1969
SENIOR WILLS
TAKEN FROM THE
CAMPUS CRIER - SENIOR EDITION
June 6, 1969

I, Rona R. Alegre, being of sound mind and body, once in a while, will Mr. Fox, all the cigarettes I've smoked in the bathroom, all my lip to the teachers, and all the times I've been kicked out by Mr. Beckman.

I, Janice Allmon, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will in lock, stock and barrel: all my senior privileges of which I saw none, to Barbara Brinkman; all my used Kleenex to Terri Stuart for her unaceasible hay fever; the ability to win anything to Pattie Steele; and all the front seats in government to Jim Champa, Bob Solario and Chuck Talley.

I, Clarice Anderson, do hereby will my ability for getting things done on time to whatever idiot who may want it; to Sandy everhart, I will my great organization of Rally Club. (haha)

I, Mike Archambault, will my tapeworm to Howard Mugleston. I, Dave Arena, will my hangover from senior cut day to the Class of '69. Expenses incurred at the '69 all night grad.

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I, Stan Beach, of dirty mind and filthy body, do hereby will my most valued possessions to the following persons: to Rick Erwin, my Micky Mouse wrist watch, which has caused me to be late to class 49 times in the last three years ... may he forever treasure it! To Ron Johnson, I will my lucky petrified tree frog, which during my years at Cordova, has brought me good English grades and excellent health; everything else is bequeathed to the Sacramento Sanitary Disposal Area (dump).

I, Mike Bender, being of weak mind and decrepit body, will to; Dr. Collins all the Trouble makers of the junior class in hope that he can somehow salvage their FAR GONE minds; to the junior class, I gladly will Mr. Fox in the hope that they will have as much fun with him as we did.

I, Bruce Bennett, of bored mind and wimpy body, bequeath to all juniors and seniors, all the fulfilled ours I had in Mr. Reecer's class.

I, Georgia Berg, will my government book to Pam Gurnsey and Donna Berg. I, Wesley berg, will a fresh cage of rattle snakes to Mr. Fox, a pack of smokes to Mr. Yost, all my truancies to Mr. Hogenmiller, my seat in the back of government room to Mr. Goss, and a bag of broken tees and rotten hamburgers to Mr. Cramer.

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I, Kathy Billingmeier, being of sound mind of body, do hereby will to my little sister, Stefi, the ability to enjoy a basketball game and my red in government class knowing she will use it many many times; to Lynn Glover, I leave my leftover candy from the Home Decoration Show we went to.

I, Carol Bindford, of sound mind and accident prone body, do hereby will my injuries to all the junior class, so they all can have a little accident.

I, Dennis John Bogan, hereby will my prize possessions, my glasses, to Mr. Fox who has been wondering where my glasses have been for many moons.

I, Shelly Bollig, being of sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath to Mr. Fox, my old used cane tips, and to Mr. Collins, my typewriter errors.

I, Rick Brooks, will my good looks to Mr. Fox.

I, Christina Brown, being of sound and drunk mind, do hereby will the Bridgehouse to Janis Mikelson, Molly McCarty, and the most deserving people of the junior class - and may your senior cut day and picnic (with your hangovers) be as great as ours; I will the senior area and lawn to the next MIGHTY CLASS OF 2069, and may it be as UNITED as the senior CLASS OF 1969.

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I, Gloria Brown, being of sound mind and body, bequeath my yakker to Mr. Will, my piccolo to Shyron so he can hit high C's; silence, at least, to Miss Gordon; and the school board to the next senior class.

I, Monty Brown, with a gullible head, do hereby will my hair to Joyce Fornia, my dirty ears to the junior class, and my water balloons to Debbie Mordido and all her friends and horses.

I, Rich Bryant, will my walnetto to anybody. I, Brian Butler, being of stoned mind and body, do hereby will to Debbie W., Debbie J., Meldoy, Judy N., Steve R., Jerry M., and Jerry F., my ability to corrupt this school and my happy memories of the smoking area; I only wish Mr. Hogenmiller could have joined us.

I, Kathie Caldwell, do hereby will my lifetime membership to Midgets Anonymous to Vickie Barber.

I, Ruben Cant, do ordain to Frank Moons, my great tennis ability, my Jack Kramer tennis racket and my sweat band; to Rocky Stone, I leave my winning ability to become a tennis pro; to Louise Lisle, I give my German oriented, and intelligent brain; to Mike Tourville, I leave my incomparable good looks.

I, Jerry Cantwell, will my out-of-sight body to all the junior and sophomore girls, my crude mind to anybody who want to keep the tradition of crudeness going, my wonderful, beautiful, obscene, warped mind to Mr. Fox so he can remember me forever.

