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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, Lester Chitwood, leave my sister Eleanor to Jack Elrod, but insist on taking Marge with me. I, Keith Ferguson, will my red hair to Anna Dean Weigand. I, Pat Follon, will my diamond to Darlene Holmstrem, and from the looks of things she is going to need it. I, Hartley Hobbs, bequeath my way with the teachers to anyone who wishes he could do pranks and not look guilty. I, Chuck Sawyer, leave with anyone who will go with me. I, Sam Parsley, leave Redmond Hi for sure-I hope. I, Marvin Christy, leave all my cartoons to Marvin Newton and vanish in a cloud of dust. I, Alma Beougher, bequeath nothing-I take even my well-worn books. I, Chuck Hiatt, will my interest in the Mayfair theatre to no one. I, Marjorie Jorgenson, will my dimples to Dorothy Hodge. We, Betty Iverson and Helen Inman, will our seats in roll room to Lloyd Houk and Jack Strickland. I, Richard Logan, will my standing with the faculty to anyone who can't get through school with- out it. I, Carmen Newell, leave a troup of mourning boys and also promises. I'm not leaving Redmond- at least not for a while. I, Anna Saxton, will my pleasing plumpness to Jerold Cyrus in case he should start losing weight. I, Rex Richardson, will my ability to go with underclassmen to Rhoda Anne Peterson. I, Alice King, will my shy ways to Mary Ellen Hutchins. I, Jean Clevenger, will my gentle voice to Veokra Heath. I, Phyllis Means, will my ability to argue to Donald Grubb who will need it in debate. I, Donald Moore, will my ability to keep quiet to Max Richardson. I, Ed Booth, will my art of showing new girl students arbund to ,Franklin Nolan. I, Evelyn Ryder, will my ability to keep the boys in hot water to Barbara Scott. I, Clarence Allen, will a portion of my conceit to ten juniors, twelve sophs, and thirteen frosh to be evenly divided among them. I, Betty Lou Shelley, leave my bright and witty comebacks to anyone who is smart enough to get 'em off. I, Keith Shepard, will my ability to argue to John Young. We, Doris Abernathy and Flora Logan, will our place to anyone who can use it to a better ad- vantage. I, David Chamberlin, will my enormous size to Gilbert McFadden who we think could use it. I, Glen Brenchley, will my size to Carl Copper, in case Carl should want to reduce. I, Ila Mae Kissler, will my dislike for gym to some poor freshman girl. I, Virginia Swendig, bequeath my breezy stories to anyone who can get them. We, Helen Tellefson and Virginia Park, will our quiet ways to the junior boys roll room. I, Gene Johnson, will my books to Ellen Braid and hope she uses them to the greatest of advantage. I, Glenda Stephenson, will the good example I have set in school to Joyce Means. I I, Edwin Schmidt, will my athletic ability to Elliott Kingsbury. I, Ray Sturdivan, will my way with Bend girls to Raymond Barnett.
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CLASS PROPlIECY Bob Povey is Central Oregon's most famous cow-rustler. Glen Brenchley has recently acquired his degree as a mortician. David Chamberlin is advertising agent in a soap factory. His slogan is, 'Tm Forever Blowing Bubbles. Dean Lowe has become a jeweler. He specializes in fitting diamonds on young ladies' fingers. Keith Ferguson is the U. S. diplomat to Germany, and, therefore, his flaming hair has turned grey. Bobby Varco is at Harvard now, training to be U. S. President. Agness Alexander is like the 'twandering Jew, still wandering, and where she stops nobody knows. In Witness Whereof, we, the investigation committee do hereby affix our seal. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Realizing that we, of the class of May, 1940, shall soon cease to exist in the memories of those we leave behind, and mindful of the unknown and obscure future, we do hereby solemnly make our last will and testament and do make the following distribution of our earthly possessions. Firstly: To Mr. Means, our kind and sympathetic principal who has guided us through our four years in this school, we leave behind our deepest appreciation. Secondly: To our advisors and members of the faculty who have by patient and uncomplaining efforts aided us in realizing our highest ambition, we leave our respect and love. Thirdly: Individual bequests. I, Gene Gaston, will my well-worn paths up and down the hall to Dale Dorn who will need to get out of senior English next year. ' I, William Hall, will my long legs and arms to Tommy Ammon. Dan Kilgore, leave my memories as a good football and basketball player, but am taking every- I, thing else with me-SHE graduates tool I, Doris Williams, will my quiet ways to Minnie Lowe, in hopes they will be put to use. I, Amy Dunn, will my ability to learn English easily to Bud McDonald because he needs it very much. I, Betty Mae Weigand, will the alumni boys to DeFriese Johns and any other girls who want them, on condition that I can keep one for my own amusement. We, Betty Kingsbury and Alice Freeman, will our interest in Bend to no one. We want to have some more fun ourselves. I, Warren Parr, will Betty Frakes to any boy who can get her, on condition that she be returned if she starts talking. I, Norval Grubb, bequeath nothing to anyone. I am taking everything with me but my locker. LHe's Scotchl. I, Dean Lowe, leave what little I have left to anyone, and give my undying sympathy to the poor freshies who still have four years of struggle. I, Will Kanoff, will to Chan Ray my arguments to get Bend-Redmond school dances so they'll be carried on. I, Marie Rutherford, will my swearing ability 'to Bernice Stoner who needs it badly when she gets mad. I, Gene Damewood, leave my ability to pitch woo to Zell Cooley. I, Vern Hartford, bequeath my ability to study to Emma Nan Peden.
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LAS I I I I I I I T WILL AND TESTAMENT , Robert Scott, will my quiet and bashful way to Kenneth Davis. , Beryl Roberts, will my pleasing smile to Ilena Furman. , Vernon Kirby, leave my home-loving nature to Donna Jean Peterson. , Bob Nichols, leave my opinion of women to anyone who can live up to it. , Bob Povey, leave my ability to keep out of the limelight to Borden Beck. , Marvin Coss, will my modest ways to Francis Riggs. , Bobby Varco, will my stripped-down Packard to anyone who can keep it wired together. I, Ralph Klann, will my ability as a 4-H Leader to the welfare of our country. I, Delora Davis, will my blond hair to Norma Jean Short. I, Agness Alexander, will my ability as business manager to anyone who can use it without cutting classes. I, Dorothy Croghan, leave my presidency of the Pep Club to Carol Helmholtz. T, I, Dolores Burke, leave my lasting impression on the school. David Wilson, leave my knows-all-and sees-all instinct to Miss Stayton. Fourthly: We hereby appoint the forthcoming senior class as executors of this, our Last Will and Testament and do nullify all former wills and legacies. Signed, sealed, and attested. May, 1940-Class of 1940. SENIOR CLASS MOTTO We build the ladder by which We rise. SENIOB CLASS COL0llS Crimson and silver. SENIIIR CLASS FLIIWER Red rose.
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