Madera Union High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Madera, CA)

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I, Evelyn Rich, do bequeath my two bow legs to Jackie Mathews. I, Hilda Rickets, do bequeath my gigantic proboscis to Evelyn Tessier. I, Rader Roberts, do bequeath my ability to play a clarinet to Jim Page. I, Camille Russell, do bequeath my lowly Ford Sedan to any near-by junk-pile. I, Paul Sheldon, do bequeath my athletic ability to George Van Curen. I, Irene Skaggs, do bequeath my tall, skinny figure to Audrey Kirby. I, LeRoy Smellie, do bequeath a certain red-headed girl to Howard Long. I, Ruth Teall, do bequeath my habitual lisp to Mr. L. C. Thomp- son. I, Edna Tipton, do bequeath my ability as an actress to Gloria Swanson. I, Rebecca Tylar, do bequeath my religious temperment to my sister, Aline. I, Bethla Van Curen, do bequeath my vermilion thatch to Inez Metcalf. I, Nina Van Curen, do bequeath my straw-colored hair to Mil- dred Ellis. I, Verna Van Curen, do bequeath my love for a wild time to Aileen Cunningham. I, Virgil Van Curen, do bequeath my ability to win winsome women (such as Winnie) to Kenneth Brown. I, Arthur Wright, do bequeath my interest in the Bank of Italy John D. Rockefeller. BOs

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I, Cecil Crowder, do bequeath my ability to pitch hay to Durward Hope. I, Paul Ellis, do bequeath my position as star haberdasher for Money Back Sam and Company to Charles Bundy. I, James I reeman, do bequeath my ability to keep away from the wild, wild women to Johnny Burns. I, Ernestine Gardner, do bequeath Jimmie Rea to Wanda Begley, hoping she will take good care of him. I, Clifford Gaskin, do bequeath my permanent wave to Bud Mit- chell. I, Allen Harder, do bequeath my famous one-handed watch to James Ingersoll, hoping that he will supply the missing hand. I, Raymond Hartwell, do bequeath my position as the Assistant Postmaster’s Assistant’s Assistant to Lloyd Webb. I, Laverne Hawley, do bequeath my flock of chickens to Irene Critchfield, hoping that she will feed them regularly. I, Virginia Hurt, do bequeath my nickname, “Cleopatra” to Lois Tipton. I, Rose Liberti, do bequeath my New York brogue to Odelle Jus- tice: I, Harvey Long, do bequeath my candy salesmanship to “Fat” Hughes I, Marie Longatti, do bequeath my quiet, demure manners to Corinne Hughes. I, Gilbert Lute, do bequeath my lazy disposition to Max Wilkes. I, Eleanor Martin, do bequeath my uncontrollable giggle to my sister, Hilma. I, Etta Miller, do bequeath my artistic temperament to Idella Michaelson. I, Ruth Miller, do bequeath my ever-apparent meekness to Viola Thompson. I, Dorothy Myers, do bequeath my love for Jews to any and all other Irishmen. I, Joe Ospital, do bequeath my shy, bashful ways to Cecil Moore. I, Clair Owens, do bequeath my well-deserved title, “Mr. Ameri- ca,” to Freeman Shouse. I, Wilhelmina Parsons, do bequeath “Choppy” to any sap who will accept him. I, Lucetta Ransom, do bequeath my Buick roadster to my sister, Tda Mae, hoping she will soon learn to drive it. I, Cecelia Reynolds, do bequeath my ability as a bare-foot dancer to Martha Nikirk. e,) ae

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JUNIOR A OFFICERS Cyril Wootten Saudth ance A Corine Tompkins Genevieve Gordon In the month of September, of the year nineteen hundred and twenty-three, fifty-two pair of struggling feet brought fifty-two freshmen to the portals of the Madera Union High School. After we had been given sufficient time to settle down and be- come used to our new quarters, we were nobly entertained by our up- per classmen with an elaborate Freshmen Reception. Every fresh- man came that night with shaky knees, fearing some pretty rough treatment. However, we all managed to get out alive. As this step seemed to take away some of our greenness, we man- aged to live through the rest of the year under the harsh treatment of those who were so much above us, and could hard were honored with the name “sophies.”’ Although we felt we had taken a big step from “freshies” to “sophies,” there still seemed to be many who were far above us. Dur- ing our sophomore year, we scored well in athletics by winning in inter-class soccer, basketball, and foothall. We showed the other classes that we were well able to take up the duties of the juniors. Our junior year in high school has so far been one of great suc- cesses. We have shown this by our many achievements, one of which is the junior play, “Quality Street,” which was certainly a success. When the seniors held their annual sneak day, we handled their re- mains in a most original and noble manner. “The junior picnic, held Saturday, May 8th, was a day of fun and lots of it. No doubt there is a fine Senior class this year, but the present Junior class can ably take up the work which they will leave for us. y realize when we