,sa .L VIRGINIA CHEESMAN A strong mmd and a will of her own that s Ginny CALVIN SPENCER Oh to argue what a joy' MURIEL ADAMS Playing basketball rs her favonte sport

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eauofzglaeegfwtofuf On the seventh day of September ln the year of 1941 twenty seven green freshmen strolled up the walks of WCHS to start their four year grmd wnth Mr Henry as our advxser For our freshman year we elected the followmg oflicers Presldent Dave Henry V1ce Presldent Gerry German Secretary and Treasurer Roland Benjamm We regretted losmg exght members of our class Dons Riggs Calvm Thur man Hubert Lewls Harold Dean Walsh Stuart Gustafson and V1rg1l Cadwell Bllly Bob Ames and Dave Henry moved away In the second semester of our sophomore year two more members left our class Thelma Broadfield and Emuly Hunt Vxrgxma Cheesman moved here from Galesburg and added another member to our class Class Officers elected the sophomore year were Presldent Roland Benjamm Vlce Pres1dent Gerry German Secretary and Treasurer Dorls Young Mrs Shaffer was our class advxser Three members from our class were elected as Student Councxl Represen tat1ves They were Dorxs Young Roland Benjamm and Gerry German Commg back the next fall we had a total of seventeen members How ever before the year was completed we had lost three more classmates Vlrgxl Rxchmond Rlchard Josephson and Elmer Jackson Mrs Shaffer agam was elected our class advlser wlth the followmg oflicers Presxdent Roland Benjamm Vlce Presldent M1r1am Parker Secretary and Treasurer Ilene Maner In our Jumor year we presented the play Worrymg Wllly whxch was a blg success We as Junlors sponsored the Jumor Semor Banquet at the jefferson Hotel ln Peorla Our Prom was held here 1n the gymnaslum of WCHS Four members from our class were elected to represent the Student Councll They were Doris Young Roland Bengamm Ilene Maner and Calv1n Spencer We the class of 45 entered our last year m hlgh school on August 21 1944 As our semor advlser we selected Mr Geyer and the followmg class oHicers were elected Presldent Gerry German V1ce President M1r1am Parker Secretary Roland Benjamm Treasurer Ilene Maner Our Semor play Lxsten to Lester was a howlmg success The followmg members of the Senlor Class were selected for the Student Councll Dorls Young Roland Benjamm Gerry German M1r1am Parker and Calvm Spencer In October we regretted loslng our classmate Jim Kmg who left for the navy As we leave these halls of WCH S whlch to us are so dear we take wlth us countless happy memorxes of fnends and teachers whom we shall never fa1l to remember Q I 1 1 ' n , - 4 1 1 1 - . . , , . 1 - ' , . 1 1 - - ........................... . . U . . ,, . 1 ' 1 J ' ' 1 1 1 ' , . . 1 1 1 ' 44' 11 ' 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...., ,