Yates Center High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Yates Center, KS)

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Emerson Tadtman wills his uncanny ability to keep out of work to Benjy Greene. Norma Kilby-her ability to catch'em and keep'em to Barbara Sisson. Martha Millson leaves her job in the library to Elaine Starks. Bob Yohon wills his dimples and his charming smile to Bob Ryan. Ralph Weiler-his brown eyes to Ted Gould. Elsie Kindblade leaves her weight to Betty- Jaynes. Della Weide-her 18-inch waist to Frances Conn. Marjorie Mathis wills her beauty to Evelyn Steffen. Jean VVeide-the right to prilnp in class to Geraldine Drain. Juanita Sorenson-her height to Joan Heffern. Ivan Mentzer leaves Norman Miller the right to escort Alta Weide to school. Pauline Moorhead her ability to play the piano to Emily Armstrong. Alice Stephens her quietness to Marjorie Walker. Junior Scott-whis red hair to Buddy Redfearn. wlirmadean Long. G atb who .flrfvxgl ,. xvp ,V F ff' 'il x fi? I XX FAGE15

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if ' . '1rr 7w'M r.- -s 'i'fflimifff ffa'ff1'N'1f'f :w 'w'ff,, . 'ff SENICJR CLASS WILL E, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1940, being of sound mind and disposing mem- mory, before setting sail on the rough and fateful sea. of inexperience, do hereby make, declare, and publish this, our last will and testament. To the loyal members of the faculty whose efforts and help we greatly apprec- iate we bequest a good night's sleep and the summer vacation to recuperate from all the headaches which we have so thoughtlessly given th-em. We give to each member of the freshman class-the sole right to be as silly as the silliest of sophomores. The sophomore class will receive the thrill and enjoyment of putting on the Junior Play and preparing the Junior-Senior Banquet. And last but certainly not least-to the juniors who follow our experienced footsteps, we leave the possession of the dignity and prestige which we have so faithfully carried during the past school term. The following are the individual bequests to worthy' beneficiaries: Barbara Abbott wills her significant giggle to Marjorie West. Betty Rae Butler to Wilma Watts her leadership and personality. George Woodruff--his ghost of a mustache to Clark Hollinger. Helen Mahon-her beautiful blonde hair to Mary Joan Fry. Harvey Klick the right to drive a good car wherever and whenever he pleases, to Arthur Bacon. Verna Mae Peters-her dignity to Jean Neufeld. Doris Weide leaves the first violinist's chair to Juanita Vice. Madeline Strong leaves her coquettish smile to Beverly West. Bill Lamb leaves his licorice and bubble gum to Clarence Nigh. Charles 'Ragland wills Glenn Tolle the right to marry the belle of his class. John Shewell unwillingly leaves to Harry Theobald his ceaseless bragging. Lee Culver-his ability to throw paper wads without getting caught to Junior Varnum. Violet Stoll gives to Mary Dell Burnside-her crown and throne. Betty Chaffin wills her tap dancing ability to Lottie Stephenson. Alice Holst gives to Hilda Sieker---her intelligence. Me-redith Mollnow wills her good looking figure to Frances Rae Shaefer. Cleo Mae Foote leaves the first clarinet chair in band to Bill Greene. Ermadean Long leaves her vitality and untiring tongue to Richard Lancaster. Eugene Johnston leaves his sparkling eyes and that heavenly Plymouth to Mary E. Pingrey. Imojean Long leaves Marjorie Lair her parking place across the street. Eugene Dix wills his ability to woo the girls to Calvin Brodman. Juanita Mentzer--her place as majorette in the band to Mary Buck. Norryce Mentzer-the right to haul the sophomore girls around town to Alvin Miller. Carolyn Gucene-her sweetness to Si Clemens. Bob Wilhite leaves his camera interests to Elvin Weide. Lloyd Scheibmeir leaves to his little sister, Emma Mae, the right to drive a car All load of kids from Piqua every morning. 5 9 'N Donna Hollingsworth her ability to snub the boys to Avlyn Dodd. A ' - 'fix Mertha Easley' wills her calmness to Eva Lee Shotts. PAGE 15

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PRCPI-IECY It is now 1951. The World's Fair of 1950' has just closed. The thriving city of Yates Center, Kansas, was host to this fair. Since 1940, Yates Center has grown into quite a metropolis. There are various reasons for its growth-the most important being the development of the oil fields near-by. Harvey Kllck has a monopoly of the oil interests now. He does not stay here to look after his interests all of the time, however, because he is one of a team known as The Three Stooges This ls a team composed of Harvey Klick, George Woodruff, and Bob Wilhlte. They are now ap- pearing currently in a production called Gone with the Women. When he is not in Hollywood with The Three Stooges, Bob Wllhite is an electrician at the Rose Opera House. He has charge of all lighting effects for the various stage productions. George Woodruff is a United States senator from Kansas. He can find time for this between films in Hollywood. He has orated thirty-six hours on Why the Republican Party is Best in the U. S. He spends all his leisure time speaking to the citizens of Mars over the short-wave radio about international affairs. Most of the members of the class of 1940 assembled in Yates Center during the fair for a reunion. It is rather interesting to note what they are doing now. Doris Weide ls the Dean of Women in the Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan, Kansas. Verna Mae Peters was graduated from K. U. with the class of 1944, and has since that time been Vocational Home Economics Teacher in Piqua, Kansas She enjoys working with the high school students-she says it helps her keep young. Juanita Mentzer, who was disappointed in love, has entered the field of surgery. She is a specialist in dissecting hearts. Meredith Mollnow has now bought a one-third interest ln Krueger's Variety Store, and she travels as buyer for them. Donna Hollingsworth, Commander in Chief of th-e old maids in high school has been married four times, and she now has a swing band. They are, at present, play- ing an engagement on Coney Island. Imojean Long entered nurse's training and she is at present head nurse in the Batesville Hospital. Mertha Easley also took up the nursing profession and is next in rank to Imo- jean. Cleo Mae Foote has invented some n-ew fattening pills. They are called Foote's Fabulous Fattening Pills. She is very wealthy because of the large sales of these pills. Lloyd Scheibmeir, who hailed from Piqua, is busy pitching--for the New York Yankees. They say that the games in which Lloyd plays draw capacity crowds- almost ninety per cent of them being women. Martha Millson is a hair stylist. in one of New York's smartest shops. She was unable to attend the fair because 'so many of the New York Debs were coming out so Martha was very busy. Bob Yohon is still on a farm--right in the middle of New York City. His uncle left him four square blocks of land ln the heart of the city. He removed the bulld- ings and now charges ten cents each for the under privileged children of the city to see a real farm. They say he is making money. Emerson Tadtman, who was an habitual sleeper in class, has now started a campaign for an hour for sleep between each hour of lessons in school. Emerson, known as Rip Van Winkle Tadtman, the students' friend, says this would elimin- ate the need for the students to sleep through classes. John Shewell is one of the leading designers of men's clothing in Neosho Falls, Kansas. Men, just ask him if you want to know anything about clothes. Lee Culver is now the manager of a large apartment house in Burt, Kansas. Eugene Johnston is an eligible old bachelor. He is driving a 1950 Cadillac Convertible Coupe. Why hasn't some woman nabbed him? PAGE 17