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I, Linda Cardoza, will the senior sponge, supposedly, the senior lawn, to all the juniors; and the sophomores, I will the everlasting sweet odor of the sewer plant next door.

I, Diane Carroll, will muscles to Jim Mason.

I, Janet Carter, being of sound mind and decrepit body, hereby will all my chicken sounds to Nancy Basden, and my "HOOCH" to all the unfortunate underclassmen that weren't able to attend our united senior party.

I, Douglas Clinard, of sound mind and body, will my stolen tennis shoes to Mr. Fox, my hair from my last haircut to Mr. Mathews, my leftover garbanzo beans to Mr. Anderson, and my sunglasses to Mrs. Russel; all other items and personal effects should be hereby burned and the ashes left on the senior lawn.

I, Mark Cobb, being of sound mind and body, hereby will all my belongings to my brother and sister to be divided evenly.

I, Boyd Cole, being in a sadistic mind after three years of mental torture and physical cruelty from certain teachers, leave three days of suspension to my WELL DESERVING brother; I also leave my position of importance in library to Jim Champa who'll need all the fortitude and perseverance he can get.

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I, Laura Cook, will, first of all, my sister Laura to anyone that might want her. To Blawat and Jim Cronin about ten pairs of "skates" each in hopes that you'll be kept well supplied next year. And, last but not least, all the happiness and fun of being a senior to all you lucky underclassmen.

I, Danny Cox, being of diseased mind and excessively fat body, do hereby donate to penny Simmons, my rolls. I also leave my train set to Beverly Jenkins.

I, Nancy Cyfers, being insane and totally nauseated, do hereby will wonderful G-wing to the most deserving junior class, the allusive senior area to the class of 2069, and ability to improve this school to every upcoming class. I, Joyce Dahms, do hereby will to Joanne Durbin, my ability to keep secrets.

I, Jeannette Danner, will my irresistible flaming red mane to Mr. Fox so that he may forever be turned on. I, Susan David, being of sound mind do hereby will all my uncompleted homework to Deborah Killeeen, my pet rat, Asker, to Mr. Fox, and to the Junior class, I will an old gym suit and holy tennis shoes.

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I, Denise Daffke, being of no mind and flabby body, hereby bequeath my Ace Cobra sweatshirt, being one of the two in existence, to Helen Harralson, my respect of upper classmen to Erlene Oxtoby, four inches and twenty pounds to Stephanie Hale and all the fun I had these last two years to Jana Craig and Janet Finkelson.

I, Mark Richard Dequine, being of unsound mind and outa sight body, do hereby will to Debbie Hanks, Elsa Martinez, and Gail Lacoss, my superb talent for being totally confused on just about everything.

I, Chris DiGiovanni, being of sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath to the class of '70 the determination, stamina, and unity that we have shown. Also, I would like to leave to Mr. Will, Don Erwin, Sherry Hindman, and Joe Dynan "Oz" to use in good health for the coming years. With those two items I depart from this school -- never to return as a student.

I, Gary Alan Drummond, being of sound mind and body hereby bequeath all my transmission problems to Bill Webster.

I, Lee Dunn, will Cordova High and the administration board to all the Juniors and Seniors.

I, Nancy Bilders, so bequeath to the undernourished undergraduates of the class of '70, the majestic, yet eccentric, goody of an oldy, Mr. Fox. May you be forever blessed with the many pains and turmoil which he will bring over your shoulders as a farmer does a yoke over his oxen. (Mr. Fox is really a good old gentleman!)

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I, Bill Bister, will my government folder to all three government teachers.

I, Patti Evans, being of unstable mind and dilapidated body, do hereby will the numerous and extenuating senior privileges to all underclassmen and also the great unity and leadership qualities of the class of '69 to the class of '70 as they will need them.

I , Debbie Everson, do hereby will my reserved nature to my brother, for what reason I do not know. To the class of '70 I will the precedents we ('69" have set and that they have so well followed (copied?). To all students of Cordova next year, I will the talent to stand up for what they want, organize well, and ignore any childish threats against their desires.

I, Ginger Fiar, being of excellent body, but exhausted mind and spirit, do hereby decree to all the upcoming seniors, a cut day "free of charge" to be used for the purposes of biological need. (collecting vitamin "D", strengthening the leg and arm muscles in water and experimenting with hops and other ingredients for the consumption of vitamin "P").

I, Anthony Craig Fassinger, will my three gym locks stolen periodically to anyone who can find them, my nickname designated by THE trio to anyone who claims it. The ability to handle my compact body I will to a people who claim to be beautiful.

I, Deborah Fering, will my intelligence in French II to David Pekari.

