Arcata High School - Advance Yearbook (Arcata, CA)

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.2 4 im TBUS?-'A , EI-IIN We, the seniors of the Arcata Union High School, realizing that the time is drawing near when we must leave our beloved school, and wishing to show no partiality in disposing of our worldly goods, do hereby make our last will and testament: To the faculty we leave the wish that they may sometimes in the fut- ure have the privilege of teaching another class as brilliant as ourselves. To the Juniors we bequeath room fifteen, and our section of the as- sembly, hoping that they wlll have more success in obtaining seats when assembly bells are rung than we before them have had. To the Sophomores we leave our dignity, hoping they will use it on all state occasions, as we have done. To the Freshmen we leave the comforting prophecy that All green things grow. Individually, we bequeath as follows: I, Frank Acorn, do bequeath to Walter Baldwin, my athletic figure. I, Kathleen Anderson, bequeath to Evelyn Stouder, my interest in a certain Ford coupe. I, Clifford Berry, will to Homer Spellenberg my manner of captivating the girls. A I, Freda Bjornsen. bequeath my long dress to Myrle McPherson. 1, Mary Board, do leave my height to Bethel Munn. I, Ruth Brown, leave my Danny to the care of Elsie Soderman. I, Imogene Brundin, bequeath my bobbed hair to Alice Lawson. I, Dorothy Christie, do bequeath my unlimited supply of hair nets to Elizabeth Christie. We, Lorna Cochrane and Alexia Devlin, do leave to Helen Pritchett and Marie Kern our liking for Eureka boys. I, Frank Davis, bequeath my dramatic ability to Merle McCann. 1, Naomi Fox, will to Miss Gallagher my ever present desire to eat. I, Dagmar Freeman, leave to Lois McDowell my art of casting coquet- tish glances. I, Lillian Gray, do bequeath my knowledge of Spanish to Fred Tomlin- son. We, William Hale and Harold Sundquist, do bequeath to Bertha Monroe and Agda Eklund our positions as Mr. Cooperrider's secretaries. 18

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n I see in Paris a very busy street where there is much noise. A parade led by an American band is coming down the street. Before the band. in A- merican uniform. is a man carrying the American flag The man is Leslie Stromberg. while the leader of the band is Frank Davis. Among the crowd of people fcllnwing the band is Welton Worthington who has an American orchestra in Paris. With him is Laverne Larson, teacher of dancing. The gypsy stopped for a few minutes, and I knew the scene was chang- ing again, but she began directly. Far out on the sea I catch sight of an American cruiser, at the helm I see Alexander MacMillan who has traveled in all corners of the world. Nevertheless, in all his travels he has not forgotten,Eva Stephens. The cruiser nears an island, and I see that someone on the island has drawn the attention of sailors on the boat. The captain is sending sailors with life boats to the island. It seems as though two men have been shipwrecked, and that they have been on the island a long time, for there are beards on their faces, and their clothes are in rags. When they reach Alexander's ship he puts out his hand and shakes hands with them. All seem very glad to see one another. The two rescued men are William Hale and Harold Sundquist. I wondered how William and Harold had come to be on the island,but I did not find out because the gypsy continued. In sunny Italy I see a beautiful villa. Herbert Lawson lives here. He has married a beautiful Italian maiden. In New York Isee a fashionable girls, finishing school. Miss Dorothy St. Louis is an instructor here, while Clifford Berry and Ernest Henry are the Latin and history teachers respectively. I see also a beautiful church, and as I look inside itI see that a wedding is in progress. The smiling and blushing bride is Mary Board. ' I waited anxiously for the gypsy to continue, for I knew that she had told me a little of nearly every one of my classmates, and I was anxious to hear the rest. However, I did not have to wait, for she proceeded. I see aranch house not many miles from here. In it are two girls visit- ing. Their names are Dagmar Freeman and Naomi Fox. I determined to see if Icould find these two friends of mine that were so near, butI did not say a word, because the gypsy had not yet told me about myself, and I was very anxious to hear my future. Even as I was thinking, however, the gypsy trembled and then gave a start as she slowly raised her eyes from the crystal. She had not looked up once during her whole recital, so I knew that the spell was broken. I leaned back in disappointment, but then I remembered that she had said that Dagmar and Naomi were not many miles away, so I hurriedly thanked her for her kindness, sprang upon my horse, and started up the trail. To be sure, I had wanted to know what the future had in store for me, but on the other hand, I did not care, for I was happy. Freda Bjornsen 217

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I, Ernest Henry, lewe to Fred Stone my ability to blush on all occas- ions. . I, Herbert Lawson, leave my fondness for freshman girls to Vincent Mc Clure. 1, Laverne Larsen, bequeath to George Levar my ability to get Honest. I,William Lundberg, do bequeath to Harold Thornton my ability to vamp the lady members of the faculty. I,Alexander Mac Millan, leave to Oscar Olsen the numerous wads of gum that he will find plastered under my desk in the English rocm, hoping he will derive as much pleasure from them as Ibefore him have done. I,Clemens McClaskey, will my argumentative ability to Vernon Freeman. I, Michael Pontoni. bequeath my shy manner to Daven Devlin. I, Estelle Preston, will to Verda Bell my extreme dignity. I, Wanah Randle, do leave my desire for hats to Herbert Miller. I, Andrew Smith, will to Mr. McKittrick my last bottle of hair restorer, hoping he derives as much benifit therefrom as I have. I, Monroe Spaght, leave to Dan Symmes my ability to string the teach- ers along. I. Lester Spellcnberg, bequeath to Martin Larsen my unrivaled ability to convulse students with laughter. I, Leslie Stromberg, leave my guardianship over the student body to the next unlucky victim. . . Q I, Eva Stephens, do hereby bequeath my fluffy bobl' to Alice Rouse. I, Welton Worthington, leave to Tony Green my love for H.S.T.C. girls. I, Dorthy St. Louis, leave my job in the cafeteria to anyone who is will- ing to assume it. In Witness whereof. we set our hand and seal this sixth day of June, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred twenty fcur. The Class of '24 Witnesses: Ima Joker U. R. Witty 19