Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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out our high school career. We also leave jointly in their possession, all records of our excellent standings, and to each individual as follows: To our Principal, Mr. Dodge, we bequeath our Physics notebooks so that the students of the Stanley high school may profit by tbem next year. We also give him a copy of “Easy Steps for Little Feet,” so that he may start his son along the path of knowledge, which he himself, has so diligently followed. To Miss Everett, our commercial teacher, beloved by all her students, we bequeath a small box as a place of concealment for her call bells, while not in use, so that she will know where to find them when they are needed to frighten the Freshmen. To Miss Jones, who has been as accurate as the cyclopedia in our Teachers’ Training Department and who was reared in the sunny south, we hereby give a pair of gloves to keep her hands warm while carrying her books to school on wintry mornings. To Miss Bridgman, our learned History teacher, we bequeath our American histories, so that she may keep our underclassmen well informed about the deeds of our forefathers. We also give her our C ivies books, trusting that she will show the coming Seniors what a long lesson really is. lo Mr. Thompson, our Agricultural teacher and admirable coach, we leave a picture of the Stock Judging Team which, through his efforts, secured the State Championship. W'e also give him a snapshot of our basket ball team, together with our schedule, as a remembrance of our good times, and the many victories which we have won. To Miss Knilans we give our joint thankfulness for the faithful work she has done to make our class play a success, and we also leave to her our sheet music to be played on the ukelele which she can use so advantageously. To Miss Williams we will a memorandum book so that she will not forget to ask the students for their excuses. But. perhaps, this will not help her, for we have an idea that she will be asking excuses of a student of medicine next year. To Miss Shervey we bequeath our art in cooking, sewing, and serving and a small electric stove run by gasoline, trusting that she will keep the domestic science girls busy warming milk for the Freshmen. To Miss Aldrich, we give our hearty congratulations, and our extra knowledge of agriculture and dairying, also our surplus furniture to be used in founding a home in Brookings. S. D. Second. To the Juniors we bequeath our vacant seats on the south side of the room, and we trust that they will assume our Senior dignity; and we further desire that they have our tact in dealing with difficult problems, our punctuality in keeping appoint-

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(lays. Donald Giese entered as a Sophomore from Bloomer H. S. He was honored with the office of president of the Dairy Club in his second and fourth years, and was one of the hoys who brought home a ribbon from Madison in the fall of 1919. Donald has been faithfully building toward becoming a typical rnedern farmer. What would we ever have done without Edith Luetscher to brighten our path with music. The functions of our class have been few indeed in which Edith did not take an important part either at the piano or with the violin. It has been one of our greatest joys to gather around the piano at noon while Edith played for us. She has been a happy worker in our many activities. Leon Loomis, our mechanical man, has surprised us many times with some new and startling invention, and unlike most such men is a clever humorist. His word to us in mechanism was never doubted. Edith Melrose, our studious girl, could always be found reading in a quiet nook storing information for future use. It was difficult to determine which she liked best, her books or her ponies. Joseph Pape, who was one of the few to begin in the first grade, graduates from the Commercial-English course. Honest and earnest, never seeming to hurry, but accomplishing much, has ever been characteristic of Joe. When dictation was difficult or the trial balance would not balance, Joe plodded steadily on, overcoming all obstacles. Bessie Robinson entered our high school during her Junior year from Hibbing, Minnesota. She has been a member of our Nautilus Society and Glee Club, and has contributed many interesting musical numbers. She carries the banner of the Teachers’ Training course. Samuel Blum, Edith Melrose, Joseph Pape, Sydney Bunce—Committee. THE CLASS WILL By Sydney Bunce We, the Senior Class of 1920, of the Mondovi High School. County of Buffalo, State of Wisconsin, being of sound mind and memory, and mindful of the uncertainty of the coherence of the class, after these, our commencement exercises, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, revoking all other testaments by us heretofore made. When our lawful debts shall have been paid, we hereby direct that all of our possessions as a class, both personal and impersonal, tangible and intangible, shall be disposed of in the following manner, to-wit: , First. To the faculty as a whole, we leave our sincere thanks for their kindness and patience, for the hearty co-operation which they have shown us in every effort we have made to succeed through-

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ments, and in fulfilling promises. To them we also will oui1 ability to grasp all instructions given, quickly and intelligently, and warn then that in so doing they will save themselves many blunders, heartaches and misunderstandings. Third. To the Sophomores we bequeath our wit and humor, but request them here and now, not to go too far because we will not be at their side later to tell them when to stop. We also give them our good manners and school spirit, and sincerely hope that they may protit by our good example. Fourth. To the Freshmen, noted for their kind and gentle ways, and unlimited bashfulness, we leave our heartfelt sympathy. We give them any warm place we may have found in the hearts of the faculty, and advise them to cu.tivate it diligently and use it sparingly. Likewise we leave our cleverness to evade difficulties, and we believe they will progress by using Joe Ellenberger’s red hair as a headligut to guide them through the dark places. Fifth. We do he.eby bequeath in the following manner, the further individual properties of the class of 1920: , Sanford Ede s ability to go to sleep anywhere, at any time, we give to Harry Lurndal so that he will not be a nuisance to earnest workers. , Tommie Thompson’s ability to translate his 'shorthand without notes, we solemnly bequeath to Leo Peters. Leonard Anderson wills his fondness for girls in general to Francis Harrison, trusting him to amuse them, while he himself seeks other worlds to conquer. In order that our under classmen may get all the benefits possible out of their study periods, we give Raymond Evans' quiet and studious manner to Kenneth Coat ley, so that he may learn to spend his time in ways that are more profitable to a student. Leon Loomis' ability as a mechanic, we leave to Greay Hurtley, hoping that he will invent some device whereby the teacher in charge of the main room may determine from what part of said main room, certain peculiar sounds issue forth. We hereby give Edith Luetscher’s powder puff and small mirror to Mary Pabst, and we hope that she will make as good use of its charms as a beautifier as did its former owner. Ralph Seyforth's smiles we leave to Paul Anderson, as we believe that “Happy” can make as good if not a better impression on the girls as “Smiler” did. Blanche Parker wills her book of photos to Greay Hurtley; she desires it to be kept in the family. Arlie Olson's ability as a stenographer we leave Thelma Horner anticipating with such aid that she will some day be able to translate her shorthand notes fluently. Agnes Armour’s light steps we bequeath to Archie Hawkinson.