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

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1 mt' I IR r X fr X -1 . . f 15551. .,Lf:Pgf:g. . mfg, -rf:-.q::-.1 .., 21 A m f-s, -zz: 1.35. ... .-1 , caiiiski 1- :.55:Ef,:E.-5,-Q. , H .JT :rz ,-X rx yx 2S..,.fm ,S-,-S , I, Irene Coracke. will my enthusiastic desire to talk, especially in Public Speaking, to Irene Zehring. I, Mildred Griggs, will my nickname to anyone who is unlucky enough to fall into a mud puddle. I, liarl Hayes, will my Ford to Inez Rrown, as it is over there most of the time anyway. I, Lottie Hull, will my reputation as one of the noisest girls in school to XYinifred Sims. I, Edna May -Iohnson, will my talent in playing French maid to Flenore .-Xrcher. I, Bennie Jordan, will my boisterousness to Robert Paine. I, I'iccolia johnson. will my desire to learn to Mildred Thornbury. I, .-Xda Kellerhals, will my ability as a farmerette to Betty Dungan. I, Lazelle XVoodman, will my great size to Edith W'ilsey. I, VVesley I.ink, will my ability as a Swiss yodler to Marvin Nicholas. I. Lester Gcflee, will my social disposition to Bennett Hill. I, Verna McKee, will my slenderness to Rachel .lane Harper. I, llazel Miller, will my gullibility to the Freshmen class, knowing that they swallow everything anyway. I, Ilelen Miller, will my red cheeks to the girls that will go down to the drug store after them. I, Maynard Norcross, will my front seat in .-Xmerican History to any one unfortunate enough to be placed there. I. Mercedes Payne, will my talent for writing poetry to Leah Runciman. I, Marian Vogue, will my enticing ways of getting a man and keeping him to Helene Sparks. I, Ray Rector, will my mechanical ability to Thorington Putnam. I, Erwin Rowland, will my punting ability to Max XYright. I, Nina Root, will my kittenish ways to Verne Sisco. l, Bernice Schlotthauer, will my typing ability to the student who can move his fingers fastest. I, Lavora Shirk, will my height to Madgel XYilson. The skies are the limit. I. Raymond Sisco, will my love for horses to the faculty. I, Dorothy Soper, will my dramatic way of reading in history to Marie Sandidge, lfnowing Miss Partridge will appreciate it. I, Larofine Swanson, will my talent for reaching a high key and re- fraining from talking in Clee Klub to Helen Dungan and Ethel Cook. I, Albert Snyder, will my bellowing bass in Glee Club to lloward I,ink. I, May Simmons, will my complexion to Naomi Stone. l, XYixma ,Iil101'IlIll'lI'Y, will mv skill in giving demerits in the library to :L s llf ant who can endure it. , obert XYabbel, will my position as guard on the football team to Moo-Moo D1'!1lci11, l l llazel XYall:er, will mv desire for argument to Mr. XYood. 1, Earl XYhepley, will my HIIICCIZIII features to Clifford Whitney. I, Jessie XVillis, will nty liking for Civics to any junior who will follow in mv footsteps. Q I In witness whereof. we set our seal this third day of -lune, 1927. lSignedl Class of l927.

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