Willshire High School - Willow Yearbook (Willshire, OH)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL The Senior Class of Willshire, Ohio, having been brought before the jury of teachers of Willshire High School, have been informed that on May Z5 they must die, due to a serious case of knowleclgitis. As our attorneys, they have commissioned us to draw up a will, bestowing a few earthly effects upon our dearest and nearest friends. Listen now and you shall hear the reading of the last Will And Testament of the Class of 1949. We, the Senior Class of 1949, being of sound mind and memory, but of poor health, do make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. First, we bequeath our mouldy books, pencils that we swiped, weak minds, and our miser-like ways of raising money, to the Junior Class. Second, we will our ability to get snacks from the cafeteria kitcher the 6th period in the afternoon to the Sophomores. Third, we will the right to advance Out of the Green, to the Freshmen, providing they receive passing grades, of course. Fourth, we will to our teachers all the detention we received, to give to some other unsuspecting class. The following individual bequeaths were made by the members of the Senior Class. I, Marjorie Agler, will my new bangs to Clara Rose Gribler, my slenderness, to Ruth Kreischer, my ability to skip study hall and gym classes to Martha Schaffner, and my six days of detention to Mr. Griffith. I, Edgar Allmandinger, will all the gurn under my seat in study hall to Ed Huston, my dislike of the opposite sex, to Clara Rose Gribler, my ability to keep clear of detention to Gene Beinz, my seat in study hall to Susie Cowan, my big shoes to Ruth Kreischer, and the blind cords in study hall to any professional knot-tier. I, Don Black, will my ability to wrap ankles to Ned Byers, my ability to strikeout in baseball to Gene Beinz, my baseball suit to whoever will patch it, my big appetitie and strong stomach to Clara Rose Gribler, my ability to scramble up the sportsnews in the Willscribe, to Don Caffee, and my burps to Peggy .To Clouse. I, Ruth Davis, will all the pencils I swiped, back to Gerald Hoblet, my love for Shorthand , to Esther Schumm, and my seat by the window and the ability to make Gerald and Phil keep it closed, to Peggy .To Clouse. I, Joyce Fetters, will my ability to attend school every day to Rosie Thatcher, my blond hair to Patty Lee, my love for Bookkeeping to Bonnie Brasher, and the detention I got for skipping study hall to whoever is unlucky enough to get caught. 15

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I, Ann Gibbons, will my long skirts to Susie Cowan, my ability to type to Patty Lee, my cheerleading suit to whoever is best suited for it, and my bright hair ribbons to Norma Lee Smith. I, Ted Hakes, will my ability to steer clear of detention to Phil I-lileman, my crew hair-cuts to Gene Baker, my position on the Willscribe Staff to Edward Huston, and my seat in the study hall to Bill Marbaugh, for one year only. I, Phyllis Hamrick, will my fairly long hair, to Letta Walls, my ability to find mischief to Susie Cowan, the hot radiator by my seat, to whoever has a cold heart, and my textbooks to Patty Lee. l, Bill Hey, will my seat in study hall to Patty Lee, my black, wavy hair to Robert Kuhn, the gurn under my desk to Whitey Huston, my super-deluxe paper wad shooter to Gerald Hoblet, my position as co-activities editor on the Willow to Gene Bienz, my ability to play basketball to Don Caffee, and my big appetite to Ruth Kreischer. I, Betty Humerickhouse, will my seat in the study hall to Vernie Lugingill, my ability to get along with Miss Blankrnan, to Bonnie Brasher, my sense of humor to Patty Lee, my position as cashier to Norma Lee Smith, and my ability to stay awake during school on Monday mornings to Clara Rose Gribler. I, Jim Koch, will my guard position on the basketball team to Gene Baker, my ability to keep out of detention to Vernie Luginbill, and my seat and the blinds in study hall to Eugene Bienz, I, Ella Roehm, will my seat in the study hall to Martha Schaffner, my position in basketball to Esther Schurnm, my ability to come to school every day to Rosie Thatcher, my extra weight to Ruth Kreischer, and my new specks to Patty Lee. I, Dixie Schlickman, will my ability to get into trouble to Peggy Clouse, my newly acquired nickname bag-service to Gene Baker, my grades in Bookkeeping to Ruth Kreischer, and my ability to throw chalk to Letta Walls. I, Marjorie Stetler, will my seat in the study hall to Norma Lee Smith, to have and to hold for one year only, my red hair to Susie Cowan, and my ability to get along with my pals to Patty Lee. l, Joe Thatcher, will my height to Ruth Kreischer, my seat in study hall to whoever it may be, as well as the radiator to keep them warm, and to Dick Hoover, I will my way of walking. I, Gloria Trisel, will my ability at the keyboard to Edward Huston, the last seat in the senior row to Letta Walls, my shyness to Susie Cowan, my 5 ft. 8 inches to Ruth Kreischer, my office of Editor on the Willscribe to Bonnie Brasher, and my ability, Iii you call it thatj to get called to the office, to Peggy .To Clouse. 16