· The WHITTIER · . GREENLEAF
MR . CULLER
We dedicate this issue of the Greenleaf to Mr. Culler who has been the principal of Whittier since its organization twenty-three years ago and who has earned for the school the place of high esteem which it holds among schools of the city.
THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF
FOUNDED AND ESTABLISHED IN 1924 AS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF WHITTIER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Miss Hult Miss Ferguson Mrs. Lucile Wilson Mrs. Swisher
LeRoy Akin
Patt Amon
Jo y ce Gumble
Darlene Hiatt
Julia Mccutchan
Marilyn Warnke
Dean Severns
Shirle y Bridger
Iona Adams STAFF
Russell Burke
Patsy Bridger
Janet Heilman
Norma Krull
Darlene Muesborn
Dorothy Worster
Amelia Loos
Marilyn Meyers
Helen York
MR. CULLER
Whittier School, all of us, teachers and pupils alike are experiencing a feeling of great loss in Mr. Culler ' s retirement. He has been principal of the school since it was organized as a junior high school twenty three years ago and has been a great and good influence in the lives of the thousands of boys and girls who have been "his boys and girls. "
We deeply regret his going but rejoice in the fact that he will have time now to enjoy life more leisurely w ith Mrs. Culler and engage in some of the other pastimes which are dear to his heart. For besides guiding boys and girls he also loves to garden, to travel and to make things with his hands.
Our wish for Mr. Culler is many years of happiness , health, and doing the things he loves to do.
Goodbye 9As
We 're all very sorry you're going away, We wish very much that you could stay. But we'll long remember how bright you are, And let nothing our memories of you ever mar. But since you're going we'll say with a sigh, Goodbye 9As , Goodbye, Goodbye.
9A
Class Officers
President --------------------r J ean Simmerman
Vice- presiden t__ _____________________________ Floyd Hanson
Secretary ______________ Pat ricia Young
Janet Shane
(Youngest Pupil In 9A Class)
On June the 4th of '32, Was born the little lassie
Who - - -
Is baby of our class
Tho young and small, She surprised us all, She never failed to pass, Th is baby of the class.
The Cover
We wish here to express our appreciation and give credit to Robert Esquivel who so faithfully designed and executed the cover of this issue.
Paul Stokely - (Youngest
Boy In 9A Class)
Birthday 5-5-32
He is the baby of the class. We often wondered if he'd pass. He showed us he'd outgrown his rattle. He g ave forth with intelligent prattle. Or two's and three's he got a lot.
We've learned he's not a little tot. B y Dean Severns
9A Scholarship Roll
5 Semesters
Glenn Rosenquist
Helen Beard
Roy Lyon
Billy Stockfield
Norma Dewey
Robert Rogers
Jean Simmerman
Joan Lancaster
Lucille Beltz
Robert Frank
Joan Schacht
Marlene Bell
Barbara Bollen
Eleanor Jones
Marguerite Walthers
Helen Fields
Jerry Unland
Donna Marts
Evelyn Ebert
Beverly Mease
Jean Imig
Ronald Hibbert
Joan Ellison
Vernon Wagner
Beverly Adams
Jim Tice
Selma Reifschneider
Don Weller
Kenneth Gabler
Jerrold Strasheim
Leonard Short
Alice Trudeau
Joan Groh
William Fields
Don Robinette
Jim Shively
Mildred Phillips
Janet Shane
Harlan Shroyer
Phyllis Holcomb
Milton Schmidt
Beverly George
JoAnn Cardwell
Norma Krull
Edna Schneider
Patricia Young
Beverly Mann
Arlene Barber
Donald Davis
Patricia Herzog
Yvonne Gibbs
Don Bean
LeAura Jacobsen
Stanley Kaltenberger
Marilyn Soft.in
Bonita Womack
Don Dugan
Vivian Johnson
Bettie Davis
Billy Lyberis J oAnn O'Brien
Eleanor Louthan
Wilmer Hergenrader
Laura Overman
Charlotte Nelson
Beverly Jesse
Jack Krumm
Della Martin
Joan Schaaf
4 Semesters
Jim Sommers
Rose Marie Kahlbau
Virginia Schneider
Shirley Hergenrader
Robert Schenaman
Bob King
Jeanne Vierk
3 Semesters
Jim McKay
Gayle Michaud
Russell Burke
Dottie Henderson
Marilyn Mook
Gretchen Wendt
Warren Firestone
Stanley Litt
Joan Crosier
Helen York
Emma Kuiper
Lois Sheldon
Charles Lockhart
Sweet Girls Graduates
S hirley Upham
W anda Belknap
E velyn Ebert
E mily Nichols
T iny " Michaud"
G retchen Wendt
I "Helen York"
R osemarie Kreick
L orretta Lutje
G eraldine Yakel
R uth Diehl
A lice Trudeau
D onna Heaney
U sweet things all
A lgene Grubaugh
T ootie Sego biano
E dna Schneider
S elma Reifschneider
-Helen
York
Efficiency Roll
Beverly Adams
Arlene Barber
Don Bean
Helen Beard
Marlene Bell
Lucille Beltz
Barbara Bollen
Cecil Bonzo
Russell Burke
J oAnn Cardwell
Esthe r Elaine Clarke
Bettie Davis
Donald Davis
Lau ren D eleha nt
Noma J ea n Dewey
Ruth Diehl
Donald Dugan
Evelyn Ebert
Joan Ellison
Helen Fields
William Fields
Warren Firestone
Robert Frank
Kenneth Gabler
Lola Garcia
Beverly Ann George
James Gerlach
Yvonne Gibbs
Robert Gies
Joan Groh
Algene Grubaugh
Beverly Gu elk er
Lois Hatcher
Shirley Hergenrader
Patricia Herzog
Ronald Hibbert
Jean Imig
LeAura Jacobsen
Beverly Jesse
Vivian Johnson
Rose Marie Kahlbau
Maxine Keeney
Barbara Keim
Joan Keller
Alene Kernes
Norma June Krull
Jack Krumm
Emma Kuiper
Joan Lancaster
Stanley Litt
Eleanor Louthan
Roy Lyon
Beverly Mann
Della Martin
Donna Marts
Eliose McCauley
Mary McEvoy
Beverly Mease
Joan Mehlig
Gayle Michaud
Wa y ne Miller
Marilyn Mook
Char latte Nelson
J oAnn O ' Brien
Eldora Olson
Laura Overman
Loyal Page
Mildred Phillips
Marilyn Preece
Joan Schaaf
Glen Rosenquist
Milton Schmidt
Edna Schneider
Lois Sheldon
Leonard Short
Jean Simmerman
Norma Smith
Bett Mae Soflin
Marilyn Soflin
James Sommers
Billy Stockfield
Jerrold Strasheim
Jim Tice
Jerry Unland
Vernon Wagner
Marguerite Walthers
Berthamae Ward
Gretchen Wendt
Bett y Wiltshire
Bonita Womack
Ge ra ldine Yakel
Helen York
Patricia Young
9A Tests
Oh how we love the 9A test
We try to do our very best ext me, my pal with wrinkled brow No more than me does he know how, But bravely on, we think and write Answers that could, or can, or might be right. The tests are over, a sigh we heave, We're very smart we do believe. When the tests have been graded by electric eye All the teachers will give a big sigh, For the tests have shown dear little we The smartest kids in the country to be.
