Dayville High School - Devil Yearbook (Dayville, OR)

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X,-,Q fl fi so Qiqiafmf' number one cowboy of the United States--champion bronc rider, bulldogger and roper, but his fame was gained in the wild cow milking contests. I quickly erased the all to vivid picture of' Ferris dashing madly a- round the arena, with a milk bottle in hand, chased by a big, black, bra1'm:a cow to something I hoped would be more pleasant. Thomhts of cows immediately brought back the image of Jack Wright Jack, Gerry said, had met with a tragic accident. One dark summer nigjvt while Jack was shutting the barn door, one of' his horses unexpectedly thrust his cold nose Qainst Jack's uncovered back. While recovering from the en- suing nerdfous collapse, Jael: began to writepwild west stories. He is now the foremost writer of the Popular Dime Western. Feeling myself on the verge of a nervous condition myself and wishing to stave it off until I had learned the fortunes of the rest of the 49'ers, I called for a pot of coffee. After two or three stiff' drinlzs, I again re- sumed my questioning. Where had fate placed the quiet, mmassuming Frank Johnson. Gerry, after glancing anxiously at her watch, stated that Frank had now taken over as the Grant County doctor replacing uJerry and Harthan. It seems that he has tried to follow in the Doc's footsteps as nearly as pos- sible. He had surpassed him, however, one way, Ffa,-nk ig 11011 -1-,he proud fa.. ther of' six children. Thinlzing that in at least one person's madness I could. find method, I inquired about Pegg Moore. As I expected she was now Hrs. Wayne Adams, and the mother of' twelve, beautiful , blonde boys with mustaches. Gerry's eyes showed a spark of' real interest when I mentioned. the last of the 49'ers. Yes, Jimmy Adlcins and Millie Grindstaff were still in Dayville. Jim had graduated from a schoolfoi' migineering, and was now rebuildim Dayville, ably assisted by Millie. A new glass .school building now replaced the old grey stone building which had been partially destroyed by an explosion in the chemistry labra- tory. Broad streets, sidewalks , modern homes and landscaping had made Dayville into such an imposing city that John Day decided to incorporate with ity together they were renaming it uLittle Johnu. I slowly pulled my attention back from the vision of Dayville's two broad streets with sidewalks to my surroundings. Together Gerry and I drank one more cup of coffee and quietly left the resturant. At the inter- section of' Broadway and Vine, I thanked her for the evenin,g's reminiscence CC'g6f2-N af-25752

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f W X0 e Qaw5Q rx and went slowly back to my hotel. Who would have ever thought--bronc riders, sheep herders, engineers, lawyers-Yes, who would ever have thought it. Hem 7041! We, the Senior Glass, of the year of One-Thousand-1-Iine-Hundred and Forty-Nine, being of sound mind and memory, declare this, Our last will and testament. To our advisor, Marion Huff, we leave our sincere hopes for his con- tinued success with future basketball teams. To To To To To To I. 1, If I: Har jory I: If I, In Ia CC our faculty, we will our best wishes. the undergraduates we will the following: the Juniors, we will our teachers. the Sophomores, we leave our air of superiority. the Freshman we leave our intelligent manner. the following persons we hereby bequeath these wills: Ferris Hill, leave my ability to make speeches to Joan Harris. Jerry Younger, will my ability to stick to one man to Lola Best. Jim Adkins, will to Don Mason, my ability to argue. Millie Grindstaf':f', leave my ability to flirt with the boys, to I-18.308110 I Willis Steen, will to Robert Walker, my skill of' playing basketball. David Mason, will to Bill Ifiascall, my way with the women. Jack Wright, leave to Art Graham, my good looks. 'Pegg Moore, will my ability to be mean to Coleen Watkins. Frank Johnson, leave. 3 Effie-lgj-2