Mountain View Union High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Mountain View, CA)

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I, Charles Schliecker, will my drag in Econ. to Pauline lvancovich, sin- cerely hoping it will work as successfully for her as it has for me. I, Anthony Taormina, bequeath to John Hawkins a pair of cherished curling irons and my bewitching eyes, feeling sure that with such weapons he will be able to charm the fairer sex with no trouble at all. I, Mary Arata, do hereby will my gentle voice to Fannie Suftin, provided she will never join the Glee Club. QNow, mind, Fannie.j I, Nick Kraljevich, leave my gentlemanly manners, and all claim on the dark corners in the hall upstairs to George Armanini, on the one condition that he will make as good use of them as I have. I, Helene Phillips, bequeath to Mary lvancovich my honored position as pianist for the orchestra. fNo jazz, Mary, Chandler can't followlj I, Carl Chase, will my crowning glory to Victor Bertag one fifth of my excessive weight I will to Otis Cameron. I, Estelle Whelden, bequeath to Norma Picchetti, one set of bangs, pro- vided she will keep them cut as evenly as I dog my ability to miss the Bus at least twice a week, to Ethel McClintock. CIt's a great life, Ethel.J I, Clarence Dwelly, will my splendid record for staying out of detention, to George Campbell. fBe careful not to break it.J My million-dollar grin goes to Tom Takaki. I, Lucy Manfredi, will my fickle and frivolous nature to Jessie Mowryg also the privilege of chewing the rag in Arts and Crafts with Harold Chandler, to Janice Ladd. fUse this privilege with discretion, as it is easily worn outll I, James Mead, bequeath my exceptional ability and experience of playing the part of the cruel and hard father, to Stewart McCormacl-rg my mathematical brain, also, goes with this experience. CThe problems are great, Stewart.J I, Nellie Kraljevich, will my bashful and retiring nature to Ida Raileyg my dancing ability to Ernest Chase. I, John Lewis, bequeath, with great pleasure, my position as dictator of underclassmen to Kenneth McCoy, on the one condition that he find a new bury- ing ground. My hair goes to Joe Taormina. I, John Pihl, do hereby bequeath to Mrs. W. E. Hester, one complete set of books entitled, Life in Phoenix, hoping this will enable her to give as much entertainment to her next-year's Econ. class as I did this year. I, Harriett Holeman, do hereby bequeath my exceptional ability of running other people's affairs, to Shelby Levin, and unto Florence Morgensen, my gift of gab. fBe sure you use it to advantage., I, Marie Louise Ehrhorn, hereby bequeath to Alice Berta, my art of blushing: and my tennis ability to Ollie Moehring. I, Jess Regli, solemnly bequeath my harmless bull to Edward Morgensen. fDon't take him away from school, though, Eddie.j My ability to charm QU the ladies, I leave to Howard Neubauer. QGO slow, Howdie.J I, Harold O'Dell, will my petted, combed, and exceedingly well-trained pom- padore to Frank Vastbinder QI use Staycomb, Frankielg and my puttees to George Bolitho. E231

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Senior Class Will E, the Senior Class of the Mountain View Union High School, State of Cali- fornia, realizing that our esteemed presence shall no longer exist in said insti- tution, except in the memory of those left behind, and that we should bequeath some of our most loved possessions and talents to needy persons, do make, publish, and declare this our Last Will and Testament: First, to the Faculty, we bequeath peace and relief from the burden of the Class of 1923. Second, to Mr. Hester, we leave all our admittance and tardy slips, knowing that in future times he will enjoy looking over them. Third, to the Class of '24, who may find the path of Economics particularly thorny, we leave, with deep regret our beloved Econ. books, hoping that said class will be able to extract more plausible answers from them than we seem to have been able to do. To Miss Schmidt, we will a mechanical passwriter, to be used in Study Hall at 8:30 every morning, also a periscope to enable her to watch the students while engaged in above task. To Miss Katharine McKelvey, with whom we have not yet had a chance to become really acquainted, we leave an instruction book on How to Count Stars provided she will follow directions and not exceed more than 20 per. To Miss Helena McKelvey, we leave a tennis racket, shoes, and balls, so that she, when so disposed, as the tennis coach, may indulge in this gentle game. To Mr. Floyd Hunter, we leave a small-sized rubber hammer, so that he may early begin to instruct Miss Hunter in the art in which he is so proficient. QLook out for the furniture, Mr. Hunterlj To Mr. O. M. Akey, we leave an exquisite bouquet of artificial flowers, so that his desk may be decorated without his having to request his devoted pupils to bring him posies. To Miss Helen Coleman, we leave an extra pair of spectacles, so that she may more easily see the names scribbled on the Study Hall pads. To Dr. Walter Sutherst, we leave all our surplus energy, to be used in the manufacture of high explosives in the Chem. department, provided they create no offensive odor. To Miss Mabel Barnard, we leave our thanks and appreciation for having successfully chaperoned us for the last two years as class advisor. To Mrs.iW. E. Hester, we leave all the greeness which we have so success- fully shown during the last four years. CD0 what you will with it, Mrs. Hester, we won't care.D To Miss Louise Struve, we leave our appreciation of the cheerful smiles which she bestowed upon us whenever we met her in our schoolday ramblings. Individually, we bequeath the following: Q I, Donald Guthrie, cheerfully donate a few inches of my extravagant height to Victor Berta, and being of a generous mood, I also give a few extra inches, for which I have no use, to Marcella. E221 -I , 5,,,lMumm

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Url H I, Morris Rippey, being of an absolutely sound mind, do hereby bequeath my charming Stage-voice to George Jagelsg also a perfectly good pair of white sox to Fred Howard. QI only wore them once, Fred.J I, Gwendolyn Dingley, gladly will my studious nature to Eugene Whitteng also a few A's for good measure. KA few won't hurt, 'Gene.J AI, Fred Picchetti, being about to pass away, leave my much-admired hair to Adolph Ehrhorn, provided he will comb it at least once a week, I, George Theuerkauf, will to Kermit Pennel, my graceful- figure 3 my motor, I will to Bud Simon. CD0 be careful, Bud.l V I, Esther Paullus, being in a generous mood, will my good looks to Alice Krogh. I, Clyde Stowell, will my baby stare to William Winnegar. QNever weaken, Williell I, Doris Smith, leave my pleasant disposition to Rosalia Reglig the privilege of decorating the Study Hall at various UD times I will to Roman Lund. fDon't abuse this privilege, Roman., I, Stella Pearson, leave my cherished bicycle to Lillian Joseph. fYou wonit need a Porter now.D i I, Robert Geisler, being of sound mind and body, bequeath to Harry Morgan, a carefully gathered collection of neckties. fForget-me-not, Harry.Y My ability to manage affairs in general to Teddy Granstedt. + ' Executed this 19th day of June, A. D. 1923. A ' CLASS OF 1923, Chief Executioners. ' ,MMM The Lament of a Math Student a It was midnight in the parlor, The lights were growing low: The youth was writing swiftly, As his head bobbed to and fro. Blast it all, the young lad shouted,- In disdain he pulled his hair, As he crumpled up his paper, Blast it alI,' I cannot sabef This stuffs all Greek to meg When tangent equals cosine x What can cosine x be? - Let me think again, he murmured, As he gently tapped his head,- Darn 'it all, I cannot get itl So I guess I'll go to bed. CHARLES SCHLIECKER, '23. 'I '24 1 , And hung his foot upon a chair. lm I lui if -mm . -, - ,1t.mmuimau'f.mM - X