Arcata High School - Advance Yearbook (Arcata, CA)

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Qlllasw Mliill VVe, the members of the class of june, '13, of the A. U. H. S., City of Arcata, County of I-Iumboldt, State of California, being at the present time of sound mind and not acting under any undue influence or fraud, and realiz- ing that the days of our life in this great hall of learning are limited, for the personal benefit and progress of the oncoming strivers, do declare this to be our last will and testament. I. To the faculty we leave all the troubles and pesterings of the rising classes. II. To the Junior Class of '14 we do will and bequeath all the honor and dignity of a Senior, with the following admonition: they must not let their heads swell too much, for the door of our room is only four feet wide. We render to them the use of our room and desks which are on the top Hoor. CLaura Myer's desk will have to have new underpinning as the old is cracked.j As an heirloom we hand down to them the glory of not being beaten in football for four years. May they keep up the reputation so that it may be handed down through future generations. III. To the Sophomore Class we hereby bequeath a much-needed pam- phlet entitled I-Iow to keep on good terms with your teachers. It reads as follows: Always obey your teachers, and if they tell you to study twenty-live hours a day, do it. If they tell you to throw your 'peanuts in the waste basket, don't throw in just the shells and keep the peanuts in another pocket. Remember the teachers also like peanuts. Always be studious and take your books home from school every night, even if you have to get an auto truck to carry them. If the language teacher gives you ten pages of Caesar, Deutsch, or Francais, don't groan, but smile and be cheerful, for next time she will assign only twenty or thirty. If you are studious, obedient, attentive, meek, bright, angel-like, etc., etc., etc.,-to eternity, then you will succeed with your teacher. IV. To the ever innocent and timid Freshmen we will and bequeath all our extra boldness, so that they may quickly sprout into full-fledged Sophomores. We leave to them all our endurance and perseverance and hope that it will carry them through the four years of toils, mixed with pleasures and foolish reveries. And realizing that they are on the verge of entering into social events, and are much in need of a code of etiquette we do bequeath to them the same. 'Tis as follows: 1. Never ask your lady friend if she wishes to go by the candy store and smell the odor of fresh-made candy. 2. If you are about to sit down at the table next to your lady, never ask her if you may sit on her right hand, as chairs are usually provided. 3. If you are invited out to supper, never ask the guest for a bottle and nipple, to drink your milk with. It shows a babyish taste. 4. If you are told to bring a muff to a dance, don't get a bunch of beaver skins to keep your hands warm, for that has gone out of style. 5. If you are at a high school football game, and the gentleman at your side says, I think 'our' team is going to win, don't get excited and think that he has proposed to you, because he has laid stress on the 'our.' As executrix of this, our last will and testament, do we hereby appoint Miss Wilkinson, our esteemed class teacher. Subscribed and sworn to before Miss Chamberlin on this 29th day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. CLASS OF 1913, MILTON VVRIGHT, 'l3. Twenty-our

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Twrn I y And to his will that house is forced to bow. Christine, at present a great society belle, Has men both great and small under her spell, In this rank Charles Mahoney you will find, Ever devoted to the tie that binds. Bertha Alden is enjoying married bliss, Her husband is a happy man, I wis. If to New York you have occasion to go, Perchance society your way may How, And if you wish to cope with New York wiles, Ella will dress your hair in the latest styles. Valera Preston, now a gushing bride, Has chosen in Fortuna to abide. Now, if to manly sports your mindls inclined, Go forth and on the diamond you will find Chester and Loftus, proteges of fame, World champions in our famous national game. At U. C., F. E. Morrell is enrolled As Prof. in Physics. To you helll unfold Aught that pertains to Pressure, Light, and Sound, A greater Physicist is nowhere found. In flirting Laura sure can do her fill, And Nell is chief cook up on Pickle Hill. A fortune has been left to Grace May B. And she has gone to Europe, so I see, To find a husband she is on her way, And contemplates a lording for her prey. Rhea Sage, with her most Winsome wiles, And pretty Voice and more than sunny smiles, Has captivated some man's fantasy. And in the future a happy bride will be. Elaine Moxon in a Paris Gallery Is drawing down a very handsome salary By painting pictures. You will find they stand Among the very best in all the land. Marguerite, the musician of the class, Is a violinist no one can surpass. She paused. With joy I learned of schoolmates clear. But suddenly my heart 'gan quake with fear, For now at last but one leaf there remained, Full well I knew my whole life it contained. But suddenly a mighty wind arose, Ere she had time my fortune to disclose, The leaf was blown from out the seeress' hand, And lay with millions of others on the sand. In vain I tried that longed-for leaf to find, In vain I sought to ease my troubled mind, At last I left the cave in sad despair, Resolved to drown in pleasure all my care. LOIS TRUMBULI., '13 xl! . ill

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