Cedar Falls High School - Tiger Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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lass will of '22 We, the Seniors of 1922, of the Cedar Falls High School, do hereby, on this 25th day of May, l922, bequeath our possessions on earth, as listed below, to the per- sonnel of the said high school, believing that said heirs will use said property with guelrespect and care, and that said benefactors should be greatly aided by said err ooms. We, the Senior Class of '22, do hereby bequeath to the Cedar Falls High School, the memory of a peacefulfrj, industrious, and helpful class, with the obligation that our record in school should be inscribed on a gold tablet and hung in the main hall as an ideal example for the next year's class. We. the Senior Class of '22, do hereby bequeath to the junior Class of said high school, our pious spirit of obedience and peace, our determination to get what we want, our well-preserved record room, our unsurpassed ability in athletics, and our black paint for the eyes of the juniors-to-be. We. the Senior Class of '22, do hereby bequeath to the Sophomore Class of said high school, our ability to whip the juniors, and our old water buckets. We, the Senior Class of '22, hereby bequeath to the Freshman Class of said high school, our old short pants and skirts, our waste paper to be used for chewing purposes, what is left of our vocal prowess to be used at the various activities, and our determination to 'lget there. We, the Senior Class of '22, do hereby bequeath to Mr. Mahannah, our ability to make things move, and our vote of thanks for the fine spirit he has shown in boosting the Annual, and our sincere sympathy for him during the coming years. We, the Senior Class of '22, do hereby bequeath to Mr. William Rabe, our greasy, paint-smeared overalls, our torn shirts, a box of corks for his squirrel gun, our colors to be framed and hung in the auditorium, and our vote of thanks for the pleasing way in which he handled the Uscrap situation, tl, , ournament troubles, and all other grievances in which he extended his sympathy and so will- ingly assisted us. We, the Senior Class of l22, do hereby bequeath to the faculty all that they have taken from us, one large case of tonic to be used at regular intervals during the summer in an attempt to get into good condition for next fall's candidates, our vote of thanks for pulling us through, and our sympathy for them during the coming year. We, the Senior boys of '22, do hereby bequeath to the janitors of the afore-men- tioned, our old caps, as we are prophesying a shortage of sugar sacks. We, the Senior girls of '22, do hereby bequeath to the Freshman girls of said high school, our extra beauty spots to be worn at their junior-Senior banquet. l, Florence Bailey, do hereby solemnly bequeath my shy and bashful manners to Delia Wynegar. l, Ralph Bailey, do hereby solemnly bequeath my grades to anyone who will take them. l, Paul Brown, do hereby solemnly bequeath my stride to Arthur Nlyattway. l, llarry Brown, do hereby solemnly bequeath my clothes to Louis Thrall. l, Harold Bergeman, do hereby solemnly bequeath my seriousness to Maynard Showers. Tuerzty-lf' lil

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CEDAR FALLS DAILY NEWS: MAY 15. 1940 O l teL1l'I1 rlHl'le8lIeI' rp Matinee 2:3o Starting Sunday-Vaucleville L8 J0l'lI'l,e Poland The Great lvleugician from MADGASAR With His Beautiful Assistant Madame Josephine Coombs The Man With the Million Dollar Feet Alvin Willadsen clout Dancing The Dancing Demonsn CLARA MAST Toe Dancing UFHNCLQ Danclngn WALTER OBELE Dance of the Sden Veils Dance of the Dagerdsn Atso FEATURING The Second Tlt88dBb8fB Margaret Santee Bhd The famous Protege of Rudolph Valentino- Byron Besh in The Perils of Pauline GREATEST R A I L ROA D WRECK KNOWN TO MODERN TIMES The impossible has happened! The New York and San Francisco Trans- Contincntal railroad, with its- modern steel coaches and new collapsible cars. with its new 800-ton engine and its re- inforced concrete roadbeds, its tremen- dous steel rails weighing nearly I5 pounds to the foot, has caused one of the greatest tragedies ever recorded. This train with twenty-five cars of human freight, struck one of the largest types of Trans-Continental airplanes, which had become disabled and was endeavoring to make a landing. The air-liner became entangled with the block signal, and this caused it to light immediately in front of the speeding train, which was traveling at an estimated speed of 200 miles per hour. After plowing completely through the great liner and killing or injuring all of its passengers, the huge engine left the rails, throwing the twenty-five steel cars tof an indestructable naturej and rolling them over and over as though they were a pile of leaves tossed by the wind. There was but one