Turlock High School - Alert Yearbook (Turlock, CA)

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applied, will the 800 pages or more of Harper's Never Fail Reducer, to Lloyd Hayward. We, Anna Ahlberg and Mabel Beauchamp, do hereby will in full our controlling interest in the notorious Lars Erickson cabaret in Frisco to Clesta Conner and Evelyn Larson. I, Carl Bergstedt, will my Jewish Packard to Julia Gilliland, hoping that she may thus better enjoy her many happy hours with Fred Stoy. I, Fred Carlson, having satisfied mean disposition by persisting in writing personal slams for the Tribune, do hereby will this remarkable ability to John Peterson. I, Enoch Ornberg, do will to Karl Claes my ability to ditch Pop Ratzell'S fifth period study hall. I, Ralph Hawk, do will my ability to put the shot to Harold Larson, the long distance discus thrower. I, Elizabeth Baily, leave my inheritetd ability to comprehend Spanish to Sylia Bryer, who will undoubtedly appreciate my generosity. I, Russell Bisnet, will my knack of using correct and high flown diction, to Ethel Gilliland, who can use it to advantage in free hand drawing. I, Guy Chappel, bequeath my weekly visits to the Modesto Skating Rink to Miss Grant, the skating champion. I, Albert Johnson, will my arrow collar hair comb to Daddy Ray. I, Bessie Paxson, will in full my seven subjects to Ted Hohenthal, Senior, some day to be. I, Edward Larson, do will my 1890 Overland to the Turlock Junk Co., who, it is rumored, is running out of the same. I, Eleanor Tracy, do will my tennis racket and form in said game to Molla Mallory, hoping that she may improve by next year. I, Leonard Larson, leave my coal black eyebrows to Linda Berglund. I, Clifford Lilyquist, leave, will, and bequeath my inherited ecclesi- astical tenderness to Arvid Klint, the would-be hard guy. I, Bertha Simms, do now leave my meek, gentle and conscientious nature to Bessie Busanio, next year's football star. I, Dorothy Smith, will to my little sister Gertrude, my high standinv with the faculty. I, Inez Swanson, will my six-piece beauty attainer to Gladys Coveney, the Vamp. I, Ruth Logan, will the sole right of taking my sister out to Everet' Rowley. A We, Marvel Gran, Lois Wilcox and Francis Grubb find it necessary to retain our charms and other facultids, as we intend to join Ziegfield's Follies, and only will the chewing gum beneath our desks to Miss Smith. I, Donald Ratzell, will my ability as a kangaroo in the high jump to Geme Gaston. I, Florence Holmgren, will my much treasured dimple to Leroy Leedom, the male flapper. I LPage 301

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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

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I, Dorothy R. Peterson, will my seat in shorthand to Ina Olsen, with all the consequent trials and tribulations. I, Jean Clayton, will 1ny Pierce Coop to Abe Zipser, who may then effectually court Hazel Arnold. I, Emma Holgren, will my 72 inches of athletic structure to Evelyn Larson, the vocal athlete. I, John Claes, do will my two-wheeled velocipede to Peggy Clark, who may then be able to catch the Hatch bus. I, Mildred Bodin, now will one of my warmest dresses to the Flying Mercury in the study hall. I, Florence Green, will my thinnest dress to Lenore Bobost, hoping that it will match her thin Romeo. I, Abner Crowell, will my ability to step with all the girls at once and get away with it to Truman Potter. We, Austin Morrison and Eugene Raney, will our unparalleled ability at playing pooling on the veneered surface of the Physics room tables during class period to anyone who can accomplish the feat. I, Ruby Post, will my ability of getting lessons without studying them to Herbert Ferguson. I, Vernon Jaeger, do now will my childish laughter to Leonard Wymer, who, in turn, wills it to anyone who can reproduce it. I, Helen Lundgren, will my ability to cook cornbread fsouthern stylej to Miss Badgely. I, Edith Crampton, leave my large collection of green garments, etc., to this school for use on St. Patrick's day. I, Evelyn Kane, will 1ny love of a good time to anyone promising not to be more popular than I have been. I, Glen Goddard, will my irresistible vamping methods to some forlorn wall-flower. I, Agnes Zimmerman, will the 100,000 rubles allowed me by the court to Miss Evans to buy a package of peanuts. I, Grace Robertson, do will my remarkable collection of fine film to Edward Bernard. I, Anna Larson, do now will my height to Dick Crane for use as an aerial for his radio. We, Myrtle Larson, Francis Leedom, Anna Trieveiler, and Ebba Hult- man, the pulchra quartet, will our ability to indulge in non-harmonious melodies, ideas, etc., to the faculty. We, Merrill Swenson and Newell Service will our now exhausted medula oblongatas, which we have used unsparingly in our voluntary help in concocting this will to our unfortunate successors. To execute and receive complains of this will, we, the Senior Class of 1923, appoint Leroy Nichols. M. C. COLLINS '23. lPage 311