Dawson High School - Reflector Yearbook (Dawson, MN)

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1940, of the Daw- son High School, County of Lac qui Parle and State of Minnesota, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and realizing that we must part with sundry honors, talents, looks, and emotions, do hereby pronounce this to be our last will and testament: First: We hereby bequeath to our beloved Principal our affection and res- pect for his careful guidance for three years over the storm-tossed seasg Second: To the Faculty we do here- by bequeath the fond memories of our most brilliant class, and wish to express our most tender and sincere sympathy for the loss they are about to inicurg Third: To ou.r school we leave our high records in Public Speaking, Scholar- ship, Typewriting, and Athletics of all kinds, Fourth: We give, devise, and be- queath to our successors, the Juniors, our seats in the Senior rows, on the condition that they keep them as nicely as we have. We al.so desire the Juniors to do all in their power to help fill the vacancies left by us in the hearts of the faculty mem- bersg Fifth: The following individual Se- niors, each having valuable possessions, do hereby bequeath them as follows: Raymond Bergeson wills his smile to Bernhard Amdahl. Jerome Stangeland wills his height to Curtis Johnson. Dorothy Lusk and Irene Rondestvedt will their fine senses of humor to Gloria Swanson. Harold Melom wills his imitative abilities to Harlan Danielson. Bing Royce leaves his ability in So- cial to Randolph Thompson. Russell Dahl and Virgil Helgeson donate their fine musical abilities to Harlan Farmen. Harriet Boraas and Edith Norgaar- en will their giggling to Verne S. Blondie wills his speed to Philip Lar- son. Deloris Ronning will.s her night life to Delores Smith. Ralph Bergeland wills his red hair to Leona Rogers. Avis Buchmann wills her art of story- telling to Aletrice Lar.son. Myrtle Dahl wills Raymond Stafford to Dorothy Dahl. Donald Engstrand and Lennard Pear- son' will their ability in Physics to its forthcoming victims. Helen Eide wills her bookkeeping ability to Russell Danielson. Donald Femrite will his typing abili- ty to Harlan Helgeson. Florence Hanson wills her ambition in studying to Bernard Thompson. Igdelle Hanson and Virginia Swenson will their brains to Maynard Callihan. Eldora Holmquist wills her dancing ability to Frances Johnson. Phyllis Hullstrom wills her cooking ability to Lloyd Anderson. Marjorie Jordahl and Laura Kvaal will their numerous boy friends to the So- phomore girls. Arvid Larson wills his nickname, Charlie McCarthy, to Keith Erickson. Clarice and Virginia Larson will their Madison ambitions to Hazel Dahl. Mary Little wills her dark hair to Theora Schneider. Olive Melom wills her skating ability to Plhyllis Knutson. Judith Miller wills her Friday nights to Elizabeth Swenson. Curtis Nielson wills his basketball ability to Tommy Gillott. Ray Peterson and Dennis Soblom will their friendship to Conrad M. and Teddy S. Clifford Plate wills his speaking abi- lity to James Bakken. Vivian Rimstad wills her study periods to Daniel Olson. Rosella Schneider wills her -height to Doris Marsh. Glenn Simonson wills his bookkeep- ing knowledge to the Juniors. Mel Strom wills his track ability to John F. Lyle Thompson wills his technique with women to Calvin Haugen. Leota Thompson wills her quietness to Shirley Marker. Bumpy Throndrud wills his football ability to Conrad Hofseth. Florence Trotter wills her Irish eyes to Billy Mahlum. Leon Werner wills his timidity to Reuben Vane. Avis Winge wills her ability to get dates to Frances Johnson. Douglas Wogan wills his pocket comb to Robert Holmquist. We hereby appoint our Principal, Mir. Gerald Kieffer, and our esteemed athletic coach, Mr. Dan Soli, executors of this will and revoke all former wills. In witness thereof, we have subscribed our name this 29th day of May, 1940. CLASS OF 1940

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