9A Efficiency Letters
The 9A class wrote the usual letters for efficiency credit and as usual the subject of the letters was ways of making Lincoln a better city in which to live. It was very gratifying to find that so many busy citizens took time to answer the letters and still more gratifying to see our 9A letters printed in the Lincoln Journal and L incoln Star. The high point of all was the editorial which Mr. J. E. Lawrence , editor of the Star wrote in regard to Bill Fields' letter. He thought that the subject on which Bill had written, juve n ile delinquency, needed attention and expressed t he thought that this was a good way to get action. The title of his editorial was "These Lincoln Youngsters. "
Civi c League Officer s for Next Year Electe d
The Civic League Electio n was held on May 14 with the following results: Velma L oos, president; JoAnn Berry, vice pres i de n t; and Delores Bowen, secretary The boys' officers are Robert Deems, president ; Douglas Wells, vice president; and Dick Fifer secretary.
9A Ho n or Roll
Beverly Mease
Marlene B ell
P atricia Herzog
Jean Simmerman
Joan Ellison
5 Semesters
Amelia Gerlach
Bettie Davis
4 Semesters
Evelyn Ebert
J oAnn O'Brien
Sedma Reifschneider
Helen Fields
Kenneth Gabler
James Gerlach
Virginia Schneider
Jerry Unland
Richard Petty
D ella Martin
3 Semesters
Yvonne Gibbs
B etty Bertram
Beverly Jesse
Joan Schaaf
Bettie Davis
FIRST ROW : Mary Guaja rdo, Don Bean , Edna Schneider , James Gerlach, Eleanor Louthan, John M a son, Patt y Young
SECOND ROW : Virg inia Schneider , Jacqueline Reich , Bill Lyberis, Bob Galena , Be verly Mann, Bob Mercier , Darlene Faust, Allen B jerrum, Barbara Bills
THIRD ROW : J oan Keller, Lois Sheldon , Elaine Clark, Robert Rudolph , Arnold Walker , Wesley Johns, Bett y So fli n, Russell Burke, Clyde Miller, Marilyn Mook
FOURTH RO W: Di ck P etty, JoAnn O ' Brien , Bob Heffelfinger, Shirle y Hergenrader, Bob B auer, Josephine Heffernan , Stanle y Litt , Norma Rile y, Ph yllis Holcomb
9A CLASS
FIRST ROW : Madeline Hubbard , Pat Reynolds , Joan Crosier, Delores , Tuttle , Marilyn Preece , Marjorie St iverson, Emily Nichols , Bonnie Smith , Lauren Delehant
SECOND ROW : Betty Blessing , Bill Norman, Virginia Palmer, Albert Beisner , Virginia Dill , Dott ie Henderson , Rudolph Mendoza
THIRD ROW: Dick Flynn, Joan Schacht, Maureen Whitaker , Kenny Gabler , Laura Overman, Duane Trumble, Bet t ie Davis, Jim Irmer
FOURTH ROW : Lavern Wimmer , JaAnn Schaaf, Jerry Stra sheim, Donna Heaney, Orval .T aylor , Harold Burbach , Eldon Kuhn , Bill John son, Rob ert Frank
FIRST ROW: Wanda Belknap , Kenneth Burback , Forrest Beaman , Janet Shane, Jerry Tomasek, Loyal Page , Cleo Jones
SECOND ROW : Donna Jean Marts , Paul Igou, Darlene Meusborn , Lyle Higgins, Jerry Unland, Charles Bouldin, Helen Fields , Edwin Derr
THIRD ROW: Wayne Schaffer , Norma Krull , Harlan Schroyer , Joan Mehlig, Leonard Short, Berthamae Ward , Don Weller , Roma Debus , Hank Dinges
FOURTH ROW : Jerry Yowell, Bob l\{eehan, Mildred Phillips, Rosemarie Kreick , Charles Hansen, Louis Harroun , Evelyn Ebert , Bob Heumphries
9A CLASS
FIRST ROW: Milton Schmidt , Virgil Thaller, Maxine Keeney, JoAnn Cardwell , Eloise McCauley , Gretchen Wendt , Amelia Gerlach, Lucille Beltz, Bob Wright
SECOND ROW : Graham Spahn , Bernice Battey, Howard Woodward, Jo y Ann Sherwood , Patty Herzog , Mary Ellen Fricke , Cecilia Swift
THIRD ROW : Jean Imig, Beverly Mease, Ernie Long , Joan Ellison , Raymond Mohr, Arlene Barler , Bob Schenaman , Shirley Upham, Jerry Johnson
FOURTH ROW: Loi s Hatcher , Donald Davis, Loren Hansen, Ronnie Hibbert, Victor Meier , Beverly Ann George, Beverly Guelker, Bill Heck, June Ferguson
FIRST ROW: Junior Crawford, Ray Bieber, Warren Firestone, Patsy Bridger, Joe Carnes, Verne Wiekle, Helen York
SECOND ROW : James Spahn, Eldora Olson, Lila Hurst, Dean Severns, Darlene Hiatt Jim McKay, Emma Kuiper
THIRD ROW: Joan Zimmer, Marvin Dennis, Betty Busch, Vernon Rohrbaugh , Doroth y Bartlett, Wallace Wade, Beverly McMichael
FOURTH ROW: Robert Wallick, Ellen McGerr, Earl Bridger, Norma Smith, Ervin Burba ck, Virginia Scolaro , Barbara Keim , Yvonne Gibbs
9A CLASS
SECOND ROW : Dorothy Smith , Jean Simmerman, Vivian Johnson, Harold Thompson, Delores Eisele, Loretta Segobiano
THIRD ROW: Ph yllis Dotson, Floyd Hansen, Jessie Smith, Frank Parks, Don Dugan, Willard Johnson, Mary McEvoy
FOURTH ROW: Joan Lancaster, Bill Egger, Selma Reifschneider, Barbara Gordon, Glenn Rosenquist, Ed Loos, Albert Starks, Betty Harwood
