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

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SENIOR CLASS WILL Let it be known to all persons by the following presents: That we, the Senior class of Grants Pass High School in the city of Grants Pass, County of Josephine, State of Oregon, United States of America, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty seven, being in possession of our diplomas and in sane mind, and under no undue influence, do ordain and declare this Last Will and Testament, dividing our great amount of talents among the faculty and various members of the school, which we do deem will be of great benefit. First: To the old school we do will our good fellowship, our unconquerable spirit and our undying loyalty. Second: To Mr. Mishler, we leave our full case of hair restorer. Third: To Mr. Wardrip, we bequeath our deepest gratitude for his cooperation during our high school career. Fourth: To Miss Humphrey, our beloved class adviser, we leave our deepest gratitude for her splendid guidance during the Senior year. Fifth: To Miss MacLachlan, we bequeath a portable telephone. Sixth: Io Miss Landon. we leave our ability to make sarcastic remarks. Seventh: To Miss Riddle, we bequeath our ability to keep a dead silence in assemblies. Eighth: To Mr. Brown, we leave the memory of Senior athletics. Ninth: To Miss Boyles, we do will our adaptability to foreign languages. Tenth: Io Miss Rice, we will bequeath at least one new record for the benefit of the next years’ typing classes. Eleventh: To Miss Richards, we leave an efficient aid to help keep track of the school finances. Twelfth: To Mr. Nickel, we bequeath more second hand laboratory equipment to repair. Thirteenth: To Miss Wallace, we leave our false geometry solutions. Fourteenth: To Miss Horning, we leave an efficient squad of librarians. Fifteenth: To Mr. Van Dyke, we leave our interest in the Literary Digest. Sixteenth: To Miss Lewis, we leave one pair nickel plated roller skates to enable her to get around in the halls faster. Seventeenth: To Mrs. Marcy. we leave bigger and better boys,” for the benefit of her future biology classes. Eighteenth: To Mr. Edwards, we leave one copy of Oregon State Traffic Rules. Nineteenth: To Miss Sanford, we leave our ability to make ourselves heard. Twentieth: To Mr. Sherffius, we bequeath our easy chair and a box of cigars to occupy his spare time. Twenty-first: T o the Juniors we leave our dignified ways. Twenty-second: To the Sophomores we leave the right to wear Senior apparel, with the consent of the incoming Seniors. Twenty-third: To the Freshmen and the Subs, we bequeath our superior airs (57 varieties). Twenty-fourth: lo the incoming Freshmen, we leave our colors, crimson and silver, and our loyalty to Grants Pass High. INDIVIDUALLY I. Barbara Andrews, leave my ability as a tragedian to Melba Cecil. I, Judith Badger, bequeath my willowy figure to Hazel Miller. I, Sterling Bailey, bequeath my power of persuasive speech to Bob Lutz. I, Leo Bunch, leave my shy and timid nature to Henry Hillis. I, Elizabeth Chapin, leave my long, raven, curly locks to Marie Garrett. I, Bud Condit, will my two nickels to Orval Locatell. I, Lela Dodson, do bequeath my appendix to Miss Richards. I, Jerry Everton, leave my ability to make love to Bea Kenyon. I, Olive Overton, bequeath my interest in the Courier to Pearl Coulson. —26—

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 Elsie Harmon is selling hot dogs and mustard (without pickles, 5 cents, with, 10 cents) at the World’s Fair at London. I find that Miss Helen Wise has been arrested for bootlegging—evidently she’s tired of the dairy business. I am surprised to find here by the frying pan that Gerald Everton has at last graduated and is a Freshman at O. A. C. It seems that Gerald was out after 10:30 one evening and was called before the Dean for sleeping in class next day. He always was a fast man. Miss Helen Spalding has found a way to earn money cheaply, not golddigging, but by writing testimonials for Henna foam Shampoo. ’’Under this grease spot I read that Claude Gotschall is being paid by Irving Berlin to rewrite ’Yes Sir, That’s My Baby.’ I knew Claude had music in his soul but I wondered when he would find it. Miss Geraldine Johnston, ladies’ maid at the Redwoods Hotel, fainted the other day when offered a tip by Mr. Irving Condit, D. D. ‘Bud’ is at present minister of the Methodist church of Dryden. ’’Another money making scheme enters upon the field—Sterling Bailey is advertising mistletoe for sale, with or without demonstration. This business, combined with the money obtained from his wife’s (nee Elin Hansen’s) flute playing, he is able to keep the wolf from the door. “On this piece of paper on the floor I read that Alden Thompson has been chosen as vice-president of Wrigley’s Chewing Gum Corporation. Miss Barbara Andrews is playing the tragedienne opposite John Barrymore in Hamlet. “This advertisement says that Virginia Reid is interpreting the ‘Rise of Youth’ with Eugene Layton in Portia Mansfield’s act of aesthetic dancing. “Loren I uttle is posing for a noted sculptress for a statue of Adonis to be presented to the city of Three Pines by its Chamber of Commerce. “Ida Wertz, because of her noted work in raiding the Shack (Herman Horning, prop.) for concealed bottles of Coca-Cola, is appointed state secretary of the W. C. T. U. Here by the mantel I read that Lloyd Schmidt is starting a bank in Merlin by electing himself president. So far the total assets of the bank amount to $392. He is supported by Sam Baker, cashier of the Grants Pass Bank. In the athletic field, Guy Pollard has been named as half-back for the All American football team. However, because he had to stay home and take care of the baby, he was unable to make a speech of thanks. “Arleta Messinger is dancing at the Cafe de la N'oir Chat, on the Rue de la Paix, of Paris, where she is noted for her lack of adornment. Art Youngblood is chief operator of the air mail line from London to New't ork. “Doris Woolfolk has gained fame on the automobile race track, where she succeeded in making the record of 261.3 miles per hour. Irene Wyatt is now playing ‘Cleopatra’ in the Greenwich Village—another good woman gone down (or up). With a sigh the man stepped from his seat where he had been gazing at the ceiling above him and returned to the fire, now a mass of coals. A calm, peaceful smile was on his face and as he gazed into the dying embers, there appeared upon his features the indomitable spirit of the class of ’27, the class that had gone forth into the world to set itself a record of clean sportsmanship and good citizenship. By Leo Bunch a —25—

