Gouverneur High School - Deanonian Yearbook (Gouverneur, NY)

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I tst ®tll nnb iammt of the Class of 1939 We, the senior class of the Gouverneur High School, being of sound and firm memory, do make declare, and announce this our last will and testament. We do give the following: (Sfirst —To Mr. Brown, Mr. Paige and the faculty, our thanks for many instances of thoughtful and sound advice. Js ectmb—To our advisers our gratitude for their help in many of our problems. —To the Juniors: All the privileges and honors of Seniordom. Jffnuril] —To the entire student body: The use of all the good novels in the library. —Personal bequests: I, Charles Helvie, do bequeath my red cheeks to Marie Johnson. I, Mary Jefferson, do bequeath my slimness to Wee Willie Griffith. I, Marjorie Hosmer, do bequeath my office as President of the Minervas to any girl who can get it. I, Beatrice Kelly, do bequeath my seat in Lover’s Lane (a table of love birds in Mr. Powers’ study hall) to Esther Jean Thompson and Dickie Holton. I, Elaine Lockie, do bequeath my admiration for the color “Brown” to Billy McCor- mick. I, Helen McNeill, do bequeath my “Miles” and miles of riding to Peggy Ulrich. I, Scott Brown, do bequeath my love to Marion Bassett. I, Theodore Constantikes, do bequeath my ability to get up early mornings to Everett Jenne. I, Julia Dodds, do bequeath my quiet and sweet mannerisms to Nadine Clark. I, Jean Easton, do bequeath my ability to spell to the soon-to-be-seniors. I, Gladys Gilbert, do bequeath my eternal shyness to Avis Dain. I, Harlan Goodnough, do bequeath my gallant manner to Robert Beaman. I, Inez Manzolati, do bequeath my curly hair to Agnes Creighton. I, Eila Matthezvs, do bequeath my sailor to Elaine Backus. I, Marjorie Mullin, do bequeath my large eyes to Clarine Evans. I, Vern Orford, do bequeath my ability to play ping pong to the other “Ag” boys. I, Claire Parker, do bequeath my ability to do my hair well to Jane Collins. I, Marjorie Hansen, do bequeath Ray Boscoe and Irving Weatherup to the sophomore girls. I, Ruth Bailey, do bequeath my quiet mannerly way to Esther Pernice. I, Fred Barr, do bequeath my car to any sophomore who wants it. I, Donald Bartholomew’, do bequeath my high marks to John McGill. I, Cresson Brouse, do bequeath my leadership ability to the president of the class of 1940. I, Ruth LaPlatney, do bequeath my charming smile to Mary Stone. I, Donald Love, do bequeath my love for arguing to Philip Lynde. I, Charles McAdam, do bequeath my habit of sleeping to Bernard Barr. I, Eleanor Christian, do bequeath my cheer-leading ability to Marion Davis. I, Flora Church, do bequeath my seat in the movies to Louise Merithew. I, Gladys Day, do bequeath my happy-go-lucky manner to Velma Stammer. I, Stanley Fortune, do bequeath my height to Jimmie Whalen. I, Richard Halford, do bequeath my ability to do so many tasks to someone who can do them. I, Eugene Hopper, do bequeath my baseball glove and horseshoes to Stephen Donahue. Page Eight

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Bark Row—(left to right)—Erton Sipher, Charles Helvie, Gordon McPherson, Scott Brown Jr.. Louis Boulet. Seated—Beatrice Kelley, Marjorie Hosmer. Tris Scruton, Helen McNeill, Ruth Reddick. Senior Essay Contest GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1939—EIGHT O'CLOCK PROGRAM March ...................... Selected High School Orchestra “American Music” ........ Iris Scruton “Can Naturalisation Be Made Convincing?” ......... Louis Boulet Second Prize Solo, “The Winding Road” .... Spross Richard Elmer “A Break in the Union”.......................Helen McNeill “What the Future of America Should Be”........ Scott Brown, Jr. “What Freedom Means to America” ........... Beatrice Kelley First Prize A Legend.................Tschaikowsky Judges: Rev. William E. Capron, Rev. Earl Spirit Flower........ Campbell-Tipton High School Chorus “Why Be An American Farmer?”...............Erton Sipher First Prize “American Drama” .... Ruth Reddick Second Prize “Henry Thoreau, A Man of Wisdom” ....... Gordon McPherson March ...................... Selected High School Orchestra “Our National Parks” .......... Marjorie Hosmer “American Inventions” . Charles Helvie March ...................... Selected High School Orchestra E. Chanley, Mr. Mason R. Smith. iteen

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Jitll nnh Testament of tip (Ulass of 1930 I, Dorothy Whitmore, do bequeath my mastery of French to Henry Matty. I, Marjorie Smith, do bequeath my musical talent to Ann Gates. I, Leland Luenberger, do bequeath my bachelorhood to Everett Jenne. I, Geraldine Mantle, do bequeath my self-confidence to Marjorie Thompson. I, Gordon McPherson, do bequeath my way with the girls to Charles Cunningham. I, Jane Gates, do bequeath my ready wit to to the “Ag” boys. I, Claude Jeffers, do bequeath my interest in “Ag” work to Keith Besaw. I, Clark Laidlaw, do bequeath my mathematical ability to William Whalen. I, Mary Jane Cheeseman, do bequeath my various romances of the year to Martha Will- enbacker. I, Clarence Evans, do bequeath my candid camera, well used and worn, to whoever can use it as well. I, Ruth Price, do bequeath my ability to play hockey to Gwendolyn Gaddis. I, Ruth Reddick, do bequeath my old Grange dance tickets to Murray Thomas. I, Iris Scruton, do bequeath my tendency to vex the teachers to Barbara Van Slyke. I, Dorothy Traver, do bequeath all my extra weight to Julanne Howe. I, Edivin Tupper, do bequeath my job in the cafeteria to Alyce Charters’ next boy friend. I, William Foeppel, do bequeath my well-worn fishing tackle and shot gun to Donald Hopper. I, Eleanor Ingram, do bequeath my dislike for certain people to Esther Boprey. I, Jane Leeson, do bequeath my sophisticated air to Lois Campbell. I, Carl Wells, do bequeath my seat in history class to Eric Bresee, who we hope, will stay as wide awake. I, Albert Tyler, do bequeath my appreciation of occasional half-day holidays to Donnie Pete. I, Beryl Bickford, do bequeath my winsome ways to Ada Humphrey. I, Eleanor Link, do bequeath my preference for Ford V-8’s to Betty Premo. I, Ruth Brown, do bequeath my ability to turn handsprings to Marion White. I, Jayn Virkler, do bequeath my ability to talk the most and say the least to Coral Mac- intosh. I, Nelson Lashbrooks, do bequeath my unused shaving set to Bill Gruneisen. I, Alice Phillips, do bequeath my adoration for Dordy Caswell to Betty Wilson. I, Norma Weatherup, do bequeath my constant good humor to Mr. Smith. I, Raphael Boscoe, do bequeath my cradle-robbing reputation to one of next year’s senior slicks. I, Louis Boulet, do bequeath my continual yawn (maybe you’d call it boredom) to Jean Curtis. I, Delbert McLear, do bequeath my much used jalopy to John Wranesh. I, Erton Sipher, do bequeath my desire to be an American Farmer to Merlin Whitmore. I, Malcolm Tyler, do bequeath my dilapidated English books to Leon Reed. In witness whereof, we set our hand and seal on this twenty-seventh day of June, Anno Domini, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine. The Class of 1939 Witnesses: Betty Davis, Richard Elmer. Page Nineteen