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

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TENTH: To Edith Dahlberg, the careful motorist, we do will one over- sized, galvanized, unpainted Interurban Omnibus, equipping her with accomodation for a few more teachers and all the boys on the home run at noon. ELEVENTH: To Mrs. Stearns, we do will one little red wheeled cart hitched to a stub tailed hobby horse. We leave her this knowing that she will need some form of recreation after such a strenuous half year with the history classes. TWELFTH: To Miss Lindsay, we do will one pair of stilts with which she will not waste so much time going to the several schools where she is physical instructor. THIRTEENTH: To Etta McIntyre, we do will a husband and Mazella’s ability to vamp, providing she promise to come back next year and use it on the Freshmen only. FOURTEENTH: To Miss Cowan, we do will the latest I heorum: One square smile plus one chuckle cubed, times the triangle have a heart equals the attitude of the isosceles teacher plus one giggling Solid Ivory Geometry Class. FIFTEENTH: To Miss Horning, we do will and devise one patent tasting machine which we know will be greatly appreciated by her. because it will keep her from spoiling her appetite by tasting so many unappetizing messes made by her cooking classes. SIXTEENTH: To the Juniors, our successors, we will our unequaled CLASS SPIRIT and the CLOAK OF D1GN11 Y that goes with it so that with our passing, they may step into our places and command homage and reverence from their lower classmen. SEVENTEENTH: To the Sophmores, we leave our originality and our power of establishing precedents, and the remaining dignity, if there is any left after the Juniors receive their due portion. EIGHTEENTH: To the Freshmen, we do bequeath, one book of Robert s Rules of Order . In doing this we ardently hope they will be able to hold more dignified meetings without being completely overruled by their Class Advisor. And furthermore to the Freshman Class we do bequeath the care and guardianship of Anderson-Hough, Ford-Everton, Doerner-Muir, Keyte-Gebers, Kerley-Barr, Tryer-Clemens, Sauer-Stidham, Flint-Green. Roberts Robinson, Holland-Alberts, Meade-Rengstorff. Sandry-Smith, Dale-Barrow, lsham-Calhoun. Dale-McAllister. Woodin-Heston. Hillis-Parsons, LeRoy-Lundburg. Randle-Williams. and Gillette-Hollowell, Laura Thomas Gunnell who now stand in one straight row at the foot of the campus. See that their beds are kept well stirred, their feet bathed regularly, their top-knots trimmed when necessary and the moss scratched off their backs. This they must do all during their future High School days, and when they are Seniors they may impose a like task upon the Freshman Class. NINTEENTH: To the incoming Freshmen, we do will our beloved Class Colors, Black and Gold, also the available standing room which we know they will need and we hope they will occupy, and in that way learn to stand up for the High School. 24

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CLASS WILL Know all high school students by these presents: we, the graduating class of the Grants Pass High School, in the City of Grants Pass, County of Josephine, State of Oregon, in this year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and twenty one, being in possession of our diplomas and still in our right minds and under no undue influence do declare this our last will and testament, dividing our great abundance of hidden assets among our dear and esteemed faculty and to the poor and feeble minded students who will still attend this said school. FIRST: To the High School in general, we do leave our school spirit and pep , we leave the foot ball pennant for the classes to fight over and our debts to be divided equally among the different classes. SECOND: To Superintendent Imel we do will several charters to be used in his political economy class in order that his students may have more efficient co-operation during examination. Also a complete correspondence course in the art “how to make a noise like a fish worm to save him time and trouble in baiting his hook when fishing. THIRD: To Professor Gaston, we do will one phonograph with a full set of 3-minute records to be used at the end of each period to give his little assembly talks thereby saving much breath. Also one large bulletin board upon which he may advertise lost and found articles. FOUR IH: To the honorable members of the School Board the Senior Class wills one of their members, Leonard Williams, whom we think will be an efficient teacher in conducting the ninth period class. FIFTH: To our beloved class advisor. Laura Thomas Gunnell, we do give our esteem and admiration for her ability to pour oil on troubled waters. SIXTH: To Ethel Parent, we do bequeath one pair of iron wheeled, re-en- forced roller skates to enable her to get to school on time without the least exertion, as a great deal of energy is needed to take down the deportment in the fifteen minute period before school. SEVENTH: To Glenn Wardrip, we will a heart (he has none) to throb during his assembly periods when coming in contact with his Freshies. Also, four brand new splinter-fired second hand Fords, no cylinder, horse powerless, ten passenger, tourless cars to be used as toys by his Auto-mechanics class, together with sixteen full sized quart bottles to contain all the surplus compression that circulates around the room when a finger is smashed. EIGHTH: To Eva Parrett, we leave one case containing six boxes of Ox Blood Red Rouge to be applied daily. This is guaranteed to give enough color to relieve the unusual pallor. NINTH: To Miss Yannke, we do will and bequeath Velma Everton’s curl- ing iron and Ellen Flint's latest receipe on “How to Reduce . 23

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TWENTIETH: The following articles of individual property we leave to various people where we think they will be least appreciated, but most essential: 1. We do bequeath Harold Isham’s complexion to Arleta Meyers. 2. We do bequeath one complete set of witticisms of Charley Dale's to James Hendrickson. 3. We do bequeath Frank Hillis' blushes to Corlyss Courtney. 4. We do bequeath Gretchen Clemens interest in Gene Murphy to any ope who cares for such knick nacks. 5. We do bequeath Gladys Sandry’s interest in Freeman Taylor to Bernice Coon. 6. We do bequeath the Muir Ticket Agency to Ellen Lloyd and Laque Youngblood. 7. We do bequeath Josephine Holland’s artistic ability to Clifford Kiphart. 8. We do bequeath Isabelle Rengstoiff’s place in the Senior Double Quartette to Eunice Hillis. 9. We do bequeath Lillian Keyte’s admiration for ice-cream trousers to Wilda Huggerth. 10. We do bequeath Pauline Meade's conversational speed record to Bert Courtney. 11. We do bequeath Frieda Geber's 1921 model set of false teeth to Merle Rimer. 12. We do bequeath Bertha Green s verdant spring quality to the incoming Freshman President. 13. We do bequeath Hortense Hough’s and Elsa Doerner’s naughty, wicked ways to Andrew Clayton and Don Megargle. 14. We do bequeath Hazel Barr’s and Cleo Robert’s quiet repose and gentleness to Mike Wilcox and William Madison. 15. We do bequeath Gudrun Anderson’s and Dorothy Stidham’s interest in the Rapid Growing Macaroni and Spaghetti Farm to Iris Burns and Doris Clayton. 16. We do bequeath Carl Dale's high look on life to Louis DeGenault. I 7. We do bequeath Remoh’s littleness and mightiness to Pearl Langtwaite. 18. We do bequeath Emma Albert's ability to lose deportment to Jack Murphy. 19. We do bequeath Amelia Sauer’s haughty dark eyes to Rodney Britten. 20. We do bequeath Charles Hollowell's power to deliver helpful orations before the assembly to Hayden Tucker. 21. We do bequeath Albert Randle’s extreme sociable nature which is curbed by bashfulness to his little brother Ted. 22. We do bequeath Glenn McAllister’s golden locks to Koath Grout. 23. We do bequeath Waldo Baker one faithful Jane . 24. We do bequeath Joe Middleton and Melba Macy a wedding license. 25. We do bequeath Fred Linkhart an air gun (for protection against squirrels). 26. We do bequeath Marie Kerley’s operatic shriek to Frieda Hiatt. 27. We do bequeath Lundy's egotism to Evelyn Anderson. 25