Laredo High School - La Pitahaya Yearbook (Laredo, TX)

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J it ' 2 URW bii7GlQllQi?Qfi'j C, e Lv -,.,..,.4 'T .1 Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1928 On behalf of my client, the Class of 1928 of Laredo High School of the City of Laredo, State of Texas, U. S. A., I have called you together upon this solemn occasion to hear her last will and testament. Listen, then, one and all, to this document that has been duly drawn up and sworn to: We, the Class of 1928, in possession of a crammed mind, extraordinary memory, and almost superhuman understanding, do make this, our last will and testament, thereby revoking all former wills and promises made by us from time to time. To such estate as it has pleased the Fates and our own strong hands and minds to secure for us, we do hereby dispose of the same as follows: To the worthy school board and to our beloved Superintendent, Mr. Christen, our sincere affection and heartiest good wishes. To the Juniors our exalted position in Laredo High School with the expectancy that each student of that brilliant class will make himself famous, will display his loyalty to old Laredo Hi with enthusiastic fervor, will make a great noise. To the Junior Class our nicknames of children and infants given to us by our all-knowing English instructor, Mrs. Floy Moore. To our beloved Faculty all the startling knowledge that we have furnished them from time to time in our examination papers to use as they see fit. To Mr. Madison we give and bequeath all of our various and sundry hat checks to use in business arithmetic classes as examples of business integrity and straight- forwardness. To Miss de la Garza we bequeath our time spent in the laboratory with Mr. Stapp in order that, in the future, she may use that time for conversational purposes and not make the poor man trot up and down the stairs with her between periods. To Victoria Palacios, Emma Vela bequeaths her brilliant eyes to catch as catch can. Hazen Sorrell, our famous scientist and distinguished thinker, bequeaths his ability to mix cocktails and ask foolish questions to Jack Younkin. To Oscar Hein we bequeath William Nell's fear of girls because the above named may prove too overpowering for the bashful lassies. To Elizabeth Kelly we bequeath Belia Leal's beauty secrets and hair dyeing ability because, as a blond, we think she would be preferred by gentlemen. We bequeath Madlyn Ward's various and sundry pieces of chewing gum that she has thrown out of the windows to all the future little Wards that will follow in her footsteps. We give and bequeath to the Pepsodent Tooth Paste Company Virginia Moon's sunny smile as a means of increasing their profits. Leon Fortassain leaves to George Crabb his guardianship of Barbara Biggio. To Ferol Perkins, Belia Leal bequeaths her figure in order that she may win a husband. I Willis Leyendecker bequeaths his ability to look wise in class to Richard Bryant, Esq. To Edward Biggio, William Mims leaves his fame as winner of the One Hundred and Eight Pound Bouncing Baby Contest. All the rest and residue of our property we leave to our much loved Principal, Mr. Wade, for his use and benefit to the exclusion of all others. We do hereby appoint our worthy advisors, Mrs. Floy Moore and Miss Alma Pierce as sole executors of this our will. In Witness Whereof, we, the Class of 1928, the Testators, have to this our will set our hands and seal this 25th day of May, 1928.