FIRST ROW : Wayne Miller, Vernon Wagner, Mollie Loos, Robert Rogers, Marilyn Soflin, Eleanor Gandara, Alene Kernes, Phyllis Pickett
FIRST ROW: Charles Lockhart , Mary Jane Adler, Billy Stockfield, Cecil Brown , Betty Wiltshire, Bill Fields , Eleanor Jones
SECOND ROW: Joan Groh, Bill Zier, Beverly Adams, Norma Dewey, Barbara Bollen, Helen Beard, Marlene Bell, Marguerite Walthers
THIRD ROW: Roy Lyon, Ralph Farewell, Ruth Diehl, Geraldine Yakel , Betty Bertram, Jim Tice, Vivian Burdick , DonRobinette, Bob Graham
FOURTH ROW: Dick Kaar, Bill Lautenschlager, Lucille Emery , Jim Shively, Dick Kline , Gregg Tindall, Virginia Gatto, Jim Sommers
9A CLASS
FIRST ROW : Roland Reed, Pat Wilson, Ivan DeWitt, Fon Tella McMan, Hazel Wilson Nancy Wight, Elsie Hereth, Lola Garcia
SECOND ROW : Paul Stokley, Cecil Banzo , Alice Trudeau, LeRoy Akin , Stanley Kaltenburger, LeAura Jacobson, Jack Krumm
THIRD ROW: Dick Knight , Bob Gies , Bonita Womack, Billie Jo Scheffler, Beverly Jesse, Jeanne Vierk, Della Martin
FOURTH ROW : Robert Esquivel, Hubert Zehring, Charlotte Nelson, Jerry Davis, Earl Flynn , Herb Van Arsdall, Charles Messenger , Bob King
MISS HULT
You've guided us for three long years, And leaving you will bring us tears, You 'v e listened so patiently to our woes, And helped us all to cope with our foes. Happy and kind you have always been, When we needed help you've said, "Say when."
In your decisions yotr'r.e always discreet, We liope other teachers like you to meet.
TEACHERS
FIRST ROW : Miss Burnham , Miss Dee , Miss Lincoln , Miss Jones, Mrs. Shike
SECOND ROW : Mrs. Barrows , Mrs. Place , Mrs White , Miss Schofield, Miss Mumford
THIRD ROW : Mrs. Wilson, Mrs Black, Mrs. Childress, Miss Veerhusen , Miss Mary Wil son Mr Culler
FOURTH ROW : Mr\ Giles, Mr. Gartner
TEACHERS
FIRST ROW : Miss Hult, Miss Ralston , Mrs Skinner, Miss Margaret Wilson, Mrs. Derr
SECOND ROW : Miss Ferguson, Miss Curley, Miss Hooper , Miss Helen Madsen, Miss T yr e , Miss Emma Madsen
THIRD ROW : Mr Heston , Miss Zamzow, Mrs Updegraft , Mrs Boschult , Mr Ross
WHITTIER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOO~
My Favor i te S pot I n Whittie r
Lunchroom - because I like to eat - Beverly Adams
220 after 6th period - J oAnn Cardwell
Under the big sycamore tree watching gamesEvelyn Ebert
In front of Joan Schaaht ' s locker - Jean S immerman, Joan Lancaster
At the west door - Wesley Johns
Homeroom 205 - Darlene Meusborn
The door at 3: 15 - Patty Herzog
On duty , third floor west - Emma Kuiper
Girls' Gym - playing basketball - Betty Harwood
H
i gh Ligh t o f My W h i tt i er Days
Bill Fields-When I was in a play " Amongst Men of Good Will."
Ivan Dewitt-When I was being assistant and tool man in metal trades.
Hubert Zehring-When I was in the " Nebraska D ay" pla y
Bonita Womack-When I was in the play " Don't Tell a Soul. "
Phyllis Dotson-When I typed more words than any othe r pupil.
Marguerite Walthers-When I was made chairman of the cafeteria committee.
E r nie Long-Pl ayi ng on the east playground. Orval Ga y lor-Wo rki ng in the woodwork shops.
Wesley Johns-Playing basketball.
Joan Zimmer-H avi ng a part in the play " King Cotton " which was given for Open House.
Dorothy Smith-Hearing Mr. Giles sing solos in Glee Club.
D arlene Meusborn-Newswriting.
Jim Sommers-Pole vaulting.
We 'll Mis s
Home Room 103 and Mrs. Place - Betty Mae Soflin
Mr. Culler - Dean Wagner
My Whittier friends - Loyal Page
Our easy work at Whittier - Virgil Thaller
Whittier Dance Club - Joan Schacht
Watching the games - Ellen McGerr
Talking to Norma Riley - Ivan DeWitt
Noisy Cafeteria - Elsie Hereth
Long noon hour - Jerry Johnson
The mouse that eats my lunch every day in my locker - Jeanne Vierk
Mr. Giles and Mrs. Boschult - Phpllis Dotson
Miss Tyre and gym - Betty D avis
Swell home-room teacher, Miss VeerhusenBeverly Mease
Hour lunch period and games - Leonard Short
"Pop" Heston - Bill Fields
S econd period woodwork - Dwane Trumble
Metal work shop - Paul Stokely
Talking in home room - Hubert Zehring
7th and 8th graders - Marguerite Walthers
The 9A C l ass
9As are leaving and we'd like to know
What gifts they ' ll leave us when they go.
Vv e're sure a class so clever and smart
Has many talents with which to part.
Bob Bauer and Don Bean leave us their loo k s,
They say if you have them you don ' t need books
To Velma Loos , Algene Grubaugh wills her hair.
G re tchen Wendt wills to all girls her dim p les so fair.
Those brown eyes with which Marlene B ell gaz e s round
Next year on many a lass may be found.
