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

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moral earnestness of Carlyle, the incomparable oratory of Burke and the wisdom of immortal Shakespeare, yet we all agree that Milton is our favorite. The grace of his exquisite verse and the refrain of his sublime sentiments will linger forever in our minds. Much as we have accomplished in this line, we have not given all of our time to book learning. Our class has always taken active part in society work, athletics and debating. During the four years many of us have held offices in the 0. V. L. Society. Two of our boys took active part in athletics, one on the track, another on the basket ball team. Two years ago, at the Petaluma food and Poultry Show, one of our girls took first prize for the best drawing exhibited from the high schools of Sonoma County. A member of our class was this year on the debating team, and I am sure they will hate to lose her now that her high school career is ended. Although our class is small, two of the five have taken leading parts in the Commencement play, for the last two years. As we look back over the four years that have gone, we remember not the trials, not the troubles and not the failures, but only the joys, and the triumphs. (Class Will M. T. and R. B. ’13. E, the sedate and industrious class of 1913, do realize that we are about to depart from our days of learning in these halls. For the personal benefit of those left behind, e do make, publish and declare this our last will and testament. First:- We lovingly bequeath to the Faculty, as a body, our studiousness and ability to be used as an example to future classes. To Mr. White, principal, a wish for his future success as well as that of the school and a desire that he appoint the 19

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which shows how fast a man must walk in order to meet himself coming back. We promised, however, never to let the succeeding classes know the answer but to let them have the pleasure of working it out for themselves. As Sophomores we made a record for murdering Caesar. We sincerely hope that the dear old hero did not mind it much, for, with all his subjunctives, and periphrastics and gerunds and gerundives, we loved him still. In geometry, we were satisfied to yield the honors to the Harvard lad who was mastering the mystery of the fourth dimension at the age of ten. Though past fifteen, most of us would have been perfectly contented to let even the first and second dimen¬ sions remain mysteries. By the time we had reached Chemistry all the boys had gone out to earn a living. Our instructor, being a married man himself, was fully aware of the importance of the prin¬ ciples of this science in managing a household and, conse¬ quently , taught them to us so well that by only a little special training we shall be perfectly competent to master the difficult art of housekeeping and to determine just how much food and what kind will be needed to keep in good humor a brain worker who spends all his time in earning money to pay for the gasoline and who takes no recreation except to drive the automobile for our pleasure. As we entered into our Senior year we realized we had even greater things to accomplish. The five girls all came back, thus proving themselves to be “true blue.” We knew that with the help of our teachers all difficulties could easily be overcome. We took so much interest in Physics, proved ourselves such students and advanced so quickly, that we soon knocked in the head such theories as Newton’s Law of Gravitation, Boyle’s Law of Pressure, and Archimedes’ Prin¬ ciple. In French, we have read a remarkably long list of books. We even followed with the keenest sympathy the wanderings of Tyltyl and Mytyl in their search for the Blue Bird. Their innocent prattle in this musical language so charmed us that we decided to commit to memory the whole first act. Though we have enjoyed the sincerity and the 18

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“Freshies” to replace the books in the library after the upper classes are through with them. This will improve the appear¬ ance of the table in Assembly Hall. To Miss Pierson, Class Teacher, we bequeath, to have and to hold, sincere thanks and deep love and gratitude for all that she has done for us. Also the statue of Julius Caesar to adorn the library in her “Old Maid’s Paradise’’ Miss Seidl will find bequeathed to her, upon our departure, a phonograph, with a record entitled “Stop Talking,” to be used in the Assembly Hall. She will find with these some new drawing models; we realize the imperfection of the old ones. Second:- To the Juniors we leave the row of shining thrones, situated on the western side of Assembly Hall. Also our titles, with the hope that they will preserve the dignity of the Seniorship by not allowing themselves to be influenced by lower classmen. Third:- To the Sophomores, we especially bequeath the record of this class of 1913 for good behavior. Fourth:- Freshmen, we bequeath to you the supply of bottles and bibs at present in the “Lab.” to be bestowed in turn upon your successors. Fifth:- For “The Spectator” we leave an ardent hope that it will attain a most brilliant reputation. Sixth: To the 0. V. L. Society we solemnly bequeath our talent heretofore displayed at its programs. We dispose of our personal property in the following manner: I, Gertrude Ludwig: do desire, on account of the uncer¬ tainty of my remaining here, to make my last will and testa¬ ment. To Willie Ahrens, I give my musical talent and hope he will not neglect to make good use of it at the semi-monthly pro¬ grams. To my dear friend, Lucile Brush, I will my “blazer” and request that when she makes her will she leave it to the school as a relic. My favorite expression, “Oh, Man!” I wish to bequeath to Zola Hotell. I, Norma Hurlbert, on this solemn occasion also wish to make a will. My inexhaustible supply of “I cant’s” I leave to Myrtle Read and hope that by patience she may overcome them. My record in typewriting I leave to Philipp Prell and 20