Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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Prophecy SCENE—An artistic Gypsy tent. A fortune teller kneeling before a table upon which lies a crystal ball. A young woman. TIME—About 1930. PLACE—Italy. Gypsy (Mysteriously)—Speak not until bidden, fair lady. Seat thyself yonder ar.d make thy most favored desire. Young Woman (Eagerly)—Fair Queen of an honorous race, I have but a simple wish to make. Gypsy—Speak no more, but gaze at the beautiful and miraculous crystal and I will tell you all. You are Ethel Golden, a beautiful American fashion model. You began your career in Conklin, reaching Paris with distinction greater than that cf Irene Castle. From thence to Spain, England and Italy. And—ah, your wish. It is to know the fate cf all your classmates. Continue to gaze at the marvellous crystal and I shall enlighten thee. (She proceeds to charm the crystal.) Ah! Leslie Spencer, anti on his face he wears a frown for besides being owner cf a large poultry farm he is married and has found a wife who can talk more than he. Nicholas Nanninga taught for a few years but soon took up the strenuous work of teaching dancing to the deaf and dumb. Flossie Nibbelink. After taking up the study cf feeblemindness to prove her point in the argument between Mr. Rens and her, she began selling re. powder “fluffs” and is now a most successful and welcome agent. Edna Balcom also taught for a short time but scon gave up such com- monplace adventures and became a near relative to Margaret Easterly who has a happy home on a ranch in Arizona. Bertha Ester, became a successful business v.oman but scon married a preacher and went to Africa as a missionary. Walter Omlor, after leaving High School made a desperate ar.d reckless journey to New York City and became mayor cf the great metropolis. Kenneth Flagel took up the study of Zoology and later left fer Africa. He is now the most desperate, muscular and savage “Tarzan” cf the wi.d forest. Esther Streeter joined the circus and became a star trapese performer. She traveled into China and came back, starting the new style cf tapering fingernails. Page Twenty-seven

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We, Edna Balcom and Lucile Walcott bequeath the two waste baskets now in the Assembly Room to Ruth Nixon and Alta Sevrey. These may be used as receptacles for the notes which they receive from male frier.es, provided they do not fill them any more than v. e have done during the year. I, Kenneth Flagel bequeath my obedient and submissive pompadour which was willed to me by Curtis Taylor, to any person who thinks he can have better luck with it than I have had. I, Beulah Forbes bequeath my stately walk to Mildred Omlor. I, He’en Hubbell, bequeath my agreeable nature and love for study to Stewart Russell. May it do him some good. We, Norris Ferguson ar.d Leslie Spencer bequeath all our personal prop- erty and we speak for the class in leaving all their lost propei’ty (including notebooks ar.d the theme paper used on the History themes to which Mr. Rens clings so fondly) to any person who has the nerve to ask for them. Fresh- men excluded as the Freshmen this year have too much nerve, as any Senior can testify. Lastly we make, constitute and appoint Mr. Coon to be the Executor of this, our last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made. In witness whereof, we have hereto subscribed our name and affixed our seal, the twenty-second day of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-three. CLASS OF 1923. This instrument was on the day of the date thereof, signed, published and declared by the said testator, the Class of 1923, to be their last Will and Testament, in the presence of us who at their request have subscribed our names hereto, as witnesses, in their presence and in the presence of each other; believing the said Class of 1923 to be at the time of so subscribing our names, of sound mind and memory. Witnessed by, JONATHAN FITZNOODLE, HANK SPOOPENDYKE, MELISSA OLDGIRL. RICHARD CONRAD, ’23. Page Twenty-six

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Mildred Russell became a nurse ar.d traveled to France. She married the son cf Dr. Coue. “Every day in every way, she is growing plumper and happier.” Wesley Swanscn achieved a high position in the White House. He was promoted from janitor to sergeant-“in”-arms. Howard Rankins is now a great statesman. He began his career by giv- ing lectures in “Leo” Hall at Dennison. Beulah Forbes was a stenographer for a time but so:n became the ad- mired assistant of Nicholas Nanninga. Jewel Licfifers is principal cf C. H. S. and teaches gymnasium to the “over- fed” only. She has installed an elevator so she won’t become fatigued walk- ing upstairs. Abe Ginsburg went to Alaska but seen returned ar.d is new a great opera singer in Watervliet. Marion Lawton began her career by being the successful owner cf a shce factory. She began with “boots” and r.cw has several “booties.” Kenneth Maobius became prefesser of a girls’ finishing school. Having thus overcome his bashfulr.ess he has wedged his way to Washington where he is now Speaker cf the House. Marie Reed taught French in Allendale. She is r.cw in Germany design- ing dresses for dolls ar.d as ever finding great delight in this w'ork. Frances Rankans went to college for awhile but gave up such strenuous work to become a chorus girl. She is now in the movies under the name cf “Diana Buttercup.” Lucile Walcctt has spent most of her time in “feet” and “meters” achiev- ing many prizes in newspaper contests. Meantime she has been researching her ancestry and has found she is a near relative to “Bobby” Burns. Eva Rankans taught at the Jackson School for a few years. She later married a barber and has assisted him in inventing a newr hair restorer called “How Bobs will grew “Bobs” in twenty minutes.” Jo Weaver traveled to Europe as “Ilertoger.bcch” cf the “Hertogenbcch” Town Band. After a short time she organized a chauffeurs’ school specializ- ing in one-hand driving. Naomi Busman joined the Salvation Army and has learned to shake the tambourine with great skill. Forrest Laug entered the movies. If one should enter Hollywood they wrould see illuminated signs starring “Forrest Laug in the Shiek,” placing Rudolph Valentino in the background. Beatrice Bolhuis is new giving lectures through radio aclyeving the art of making one hundred words per minute. Page Twenty-eight