Sentinel High School - Bitterroot Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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Twenty-third. Edith Lindborg does hereby bequeath a reward to anyone proving that she caused a disturbance at any time in the four years she was among us. Twenty-fourth. Josephine Lukens and Esther Pierson do hereby bequeath their noisy dispositions and disturbing natures to some quiet Freshmen girls. Twenty-fifth. Pearl Lung does hereby bequeath the ability to grab a steady to Mae Gates. Twenty-sixth. Flora McLaughlin and Lillian Rock do hereby bequeath their amiable dispositions to any Junior who needs them most. Twenty-seventh. Leathie McCarthy does hereby bequeath her interest in sport and her artist’s garb to Phebe Walker. Twenty-eighth. Carrie Maclay does hereby bequeath her literary ability to Ethel Robinson. Twenty-ninth. Samuel Sinclaire Steamship Maclay does bequeath his undertaking establishment to Lawrence Berg. Thirtieth. Wilson Fat Maddox does hereby bequeath his athletic prowess and excellent tenor voice to Jelly Elliott. Thirty-first. Eunice and Mattie Morris do hereby bequeath their Black-foot tendencies and their manner of assimilating knowledge to the next emigrants from the Blackfoot. Thirty-second. Oscar Ole Nelson does hereby bequeath his polite manners and Ills winning ways with the female contingent to Bryan Alloway. Thirty-third. Lelia Paxon does hereby bequeath her imitations of Valeska Suratt to Hazel McElhiney. Thirty-fourth. Gladys Phillips does hereby bequeath her long and undying love for Irvine to Nobody. Thirty-fifth. Bessie Rutledge and Manilla Schmidt do hereby bequeath their winning ways and graceful carriage to the department of Natural Science, for investigation. Thirty-sixth. Joe Schlossberg does hereby bequeath the sports column in The Konah to some one more capable and his dancing ability to Howard Jones. Thirty-seventh. Josephine Sheedy does hereby bequeath her ability to dodge suitors to Mary Evans. 1 hirty-eighth. Elisha Lewis Smith does hereby bequeath his studious and stay-with-it nature and his track fame to bis brother, George D. Smith. Thirty-ninth. Jack Sterling does hereby bequeath his rotund frame to the Museum of Antiquity for an exhibit. Fortieth. Helen Stoddard does hereby bequeath her record of never saying one word too many or enough to understand her to Dorothy Marshall. Forty-first. Thomas Swearingen does hereby bequeath his graceful and athletic form to Wesley Williams. Forty-second. Roger Trafford does hereby bequeath his baritone voice, together with his society conquests, to A1 Clark. Forty-third. Hazel Turtle does hereby bequeath her little poems of every Senior in the Annual to the rising generations. Forty-fourth. Margaret Wickes does hereby bequeath her declamatory ability and her hard luck to Annie Hall. Forty-fifth. Bryan Wilburn does hereby bequeath his affectionate manner and his great amount of muscle to Van Evans. Forty-sixth. Dorothy Wilkinson does hereby bequeath her daily meetings (yes, at least five daily) with Floyd to a happy future. Forty-seventh. Arthur Wissbrod does hereby bequeath his few remaining locks to Mr. Ketcham. Forty-eighth. Olaf Petro Peterson does hereby bequeath his Scandinavian appearance and Italian speech to Eddie Wardle. Lewis Lansing does hereby bequeath this will to all those who like it and to those who do not he bequeaths the right to come back next year and get in another will, but he hopes to have them all with him.

