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|£ast •Bill mxh Testament of i t Class of 1947 We, the class of 1947, of Gouverneur High School, in our attempt to leave as quickly as pos- sible, (Jo declare this our last will and testament. We do leave the following: |ftrat-To our advisers: Bless them for their patience. Jsfeconb—To Mert Gollaher—our sympathy that he couldn’t graduate. Stjirb- To the Juniors: This year book to demonstrate our successes (?). Jfcuirtb —To the sophomores: Starch for stiff upper lips; they don’t know what’s ahead of them —poor darlings! —Personal bequests: Alyce Adams leaves her head-cheerleader’s uniform to Honey Caswell : we hope she can get into the swing of the things. Doris Adams leaves the North Gouverneur cemetery to the living. Sally Barne leaves her dirty blond hair to Sally Hart who knows how to wash and comb it. Ann Blackburn leaves her ability to get a Reynolds to jane Sprague. Fred Bulger leaves his post at the poolroom to Arnold Huntress; we hope he can reach the table. Sally Burns leaves Balmat—do you think they can stand it without her? Robert Carroll leaves his sense of responsibility to Amos Kentfield. Ardis and Ercil Charter leave the Social Studies library to Bobby Gardner so he can carry on his spooning with Rita in private. Beverly Dalton leaves her driver’s license to the punch board in hopes Albert Kaplan will get one the same way. Dorothy Devendorf leaves her men to Marilyn Reamore in hopes she can carry on. Agnes Donaldson leaves her cross-river walks to Betsey Hall. Reta Durant leaves her Oriental look to Mort Howard in case the peroxide bottle is found in the chandelier. Janice Ebbrecht leaves her discarded sailor to Joanne Scozzafava. Bill Eldridge leaves his sweater to the clothing drive—so he thinks. Elinor Fields leaves the cafeteria to Jean Truax in hopes that only 99% of the school gets indi- gestion next year. Xury Finley leaves his position as the only male in the French 3 class to any fellow (sucker) that would stick to it that long. Marian Fortune leaves her winsome giggle to Lewis Schofield. Ellamae Fozvler leaves her shop work to the boys. Gilbert Gates leaves his hard work as one of the outstanding future farmers to Don Ritchie in hopes that he can produce as good results. Carl Girard leaves his spirit of giving money generously to Don Sprague, in hopes that Don’s father appreciates it. Hazel Griffis leaves her proposals to any hopeful Junior. Mary Jane Hall leaves her lead in the Senior play to Bill Blance, who always thinks he’s putting on a good show. Susan Hicks leaves her quiet, reserved manner to Pat Constantikes.
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JllUtll nnh Testament of tl}£ (Glass of 1947 Jane Hopper leaves her cheerleader’s uniform to her sister, Ann; we hope that she can fill it. Junior Hurly’s got plenty to leave—so lie’s leaving it to Jack Christensen. Ruth Laidlazv leaves her punctuality, attentiveness, and reserved way to Lona Mills. Bob La Vack leaves the gym to Alvin Glasford. Norine Lenahan leaves her affection for P. J. to Mary Robillard. Betty Leonard leaves her accordian to Bill Hendricks so he can build up his chest muscle. Vernon MacTurk leaves his Mayorship of Hailesboro to Guy Baker. Will Maloy leaves his driving of his father’s truck to school in the morning to Harold Bell. Betty Maville leaves her subtle remarks to Mr. Walrath. Lyle McGuinness leaves the girls—alone. Catherine Monahan leaves her taxi service to Betty Lee, if she can find as much time for it. Dick Monroe leaves his ability to get to school on time to George Tait. Stanley Orford leaves that prize speaking voice to Roy Ormsby. John Rastley leaves his worldly manner and intellectual interests to Rodney Kerr. Viola Seavey leaves her first-rate study habits to Fred Hopper. Curt Serviss leaves his evening escapades to Eddie Bellinger. Marjorie Smith leaves her well-trained bangs to Harold Stacy. Faye Sprague leaves for an embalming school so she can take care of Fred in his older days. Fred Stevenson leaves Mr. Cryan to teach chemistry alone. Janis Taylor leaves—but she’s seeing to it that Freddy leaves with her. Bedorah Wainwright leaves all her men to Rachel in hopes of feminizing her. Jerry Wardwell doesn’t leave anything. Anything he has, he needs. Joanne Wood, alias The Sapling, leaves in search of tall timber in the wilds of Syracuse. Mary Yaddow leaves her charming smile to Joyce Hodgkin. Ruby Young leaves her guitar playing to Sally and Her Montana Plainsmen. James Mason leaves his father’s army shirt to Lorna Leonard—let’s hope she can do more for it than he did. John Halford leaves his seat in English. William Boscoe leaves his smiling face to Janey Goodnough. Glenn Lehigh leaves and could hardly wait to do so. Victor Boscoe leaves his attendance record. Charles Bartholomew leaves his navy jumpers to the junior girls. The humor staff leaves. They’d better after this. In witness whereof, we set our hand and seal on this twenty-fourth day of the sixth month of the year nineteen hundred forty-seven. Witnesses—Arnold Huntress, Betty Lee. THE CLASS OF 1947.
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