Mason High School - Anchora Yearbook (Mason, MI)

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CLASS WILL Realizing that the time is near at hand when we, the Senior class of '37 must pass forth from the life of Mason high school, and being desirous of removing all of our accumulated treasures, we do hereby express our will as to the proper distribution of said treasures. Being of sound mind at this time we do agree upon this our last will and testament, drawn upon this Hrst day of May, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and ThirtyfSeven. To the junior class we will the right to pay our debts. To the Sophomores we bequeath the right to have larger sandwiches at their sales. To the Freshmen we will the right to be dignified Sophomores. To the Eighth grade we bequeath the right to attend the All High parties. To the Seventh grade we will the right to indulge in history. To the teachers we bequeath the following: To Mr. Walcott we will the right to walk on the lawn. To Miss Sutterby we will a thimble. To Miss VanPatten we will a larger boy's glee club. To Miss Lucas we will the right to be a preachers wife. To Mr. Murray we will the right to be superintendent in a larger school. To Mr. Bartley we will a book on How to Catch Butterflies. To Miss Mitchell we bequeath the right to buy a new tennis racquet. To Mr. Dawson we will the right to become coach at home. To Mr. Pearsall we bequeath some baling wire for his Ford. To Mr. Pierce we will a piece of rope so he can keep better track of his study hall chart. To Mr. Yale we will some Dixie Gas fthe power to passj. To Mr. Wyman we will a 'LBazooka in place of his trombone section. 'To Miss Knight we will some matches for her Campfire Girls. To Miss Anderson we will some nimble fingered typist. To Mrs. Riker we bequeath the right to throw the eighth grade cutups out of class. To Cordie Hunt we will longer and stronger broom handles. To Mr. Michitsch we will neater students so that it won't be necessary for him to pick up so much paper. Personal wills as follows: Martha Laws wills her red hair to Eileene Carrier. Colleen Maddox wills her book of Fine Etiquette to Alice Dunn. Paul Young wills his dilapidated Latin book to Beverly jewett. Walter Zimmer wills Kathleen Bailey the right to blush. Betty Bergin wills her influence in the Bullen family to Dick Brown. Helen Holmes wills her shorthand book to Patricia Taylor. fWishing her more successj. Glenna Childs wills her ability as a typist to Goldie Petherick. jean Heins wills her fascinating laugh to Tom Green. fSomeone must have itj. Helen Baldwin wills Doris Michitsch the right to go to the Coral Gables. Lorna Rusch wills her shyness to june Petherick. Phillip Williams wills Rolland Diehl his wavy hair.

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....-. ... ... ... -..-..- -..-.- - - ...-.- -,-,.,..-.,-n- Anchora..-.,-.,-.. Here is a license, Vera: it gives you the right to roller skate on any sidewalk in Mason. From this copy of the Farmers Wife , Betty, I hope you will study up a little bit. With this pair of gloves, Helen, you won't miss any rides home from Coral Gables by having your hands in your pockets. Here is a package of bird seed, Ardisz I think it will help your singing. Janet, as you have never received an in school, may I be the first to give you one. As you are so bashful about saying what you think, Mary, here is some paper on which you can write down your thoughts. Here is a bow, Marguerite, you can just fiddle around with it if you want to. How would you like this round trip ticket to Niagara Falls, Howard? I think June would be a good time to go. Here are some safety Laws , Martha, after all, safety is the best policy, you know. Here is a horse, Lillian, just in case you can't get your car started sometime. Here is the key to the furnace room, Tom, you can store your radios down there. Mr. Potter, here is a bolt I found the other day. Now all you have to do is iind the Burr , Did anyone ever tell you how good looking you were, Kenneth? Well, here is some cream to keep you looking that way. Miss Farnam, here is a hunch of Violets . I think they were named after you. Here is some pep for you, Robert, I am sure it will speed you up in your dancing. If you were a girl, Phillip, you would make a good Taylor but I guess you will have to be satisfied with just being a pest, here is a little flea powder. It may help you. As you are a taxiderinist, Holbert, I wish to give you this White Owl: let's sec you do your stuff. Here is a pencil, Ellen: maybe you will need it to get your treasurer's report made out. I want you to be sure to get your share of game next hunting season, Roy, so I am going to give you this license now. Here is a bottle of peroxide, Edithg maybe you would like to be a blonde just for a change. A saw for you, Douglas, just in case your parents won't let you go out sometime. If you should ever get lost sometime when you are wandering around at night, Helen, here is a map to show you how to get back. S0 you are going to be a nurse, Ercella! Well, here is a knife to start you out. You should be a big help to your mother when you grow up, Madelineg here is :: scale to see if you are gaining any. Lorna, you have been Rusching around here so for the last four years I think you should take a vacation, here is a ticket to the north pole. Miss Holmes, you have always been rather quiet around school so I want to give you this whistle so you can make a little noise. Jerald, I hear you have a hard time getting any sleep, here are some powders to help you out. To myself is given the honor and privilege of giving each one of you a gift which I hope you will keep in memory of the grand times we have all had together here in school, -Darrell Huntington.

