Hancock Central High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hancock, MI)

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SUETUEFUEIUEIUEIUEIUE'H.lElUElUElLlEH.IElUF'lUEHJER.lElUElUEHJEHJElUElUElUElUEfUElUElLlElLlEILlElU'Ffll.lEIl.lElUE E E HAN-CEN-Hl,23 EIUETLIEILIELIEIUEIUEIUEFLIEFLIE mEnEfuEmEmEnJEr1iEmErLErLramEn.EmEmEnErLEruEmEmEn1EmEmEmErLE While I, Irene Stein bequeath my studious, industrious manner which is partially, though not wholly, feigned, to Ralph Mikko. I, Oliver Perreault, a staid, dignified member of the class, do make my will according to the following statement: I leave to James McCullum my hatred of girls. After you have received my bequest, James, and become of the same opinion as I am, you will be able to spend more time on your school work. To Harold Abrahams, I leave my mu- sical talent. With your natural ability, Harold and my most unusual talent you will some day become a famous musician. Silence! We, Stella Coombe, Perino Marco and Edna Hendrickson, the smal- lest lasses in the class, find it conveni- ent to make our will together. I, Stella, leave my timid glance and shy smile to Doris Green. I, Perina, bequeath my pleasant, friendly manner to Bertha Poisson. I, Edna, do give to my sisters, Alma and Hulda, my place on the honor roll. I hope that you will appreciate it, girls. This gift is to be equally divided as I do not wish to be partial or to be the cause of a quarrel. I, Eleanor Hagert, finding that it is necessary to part with my friend and constant companion, Ruth Miller, do leave my share in our frienship to whomsoever considers himself worthy of it. My extreme fondness for che- mistry I leave to Joseph Ruppe. It is certain to aid you next year, Joseph. Hear Ye! We, Mary Steinback and Mabel McLeod, are broken hearted girls because the school year is at an end, for we so much enjoy the physics class and its teacher. Since we must give up the pleasure we found in this course we wish to leave it to Alberta Kinsman. I, Mary, leave my stand-in with the teachers to my brother Peter, trusting it will be the advantage to him that it has been to me. My mincing walk I leave to Jack Crawford. I, Mabel, bestow my ability to mix with Page Twenty-four a crowd upon Emil Juntinen, and my popularity upon Nelda Tourville. We, James Close and Jack Hicok, al- ways having been next-door neighbors and the best of friends, have decided to make our wills together. Having at the beginning of our High School career carefully studied The Art of Success- ful Bluffing , the knowledge of which has helped us so many times, we be- queath the said knowledge to Robert LeAnderson. Our spontaneous laughter We leave to Paul Abrahams, Eugene Verville and Welden Trevathen. Such laughter as ours brings much fame. Our natural seriousness in our classes which has helped us to gain favor with the teachers we bestow upon Evert Francis. I, James, better known as Bud leave my knowledge of French to anyone not expecting to travel in France. I, Jack, leave my journalistic fame to the members of the Ingot Staff. I, Lillian Hedberg, do make my will while I have complete possession of my faculties. My style of hair dressing I leave to Gloryn Eichkern. With a little practice, Gloryn, you may soon become accustomed to my method. I, Leo Scholler, after due considera- tion have decided to leave a few of my very valuable possessions to my friends. The fame and honor which I have gained through my position as editor of the Ingot, I give to Glen Bettens. My slow deliberate manner of speaking I bestow upon Walfrid Kuijala. My af- fection for a certain very small group of bobbed-haired Juniors, I leave to Harold Hoffenbacher. I know, Harold, that you will be as devoted to them as I have been. I, Gertrude Verville, do hereby be- queath my loud voice to Clark Mason so that he may make himself heard in class. We, Lena and Lillian Ruottinen, sis- ters and inseparable companions, rea- lize that in accordance with the custom of the Senior class, we must make our

