Vashon Island High School - Vashonian Yearbook (Vashon, WA)

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Bob White leaves his football helmet to Wayne House to use as a thinking cap d ring Coach's skull practices. Nancy Reed leaves all the worries of a weary prexy to next year's Girls' Club President. Trudy Harlowe leaves one lower locker filled with dead rats and other various and sundry items to the poor embar- rassed soul who gets it next year. Harold Armstrong leaves one slightly used trombone to poor Mr. Peterson in hopes that he can find someone who can get, if not music, at least the dents out of it. Nancy Dahlgren leaves a collection of doodling on the pages of the school books she has had over a period of four years to the future owners of these books. Ken Morehouse leaves a little peace of mind--Cto teachersl. Bonnie Bath leaves her ability to put the under classmen in their place fthe lowest spot you can think ofj to the class of '52. Marilyn Esterle leaves her headache powders, her ice bags, and her book, WHow To Relaxn, by E. Z. Dussit to next year's Hi-Jinx editor. Milton Kranjcevich leaves the many hours he has wasted ,in study hall to Father Time. Bernice Pedersen informs us that contrary to form and dis- pite all proverbs she is taking everything with her. The Senior Class of 'Sl leaves....... To the Juniors - one ten by twelve foot never laundered crying towel. To the Sophomores - that horrifying thriller, diller of all mysteries, NYou Too Can Possess Beautyu, by the an- thor, Ima Grucem, Jr. To the Freshman - one leather-bound volume of WYou Can Change the World,U by James Keller. TH SENIUR CLASS OF 1951 TEARFULLY LEAVES VASHON

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W I L L WE, the class of nineteen hundred fifty-one, being sound in our belief that you can't take it with you, do hereby leave this last will and testament: Mike Reilly leaves his broad shoulders to Dick Crane, just in case his muscle building course doesn't work. Virginia MacGregor leaves her quiet humor and inimitable mo- 'desty to Nancy Blair. Clarence Habbestad leaves stud hall, at last. Dan Folan leaves one unused comb to Jim Smith, who will pro- bably never use it either. Tom Smith, who knows his way around pretty well, leaves one map of how to get around the building between classes to the poor, bewildered frosh. Florence Phillips and Shirley Otsuka leave their secrets to anyone who is interested in them. Bob Therkleson leaves his model planes to the eighth graders to play with. ' Phil Gleb leaves Vanetta House nothing but blood, sweat, and tears. Bonnie Newby and Marion Erickson leave their absence records in the office where they hope no one will see them. Peggy Mackie, who has noticed that Mr. Ibsen seems to be running short of something, hair by hair, and wishes to help, leaves him one bottle of Kick-a-poo Indian Oil, which she developed in chemistry, and one billiard ball on which to test it. Don Raymond, who didn't take chemistry and has little faith in Peggy's Indian Oils but would like to do his bit for the cause, leaves to Mr. Ibsen his curly hair. ' Pete Hallberg leaves his profound humility and his inferior- ity complexes to any one who needs them. Robert Rowland leaves to Miss Gammell his Gutenberg's Kiddy Printing Press, which he used to counterfeit tickets during the past four years. .

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PROPHECY There comes a day to even the greatest and most imagin- ative writer when the mind refuses to produce an idea. when this day came to me I substituted for the mind my initiative and began to look around. A truly good author writes about only what he understands, and about what in this world do I know the most? Why m own life of course. Thus I came to write m autobiography. The natural place to obtain informa- tion for my book was m old diaries. Being at present nearly seventy years of age, I have acquired several such volumes. While going through these books I ran into several incidents and names which may recall to you the same past and people .I remember. So I have set down bits from m diary that you too, may be reminded. New York City December 3, 1960 .....will be off to Europe by plane to get material for my latest book, EUROPEAN LIFE. I discovered, by chance, that two of my fellow passengers will be Helen Kranjcevich and Warren Bibbins, that great comedy team, who are touring Eu- rope this winter. If there is..... . Paris, France December 5, 1960 .. ..... arrived in Paris to start work on the second chapter, PARIS NIGHT LIFE. This afternoon I had lunch with Ed Mingo, that well known foreign correspondent. 'We ate at a charming place on the Rue de Pau, a side walk cafe, where we were en- tertained by Andre Bertonne, a singing waiter, who was form- erly known as Berton Anderson. Paris December 8, 1960 Last night I began research on chapter II. The party I was with was very gay. Pat Bradley, the well known stateswoman who is here to speak before the Paris Woman's Club, was with us last night and while .... . Paris December ll, 1960 .....am almost too tired to write. Never have I been in such a gay crowd. Derek Engstrom, the famous explorer, was with us, and the evening was filled with anecdotes from his ex- periences. It is nearly h:O0 a.m. now and..... ' 1