To any and all boys who are now in despair,
Don Dugan leaves his beautiful hair.
Hurr y girls and grab the chance,
See Beverly Jesse U you want to da n ce
Kenny Gabler leaves his ways so nice
To any and all whom they entice.
Jim Irmer gives his red readed curl
To Robert Heatoh or a n y girl.
Evelyn Ebert her skill in sports will share
With any lass , be she dark or fair.
Gayle Michaud reminds us she's a tiny tot
But says she ' ll leave us an awful lot (of good sense)
Joy Ann Sherwood ' s gentle manner and smile
Will be left to any who like that style.
" The way to act," says L eo nard O'Short
" I'll leave to any who will report."
The time is short, the list is long
P er haps you've tired of our song.
If you want to know about some more,
Just turn to page three hundred four.
9A Boys
Some are tall, some are fat
But there isn't one that Isn't wonderful!
Some are handsome some are not
But listen to me, and I'll tell you dot
De 're vonderful!
~ome are quiet, some are loud
Of all of them we're very proud, The y're wonderful!
In homer oom they laugh and talk
And very seldom ever balk
They 're wonderful
They 're full of vim and vigor
As they make their muscles bigger
They're wonderful!
Goodbye 9As
Norma Krull
Goodbye 9As , we're glad to see you go, But to tell you the truth, our hearts are full of woe. We'll miss the pitter-patter of your feet down the hall,
And the whizzing of the bat,
And the flying of the ball.
And when we graduate in just a year or two, We hope you'll think of us, as we think of you.
-Julia Mccutchan
I' ll Miss
Pop Heston calling me 'Turkey,' and the smile of Mr. Culler and a certain girl.-Kenny Gabler.
Having Miss Veerhusen doing our hard algebra problems for us, and that awful burning smell that is in the halls, which comes from the home ec. rooms.-G lenn Rosenquist.
Mr. Culler and the teachers! Boo! Hoo!Harold Thompson.
Some of my eighth grade friends and the friends that ar~ going to a different school.Alene Kernes.
The games that are played during the noon hour.-Cecilia Swift.
Virginia Dill , because she is going to No rtheast and I'm going to Lincoln High , also Mrs. Wilson after having her two times each day. -Mollie L oos.
The friends who are not going to Linc oln High with us, for the boys and girls have been very friendly to me since I've been in Whitti er, also the noon sports because I enjoy the games. -Wallace Wade.
Mrs. Place.-Dick Oldemey er.
I will miss Lincoln as I am moving.-Phyllis Pi ckett.
The two block walk to Whittier from home. -Bill L 9.utensch lager.
Home room 205, and noon hour.-Norma Krull. My teacher and the baseball games at noon. -Mary Ellen Fricke .
The teachers of Whittier.-Helen York.
The fun I had at Whittier.-Della Martin.
All my friends w horn I won't see again. The noon games and the fun at noon.-Pat Young. I'll miss a gir 1 friend and boy friend that are going to Lin col n High , for I'm going to Northeast. I'll also miss all the different things that I get to · do at Whittier, wh ich - I won't be able to do at N ortheast.-Virginia Dill.
MISS 9A
MR .
Betty Blessing Hair Jim Irmer
Gayle Michaud E yes Billy Lyberis
Cecilia Swift L ooks Cecil Bonzo
Joyce Gumble Legs Gabriel Ortiz
Jean Simmerman Dancing Ability Ear 1 Bridger
Donna Heany Voice Ea rl Flynn
LeAura Jacobsen Shyness Thurston Turner
Beverly Jesse Clothes Rudolf Mendoza
J eanne Vierk Personality Dick Flynn
Edna Schneider Shortness Forrest Beaman
Evelyn Ebert Athletic Ability L e Roy Akin
Vivian Burdick Drawing Ability Bob Espuivel
Darline Hiatt Silliness Wallace Wade
Helen York Dimples Paul Stokely
Elaine Clark Courtesy Vi ctor Meiers
Class Of "46"
The class of "46"
We hope we have been true and kind
To every school mate along the line
For we have worked hard to make the grade And with diplomas we'll be paid We have fought our battles straight and true Sid e by side all the way through.
L eroy Akin, first of all
Has certainly played his basketball.
Forrest Beaman, crooning low, While Lois Hatcher continues to sew, Jo yce Gumble, is forever out
-While D ea n Severns is always about
P hyllis Dot son, the type to play ,
While D arlene Meusborn has plenty to say
Beverly Adams listens and eats
And waits for Robert to buy all the treats.
Helen Fields, describing some affair
While Barbara Keim is combing her hai r.
D ar l ene Hiatt polishes her nails
While Bob Mercier tells his tales
Cecil Bonzo ' s vocabulary is a cinch
H e and D ick forever clinch.
Jerry Tomas ek, in the latest style, Charles Hansen with a pleasant smile, Arnold Walker, the sub -leader of the class
Ke eps everything going ever so fast.
Barbara Gordon likes her history
Although she is a little frisky.
Je rry Unland the intelligent type
Does everything when the time is ripe.
While Pats y Bridge r is sleeping at night And gets up the next morning with an appetite.
Madeline Hubbard, a little wordly wise Can sing and can dance and is easy on th e eyes
While Beverly Mann tries hard to sing
And Richard Becke r claims he knows everything. Says Joann "My dear, you must come up for tea" " Woe is me," said Clyde Miller, "They all passed but me."
-Iona Adams
Songs That Remind Me O f Y o u
I'm Glad I W aite d For You-George Gardner Aren 't You Glad You 're You-Emma Kuipe r If I Could Tell You-Roy Lyon
Sweet and Lovely-Darlene Meusborn
Laughin ' On the Outside, Cryin' On The Inside -Shirley Hergenrader
It's Been A Long Long Time-Ronnie Hibbert
I'm a Big Girl Now-Cleo Jone s
Personality-Wallace Wade
You Won ' t Be Satisfied Until You Break My Heart
-Jesse Smith
All Through The Day-Betty Blessing
I Get A Kick Out Of You-Bob Mercier
I'm Gonna Love That Gu y-Eve lyn Ebert
Oh, What It Seemed To Be-B etty Bertram
Sioux City Sue-Mollie L oos
Kitty Blu e Eyes-Kitt y Fields
No Lett er Tod ay- Don Robinette
On e Meatball-Jim I rmer
Greenleaf Staff
FIRST ROW : Russell Burke, Dean Severns , Patty Amon, Julia Mccutchan , Janet Heileman, Iona Adams, Patsy Bridger , Helen York.