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HAN-CEN-HI'23 B EUElUEfLlEl'UElUEll.lElUEll.l'ElUE MEMEILIEIUEMEMEIUEMEHJEIUEFUEWEMEMEIUEMEMEMEMELVEIUEIUEMEME E CLASS WILL You are assembled here at the behest of the class of '23 to hear its will and receive its gifts. THE WILL To Whomsoever It May Concern:- We the Seniors of the illustrious class of 23, of the Hancock Central High School, of the city of Hancock, County of Houghton, State of Michigan, having completed the required course of study and being of sound mind and memory do make, publish and declare this, our last will and testament. Be it known that I, Wilbert Ralph, president of the class, after pondering studiuosly upon the subject of my will, do bequeath my knowledge of par- limentary law to John Conway, pres- ident of the Junior Class. My dignity, which I consider very becoming to a class officer, I also bestow upon John. We, Anna Ojala and Ella Korby, the girls from Ripley, bequeath our long daily walks to Alice Truscott. ,I, Anna, valedictorian, give my place on the honor roll to Maida Kerredge. There is still time, Maida, for you to be my successor if only you would study rather than play all day long, hard work always brings results. My ambi- tion I leave to Fred McKindles. It may aid you, Fred, during you High School life. I, Ella, class prophetess, one of the laziest girls in the class, leave that virtue to Charles Lawton. My editorial ability,I leave to the Editor of the 1924 Han-Cen-Hi. I, Willena MacDonald, Second honor student of this class, bestow upon Francis Brown my care-free, happy- go-lucky manner. My carelessness about my school work, and my indif- ference to marks, I leave to Delphine Carlson. I, Bernard Orella, class orator, deem it necessary to make my last will and testament, while I still possess a sound mind and memory. My ability as a student, which has placed me on the honor roll, I leave to J. Font Tillman hoping that it will do the same for him. My goggles, which I have worn when preparing my lessons, I leave to Norma Richards. Perhaps they will give you a studious appearance, Norma, and re- sult in more complete recitations in your senior year. I, Alice Peterson, leave my slender form to Coretta Wililams, knowing that she will appreciate it more than anyone else. Exercise more, Coretta, and you will soon be as slender as I am. My comb I leave to Elsie Cliff in hopes that she will now be able to finish her hair dressing in private, and so will not need to devote so much time to it in class. I, Anna Maier, although shy about expressing my thoughts, have summoned courage enough to make my will. My bashful ways I bestow upon Ruth Ca- meron, who is afflicted in the same way that I am. I, Aino Wargelin, do bequeath my deliberate movements to Nelda Dover. My ability to impersonate teachers I leave to Helen -Nordstrom. Cultivate this ability in the right way, Helen, and you will gain fame. Page Twenty-three

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E HAN-CEN-Hl'23 5 ElEl'll?.I'lIE'.I'UE.llJEl'llEI'1lEFIEHIEFLEFIIEJTIEWEHJEFUEWEWEWEITIENEWEWEWENENEWENENEWENEWENEIUEWE will. Finally we have decided to be- queath our most prominent and notice- able characteristic, our noisy, talkative manner, to Melinda Sincock. You seem to be so timid and quiet that we know, Melinda, that you will fully appreciate our gift and will not forget our kind- ness. Hark! I, Viola Savela, do bequeath a place on the honor roll to Constance Seeber. If you keep on as you have started, Constance, you will doubtless secure it. My dimples I leave to Mary Borlace who knows their worth. My reminisences of Detroit I bequeath to anyone who is desirous of some mate- rial for conversations. We, Emile Federighi and Clyde Mess- ner, better known as Jap and Duke , and Jack Kearney, the dark haired boys of the class, realizing that the time of our departure from school is near at hand, have thought it best to make our wills together. I, Jap leave my habit of chewing gum to Lillian- Mattonen. Don't be so backward about chewing gum in public places, Lillian. My fine shiny black hair I leave to John Hogg. To Douglass Gregory I give the privi- ledge of receiving fame as a foot-ball player. Patience and hard work, Doug- las, will bring you as many letters as I have gained. I, Duke , bequeth my well groomed appearance of just step- ped out of a band-box to Max Firestone, my ability in hockey I give to Harvey Van Patten who should enter the game. I, Jack, present my naturally curly locks to the poor Bobbies who find it necessary to spend the night in kids , My foot-ball strength I leave to Roy Neva and Edward Hendrickson to be equally divided between them. Hear ye! We, Jean Hay, Margaret Despins and Dorothy Wright, in spite of our love of society have taken time to make our will. I, Jean, leave mv vi- vacious manner to Edith Lees. While I, Margaret, bequeath my extreme love of English Lit. to the Junior Class. It is so large a bequest that I feel I should not leave it to any individual. I, Dorothy, though loath to do so, leave my long bangs to Jean Schubert, knowing that she needs them and will give them the best of care. I, Delta Hearter, think it necessary to make my will before going out into the wide world to seek my fortune. My penmanship diploma, which I have had framed, I present to Harold Brewer, whom I know will value it highly. We, Waldo Carlson and Donald Ei- lertson, the fairest boys of the class, have taken some of our valuable time to draw up our wills, that we might leave to our friends some of our various pos- sessions. I, Waldo, give my position as manager of Han-Cen-Hi to Henry Mar- shall, who seems to be lacking in occu- pation. My locks, .I give to Francis Drittler. Perhaps, Francis, yours will not be so unruly after you have received my bequest. I, Donald, a very busy man, bestow upon Fritz Johnson my duties as treasurer of the class, my extremely boisterous manner I leave to Edward Cheney, and my shortness of stature to Walter Waisanen. We, Edna Mikko and Eleanor Kan- gas, present our will as follows: To Josephine Steinback and Karen Lind- quist, we give our fondness for sports, particularly girls' basket ball. Cultivate your sportive tendencies, girls, for it will do no harm and will always bring pleasure. I, Edna, give my love of stu- dying to Ellen Antilla. Do enough, El- len, but do not work too hard, for I have found it does not pay. I, Eleanor, give to Alice Swingler some splendid advice-whisper as much as you like Alice for it often relieves the monotony of sitting in the same seat all the time. Behold, I Lillian Goldman, having been informed that all persons of sound minds are capable of making wills, do here by publish mine. I bequeath to Melvin Monroe my punctuality. 'Better late than never', although some old fogies still say 'better never late.' We, Henry Toivonen and August Schillings, who always look on the Page Twenty-five