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

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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.

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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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26 THE COGSWELL I, David Zolot, leave a few inches of my gigantic height to Harold Hook, knowing that every little bit added to what you already have makes a little bit more. I, Albert Zecker, leave my pugilistic ability to some of the junior class boys, who will find it handy when substituted for ducking. I, the illustrious Spike Hansen, solemnly sever my relations with this school, but before doing so, leave my knowledge of history and mathematics to some conditioned Freshman. ' I, Martin Jukich, leave to the next class that has a candy sale my recipe for making fudge or any other information pertaining to hotels or the like. I, joe Clisham, gladly leave my ability as a Cogswell ball player to some scrub', who finds that he has a glass arm. I, Clifton Nichols, commonly known as Zeke, and known at all ports between San Diego and Vancouver as I1Vireless Shark, do will my dexterity as operator to some Junior who would like a sea trip this summer. I, Margaret MacMurray, do sadly part with my dimples to the Freshman girl who desires to gain popularity. I, Viola Van Daalen, leave my much prized picture hatu to the millinery department. , I, Gladys Roberts, leave my many nicknames to the school, with the wish that they may be printed and placed on the library table. I, Lillian Ridley, leave to some noisy Freshman girls my much praised and worthy manners. I, Verona Leason, sadly part with my tlossy locks to the brunette in the Freshman class who would like her picture in THE CooswELL. CLASS OF 1914 A55 Ol' Cx' f VVitness thereof: 'HQ Mi Signed, Qi R 9 - I . . I .qcl '?r- Q . . U7 elif.. fi Miss ERNESTINE VVINDHOEVEAL . , . sff aag.-1 I Miss ELIZABETH BRIDGE Glu A MR. vRRNoN 'rAYLoR I I ' MR. Rov CRITES MR. HOVVARD BLISS