Savanna High School - Savannan Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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S.U.l-LS. ICMBBHBTI 19 2 kindly, warning arm and restrained them. Thus, the class of '23 was always kept in the straight and narrow way. The Junior-Senior reception was enjoyed bv every one. And so the Junior days of the class were ended. FOURTH STEP OF THE LADDER Oh, so soon, the title Dignified Senior has been attained by the victorious class of '23, The four years of faithful work has so soon come to an end. The proud class would shed bitter tears if that would help to bring back the joys and pleasures of the former years in good old Selma Hi. Miss Jensen has been the guardian angel of this class for the two previous yearsg oh, that the class might stay and be guided by that gentle hand another year-but no, the class of '23 has drained the Selma Hi also of its knowledge, and must go elsewhere to attain more. And so we bid you farewell. ' WILLABELLE HOWTON-'23, SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of Selma Union High School, located on North McCall Avenue, in the City of Selma, County of Fresno, State of California, on the Western coast of the United States of America, after having completed a most successful course in said school. and having acquired a great number of belong- ings which we wish to dispose of, do make this our last will: I, Herbert Anderson, will and bequeath my excess energy to Reggie Hastie. I, Pearl Anderson, will my vampish disposition to Melva Wheeler. I, Barbara Bailey, hereby bequeath my grandmotherly advice to Annetta Cargile. I, Elizabeth Barton, will and bequeath my love for Miss Sweet to those who will need it in the future. I, Marie Bendel, will my faithfulness and devotion to my class presidents to Mabel Covington in hopes that she will inspire them as I did. I, Bertha Bertelsen, hereby bequeath my surplus flesh to Stella Christensen. I, Naomi Best, will my quietness and good behavior to Omar Carson without charging Miss Breu for the kind act. Twenty-five

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S.U.H.S.Q'58BY1B'X j 19 2 FIRST STEP OF THE LADDER Lo and behold! the Grammar Schools of this vicinity were in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty drained of their knowledge. The students who had partaken thereof were not satis- field with the limited amount they had been able to attain, so in September of the same year this self same group of green but am- bitious seekers after wisdom and knowledge, entered the Selma Union High School where they became known as Freshmen. Jokes and jeers were aimed at this self-conscious but wide-awake group by the upper classmen. But the Freshmen realized that their turn would come some time, so all was well. In spite of this it was hard at times to remember to be high standing lads and lassies, but by the help and encouragement of the faithful foster father, Principal Downey, the first year of the class of '23 was successful, without a doubt. SECOND STEP OF THE LADDER With more knowledge, more wisdom, more ambition, not so much in quantity, but more in qualit.y, the class of '23 entered the second year of their training, under the guardianship of the new, but loved principal. Mr. McKillop. The lower classmen seemed little and insignilicant without any training in this prosperous and well loved Selma Union High. Of course there was pep and fun. Picnics and parties proved it, so all things considered the class of '23 went through the Sopho- more year on ilowery beds of ease. THIRD STEP OF THE LADDER Juniors, and troubles galore! But with the wisdom acquired from two former years of faithful work, the troubles were easily overcome and gazed upon as mere trifles. Ambition was absolutely necessary now, if never before. Cer- tainly it was here, and used to the greatest extent. At one time the class let their temper get the best of them and, provoked by the class ahead, would have been rash, indeed, if just when their temper had attained its highest temperature, that wisest of all persons, Mr. McKillop, had not stretched forth his Twenty-f our

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S.U.l-LS. IMBLHETJ l 9 Z I, Raymond Bishop, do hereby will and bequeath my many true friends, the results of my good fellowship, to Dorothy Schuler who, as everyone agrees, need-s them. I, Joe Boranian, hereby bequeath a part of my manly stature to Charles Seaman, who will no doubt appreciate the gift. I, Vernon Britton, will my present Senior girl to no one. I, Eleanor Brown, will my lady-like manners to Kathryn Miller. I. Melva Brown, bequeath my daily male admirers to Maria Rodriguez, provided she is able to keep them. I, Clarence Brimmer, do hereby will my contract with the Spanish vaude- Ville to my intelligent brother, Vernon, I, Craig Byrne, will and bequeath my many feminine admirers to Fredric Bertram in answer to his prayer to be noticed. I, Lauren Casaday, will my exceptional capability as a Student Body President to my successor who will sadly need it. I, Conrad Carlson, hereby will all my educational ambitions to anyone who wants them. I, Lenus Carlson, hereby bequeath my fiery coloring to Isabel Hovsepian, which will help to make her more noticeable. I, Stena Christensen, will and bequeath my plump beauty to my affectionate friend, Evelyn Rasmussen. I, Doris Claytor, will my sunny nature to Ruth and Edna Jorgensen, which will help them to get by. I, Byron Creason, will and bequeath my handle as Caesar to Miss Jen- sen's next Shakespearean aspirant. I, Grace Cotterell, hereby will my admirable manners to Elsie Kishpaugh. I, Claude Clinkenbeard, hereby will and bequeath my monotonous giggle to Mr. McKillop. I, Zevart Dabaghian, will my always ambitious nature to Charles Horn. I, Helen Dodge, will my man-hating' frame of mind to Benola Bryant in hopes that it will quiet her a bit. I, Ruth Drongensen, hereby will my sensible reasoning pawer to Evelyn Rasmussen, trusting that she will then stop to consider things. I, Ferne Duffield, hereby leave my chewing gum to the waste basket. I, Grace Edsall, hear ye all, will my Ford coupe to no one. I, Glenna Elliott, will my wide-awake countenance to Melva Wheeler. I, Howardine Gough, will and bequeath my talent as an orator to anyone who can find it. I, Clyde Hansen, will my close resemblance to Rudolph Valentino to Arthur Nielson. Let all girls take warning! I, Leone Hemmingsen, will and bequeath my high position in the office to anyone who is as capable and efficient as I have been. I, Buelah Holcomb, will my beaux to Helen Chauncey-but does she need them? I, Robert Hopkins, bequeath my attractive complexion to anyone who may like it. I, Bernell Holton, will my interest in tennis playing to Ray Woodhouse, with high hopes that it will greatly improve his physique. I, Willabelle Howton, will my matronly tenderness to Lillian Hoegh. Twenty-six