Gaston High School - Aurora Yearbook (Gaston, IN)

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Class Will E, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-five, of Gaston High School, being of sound mind and good habits, making void all other wills hitherto made by us, do hereby will and bequeath our possessions to mem- bers of the faculty, classes, and to the fortunate members of the said High School, as follows: Sec. 1. To teachers. Sec. 2. To lish an annual Sec. 3. To Sec. 4. To lectures. Sec. 5. To ARTICLE I the High School a whole -- Our ability to get along with the the Juniors--Our seats near the windows, also the right to pub- next year. the Sophomores-Our good behavior in class. the Freshmen-The ink wells to play with during Mr. French's the Eighth Grade-A-All class-parties and good times, throughout H. S., that we had. Sec. 6. To the Seventh Grade-Our kind natures, gentle dispositions, and ability not to get caught in writing notes. ARTICLE II To the Faculty: Sec. 1. To Mr. French-The right to chew GUM in time of school, also of being friendly with the senior girls. Sec. 2. To Mrs. Fornwald-The right to lower deportment of pupils who read novels in time of school. Sec. 3. To Mr. Waid-The senior girls' envy of that beautiful purple sweater. Sec. 4. To Mr. Bryan-The privilege of wearing his misplaced eyebrow in future years. Sec. 5. To Miss Lewellen --The chaperoning of the Senior Class of '26, Sec. 6. To Miss Markle-Permission to lead the orchestra' in playing JAZZ music at all public gatherings. Sec. 7. To Mr. Rariek-Permission to be late to Bible Class. Sec.. 8. To Miss Dorton-A good-looking man with an auto to take her to parties. See. 9. To Mr. Gradick-A jar of Sta-Comb to make his hair smooth and shiny. Sec. 10. To Mrs. Saunders-The right to see her husband twice a week. ARTICLE III To Individual Students: Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. playing Sec. 1. To 2. To 3. To 4. To 5. To with a 6. To Don Moore -The privilege to gaze at the ceiling in English class. Cecil Bond-To lead the basketball yells. Eugene Carey --Privilege to go with seventh-grade girls. Mary Collins Y- Another steady fellow besides Fred Case. Don Carey-Privilege to read hooks in time of school, also of pacifier. Freeda VanNatter -- The right to boss the entire school.

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There I saw Lyle Brown, the owner of the largest drug store in the west. He was also president of the druggists' union, and his advice was sought in many weighty matters. He was still unmarried, but there were rumors. He told me that Allen Turner was also in the city and that I would see him without looking for him. Sure enough, I hadn't gone but about a block down the street until some- one came hurrying up, asking permission to show me the sights of the city. It was Allen. He was a guide in the city, and often took parties of tourists through the mountains. Every tourist in Denver was at some time or other visited by him. VVe next came to Topeka, Kansas. On the outskirts of the town was a little white cottage, and on the porch, rocking and sewing, sat Cleo Miller and Iva' Mc- Creery. Whoever would have thought they would have lived to be old maids! Cleo was forever lamenting this fact, and it almost tried even Iva's patience in her attempts to console her. Our next landing place was New York. While walking up Fifth Avenue, a family came out of a magnificent home who looked as if they were going on a long journey. Among them was Ruth Driscoll, leading a' small girl by the hand. She was a governess in this wealthy family to their two children, and they were just start- ing on a trip to Europe, taking her with them. The next scene was quite different from any of the others. We arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, and there was Dora May, on the go all the time in one continuous round of pleasure. She had really become quite pretty, and she certainly had plenty of admirers of her ready wit as well as her beauty. From here we went farther north along the coast and came to a small, deserted cabin. It had formerly belonged to Fred and Mary, but they had gone to the wilds of Africa to preach and hadn't been heard of since. Fred always was that wayg Mary was enough company for him. Last, but not least, was dear old Gas- ton. How the town had grown! But the place that interested me most was the large community house, of which Verna Pittenger was matron. She had fallen heir to a. large fortune, and this institu- tion was the result. She was just as un- selfish and good-natured as ever, giving her time as well as her money to help someone. After this, by some mysterious charm, we were back in Italy again, the genii vanished, and I awoke to find my aunt and uncle laughing at me because of my queer actions. My uncle said that he had to go to the United States the next day on important business, a.nd if I could get ready I might go with him. I certainly wasn't very long in gather- ing things together, for I would arrive in the United States in time for the an- nual reunion of the class of '25, D. G. W. l3gE 35E'

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AH'I'ICI.Ii IV The individual students bequeath the following: See. 1. I, I.yle Brown, do hereby will and bequeath my liekleness and flirta- tious habits to Ceeil Bond. See. 2. I, Pearl Brown, do hereby will and bequeath my eow, and my envied red-sleeved dress to Dorothy Coueh. See. 3. I, Fred Case, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to read very distinctly, and to substitute quotations, heard at the Star theater, for lines in the Senior play to Don Moore. See. 4. l, Ruth Driscoll, do hereby will and bequeath my long hair and quiet disposition to Freeda Van Natter. See. I, Dorothy llelms, do hereby will and bequeath to Ora Millhollin an- other senior girl to oeeupy his ear on various OCCQISIOIISQ and to Edith Watson my long-eherished and eulllvated spit-eurl. See. tl. I, George Kirtley, do hereby will and bequeath my ability as a baek- guard to Kermit Johnson, and in later years to .loseph Foster. See. 7. I, Iva' Metlreery, do hel'eby will and bequeath my never-ending smile to Arda Burgess. See. 8. I, Cleo Miller, do hereby will and bequeath my freckles and my ability to have eight dates a week to Avis Pittenger. Sec. 9. I, Verna Pittenger, do hereby will and bequeath my lovc of argu- mentation with teachers to Hazel McKinley. . Sec. ltl. I, Dora May Owen, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to leap the wainseoting at the basketball games to Ruth Cloek. See. 11. I, Allen Turner, do hereby will and bequeath my second-hand, ever- sweel ehewing gum to Francis Campbell. See. 12. I, Dorothy Weaver, do hereby will and bequeath my never-ending desire to beeome a reat Melo :hone Jlayer to Martha liiehardson. I In witness whereof, we,.the Senior Class- of.Nineteen Hundred Twenty-tive, have signed our names to this our will, on this sixth day of February. Alle N Turner Cle O Miller Pearl B rown l,y L e llrown Dorotliy NV E :wer Ruth Dri S coll Iva MQC1' E ery Yer N a l'itteng'er George li I rtley Dora Nay O wen l5oRothylleln1s Fred Ca S c