Cloverdale Union High School - Spectator Yearbook (Cloverdale, CA)

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V. L. Society, and during all this time we retained our place as stars in athletics. As Seniors, we lost two of our most valued class mates, Ethel Graham and Evelyn Smith, who entered Mission High School in San Francisco. But nevertheless our former influences still remained and we can not help but look back with pride to our achievements. The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1912 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, the graduating class of June, 1912, of the Cloverdale Union High School, of the City of Cloverdale, of the State of California, of these United States of America, being of sound mind and full age, do make, publish, and declare this our last will and testa ment; that is to say : 1. We bequeath to the Freshmen our dignity of bearing and solemnity of manner, which they are to assume on all possible occasions as was characteristic of its former owners. 2. Seeing the lack of such a possession we do herewith be¬ queath to the class of 1914 our noble High School Spirit. 3. We do will to the High School students the bust of Gaius Julius Caesar—on condition that they do not mutilate his be¬ loved countenance and that they show it the same respect that was shown it by the departing class. 4. We do will and bequeath to the aforesaid High School students our most valued prescription which we highly recom¬ mend for success in life: Rx. 16 oz. ambition, 12 oz. cheerfulness, 8 oz. laughter; dissolve in 10 oz. of studiousness. To be shaken well and taken in large doses each morning before breakfast. 10

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LLOYD S. BROWN, ’12 In September, 1908, the Cloverdale High School, greeted its largest Freshman class. We were a jolly band of nine girls and nine boys. (The girls were Florence Lile, Ethel Graham, Eve¬ lyn Smyth, Geneva Hale, Thelma Ingram, Lonie Allengrini, Lola Lea, Mabel Hill and Anita Grant, The boys were John Sink, Frank Belford, W. T. Brush, Delmar Yassar, Arthur Bolting, Melvin Ilotell, Joseph Rudee, Matthew Scanlon and Lloyd Browne.) From the beginning to the end of that term we worked with a will. We were not awed by our upper classmen as freshmen usually are but we soon got the run of things and settled down t o our share of the work. In athletics our class led from the start for we had with us Frank Belford, winner of a medal in the Dipsea, and also a good baseball player. W. T. Brush and John Sink were stars in the Basket Ball Team for the four years. The Girls’ Basket Ball Team also got their best material from our class in the persons of Ethel Graham and Anita Grant, In our Sophomore and Junior years we kept our lead in school activities although our number had dwindled to seven. Some members of our class held the highest offices m the O.

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5. To all entering Freshman classes we do also will and bequeath the splendid example of presenting the H. S. with a picture. 6. We do hereby will “The Senior’s Bench” to the class of 13. 7. We bequeath W. T. Brush’s inexhaustive supply of ex¬ cuses to Marvin Read, to be used when considered necessary, also we bequeath W. T’s style of hairdressing to Phillip Prell. 8. We do herewith will and bequeath Florence Lile’s fad for collecting botany specimens to Louise Wilson and Norma Hurlbert, share and share alike. Her nickname is hereby willed to Nettie Beasley. 9. To Charley Grant we bequeath Frank Belford’s cham¬ pionship in running. 10. We bequeath John Sink’s happy smile to the school at large, his musical talent we will to Ray Butler. 11. We do will and bequeath Lloyd Browne’s agriculture ability to John Cooley on condition that he keep the girls out of the High School flower garden. We will the aforesaid’s knowledge in poultry raising to Jasper Miller and Phillip Prell, share and share alike. We have this day set our hands and affixed our seal this first day of June, the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve. Witnesses: Prof. Miller. Miss H. Pierson. Miss L. Baur. Miss Jean Smith. Lloyd Browne. Frank Belford. W. T. Brush. Jack Sink. Florence Life. Lives of Seniors all remind us, That ours are of a different kind; And they, departing leave behind them, Tracks an Indian couldn’t find. With apologies to Longfellow. 11