Vermontville High School - Verhian Yearbook (Vermontville, MI)

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CLASS WILL by Vernon Trowbridge Ladies and Gentlemen, Board of Education, Superintendent, Teachers, and Friends: Upon behalf of my client, the class of 1947, of Vermontville High School, of the city of Vermontville, State of Michigan, I have called you together upon this solemn and serious occasion, to listen to their last will and testament, and to receive from their departing hands the few gifts they have to bestow in their last moments, praying that they will be accepted as a sacred trust from those who have gone before. Listen, then, one and all, while I read the document as duly drawn up and sworn to: We, the class of 1947, in individual and distinct parts, being about to pass out of this sphere of education in full possession of a crammed mind, well-trained memory, and almost superhuman understanding, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills or promises by us at any time heretofore made. We give, devise, and bequeath all of our estate and belongings that have been accumulated by our strong minds and untiring hands during the past few years, as follows: To the FRESHMEN we leave our class advisors so that they’ may profit by their guidance as we have done. To the SOPHOMORES we leave our high standard of marks and also our model conduct as a goal to work toward. To the JUNIORS leave those few who were unable to keep pace with the brilli- ant students that made up the majority of our class. INDIVIDUAL GIFTS: JAKE LENIK wills 90 per cent of his gift of gab to ROGER FRANK and TOM MAHAR which we all feel will not be missed by Jake, but may be a big help to Roger and Tom, who have so little to say. We warn them, however, to use their gift with moderation, for fear they may talk themselves to death. ORSON AUSTIN wills his ability for getting in and out of trouble so easily to BILL FERRIS; and to DELORES ZE1MKE, his deepest affection, to help her through the coming year. GLORIA CAREY wills JANET QUICK her vocabulary of big words and her ex- cellent record throughout high school. We hope that Janet will follow in her foot- steps up the ladder of fame. GRACE CLOUSE wills her quietness to NAOMI CLAPPER whose ringing laughter has been echoing through the halls of V. H. S. for the past few years. DICK WEILER has enough skill in dancing for two people, so he wills his a- bility to BOB ILER and RUDIE BEYSTRUM. PATTY DICKEY wills her sweet smile to BETTY ANN COLE and her friendly air to PAT WOHLSCHEID. NORMA HAMMOND wills her soft, sweet voice to NATALIE CLAMPER in the hope that she may be able to strike a happy medium in the future. JOE CASWELL wills his ability as a leader and organizer to BOB BEYSTRUM who, we hope will make good use of it. We suggest that he first get himself a bit organized before he begins on anyone else.

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Class Will (Continued) DALE RANDALL wills his good behavior to BRUCE STEDGE, who, we believe, may really learn to like it after he has practiced it a bit. RACHEL VIELE wills her skill as a typist to SHIRLEY BORDER, who seems to be having a little trouble in that subject. ALBERT HELATH wills to DON HOSEY his date book, and to LARRY MUSSER hie well-prepared line. EDWARD ZENKE wills his popularity with a certain junior girl to DALE BRIGGS in hopes that she will not be lonesome during the coming year; and to WALTER VERNON goes his skill as a basketball player. RICHARD SCHNEIDER wills his ready smile to KARL BENSON but we hope that he will be careful with it, for it has a startling effect on most girls. MARY VIE1LE wills her talent for getting along with a certain principal and coach to NONA MAKLEY and BARBARA JOPPIE who have long envied her. PHYLLIS McGREGOR wills her way with the male population to HELEN MIX and JUNE TOWNSEND. BILL LINDBERG bequeaths his maps of the “Local Cole District” to PHIL LA FLEXJR and LEX) GAEDERT. ARDITH WALTER wills her way with the local veterans to MAR { SCHNEIDER. PRISCILLA HALL wills her dignified position as bottle washer at the local Meade Pharmacy to JOAN WOHLSCHEID, but warns her to stay away from the candy counter if she wishes to keep her girlish figure. LASTLY, to our school we leave the rest and residue of our property, what- soever and wheresoever, of what nature, king, and quality it may be, not herein before disposed of, to be used for the good of the coming classes. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We The Class of 1947, the testators, have to this, our will, set our hands and seeds, this 24th day of May, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven. —