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Class Will We, the Senior Class of 1916 of the Missoula County High School, situated iu the City of Missoula. County of Missoula, State of Montana, being sound in mind and memory, do make, publish, proclaim and declare any other Will made by us to be invalid and illegal. The Class do together and jointly bequeath to Mr. Ketcham and the Faculty, its gratitude and esteem for making the Class of 1916 the best and largest Class that has ever graduated from this school. The Class does separately bequeath the following: First. Osden Belasco Red Dreyer, our worthy president, does hereby bequeath his career as an athlete and an actor to Lester Grill and his own rules of parliamentary procedure to the next Senior president. Second. Ebba Anderson does hereby bequeath to the Freshmen Class her motto, “Smile and be laughed at; weep and soil your gown.” as a motto for them to strive for. Third. Grace Barnett does hereby bequeath to any member of the Junior class the trials and worries of the editor of the Annual. Fourth. Mable Blackler does hereby bequeath her quiet and studious nature to Ruth Beebe. Fifth. Harriet Hall does hereby bequeath her deep bass voice to the next year’s debate team. Sixth. Earle Christensen does hereby bequeath his dignified, stately manner, together with some of his brains, to Dale Bacheller. Seventh. Nelson Granger does hereby bequeath his winning ways and studious appearance to Monroe Dejarnette. Eighth. Helen Gardner does hereby bequeath her southern dialect to Ruth Cavin. Ninth. Florence Dixon does hereby bequeath her little booklet. “Competition Is the Spice of Life,” to Olive Dobson. Tenth. Marjorie Frost does hereby bequeath her ability as a stenographer to any one needing a “stand in” with Mr. Ketcham. Eleventh. Marie Erickson does hereby bequeath her record as an example of a model student to some flunking Sophomore. Twelfth. Phoebe Ector does hereby bequeath her wee small voice to some one more in keeping with it. Thirteenth. Louisa Eddy does hereby bequeath her Alberton mannerisms and idiosvneracies to Ida Stoddard. Fourteenth. Zene Edwards does hereby bequeath his never ceasing tongue to Walter Kennedy. Fifteenth. Ralph Bell does hereby bequeath his ability to ask foolish questions and act the fool in general, to Charlie Joy. Sixteenth. Hazel Egan does hereby bequeath her daily streetcar rides from Bonner to the Street Railway Company. Seventeenth. Estelle Hansen does hereby bequeath her high soprano voice to the Farrarian Club as a goal for them to go after. Eighteenth. Ozete Hatcher does hereby bequeath her steady record and continual good behavior to Madeline Lombard. Nineteenth. Raymond Iloves does hereby bequeath his fierce, revolutionary appearance and his well-kept hair to Oakley Coffee. Twentieth. Arthur Jacobson does hereby bequeath his knack of making a column out of nothing to the next editor of The Konah. Twenty-first. Marie Jones does hereby bequeath her high standings and quiet ways to Hazel Brown. Twenty-second. Mary Krone does hereby bequeath her command of the Anglo-American language which she has used to such good advantage, to Constance Keith.

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Made and executed this first day of May, in the Year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and sixteen in the Missoula County High School in the City of Missoula, County of Missoula and State of Montana. Lewis Lansing, Administrator. (Signed) CLASS OF 1916. Class Resolution PREAMBLE: We, the members of the Senior class of 1916, in order to conform to the high standard of the Missoula County High School, to perpetuate the dignity of the “Student Body,” to absolutely abolish grievances of any nature, whatsoever, do hereby resolve and set forth the following resolutions: First. To hereafter refrain from any communication or disturbance in the Assembly Room during any of the eight specified periods. Second. To refrain from entering a class room late, bluffing in recitation while there or accidentally obtaining aid from our fellow classmates during a written exam. Third. Never to wilfully ignore the established rules of the Library (such as taking reserved books from their special shelves and selfishly hiding them) and also otherwise abusing library privileges. Fourth. To refrain from “stretching” rest room rules. Fifth. Never again to tear up paper; neither breathe in the halls, or wilfully cut across the lawn. Sixth. To refrain absolutely from skipping another class. Seventh. To look with much scorn and contempt on any one who knowingly violates, transgresses or infringes upon the foregoing resolutions. We. as members of the Senior Class of 1916 do herewith agree and resolve to adopt the above set of resolutions.