Osceola High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Osceola, NE)

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To Miss Emma Falter we give all the hopes of ever having our mail successfully cairiod during school time and the exclusive ]v1’t to stop the motor. To Mrs. Gentner we give the entire training of the Freshmen firmly believing that she will train them in the way they should go. To the class of 11)14 we bequeath our licence to make candy in the chemistry laboratory during the absence of Supt. Moore and also the privilege of being Lords of Creation during the next year. To the Sophmores we give our favor with the Faculty which we trust they will rightly appreciate and honorably maintain. To the Freshmen we bequeath the following rules which we have observed so closely and which have brought us on the road to success. Always work for the scholarship. Never whisper. Never write notes. Laugh at the teacher’s jokes. Don’t bluff. Have your lessons well prepared so that bluffing will not be necessary. We further give, bequeath and assign unto the several individuals herein numerated and their heirs an assigns forever, the following personal property and properties to wit:— Bernice Brown’s gift of Gab to Howaid Carson. Merle Hill’s bluffing ability to bluff 10 whomsoever can make good use of it. Esther Campbell’s front seat to Lillian Brown. Eutli Merrick’s frivolity to Ruth Walker. Orion Jemer’s smile out loud to Gilbert Rosland. Raymond Shrader’s true, and faithful heart to Allegra Gustafson. Alvin Campbell’s art for entertaining the fair sex which has proven a never fail ing source of pleasure to William Spalding. Hattie Honnell’s perpetual smile to Evelyn Pi ice. Jay Buchta’s musical talent to Fetus Younger. Francis Snider’s indifference toward the opposite sex to Lawrence Shaw. Maurine Walrath’s supervision of the of the Staff and her willingness to shoulder all the responsibilities to the New Monitor Editor. Segrid Johnson’s inquisitiveness to Fda Wieseman. Florence Miller’s athletic skill in Basket Ball to Julia Behle. Vida Reckmeyer’s superiority over her humbler classmates in all things great or small to Pearl Hester. Myrtle Dolan’s right to correspond with base ball boys to Anna Mace. Fay Marquis’ one folly, coquetry to Arvilla Timm with the express wish that she enjoy herself. Marion Gillespie’s undue influence with the teachers to Elton Koehler. Mae Chauner’s right to entertain the boys to May Deland. Mattie Miller’s ability in forging to Fausta Shore. Neva Bartlett’s good looks to Marjoiie Snider. Vera Peterson’s ability in teaming little boys to Glenis Anderson. Arthur Mickey’s right to long hair to Malcomb Wilcox. Leon Merrick’s height to Fltcn Berke. All the remainder and residue of our property whatsoever, wheresoever and of what nature it may be and not herein disposed of (after paying our just debts and funeral services) we give and bequeath to our beloved janitor, Lyle Baird. In witness of, we, The Class of 191J have to this our last will and testament set our hand and seal this 9th day of May in the year of our Lord 1913. V. B. PETERSON, Attorney at Law. We the undersigned at the request of the testator V. B. Peterson (Attorney at Law) do solemnly swear that this is the true copy of the last will and testament of said testator and hereto subscribe our names. F. C. CAMPBELL, J. W. BtJCIITA.

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passed from room to room. We entered operating rooom and I saw that tho head suigcon was Orion Jerner and the head nurse was Vera Peterson. Over the door of a newspaper office hung a large sign, “The Woman’s Rights.’ i entered and found that all the employees were ladies. I was shown to the office of the editor. And who should this editor he hut Mattie Miller. I was walking along the street of ( hicago when I saw the sign, “Beauty Culture.” I entered the shop. Such an array of face powder, rouge, cold cream and other cosmetics of every kind I had never before seen collected in one place. Ruth Merrick came forward and a; ked me if I cared for a shampoo. The beach was crowded with people of all descriptions. I was looking for a room and a lady directed ...e to “Pleasant Home.” I walked for some distance before I found it. I rang the bell and Mao ('haulier opened the door. 1 found that she was the landlady. An artist roamed amoujig the Rocky Mountains. She was a prominent landscape painter. I was told that her name was Bartlett and hoping that it might be Neva of the class of 1913 I look d i or up and found that it was. Myrtle Dolan was teaching elocution in a prominent college in Ohio. She win raving great success from every stand point. Arthur Mickey had graduated from two violin schools in America and had gone to Europe to complete his study. He intended to become a concert violinist. I saw Vida Reekmeyer in a beautiful home in the Yosemite Valley. She had graduated from the State University of Nebraska, had taught two years and then married happRy. Fay Marqu.o had become a lc urer and entertainer. She had organized a concert company which was one cf the best of its kind in America. I awoke with a start and wondered how many of the class of 1913 would have such furtures as these. ESTHER CAMPBELL, ’13. Qtirtoe Minu We the class of 1913, of Osceola High School, Polk County, State of Nebraska, of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and establish this last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills made by said class. First we do hereby instruct our executors, the faculty, to conduct our funeral services with all the pomp and ceremony befitting the dignity of this class, to pay all our funeral expanses from the revenues of the estate as soon after our graduation as is practicable. Second we give and bequeath to our honored School Board the care of this mag-iiificert Institution of learning which we have so ably carried on in the past four years. To Superintendent Moore we bequeath a new phrase “All little bright eyes this way,” to be used instead of the worn out one, “I’d like your attention a moment please.” To the teachers jointly we bequeath the memory of the noble dignity of the Seniors who though they were often punished for crimes of which they were entirely innocent bore the punishment in a manner which will be an example to ab classes to follow. We hereby give and beoueath to Glenn E. Stoddard the exclusive right to the use of “Love’s old Sweet Song,” which we hope he will enjoy at his discretion. To Miss Emma Snyder we most lovingly bequeath all the historic facts discovered by us during our sojourn here.

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Just a few short days and we will no longer be called “Juniors some flighty,” but “dignified Seniors.” We are glad to be so near the goal for which we have our high school life we think of the time long been racing, but as we look back over when we first entered high-school as freshmen; when we would rather be punished in some manner for not having our lessons than to walk up to the front of the room in front of all the scholars, especially the Seniors, to look up a word in the dictionary. To the time when we had our bob-sled ride and a few of the girls falling into the snow by breaking the end-gate down, by sitting on it. In the sophmore year we were not nearly so timid for were we not a whole year ahead of the little freshies? There we see 1 Ioward trying to prove that a “crooked line” is a straight line and before he has given half the proof we see Julia come walking in with her hair cut very short and a large ribbon tied around a single curl. Next, best, and at the present time is our name Juniirs. We are neither too timid nor too brave but just exactly “right.” We are friends to everyone; and the partvs, tramps, and taffy pulls that we have had, have not been few nor unpleasant with the thoughts of Algebra, Physics, and German to cheer and help us along. We have had the honor of entertaining the Seniors and were certainly honored by the splendid banquet they held for us. As was said before we are glad to reach our Senior year, but are sorry to have passed three the happiest, best and friendliest year of our high school life, and possibly of our life, so quickly. Vet for all of this our ambitions have not ended for we shall strive to be a credit to the name “Dignified Seniors,” as have our seniors before us. —HELEN CROW, ’14.