known person in the train or the airship that escaped injury- Bertise jensen, formerly an acrobat with Ringling Brothers. Several of the injured were able to make use of their personal radio equip- ment, and messages were sent to many cities within that region. All of the cities called upon responded, and every- thing possible is being done for the in- jured and suffering. It is impossible to estimate the number of dead at this time. The cars withstood the heavy tumbling and throwing around, but the passengers were hurled against the ends and sides of the cars as if shot from a gun, and were literally smashed and bruised. There was scarcely one but had an arm or leg broken, or had suffered internal injuries. The train was No. Zl4g air-liner No. li. The engineer of the train, Harold Bergeman, was injured very badly, but from latest reports, is likely to recover. The plucky fireman, joseph 'Vander Veer, helped the engineer out of the en- gine where he was pinned, although he, himself, had a broken arm. . Too much cannot be said for the brave work.of Sister Katherine. Miraculously escaping with only a few bruises, this Nun from St. Mary's School in New York. helped the suffering in both the air-liner and the train. She, with the help of Senator McKee from Iowa, res- cued a great many from the wreckage. Senator McKee was accompanied by his wife, Bernice Kent McKee, and his sec- retary, Emma Long. Miss Long and Mrs. McKee also helped a great deal in caring for the injured passengers. They were enroute to San Francisco where Mr McKee expects to deliver a speech next Monday. In searching for injured persons one of the rescue party stumbled upon a broken bottle of rare Scotch whiskey. Going on further he found a tall, slim man, who was apparently pinned under the wreckage, still clutching the remains of a suitcase in which were found several broken bottles of illicit Ii uor. On in- vestigation it was found llhat the man was Peter Overgaard, a bootlegger, whom the police ofiicials had been searching for during the past few months. People all over the country were very much in- terested in his case, because of the un- usual nature of the offense. Senator Ralph Bailey from Arkansas, and his wife, Maude Bailey, were on the air-liner going to New York. Because of his injuries, he will not be able to con- tinue his journey for several months. When joe Vander Veer, the fireman, was asked to give his account of the tragedy, he said that he believed he had never before been so terror-stricken, un- less it was the time when he got the water-cure when he was a Freshman in Cedar Falls, Iowa, High School, 7'tt'ent,i'-Seven

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l, Byron Besh, do hereby solemnly bequeath my happy-go-lucky nature to Ray- mond Larson. A l, Edwin Bryant, do hereby solemnly bequeath my pugilistic nature to Frank Miller. l. Margaret Carney, do hereby solemnly bequeath my curly hair to Florence Brown. l, Mildred Christensen, do hereby solemnly bequeath my gentle words to Helen Du Bois. l, llarma Christoltersen, do hereby solemnly bequeath my ability to aid visiting rooters to Roberta Santee. l, Thorwald Christoffersen, do hereby solemnly bequeath my outlines for chapel speeches to Dwight Patterson. l, Charlotte Cofiin, do hereby solemnly bequeath my Irish pep to Fern Eiby. l. Katherine Cofhn, do hereby solemnly bequeath my ability to trip the light fantastic to Mathilda Hesse. l, josephine Coombs. do hereby solemnly bequeath my lrish brogue to Alberta l.eona Kelty. l, Louise Corsaut, do hereby solemnly bequeath my bottle of nerve tonic to Ruth lrwin. l, Gladys Cowlishaw, do hereby solemnly bequeath my book on How to be a Vamp, to Lorena Evenson. l, Clifford Cronk, do hereby solemnly bequeath my special privilege in class- room argumentation to Robert Burhans. I. Wallace Curtis. do hereby solemnly bequeath my energetic ambitions to Leon- ard PfeitTer. l, Mm0'fi'1.,z.vitis0n, do hereby solemnly bequeath my Puritan manners to .lane Corsaut. l, Harry Deal, do hereby solemnly bequeath my new line of gab to Linford Gordon. 6 l, Horace Dewey. do hereby solemnly bequeath my popularity with the girls to Richard Peterson. ' l. Rose Fenner, do hereby solemnly bequeath my enthusiastic love for the teach- ers to Harold Hanson. l, Ruth liuller, do hereby solemnly bequeath my eyebrow plucker to Lawrence Drohman. l. Marie Hiskey, do hereby solemnly bequeath one-half of my jewelry to Mar- cella Counsell. ' l, Bertise jensen, do hereby solemnly bequeath my demure style to Doris Taylor. l. Agnes Llensen, do hereby solemnly bequeath my dependable ways to Bea Bowen. l, Edward jochumsen, do hereby solemnly bequeath my use of English to Marion jacobsen. l. Inga juhl. do hereby solemnly bequeath my healthy smile to Miss Peters. I. Paul Kaus, do hereby solemnly bequeath my place at Eddy's side to Marguerite. Twenty-Nine