Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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I, Leora Tompkins, bequeath to Miss Farnum my family comb which has caused many of the tardy marks in the Senior room. I, Robert Gable, bequeath to Miss Phillips my snappy stories, providing she reads them one at a time and does not pass them around to the rest of the teachers. I, Verna Perkins, bequeath my simplicity and quietness to Dorothy Bagley. I, Erwin Eastwood, bequeath my ability to get a date in five minutes’ notice to Tom Rowe. I, Lura Pelton, bequeath my ability to get “E” in deportment to Francis Bowman. J, Ethel Crofoot, bequeath to Mr. Case my abiility to always greet you with a smile. I, Irene Wilber, bequeath my ability to play basketball to Bessie Armbruster. I, Wayne Wheeler, bequeath my ability to help daddy milk the cows and feed the chickens to Ted McDowell. I, Pauline Fisher, bequeath my generous smile and my ability to carry on a conversation at all times to Nellie Short. I, Kathrine Gayer, bequeath my “specks” to any Freshman who cannot see the paper on the assembly room floor when told to pick it up. I, Helen Ridiker, bequeath my shingle bob to Grace Taylor. I, Walter Roshon, bequeath to Ernest Vance my daily lecture from Miss Phillips, and one football suit to Miss Drake. I, “Tiny” Perkins, bequeath one pair of perfectly good trousers of fine quality to “Fat” Nichols. I, Esther Freeman, bequeath to Jacy Kernan one dimple, and my ability to flirt to Maxine Fulmer. I, Ethel Clement, bequeath my ability of being late at least 14 times a month and keeping off the tardy list to Albert Slabaugh. I, William Sohl, bequeathed to Jay Lash a pair of “size 151 2 shoes”, and my ability to play the piano to Arnold Overholt. I, Mildred Rodgers, bequeath one good gray mare, not over 50 years of age, to any Freshman who desires a convenient way of going to and from school. I, Lauraette Sedwick, bequeath to Emma Curtis my ability to sell Kirk’s Flake White Soap. I, Laurence Maple, bequeath one position as baseball catcher to “Dick” Warner. I, Dorothy Greisinger, bequeath my ability to ride horseback to Anna Cisler. I, Harlan Shane, bequeath my seat in the office to Phillip Holmes, and my ability to be late to football practice and games to Ted McDowell. I, Robert Standen, bequeath one package of unused cigarettes to Mr. Bauer. I, Elizabeth Ruttolph, bequeath my ability to argue to Geniveve Winters. I, Maynard Halliwell, bequeath my ability to go to hard time dances for a nickle to “Dick” Cotner. I, Steve Komjati, bequeath my ability to sharpen butcher knives to “Harve” Kraver. I, Mildred Leatherman, bequeath my ability to hear all and say little to Ethel Woodruff. I, Lucile Hoff, bequeath my ability to play a tune on the typewriter to Alverta Munson. I, Aubrey Hoddinott, bequeath my perfect behavior to Wesley Barfoot. I,’ Sam Stoaks, bequeath my “Southern Dances” to Oliver Barry. I, Clayton Hartman, have no earthly possessions which I care to dispose of. i’ Mildred Cole, bequeath to any Junior the privilege of writing next year’s Class WiH. ’ , In Witness Whereof, We the Class of Twenty-four the testators, have to this our will, set our hand and seal, this fifth day of June, One thousand nine hundred twenty-four. - Twenty-Three

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Class Will By MILDRED COLE Mr. President, Friends: Forty of us about to die, what a sad, sad fate. Contrary to the usual custom in such cases, and only at the behest of my noble client, Class 1924, I have called you together, before her death, to hear her will and to receive her gifts. I was persuaded to this action by the unusual circumstances of my client. I dread to tell you, but be calm : The Doctor is here ready to revive all fainting ones, but he cannot attend too many. Here is my secret, keep it well! A consultation of Doctors was called on Friday, May the thirtieth. They have announced that on Thursday, June the fifth, Class 1924 must die. Had I known how badly you would feel, no one, not even the President, could have dragged this secret from me. My client wishes me to state that, owing to a lightn ess in the head, caused by its gradual swelling during the past four years, and a heaviness in the heart caused by thoughts of parting, she may be mistaken in the value of her estate, but such as she thinks she has, she gives to you. “THE WILL” We, the Class of “1924” being about to leave this sphere, in full possession of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this our last will and testament. First, we do direct that our funeral services shall be conducted by our friends and well-wishers, the faculty. We, the Class of 1924, do dispose of our estate as follows: Item 1 : We give and bequeath to the faculty many restful nights and peaceful dreams. We promise them rest from all they have had to suffer from the Class of Twenty-four. Item 2: We give and bequeath to the Freshman Class the following advice, which will lead them to glory : learn to work if not to win ; development comes sooner through bearing failures than successes. It isn’t fun but look at Class Twenty-four and be encouraged. Item 3: We give and bequeath to the Junior Class our seats in the Senior Room. Let every member show his gratitude for the gift by being promptly in his seat each morning. To them also we give our Senior dignity, which, we are afraid, will be a strain upon the nerves and muscles of the gay and flighty Juniors. In addition to the said general bequests we wish to dispose of the following from individual members of the deceased Class. I, Erastus Simmons, bequeath my ability to skip school and not appear on the absent list to Ralph Reutter. I, William Tompkins, bequeath my ability to sell fried cakes to Glendon Schaefer. I, George Porter, bequeath to Mr. Barnes one package of cucumber seeds which will grow cucumbers so large that it is impossible to tell them from watermelons. I, Mae Sheerlein, bequeath my vocal talent to “Pug” Abbott. I, Rae White, bequeath to Violet Betz my position as office girl and public stenographer. I, Robert Schamp, bequeath about two feet of my altitude to our abbreviated teacher, also a well-caked pipe to be smoked only in the furnace room to Mr. Ruth. I, Bernice Campbell, bequeath my gracefulness to Myrle Porter. I, Helen Nold, bequeath to Roy Kinch my ability to get “E” in Civics. I, Amherst Spitzer, bequeath my surplus amount of “Glossy Finish” for my hair to Mr. Conkle, providing he uses it at least once a week. Twenty-Two

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Senior B. Officers ■n President Vice-President Secretary and Treasurer Norman Abbott Alline Nettleton Nellie Short 4B Class History By Nellie Short In January 1921, twelve boys and twelve girls mounted the steps of the old High School Building. We were initiated into the ranks of the High School, a thing which none of us have ever regretted. As time has gone on we have lost some of our old members and gained new ones. We have held many parties, some at the members’ homes and some at the Gar- field Building. Those who went to Granger will never forget our midnight frolic on the mud roads. We have tried to do what we believed was our duty to the High School and teachers. Now we are in the new building with every possible convenience and we hope that we may do something worth while for those who follow us. 4B Class Roll Abbott, Norman Ausman, Donald Betz, Violet Beck, Glen Bryenton, Wallace Fretz, Elizabeth Hatch, Vivian Hood, Ruth Jakab, Barbara Kernan, Jacy Kirk, Elizabeth Nettleton, Alline Short, Nellie Watkins, Margaret Wise, Ralph Young, Elmer Twenty-Four