Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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THE SO U'WESTER Page Twenty-eight I, Clifford Could, do will and bequeath to Spencer Brandt my shy C72 and retiring CU nature. I, Ardosh Goshgarian, will my bewitching dark eyes to any girl who may have use for them. I, George I-Iutter, will and bequeath to Leon Woodford my style of legible CD hand-writing. I, Elmer Coerke, leave to Harold Lenhardt my athletic ability, knowing he will do it fulljustice. I, Walter Hahn, do will and bequeath my sweet disposition to Ora Moehl. MI, Joyce Hammond, do will and bequeath two feet of my height to Edwin iller. I, Allan Holme, do will and bequeath to Earl Falk my super-ability to drop English classes. I, Frances Judge, will and bequeath to Juanita Bristol my bashfulness and hope she makes good use of it. I, Suren Jaffargian, leave to Franklin Smith my lady-like voice for use in class. I, Rondon Kerr, bequeath to Harold Shroeder my ability as a cartoonist. I, Robert Kaylor, feeling this to be a human act will to Mary Hotchkiss my reputation as a history shark. I, Beryl Milford, do will and bequeath to Vergiline Ryan my impulsive dis- osition. p I, Kornig Matosian, leave to Morris Mentzel my reputation as a Latin shark. I, Alice Martin, do will and bequeath my unlimited knowldge of mathematics to Ruth Bohn. May she use it as successully as I have done. I, Nelson MacAlpine, pass on to Donzel Cromwell my airs and graces as the duke. I, Ruth Mac Arthur, do will my bashful ways to Vergiline Ryan, bequeath my artistic abilities to Juanita Bristol and bestow my good behavior upon Jeanette Auslander. I, Arthur Misner, will to Edward Shumaker my ease in reaching high notes, feeling that he needs the same. I, Andrew Nagy, do will and bequeath to Lillian Crozier my tendency toward strong argumentation. I, Beatrice Orr, do will and bequeath to Anna Brandt my reputation as aphysics shark. I, Lucille Pate, willingly pass on to Norda Beutler my athletic ability, confident that she will do justice to the same. I, Evelyn Provencher, bequeath to Juanita Bristol my dreamy disposition hoping it will not hinder her in English class. I, Beatrice Palmer, do will to Jeanette Auslander my worthy position as Editor- in-chief of the Nordstrum News, and bequeath to Jessie Murdoch my knack of Spanish acting. I, Paul Schwartzwalder, will to those in need my good grades in physics. I, Ralph Scheel, will and bequeath my curly hair to any young lady desirous of it, who will call for same. I, Alma Stutzke, do will to Zella Rheinardt my mirror, so that the neatness of her hair may always excite attention. I, Joseph Shivers, leave to Edward Marr my azure tie, may he be adorned with it often. I, Carl Vinette, pass on to Elwood Everson my habit of carrying a briefcase so that it will contribute to his appearance of efficiency. I, Dallas Vinette, willingly hand down to Merril Sweitzer my ability as an actor at Nordstrum. I, Arnold Zimmer, do will and bequeath to Louis Czap my stand-in with the teachers. I, Bert Wise, gladly will to Sam Treves my physics experiment in case he should be in need of same.

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Page T'zt'r'nfy-.vr'L'm THE SO U'WE.S'TER girl. She is the image of her mother. Evelyn looked so happy, Ethel. Oh dear, it seems as if all the other girls get married and I don't. I looked again and saw a large department store. Above the door was a large sign, joseph Shivers and Son, There was a sale going on and such a rush! My goodness, his store does great business. I-Ie was an ambitious boy at school and he was so amiable that he was bound to succeed. I was looking once again at a school room, when I turned back to the ball. Little Alma Stutzke was teaching the class. She looked so tiny and so determined with all those great big boys and girls that I smiled in sympathy at the image. Can you ever forget how sweet she was in her part as the small girl in the play, The Dear Departed ' Well, we left her and went on to Washington, D. C. Congress was in session. The men were listening very attentively to a man who was speaking earnestly. It was Ardosh Coshgarian although I hardly recognized him, he had changed so much. I-Ie had grown a mustache and looked very well. There was just one more scene. Really I thought it was the funniest of all. Bert Wise, our class mischiefmaker is at the head of a boys' reform school. My goodness, Ethel and he used to cause more trouble at school than-than-well, I did! So you see all our classmates have turned out to be wonderful men and women. They all must have worked hard for their success though. I cannot get over the thought that I must see them all again and have a class reunion. Well, say Hello to jimmy and kiss the infant terrible for me. Don't forget to write to me and be sure to tell me what you think of the perfectly wonderful adventure I had in the realm of magic. Heaps of love from BEATRICE ORR. I Class Will We, the members of the june class of 1921, believing