Powers High School - Cruiser Yearbook (Powers, OR)

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CLASS WILL WE, THE CLASS OF 1951, OF POWERS HIGH School, Powers, Oregon, do hereby make, pub- lish, AND DECLARE THIS TO BE OUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: I, Mary Magill, being of sound mind, do HEREBY WILL MY ABILITY TO COME TO SCHOOL REGULARLY AND PUT MY SCHOOL WORK BEFORE OTHER ACTIVITIES TO ALL THE FORTH COMING SENIORS. I, Yvonne Allen, Being of sounc mind, do HEREBY WILL MY ABILITY TO DRIVE THE FAMILY CAR TO SCHOOL, TO FRANKIE CAVER AND MY IN- ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE BOYS TO WILL- ENE CAVER. I, Charlene Stallard, being of sound mind DO HEREBY WILL MY AB ILITY TO FLUNK IN SEN- IOR Math to Darlene Stanley, and my asility TO GET ALONG WITH MY TEACHERS TO ARLETA Smith. I, Dorothy Walker, being of unsound mind and BODY DO HEREBY BEQUEATH MY ABILITY TO PIERCE EARS TO YVONNE MCCULLOCH, AND MY INABILITY TO PUT MY SCHOOL WORK AHEAD OF OTHER ACTIV- ITIES to Bobbie Britton. I, Avon Stanley, being of sound mind, do hereby bequeath my ability to play the CLARINET TO MADELON MCMAHON AND MY IN- ABILITY TO AGREE WITH MR. KELSAY'S OPINIONS IN THE AMERICAN PROBLEMS CLASS TO JANET SHAWVER. I, CATHERINE ABER, BEING YET OF UNSOUND MIND, DO HEREBY WILL MY FAITHFUL PLAID jacket to Ellen Snipes and my ability to GET ENGAGED AT SIXTEEN TO ALL THE SOPHO- MORE GIRLS.

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I, Stanley Schrag, having a half sound mind AND A LITTLE SKINNY BODY, DO HEREBY WILL MY ABILITY TO RUN THE MOTION PICTURE MACHINE TO jack Thorp and my ability to have several per- fect ATTENDANCE RECORDS TO MY TWO BROTHERS Donald and jake. I, George Shawver, being of sound mind and BODY, DO HEREBY WILL MY INABILITY TO PLAY BAS- KETBALL to Tucker Brierley, and my ability to BACK TRUCKS TO JOE BOUTIN. I, LESTER COLDIRON, DO HEREBY WILL MY ABIL- ITY TO CATCH FISH TO LYNN POST AND MY ABILITY TO PLAY BASKETBALL TO MERRITT KELSAY. I, Dorothy Schrag, being of sound mind will MY TIMIDITY TO YVONNE MCCULLOCH AND MY ABILITY TO GET LOCKED IN THE CLOAKROOM TO V 1NI FRED. CLASS HISTORY LEAFING THROUGH THE FAMILY ALBUM I CAME UP- ON A PICTURE OF A SMALL GROUP OF CHILDREN. A CLOSER LOOK TOLD ME WHO THEY WERE. AS I SAT THERE LOOKING AT IT MY MEMORIES WENT BACK TO THE YEAR '39 THAT A HAPPY SMALL BUNCH OF 21 BOYS AND GIRLS JOINED TO MAKE UP THE FIRST GRADE AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAPPY SCHOOL DAYS. SOME OF THEM MOVED WHILE OTHERS CAME FROM OTHER SCHOOLS TO JOIN THE CLASS, BUT WHEN THEY LEFT THE GRADES IT STILL NUMBERED TWENTY-ONE. Nineteen were initiated as Frosh. They joined with Mrs. hammack as advisor. As Soph- omores THEY ORGANIZED WITH MISS. DEVORE. THEIR JUNIOR YEAR FOUND THEM ORGANIZED WITH Mr. KEL- SAY, WHO ALTHOUGH WAS VERY BUSY WITH THE BAS- KETBALL TEAM, FOUND TIME TO HELP THEM WITH THE Junior Prom which was decorated to the theme, Stairway to the Stars . As Seniors they organized with Mr. nickl- aus. The class enjoyed many good times in- cluding the Senior Ball, their main event, WHICH WAS DECORATED TO THE THEME, HARBOR LIGHTS ,AND THEIR SENIOR PLAY, SPRING FEVER . TWO MEMBERS OF THE CLASS REPRESENTED THEM IN BASKETBALL, WHILE THE REST SUPPORTED THE