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I, Steve Fisher, being of unsound mind and body do turn over to the future generations of Cordova the hours of school day dreaming and the never ending praise of the school administration. Also, to the future athletes of Cordova, "Good Luck" , you'll need it!

I, Mark Fleming, do hereby will my supreme driving skill to Jeff Kaut, a circus tent and ring master's costume to Dr. Collins, and a perpetual credit repair card for all Ford owners.

I, Sue Fleming, hereby will Charolete Giese my sex appeal in order to get Bruce's everlasting love. (Leech) I, Mike (MAFIA) Foglia, being of sound mind will the Fox to the class of '70 to do what they want with him.

I, Joyce Fornia, being of decrepit mind and body, will my great ability to remember routines at the games to Wendy Hill and to Stephanie Hale, my ability to lose at pillow fights.

I, John Foreman, being of sound mind will Mr. Fox to my little sister, Katy.

I, Pamela Frank, will to the class of '72, all the rotten parts of being a student at Cordova High, uncovered halls, two lunches, seagulls, flying overhead and doing their loyal duty, etc. And also, a few unmentionable teachers who did their duty on cut day.

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I, Marlene Fuller, being of sound mind and body will to next yard's Seniors, our "Senior Lawn" and equally as much use as the class of '69 had from it.

I, Fred Gains, hereby leave my hair to Mr. Matthew's and Mr. Hogenmiller. I leave muscles to Mr. Massey until I get drafted.

I, Linda Galdarisi, will and bequeath my front row, front seat to Mr. Fox for all the nice things he has done for me in the front row; my old raggedy shorthand book to Miss Favoron -- she might need it some day; and last but not least - I will Mr. Guerra HELP next year, when he has another "steady couple" to put up with in his class.

I, Eddie Galvez, invite the class of '69 to Juana's.

I, Mark Gardner, being of free mind, do will the editorship of The Muted Cry to next year's student body president of Cordova High School. To Mr. Fox I will my deflated tennis balls; and to to Dr. Collins and Mr. Savorn: one ball to be split between them. I forego a tennis ball to every student here as a matter of fact. And to Steph, I will my Senior English I.I.P. and a Berkeley Sweatshirt. RAH!

I, Kay Garey, will to Henrietta Adams all the guys I know she wanted to meet.

I, Pat Gibson, being of sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath to my brother Tom, a prayer; to Debbie McTaggart, free chauffeur service for the next three months and Wendy Hill, glasses. "Looked good to me!"

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I, Tom Gillis, do hereby will to the class of '70 all of the revolutionary tactics used on Senior Cut Day by the class of '69.

I, Pat Glass, will by bruises and scratches from Senior Cut Day to Ron Johnson.

I, Melanie Gleason, will to Debbie McTaggart one cowboy boot, one sling shot, and one size three playtex girdle, and my hole PE tennis shoes.

I, John Gossard, do not will one thing because this school does not deserve it.

I, Dave Gregory, being of sound mind and sound body, hereby will my protest signs to Mr. Hogenmiller. I, George Gregory, will my dog, Toby, to all the friendless sophomores and juniors.

I, Laura Greil, being of corrupted body and mind, do hereby will to Mary Benson, my ability to get into trouble without really trying.

I, Valerie Grow, being of sound mind and body do hereby will my natural blond hair to Pam Still to her imitation fall.

I, Gale Guinn, being of my regular state of mind and body, willfully give my leftover bleach, hair conditioner and scissors to Marlene Sorenson in hopes that she will bleach her hair more often and either cut off or condition her split ends. Last but not least I will my dog, "bouncy" to Dave Cooper so that Marlene will have some stiff competition.

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I, Gwyther, being of blown mind and body do hereby will my stall in the G-wing bathroom to Jerry Marx, my extraordinary talent in PE to Steve Emery and my revolutionary attitude to Mr. Hogenmiller.

I, Candy Hale, being of sound mind and not too much else, so bequeath to my younger sister, Steph,my Ace Cobra sweatshirt and Deanna Johnson my unbelievable sewing ability.

I, Kathy Hamlin, being of sound mind and deformed body, will to Jim Mason, one pair of slightly used ballet shoes, in hopes that one day he will use them.

I, Spencer Handel, in my stoned mind, give my clip to Jerry Marx, pipe to Jerry Ferra, hippie beads to Dave Cooper, bell bottoms to Dan Cox, steering wheel to Gary Drummond, roaches to Bill Biscoff, tires to Kelly Herrman, and my plants to Larry Pekon.

I, John Hann, will my tennis shoes to anyone who wants them, they are nothing but trouble. Anyone who swiped a brand new pair of converse from 5th period, thanks a lot, they were mine.