SECOND ROW: LeRoy Akin, Marilyn Warnke, Norma Krull, Darlene Muesborn, Darlene Hiatt, Marilyn Meyers, Shirley Bridger , Dorothy Worster
9A Class Officers and Cabinet
FIRST ROW: Mary Mccutchan, Joan Ellison, Donna Marts, Marguerite Walthers , Bill y Stockfield, Patricia Young, Cecil Bonzo, Beverl y Mann, Jean Simmerman
SECOND ROW : Jim Irmer , Charlotte Nelson , Dean Severns, Floyd Hansen, Glenn Rosenquist; Norma Dewey, Joan Schacht , Kenneth Gabler , Stanley Kaltenberger
Usher Committee
FIRST ROW : Robert Shonerd , Geraldine Yakel, Joan Groh, Don Bean, Norma Dewey, LeAura Jacobsen, Beverly Adams , John Weers.
SECOND ROW : Dick Knight , Emma Kuiper, Billy Fifer , Bette Davis, Bonita Womack, Shirley Upham , Ronald Moeller , Leona rd Short
THIRD ROW: Eugene Brandt, Phyllis Dotson , Don Davis, Glenn Rosenquist Lester White , Roy Lyon , Mary McAvoy , Norma Smith
Office and Property Committee
FIRST ROW: Gale Anstine , Eugene Lockhart , Duane Trumble, Patsy Bridger , Vernon Wagner, Helen York.
SECOND ROW: Jim Irmer, Helen Beard, Wayne Miles, Beverly Mease, Virg i nia Schneider, Yvonne Gibbs
THIRD ROW: Dale Overman, Tom Peterson , Marilyn Bolen, Joan Schacht , Eldon Ku hn, Bill Johnson
Social Games and Cafeteria Committee
FIRST ROW : Charles Graham, Julia M ccutchan , Marlene Dick , Ina Tuttle , Mary Mccutchan, Patsy Porter, Pauline Morphew, Roberta Anthony , James Gerlach
SECOND ROW Mary Ellen Tipton , LaVerne Olson , Patricia Conners, Marilyn Latt ure, Barbara Sorenson, Marguerite Walthers , Christina Panagitotis , Donald Isher w ood , Lois Trudeau
THIRD ROW: Charles Do beck, Kenneth Larson, Janice King, Norma Krull , Georgia Baker, Eugene Quincy
FOURTH ROW: Marilyn Warnke, Donna Luesman, Dorothy Worster, Margaret Kolb, Ruth Ann Pfeifer, Norma Schwartzleonard , Bruce Minteer
FIFTH ROW: Laura Overman, Arlene Harron , Ronnie Cooley, Lois Sheldon, Elaine Clark , Herbert Zehring, Don Weller , Kenneth Gabler , Harold Giestlinger
Boys Playbround Committee
FIRST ROW: Loyal Page, Jerry Tomasek, Billy Stockfield , Bill Fields, Charles Lockhart.
SECbND ROW: Dougles Wells, Rusell Burke , Bill Norman, Jack Krumm, Stanley Kaltenberger, Jim Sommers.
THIRD ROW : Bob King, Jerry Yowell, Sonny Flynn, Ronnie Hibbert, Jerry Strasheim , Robert Frank , Floyd Hansen.
Girls' Playground Committee
FIRST ROW: Velma Loos, Bonnie Dodds, Edna Schneider, Patty Young, Eleanor Louthan, Lola Garcia.
SECOND ROW: La Donna Teeters, Maxine Keeney, Donna Marts, Joan Ellison, Caroline Ross , Joan Cardwell, Jean Imig.
THIRD ROW : Cleo Jones, Joan Vlach, Arlene Barber, Della Martin, Selma Reifschneider, Evelyn Ebert, Betty Harwood
Girls Delegates
FIRST ROW: Winifred Stolz, Rosalie Burcham Velma Loos, Patt y Sehne rt, Beverly Adams, Emily Nichols, Delores Eisele.
SECOND ROW: Vivian Burdick, Patty Young, Beverl y Taylor, Dorothy Danielson, Lila Hurst.
THIRD ROW: Alice Trudeau, Maurene Whitaker, Joan Crosier.
FOURTH ROW : Betty Williams, Beverl y George, Delores Bowen , Lois Sheldon, Marilyn Bolen, Joan Zimmer
Boys Delegates
FIRST ROW: Wayne Miller, Jim Johnson, Rober t Burback, Bobby Glenn, Billie Munson, Johnnie Rouch.
SECOND ROW: Graham Spahn , Marvin Friedman , Ray Schwindt, Ralph Willis, Billy Fifer, Dick Younger, Dick Saddoris.
THIRD ROW: Dale Overman, Earl Bridger , Bob Esquivel, Dick Flynn, Neil Zimmer, Carol Green
FOURTH ROW: Floyd Hansen, Bill Heck, Marvin D ennis, LeRoy Culla
Home Room Presidents
FIRST ROW: Beverly McMichael, Paul Stokley, P hyllis Keim, Lau :· a Overman, Nancy Hageman, Bill Fie lds, Eleanor Jones.
SECOND ROW: Robert Rudolph, Shirle y Bridger, Don Dugan , Joan Ellison, Don Weller, Virgil Thaller, Jean Simmerman, JoAnn O'Brien.
