Athens High School - Arena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Alice Keen wills her art ability to Joe Coury and Paul Edgar. Mable Bowles wills her autograph book to Laura Gift and Irene Goet- tel on a partnership basis. John Sheridan wills his politeness to Ellis Chaney and Bruce Baugh- man. Aldena Tewksbury wills her modest ways to Dorothy Ruth Holcombe and Mary Kathryn Chute. Cledythe Cramner wills her basketball letter to Laura Morris. Mildred Holmes will her oratorical ability to Dick Hughes. John Gift wills his permanent wave to Charles Bennett. Kenneth Jones wills his ability to blush to John Boden and Ruth Bain. Mildred Reynolds wills her silly-giggle to Maude Cassels. Eldridge Whipple wills his Chevrolet to William Givens. Bernard Matheny wills his ability to write poetry to Parker Van Dyke and George Ricketts. Ruth Cone wills her “powder and rouge” to Ruth Adkins and Helen Barker. Frances Gold wills part of her height to Bertine Saunders. Hollis Shaffer wills his automobile to Virginia Coe and Albert Watkins. Pauline Schuler wills her quiet voice to Margaret Radford. Rex Smedley wills his way with women to Thomas Hoover and Delbert Howett. Russell Hall wills his foot-ball ability to Leland Hull and Richard Kelly. Harriet Jacoby wills her ability to skip to Ernestine Junod and Bernice Davis. Mable Croy wills her name of “Ramona” to Margaret Porter. Ernest Gibson wills his power to “raise cain” to Elmer Jacobs and Robert Worthman. Cecelia Sheridan wills her “glasses” to Nellie Shea. Lowell Kenney wills his “rosy cheeks” to Edward Seaman and Mary Louise Walker. Thelma Cox wills her clownish ways to Sybil Rosser and Ardith Love. Virgene Newman wills her “pep” to Robert Wagner and Morrison Burns. June Kimball wills her acting ability to Delia Dorsey. Luther Ulbrich wills his silence to Alice Schuler and Mildred Murphy. Mona McKinley wills her vanity case to Mary Swift. Roscoe Reading wills his voice to Dana Kelley. Addie Guthrie wills her backward disposition to Kathryn Farrar and Robert Shepherd. George Kilpatrick wills his locker to Harry Neutzling. Florence Vorhes wills her “traditional innocence” to Leah Beverage and Beatrice Moore. Audrey Shamel wills her National Honor Society pin to Francis Nichols. Alma Robinson wills her shortness to Kenneth Smith and Louise Barn- hart. [25]

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Class Will We, the class of Nineteen-hundred and twenty-nine, being about to leave Athens High School, in full possession of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this our last Will and Testament, here- by revoking and making void all other former wills by us at anytime here- tofore made. As to such estates it has pleased the Fates and our own Merits to give us, we do dispose of the same as follows: Item I. First mentioned is our honorable faculty. We hereby give to the Faculty of Athens High School the honor of being the ones that have helped us along the rugged path to success and happiness. We hope they will consider this a great honor to say that they were our instructors. Item II. To the Junior Class, our dignity and title of “Seniors.” Item III. To the Sophomores, our dependability. Item IV. To the Freshman Class, a goodly supply of marbles for the little boys, and balls and jacks for the little girls. Item V. Personal: Carl Beery wills his flirtatious manner to LaVern Hunsicker. Ellen Stokoe wills her gentleness to Lucille Gardener. Raymond Carmichael wills his jaw-action to Pearl Lash and Martha Maynard. Janet Bing wills her “pull in Physics Class” to Mary Helen Lee and Clara Belle Bailey. William Cooper wills his knowledge of “How to get popular over night” to Pauline Cone. Alice McCracken wills her “peaches and cream” complexion to Billie Matheny. Jack Swanson wills his “love” to Margaret Johnson. Mildred Wilson wills her ability to get a man to Lillian Dickens. Rex Koons wills his “Demolay” pin to Helen Townsend. Rosalie Coffey wills her voice to Anne Evans. Edward Hixon wills his big feet to Tom Biddle. Dorothy Wilson wills her good nature to Irene Snowden and Harmon Atkinson. Virgil Cross wills his athletic ability to Eugene Power and Cecil Bur- roughs. Nelle Stout wills her “soulful” eyes to Mildred Giesecke. Pauline Overmyer wills her studious manner to George Rutkoskie and Ruth Fleck. Paul Saylor wills his musical ability to John Lee Marquis and Roscoe McKibben. Mary Belle Taylor wills her long hair to Alice Beasley. Virginia Brannon wills her attitude to Virginia Keen. [24]

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Rhoda Cowan wills her “never absent” record to Robin Beckley. Lorena Hartley wills her diploma to Eloise Schar. Gertrude Lyon wills her raven black hair to Maxine Shaffer. Paul Antorietto wills his name “peanuts” to Paul Cable. Monadel Sanders wills her winning ways to Rhea Shumway. Lelah Holland wills her style of hair dress to Kathleen Frum. Esther Lewis wills her knowledge to Clarice Carpenter and Doris Burson. Merrill Morrison wills his size to Ted Preston. Vera Newman wills her indifference to Kathryn Minamyer. Dwight Gaskill wills his seat in Mrs. Price’s class to Robert Gullum. William Strickland wills his place in the band to Forest Noland. Fred James wills his Physics notebook to Webster Dalton. Roy Robinson wills his forwardness to Dick Cox. Arthur McCoy wills his ability to blush to Helen Junod and Doris Kenney. Lee Beasley wills his student ability to Owen Finsterwald. Ruth Robson wills her curly hair to Helen Searles. Camilla Nickoson wills her love for A. H. S. to Reta Smith. Dana Swift wills his manner of speech to Harry Hope. Arthur Scott wills his power of perseverance to Gwendolyn Lynch. Delores Phelps wills her part in the operetta to Martha Foster. Rachel Syx wills her charming features to Ernest Sams. Item VI. We the Senior Class of 1929 will the fillings from our wis- dom teeth to Helen Moriarity, Mary Ella Buckley, Francis Carter, Ethel Doughty, Margaret Graham, Georgia Shamel, Ernest Sams, Violet Hunter, and Charmion Persons. (Moral: Never let your wisdom decay.) Item VII. We hereby appoint John F. Newcombe as sole administra- tor of our estate. We hereby testify that this is the last will and testament of the class of nineteen-hundred and twenty-nine, of Athens High School, Athens, Ohio. Signed: SENIOR CLASS 1st day of June, 1929. By Elizabeth Ong Witnesses: Fountain Pen Atwater Kent Radio [26]