I, Debbie Harvey, will my sister, June, the special privilege of being caught ditching school and spending her last year on "Phone Restriction". To my brother, John, I will the privilege to walk home with a senior (your sister). To R.R., I will success.

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I, Monte Hatch, would like to will my report card to be used as evidence of a goof off.

I, Barbara Hayward, of sane mind and healthy body do hereby bequeath all my natural fuzzy curl to Mr. Cramer for his service beyond the call of duty.

I, Robert Henning, will that the underclassmen of Cordova High will unify together as well as the class of 1969!

I, Charles Hess, will the day after Senior Cut Day to the following Senior class.

I, Forrest Higginbotham, will my wrestling power to Sam. I will the track and cross-country team to Clark Massey. To all of the people who will attend Cordova next year some advice -- be always sure you're right, then go ahead. And I leave all the Trakettes to Mr. Fox.

I, Vickie S. Hinzman, being of sound mind and body, do will to one Beth Griswald all my happy days at Cordova High, also all my pains form Girls' PE. And, I leave all my sympathy to each and every coming sophomore.

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I, Alfred F. Hirsch III, being of sound mind, do hereby present upon my graduation, all my old pencil stubs, eraser crumbs, broken drafting tools, mis-drawn plates, and messed up blueprints to Mr. Richard Crooks. I, Leslie Hissem, will Miss Gordon a bottle of Scope.

I, Lowell J. Hughes, will the Junior class all the hassles, hang-ups and complex problems of this school administration. Dealing mainly with Mr. Mathews and Mr. Hogenmiller.

I, Eric Hunter, will my empty oil cans to Dennis Sarson.

I, Janet Hutchinson, being of corrupted mind and deformed body, will my ability in math to Bob Solario and Randy Crites, my blonde hair to Marlene Sorenson, and the spirit shield to the class of '70, because that is the only way they will ever get it.

I, Royce Jacob, of insane mind and weak body, hereby will Mr. Fox to the poor slobs who will be seniors next year. I also will all those seagulls to Kent Thorpe.

I, Randy Jacobs, of sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath to Mr. Cramer, my rubber golf ball, To Mr. Fox, my sister's mascara so he can shade in his mustache and sideburns. I also bequeath to Mr. Mathews my mother's wig and my sister's guitar. Last, but not least, I leave all my books and spare change so that they (the books) can be sold and the fund be used to give to Mr. Hogenmiller.

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I, Ed James, to my younger brother, Phil James, I will my very used wrestling tights, and I hope he has better luck with them than I did. And I, being of sound mind, to a certain extent, will to Barbara Jean Brinkmann, my own personal cut, for Senior Cut Day, any self-body, soul and the like.

I, Rick Jannson, leave to all the poor underclassman, my used PE locker, clothes and all.

I, Kathryn Michelle Jodry, hereby will my boots and spurs to Kathy Shiffet and her horse, Storm.

I, Debbie Jelen, being of sound mind and peeling body, do hereby will my ability to stay out in the sun for 15 minutes and burn to a crisp to Mary Benson, my ability to break uneven parallel bars to Diane Harp, my ability to get myself into weird situations to Diane Bannan, the class of '70 to Mr. Fox, and my can of whipped cream to Mr. Beckman.

I, Phyllis Jones, will my government book to the coming Senior class. Have fun.

I, Janet Juvenal, being of sound mind, do hereby bequeath May 12 as Senior Cut Day to the underclassmen. Also, I leave behind the most cherished G-wing bathroom and all it's smoke. May the future senior classes enjoy the teaching of Mr. Fox as I have for the past year. And last but not least, may next year's Senior Lawn be a marsh like the present one.

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I, Judy Kahn, being of crazy mind and run-around body, do hereby will all the stage answers to the government test to all the Juniors. My linguistic packets to all the suckers who are going to take Senior English. To Mike Svobodney the chance to take out a girl and have a ball. To Kathy Simmons, my marketing worksheets, to Jane Walls my false eyelashes, to Dawn Maki, Mark; and to Doug Wilson my guest bedroom with the crazy orange bedspread. Also, the ability for all the juniors to plan as well a Cut Day as this year's seniors did.

I, Sandy Keefer, being of sound mind and perfect body, will my natural beautiful black hair to those who've competed so long and and much against nature.

I, Hugh Kellenberger, being of sound mind and body, hereby bequeath my Aces chains to the nice cafeteria constructors who left them laying out there.

I, Greg Keney, want to will my new box of doughnuts to Mr. Bates.

I, Debbie Killeen, bequeath all the excitement and trouble the class of '69 has been in to the class of '70 and '71. May your trusty lance always protect you from the big wigs down at the office.

