Commerce High School - Ledger Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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LEDBE.l2, The Will of 1928 E WAS DEAD! The pulmotor had failed! That life which had sparkled and glowed through four years of happiness, toil and discouragement had passed on to accomplish greater achievements! Yes, the old class of June ,Z8 was dead- but pause a moment and lower your heads in memory and reverence while his last Will and Testament is read. Down on your knees, ye underclassmen, 'tis the voice of the departed Seniors that speaks! Harken, and ye shall receive his cherished wishes. We desire that our funeral services be conducted by our schoolmates and the faculty who have been our devoted friends. We only beg that our services be carried on with all the dignity and pomp that our worthy attainment and position as Seniors rightly deserves. To the faculty, we bequeath a sweet and unbroken succession of restful nights and peaceful dreams. To our beloved Dean, Mrs. Wade, we bequeath our sincere affection, our deepest reverence and the whole unlimited wealth of our eternal memory. To Mr. Elton, we bequeath our profound admiration and ever-enduring friend- ship. To our class adviser, lX'Ir. Allen, we bequeath our appreciation and heartiest gratitude for all he has done for us. To Mr. La Spronce, hir. Nelson and Mr. Alexander, we bequeath the waste-paper baskets in Room 4 Qif there are no objections on the part of the School Boardj. To the jan. Class, we bequeath Room 4, providing that they do no more damage to it than we have. To the Juniors, we bequeath our superiority complex, providing they do not turn it into an inferiority complex. To the Sophs we bequeath our good intentions that never were perfected. To the Freshies, we bequeath any overlooked quid of gum we may have left adhering to the underside of desks, bannisters, assembly seats or any likely or unlikely places. Alfred Abranz bequeaths his raven locks and eagle eyes to Howard Woolever. Elizabeth Ackerman bequeaths her modest ways to Mary Willeford. Evelyn Bishop bequeaths her shorn locks to Cecelia Gershfield. Edith Blum bequeaths her ability to do the gigolo to Harold Blum. Grace Boland bequeaths her wistful eyes to Ruth Miller. Irene Bollenback bequeaths her see-all-things, hear-all-things and know-all-things to Eleanor Seivers. Harold Brown bequeaths his superfluous knowledge in English to lliiss Conner. Evelyn Berg bequeaths her ability to keep quiet to Lila Bradford. Fred Burton bequeaths his gruff voice to Mary Staley. Anne Camijn bequeaths her bold and brazen ways to modest Mildred Cason. Louis Caputo bequeaths his ability to raise a mustache to Henry Akin. Madeline Carlile bequeaths her effeminate voice to Anne Bergstrand. Joseph Ceglie bequeaths his modest and unassuming manner to Ted Rogoway. Frances Chamberlain bequeaths her Red Hair names to Harold Bromberg. Valdyn Chandler bequeaths his ability to act bashful around the girls to Ike Davis. Ted Charles bequeaths his ability to make love to Harold Baker. James Christison bequeaths his ruddy complexion to Norman Worthleyr. Millard Chung and Akiro lVIoroto bequeath their immaculate appearance to Kent lilorris and lylax Isenstein. Harry Clement bequeaths his egotism to John Garret. Grace Davis bequeaths her maidenly blush to lllargaret Seibel. Tfwfnfy-one

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' Q R, HAROLD BROWN Study and you .rtudy Football '25, Basketball '26, '27, '28, Baseball '26, '27, '28, Track '28, Yaucleville '28. Bank President '23, S O S '27 alontf. Triple '27i IRENE BOLLENBACK Every why ha: zz whnefore, Entered from Grant High Scliool. Gamma Sorosis '28, G. T. T. Certificates. Typing Awards. S. O. S. '28, HELEN HARILA Wife to refolfoz, and patifnt to prrfonn. Delta Sorosis '26, '27, '28, S. O. S. '28. G. T. T. Certificates. SENNIA HILL A favorite with those who know Gamma Sorosis '26, '27, '28, S. O. S. '28, Vaudeville '28, Honor Roll. LUCILE ZELLER .fl moonlight travflzr in Glee Club '24, '25, Gamma Sorosis '27, '28, Room Representative '26, Student Body Council '23, Silver Pencil '28, Class Play, Jane , D s. 0. s. '27, '28, Fantyfr land. HELEN MONTGOMERY Whoe'2r fxcullx in what wt' Appear: zz hzro in. our eyex. Gamma Sorosis '26, '27, '28, Room Representative '25, '26, '27, Silver Pencil '28 Glee Club '24, '25, Delegate to O. S. C. '28. S O S '77 '28 Ledger Staff' Y2'6,' '27, '28, LEE HORNSTEIN lfor they mn ronquer wha heliew thzy mn. DAISY PASANEN Sht J a girl -who don Baslcetbzlll '25, '26. Glce Club '24, '25, '26, '27, Gamma Sorosis '26, '27, har own thinking. '28. BEss1E H.