Cogswell Polytechnical College - Cogswell Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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24 THE COGSWELL Blunt will sinh Efrntarmrnt nf this Zlllnatrinnn Gllsum nf 1914 We, the illustrious and mighty class of the year of our Lord, One Thou- sand Nine Hundred and Fourteen, knowing that our days in this institution are numbered, and being of sound mind and body, do desire to will and be- queath our property in the following manner, to wit: I, Irma Bahrs, leave my ability as an amateur actress to Dorothy Brunt. I, Carl Boldemann, wish to leave to the school a life-sized statue of myself, which I wish to be I, Fred Botteron, have Novicki. I, Carleton Bryan, leave to the maiden who needs it I, Arthur Carlson, wish scrub boys. placed in a very conspicuous place. consented to will my art of Hirting to Alexander my girlish beauty, as displayed in the Senior Farce, most. to have my freckles equally distributed among the I, Roland Cate, donate a small but original volume, entitled, How I Became the Successful Dancer That I Am, to Beaumont McLaren. I, Robert Duncan, leave my fuzzy wuzzy pomp to Ernest Bridgett, and my position as Student Body president to any person who thinks that this is only a position of glory. I, the great and illustrious Allison Eaton, reluctantly bequeath my mar- velous, incomparable, unparalleled, wonderful, supernatural and boundless Wis- dom to the various members generosity and self-sacrifice. of the faculty, hoping that they will appreciate my I, Eldred Edwards, leave Kehlenbeck's unused good behavior, which was left to me last year, to Hartman, hoping that he will use same. I, Fred Gibbons, gladly leave my perpetual grin to the next dignified Senior who may need it. I, Irma Grauerholz, will my talent in singing 'fSnooky Qokumsn to Thelma Raspadori and hope she will entertain the next class as well as I have. I, Lena Hagensen, bestow my meek and retiring manner to Alma Nibloch. I, Herman Hanson, leave my great executive ability to MacDonald in the hope that he will be better fitted to rule the '15 class. I, Arthur Jacobson, earnestly bequeath my twinkling eyes to Elmer Jackson, h - - . 1 . , , Opllig that they will relieve the shade of seriousness which rests upon his face. I, Lincoln John. l p son, qnowing that my days are numbered, galdly leave my green hat to Red ' Rotrosky, hoping that it will fit him. I, Chester Kirkpatrick, Sophomores. bequeath my popularity among the girls to the

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THE COGSWELL 23 RULING, ALBERT H.: Class Track Team 'l23 Class Treasurer '12: lfootball Team '12, '13, Class Cabinet Committee 'l-1. W'inner of lllock UC. SAMPSON, LESLIE: Track Team '10, '1-lg Class Basketball '10: llaseball Team '11, '12, '13, '14g Captain Class Team '11, 'l2g Swinnning Teani '12, 'l4g School llase- ball Team '13, Captain 'l3g ll. C. A. l-. Representative 'l33 Chairman Baseball Committee ll. C. A. l-. '13: Cabinet Committee '1-1. W'inner of Block ancl Numerals. SPUNN, E. REUBEN: Class Basketball Team '101 Class Cross Country Team 'l0: Debating Society '12, '13: Chairman Class Press Committee '11, '12, '13: Class Kep- resentative '123 Managerial Staff Tni-3 Cotzswiaim '12, '13, 'l-lg Yice-l'resi- dent Debating Society 'l3g Class Pin Committee 'l3: lfootlmll 'lk-am '135 Manager Football Team '13, 'l-1: tieneral Manager Senior Play '1-1: Class Present Committee '14: Wlays ancl Means Committee '1-lg Senior Dance Committee '14, Class President '1-l. STEPHENSON, NYAYNE 121. : Transferred from Ft. XVayne College Preparatory School: Class Swim- ming Team '12g Swimming Team '12, '13: Class llaseball Team '12, '14g Manager Swimming Team '13: Presiclent Debating Society 'l3g Class llas- ketball Team 'l-lg W'ays and Means Committee '1-lg Senior Play '1-lg T1115 COGSWELL, Literary Editor '1-1: Senior Dance Committee Floor Manager '14. Vllinner of Block C and Numerals. YOUNG, RAYMOND E.: '14 Class Constitution Committee 'l0: Class Swimming Team '11, '1Zg Football Team '13g Autumn Dance Committee '13g Finance Committee '13, '14, Art Staff THE COGSNVELL, '13, '14: Managerial Staff THE Coczswau, '13, '14g Poster Committee and Senior Play '14g Class Present Committee '14, Senior Dance Committee '14, ZECHER, ALBERT: Class Baseball Team '12, 'l3g Class Swimming Team '12, '13, '14g School Swimming Team '13, '14g Class Picture Committee '14, Wiiiiier of Numerals. ZOLOT, DAVID : Class Football Team '10, School Orchestra '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, Class Swimming Team '12g 120-pound Basketball Team' '12g School Swimming Team 'l4g School Basketball Team '143 School Football Team '13: 130- pound Basketball Team '14, 1VIanager '14g Class Basketball Team, Captain '14g Senior Play '14g Class Picture Committee '14. VV inner of Numerals.

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THE COGSWELL A 25 I, Laura Larson, bequeath my hearty peals of laughter in sewing to any Junior who may be unable to see anything cheerful in that subject. I, jimmy Levinson, bequeath my ability as cabinet maker to Mr. Younger. I, Reuben Lindberg, bequeath my golden locks and love of the story of The Three Bears to Count john Yolosing. I, Eloise Lynch, bequeath my last and only nickel to the worthy cause of Emelina Pankhurst. I, Fred Lyon, leave my physics experiments, history notebooks and any other books and papers which may prove valuable, to Elmer Forsyth. I, Urwin Merriman, leave my studious habits to W'illiam Doble. I, Bentley Neuman. do will and bequeath on this solemn occasion my very famous motto, Better Late Than Never,' to Dot Gardner. I, Fremont O'Brien. leave my valuable mustachio and noble brow to a needy Freshman, in the hope that they will remove some of his greenness. I, May Poetsch, will gladly leave my green sweater with a receipt book in one pocket and a vanity bag in the other to some lonesome girl. I, Arnold Peterson, bequeath my ability to 'fbluffn my teachers to the Freshmen, but advise them to be very careful in the use of same. I, Edmund Powers, leave my love for German to the next unlucky person who fails to enjoy it as much as I have. I, Lizzie Cjosephj Pyne, grant my affection for the opposite sex to I-Ierman Hauser. I, Elsie Rippe, do will and bequeath my remarkable ability as an artist and designer to Elizabeth Fisher. I, Albert Ruling, bequeath my much beloved 'l-l class pin to the school as a token of my appreciation for the generous education which I have received. I, Leslie Sampson, leave my reputation as a baseball shark', to Knittel and hope that some day he will win a name for himself. I, Reuben Spunn, knowing that my time is short and wishing to dispose of my most valuable possession, do so as follows: To the Faculty I leave my Roberts Rules of Order in the hope that they may become as proficient in parliamentary law as I have. I, Sophie Steimke, bequeath my ability as a German student to Leah Waxstock. I, Wayne Stephenson, hand down to the following generation my good dramatic ability and sincerely hope that it will be put in a glass case and placed in the reception room with the rest of the trophies. I, Raymond Young, do leave my stylish and dignified appearance, don't cher know to Stew Johnson and hope that he will treasure it as much as I have. I, Mildred Williaiiis, do will and bequeath my beloved Psyche knot to Fannie Wliittaker. ' I, Emma 'Wohltman, leave my golden locks to Francis Wagiier.