ourselves to be firm of mind and true of heart do hereby make this, our last will and testament. I, Edwin Armstrong, do bequeath to Milton Fielder my ready smile. l, Margaret Black, do will and bequeath to Sylvia Deska my finger nail file, which she may use in physics class at her own risk. I, Elizabeth Bero, do will and bequeath to Edna Kortman my supernatural ability to get through the halls without a pass. I, Edward Budnik, bequeath to Harold Oldham my ability as a basketball guard, hoping he may use it to good advantage. I, Ralph Barbier, will and bequeath to Oswald Robbins my reputation as a debater. I, Ethel Couture, willingly do give to Marjorie Peoples my ability to consume hot dogs at lunch time. I, Viola Currie, do will and bequeath to Grace Wissman my record for being at school on time. I, Zoltan Deak, wish to will to joe Fiordelis my ability to sing Spanish songs. I, Marion Denton, will to Pearl Blair my sweet voice, warning her not to use it in certain English classes. I, Gretchen Dinger, solemnly bequeath to Elsa Kalwa sole proprietorship of the locker we have enjoyed together. I, Lawrence Elwell, will my bashful ways to Kenneth Downing, knowing they will be of value to him. ' I, Willoughby Flaherty, do will and bequeath to Harold Mote my ability to blush in Miss Marsh's English classes. I, Myrtle Carrat, will to Marian Cheetham my ability to write parodies for House Betsy Ross.

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Page Twwi ty-11 ine THE SO U'WE-TTER We do hereby appoint the class of january, 1922, as sole executors of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we do hereto set our hands and seal this thirteenth day of june, in the year of our Lord, 1921. jUNE CLASS OF 1921. On this thirteenth day of june, A. D. 1921, the class of june 1921, of Nord- strum High School, in the County of Wayne, and State of Michigan, signed the foregoing instrument in my presence and declared it to be their last will and testament' GRETCHEN DINGER. A Calendar january-june, 1921 A. D. The purpose of this calendar, or history, is to give the reader a slight under- standing of the various social events, and otherwise held during the second sem- ester of the school year, 1920-1921. To begin our history, the first important event was a basketball game between Hamtramck and Nordstrum on j anuarv 14 at Nordstrum. Hamtramck was snowed under by the one-sided score of 17-8. This victory at the very beginning of the season, strengthened the morale of our players for the future contests as we shall see later. The Alumni Association, of Nordstrum High School, gave a very pleasing banquet on the eve of Friday, january 21. A Huge Success was the report of the Nordstrum News. This event was followed by a series of four basketball games. The date january 28, 1921, marks the first defeat of Nordstrums basketball quintet. Although Nordstrum lacked four points in the score, which was 12-16, it can be added to Nordstrums credit for it was a clean, earnest game. February 8, is written in the annals of Nordstrumian history as the day when Nordstrum defeated Commerce in a game of basketball at Western High School. The final score was 19-9 and at no time was Nordstrum in danger, the last quarter being intrusted to Nord- strum's second team. On February 11, Nordstrum overcame what appeared to be a superior team on account of their height. The tabulator had clicked 19 points for Nordstrum and 1 1 for Monroe at the finish. The last of this series of four games was an invasion by Nordstrum into Hamtramck territory for the second game of basketball with them. This was an ideal game except for the score, which was 17-9 in favor of Nordstrum. Both teams played a hard game free from any hard feelings. Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays had gone by without any commenora- tion to the lives of these men to the apparent displeasure of the students. But wait a minute! On February 23, Dr. Lynn Harold Hough, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Detroit, gave the pupils a very interesting talk on the lives of the two great Americans. ' The 25th day of February is a very important date in the history of Nord- strum because on this day three important events took place. Nordstrum's Girls' Basketball Team won from Northeasterns Girls' Team. The game was played at Northeastern. Nordstrum's team lost both games last year so a 30-14 victory at this time was highly elating. This date being Father and Son Day, a ban- quet was held in the Nordstrum lunch room by the sons of Nordstrum and their fathers. There was an attendance of over 120 and it was declared a huge success by Nordstrum's periodical, the Nordstrum News. After the banquet the fathers were escorted as guests to the Nordstrum-Southeastern game, held in the gym. Nordstrum after a desperate uphill iight was defeated by the Champions of the Little Four. ' Two more basketball games were played after this. One was with Northeastern on March 4, and the other with Commerce, March ll. Both games ended in