Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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Senior Class Will (M. A. and E. L.) We, the class of 1919, being in sound mind and memory this . day of 1919, do hereby bequeath a few of our most treasured possessions in the following manner. First, we desire to leave our desks in the Senior Room and our cherished Roll Room teacher to the next Senior Class if they are fortunate enough to obtain them. We also bequeath to the Student Body our reputation as scholars, and all honors and special privileges we have acquired, with the hope that same will not be abused. As individual class members we desire to make the following bequests: 1. Merle Hussong desires to leave his French Notebook to Leonard Smithers. 2. Virginia Nesbit leaves her retiring disposition to Jeanette Smith. 3. Stanley Stickle leaves his application for American History to anyone fortunate enough to agree with the teachers views. 4. Margery Gilbert bequeaths her Senior? to Bobby Bartlett. 5. Fanny Bengtila leaves her definition of a locus to the next Geometry I class. 0. Adeline Olson and Anna Hendrickson bestow upon Elizabeth Setters and John Trullinger the benefits they have derived from Virginia N ' s friendship. 7. Mead French leaves his melodious voice to any brave nightingale. 8. Clara Settem desires to pass on to Miss Bergman her vast knowledge of Cicero and Virgil. 9. Katie Tolonen leaves her Basketball afflictions to Elva Hudspeth. 10. Thomas Sandoz leaves all the broken hearts in the Junior Class to Ted Anderson. 11. Ernestine Gove wills her stature to Shorty Glanz. Bertha Hougen leaves her “1st. Sergeant” to Imogene Meserve. Zoe Allen leaves her queenly dignity to Bernice Ystad. Lucille Stewart leaves her “S” reputation to Coyt Allen. Frances Danielson bestows her florist corsage bouquets to Frances 12 . 13. 14. 15. 1 Iougen. 10 . 17. 18. 19. 20 . Helen Reith leaves her winning smile to Elva Hudspeth. George Tucker passes his football honors on to James Powers. Wenona Dyer leaves her art of bluffing to Eugene Younee. Olga Keller leaves her adventures in teaching to Bernice Burgess. Minnie Ambler leaves her Utopian scheme for a League of Nations to anyone whose ambitions are valued at $75.00. 21. Priscilla Eakin leaves her title of “Princess Pat” to anyone who happens to meet the christener. 22. Ellen Carlson leaves her Shorthand reputations to Lulu Nordland. 23. Swannie Ingemund and Emily Anderson bequeath their seriousness and studious habits to Bernice Ystad and Flora Toikka. 24. Verner Lugnet bequeaths his love for the fair sex to Curtis Dyer. 25. Frances Ward bestows on Mary Johnson her musical talent. 26. Ben Hansen desires to pass on the trousers he cremated in Chemistry class to Sven Lugnet, hoping he will soon grow into them. 27. Dorothy Eakin wills her Spanish grade to Wayne Anderson hoping they 23

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IN MEMORIAM An incident which brought sorrow to the en¬ tire Senior Class was the death of Jennie Coleman on October 5, 1918. Jennie Coleman was born at Westport, March 1, 1900, and received her earlier education there. She entered the Astoria High School in September, 1917, and in the one short year she remained here, her sweet and generous nature won for her a host of friends who feel the most sincere regret at her death. “Gone before To the unknown and silent shore-”

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will not give him the swell-head. 28. Nellie TenBrook bequeaths her omnipresent sweater to Thelma Fisher. 29. Dorris Hoefler bequeathes her stand-in with the principal to Leonard Smithers. 30. Herbert Wilson bequeathes his ability “de parler francais” to “Mademoi¬ selle” Henri. 31. Fisa Larson passes on to anyone who needs friends, those she has left after the publishing of this will, feeling sure same will not increase her social obligations. Senior Class Prophesy (NELLIE TENBROOK) Astoria, Oregon, April 1, 1929. Dear Emily: Congratulations! I am so glad to hear of the success you and Swanhild have won on the vaudeville stage and 1 am looking forward to seeing one of your per¬ formances soon. I have been visiting in Astoria for the first time since my school days and have had a wonderful time renewing old acquaintances. You would be surprised at the number of the members of our graduating class who have remained there. The very first person I saw as I got off the train was Verner Lugnet in the uniform of a cab driver. I responded to his cry “Weinhard bus, this way!” and rode to the hotel in the driver’s seat with him. 1 he next day I called up the Eakin sisters, who are living together, giving violin and vocal lessons. They immediately asked me up; I went that afternoon and had a lively chat with them. They tell me that Minnie Ambler is a high muck-a muck in the British Benevolent Society here, and that Bertha Hougen i leading lady in “Jigg’s Comedy Co.” After dinner, as I was strolling in the park, I came suddenly upon a man sitting on one of the benches. He had a daisy in bis mouth and one in his button hole, and at intervals lie would scratch a, few lines on the writing pad on his knee. Sud¬ denly, with a murmur, “Ah, I have it!” he began to scribble furiously. At that moment I recognized him. “Merle Hussong!” I exclaimed. He looked up startled, gazed at me a moment in utter disgust, and then slam¬ ming his pad upon the ground, began tearing his hair. “Ye Gods, woman,” lie wailed, “you have spoiled my inspiration!” This was a lovely welcome indeed, but I managed to survive it and even to calm lmn to such an extent that he got quite sociable and told me some interesting news. In brief, this is what I gathered from our conversation. Our old friend, Virginia Nesbit is a traveling-saleswoman for toilet articles and beauty lotions. Margery Gilbert is making good use of her executive ability by fillim, the position of Mayor of Wauna. Clara Settem is first violinist in Astoria’s Symphony orchestra. Anna Hendrickson is playing in Keystone Comedies. Frances Ward is physical training director in the Warrenton schools Katie Tolonen is a Bolshevik soap-box orator. 24