Turlock High School - Alert Yearbook (Turlock, CA)

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I, Esther Ecklund, will my enchanting and seductive ways to Lygia Erdman, the coming Nita Naldi. I, Roger Quigley, bequeath my package of cigarettes to Ed Bernard, who in years to come will be able to look tif there are any leftj at them and remember his old pal Roger. I, Marion Collins, do now bequeath with all due ceremony my nicked and battered razor to Alonzo I-Ieimer, who will probably need to put it up for future use. I, Leone McBrayer, do hereby will and bequeath my loving looks and winning ways, which I have used so successfully on Eugene Rowley, and others, to Merle Landreth, the most popular boy in school. I, Myrtle Lindberg, will my affection for Mr. Nichols to Willie Richards, hoping that he may profit by the same. I, Pearl Colburn, do leave my name to the rest of the family, as I will have no further use for it in the near future. I, Alfred Alstrom, leave my trousers to Shorty Elsen, who some day might grow into them. I, Lauren Sunderland, Wally Reid's only successor, do hereby discard and bequeath my Grecian profile to Truman Potter. I, Earl Richards, leave my million dollar feet to Erma Brock, a coming ballet dancer. I, Clifford Swanson, do hereby submit to the insistent requests of a certain party and bequeath my sister, Gladys Swanson, to Louis Sweet. I, Robert Stille, will the typing championship to Francis Bluett, my only rival. I, Eldon Carlson, who deals out unwavering justice to friend and foe alike, leave and bequeath my judicial ability to the judges of the Supreme Court of the U. S. I, Roy Vann, do hereby transmit my beautiful blush, which has duly served me in time of need, to my bosom friend, Opal Merman. I, Dee Kimzey, the most bashful boy in school, will this great asset to Tommy Whistler, who is greatly in need of such a restriction. I, Audrey Humble, do now submit my sparkler to the amalgamated window pane company on account of the scarcity of glass. I, Herman Trieveiler, will my large collection of neckties and stiff collars to Ernest Roberts. I, Clifford Harrington, will my ability in the mile to Elbert Smith, who, coupling it with that of his own will surely win honors for the coming Seniors of '24. I, Chrissie Woolcock, will my wide Irish brogue and popular lips to Addie Barricklow,-who will appreciate and use them to advantage. I, Alice Hendrickson, will the honor and subsequent pleasure of con- cocting the class prophecy to who may be so lucky f?J. I, Orval Crowell, do hereby will and bequeath my pugilistic supremacy to Francis Tyke, our four round wonder. fPage 281

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Senior Wi.ll E, THE ALL-MIGHTY, educated evacuat.ors of Turlock Union High School, East Side, Turlock, after due pondering, deliberation, and much forethought, leave individually to our inferiors, as a mark of our special favor, the following goods and chattels: I, Howard Hjelm, the early bird himself, will my seat in detention to whoever is tardy. The seat will undoubtedly remain unoccupied. I, Erle Henrikson, leave 1ny hat to the highest bidder for use as an umbrella. I, Dorothy Hoover, will the remembrance of 1ny roguish black eyes to whoever sees them. I, Della Brown, the U. S. History Shark, leave my 1's in said subject to some needy Junior. I, Roy Oyer, will my ability of making love on the stage to some youthful Romelet to Wayne Johnston, who has need of more practical experience than I. I, Lillian Gaylord, do hereby will and bequeath a pair of my silk hose to Mary Strese, who will, no doubt, utilize them as a pair of spats. I, Francis Bergstrom, leave, with all due remorse, my position as busi- ness manager of the Alert to anybody who is in want of something to do. We, Ruth Bevans and Hellen Gallison, the far-famed mammoth twins, will our magnitude, both longitudinally and latitudinally to Marguerite Vignolo and Barbara Davis, respectively, who are greatly in need of such re-enforcement. I, Forest Fiorini, will my position as target for Prof. Senter, the weight throwing marvel, to anyone possessing an ivory bean. Hot Bang! I, Eldon Thompson, hereby give ear to repeated entreaties and leave 1ny corner on the slang market to Miss Sprague, who I am quite sure will not indulge in it to excess. I, Howren Roach, alias Mamma's little angel child, who hearkens unto the saying the children should be seen and not heard, do bequeath my reserved and submissive manner to Oliver Nelson, the Untamed. I, Jo Vierra, will my grace and ability as a dancer to Rudolph Valentino. 1, Viola Swanson,- do solemnly bequeath my happy smile to Lucile Coveney, under the sole condition that it be used to welcome in the belated students. I, Terry Laird, will by ability as a horse-shoe pitcher from way back to Pimlott, the Pug, my only rival. I, Anton Coelho, will in all sincerity, my unparalleled ability as an extemporaneous orator to Leo Akulian. lPage 271

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I, Irma Williams, will my reckless and speedy driving to Prof. Nichols. I, Evelyn Lund, will and bequeath my pull with Miss Grant to Muriel McAuliffe, hoping that she may derive as much enjoyment therefrom in the future as I have in the past. I, Melvin Sjogren, will my Irish name to Thomas O'Brien, the Swede. I, Anna Housten, will my natural complexion and radiant smile to the Egyptian Sphinx. I, Eugene Rowley, do now bequeath my Ford and careful driving to my little brother, Everett. I, Newell Service, will my clever witticisms to Roy Hedstrom. I, Mildred Booth, will my French lingo to Arthur Williams, the Spanish marvel. I, Vaughn Earp, will my ability of interpreting complex thought into intelligible English to Miss De Lapp, who may then be able to lucidate clearly. I, Lester Thompson, leave my much treasured bottle of bandoline to Pete Palmer, who, it appears, is very much in need of the same. I, Nadine Pimlott, will my aristocratic reserve and fiendish desire to criticize to Carmen Olson, who no doubt will use it to good advantage in disclosing the latest scandals of her fellow schoolmates. I, Elvira Kullander, do hereby will my golden tresses to old annex to use as a beard to give it dignity even in old age. I, Elston Ahlberg, will my ability in I-listory to Evangeline Carlson, who is greatly in need of the same. I, Clark Allison, having become tender hearted, refuse to longer terrify poor fishes, both large and small, and leave this former wicked pleasure to Vesta Chivington. I, Helen Sheld, still wishing to retain the love and affections of Erle Henrikson for some time to come, can only will the remembrance of that little girl from Keyes. l, Gladys Radantke, having exhausted the 600 pages of Effective Va1nping will this wonderful book to Melba Coveney. I, Ethel Soderstrom, do now leave my unique musical talents to 'Richard Steele, the songbird. I, Merrill Swenson, will my skill, ability and endurance in all heated student body discussions to Lamar Jackson. I, Herbert Zipser, do will my football suit and all other track parapher- nalia, to Elmer Elsen, 1ny ambitious competitor. I, Jeanette Johnson, do will my position as twin sister to Marian Sandberg to Carolyn Knutsen, an enterprising applicant. We, Waunita Edmonston Jorgenson and Curtis McKenzie, do hereby bequeath our ability in doing the extreme Chicago to Gladys Carnes and Lawrence Mead. I, Christine Kraft., having thoroughly read, absorbed, and successfully LPage 291