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I, Larry Klarich, do hereby bequeath my empty wallet to Mrs. Stotenberg in the student accounts window of the snack bar, and my note for the Senior Cut Day to any person who could make better use of it than I did.

I, Kerry Knight, will my hair (untouched by comb) to Mr. Richard (Tricky-Dicky) Will to be used when his own falls out from his approaching senility. I also will my hangover from Senior Cut Day to anyone who will take it. I also will one box of candy to Mr. Hogenmiller to replace that jar of candy that disappeared when the Smoking Area Rules Committee occupied his office.

I, Karen Krause, will to the class of 1970, our beloved Senior Lawn, which we never had. My old beat-up Chevy to David Black. My impounded pony to whoever has the money to get him out of the pound. My love and devotion for my horse to Rhonda Alegre.

I, Steve Lane, hereby ASSIGN Craig Lloyd all the deceit, treachery, wisdom, crudeness, and rottenness contained in my head and hope he uses his as well.

I, Theresa Langlois, being of drunk mind and bruised body, hereby will to Stephanie, Alana Ritts, Marlene Sorenson, a Senior Cut Day. May it be as good as ours. May your hangovers be as bad as ours. To the Seniors of next year I will you Mr. Fox. May your year with him be as happy as ours.

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I, Marlene Laswell, bequeath my old stiff gym suit and hley tennies to the juniors. I will Mr. Fox, Mr. Cramer and Mr. Goss to the Juniors. You can have them.

I, Julie Lauridson, of retarded mind and distorted body, will to Blaine Fuller all of my "kissy" points I've accumulated in three years.

I, Jay Lecerc, being of sound mind and body, bequeath to Cheryl Bush the fond memories of Cordova High and Senior But Day. To my little sister I leave the new Senior Lawn and the Spring floods it will have. To Mike Burke I leave my 45 triangle and the slanter 1/8 inch Ames lettering guide and to Joe LaDick I leave all the cigarette butts in the G-wing bathroom. To Alana Ritts I leave Mr. Fox, to Terry Abernathy I leave the duck pond and a can of shaving cream.

I, Tim Lee, being of warped mind and decrepit body, will to Jerry Elmore one brand new miniature super ball, to Mr. Bates my 0-5 lb dumb-bell set, and to Mr. Fox, a can of "Starkist's" finest.

I, Paul Lehmann, being mostly sane, leave my unstable ability to consume certain beverages to Connie Breen and pray that it will keep her out of trouble in the coming year.

I, Terri Lessman, being of questionable state of mind and an even more questionable state of body, do hereby will to Rex Halverson my fantastic library abilities and to the class of '70 my ability to get along with Mr. Fox.

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I, Karen (Lindgren) Lynch, being of sound mind and body, will to my sister, Sandie and lifelong pal, Dian White, my ability to talk myself out of jams with parents. Also, between themselves, they can fight for my gold dress with white trim.

I, Barbara Long, being of unreasonably sound mind and unusual body, do hereby bequeath the following: To Glen Gertmenian I leave my ears to replace his which I wore out, and many fun hours in the amphitheater; to Janice Akers I leave all my nerves, ambition and time I would have used for Forensics; To Mr. A. E. Reynolds I leave many blissful days without my constant nagging; last, but never least, I leave Mrs. J. Fairchild one day of honest "rest" and all my prayers for more interested students.

I, Scott Loughridge, hereby bequeath to Lawrence Wolfe the courage he will need to withstand the coaching staff the next two years, and to Craig Lloyd, all the endurance he will need to keep his Big Head up.

I, Cathy Lucero, do hereby will to Mickey all the days she has to go to graduation that I've already completed. Ha! Ha Chuckle! Chuckle!

I, Linda Madison, of sane mind and body, do hereby will my ability to stay out of trouble to the underclassmen.

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I, Terry L. Mahnke, do hereby will Mr. Fox to the class of '70; my warped mind and bent body to Dick Goga and my colorful graduation to my brother.

I, Dennis Mahorney, being of retarded mind, body, and soul will my fantastic acting ability to Glen Gertmenian and Bob Wilcox, as if they really needed it. To any aspiring young actors, I will the best drama teacher I have known, Mrs. Jeanne Fairchild. I also will to those aspiring actors all the problems we had trying to produce just two plays and the transportation problem getting to the Forsenic meets. Also, any aspiring young artist who wants my fantastic ability to draw can also have it. And to all you other luckless slobs, I wish you Rots of Ruck!

I, Ken Manuel, my basketball suit to Cornell Jones (oooooh!)

I, Shirley Marshall, will my swim suit, a pair of socks, a great talking voice, and happiness in the year of 1970 to Elise Winston.

