Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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jjjopur vMh |pgh Jch l ■ $ I, Justin Wolbrink, gladly give my rosy cheeks to Esther Mackey, for they cause me much displeasure. I, Edward Wezeman. bequeath my golden curls to Spoofy.” May they cover your honorable brow as they have mine. Now, having each one left his individual properties to those of our suc- cessors we thought most deserving of them, we hereby aqpoint Mr. George Laug as executor of this, our last will, to which we have signed our names and affixed our seals this tenth day of April, in the year of our Lord, nine- teen hundred and twenty-four. LEALAH GLEASON. Page Twenty'

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I, Lealah Gleason, bequeath my habit of forgetting to study civics to Elizabeth Horling, hoping it will bring her as good marks as it did me. I, Reginald Goodrich, bequeath my dancing ability to Jennie Busman. May she become as graceful as I am. I, Gayl Grieve, bequeath my interest in the home paper to Harriet Lub- ben. I, Florence Haas, bequeath one of my curls to Stewart Russell, pro- viding he uses it as a spit curl. [, Lyle Hanchett, gladly give one foot of my height to Lillian Schestag, for she needs it worse than I do. I, Gerald Lubben, bequeath one soiled collar and my best silk socks to Tiny Mosher. I, Miner Meinderstma, bequeath all my love affairs, except the last one, to Harold Westover. I, Glenroe Mohns, leave my gift of gab to Harry Ellenbaas and Walling Munger, for there is enough for two. I, Marietta Marshall, bequeath my blushes to Lottie Hathaway and Clara Wilton, hoping it will enhance their beauty as well as rouge does. We, Inez Nibbelink, and Bill Stephens, bequeath our close friendship to Hazel Bolthuis and Harold Slaughter. I, Hunter Noble, bequeath my beautiful red pompadour to Howard Hawkinson, providing he keeps it as nice as I do. I, Ben Nanninga, bequeath my mighty words of wisdom to John Hin- ken. Use them on all occasions. I, Eleanor Stevens, bequeath a fair portion of my weight to Hazel Schestag. I, Wilma Sickles, leave my unknown virtues to Lavern Davenport, if he can discover what they are. I, Emory Scott, bequeath my arguing ability to Neva Gleason, hoping that with this ability and her nerve, she may become a great suffragette. I, Jean Scott, bequeath my loving disposition to Marie TerAvest, and my dramatic ability, willed to me by Dorothy Lake, I give to Ethel Robin- son. I, Helene TerAvest, bequeath my “rats” to Anna Kramer on condition that she will never, never bob her snowy locks. I, Harold VanDoorn, bepueath my love for the fair sex to Charles Esther. Page Twenty-five

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Prophecy A LARGE field of flowers ahead seems to announce to me that my journey would soon be ended and the problem which had caused me so much thought would be solved. Entering this field I started to pick some of the flowers, but my task of finding the flower which pleased me most seemed hopeless. At last I discovered a beautiful rose growing under a tree in a secluded spot which attracted my attention. I plucked this rose and as I did so my thoughts began to wander to the future of my classmates and teachers from Coopersville High School. Then as if the Makers’ hands had touched the flower, it began to grow and the petals to spread, which caused a kind of screen to be cast over the flower. My problem was solved, for there in each petal was portrayed the future occupation of each member of the class and faculty of nineteen hundred and twenty-four, and from these visions I deduced the following prophecies; Gayl Grieve taught school for a few years and then became messenger for the Editor-in-Chief of the Coopersville Observer. We always wondered when in school why Gayl was so interested in her home paper, but at last the mystery is solved. Lyle Hanchett, after leaving school, studied surgery at the University of Michigan and now is a successful surgeon in Mayo Brothers Hospital in Minnesota., Marvin Bulthuis, our star athlete, is pitching for the New York Nat- ionals. Helene TerAvest has established a boarding school for girls at Denni- son. Her rules are very strict as she will not allow the use of powder and rouge and bobbed hair is not permitted. Henry Ahrens taught History at M. A. C. for a few years and has recently been elected senator from Michigan. Ben Nanninga has become very wealthy on his stock farm at Lamont with his unlimited knowledge of breeding Jersey cattle. Florence Haas attended Kalamazoo Normal for two years, where she specialized in French and English. She taught at C. H. S. two years ago and proved to be successful, as they asked her to teach the next year, but she had greater attractions elsewhere. Edward Wezeman went abroad to study art and is now a famous artist, drawing cartoons for the Chicago Herald and Examiner. Ruby Barrett attended school at Ypsilanti, where she received a life certificate, and since then she has taught kindergarten in Marne. Page Twenty-seven