Charlotte High School - Witan Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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THE WITAN THE WILL Class of June ffio We the class of June 1030, of Char- lotte High School of the City of Roch- ester. County of Monroe. State of New York, being of sound mind and slightly intelligent do hereby execute our last will and testament. First: We direct that all our just and honest debts be paid, and that at our departure our ardent admirers will kindly omit all flowers. Second: To the student’, wlio still have to suffer in this institution of learning we bequeath a new school just two years before the millennium comes. Third: To future candy committees we bequeath a strong box to be used to protect their hard coined savings. Fourth: To Charlottte High School we give our utmost support (not finan- cial) to the establishment of a Bureau of Scientific Research to investigate into the whys and wherefores of white rats, w’ith the proviso that Miss Whele- han be selected as director. Fifth: To Richard Mac Arthur we leave Pete Ahrns’ and Dayton Frisbee’s etiquette book from the perusal of which they have learned how to wear plus-fours, converse with the fair sex, and blush becomingly. Sixth: To our loyal Witan Adviser, M iss Sharer, we bequeath a perfect Witan Staff, with the genius of Shakes- peare, the organizing ability of Musso- lini and the originality of Edison. Seventh: To our successors we .cave, with regret, our class adviser. Miss Emerson, who has helped us through the difficulties of our four years of hard (?) labor. Eighth: As special bequests we leave: 1 To Mr. Butterfield the hope that he will find them “plump” in his new school. 2. To “Bob Hartman, “Bud” Kelly’s muscular strength to use in eras- ing 31iss Doehler’s black boards. 3. To the stout girls Betty Reddy’s receipe for keeping thin. 4. To ‘’Jim” Le Clare. “Ken” Mar- vin’s manly height. Ninth: Lastly, we appoint the IV-1 class executors of this our last will and if in any case they should come to be deceased before us, we appoint the 111-2 class as executor. Class of June, 1930, Florence Sparks, Testator. Witnesses: Bruce Bergcner, President. Dayton Frisbee, Vice-President. 21

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THE W1TAN Excerpts from the United States Census NAME OCCUPATION Ahrns, Wilbur Owner of Tonsoria! Parlor, designer of the famous ‘'Pi te” bob .” Bcrgener, Bruce Instructor of the Rudy bailee School of Music. Cash, Alfred . Designer and manufacturer of the sailboat built for one. Dorgan, Robert...... Composer of triple-time orchestrations. Fleming, Walter Originator of the only breath-saving machine, operated at will. Frisbce, Dayton .... Speed-uuiy King of Daytona Peach. Graden. Paul .... ...............President of Correspondence School for retaining the boisterousness of youth. Halev, Margaret ... Art Critic. Holmes, Lois. Congresswoman from the second congressional district. Hunt, Evelyn .... Tamed ’Cellist. Kelly. Myron............... Cinema idol of American IVomen. Marvin, Kenneth Instructor in the Art of Debate. Murrell, Grace Noted Financier. O'Katie, Robert............ K. M. C. A. header. Reddy, Betty ..........Poet. Reis, Hazel...... .............Industrious office girl. Rohr, Frederick..... National Secretary of lli-V. Rowe, Howard .Artist’s model for boys, complexion advertisements. Sparks, Florence —...............Tditor executive. Tier nan, Mary...................Dietitian. Tozicr, Helen Champion Speed Typist. Young, Robert ..........lixpert auto mechanic. 20 Census Reporter. Ecurb Renegreb.

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