Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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Class Will We, the Class of 1928, having successfully rounded the last curve of our career in the High School of Coopersville, Township of Polkton, County of Ottawa, State of Michigan, United States of America, by the arduous labor of our beloved teachers and the unlimited sacrifice of our parents, do hereby wish to dispose of the following possessions: To the faculty the undisputed right to ring the bells, pick up the paper in the assembly, and to play with the window shades. To our parents the privilege of writing excuses for our brothers and sisters. To the Juniors the right to hold class meetings in room 1. To the' Sophomores the right to advertise their Carnival in any way they wish without any interference. To the Freshmen the permission to hold their chins up as high as they wish. Feeling that we have no more need of these personal trillings, we wish to distribute them as follows: I, Roland McClain, bequeath the back seat in the Southwest corner of the assembly to any member of the masculine gender who will promise to keep Imogene entertained. I, Maynard Lubben, bequeath my manly voice to Isaac Gins- berg that he may become a world known debater. I, Lewis Albrecht, bequeath my unruly locks to Virgil War- ren. I. Jessie Braamse, bequeath my sweet face to Vivian Lieffers. You’ll end in Hollywood, Vivian! I, Robert Sickles, bequeath my marvelous ability to bluff to Clifford Scott. Enjoy yourself, Clifford, you’re young only once. I, Maurice Haas, bequeath the undisputed privilege of driv- ing a taxi between school and town to “Dude.” We, Doris Preston and Nettie Thompson, bequeath our ever- lasting friendship to Marian Marshall and Bernice Hancock. I, Earl Haas, bequeath my ability to receive good marks in Physics to the future Physics students who may need them. I, Doris Nibbelink, bequeath the term “Miss” no longer useful to me to Irene Bond. Better hang on to it “Bondie.” I, Maurice Garter, bequeath my ability as a business man to Richard Witham. Become a man of affairs “Hap.” I, William Ball, bequeath a deeper hue of red hair to Garrett Bennink, with one condition, that he becomes another “red headed football player.” PAGE TWENTY-SIX

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The color dims and we find ourselves gazing once more and reminiscing on Longfellow’s lines “Our fortunes must be wrought.” Time, toil and hardships—these he discovered in daily experiences. Meeting and battling with them he realized the mis- sion of the flaming forge of life. And so we are beginning to real- ize tonight our mission, the thought of which is beautiful in its solemnity, sorrowful in its omnipotence in departing from its ear- ly life and leaving for wider fields, for larger fires and greater an- vils. Each will manage and direct for himself just as the village blacksmith performed his daily tasks at the open door. Tonight, friends and classmates, we are sad at our farewell. But a feeling reigns significant of the future. It pictures for us the golden days, showered with good fortune, that we could have wrought at the flaming forge. The anvil sounds its last note, the echo fades away, and we find ourselves treading along the highways to a future that we are shaping for ourselves from our burning deeds and thoughts. G. H. 0. PAGE TWENTY-FIVE

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I, Marjorie Fonger, bequeath my quiet nature and sweet dis- position to Mary Haas. I, Erwin Peters, bequeath my handsome countenance to any- one who will promise not to become egotistical. We, Cathryn Ten Elshof and Agnes Meerman, bequeath our shortness in height to Esther and Florence Meindertsma. I, Gerald Dyksterhouse, bequeath my light hair and complexion to Clarence Bushnell. I, Harry Wolverton, bequeath my good looks to anyone who will promise to attend Frolic nights at all theaters. I, Gretchen Omlor, bequeath to Esther Hay stead my aristo- cratic nature. I, William Stehouwer, bequeath my unused wise-cracks and my ability to talk, to Stewart Bolhuis. I, Raymond Patterson, bequeath my ability of making myself heard to John Van Mulligan. I, Edna Haystead, bequeath my ability to make “eyes” to Floyd Anderson. It is very effective Floyd. I, Carroll Hill, bequeath my competency of kidding the lady teachers in class to Joe Cox. I, Ima Witcop, bequeath my superfluous weight to Delores Parmenter. I, Nellie F. Gunneman, bequeath my high marks to Edgar Cox. May they be used to a good advantage. I, Russell Davenport, bequeath my Aunt who has a habit of having funerals to Gerald Hinken. It is a good alibi, Bud. I, Ruth Downs, bequeath my habit of being exceedingly quiet to Beulah Smith. May it enhance your personality as it has mine. I, Edgar Daggett, bequeath my girls in Nunica, Marne, Conk- lin, Ravenna, Grand Haven and Grand Rapids to anyone who will promise to keep his dates. We, Marguerite Fonger and Viola Mergener, bequeath our pent-up basket ball ability to the future basket ball players pro- viding they use it with full force. I, Herman Lieffers, bequeath my dignified nature and ability of acting perfectly at ease to Arthur Wolbrink. We, Dorothy Ferguson and Helen Baumbach, bequeath to Ella and Elene Chapman the privilege of flashing diamonds in the fu- ture. I, Alice Marshall, bequeath my stenographic attainments to Luceal Braxmaier providing she take charge of official duties next year. I, Dorothy Allen, bequeath my giggles to Francis Evans. Duly signed and witnessed, we leave this will in the hands of administrators, on the eighth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight. A. E. M. PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN