Eau Claire High School - Beaver Tales Yearbook (Eau Claire, MI)

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- MAROON AND WHITE 2 «— CLASS WILL !•;, tlu- class of May. 1929 A. I), of Eau Claire High School, city of Eati Claire, County of Berrien. State of Michigan, of the United States of America, being of rational intellect and understanding, disposing disposition, and vengeful character: realizing the proximity of the end of our beginning and the beginning of our end: desiring to bequeath to our successors, our var- ious talents and virtues and such other personal property as may be designated, do hereby compile, publish and declare this last will and testament in the form and manner following: Item.—- 'e bestow upon our school, faculty, fellow students and all others who have enabled us to depart in joy. our sincere approval, admiration, thanks and appreciation for their efforts in our behalf. Item—To our immediate successors, namely the class of May 19.10, we do hereby bequeath our success in mental, physical, and social activities, said suc- cess to be used with discretion. Finally, we give to the aforesaid class permis- sion to graduate in due time, providing they live up to the standards of the school and do not commit such an unlawful crime as to flunk. Item—We give, to any responsible person or persons, the right to sell or in any lawful wav despose of such personal property as may be found in our lockers, classrooms or any other place in the building or on the school grounds. The money obtained front the aforesaid sale is to he used in pur- chasing playground equipment for our immediate successors. Item—To our janitor we give and bestow the evidence of our four years of endeavor and effort to wit. seven thousand, seven hundred and seventy-seven inches of pencil stubs; waste scrap, excess and surplus paper: time worn note- books and dilapidated text books. ]tc-in We give, bestow and indict our various and sundry idiosyn- cracies and talents in the manner following: Unto the president of the Junior Class. Dorothy Martels, we will Eleanore Mirkholm’s position as “boss.” Unto Hazel Urick we will Katie Murbach's shorthand ability. (May we see results in the future.) Unto who so ever may need it. we will Flora Collin’s ability as ticket seller Unto Harold Hemingway, we will .Edwin Gustafson’s ability as artist. Unto Verna Tinkham we will Pauline Dunaetz’s literary ability. Unto Harriet Hogue we will Thelma Easton’s ability to hold the cash. Unto Evelyn Gustafson, we will Eva Rose Grow s talent as comedian. Unto Jay Staley, we will some of Helen Kerstetter’s shortness, providing he does not pay so much attention to the opjxisite sex as she. Unto Clara Pratt, we will Tillie Lutz’s position as teacher’s substitute.

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■== = • MAROON AND WHITE AN OLD MANS RECOLLECTIONS pi.EASE. Grandpa, buy an annual of me.” “Of course. I’ll buy one. dear.” The speakers were a young high school girl and her grandfather. The grandfather spoke again: “Why dear, you remind me of the time when I went out to sell annuals myself.” “Oh, Grandpa.” she exclaimed, “Did you have an annual and a class too? IMease tell me all about it.” “Ah. dear, it is not hard to tell for it is a chapter of my own life. It was a long time ago—’way back in '25 that 1 started to school. How well I remem- ber that bunch of frightened classmates, who with myself, made up the fresh- men class. We chose as our President Chancie Krugh and Mr. Taft became our faithful chaperon. The next year our class lost three members, leaving just fourteen, but we were very loyal and all worked together. Eugene Mason, our president, with the aid of Miss Ardis Smith, our class advisor, guided us through a very suc- cessful year. The following year proved to be a very busy one. Again Eugene Mason was chosen president, while we chose Mr. McKinney as our class s|x nsor. The two most important events were the very successful production of the plav. “Nora. Wake Up!” and the Junior-Senior Banquet, given by the Juniors. But. Mary, the last year is the one that stands out in my mind as the one that I’ll never forget. Mr. Taft as class advisor guided us safely through that eventful year, while Lucian Strong as class president aided us in every pos- sible way. That year we published our annual and produced our Senior play. “Mr. Bob.” but to us the event that stood out above all others was our grad- uation. At last, after four years of strenuous labor, we were to receive those priceless “sheepskins” which were to be our everlasting credentials to the world. How long ago it was; hut how fresh it appears in my mind.” “But there, dear. I’ve tired you with my long recitation.” “No, you haven’t Grandfather, but I'll leave you now to enjoy my an- nual.” Taking his glasses from the stand, the old man slowly sat down and gazed idly at the annual. Getting up, he went to the bookcase and took from there an old and tat- tered book. With quickened interest he gazed through it. Each page was now to him a burning memory, for it was his annual—their annual of long ago—the history of the class of ’29. Flora Collins

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■ : MAROON AND WHITE ■; »— CLASS WILL—Continued Unto Ixo Tidey, we will Eugene Mason's position as basketball star and i nto Little Irving Paustain we leave some of Gene’s height. Unto Vere Smallidge we will Carlton Skoda’s talent as play villain. Unto Donald Trowbridge, we will part of Lucian Strong’s excess. Unto Elizabeth Burton and Margaret Schram we will Ellen Wesner’s ability as stenographer, providing they use it jointly. And now to the members of the faculty. Unto our adviser, Mr. Taft, we will our sincere approval and appreciation for his efforts in our behalf. Unto Mr. Jerome, we will the right to collect any fees for books, pencils, rulers or any other articles too numerous to mention, which he may have found on the students’ desks. Unto Mr. Bloom, we will a pair of rubber-soled shoes for detective work. L'nto Mrs. Fetzer, we leave our unanimous vote of thanks for her untiring efforts in coaching our plays. L’nto Mrs. LaCrone we will the authority to continue with her excellent work as a music teacher. We do hereby appoint John 1). Rockefeller, guardian and executor of this our last will and testament. In witness whereof, hereto and therefore, we. the class of May. 1929. of Eau Claire High School, the testators, have to this our last will and testament, set our hands and our seal this 22nd day of May. A. D. 1929. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named class of May, 1929. as and for their last will and testament in the presence of us. who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses, in presence of the said testators and of each other. SIGNED, Senior Class of ’29. Witness. 'Lillie Lutz. Pauline I hmaetz.