THIRD ROW : Ray Barnett, Jesse Smith, Roma Debus, Victor Meier, Ro y Lyon, Jack Krumm, Elaine Clarke, Evelyn Ebe rt
It 's The Alph ab et
Adorable - Wallace Wade
Brains - ·Beverly Jesse
Cute - Joan Groh
Darling-Barbara Bollen
Encircled - Jeanne Vierk
Freckled - Russell Burke
Gum Chewer - Gayle Michaud
Honey - Rudolf Mendoza
Industrious - Glenn Rosenquist
Jerk - Lyle Higgins
Kidder - Don Weller
Little - Forrest Beaman
Manly - Bill Egger
Nose - Don Robinett e
Ornery - Bob Mercier
Pretty - Betty Wiltshire
Quiet - Thurston Turner
Riotous - Pete Shaw
Solid (Flesh) - LeRoy Akins
Timid - Helen York
Useless - Bill Johnson
Vivacious - Bob Bayless - Leonard Short
Wonderful - Joan Ellison
X-People who are afraid to read this
Yahoo-Algene Grubaugh
Zealous-Norma Krull
9 A Wha t Ifs
Forrest Beam a n was Forrest Wasp man
Helen York was Helen Cage
LeRoy Akin was LeRoy Pain
Beverly Adams was Beverly Eves
Arlene Barber was Arlene Shave
Helen Beard Was Helen Mustache
Wanda Belknap was Wanda Belwake
Marlene Bell was Marlene Chime
Betty Bertram was Betty Bertsheep
Barbara Bills was Barbara Coins
Betty Busch was Betty Shrub
Virginia Dill was Virginia Sweet
Helen Fields was Helen Meadows
Joyce Gumble was Joyce Clay
Laura Overman was Laura Underman
Cecilia Swift was Cecilia Slow
Jerry Unland was Jerry Unsea
Shirley Upham was Shirley Downham
Nancy Wright was Nancy Wrong
William Fields was William Meadows
Bob King was Bob Queen
Dick Knight was Dick Day
Charles Lockhart was Charles Openhart
Ernie Long was Ernie Short
Richard Oldemeyer was Richard Youngmeyer
Frank Parks was Frank Playground
Loyal Page was Loyal S ervant
Charles Shipps was Charles Boats
Leonard Short was Leonard Long
James Sommers was James Winter
Billy Stockfeld was Billy Stockmeadow
Wallace Wade was Wallace Swim
Arnold Walker was Arnold Runner
The Funniest Thing That Ever Happened
While I Was In Whittier
L eonard Short-Last year when Mr . Megahan was Mrs. Ross and Harold Baker was Miss Hult.
Joan Schacht-In Girls ' Glee when Jean Simmerman was asked to direct and she couldn't get her arms r egulated or keep back the blushes.
Shirley Hergenrader-When Sonny Flynn announced an assembly and kept forgetting what he was supposed to say.
Marguerite Walthers-When the magician was here for the open house and the girls in the glee club were sitting sideways from the stage and could see how the magician performed all his "magic".
Kenneth Burback-When the boys in Mr. Megahan ' s glee club assembly were dressed like girls.
Kenny Gabler-When the trombones in glee couldn ' t get the right note and Cushman ' s whistle was accommodating enough to blow them the right note.
Joe Carnes-Last year in assembly when a few boys who were dressed in old clothes were trying to be a band and could only hit awful notes - - until all at once they came forth with wonderful music, (the band behind the curtains).
Barbara B ollen-when-she picked up the wrong sack and instead of lunch brought a dozen eggs to school. (Not one was broken).
Ray Bieber-Several years ago when Eugene Graham and Fletcher Bell put on a clever skit in assembly.
Eleanor Jones-In a Greenleaf assembly when two boys were performing an operation and a third boy found a tin can in him. Argument followed because orie had pronounced " Tumor " and the other didn ' t agree. To prove his point the surgeon (?) produced tu mor (e) (tin cans) !
I'll M iss
Barbara Bollen: I'll miss all my friends who are going to Lincoln High, because I'm going to Northeast. I'll miss the fun I have at Whittier and I'll miss Miss Zamzow and all my other teachers.
Barbara Keim: I'll miss all the children I won't see again. I'll also miss the games at noon , the nice teachers, and the good assemblies.
Joe Carnes: I'll miss the noon games.
Don Robinette: I'll miss the sleep I got at noon hour.
Josephine Hefferman: I'll miss Mrs. Black and the fun we have in home roo m.
"I Ne ver Expect To See "
Jerry Strashiem not chewing gum.
Beverly Adams not slapping someone.
Mrs. Shike not making pupils laugh.
Alice Trudeau having her algebra when she goes to class Willard Johnson awake.
J oAnn Keller working.
Mrs. Wilson not being nice.
Dean Wagner not being a cute little boy.
Joan Schacht not being with Jeanne Vierk.
Miss Ralston not having her pupils draw horses.
Hubert Zering not being a gentleman.
Ray Bieber talking quietly.
Miss Helen Madsen and Mrs. Bochult not being pleasant.
La Verne Wimmer with his lessons prepared. Josephine Hefferman not working.
Jim Irmer sitting still.
• Mr. Giles letting us sing popular songs
Bill Johnson minding his own business.
Thurston Turner talking a lot.
Elsie Hereth not being polite. Marlene Bell look untidy.
We Won't Miss
Standing outside class room doors-Don Dugan and Russel Burke • Mr. Ross's "Board of Education"-Victor Meir
Home Room Meetings-Patsy Bridger-Helen York
Fourth Period Glee-Helen York
The teachers coming to school, I live across the street-Dean Severns
Kids with rubber bands and pins-9A Girls
Tests-Mollie Loos Social Studies-Norma Krull
Boys Like Boys
Who are athletic.
Who are able to take care of themselves when some one starts trouble.
Who play all sports.
Who don't have their noses in the bowl when they eat soup.
From whose company they can profit - in both laughter and serious thought. Who are good sports.
Who greet each other when they meet.
Who do n't brag about how good they are in sports. Who don't carry grudges.
Who have no prejudices.
My Tall Tale
One time on the Arabian desert I came upon a gigantic polar bear. All I knew was that he took out after me. The closest tree was four miles south so I started south. After a half hour of running I got there. The lowest branch was forty feet high. I had one chance so I jumped for it and missed it. Guess what happened? I caught it on the way down.
-Iona Adams
Girls
Like
Boy s Who
Are not too bashful.
Speak when girls speak to them.
Are not sophisticated. Are not conceited.
Don't push.
Speak gently, as they pass-not yell at you.
Don't show off.
Don't smoke (too young).
Are not always fighting.
Don't skip school.
Are dependable and on time.
Don't use profane language. Get you home on time.
Respect other people's property.
Take care of their clothes and possessions. Are willing to support organizations.
Like to dress up and look nice.
Don't act smarty.
Aren't cowards.
Consider dates with girls important. Are truthful.
Are courteous in the presence of girls Are friendly.
Like to go to parties. Aren't lazy.
When teased , don't get mad.
Have blond hair.
Don't like bleached hair.
Like to go with boys and girls in a group. Are polite to mother and father.
B o ys Like Girls
Who are dainty. With clean finger nails. Who are pretty.
Who are quiet and act like girls. Who dress up when they go out with boys. Who are not silly.
