Banning High School - San Gorgonian Yearbook (Banning, CA)

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1926 of the Banning Union High School, Ban- ning, Riverside County, California, being of sound judgment and faithful memory, do hereby make, publish, declare, and ordain this, our last will and testament. We give, devise and bequeath to the Class of 1927 our exalted privilege of being Seniors. To the Class of 1928 we willingly bequeath our good standing with Prof. We leave our dignity to the Inferior Class of 1929. We, the following persons or people, do hereby give, devise, and bequeath to the following persons or people the following articles, traits, or qualities. I, Dick Bramkamp, do hereby bequeath to the future president of the future Senior Class, a large knuckle-duster with which to pre- serve order in class meeting. I, Wadsworth Southworth, do hereby give the ear on which I hang my cap to Horace Hunt. I, Betty Stone, do hereby give my ability to dig beans and climb toothpicks to whoever wants it. I, Charles Deweese, do hereby bequeath my “school girl’ com- plexion to “Lappy” Miller. I, Pat Ketcham, do hereby will my “baby farm” to Bobby Hyskell. I, Biffo Corum, do hereby bequeath my childish figure to “Fat” Rutherford. I, Elliot Pownall, do hereby will my popularity with the fair sex to Franklin Stark. I, Avis Elder, do hereby give my post of school loud speaker to Eugena Butler. I, Jack Struve, do hereby will my arguments with Prof. to who- ever should feel unlucky. I, Bernice Felts, do hereby bequeath a package of hair dye to Snowball Coombs. I, Allan Hicks, do hereby will my bountiful whiskers to Bobby Harris. I, Frances Bigley, hereby bequeath my cheerfulness to the whole school. I, Bob Jones, do hereby give my surplus weight to lanky Ken- neth Pratt. I, Flossie Deweese, do hereby will my perfect slang to Mildred Pomeroy. Page Fifteen

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of the whole event was the orchestra. Martha was the pianist, El- liot the drummer, Margaret the violinist, and Jack played the saxo- phone. They played only long enough to exhibit their ability as musicians and then they joined us at the table. We learned that Martha was the only one that had taken up music as a profession. Jack is one of Banning’s most faithful traffic cops at the intersection of her two most traveled airways. Margaret was attracted to the Salvation Army some time ago and is now a devoted leader. She sings very sweetly and strums on her guitar for accompaniment. Elliot has just been elected Senator from California. In the little talk that he gave he merely mentioned his regret of having to leave California soon. The program was about half over when the door flew open and Theodore rushed in. He was in aviator outfit, which led us to be- lieve that he had just ended a trip through the air. He handed a message to Dick who opened and read the following: ‘Impossible to attend reunion. Very special operation to perform tonight for which the best of surgical skill is essential. Your class-mate, Allen Hicks.” From this we gathered that Allen must be a very promi- nent surgeon of Chicago. Theodore was in a great rush, but we did not let him get away until he had told us about his work. He has been an aviator. Theodore has not been in the aviation business for long, but already he was scheduled to fly around the world in a National Aeroplane Contest. At nine o’clock Frances Bigley was scheduled to sing for us over the radio, and so at nine we tuned in to the station from which she was to sing. Her voice was superb! We could hardly believe that it was she until after she had sung and then she spoke to us, mentioning her regret at not being able to be with us at the reunion, and announcing her recital which was to take place in Ber- lin, Germany, some few weeks hence. After Frances had finished her visit with us Dick announced a film which he had planned to show to us. The lights flashed off and the picture started. Florence Deweese was dancing for us. She looked just like she always did in the face, but she was very much more slender. She danced quite beautifully, too. She had danced in a great many of the larger cities of the West and next year she will come to Banning. She will dance here in the West Coast The- ater. I would like so much to tell you more about all of us, but it is so late now, and tomorrow is such a full day, that I must not write longer. I am planning on another summer at summer school, and then I shall be ready to teach in U. of C. (University of Cabazon). We all send our best wishes for your work way out in those jungles. Your friend, AVIS ELDER. Page Fourteen

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I, Theodore Reeves, do hereby bequeath my “mash” with Miss Suzan A. Shy dealer to Henry Hemmerling. I, Sybil Thomason, do hereby give my chewing gum to Miss Marian Chevrolet. I, Choppy Johnson, do hereby will my wonderful basso profundo and yodel to Quinten Johnson, to keep it in the same name. I, Martha Mixsell, do hereby will my agreeable disposition to Mr. Horatius W. Moore. I, Thomas Pierce, do hereby give my good looks to Ralph Marvin. I, Tiny Sullivan, do hereby will my gentle voice to Fat Hauver- man. I, Katherine Richardson, do hereby give my long tresses to Patricia Cody. I, Theil McKinney, do hereby bequeath my scraps on the bus to Florence Furgeson. I, Leland Bickham, do hereby will my bashfulness to Peter Hansen. I, Edith Hessel, do hereby give my quietness to effervescent Frank Henderson. ; I, Arol McKinney, do hereby bequeath my dimpled cheeks to Bill Leonesio. Bill will look so cunning. I, Bernice Wood, do hereby will my boyishness to Elsa Hunter. It would improve her ways. We hereby nominate and appoint Thaddeus Arlington Purcell as sole executor to this our last will and testament. We have hereunto set our seal on this, the eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord 1926. RICHARD BRAMKAMP, BERNICE FELTS, JACK STRUVE, Attorneys for Testator. The above instrument was signed by the attorneys for the Test- ator, The Class of 1926, in our presence, and said attorneys, in our presence, declared same to be the Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1926 represented by them, and we, at their request and in their presence and in the presence of each other, hereunto sign our names as witnesses to the execution of above Last Will and Testa- ment of the Class of 1926. IVAN J. CAREY, CHARMAN CRITTENDEN DAY, GEORGE C. POPE. Page Sixteen