Oroville Union High School - Nugget Yearbook (Oroville, CA)

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- ALPHA I. Gordon Epperson, wish to will my ability to lead yells to the next yell leader: my place in the quartet to Sid Smith and my curly hair to any girl who may wish it. Nellie Ann? I, Melvin Farley, will my pretty blue sweater” to Ernestine Graves with the sincere hope that it chokes her. I. Bethel Fry, will my extra height to Morrow Steadman. I. Dorothy Gede, will my quiet manner to Winifred I urner. I. Ruth Gerson, have decided to leave my many precious Spanish note books to Miss Ambrose. May she learn some new sentence structure. in my Spanish masterpieces, with which to torture her future classes. I. Feme Grummett. wish to leave all my spare time to the school in general: and my ability to take on half a dozen other engagements of service, when my calendar is already full, to Ella Rosenberg. I, Anna Hays, wish to bestow my cleverness in cutting study hall to Leota Williams. 1. Helen Gilbert, wish to leave my dimples to Nada Story. I, Florence Johnson, wish to leave my works of ' Art ' to be displayed in all private galleries, providing great care will be taken of them. I, Lillie Mae Jones, leave my thanks to the teachers of the O. U. H. S. who so kindly helped me over the rough places. I also leave many friends, hoping to meet them often in the years to come. I, Clifford London, do hereby leave my FORD to be sold at public auction to help defray student body expenses. I. Allan Mace, with deepest regrets leave Ramona Taber. I. Wallace Maloney, am willing to will my daily wad of gum and my chewing ability to Miss Davis: and my talkative ways to Ruth Belfranci. I. Donna Matskovich. wish to bestow my freckles upon Margaret Fry. I. Merle Mathews, will my boistrous ways to Virginia Langston. I, Marvin Nelson, wish to leave my excess fat to Frederick Huntington. I. Charles Pratt, will my love of music to Kernick Smith, hoping he may benefit from it. I, Enid Phillips, leave my art ability to my brother. Bryce. I. Robert Rutherford, leave my place in the school to anyone who is large enough to get into it. I. Elbert Seward, leave my position at center to some promising lower classman. I, Pearl Sorenson, will my dashing ways to Winnifred Fry.

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 ( ALPHA Senior Will By Florence Johnson We. the Senior Class of June, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven, feeling ourselves just as sane as we will ever be. do hereby will and bequeath our possessions as follows; As Lords and Masters of the school, we bequeath to the Freshmen the right to be Sophomores in the school year of 1927 and 1928. and the privilege to visit upon the new freshmen the same tender treatment that they received upon entering our beloved high school. I o the Sophomores we do hereby will our good behavior; and to the Juniors we leave our dignified position as Seniors. We also wish to give them the use of our books with their accompanying writeups. It is our sincere hope that they will commence their school year of 1927-28 with the full realization of their awful responsibilities and that they will soon be accustomed to conducting the affairs of the school without the help and advice which the school has hereto fore had in the Senior Class of 1926-27. Last, but not least, we do hereby bequeath to the Board of Education, the sole right to build, for the Oroville Union High School, a gymnasium. Individually: I. Boyd Amrstrong. leave all my extra credits to Bernice McBride. I.Gene Bettinger. wish to leave my mechanical ability to my small brother. Carl. I, John Bettinger. wish to will my cooking note book to any girl who should aspire to it. I. Robert Brown, leave my position as end on the A squad to Jimmie Popper. I, Dorothy V. Burris, wish to will some of my ability to play tennis, so the school will not miss its present “Helen Wills.” I. Dorothy Campbell, wish to leave my much worn pencil to Mr. Nisbet. I, Clyde Chase, leave Kathleen, on the condition that I can come back to see her . I, Dick Cranston, gladly will my seat in the Senior Room to anyone who can find it. I. Lois Cronk. wish to leave my place as Student Body president to whomever will be lucky or unlucky enough to be chosen to that office in the following year. I would also like to leave my ability for Last Minute Scenes” to my sister. Grace. 1, Gethel Duensing. leave my tall, willowy stature to Marv Ellen Hedge. O.U.H.S.

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- ■H ALPHA I, Wilbur Foothman. will my “continuous talking ability” to Bettie Erwin. 1, Bethel I urner, will all my extra pounds to Mae Boring. 1. Wendell I urner. will my irrepressible smile to Charley Levu lett: and my pet name Averill” to the. farthest corner of the store- room. I, Eisie Uchida. bequeath my sweet manner and disposition to someone who might profit by it. I, Eva Weber, wish to will my sweet memories of Kenneth Gilliespie to Lorraine Fry. I. Harry Welsh, leave my “Paddock” abilities to Robert Land. I, Clarke Williams, wish to leave my so-called self-esteem” to the next unlucky “devil.” I, Frederick Willcox. will my winning ways to Billy Wally. I. Alma Wickman. will my naturally curly hair to Julia Flower providing she. will take good care of it. I, Josephine Wickman. wish to leave my chair in the corner of the senior room to Bernice McBride. I, Lawrence Yetter. will my sheikish ways to Tom Snow. We, the members of the High Senior class of January. 1927. being, presumably, sound and sane in body, mind and spirit, make the following bequests: To the Juniors we leave our vacant seats in the Senior room, and suggest that they secure fur-lined overcoats if they expect to survive the cold spell next winter in that room. To the Sophomores we leave our responsibility of caring for the green and tender Frosh. To the Freshmen we leave our Co-operative Society for the prevention of failures in examinations. To Mr. Kinney, our faithful engineer, we leave a few heated arguments to serve in place of the refrigerative heating system now in use. I, Bud Beik. bestow my overcrowded, but exquisite harem upon anyone who is willing to assume such a great risk. I. Pickle Bixler. after four years of continuous warfare with the faculty, leave them to reign in peace. I, Corrtey Cobb, leave my quiet and demure ways to Winnie Turner, and trust that she will be discreet with said bequest. I. Dixie Dix. bestow my ability to acquire Block O's upon Amy Brooks. Mid-Year Class Will By Jessamine Dyer INDIVIDUAL BEQUESTS: O.U.H.S.