-XRVEY Enffgy and pzrxittrzm' ronquer all thmgf. Tfwenty prize, her

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.. X mga Jerry Davis bequeaths his typing ability to Miss Wheeler's expert typists. Albert Dappen bequeaths his innocent look to Howard Johns. Billy DeCristoforo bequeaths his unruly brown lock of hair to Earle Stone. Alvina Demsky bequeaths her misplaced eye-lash to the Lost and Found Depart- ment of the High School of Commerce. Clara Dezurick bequeaths her silhouette to Edith Case. Alice Dimbat bequeaths her ability to quarrel with a certain young man to Clara Anderson. Lyla Dodson bequeaths her dainty figure to Genevieve Leonard. Arline Emerson bequeaths her ability to slam Bill Fleming to Wilma Johnson. Evelyn Epley bequeaths her boyish figure to Jemima Thain. Mary Ferraris bequeaths her success in getting her lessons done to Allan Murphy. William Fleming bequeaths his ways as a woman killer to Arthur Freiter. Bernice Galbrath bequeaths her bright ideas in civics class to Mildred Cooper. Rosa Halemba bequeaths her great height to Ethel Griffin. Helen Harila bequeaths her soft voice to Alex Berlow. Yvonne Herlick bequeaths her snappy black eyes to Doris Philips. Bessie Harvey bequeaths her dramatic voice to Jim Harper. Sennia Hill bequeaths her ability 'to stand on her hands when she is too feeble to stand on her feet to Hazel Howe. - Vernona Holland bequeaths her ability to help a friend in need to Hazel Berseng. Marion Hollenbach bequeaths her come-hither-look to Mr. Baldwin. Clara Horn bequeaths her aristocratic demeanor to Robert Orth. Ruth Huget bequeaths her sewing ability to frequenters of lVIrs. Wade's office. Lucille Hunter bequeaths her speed in shorthand to someone who needs it. Marion lsenstein bequeaths her ability to study all night for an exam, and then sleep through it to Octavia Goldman and Esther Goldberg. Florence Jacobson bequeaths her ability to go to school after staying out all night to Lucille Rice. Isabella Gray bequeaths her ability to boss Miss Crawford to some timid Sopho- more. Lester Johansen bequeaths his he-man's voice to Lucile Streight. Mayme Kosmuch bequeaths her fiery red hair to Mr. Murphy. Walter Kosmuch bequeaths his ability to kid a certain teacher to Phil Rogoway. Wilhelmena Kraig bequeaths her ability to be heard and not seen to Josephine Kruntorat. Bessie Kreml bequeaths her limited imagination to Myrtle Huget. Helen Kruntorat bequeaths her natural marcel to Miss Rankin. Marguerite Lee bequeaths her ability to dive gracefully to Stella McGowan. Leona Leveton bequeaths her position in office training to anyone who is foolish enough to take it. Gertrude Levin bequeaths her crowning glory to Mr. Woods. Marian Levoff bequeaths her book on 'fEat and Grow Thin to Milton Gilbert. Ross Lichtgarn bequeaths her infatuation for the opposite sex to Dorothy Rude. Arlina and Lydia Lloyd bequeath their hair-nets to any one of the girls who insists on curling her hair before going to bed, and who finds it straight in the morning. Jeannette Mageske bequeaths her resemblance to Helen Kruntorat to Louise Schneider. Frances Marsh bequeaths her whizz at shorthand to Miss Warren. Lucille Maskey bequeaths her peaches and cream complexion to Nadine Redding. Josephine Menniss bequeaths her vacant periods to Gladys Chilade. Imogene Miller bequeaths her guaranteed permanent wave to Laura Meier. Olive Moen bequeaths her sense of honor to lVIary William. Tfwenty-tfwo