Union High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Union, OR)

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UNION HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. Class of nineteen hundred and nine, have set our seal to this, our last will and testament, on the seventh day of May, nineteen hundred and nine. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Senior Class for their last will and testament in the presence of us, [SEAL.] who have hereunto subscribed our names at their request, as witnesses hereto, in the presence of said testator and each other. THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1909. Witnesses: Paul Crouter, George Goodbrod. CLASS PROPHECY. - {y----------------------;.5- The crystal becomes darker as I watch it and somewhat impatiently wait for it to unfold the mysteries of the future. Gradually it clears and I see—but what is it I see? The fruit and flower exhibit of some county fair? Surely not that, for there are stranger freaks there than even Luther Burbank could have created, and, too, they seem to be moving. Ah! Now I have it, for here and there I see a human face, moving under the appetizing display. It is a crowd of “up-to-date” women. Eagerly I search for the cause of their excitement and there on a high platform I see a familiar form standing. The figures in the crystal grow larger and larger and I recognize Annie as the great Woman’s Suffrage orator of the age. I would see more, but the crystal clouds again, and before I have time to ponder over Annie and her brilliant career, it again becomes lighter, and with keen interest I watch the house and grounds of a beautiful modern farm appear. Is it possible that it is Ruth feeding the fancy poitltrj'? From the beauty and neatness of the place it is plain to see that Ruth at O. A. C. has become interested along 18

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UNION HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. | CLASS WILL. | v ----------r We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Nine, of the Union High School, in the County of Union, State of Oregon, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make our last will and testament in the following form and manner: FIRST.—We hereby direct and empower our executor to sell and dispose of all our household furniture, chattels and personal property herewith enumerated: Specimens of hand-writing, spoiled pens, pen-holders, sketches and other decorative works of art of whatever shape or size, old notes, all rejected themes, copies of Miss Laufman’s questions on the classics, debating honors and class popularity—to the highest bidder at auction as soon as practicable after our decease. SECOND.—We give and bequeath to the faculty, their heirs and assigns forever, our real estate, situated on College Avenue, consisting of house and lot in which we lived at time of death, and desire that they continue to use it as a building in which the youth of Union may be kept from mischief and be slowly but surely guided to unparalleled fame. THIRD.—We direct that the pamphlets on “The Benefits of the Yukon-Pacific Exposition,” written by the Class of’09, now in print, when completed, be distributed among the heathen to advertise said exposition. FOURTH.—It is our desire that if any questions or disputes shall arise concerning any bequest or other matter enumerated in this, our will, such questions shall be referred to our friends, Paul Crouter and George Goodbrod, for settlement. FIFTH.—We hereby appoint Prof. John F. P'rost executor of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we, the Senior 17

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UNION HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. agricultural lines, and, making practical use of her theories, has succeeded in excellently carrying out her ideas. The crystal again clouds and hides Ruth and her interesting farm, but almost immediately I see a large auditorium and the dimly lit sea of faces has a look of rapt attention, while in the brilliance of the stage stands Beatrice with her violin. This slowly vanishes and as I sit thinking of the happy fate of all my class, it suddenly occurs to me that I’m the only one left, and it is with trembling suspense that I wait to see my future laid bare before me. There comes a queer looking room with bars across the windows. Is it a prison? No, there is a sign on the outside of the door, “Perfectly Harmless,” while inside I see myself with wild eyes and disheveled hair, madly writing prophecies and trying to make them fill an Annual, while visitors look in at me with pity and with a compassionate or amused glance, turn away. Oh, that I had never heard of crystal gazing! M. H., ’09. ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT K. A. DAVIS. EDITOR Some branch of athletics is taken up by almost every student of the Union High School. Therefore, we are able to maintain a first-class team in foot ball, base ball, basket ball, track and gymnasium. GYMNASIUM. On account of having to secure new buildings, apparatus and other necessities, the gymnasium of’09 did not meet the standard of previous years, but with that obtainable, some good work was done and a fine time was experienced by many. The officers are G. W. Delay, director; Alton Davis, secretary; Arthur Turner, president; Earl Neely, treasurer. 19