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if 9 lllA DITAH YAP 'ii r -I-MTL Jil af- LM From the Land of the Unknown ' May 25, 1928 Class of 1928: The records of your future are held in the large Diploma Dirigible. Father Time will unroll the manuscript on which it is written and read to you the future of your class. As he reads to you each member will appear at Graduation Gate as he will be in thc future. CSig'nedJ CHIEF RULER or THE LAND or THE UNKNOWN. Listen, O ye of the Class of 1928, what your diploma holds for you, for it is written your President, Rats Killam, has in all his dignity and stately bearing profited by his leadership of this Class. See him, not leading the affairs of a high school class, but the affairs of our state, the Governor of Texas, in 1952, on the day of his inauguration. Again it is written-your vice-president, Garey Burr will gain fame and fortune as football coach at Laredo High School, by the use of Shirle'y's famous method of making the boys get in there and fight. On the other hand, Willis Lcyendecker has astounded the world with his in- ventions ...., having perfected a rouge which, once on, neither soap nor water can remove. We find Henry Neff and Naydine Shumate saving the world from sin. They have become missionaries in Japan. Etta Mae Niendorff spends her time managing a tea room which caters to men only. She and William Nell have made a fortune, since he is a great lawyer and helps get Etta Mae out of her matrimonial scrapes, which are many. We see Maurice Matthews and Lewis Schwartsman often, since they pose for cigarette posters and arrow-collar ads. We see Lasca Fortassain as the world's greatest newspaper woman, owning branch papers all over the U. S. Johnnie Beyette and Leon Fortassain are travelling with a circus now, John is the wild man, and Leon is his ballyhooman--they claim they owe their success to their dramatic training in L. H. S. As we read farther we find that Ruth Delling has captured the Prince of Wales, and spends her time tumbling from horses with the Prince. It is written that Catalina Llanos leads a dizzy life in the Follies of 1940, but that she will finally settle down to run an old ladies home with Evelyn Randolph. who has jilted so many men that her name is always on the front page of the scandal sheet. See the greatest aviator of the time-Hazen Sorrel. He blushingly admits that he owes his success to his little lady, Kathleen Aldridge, who dances on the wing of his plane and does trick parachute drops. Roy Bass and Virginia Beyette have just had their first book How to Make Love accepted, and are now spending their honeymoon in Encinal. We see Jessie Clarke patiently waiting for Johnnie to finish A. 8: M., and she draws cartoons for the Laredo Daily Times for a pastime. Evans Younkin, a doctor, has won fame and millions by injecting learning serum into L. H. S. students. which causes them to finish the four years course in six months-money back if not satisfied. Virginia Moon and Edna Tarver are Dr. Younkin's nurses, who spend their time paying back money to unsatisfied patients. 'We find Ethel Laue and Ethel Puster running a beauty shop-Ethel Puster poses asfubeforen, using the famous Ethel and Ethel products, and Ethel Laue poses as a ter . It is written here that Dora Saenz has endowed a great Laredo High School, built on the lines which Mr. Wade has planned-and in the hall of the magnificent building, the Class of 1928 has erected a beautiful fountain in honor of its most loved teachers, Miss Pierce and Mrs. Moore. Page 31 -A

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Page 33 lQQLP1'L5HayL3 Senior jingles is for Ancira who studies so hard, She always makes A's on her report card. is for Burr, captain of the pigskin, Who goes into everything with vigor and vim. is for Clarke who edits La Pitahaya, She works on it for all of you. is for Delling, a senior so fair, Our pretty Ruth with golden hair. is for Ellis, Lillian so foolishly has Taken Trig and expects to pass. is for Fortassain, Leon and Lasca Clare, She was Journal editor, he a football star. is for Gorman, an artist so rare, She draws tiger ladies with shiny hair. is for Hazen who was, in our play, An Episcopalian who brightened the day. is for Ignacio, so quiet in school, He believes in speaking when spoken to . is for Johnny, Virginia's big brother, Of the jellybeans he is another. is for Killam, president of our class, His popularity none can surpass. is for Laue, Kitty's best pal, She certainly is a frivolous gal. is for Matthews and also for Mims, Huicho and Bill with the smile that wins. is for Neff, also for Nelle, Which is brightestf ?J none can tell. is for Ouch what we always say On every examination day. is for Puster who leads us in yells, She is one of Hi School's belles. is for Quintana, who left us this yearg For him we silently shed a tear. . is for Randolph, who takes Spanish 4, She does what she's told and then asks for more is for Shumate, quiet Nadyne, But quiet girls aren't what they seem. is for Tarver, in beautiful bowers She raises many, many flowers. is for all of Us, seniors this year, We've done our best and have nothing to fear. is for Vela, a basket ball star, At shooting goals she's ahead by far. is for Ward, she likes us so well That she stayed five years as I can tell. is for Xavier, he's not a senior yet But wait, he'll be here yet, I bet. is for Younkin, in arguments he's good, He can make you think that your head's wood. is for Zeus who guides us in school, If it weren't for him We'd all be fools. A ,.-..,1 1- A-... g