Exeter Union High School - Acta Yearbook (Exeter, CA)

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YF-. ,Q -.,...am4eff A WIT' ' 1: ' f Y Class 'flistorg In 1924 a class of more than one hundred Freshman began their High School life. They elected as officers: Orville Faris, president: Virgil Glaze, vice president: Annabelle Nlerwin, secretary and treasurer: Raymond Sisco, sergeant at arms: and Mr. Gillespie, class advisor. This group chose Be square as their motto and tried during the four years to live up to that goal. The close of the year found the Freshmen recognized as a wide-awake class. Next, as Sophomores, this group now numbering 72 again took up the Be square motto and elected as officers: Virgil Glaze, president: Fred Baxter, vice president: Harriet Ballard, secretary-treasurer: Raymond Sisco, sergeant at arms: and Miss Allen. class advisor. They started the year with a jolly hard-time party in the Gym, Caroline Swanson through her bril- liant playing took county championship in the girls' singles in tennis. The class finished up the year with a successful picnic for the Seniors at Ter- minus. In 1925 the group who had started school as Frosh reanoeared as Jun- iors. VVith lfarl Hayes, president: Fred Baxter, vice president: Irene Goraeke, secretary-treasurer: Earl VVhepley, sergeant at arms: and Miss Allen, class teacher. the year was a peppy and successful one. As in previous years the class was well represented in athletics. This year the class took part in the production of the school play. Hurrv! llurryl Hurry! and in the operetta The Bos'n's Bride. The ,lunior-Senior banquet was a huge success. The Juniors introduced a dinner-dance, which met with the ap- proval of everyone. In 1926 the group entered on the last quarter of the journey. Erwin Rowland was elected class president: Fred Baxter, vice president: Irene Goracke, secretary-treasurer: Nina Root, sergeant at arms: and Miss Allen, class teacher. Senior Ditch Day was a wonderful day for the Seniors, but the rest of the school was lacking in pep, because the liveliest class was ab- sent from school. The talent of the Seniors was displayed to the public very successfully in the Senior Play Grumpy The klunior-Senior banquet and the Sophomore-Senior picnic were both enjoyed very much by the class of '27. VVith glad hearts the members of the class look back over the four years and felt that they had been successful in carrying out their motto, HB6 square.

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lr tt..-1, -YY --H - S Class will We, the class of 1927, realizing that our days in Exeter Union lligh School are short, being in sound mind and body, do hereby make our last w1ll and testament as follows: ' Collectively, we, the Senior Class, will to the junior Class our foster chlld, Angelina, wishing the baby the best of luck. To the Sophomore Class, we will our good looks, knowing that with them they can pass in a crowd. To the Freshmen, we will our good reputation. Individually: I, Guy Allred, will my position as soda clerk to Bob Paine, hoping he won't break too many glasses. I, Kate Allenby, will my rotundity to Muriel VVells. I, Rollis Anderson, will my track ability to Bender Higgins. I, Ruth Anderson, will my jazz style to Eugenia Van Cleve. I, Herbert Arnold, will my ability to study to Robert Nlurphy CBen Harrisj. I, Fred Baxter, will my argumentative ability to -lack Givens. I, Myrla Bequette, will my blonde hair to Lela Hindman, hoping that some day she will find some black dye! I, Irene Brown, will my ability to take care of the Senior Baby to any girl who wants to do it. I, Buster Case, will my desire to be a physician to Vincent Dungan. I, Margaret Charpie, will my ability to say nothing in .American History to any 'Iunior who can get away with it. I, Ermine Chinowth, will my winning smile to Muriel Wells. I, Clarence Cook, will my lovely rose and white complexion to Johnny Blaylock in hope it will improve his natural beauty. I, Clive Crume, will my knowledge of Spanish to anyone who doesn't want to work. I, Odine Crume, will my debating ability to Opal Cline. I, Irwin Davis, will my capability of acting in pantomime to anyone else who is willing to feel like a fool and act like an angel. I, Geneva Davidson, will my high voice in debating to Madge Stewart. I, Hazel Dodson, will my impetuosity to Georgie VVood. I, Evelyn Dunn, will my Senior Red Cross training to Ray Tyson in hopes that he can use it to greater advantage than I. I, Donald Epperson, will my generous supply of freckles to julia Hur- XV1tZ. I, Claude Faris, will my faculty for drawing to Melvin Swearingen QMaybe it's Merlin I meanI. I, Orville Faris, will my beautiful auburn hair to Iilva Ewing. I, Carney Franks, will my dignity to Francis Madsen. I, Newell Fraser, will my aptitude for History to the -Iunior that can put up as good a bluff. I Dorothy Georgesen, will my baby talk to Helen Dungan.