Hudsonville High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Hudsonville, MI)

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I, Marion Gillette, do hereby bequeath to “Bernie” Patmos who thinks it necessary to rush through life my slow, indifferent attitude toward every- thing under the sun. My position as pitcher of baseball to Clarence Dvkema. I also hereby will and bequeath to Luke Hubbard my protec- torate over Beatrice Edson and may she help Luke with Latin as I have helped her. L Harry Raterink bequeath my grumbling attitude to Marjorie Rvn- brandt, my giggle to Silas Wiersma to go with his grin, also my place on the baseball team to “Bob” Cory and may he stop the ball with his glove and not with his knees as I have done in the past, for the ball would be liable to pass on unhindered. I, Irene Morrill do bequeath my kid curlers to Lottie Isenhof, my long- treasured powder puff to “Bob” and may he use it with care, four quarts of my famous “Rose Blush Complexion Cream” to “Chick” De Weerd and my fifty-seven varieties of best slang to Gladys Gerrits, so that she may find more ease in giving vent to her wrath on Melvin. I, Frederick Kunzi, do hereby give and bequeath all the residue and remainder of my short trousers to Jake De Weerd. My title as “Class Baby” to Maynard Vander Wal of the Class of ’22. The cud of ,gum under the southwest corner of my desk to Pearl De Weerd. A can of my “Rose Pomade” to Sumner Curtis who may find it helpful in caring for his pompadour. I, Gladys Cory will and bequeath to Gladys Seydell my musical ability. My high heels to Gertrude McEachron, my nick name “Granny” to Ortha Mosher. Lastly, I, Freda Boldt, do hereby will and bequeath to Allen Peasley some of my extreme height, my Caesar book with the numerous notes in- scribed between the lines to Evelyn Van Sickle who may find them useful in her high school career. We hereby appoint Mr. Brink as executor of this our last will and testa- ment. In witness hereof we, the graduating class, set our hand and seal to this document this 3rd day of June, A. D. 1921. Signed, sealed and witnessed by the graduating Class of 1921. Freda V. Boldt. CLASS PROPHECY (Enter Harry Raterink with grip and newspaper. He looks at train schedule and wipes the perspiration from his face.) Harry—Don’t that beat all! I’ve got one whole hour to wait for that train. Guess I’ll spend it reading this Chicago Tribune I bought of that

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Item II. We request that the janitor raise the mirror in the upstairs hall, that the benches in the recitation room be made stationary and non- tippable for “Chick” l)e Weerd, that cushion rollers be put on the sliding door between the assembly and class room for Gertrude McEachron’s benefit. Item III. We will to Mr. Louwsma eight entertainments a week so that he can call on his lady friends at least once weekly. We also will him a mouse trap to catch mice so that he won’t have to get them in May baskets. Item IV. We will to Miss Dewitt some non-skid heels to prevent any embarrassing tumbles while she is in Ann Arbor this summer. We request that she present Reynold Van Bronkhorst some buttons to replace those severed from his apparel the time he was caught eating candy in school. Item V. We will to Mr. Brink a handful of lemon drops and some extra breath for all of us when we sing “The land of the free,” in the “Star Spangled Banner.” Item VI. We as a class will our reputation for being 'good to the Freshmen class, our dignity to the Sophomores, our mentality to the Juniors, and our sweet disposition to everybody. To the Sophomores we also will and bequeath a copy of this annual written up by the Juniors in our honor, so that with a few changes and revisions it can perhaps fit the occasion and be written next year without much trouble and expense. Item VII. To Mr. and Mrs. Covey we bequeath the paper punch, which has caused them an excessive amount of work throughout the year. Item VIII. We request that the following seat arrangements be carried out next year. To Wayne Alward any back seat opposite I)oioth, Mc- Eachron, to avoid any confusion in talking by means of a secret code or deaf and dumb alphabet. John Brink as far from Airs. Pinch em, alias Ortha Mosher as possible to prevent the bruises and effects of sham battles. As individual members of the class we will the following: I, Henry Wiersma do hei'eby bequeath to “Heinie ’ Walkotten my won- derful ability as yell master of the old High School. I also urge the said “Heinie” to remember that this ability is to be used for the encouragement and help of the entire school and not just for the feminine portion. I will my position as catcher in our notorious baseball team to Keek ictoi.v. My gestures in public speaking to Mr. Laug, wherewith we hope he may be able to produce a noticeable effect and a lasting impression upon his hearers at Conklin this summer. I, Frances Patmos, do hereby give, devise, and bequeath to Marion Schut my surplus weight to prevent her from floating away in thin air be- cause of her lightness. I also will and bequeath my studious ability to Melvin Gerrits so that he may increase his vocabulary. My Physics note- book I will to Grace Heslinga, who is able to decipher most anything.

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little fellow down Michigan avenue. This is about as cool a place as I can find in town anyway. (Enter Marion Gillette with suitcase and baseball bats.) Marion—Here is a right good place to rest and cool off after our hardest game of the season . Those New York Tigers are giving us a good run for the championship, and if we would have lost this game our chance would have been lost. Harry—Why, hello there Gillette! where did you drop from? I haven’t seen you for a long time. Marion—Well, hello Raterink, how are you and what have you been doing with yourself? It seems good to see an old pal after all these years. Harry—Oh, I’m getting along fine, have been working for the American Book Co. for the last six years. This traveling all over the country is the life. You see when I left school I went to Hope College and received my A. B. there. When I completed my course I received a good chance as salesman for the book company, and I’ve been working up ever since. At first my work was confined to the State of Michigan, later I began to travel all over the United States, visiting all places of interest and having a good time in general. I returned from Europe about two weeks ago after traveling in England and France. Marion (making a fan out of the paper while Harry is talking, finds the following news item)—Well! Well! Look here! Don’t these faces look familiar? They’re Irene and Gladys. Listen: “Miss Irene Morrill the vio- linist and Miss Gladys Cory the accomplished pianist played before a crowd of 10,000 people in the Smith Auditorium at New York last night. Both musicians show wonderful talent and their program was received with great appreciation and applause. Their plans were to go abroad in the near future, but it is hoped that they will play here in Chicago before their departure. Their career is an interesting one. Both girls were graduated from the Hudson ville High School in 1921 and devoted the next six years to the study of music, taking two years of work at the Conservatory of Music in Detroit, two years at Oberlin College and the last two years in Italy under the direction of Salvatore Marchesi.” Now that’s going some! They said before they left school they were going to take up music but I didn’t believe it then. Harry—They certainly must be accomplished musicians. I would like to hear them, wouldn’t you ? Marion—Yes, so would I. But, by the way have you heard anything of the rest of the class? Harry—Why, yes, I ran across Henry Wiersma in the N. Y. Central Depot. He is train caller and I wish you could see him. He must weigh about two hundred fifty pounds. I had the idea that he would be a great public speaker by this time, but I guess his experience as yell master of the school got him the job.