I, Susan Mason, being of at least mind and body, do hereby leave to my sister, Debbie, all the luck I had this 1968-1969 school year; to her friend, Kathy, all my "ghost" friends; to my younger sister, Mitzie, all the friendliness here at Cordova and Mrs. Reid; to the PE staff, enough arguments about grades for several students next year and to Mr. Yost, all the hard work I put into Physics.

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I, Wm. David McCoy, being of sound mind and body, will my sound mind and body to the junior males, to Mr. Beckman a fine pair of torn up legs, and to all underclassmen a good May 12 at Consumes.

I, Elaine Maxson, being of unbalanced mind and sanity do hereby bequeath to Bruce Silvey, and A in math so he can say he at least got close to one, to Barbara Edmunds a staple for her ever-flapping mouth, my membership in the natural blond club to Patti Steele, Linda Reuter's and my gym suits cast in bronze to the PE Department, Mr. Hernandez to the class of '70 and ten easy lessons on etiquette and the proper way to behave at assemblies and rallies to the student body.

I, Steve McDonald, hereby will the oncoming Senior Class my punishment toward the Senior Cut Day.

I, Sharon McMillin, being of not so sound mind, do will the messy, dirty job of cleaning the foods refrigerator to all the poor lucky foods lab assistants for the next year.

I, Kathy Mehrer, being of stable mind hereby bestow to Pat Sachs the key I hid in my locker.

I, Don Mofett, will body, mind and soul to Debbie Mason, may she use in good health. I also will a pack of cigarettes to my little brother, and his friends all the IOU's I have received from them.

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I, George Henry Moss IV, being of insane mind and dilapidated body, do hereby will my excellent speaking voice and perfect diction to Mr. Victor Fox, (one of Cordova's outstanding speakers, in the vague hopes that he may find some small use for them). I deem my charm and sparkling wit to Richard Moyer for he surely needs it. To Eneth J. Durbin I will the opportunities for many more debates as she enjoys them so. To all my friends at Cordova, both teachers and students, I will long lives, large fortunes, and much happiness, The class of 1969 will always reign.

I, Linda Munoz, being of dilapidated mind and wasted body, do hereby bequeath my ability to make friends while under certain conditions to Terry Abernathy. I also will to the class of '70 the chance of a Great Escape and may they get caught!

I, Kathy Navagansky, dingy mind and body, leave my respect to upperclassmen to Karen Rainey in order she might gain some for herself.

I, Judy Newell, will my baby doll, Jim Hughes, to Linda Oakley to take good care of him and to wait on him hand and foot.

I, Rich Noble, will to any member of the junior class all the luck in this whole world because with the administration of this school and this district, they'll need it. However, I also will to the future students of Cordova all the class spirit and unity that we, the class of '69 had shown.

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I, Carol Nye, will my outstanding and unmatched musical talent to be distributed among next year's band members so Cordova will have a perfect band.

I, James Howard Oakley III, will all my thieving to CT Young, my straight to CT and all my hope t the track teams and coaches.

I, Alan O'Brian, being of sound mind and body, hereby bequeath the "swelled head" of every graduating senior to Craig Lloyd who already has an ultra-swelled "head". To Glynis a pad of notes for her and her friends to write their all important notes about Joe and Jeff.

I, Tom Ognistry, being of sober mind and sane behavior do hereby bequeath all my Ace abilities to all future hoodlums.

I, Nona O'Keefe, will to the sophomores and juniors in Dr. Doran's 4th period Spanish class my ability to be tardy almost every day and never get sent to the office.

I, Melinda Oliver, being of completely frazzled mind and body, bequeath to my little brother, Jeffy, all my good grades (as he'll never have any of his own), to Mike Ishmael my old geometry teacher, and absolutely nothing else to anybody because I can't afford it after senior year expenses.

I, Tim O'Meara, will one bottle of Old Crow Select whiskey to drink only before a dance to Don Bell.

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I, Brenda Patriarca, being of warped body and mind do hereby bequeath my title of Biggest Flirt to Nancy Watkins in hopes she'll live up to my standards and above all, to always aim to please the "in" crowd.

I, Barbara Payne, being of sound mind and flabby body, do bequeath to my little brother John Payne (ha!ha!) the administrative staff of Cordova. Furthermore, I leave the pushover of the PE class, Mr. Bates, all the help he can use.

I, Gary Pell, will all the girls at Cordova to the boys of the class of '70. HAVE FUN!

I, Rhonda Pittman, will my government book, my smelly gym locker and Mr. Fox to Norma Miller forever and ever and ever thereafter.

