Santa Rosa High School - Echo Yearbook (Santa Rosa, CA)

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THe ECHO LAST WILL AND T Ses OF THE CLASS OF JUNE, 1916. We, the Class of 1916, of the Santa Rosa High School, being in perfect health, and brilliant mind and understanding, and considering the eee of gradnation and the uncertainty of life thereafter, and to the end that we may be better prepared to leave whenever it shall please the Faculty to se ond us forth, do therefore make and declare this our last will and testament, the manner following: IT, Mervyn Burke, do give and bequeath Ruby Peterson to the care of Amer- igo Demio, hoping that he may keep her safely until she becomes of age, when I promise to return and relieve him of the burden. My reputation for enjoying myself in the Study Hall, I leave to any ambitious Freshman who desires to “get in wrong’’ with Miss Moodey. I, Wnifred Burke, do hereby bequeath my dramatic ability to Frank Sowell, hoping that he may profit by my successful career. All my estate, real, personal, or mixed, of whatever nature or kind, including my red sweater, | sadly leave to Gladys Dietz. Edith Coffee, have decided to bequeath my quiet manner to Hazel Cooper, that she may mak herself heard as well as I have. My ‘‘debutante slouch’’ I leave to Marian Peterson. Knowing what a frivolous reputation I have attained during my short school life, I Catherine Crane, do hereby leave my Latin translations, hoping that the next Caesar class may find them as useful as my own has. I, Marie Dowd, do leave my knack of hair dress to Harriet Bussman, trust- ine she will execute as heavenly a roll as that exhibited during the past year upon my head I, Elsie Daut, do will and bequeath my reputation as an efficient to Vera Mehring. My curly hair, brown eyes and rosy cheeks, I leave to Jessie Taylor. Sadly, I, Anna Fisk, bequeath to Vera Williams my daily excursions with the count of the long name. Since I cannot leave my position as private sec- retary to the manager of the weekly, I will leave my famous seat in the Study Hall in most of such work has been done, and my absolute franchise to carry on said work durng study periods, to any promising young lady on condition that she make as good use of both as I have. I, Helen Finley, hereby relinquish all claim to ‘‘Bub” Pressley requesting thet some one take pity on him in my absence; he may need comforting. I, Howard Fry, in my final document, desire to leave to the class in debating my power of oratory. My ingenuity in writing U.S. History reports, I gladly bestow upon some unfortunate student who may find as much pleasure in copying the International Eneyelopedia as I. I, Emma Fisk, hereby sadly leave to the girls of the Santa Rosa High School,

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THE ECHO Mona: Speaking of Windsor, reminds me that I was passing through the suburbs of that town and saw Mervyn Burke and Edith Coffey leaning over a pig-stye, arguing as to which should receive the best half of the old Peterson ranch. Both have been bereaved, you know. Isabell: I heard Anna Fisk has lately become a prominent member of the Asti Colony. Emma: Yes, that’s right, and Helen Finley became an extremely success- ful author. Perhaps her most widely known production is the “Life and Works of Councilman Pressley”. Mona: Elsa Milne is a captain of the steamer Gold, which carries frieght on the Petaluma river and William Heitsmith is employed as deck washer. Emma: Josie Watson is now chief attraction of the “Get-em-quick” Mat- rimonial Bureau. It might be well to add that she is highly successful in her chosen vocation. Isabella: I have been counting the names off on my fingers. That’s everybody now isn’t it? Emma: No we have forgotten Freddie Hatch. I wonder where he is? Mona: Poor Freddie! Oh girls, I can hardly tell it, it is tragic. But— but—he was slain by a bartender when rushing for the free lunch. (all burst into tears ) Curtain Anna lisk, Catharine Crane, Gladys Sherman, Fred Hatch, Leo Sullivan, Tom Miller, 23

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THE ECHO ““Toothless Jake,’’? my companion through years of primping, and appoint the Senior Junior Girls Organization executor of said companion, on condition that after ten more years of faithful service, he either be retired on a pension or placed among the trophies in the glass case in the Study Hall. I, Frances Fry, desiring to make this my last will and testament, and revok- ing all former wills made by me, bequeath my ability to ovtline chapters in U.S. History to lrene Bacigalupi. I, Gertrude Gates, bequeath my snapping brown eyes to Isabel Bolton, cer- tain that they will make a very striking contrast with her beautiful blonde hair. My mania for wearing but one dip in my hair I also will to her. I, Ferne Huckabay, the only person known to get an E in Latin without doing any work,leave my knowledge of ho w to get through English Compo- sitin without going to class, to Anita Chapman. Proud of my ereet carriage I, Will Heitsmith, sorrowfully leave said object of pride to Dwight Barnett. I also leave to him my eraze for carrying home as few books as possible. I, Gladys Hawley, leave my slow and stately walk to Vera Mehring, thinking that it may aia her in making quick time home some day when her ‘‘Univer- sal Car’’ goes on a strike. I, Mae Hodgson, leave my winning ways to my little sister Jewell to help her make herself as popular as | have been, when she reaches the High. Looking back over the five years in which I have crammed, to graduate; I, Fred Hatch, do leave my ability to cram to Wesley Colgan, thinking that by this gift he may at least complete his course in six years. The monopoly of the office and the entertainment of Mrs. Yost I bequeath to Donald Carithers. I, Walter Hefty, desire to bestow upon Gilbert Trosper my skill in playing handball. My motoreyele I leave to Lela Greene that she may be relieved of many long, tiresome(?) walks. I, Bernadette Hebir, will unto Marjorie Vaughn my noted brillianey in Chem- istry Ex’s, together with a key to how I get my knowledge during said exams. My ability for aecidental(?) meetings with certain persons at a certain cor- her,every morning, | leave to Ardella Arnold. Knowing that my school days will soon be over, I, Mona Kelley, leave to my twin(?) sister, Edith Miller, my stock in a certain Stanley Steamer, that she may enjoy as many rides as I have in the past. With much relief, 1, Hilda Kintzi, leave to Barbara Gilman my much honored position as Miss Wirt’s assistant to the German students in the Study Hall. My loud voice and bird-like ways I leave to Loraine Johnson. I, Donna Lambert, bequeath my dark curls, starry eyes, and soft voice to Vera Stump. My reputation as an artist I bequeath to Anita Chapman to aid her in counting her E’s in drawing during the coming year. I, Wilman Hocker, “Billee’’ for short, bestow my rosy cheeks upon Mrs. Yost, knowing that she covets them. My much loved yellow striped dress, | yp 9