Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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Class Will We, the Senior Class of 1920, noning that the hour of our departure from our Alma Mater is fast approaching, and being in our right minds and under no undue influence, do publish, ordain and decree this our last will and testament, and do hereby revoke all other wills by us made. First. To Crants Pass High in general we do leave our pep and our School Spirit, in the hope and belief that these will keep Crants Pass as wide awake in the future as they have done throughout our High School Career. Second. To our esteemed School Board, we give the green paint from the big ’20 on the front steps, (For the removal of which the Senior shekeles were so willingly shelled out), with the provision that said paint be returned to Royston Lacey upon request. Third. To Superintendent Imel we will one bottle of Mother Winslow's Nerve Tonic; one teaspoonful to be taken before each Teacher's Training Class. Fourth. To Professor Caston we devise and bequest one electric burglar alarm and recorder, which, when any pupil ditches a period, will automatically ring a bell and record the truant's name... This we hope will save our beloved principal much shoe leather and many gray hairs. Fifth. To our special friend and class advisor, Laura Thomas Cunnell, we leave one complete treatise on Perpetual Motion, in the hope that through a study of it she will be enabled to use all of her spare time to better advantage. Sixth. To Niel R. Allen, we give a Viclrola with one record, to be used in explaining the Capital and Labor situation to his Civics classes, also we leave one large size bottle of the essence of Democratic ideas to be thoroughly mixed with his Republican sentiments, only one teaspoonful to be taken at a time, or the results will be fatal. Seventh. To Ethel Parent we do bequeath one combination periscope and ear trumpet, with which she will become even more efficient in detecting passing notes and whispered remarks in the assembly room. We also give one dozen extra-sized deportment blanks so that no one may be slighted by having their name left off the list. Eighth. To Wilda V. Counts we will and devise one patent comb which will enable her to spend more lime on the lesson and less time in arranging the boys' hair. Ninth. To Cone Cutler we give one educated South African parrot, which shall be trained to repeat the words, LeRoy Heston! Harold Isham! Let's have a little more quiet!” twenty times during each recitation of her Political Economy class... Also Louise Hammerbacher's latest book entitled “Red Pigs.” Tenth. To Alva Wilson we do will one leather upholstered arm chair designed to increase her comfort when on duty at the head of the west stairs. Eleventh. To the Juniors, Seniors-to-be, we leave one barrel of patent paint remover, a substance said to be invaluable to all Senior Classes. Twelfth. To the Sophomores, coming Juniors, we bequeath our Muriel's JAZZ., which we deem a sadly needed quality, plus Carlotta's dignity, and Paul Wright’s wisdom —three elements universally recognized to be indispensable to a successful High School career. Thirteenth. To the Freshies we give Carmelita’s vanity case and a volume by Sherman S. Smith entitled “How to Bluff.” This book is calculated to prevent studying from interfering with their education. Fourteenth. To the incoming Freshmen we do leave our beloved class colors, old 21

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consider that Whit has also carried off honors in ball, fighting, baseball, swimming, tennis, football, golf, hockey, basketball and track. New York City, June 2, 1927.—The Van der Inkstrew diamond mystery which baffled detectives all over the country for months is solved at last, thanks to Miss Minnie Alberts, City Chief of Police. None of the details are out yet but it is known that Miss Alberts worked alone and unaided in the tracing out of the plot. San Francisco, Aug. I, 1927.—Among the lists of latest books we have an unusual publication by Annie Dungey, entitled “Housekeeping.” This book will probably be used as a text book for home economic classes in many of the Western High Schools, as its easy style and possibilities of practical application make it admirably suited to that use. New York, June 9, 1927.—One of the reporters for the New York 1 imes recently overheard the following remarks from two prominent citizens: “I firmly believe in the doctrine of ‘Spare the rod and spoil the child',” Evelyn Bradford, Superintendent of Public Instruction of New York State brought her fist down on the table with a thud to emphasize the remark. Carlotta Wiseman, head of the largest New York Kindergarten, answered, “Children cannot stand rough treatment. In my school room I emphasize the play element. as I have held play before work all during my own school experiences. This argument is thought to have been the beginning of those heated discussions which as we all know will not be really settled until the next presidential election. Paul Wright, nominee of the Democratic party, states the following, I believe that entertainment should be the first consideration.” The Republican nominee, Margaret Counts, stands firmly for “All work and no play” and believes in Miss Bradford’s argument of “Spare the rod and spoil the child ’ Corvallis. Ore.. May 16, 1927.