I, Karen Reckers, will to my sister, Kathy, my good looks and personality and also all the luck in the world because you'll need it.

I, Bob Reece, because of great protection received in times of contact, will my spring time life insurance policy to Mike Saunders.

I, May Riggs, of strong will and tired body, do hereby will Doug Wilson another year with Coach Massey; Stephanie Ferguson, some hair; and the junior class to our lovable Mr. Fox.

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I, Carl Rosebrock, will to Bob Legate the intestinal fortitude it takes to DIVE off the bridge at Bridgehouse.

I, Jeanette Rothenbeucher, will to Richard Weaver, my burgundy Mach I (when I get it).

I, Sharon Ruff, being of sound mind and body, will my gorgeous tan to all the sophomores and junior girls that are taking sunbathing in PE.

I, James Russell, being of sound mind and body, will be fantastic ability to lose pound after pound of fat to Penny Reynolds. I further will my great ability of never getting hurt to Stan Scherer.

I, Colleen Ryan, hereby offer in exchange for Joanne Gillespies's hat, a genuine, barrel carburetor, to work on anytime she get bored doing lube jobs.

I, Kris Scherer, will my recipe for molasses cookies to Dian Pendergraft, and the Shake-n-bake she can eat. I will my seat at OZ to Teecy Moore and my PE assistant class to anyone dumb enough to take it. I also will my holey gym suit and tenny-runners to Miss McCartney. To the Sophomore class ('71), I will luck in government next and year and to the might class of '69 I will all the memories our class has made since they won't forget them anyhow. I will the class of '70 the ability to make a decent float at homecoming and to Mr. Adams, my little brother in four years.

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I, Gary Schnieder, hereby bequeath my "life insurance" to Mike Saunders to do with as he sees fit.

I, Don Schoenborn, do willfully and solemnly bequeath upon my graduation to Mr. Vern Dwelly five millions (UAccume) tubes and an knob from a tektronix oscilliscope plus an accurate slide rule; to Don Yost one nodel point plus two columns per second which flow from negative and positive; to Mr. Adams a box of Sugar Crisps; to Diane the fundamental property of chemistry and the ability to make up her mind.

I, Mickey Sharp, will to Mr. Hogenmiller, the three six packs which he took from me at the Jesuit game.

I, Margaret J. Sheafe, will my great ability to devour pies in a single gulp to Jim Mason, so he can take my place as Cordova's pie eating champion.

I, Terrell Smith, leave to Mr. B. a pair of rubber crutches.

I, Paul Shimp, being of both sound mind and body leave Coach Clark Massey to the track men of next year, good luck (you'll need it) and also good luck to the Government teachers.

I, Cheryl Smith, will to Jeannie Cowrad my beautiful jammies (swimming suit) and my motorcycle.

I, Charles Snook, being of impeccable intellect and superior physical condition do hereby leave the following to anyone with enough ability to use: my ability to use large words where small ones would do, to use words put out of context and still have it sound right, and my rapier sharp wit. With these three you can counter any cut known to man and come out of the argument with the ability to talk your way out of any situation. I would also like to will my long, blond, wavy hair to Mr. "Curly" Mathews.

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I, Steve Snyder, leave my autographed picture of Charlie O the mule to Stu Varner. I leave my half empty bottle of valve oil to Bradd Lapp.

I, Art Solis,being of stoned mind and body, will my waterpipe to Kevin Menhkus and Myron Gomez. I will my ability to jump off bridges to Ed Olson.

I, Kris Songer, being of questionable mind and body, will to anyone who will take it my great '53 Ford, blue door, stitches, Band-Aid and all.

I, Corliss Stallworth, will my typing eraser to Linda Lucas. To Audrey Williams I will my clean tennis shoes. To any Junior I will my position in the graduation line and my seat in government to anyone who can handle it. I will my ability to be myself to anyone else who thinks they can do the same.

I, Jim Sternberg, being put on the spot at the last minute, and being of unstable mind and experienced bod, hereby bequeath my crowbar from last summer to Kevin Menkhus so that he will be able to defend himself against "my hero" next year in cross country.

I, Keith Syda, will nothing, to everybody.

I, Debbie Talbott, will Carol Hurst my old tennis shoes, my wild personality, sexy body and my brain.

I, Velma Talley, do hereby will my ability to cry and argue when necessary to get my way, to Linda Oakley, because as my successor she'll need it. I also will my flip-top beer can rings to Mr. Beckman as a memory of cut day, and finally I will the organization of our class to the class of '70, they need it.

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I, Gary Taylor, being of unsound and wasted body, hereby will the Senior Swamp to the class of '70 (this includes the ducks).

I, Curtis Terry, do hereby bequeath to Myron Gomez THE SANDS and all the sweat that goes with it.

