Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG.H SJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlRODEOlllllllllllllllll 1931 lllllllllllllllll Class Will WE, the Senior Class of Coopersville High School, in the year of nineteen hundred and thirty-one, being of great wisdom and of a sound mind and memory, (though some doubt it) here- with make and publish this official document as our last will and tes- tament: To the Faculty we wish to give our inexpressible thanks and best wishes for their constant supply of fuel for knowledge and who have engineered our intellectual machinery. To the Juniors we bequeath our seats in the Assembly and the privilege of being as dignified as we were. We bequeath our most personal posessions, which we no longer need, as follows: I, Esther Bolthuis, bequeath my sunny smile to Bill Antonides. 1, Arthur Lieffers, bequeath my know ledge of German to Emma Van Laan. I, James Tuma, bequeath my love of the fair sex to Edward Otter- bein. I, Ruth Brown, bequeath my sweetest smile to Williamene How- ard. 1, Vivian Lieffers, bequeath my charming ways and effectual means of winning men’s hearts to Leona Schipper. I, Harriet Veeneman, bequeath my expert knowledge of shorthand to Hazel Dyke. I, Garret Bennick, bequeath my avoirdupois to Keith Liddle. I, Elorence Lillie, bequeath my talent li. e. pianist) to Margaret O’Brien. I, John Post, bequeath my arguing ability on “Chevrolets” to any- one who needs it. I, Erwin Merrick, bequeath my Economics book, which is just as good as new, to George Harmsen. I, Gladys Young, bequeath my dancing ability to Pauline Bennick. 1, William Weaver, bequeath my slang expressions to Matthew Adema. 1, Marie Post, bequeath my privilege of using the road from school to downtown at noon to Esther Wohlford. 1, Victor Scott, bequeath all my love affairs, except the last one, to Justin Brown. 1, Grace Stroven, bequeath my cunning dimples to Jean Bouwer. I, George TenElshof, bequeath mv ability of writing poetry to James TenElshof. I, Vienna Tikkanen, bequeath my blonde curly hair to Ellen Klatt. I, Phillip Russell, bequeath my ability of essay writing to Jacob Kraker. I, Leslie Timmerman, bequeath my studious quality and resultant good marks to Kathryn Lawton. I, Edith Doane, bequeath my stately walk to Beatrice Walt. 1, Joe Esther, bequeath “Old Josephine” to Allen Cook, providing he uses it to cart the girls around. Page Twenty-four

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Illllllllllllllllc. h.s.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIrodeoIIIIIIIIIIIIHIII 1931 !lllllllllll||||| shows Ilow patient the teachers are and which makes us thankful for the type of teachers we have had. Of course it mav be that when some obnoxious student tries to insert a littld uncalled for humor in class that a teacher may not be blamed if she becomes a little impati- ent and slightly caustic, for she is merely upholding discipline. Many times a few well put sharp words have prodded a lagging student into line. After tonight we will receive no more instruction from the teach- ers of our high school days. We are now capable of passing on into the school of hard knocks or else into anv college or university. I believe 1 express the sentiments of the rest of the class when I say that we only hope that our future instructors will have the patience, the good humor and the inexhaustible fund of knowledge that has’been present to such a large degree in the teachers of this graduating class. 1). I). W. Page Twenty-three

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iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiic. h.s.iiiiiifiiiiiiiniRo deo mini min iii 193111111111111111111 I, Arthur Kraker, wishing to leave something by which I can be remembered, bequeath my methods of breaking the hearts of young ladies to Wilbur Posthumus. I, Frances Gibbs, bequeath my energetic nature to Gertie Busman. 1, Constance Hillman, bequeath my art (?) of singing to Daisy I.a- Moore. I, Leon Gillhespy, leave my “gift of gab to Floyd Sabers and Lee Schipper, for there is enough foi two. Wa, Dolores Parmenter and Rex Holmes, bequeath our close friendship to Ruth I'erguson and Forrest Hackett. I, William Johnson, bequeath my mighty words of wisdom to Howard Hint .. I, Marjory Carpenter, bequeath my bewitching curls to Margaret Luther. I, Jerome Luther, bequeath my chemistry book to some unfortun- ate individual. I, David De itt, bequeath my extensive vocabularv to mv brother, Bernard. 1, Jay Gunneman, bequeath my best silk socks to Bob Lull. L Margaret Dvksterhouse, bequeath my series of volumes on “humor’’ to Cornelia Dvksterhouse. I, John O Brien, bequeath my red hair, by which 1 have gained much renown, to John Kramer. I, Ldward Post, bequeath my bashfulness to John Veeneman. I, Chester Downs, bequeath my ability in track to Everet Way. I, Mary Wo 1 brink, bequeath the remains of my tablets and pencils to whomsoever can lay hands on them. 1, Ernest Meerman, bequeath my domineering voice to the vocally weak Sophomores. 1, Melvin TerAvest, bequeath my ever ready smile to Howard Harmsen, hoping it is as becoming to him as it has been to me. I, Frances Spinner, bequeath my dangerous eyes to Irving Porter. I. Rudolph Schmidt, bequeath my popularity among women to Bert Horling, I, Lester Timmerman, bequeath my expert knowledge of chemistry to Jacob Post. I, Lyle Wright, bequeath the wind which has been exerted in blowing the saxophone to Junior Tuina to use in bluffing. I, Geraldine Ernst, leave my privilege of riding on the Xunica Limited to Florence Allen. I, Arnold Merkins, bequeath my ability of teasing the girls to Rus- sel Vei Way. 1, Olive TenBrink, gladly give one foot of my height to Nellie Dennis, for she needs it worse than 1 do. We, the Class of '‘31,’' of Coopersville High School, Coopersville, Michigan, hereby appoint as our legal executor, .1. Morrison, of this, our last will and testament on this 22nd day of April. M. N. Page Twenty-five