Logan High School - Winneshiek Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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THE COMMENT 1930 1930 Senior Class Will VVe, the Seniors of K. H. S., in the City of Keokuk, County of Lee, State of Iowa, in the year of our Lord 1930, being clear of mind, resolute of purpose, generous in disposition, kind of heart, un- sellish in spirit and not lacking in courage, do hereby and herein make the following bequests in this our last will and testament: To the juniors we will our position of authority, a portion of our social superiority, and the keys to our storehouse of experience, whereby they may obtain much needed wisdom. Sam Collison and Jacob Voss will their sobbing saxes to Carl Dennis and Harry Kollmyer, who aspire to go into the talkies. Harold and Jasper llagmeier will their parlor tricks to jack Roehrig and Virginia blaas. The Senior members of the Spanish class leave their textbooks to Ralph Smith in order that he may start a circulating library. Blanche Tucker, who sings for her dinner, wills her free meal ticket to Oliver Casey as a new use for his whiskey tenor. Velma VVilliams and Mabel YVirtz give back to the junior girls some of the boy friends they stole. blargaret VVilson wills to blildred Peterson her way with the men teachers. Ed DeYong bequeathes his ability to tell snake stories at Hi-Y meet- ings to Sinton Renaud. Betty Lou Barnes leaves her ability to get along with C. VVright to all who take chemistry next year. Senator VVhitaker leaves his poetry to the worthy cause of converting lfreshmen into law-abiding citizens of K. ll. S. Fvalyn Carney wills her way with boys to Lois Fairfax. Bernadine Cooper leaves her heart-breaking ability to Clayte lfrwin. Josephine Hollday bequeathes to all uncanvassed juniors her mem- bership in the G. A. A. Gerald Gilbo's desire to become a motion picture star is left to Herman Meinburg. VVilma Martin leaves her ability in athletics to the basketball squad. Ruth Masters and Clara Lemkau will to Margaret Snowden their tlirtatious ability. Russel Riley leaves his skill in making untimely re- marks to the already talented Ralph Smith. Dorothy Jane Rennert bequeaths her love to VValt lVri fht. This is su osed to ins ire him throu h school in agiew more yeariip p g FORTY-'l'HREE

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THE COMMENT 1930 He sleeps with his hands under his pillow so he won't talk in his sleep. joseph Rorabaugh carries ice. Frigid Air has lost its charms, And he has invented a silencer for those clocks they call alarms. Dick Ruark, our football captain, seeks to teach cannibals etiquette, YVhile Charles Ruddick sent his mother-in-law a parrot for a pet. Anna blaye Schmid wants to reduce. She writes, VVould a peanut diet do? Yet the elephants sure get fat. l guess she's been to the zoo. Louise Schmid went to a baseball game and her companion said, lVe've a man on every base. lVhy, that's nothing, murmured Louise, so's the other team. Imagine her disgrace. Harold Sells leads a jazz orchestra. VVould it help to acquire St. Vitus dance? And Maxine Seward owns a cheese factory somewhere over in France. john Skog is a cowboy aviatorg he complains of a stowaway in his hat, And Harold Smith is a highwayman with six-shooters and all that. joe Stertz asks if he can have a minor operation when he's over twenty- oneg And Harold Taylor wants to know, if he does nothing, how does he know when he's done. Blanche Tucker is an ex-policeman, but now she's seeking reform, YVhile Vernon Roost claims he's a woman hater, maybe we've got that wrong. l closed my shop and started home, when Doris Hart said to me, l'There's a circus going on, why not go out and see what we can see? Richard Trump was Hippin' hot dogs: over his face spread that famous grin, The women flocked around his booth, and the hot dogs sold like sin. Kenneth VVest was eating swords, and his appetite was keeng He says he has no indigestion and it keeps his figure lean. Velma Vvilliams was just a dime-snatcherg she ran a roulette wheel, While Margaret VVilson was singing mammy songs to earn her three square meals. Xvilford Windsor was hollering through a horn, See Mabel dive into tl tankg The fattest, broadest, classiest dame that ever walked a plank. VVho do you suppose she is? l asked. Doris bet her shirt That this broad gal they were ravin' about was none other than blabel Wirtz. Arthur Weldoia had a big, clean job-Vlfashing elephants, don't you know? And Harold VVood could guess your weight within a pound or so. YVhen the wee hours of the morning came, we hopped a car for home, .'Xnd the telephone oles Hew b f us like teeth in a fine- 1' tooth comb. P l FORTY-ONE

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THE COMMENT 1930 Wright, who has never been late more than live days aweek. Bernard Nelson leaves his ability to peel potatoes to John Dobbs. John Linquist, Charles Ruddick and Jenkins Kiedaisch leave several A's every six Weeks to Walter Barnes, Jack Conner and Harold Semple. Helen Curry and Pauline Eyman have decided to give Junior girls a break by putting their admirers back into circulation. Bob VValker wills his oratorical ability to Jane Nlarsh, who seems to have dilliculty in doing her share of the talking. Leonard lnman requests that his brilliance in his studies be left to Herman Blondet. We Wonder if Herman's grades will be improved. Hugh Riley and Georgia ldle, our bright and shining lights, will their brilliance to Uliver Casey and Herman Rosencrans. Rial hlajors leaves a list of his weak moments to Roy Dickinson. lfdith Quick Cocrell will leave everything but Paul Cockrell. Clayton Fry leaves his nickname, L'The VVart, to lN'largaret Ander- son. Charles Collison Wills his glasses to Herman Nleinberg. Herman never did quite see the point. Doris Hart leaves one of her latest creations of art to the Smith- sonian Institute. Hester Peevler and Rose Pfafle leave their contention that the best things in life are free to Albert Fuerst, who has been rather down in the mouth lately. Delmer Merrill wills a sumn1er's experience in military training to Joe Ferris. This will save Joe lots of trouble. Harold Taylor leaves his caveman tactics to William Cahalan. Ana Smith leaves her violin to Reed Lamb. Reed expressed a desire for a new one and We can't let his faith in Santa Claus be broken. Burton Allen wills lid DeYoung the brick he has been Wearing on his head the last few years. Harold Smith and John Shuler leave their burnt cork ability to Carl Huiskamp and Nlax Thomas. Nelle Robinson wills 'the tickets the she has saved from this year's stamp plan to lid Short. lVlarcine Banghart and'Anna Brewer leave Gerald Cook and lfveret Gilbert a pair of stilts With which to raise their standing. Albert Johnson and Vernon Roost leave a package of Lucky Strikes to Karl Kiedaisch. The generous boys! Russell Atterberg's ability to play hooky and get away with it is left to George Seaboldt. lVlelvin Ruark and John Skog will their broad activity in sports to Dan Higby and Charles Kamps. Ruth and Earlene Notestine leave their small brother gpiiind. lf'5 really a shame, too, for he needs Watch- FORTY-FIVE