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:,..,:...,.,:: -... I 2 2.2- :..: : I : I :..:.,. Anch01'a...,-..-..-.- Madeline Emmett wills her ability to act in public speaking class to Don Doane. Howard Oesterle wills his good looks to Darrel Densmore. Darrel Huntington wills his ability to be funny to Gilson Ritchie Pearsall. Dermont Hanes wills some of his excess weight to Orville Woodard. Violet Farnum wills her naturally curly hair to Maxine Fay. Margarite Ashfal wills her ability to get all A's to Norman Eddy. Duane Thurlby wills any boy in the school the right to get permanent waves. Malcolm Pug Petty wills his ability to play the clarinet to Harriet Lay. Frances Willis wills Edward McAleer the right to play the violin. Vera Ward wills her freckles to june Slusser. Betty Hamel bequeaths her discrepancy as a procrastinator to Lawrence Irish. Ellen Field wills Mary Jane Field the right to become high school treasurer. Wesley Webb bequeaths his dignity to Henry Chisholm. Margaret Barr wills her dramatic ability to Elsie Pearsall. Donald Hadwin wills Bill Bergin the right to walk home with Mary jane Field. Edith Stevens wills her blonde hair to Lucille Dean. Ardis Brown wills her singing ability to Lois Ray. Mary DeRose wills Mr. Pierce the right to chew gum in public. Russell Huntington wills the right to go deer fdearj hunting to Bud Dunn. Marjorie Snyder bequeaths Alice Maclam the right to work in Mr. Walcott's oifice. Janet Hemans wills her pretty eyes to Ruth Wells. Irene Huntington wills her ability to be State Food Preparation Champion to Kath' leen Baker. Howard jackson wills his ability to sell F. F. A. hotdogs to Claude Cady. Kenneth Bartow wills Lyle Hanna the right to take care of the high school flag. Lynn Bullen wills his athletic ability to Corydon k'Corky Walters. Argial Collins wills some of his height to Jack lnghram. Alvin Burgess wills Leslie Palmer the right to disagree in civics class. Ercella Thompson wills her charming manners to Mary Bennett. Rowena Flagg wills her gift of gab to Gloria Warner. Holbert Fuller wills his right on the police force to anyone who wishes it. Robert Sanborn wills his mustache to Chum Petherick. Helen Glynn wills Dorothy Sinclair the right to visit a certain residence in Dansville. Roy Guernsey wills Edward Lee Ware the right to belong to the FFA organization. Charles Myers wills his everlasting smile to Doris Abel. Tom McEwen bequeaths his position on the football team to Oscar Haaland. Burr Potter wills his surplus knowledge of geometry and algebra to Maudie Marie Hoagland. Daniel Simonds wills his quiet ways to Nancy Brugh. Jerald Smith wills his ability to be ambitious to T. il. Lang. Lillian McKeen wills Billie Mac Field the right to get to school on time. Doris Swift wills Jean Swift the right to get in good with the chief of police. To the future graduates of Mason high school we bequeath our best wishes for success and happiness. -Douglas G. MacDonald. Witnesses: Cordie Hunt, Mr. Michitsch.