Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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To The Pals We Leave Behind We, the superior Seniors of Ionia High School, City of Ionia, State of Michigan, United States of America, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, execute, and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. I We do hereby pledge ourselves to make com- plete use of the knowledge we acquired from our competent instructors to bring about a rapid and complete victory for the Allied Nations. II We, the Senior Class, do leave to our inferior underclassmen, the headaches of producing a superior Annual under wartime conditions. We, the Senior Class, do leave to the Sopho- mores our ability to make a success of their plays. We, the Senior Class, do leave to the Freshmen our determined will to succeed throughout their high school career. III I, George Spaulding, do leave my wit and clever puns to Ioe Lockwood. May they be as corny as mine. I, Barbara Owen, do leave my ability to meet the deadline for the Spotlight to Louise Slykes. I, Don Todd, do leave my able leadership and ability of tagging Mr. Bates taking pictures to Bill Larson. I, Iames Smith, do leave my love for agriculture and leadership of the EEA. to Arrnon Leiter. I, Murray Sullivan, do leave my musical ability to any one who feels capable of using it. I, Iune Marie lohnson, do leave my extreme height to Carleymae Warden. May she use it to a good advantage. I, Corinne Wolverton, do leave my soothing soprano voice to Iune McClow. May you receive as much admiration from your fellow classmates as I have. I, Mary Ellen Anderson, do leave my dancing feet to Dorothy Ketner. May she enjoy dancing as I do. I, Leora Moore, do leave my ability of taking dictation to Valeta Hoople. May it help her in her Senior year as it has me. I, Robert Kohloff, do leave my love for and ability in athletics to my brother, Charles. I, Ed Grant, do leave my ability at clarinet solos with the orchestra, at assemblies, to Bob Whitesides. I, Meredith Iones, do leave my ability as an artist to Stuart Todd. May he receive the glory I have from it. I, Ioyce Guernsey, do leave my pep and leader- ship of the cheerleaders to Belvey Schroeder. May she cheer the boys through another success- ful year, I, Kathlyn Hines, do leave my habit of being late to Betty Hodges. I, G o rd o n G re e n, do leave my oratorical achievements to Richard Lintner. I, Gordon Hannah, do leave my hobby of cut- ting up in class to Don Hoy, who has a very good start. IV We, hereby appoint Lloyd T. Smith sole exe- cutor of this our last Will and Testament. In Testimony Whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seal, this eleventh day of Iune in the year Cne Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty- three. Signed The Senior Class of 1943 We hereby attest that the foregoing instrument was, at the date hereof, in our presence signed, sealed, and declared by the Senior Class to be our Last Will and Testament. Signed Edward Grant Notary Public Marie Howard My Commission expired Iune eleventh, 1943 t I