Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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I, Harvey Teusink, bequeath my habit of saying “ahem” to Floyd Milanowski. Since paper is costly and time is precious, we do give the Faculty individually: To Miss l)e Free all our unused erasers to use for rubber heels; and thd privilege of keeping any English class after school, if she deems it necessary. To Miss May our best wishes for the future and all past Latin lessons with infinite relief. To Miss Sima we give all the typewriters and all the virtues of her combined commercial and English room. To Mr. Gibbs we give the sole right to chew gum, and all the right of attend- ing any district school by name Toothaeher, providing he gets home in the morn- ing in time for school. And last, but by no means the least, we leave all chemistry odors, all History arguments to our honorable Superintendent, Mr. A. J. Hirdsell, with an immeas- urable relief. We hereby nominate and appoint Mr. Ivan Gibbs our sole executor, trusting he will faithfully carry out our wishes as stated in this legal document. In witness whereof, I, President of the Senior Class, set my hand and seal. As witnesses we sign our name, The Senior Class. Notary Public, Nuff Sed, Page Nineteen

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CLASS WILL IN the name of the Faculty, we, the Senior Class of Coopersville High School in the year of nineteen hundred and twenty-one, considering that we are as yet in a sane mind, fully realizing that we are about to exterminate ourselves forever from our present halls of intellectual advancement, do fervently declare and testify this to be our last will and testament, hereby declaring all former docu- ments to that end null and void. As a class, we bequeath our Senior Dignity, our trials and tribulations to our successors, the Juniors. They in return arc to pay all of our debts, just or unjust, at the event of our departure from their midst. Being charitably inclined we make the following small gifts: I, Harvey Busman, bequeath my last pair of short trousers to Robert Koning on condition that he grow into them. I. Harold Bargwell, transmit all the air used in blowing the cornet within the past four years to Howard Rankins to use for bluffing. I, Jacob Hinken, leave my best beloved Naomi Busman to Warren Comstock. I. Glenn Taylor, bequeath mv abundant knowledge of English literature and French to my favorite teacher Miss De Free, to use next year at her pleasure. I, Marjorie Park, leave my spit curl to Emma Lake, and speaking for Margery Frost, who wishes to give her faithful Glenn Messenger to her sister Lillie, hoping that she will hold him in safe keeping until the exertions of graduating are over. I, Pearl Garter, bequeath all my unseen charms to Erma Warren. I. Frank Gunneman, bequeath my ability to entertain young ladies to Barnerd Luben; and I speak in behalf of Lloyd Lewis, who wishes to give his bashfulness to Wm. Lieffers, hoping it will not go astray. I. John Wolbrink. wishing to leave something by which I may be remembered, bequeath my methods for breaking the hearts of young ladies to Wm. Ter Avest. I, Leah Gunneman. do give and bequeath rav Physics book, which has been a source of joy to me, to some unfortunate individual blessed with my mathemat- ical ability. I. Edith Spencer, do hereby make known that 1 have given Mr. Bartholomew to a Miss Delia Fvnewever. I, Irene Smith, grant my studiousness to the entire Freshman class, knowing the supply will exceed the demand. I, Helen Busman, bequeath my seriousness and newly tried box of rouge to Gertrude Whitman, hoping it will heighten her unusually light complexion. I, Alice Toogood, do give my habit of casting down my eyes and blushing to Alverna Baker. We, Maude Easterly and Ina Leggett, bequeath our aptitude for giggling to the whole Sophomore Class. I, Marie Edwards, grant my basket ball experience to all future basket ball teams. I, Gladys Face, do bequeath my wonderful art of singing solos to Henry I.angland. I, Marie Albrecht, having sought earnestly for advice concerning this, leave my complete knowledge of History to any one who has my perseverance. I, I.ettie Albrecht, do willingly surrender all Latin books used in my C. H. S. course to the school, having learned the content of them all. I, Anita Walt, give my violin experience to Miss Way. I, Charles Westover, bequeath my many unattained vices to Jennette Fyne- wever. I, Helen Daggett, bequeath my many virtues and gift of using my mouth to Forrest Laug. Page Eighteen

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WHY ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL? WHAT are the advantages of attending Higli School? What good may be derived? These are two questions very often asked when the subject of “high School” is introduced. Years ago, when this bind of ours was young, Abraham Lincoln, an industrious country lad, was very eager for education. He did his best to get books and to learn all he could from them. But why did he not go to school? Merely because there were none near the place where he lived. When he grew older, lie attended school and became a lawyer. Everyone knows how he. although only a poor farmer boy, became president of this great land of ours. Many of the presidents of the United States as well as many other great men in history were brought up on the farm. Today the lads of the country have the same opportunity to become great men as they had in former years. An education, however, is necessary for one if he has this or any other worthy ambition in view. No one can name any worth while position in life where an education is not essential. Years ago men thought that an education was wasted if a well learned man just lived in the country and pursued farming as his occupation. Today, they know better. Men, by experiment, have produced through scientific application the best plants and the ways of cultivating these. They have invented machines and have improved them. Farming is now done more on a business-like basis. Education brought this about, helping to make farming more of a pleasure and an enjoyable occupation. If a person wishes to work and spend his life merely for the purposes of money, he may argue that one can earn just as much without an education. A man may work in a shop and earn a great deal; but is his life as pleasant as that of a man who has had the advantage of an education? Is it really worth while to spend one’s life just for the sake of money? A man who is well educated is also a far more efficient citizen. A woman may say that an education is not necessary if she just intends to spend her life in domestic affairs. Has there not been advancement in the realms of housekeeping? Has not education and wider knowledge helped to bring about this advancement? A woman, who is educated, has a great influence on her family. She will help to educate her children and to broaden their minds. Are girls and boys who wish to teach school and help other children improve their educational conditions, able to do this without being well educated them- selves? If boys are interested in medicine, engineering, electricity or some other calling, would it not be well and profitable to extend their knowledge along these lines, making their life work in whatever interests them most? Country boys as Page Twenty