Who are good natured and fun t o be with.
Who mind their own business and are not snoopy. Who have good "figgers".
Who don't hold their noses in the air.
G i r l s Like Girls Who Are not loud.
Are not always pumping. Who like sports.
Who keep secrets.
Who are loyal.
Who can take a joke
Who are not two-faced. Don't always wear slacks and jeans. Don't try to look sloppy. Are feminine girls. Keep their word. Don't boast
I've never won or lost a game I always hope to play one, But when I start to play a game, I always try and win one.
Vernon Delehant
Have W e AB U S ED Or USED?
The Greenleaf class made a survey of pencil sharpeners.
For the most part the pencil sharpeners are not working.
We would like to know why this is.
During war time we were unable to get any new ones or to have the old ones repaired. Have we been careless and abused the pencil sharpeners? If we have abused our property, maybe it will teach us a lesson. After this maybe we will be more careful with things as it has certainly been hard to get alon~ without sharpeners.
My
T ri
p To Seatt le, W ashi n gton
This summer I went to Seattle. The mountains there are so high you can see angels playing harps at the peaks.
The darkness is so thick you have to cut it with an ax. The snow is so white and pure that in the summer when it melts it is purified milk, enough for everybody in Seattle. There is so much salt in one side of Washington Lake it comes in salt shakers. The fish there are so rich they have fins of silver and keep their whiskers and tails neatly trimmed. The butter and bacon and steak there are so scarce they make it into vitamin pills and it takes a microscope to see that. On the whole, I enjoyed my trip very much.
-Winifred Winston
W ho 's N ews Girl:
She's four foot eight inches tall, weighs seventy eight and a half pounds and has blue eyes and brown hair.
Her home room is 318.
Social Studies is the favorite subject of this girl and practicing on the piano is h~r pet peeve.
She can always take a joke and is full of fun.
You can see her with Dorothy Worster and Julia Mccutchan or Margaret Kolb
If you haven't guessed by now I guess I'll have to tell you.
It's Mary Alice Mccutchan.
My T a ll T a l e
One day as I was swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, my boat struck something hard. So I dove under the water. After searching under the water for two days I found what I was seeking, a trunk full of diamonds and fish. I swam to shore with the trunk in my teeth. When I reached shore I sold the fish for twenty-million dollars while the diamonds sold for two cents altogether. After this I went to Africa and settled down with my lion, in peace.
-Bob Meehan
We Struck Water!
At last the water fountain has been fixed. Everyone flocks around it as though he had never tasted water before. Some one of these days somebody is going to float away. Mr. Gartner was the one who got it fixed. Three cheers for Mr. Gartner!
P a ls
Sandra Heumphrus, Phyllis Pickett, Alene Kernes. Julia Mccutchan, Dorothy Worster, Barbara Sorensen.
Shirley Bridger, Patsy Bridger, Helen York, Marilyn Myers.
Bobbie Schmidt, Pat Young, Ruth Ellenwood.
Shirley Coy, Doris Meents, Marilyn Sharpnack. Bob Heumphrus ; Ernie Long, John Mason. Lyle Anderson, Bill Stockfield.
Patty Herzog, Joan Schaaf, Marlene Bell, Emily Beverly Snyder, Josephine Hefferman. Nichols.
Donna Bowers, Betty Saddoris, Donna Leusman, Arlene Harroun.
Evelyn Ebert, Selma Reifschneider, Pat Herzog, Marlene Bell ,Joan Schaaf.
Beverly Fink, Marlene Page, Francine Hillier.
9A Acti vities
Early in the semester the 9A class was organized and the following officers were elected: Jean Simmerman-president
Floyd Hanson-vice president
Patricia Young-secretary
One boy and one gir 1 were selected from each English class to assist in planning class activities.
Jerry Yowell was selected as chairman of the cap committee, and Barbara Keim chairman of the program committee whose duty it is to plan for both Health Day and Class Day.
Health Day was celebrated on May 10 with outdoor events from 12:20 to I :30 and a program in the assembly from 2:00 o'clock until 3:00 o'clock.
Jeanne Vierk was crowned Queen of Health and Jerry · Yowell, King of Health. Other numbers on the program were selections by the girls' glee club; a toe dance by Beverly Jesse; music by a German band; a skit, "The Persecuted Maiden;" tap dance, Jean Simmerman; roller skating by Gretchen Wendt and Alice Trudeau; and a skit, "Hypnotized." Following this, playground awards were made by Sonny Flynn and Donna Marts.
A lovely picture of Mr. Culler, the gift of the pupils to the school, was unveiled and presented by Jim Irmer, vice-president of the boys' civic league.
Class Day is being celebrated today May 24a program -a tea - and all things that have to do with 9As. We'll leave the details to you.
Don' ts Fo r Broth ers - ( By Sisters )
1. Don't make fun of, or criticize your sister's girl friends.
2. Pon't act smart.
3. Don't always think you deserve more money.
4. Don't follow your sister around when she goes somewhere.
5. Don't get into your sister's personal property.
6. D on't make fun of your sisters.
7. Don't always expect favors from your · sister and then not do any favors for her.
8. Don't be mean to your sister.
9. Don't show off in front of girls.
10. Don't quarrel with your sister.
11. Don 't tell smaller boys what to do.
12. Don 't get into a lot of trouble.
13. Don't play hookey from school and then think it's smart.
14. Don 't take sisters down and sit on them.
15. Don't pick on sisters.
16. Don ' t read your sister ' s diary and letters.
17. Don't object to everything she does.
18. Don't tell your sister where to go.
D o n'ts For Sist e rs -(B y Brothers)
1. Do not run around with your brothers.
2. Don't holler about the clothes your brother wears and the way he wears them.
3. Do not show off.
4. Don 't bring many girls home.
5. Do not act smart.
6. Do not have a house full of boys every night.
7. Don't act as though you were your brother's boss
8. Don 't keep the radio on all the time.
9. Do not get into your brother's belongings (diary, desk, etc.).
10. Do not talk so much.
11. Don 't get your brothers into trouble.
12. Do not tell things about your brothers.
13. Don 't wear your brother 's clothes.
14. Don 't keep your brothers awake when a girl friend comes to stay all night.
Urban ;League Style Show
On April 20, the Urban League had its annual style show.
Jackie Molden of Weeping Water, Nebraska, twirled her baton. Then the stylers came out.
