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“Heaven approves every generous deed.”—Dickinson. Last Will and Testament We, the Class of 1932, of Gouverneur High School, in the County of Saint Lawrence, the State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament, in manner following—that is to say, First—We leave to the members of the faculty our most sincere appreciation for their untiring efforts in our behalf, for their unlimited patience, and for the friendly interest they have always manifested in our undertakings. Espe- cially do we thank: 1 Superintendent Brown, for the splendid example of true American citizen- ship, which he has always given us; for his inspiring advice, and friendly encouragement. 2 Mr. Paige, for his assistance in managing the financial affairs of the class, and in directing our scholastic activities. 3 Miss Costello, for her wise counsel and willingness to aid us in all our accomplishments. We wish to thank her also for her unceasing labors as our class adviser, and in making our annual a success. 4 Miss Hubbard, for coaching us for the Senior Play, the Senior Essay Contest, the Dean Oratorical Contest, and for the Class Day and Com- mencement Exercises; and for her cooperation in editing the Dcanonian. Second—Lorna Appleby leaves her slimness, her good looks, and her Fortune to “Fanny” Washburn. Third—Simeon Austin leaves his popularity with the girls in Latin class to Bob Caten. Fourth—Clarence Bailey leaves his placid expression to Morris Glazier. Fifth—Mary Bockus leaves her Rudy Vallee records to Minerva Priest. Sixth—Joseph Boulet leaves his “Abraham” to Sam Kaplan. Seventh—Douglas Bulger leaves his ability to catch bass to Arthur Rotundo. Eighth—Elizabeth Bulger leaves a good example to “Mac” Magee. Ninth—Doris Byrns leaves her sprightly gait and energy to “Smiley” Noble. Tenth—Margaret Cassaw leaves her good nature and curves to Dorothy Fortune. Eleventh—Earl Coates leaves his deep voice to Hollis Scruton. Twelf th—Mark Dalton leaves his curly locks to Johnston Seaker. Thirteenth—Greta DeRoche leaves her shy little voice to Bob Burr. Fourteenth—Robert Dier leaves Lorraine’s picture to Grant dear. Fifteenth—Bessie Durham leaves her sweet disposition to Bill Appleby. Sixteenth—Douglas Eggleston leaves his cows for someone else to milk. Seventeenth—Muriel Eggleston leaves her drag with Miss Bowman to “Cisco” Blair. Eighteenth—Donald Ellsworth leaves his ability to charm beautiful women to “Cliff” Empson. Nineteenth—Francis Fox leaves his standing room in front of Grant’s store. It’s about time. Twentieth—Ruth Gamble leaves her long walk to school to “Big Bud” Sullivan. Tiventy-first—Lloyd Gilmore leaves his desire to pick up waste paper to Claude Gates. Twenty-second—Anna Glazier leaves her running ability to future track teams of G. H. S. Twenty-third—Clinton Goodison leaves a pad of good excuses to Ed Magee. Twenty-fourth—Isabel Graves leaves her slim figure to Betty Gruneisen. Twenty-fifth—Marguerite Halpin leaves her timidity to Ada Tyler. Twenty-sixth—William Hampton leaves his clarinet to some one who can play it (too). Twenty-seventh—Belle Henderson leaves a lot of friendly advice to Rita Gallagher. Twenty-eighth—Grace Hillis leaves memories of her many years’ experience in high school to Kenneth Orvis. Twenty-ninth—Hazel Howard leaves the remains of her History C Book to Miss Nulty. Thirtieth—Beatrise Hull leaves her make-up kit to Robert Dempster. Page Fifteen
“Speak no evil of the absent, for it is unjust.”—Washington. ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Last Will and Testament (CONTINUED) Thirty-first—“Mickey” Inghem leaves her dramatic ability to Bruce Davis. Thirty-second—Irma Jeffers leaves her friendship with Joe Boulet to Eleanor Stammer. Thirty-third—Edna Kentfield leaves her perpetual smile to Roy Littebrant. Thirty-fourth—Harry Kitts leaves his love for his next-door neighbor to Ken Taylor. Thirty-fifth—Mel Lashure leaves his collection of baseballs to their original Qwners. Thirty-sixth—Isabel McFalls leaves her poise in French class, her calmness in driving, her to unique coiffeur, and her tactful (?) remarks to Betty Streeter. Thirty-seventh—Irena Merritt leaves her Spragueville boy friends, if any, to the Bass ters, otherwise known as the “Breezy-Corner Cut-ups”. Thirty-eighth—Lulu Narrow leaves her willingness to work, to John Christian. Thirty-ninth—Louise Nickerson leaves her independent disposition to Ed Battersby. Fortieth—Flossie Overacker leaves her love for “Queenie” to Miss Jones. Forty-first—Winnie Pascoe leaves her fondness for roller skating (or skaters) Jane Smith. Forty-second—Doris Peabody leaves a few pounds to “petit Willie Frank.” Forty-third—Norm Pickert leaves his blond, wavy hair to Worth Parks; so Worth won’t have to pay for his curls. Forty-fourth—Earl Rickerson leaves his amorous tendencies to John Plunkett. (For fur- ther references see Izzy Graves.) Forty-fifth—Lorraine Sayer leaves her dear memories to all the beautiful underclass co-eds. Forty-sixth—Marjorie Sayer leaves her attitude to Mr. Paige. Forty-seventh—Bob Scott leaves his memories of Prescott to Stan Smith. Forty-eighth—Pat Seaman leaves her “cud” of gum to Marion Hartley. Forty-ninth—Mary Shinnock leaves her daintiness, fiery temper, and high arches to Sherman Paquett. Fiftieth—Bertha Smith leaves her boisterousness to Marion Serviss. Fifty-first—Leon Sterling refuses to leave his French correspondent to anyone, because he wants her himself. Fifty-second—Stanley Stevens leaves his ability in judging Spring Chickens (?) to Hilton Ferguson. Fifty-third—Vera Stevenson leaves her exclusiveness to Rosemary Caswell. Fifty-fourth—Clarissa Tamblin leaves her ruddy complexion to Cecil Boulet. Fifty-fifth—Si Wainwright leaves certain West Side associates to Bob Evans. Fifty-sixth—Ernie Washburn leaves his first aid kit to Gladys Leeson. Fifty-seventh—lone Weatherup leaves endless questions to be answered. Fifty-eighth—Elva Whalen leaves her popularity to Gert Wallace. Fifty-ninth—Margaret Whalen leaves her continual giggles to Elizabeth Tremlett. Sixtieth—Henry White leaves his desire to pester the teachers to Allen Austin. Sixty-first—Irene White leaves a good example to Dorothy Burr. Sixty-second—Myrah Worden leaves her mastery of English compositions, especially Xmas stories, to Carl Moore. Sixty-third—Lillian Wright leaves her ability as a chauffeur to Woodrow Gardner, so that he may enjoy greater privacy. Our brilliancy, success, humor, loyahy, gratitude, love, and all the rest, residue, and remainder of our property and estate, real and personal, of every kind whatsoever, or wheresoever situated, we give, devise, and bequeath to our Alma Mater. In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our name and affixed our seal, this twenty-eighth day of June, one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-two. The Class of Nineteen Thirty-Two. : Page Sixteen
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