Watsonville High School - Manzanita Yearbook (Watsonville, CA)

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Commercial Graduates PEARL LARSEN ESTELLE FLYNN EDNA BROWN MANUEL ROZA GERALD STILLMAN EDNA TINDALL THELMA GREVSTAD ANNA FLYNN

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Stanley Thompson: Attended a dance at Castrovilleg therefore disqualified. Holton Benzie: Was sent to Hades because he had been caught rolling pennies in Study Hall. Doris Albright: On earth conducting a reform school so that the youthful gene- ration might prosper. Ernest Fugimoto: Black marks for shooting pool in Pippin Billiard Academy when his name was not on the 1ist. Lawrence Kelly: Was footman for Harold White who married a Russian countess and became a Bolshevik leader. Loren Pruden: Was driven insane trying to choose one of the many girls who pursued him. as his wife. Of course, insane people are barred from the peaceful realm. Ed Leonard: Was sitting at his desk when he received an invitation from two of his historical friends, Napoleon and Julius Caesar, to play pinochle with them. He is in Hades playing pinochle. Wallace Christensen: Chemistry fiend. No fiends allowed in Heaven. After closing the book, Reuben remained silent a minute and then said, I think I will leave you, as I want to be with the rest of my classmates. Saint Stephen led Reuben to the Pearly Gates and he started on his way to join the class of 1922. l24l

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Commercial Will We, the Commercial Class of '22 of the W. U. H. S., County of Santa Cruz. State of California, of the age of two years and being of sound mind and memory fat least we think soj, and not acting under menace, fraud or under the influence of any person whatever, do hereby make, publish and declare this our Last Will and Testa- ment in the following manner, that is to say: I, Estelle Flynn. do bequeath my talkative nature to Oscar Maher, on condition that he will make good use of it. I, Anna Flynn. do will 1ny art of teasing to Robert Blohm, hop- ing he will use it to the best of his ability. I. Edna Brown, do bequeath my art of chewing gum in the Study Hall to Fletcher Jones. I, Thelma Grevstad, do will my art of reading shorthand to Glenn Atchison. knowing he will appreciate it. I. Manuel Roza, do will my vampy ways to Roland Maher. I, Pearl Larsen, do will my baby blue eyes to Mr. Munson. see- ing that he reminds me of them quite frequently. I, Edna Tindall, do will my art of making up good excuses to Mr. Munson. I, Gerald Stillman. personally will to my friend and classmate, Cecil Rhoades. my peculiar power of resistance. I sincerely hope that this power will protect him, better than it has me. from the winning smiles that Katherine Witiiier and Mildred Ashcraft are so adept at bestowing on innocent young men. In Witness: Anna Flynn. 030 A Commercial Prophecy After graduating. Manual Roza joined the Cohan Negro Min- strels. I-Ie is not expected home for many years. Gerald Stillman is one of the greatest aviators in the world. Pearl Larsen is a movie actress playing opposite her favorite actor, Wally Reid. Estelle Flynn has become the champion swimmer of the world. Anna Flynn is typist for the cotton mill in Castroville. Edna Brown has become a famous opera singer, a great sur- prise to us all. Thelma Grevetad has joined the Sells-Floto Circus and is now in Florida. Edna Tindall is now a tight rope walker in Moss Landing. l26l