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Linden Lake High School
Linden Lake, Houghton County, Michigan
"The Blue and Gold"
1917 Yearbook

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The Blue and Gold - 1917 yearbook cover for Linden Lake High School
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THE BLUE AND GOLD, '17. fifty pair of eyes fixed on him. Even though you feet that your recitations for the day will be brilliant in every class pretend to be absorbed in some sort of a book. Last but not least, to the Juniors with whom we have associated longest, we bequeath our much envied title "Seniors" and the privileges we enjoyed while bearing same; our marred desks and all the gum found adhering thereto. You may not find it in places most advantageous for yourselves perhaps, but sometimes we rid ourselves of it in too much haste to choose the most desirable spot. We leave you our blue Civics texts with all the helpful notes inserted for your special benefit. The teachers do not appreciate whispering, so we have cultivated the valuable habit of talking with our eyes. This we leave to you and trust you will find it as useful as we have. Finally Juniors all, we leave you a few precautions: always remember when passing to classes, especially when in the presence of lower classmen, to be mindful of your decorum because freshies are very observing and it will be your class that they will try hardest to imitate. Oh ye frivolous Juniors, take things a little more seriously! Assume an interested manner in class though you may be enjoying sercret service communications with your neighbors. This will ever be a means of gaining a good reputation with your teacher. Be as considerate of the teacher on hall duty as we have been of Mr. Williams. Since ours is a class of so many distinguished characters we could not leave without feeling it our duty to make a mention of our personal bequests. I, Milo Wiesenauer, by virtue of my office feel that I ought to lead the illustrous list of those who are about to part with traits of character and valuables so dear to us all. 'My cultivated habit of eating my dinner in double quick time and reaching school at 12 :15 in order to entertain the Junior girls. I leave to Steven Ketterer. To anyone as a faithful companion for life. I recommend a tooth pick or a match, only remember to store it out of the teacher's sight, while in class. I, Lillian Ida Hagen, after much thought, have decided to leave my literary powers to Gaston Pichette. But in writing poems Gaston. always spend at least twenty-four hours in deepthought and consideration as to how your work will please your readers. In this I hope you will be more fortunate than I have been and not have to do any rewriting. My fresh girlish looks and care free ways I bestow on Lucile Meyer. I, Russell Lord, do bequeath to Paul Mayrand. my love for the fair sex together with my many fair admirers. The "L's" I obtained through my glorious, illustrious athletic career I bequeath to Thomas Parks. I, Margaret Jones, do bequeath to Cecil Pillion, my thick black braid. To Norma Dunston I leave my loud and boisterous ways. Always do things in the noisest manner possible Norma, and I assure you. you will be the center of attraction. Those sterling qualities of mine, together with my reliability, which have been the cause of me lending my helping hand at all our class festivities. I will to my sister, Annabelle. I, Walter Kline, of dwarf-like size. do leave to Oliver Jacques, my philosophical view of life, as well as my ability to solve "insolvable" questions. My happy faculty of amusing all who sit near me as I give to Judson Nestor That fluent manner in which I expound difficult German phrases I bequeath to Myron Odgers. I only wish there was some one to whom I could leave all the intelligent questions I have asked in my High School course, with the request that they be printed, knowing that it will greatly benefit the advancement of learning. I, Ethel Florence Matson, bequeath my earnestness and conscientiousness Oh I know not to whom to leave it, since so many of the present Sophomores are in need of it. I, Harold Stark. realizing, that to part with such a distinctive trait, as my most keen sense of humor, is capable of changing my whole life. T unwillingly bequeath it to Helen Carpenter. My mechanical ability, which (much to my sorrow) has been for me, a means of often missing a class or two. I leave to Herman Schinkle. While in possessior of this. I sincerely hope you will he able to mend your own typewriter. I also leave you, Herman, that feint little sound known as my laugh. To Howard Bryan, I bequeath my renowned journalistic tendencies. I, Eleanor Savard, do leave my dignified manner to Florence Brown. Always be quiet and reserved as I have
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