I, Phillip J. Tevlin, will my brother all my papers and papers and papers if he'll have them.

I, Judy Thomas, being of sound mind will my extra bottle of Lady Clairol to Mr. Fox.

I, Nancy Thompson, being of worn out mind and aching body, will my fascinating interest in goverment class to the under classmen. May they sleep forever to the melodic droning Mr. Fox. To Dru harbert, I will my bow from archery because it twangs so nicely. To all the girls who smoke in the G-wing bathroom I will the smoking area. Us it for smoking. Please. To all the poor fools who take Biology II next year, I will the sterile frogs and missing snakes, and to Mrs. Smithson I will lmy efficiency so hers will improve. Finally, to all those who endeavor to survive their senior year, I will my ardent prayers for good luck.

I, Ralph Tucker, being of sound mind and not so sound body, will to any needy junior all of my superior mind. I will my ability with the typewriter to Ken Button. I give my great voice to Bruce McConnell. My love of the bottle, though it may be non-existant, goes to Don and Cliff. And lastly, those good times in Government with Victor go to all lucky juniors.

I, Bonnie Uran, weak of mind and sound of body, do hereby will my good looks to Ravish wherever you are.

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I, Penny Vaughn, with an unsound mind and body, will my shyness and quietness to Julie Springer. To the oncoming Senior class I will all the senior activities, whether good or bad.

I, Sandy Virtue, will all my senior teachers and books to the juniors. May they have as much fun as I did with them.

I, John Walden, being of soaked mind and drunken body, will my old swimsuit to Guerra. I will all the beer Hogy took away to whoever can get it back.

I, Frank Walker, hereby will my long hair to the school administration. I hope they know what to do with it.

I, Terry P. Watson, will my dog Sam to Evelyn Brisco. I will My Biggs High School right to Ginger Brizal.

I, Don Weber, will nothing to the classes of '70 and '71.

I, Sharon Welton, being of gross body and sewer mind, will the best of my fantastic belching techniques to any Junior girl who has the class it takes to learn them.

I, Terry Whitney, being of sound mind and warped body, do hereby will to Mr. Fox, all the tunafish sandwiches Cordova can produce in one day and to Dick Goza all the hamburgers Cordova can make.

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I, Harry Williams, will James Oakley to Charles Young and Howard King.

I, James Edward William I, being of freaky mind and beautiful body, do hereby leave my phone bill to Mr. Collins, my tennis racket to Mr. Fox, and TNT to Mr. Yost. To Diane Mart a basket of naval oranges and some of my height. To Mike Young I leave the Spirit Bugle to bring luck at the games. For Don Tyler and Don Hoveter I leave my position as Captain of the tennis team. Happy fighting! And last but not least, to my girl, Judy Olson, I leave my heart to keep with you while I'm not here.

I, Ed Winslow, being of combination, somewhat, of body and mind, do hereby will to Dan Pellouso my SS-3rd position and an alligator clip to carry on his electronic work with. I, also will to Dr. Collins a year of calm relaxed teaching and a good time when next he goes to Acapulco.

I, Jan Wintemute, being of blown mind and deformed uncoordinated bod, do hereby leave my sanity, shyness to leslie McCutchan and all the luck I've had with the boys goes to her also.

I, Meade Withinton, being of wasted mind and sound body, will ten pounds of raw meat to our skinny underclassmen.

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I, Charles Witsch, being of the most sound mind and body, will 25% of my intelligence to Judy Williams, John Pagani, Scott Loughridge, Rick Kasa, etc. (which should double their IQ's).

I, Phyllis Wright, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will to the Juniors, the challenge of Senior Cut Day and Bridgehouse. To Julie Weeks, my gym socks she's borrowed all year and never returned.

I, Kyle Yates, being of wierd mind and strange body do hereby will the tennis shoes I found in my car to CT Young.

I, Wilson H. Young, Jr., being of weak mind and wasted body, leave my waterpipe and red eyes to Mike Moore.

I, Paul Zipperstein, being of deranged mind but perfectly proportioned body (?), do hereby write my last will and testament. I bequeath my beautiful Barbara Romack gold irons to Pat Frank in hopes that he will become as great a golfer as I was. I will my sharp wit and brilliant mind to Stu Varner who chipped it become deranged. Finally, I will five quartes of A&W root beer to Mr. Cramer and '70 golf team.

I, Ivy Zuber, hereby will my "chest" to Kathy Barrett. I will my gallon of "Red Mountain" wine to Kathy Kretchmer. To Yollie Romero and Pam Still I will my trusty Judo and finally to Mrs. Paskin a student like me for the next thirteen years.

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