• The ones from Whittier that were in the style show were: Iona Adams, 207, Winifred Winston, 207, Ledora Walker, 207, Delores Bowen, 104, and Eloise Finley, 316.
After the style show a play entitled "Alice B lue Gown" was presented. Betty Thompson took t h e leading part and Winifred Winston sang " Alice B lue Gown" with the audience joining in the chorus.
Vacation
The sky is blue, the sun is hot
And we are studying-No we're not It's Vacation!
We ve put our books up on the shelves
And now we'll entertain ourselves It 's Vacation!
We'll play and pout
And run about It's Vacation!
And when it's o'er, to school
Once more
But, until then It ' s Vacation!
Darlene Meusborn
Mollie Loos
Ma y Festiva l
On May third, the Girl Scouts to troop 21 and the 4-H club at the Urban League had a May Festival.
The Girl Scouts sang a medley of songs. O ne of the songs they sang was "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief. " Evelyn McDaniels was dressed as a doctor. Kathryn King as a lawyer and B irdie Powell was dressed as an Indian Chief. "Some Sunday Morning" was acted out with Iona Adams as the bride and Kathryn King as the groom.
The 4-H girls wrapped the May pole. The ones from Whittier were: Iona Adams and Kathryn King.
It was very well done. Miss Kat hri ne Thompson •was in charge.
M r . Cull er
You've always been so kind and wise Your leaving us will cause us sighs. Without you what will Whittier be? We ' re afraid you have us up a tree. You've always had a sense of fun , Our admiration you have won. We hope that in your years of rest, You ' ll have fun and joys, the very best.
Patty Amon
An Apology
I n a recent issue we mentioned having many Smiths in Whittier-but no "Smith Brothers." We were wrong-we do have-and they are Jesse Smith of 305 and Paul of 203. Unlike the original Smiths they are soon to part, Jesse to High School and Paul staying here-and they don't have beards
OPPOSITES
Ernie L ong-222
Martha Winter-320
Mrs. White-205
Joan Wheeler-316
Leonard Short-205
• Jack Sommers-222
Mrs Black-102
Arnold Walker-104
Boys Sports
308 Shuts -out 102
Bob King pitched a 4 hit shut out for 308 as 102 lost 7 to 0. Led by King and Edson 308 pounded Bob Mercier from the mound. King and Edson got 2 hits apiece. Edson hit a homer and a single while King hit 2 Doubles, and scattered 4 hits in 2 innings.
320 Boys edge out a 9 to 8 victory
320 boys edged out the girls of 320 9 to 8. Gappy Akins was battered from the mound by the hard hitting 320 girls. Bob Esquivel was also knocked off the mound but the bell rang in time to save the boys. Pitcher for 320 girls was Beverly Busch. Home run King of the game was Jeanne Vierke of the girls team This is not a lie.
Dick Flynn holds three school records and one second. He holds the broad jump with a leap of 17 feet . 9 ½ inches. He also holds the high jump record. It is 5 feet .2 inches. Also he holds the 50 yard dash record. It is 6 seconds flat.
Jerry Yowell has the shot put record with a put of 46 feet 4 inches. Dick Flynn holds second with a heav e of 43 feet 4 inches.
Myron Collins holds the pole vault record of 8 feet 7 inches. Dean Serverns, Bob King, John Maser, Bob Bauer , and Jim Sommers all vault 8 feet 7 inches.
Our Nomination For Tops In Sport Among 9As
Football
Charle Akin
Dick Flynn
Bob King
Jim McKay
Marvin Edson
Je r ry Yow ell
Myron Collins
Robert Esquivel
Earl Flynn
Stanley Kaltenberger
Arnold Walker
Bob Mercier
Russell Burke
Dean Serverns
Loyal Page
Softball
Charle Akin
Dick Flynn
Bob King
Jerry Yowell
Robert Esquivel
Earl Flynn
Ervin Burback
Jim Sommers
Russell Burke
Marvin Edson
Bob Mercier
Basketball
Jerry Tomasek
Dick Flynn
Bob King
Charle Akin
Dean Serverns
Bob Mercier
Myron Collins
Jerry Davis
Robert Esquivel
Marvin Edson
Jim McKay
Jerry Yow ell
Jim Sommers
Russell Burke
Track Events
Health Day started with shot put, pole vault and broad jump. Entries in the shot put were as follows; Ervan Burback of 310, Jerry Yowell of 205, Dick Kline of 312, Bob King of 308, Jerry Yowell took the shot put with a heave of 49 ft. 6 in.
Entries in the pole vault were, Dean Severns of 302, Jehn Maser of 308, Jim Sommers of 312 , Bob Hefflefinger of 102, Bob Bower of 106, Dutch Beaman of 207,- Bob King of 308, Bob King was tops with a vault of 8 ft. 7 in. It was a tie fo r second between ~fflefinger and Maser at a height of 8 ft. 5 in.
Broad jump entries included four jumpers , Nolan Davis, Ervin Burback, Dick Flynn , Bob Mercier. The winner was Dick Flynn with a jump of 17 ft. 2 in. Second place was given to Nolan with a leap of 16 tf. 3 in.
The high Jump had six entries. Dick Kline, , Nolan Davis, Roy Lyon , Jerry Strasheim and Dick Flynn . The winner of this event was split between Dick Flynn and Nolan Davis , with a jump of 5 ft. 2 ½ in. Second place was another tie between Kilne and Strasheim with a jump of 4 ft 11 in The football and baseball throw was called off because there was not enough time.
The All Star
May the 15th, the All Star Game was played The captains were Le Roy Akins and Dick Flynn. Akin came out on top 7-2. It was a little wet but the game was good anyway. The outstanding player for Akin was Bob Mercier on short-stop. Outstanding player for Flynn was Strasheim on 3rd base. Before the game the band marched around the field. It was the best band Whittier has had for q1=1ite a while.
The umpires for the baseball game were Jerry Tomasek , Douglas Wells.
Handsome Heroes
H erb Van Arsdal
A lbert Beisner
Nolan Davis
Don Bean
S tanley Kaltenberger
0 rval Westphal
M yron Collins
Earl Flynn
H arold Burback
E arl Bridger
Robert Bower
0 rval Gaylor
E rvin Burback
S tanley Litt
Pome
School will be out
And we can stay home
That ' s why I write
This lovely Pome
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