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I, Doris Footberg, will my dislike for men to Hoy Opdycke. I, Claude Gotschall, bequeath my devoted way to Howard Eismann. I. Elin Hansen, do will my “Sterling qualities to anyone that can achieve them. I. Elsie Harmon, bequeath Blue and White smocks to Nellie Ford. I, Mae Fleming, will my interest in Senior class president to anyone willing to assume the responsibility. I, Cecil Harmon, bequeath my executive ability to Beryl Conklin. 1, Lillian Harvey, will my surplus weight to Marie Strack. We, Anna Hasset and Retha Hunt, bequeath our flaming youth to Arthur Ayer. I, Evelyn Jordan, will my ability to enunciate to George Proctor. I, Orval Jess, will my complete understanding of Mr. Nickel to anyone needing it. I, Bundy Hill, bequeath my bashful ways and good looks to Dale Griffin. I, Geraldine Johnson, will my ability to recite poetry to Ruth Gray. I, Carl Metzen, bequeath my benevolent qualities to Georgia Sherffius. I. Leslie Kellow, will and bequeath my red hair and hot temper and loving kindness to dumb animals to Ruth Smith. I, Eugene Layton, bequeath my ability to occupy space to Lucy Cass. I, Lucian Lucas, do will and bequeath my love of jazz music to Marjory Carrell. I, Lloyd Schmidt, do hereby will and bequeath my full set of permanent wavers to John Snider. I, Luther Lucas, do bequeath my knowledge of music to Mr. Trepte. I, Tom Lenhart, do will and bequeath my gift of gab and sarcasm to Jack Blanchard. I, Adah Mark, leave my forward ways to Connie Baker. I, Ruth Mosher, do bequeath my European cigarette holder to Lee Sheldon. I, Geneva Olts, do hereby bequeath my book, Forty-nine Ways to Reduce,” by Elinor Glynn, to Marge Knapp. 1, Olive Overton, leave my interest in the alumni to Floyd Smith. We, the Perry brothers, do leave our joint knowledge of farm development to Leslie Whitehouse. I, Harold Pierce, leave my interest in physics to Harvey Woodward. I, Guy Pollard, do bequeath my ability to play football to Edwin Dole. I, Virginia Reid, do will my ability to pass the buck to all future editors of the Scroll. I, Olive Robinson, do hereby will my interest in the Sophomore class to Agnes Gardner. I, Alice Ruttencutter, do bequeath my position as confidential secretary to 1 ressa Bunch. 1. Helen Spalding, will my angelic temper and disgust for all kinds of battle to Ruth Hackett. 1, Maude Starns, do bequeath my gentle ways to Maude Richardson. I. Louis Stidham, do will and bequeath my Herculean build to Maurice Jordan. I, Alden 1 hompson. bequeath my good looks to Glen Quinby. I, Vernon Trimble, do will my safety pins to the next 1 oka editor. I, Loren Tuttle, do bequeath my regard for underclassmen to Malvin McCarthy. I, Gladys Wardrip, do will my ability to talk to Nellie Fenner. I. Ida Wertz, leave my ability to play basketball to Evelyn Steele. I, Helen Wise, will my fascinating ways to anyone who has need for them. I, Harold Messenger, bequeath my style of making love to Tommy Stott. 1, Carrell Wissing, leave my reputation as a shiek to Don Harmon. I. Irene Wyatt, do bequeath my flippant care-free manner to anyone desiring it. I, Ruth Weiland, leave my interest in stage properties to any unfortunate desiring it. I, Arleta Messenger. leave my silence to Ruth Smith. Dated this 4th day of April, A. D. 1927. —Art Jones, Leo Bunch, Carl Metzen, Thomas Lenhart —27—