—“There is none her equal,” remarked one of the O. A. C. students when talking of Miss Katherine Baker, Dean of Women at that college. Although Miss Baker has only been there a month, having recently taught physical culture in an Eastern girl’s College, she is becoming very popular with all the girls on the campus, and she will doubtless prove to be the school's most successful Dean since the retirement of Dean Fawcett. St. Paul, June 6, 1927.—Ruth Gorham, head of the United States Dietitics Bureau, has concocted a new dish for the sick, composed of two teaspoons ful of finely ground acom meal and a dash of red pepper over a glass of persimmon jelly. This mixture is patented, and the biggest steamship company of the Atlantic is negotiating with Miss Gorham for the control of the patent. Boston, June 3, 1927.—Mr. Leonard P. D. Q. Kendall has recently discovered a new bug in his Bugoligistic Work. It is to be of great value in the future, although it is very small, its strength is equal to 200 H. P. and the food value of the beast is so great that one taken with salt and penper will sustain life for 24 hours. Mr. Kendall is reputed to be one of the foremost zoologists of the West. Brooklyn. N. Y., June 9, 1927.—Miss Carmelita Pool has sold her stock in Bethlehem Steel and retired to private life with a seventeen billion dollar rating, is the latest gossip from Wall Street. Miss Pool has for some time been known as the possessor of a fabulous fortune, most of which she has accumulated herself in the last ten years. She is reputed to have made her money through the most daring speculation New York has ever witnessed. Boston. Mass., August 10. 1927.—“Frocks will be lower in the neck and shorter in the skirt this season than ever before,” is the prophecy of Monseiur Sherman Smith, the leading designer of Boston. Clergymen throughout the world are becoming alarmed at the daring trend of modern costumes and a campaign for more moderate styles will probably be launched in the near future. Mons. Smith argues that present-day fashions only represent the economical spirit of the times, and he will no doubt give the campaign some very active opposition. Marjorie Niles ’20 Martha Reed '20 20

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rose and green, and our originality, a combination which will usher them through a brilliant four years of C. P. H. S. second only to the Class of 1920 in its success. Fifteenth. To Vere M. Murray we do hereby will and bequest one large mega- phone, mounted on rubber castors to be moved conveniently about the assembly so that her numerous announcements may be heard by her so-called eighth period Babies to good advantage. Sixteenth. To Edith Daldberg we do bequest one spy glass possessed of high mag- nifying powers, with which to delect the unfortunate student who throws small shot, marbles and other articles during her fourth period assembly. We also will her one large armoured shield to be used in self-defense against any stray missiles flying through the air. Seventeenth. To Marguerite Sinclair we do will and bequeath one bright second-year French class that can complete her beloved first year French and be able to parlez-vous more correctly. Eighteenth. To Mr. Clenn Wardrip n e give one medium sized owl to hoot at the end of his assembly periods thereby saving much energy in going down the isle to ring the bell. I, LaVon Allen, the class cut-up, will my dark hair to Mary Reed. My haughty dark eyes to Harold Lundburg, provided he uses them for education purposes only. I, Aubrey Coff. bequeath my naps to Gardner Knapp and my ringlets to Mildred Lowden. I, Robert Bestul, will to LeRoy Heston a girl for every occasion, also eight dates out of the week, which will not interfere with his education in the least if he goes to bed before 3:30 a. m. I, Anna Bramwell, will our car to Floyd Parsons, provided he will be as nice to the girls as I have been to the boys. I, Charilla Telherow, bequeath all my historical knowledge back to Mr. Allen; I also wish to thank him for his kindness in piloting me over the deep and narrow places. I, Martha Reed, the noisiest person in C. P. H. S., bequeath my ability to make noise to Norman Kendall, also my artistic ability to Jack Murphy. We, Lynetta and Vemetta Quinlan, wish to will our twin-like appearance to Ernest Calhoun and Margaret Truax, but by special request n e ask them not to dress alike. I, Marjorie Niles, wish to will my naturally curly hair to Miss Wilson; also my well-developed sense of humor to Frank Hillis and I appoint Cretchen Clemens as Landa Cillette's guardian until he becomes of age. I, Clara Firth, bequeath my dimples, my auburn locks, brown eyes and surplus plumpness to Mrs. Parent. I, Thelma Robinson, bequeath my popularity to my sister, Vera, also to Allen Lacey, hoping they will have the many happy days in their High School career which their Senior brother and sister have. In witness whereof. n e have hereto subscribed our names and affixed our seal, the 24th day of May, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty. (Signed) THE CLASS OF ’20. By Martha Wilkinson. Marjorie Niles. Martha Reed. 22