Turlock High School - Alert Yearbook (Turlock, CA)

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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

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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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C1358 Prophecy cess of1923 p AVING had so many strange adventures in foreign lands, I had resolved to spend the rest of my days in peaceful enjoyment of the quiet domesticity of my home. But when I received so excellent an opportunity of accompanying Captain Stanwood on a trip to Africa and the Antarctic I accepted despite the pleadings of 1ny wife. We left England September 21, 1940, flying above water rather than the land, because of the greater uniformity of the air currents. The Captain and I relieved each other in controlling the plane, and we sailed along at a good rate, the monotony of the hours varied only by the three times that we partook of the concentrated foods brought with us. At dawn of the following day We perceived ourselves to be flying above land, but near the shore. Our speedometer registered eleven thousand two hundred thirty-four miles. We were a bit uncertain of our where- abouts. 'Looking around we suddenly noticed a small speck in the dis- tance gradually growing larger. Focusing the glasses on it revealed a high speed plane apparently pursuing us. Connecting up the radio we soon got the message. Alightg you are under arrest! Too astonished to do anything but comply, we were soon resting on the quiet water of the little harbor, together with our pursuer. ,The man from the other plane was no less surprised than we, when he learned that we were from England. However, he decided we would have to tell it to the judge. So we were conducted ashore and into court. The officer, Fred Carlson, by name, explained that we had exceeded the 2500 feet eleva- tion speed limit by fifty-eight miles, our speed having been three hundred miles per hour. He also stated that we were foreigners, so the court exacted no penalty. Having dismissed our case the judge dropped his dignified mien and became very affable, inviting us to visit him in his home. The card he gave us bore the name H. Zipser. That evening we visited his home and accepted his invitation to remain as his guests during the remainder of ourcstay in the community. From our discussion l learned that we had happened into a most extraordinary community. Allowing for his natural pride, I was never- theless most favorably impressed by his account of his country's history. The colony had been organized and settled under the leadership of Roger Quigley, Merrill Swenson and Hovvren Roach, some fifteen years ago. The judge was of the firm conviction that the germ of inspiraiton for fPage 321