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

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16 THE SPECTATOR To Melvin Hall, we leave a miniature dynamo, which he will find in the Lab. in the “Electricity” cabinet. This is to keep you busy, Melvin. That energy of which you are wasting so much, would prove of great value to you, if used to good advan¬ tage. Christine Lea, in the top drawer in the office, you will find instructions on “How to Cultivate a Soundless Voice.” An electric device, warranted to produce speed, we leave to Madge Dellenbaugh, so that she may overcome her drawl. Clara Orr, in Miss Pierson’s room are four German Gram¬ mars ; you may have them—to study. Will Ahrens, out in the Shop is a straight backed chair, so arranged with braces that one must sit up straight in it. This has been made for your especial benefit and we advise you to use it in all classes. (That is what the wheels are for, so that you may roll it about from place to place.) Dewey, you may have all the self-reliance that is in the big brown package in the bottom drawer of the typewriter table, nearest the radiator. This is to help you on O. V. L. Programs. Helen, we bequeath to you our talent for debating. Use it well. Ethel, in the girls’ yard you will find a large garbage can. This would make an excellent receptacle for worn out powder puffs. Ida, we give you the longest word in the dictionary,— SmileS. Harold Meyers, to you we leave a pink and purple striped jumping-jack, for you to play with when you become too studi¬ ous. To Joty Sedgley, we give our ability to keep out of argu¬ ments. Two books on “Sentimentalism” you will find in the Library; these you may read at all recesses and noons, “to break the monotony.” In case you find that two volumes are not enough we leave you our membership to the “Seaside Sentimental Library.” Under the stove in the Lab. is a pair of Chinese shoes. You may have them—if they fit. Hazel Lea, you will find a “Big Ben” alarm clock in the Express Office. You know what it is for. Bernice, the 1915 Physics class have invented a “Pepper Extracter,” it is warranted harmless, and is very soothing. The class has kindly had it patented for your sake. To Harold Thompson, we donate our dramatic talent. To Lorraine Kruse, we leave a cook book—you may need it some time. a

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(@«r fogary AVING the welfare of C. H. S. at heart, we, the graduating class of 1915, have decided to be¬ queath to the pupils, the faculty, and the school at large, those things which we deem would be to their benefit, individually and collectively. In the first place, having a superabundance of dignity, and solemity of manner, we wish to leave our over supply to the present Sophomore class—to be used judiciously. In case it should ever happen that the class which is just about to enter the exalted position of Seniors becomes too digni¬ fied and haughty, we leave our supply of mischief, our habit of speaking when not spoken to, and our good humor to the teacher of History III, to be distributed to them at her discretion, and only under the above mentioned conditions. For the Freshmen we have a word of advice; forget that you are babies—you’ll soon be Sophs, you know—throw away those foolish little pranks in periods VI and VII, donate them to the “Junk Family.” You’ll get along better without them. In case this is, at first, too difficult, we have left in the table drawers of the Lab, a supply of toys, candy and gum kindly donated to us, by one of the primary teachers, whose pupils have long ago outgrown them. Homer, thinking that you would appreciate a little Senior Dignity, we have sealed and labeled two bottles of the same for your use and placed them in the Chemistry department of the Laboratory. Henry Barnes, you will find in Mr. White’s desk ten volumes entitled, “How to Grow a Mustache.” These we advise you to read thoroughly; in fact, if you memorize a chapter here and there, we prophesy great results. Besides this, knowing your fondness for Geometry, we leave you all our second hand books on that subject. For Zelma Eells, we have sent to Paris for some Frivolity, You will find it wrapped and addressed to you and lying inside the piano.

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THE SPECTATOR 17 To Pauline De Hay we bequeath our ability to work. We also wish to exchange a can for your supply of “cant’s.” Raymond Roberts, we have left you, in care of Miss Bagley, several books of drawing instructions, and one essay on Sedate¬ ness. To Goldie Hale we leave “Easy Lessons in French.” To Pearl Thompson we leave one box of Activity, two baskets of Studiousness and a bottle of Giggles. George Warren, we bequeath to you a dozen Spencerian copy books. Isabel Johnson, we appoint you guardian of the 1916 class. Take care that they do not become too studious, nor too playful. Harry Ludwig, a valuable legacy is yours; it may, indeed, be of great financial benefit to you—our inventiveness and originality. Frances Coffey, we leave to you three gallons of “Grown- uppishness.” Erminie Wiederslieim, we will to you three new styles of hair dressing; take your choice and give the rest to Clara On . Lois McMichael, we leave you an automatic fountain so that you will not need to interrupt your studies every day at eleven o’clock. Merle McCray to you we bequeath a Ford. Can you use it? Wvima Wiswell we give you all our sedateness, impres¬ siveness and argumentative ability. Henry Wiederslieim, we leave you our most valuable possession, Self-Repression, and the ability to keep our jokes to ourselves. Fred Vadon, we leave to you an instrument for making those eyes behave. To Miss Bagley, we give our ability to recognize bluffing, a severe countenance, and an unsmiling eye.—May she use them well. To Miss Pierson, we give our heartfelt thanks for all the lecturettes. To Mr. White, we bequeath all our frowns and smiles to be used on those deserving of them. To the Trustees, we leave $75,000 as a donation toward the new school house. To the Grammar School, we leave our much beloved and beworn school house. You may have it the very day that the foundation is laid for our own new building. To the school in general we leave nothing. It is so well equipped that there is nothing within our power to give that would be of the slightest benefit to it.