Union High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Union, OR)

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Last Will and Tenia men ( We. the Senior Class of 1939, having completed four arduous years in U. H. S.. ln'ing in full possession of all our mental faculties and fearing no one (not even the superintendent) do hereby devise, will and bequeath all our possessions, professions, and perfections to the persons hereinafter mentioned, to lx1 held by them in undisturbed tranquility throughout their perspicacious lives. First, to the Nazis at large, we give that which they so sorely need, our entire stock of common sense. Next, to our beloved Country we do give our services of the pick and shovel as provided by the PWA. To the Board of Directors of Union High School we bestow the wish that they find the peace of mind which they have not known during the? years of our presence. To the professors and teachers we gladly return all absent and tardy slips; makeup work, exams, 5's, etc., hoping they appreciate that which so easily slipped from OCR minds. To the Juniors, who hope to become Seniors, we grant the many mistakes, blunders. inaccuracies, inefficiencies and lapses which have been so carelessly dropped by us. Mistakes, being a natural portion of youth, the recipient may be spared making so many himself by acquiring those of another. To the? Sophomores we convey the art of saying the wrong thing at the right place and the right tiling in the wrong place. There is no doubt that by research and study one may become an accomplished expert in such trivialities. To our distant successors, the Freshmen, we leave everything which we cannot take with us—that which is nailed to the door. To Whom It lMay Concern: 1. Our castles and estates, bombs and shells to anyone who may care to exercise squatter privileges in Spain. 2. Our well-known ability for exaggeration to those whose favorite topic is “Spring Vacation.” To the progress of community singing we present our arrangement of “Little 'Liza Jane.” To Union High we express our deepest appreciation for giving us a start in the path to success and upholding our class motto which is: It isn’t the gale, but the set of the sail, that determines the way we go.” INDIVIDUAL WILLS !. Vera Allen, do w ill and bequeath the Civilian Conservation Corps to Willma Hutchinson. I, Patricia Aston, do will and bequeath my big brown eyes to Leona Stonedahl. 1. Virginia Anderson, do will and bequeath my ability to keep “the screen door locked” to Shirlee Galle. I, David Baum, do will and bequeath my ability to win trophies and contests to Kenneth Hoyt. 1. Meade Ballard, do will and bequeath my manly art” to Kenneth Mills. I, Gordon Coles, do will and bequeath the word “at” to Miss Sly. I, Charles Castor, do will and bequeath my lithe form to Carl Schlichtig. I. Elgin Childers, do will and l equeath my temper to Marceile Alexander if she will take good care of it. 1, Marvin Eager, do will and bequeath Jerry Bell to Ralph Fudge. I, All ert Eager, do will and bequeath my dancing ability to Melvin Smith. 1. Reggie Gipson, do will and bequeath my water bucket to Dennis Fuller. 1. Leo Hansen, do will and bequeath my straight hair to Richard Baum. I. Johnny Haynes, do will and bequeath ye olde snoose can” to Don Kinsey. T, Mary Hutchinson, do will and bequeath my first chair position to Eunice Meldrum. I, Maxine Irons, do will and bequeath my ability to earn straight one grades to Dale Kornegay.

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Senior Glass History It is the language of truth and not of exaggeration which calls the class of ’31) the most glorious of them all. It is the class of destiny. From our very infancy, while we were yet in the ranks of the “rookies’’ we were making history, matchless history! Our freshman and sophomore years were eventful ones. As freshmen we kept the sophs in hot water; as sophomores, we trained the freshies in the way they should go. We began early to seek honor on the athletic field, having furnished both brains and brawn in the various sports. Hut this is not all. As juniors, we furnished leaders in debate; in declamation we won second honors; on the basketball team we claimed the all Eastern Oregon center. This spirit of ’39 is boundless and free. It keeps marching on. Our senior class year glows with a still more refulgent luster. This hopeful class has climbed to the heights of wisdom under the guidance of our able faculty. We not only have one of the highest scholastic records of any class, hut we also have one of the highest records in athletics. For two years we have been triumphant in winning the pep contest. As our past has been happy, our present is equally brilliant, and if, in the “sweet subsequently,” we shall be able to buffet the cruel fates as easily as we have overcome the obstacles of our high school days, our fortunes will be all the fondest heart could wish and will be an unbroken dream of felicity and happiness. Surely we must conclude with the sage of old, that the class of '39 is “fearfully and wonderfully made.” Your class historian, Mary Hutchinson Class Ofllcnrs President -----------------------Carl Moulton Vice-President Bernice Wilde Secretary Virginia Sager Treasurer Melba Johansen Motto: “It isn’t the gale but the set of the sail that determines the way we go.” Class Flower: Rose. Class Colors: Old Rose and Silver. 12

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La fit Will and Testanutvl (Continued) I. Bernice Kinsey, do will and bequeath my ability to fall in love to Mr. Clausen. I, Melba Johansen, do will and bequeath my piano and saxaphone to Charlotte Adkins. 1, Betty Rae McDonald, do will and bequeath my man liking figure to Lorrene Morn. 1, Douglas Meldrum, do will and bequeath my “apple polish” to Jimmie Dean. I. Carl Moulton, do will and bequeath my beard to Adelbert Hoyt. 1. Emil Mulvehill. do will and l equeath my athletic ability to Louis Shelton. I, Dorothea Parson, do will and bequeath mv wood-cutter boy friend to Elizabeth Kibby. I, Virginia Sager, do will and bequeath Franklin Terrall to the PWA. I. Boots Rode, do will and bequeath my ability to skip school to Harold Hall. I, Franklin Terrall. do will and bequeath my mathematics to Clinton Cosner. I. Robert Wells, do will and bequeath my height to Frank Orton. I. Erlene McClellan, do will and bequeath my manual training debt to Beverly Lay. I. Bob Ledridge, do will and bequeath my ability to sleep in class to Eleanor Richards. I. Bernice Wilde, do will and bequeath my “giggle” to Lloyd Edvalson. 1, James Withycoml e, do will and bequeath my back tracks to Charles Rusty” Dawson. 1, Lulumae Wigglesworth, do will and bequeath my dancing ability to Barbara Gallc. I, Morris West, do will and bequeath my Ford to Sherman Hawkins. I. Verla Ward, do will and bequeath my carrots to Tommy Lloyd, f, Floyd Van Order, do will and bequeath my bashfulness to Robert Pike. I. Neal Van Housen. do will and bequeath my extra make-up slips to Mr. King. I, Thelma Lange, do will and bequeath Francis Waggener to Betty Smith. I, Herbert Hoyt, do will and bequeath my false teeth to Lewis Ingram. I, Norma Erwin, do will and bequeath my ability to get to school on time to La Vaughn Bur ford. I, Vivian Williamson, do will and bequeath my southern accent to Donald Edvalson. hi Witness Whereof, the said Senior class, the party of the first part, has caused its common and corporate seal to l e affixed to these presents. Dated this eighteenth (18) day of May in year of our Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine. (SEAL) (Signed) THE SENIOR CLASS Witnesses: Bernice Wilde, Leo Hansen