Academy of the Holy Angels - Echoes Yearbook (Fort Lee, NJ)

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-is Ecnoizs ,553 fi 1-os' s :P , Y uf s . A I llillilll frnlnunuui C A Last Will and Testament of the Class of '28 .Quinta die funii, quinto anno pvincipatus Coolidgei, mme tricensimi praesidentis Civitatum Coniunctarum. Anno Domini 1928. We, the Members of the Class of 1928 of the Institute of Holy Angels, in the Borough of Fort Lee, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, spinsters, in perfect health and memory Cpraise bel, do make and ordain this our last will and testament before taking leave of the abovefmentioned school, in manner and form following, that is to say: First, we commend our ambitious selves into the hands of Life, our ultimate destiny, hoping and assuredly believing, through the stresses and struggles thereof, to add unto ourselves success, affluence, happiness, and fame everlasting. Item, We allow to each and every graduate a group of merry grandchildren to delight with brave tales of good old school days at the Fort. Item, We give and bequeath unto the juniors of the Institute of Holy Angels, aforef said, one dollar and seven cents of lawful United States currency, to be paid unto them in manner and form following, that is to say: One dollar to allay our remorse over the expense incurred in our honor on the evening of May 10th last, to be paid within one year after our graduation, and the seven cents residue thereof, upon their surrendering next June unto the Sophomores of the Institute of Holy Angels, aforesaid, and their rightful sucf cessors forever, all their estate and right that shall descend or come unto them after our graduation, or that they now have: Twentyffour desks and chairs in Classroom 16, situated on the second floor in the southeast corner of the classroom section of the main building of the Institute of Holy Angels, aforesaid, together with the appurtenances affixed thereunto and the furnishings thereof, that is to say: stray bits of knowledge, dilapidated notebooks, unprepared assignments, tardy marks, notices of essays due, clever schemes to raise money for Eci-ross, that failed, class dues still due, shattered hopes and lost ambitions, collected, gathered, and assembled by us in Classroom 16, aforesaid. Item, We give and bequeath unto the Sophomores of the Institute of Holy Angels, aforesaid, Classroom 18 which we did lease last june to the juniors, aforesaid, situated one door north of the abovefmentioned Classroom 16 and four doors from the Rotunda, on the east side of the classroom floor of the Institute of Holy Angels, aforesaid, with appurtef nances, wherein the said juniors now have their books and belongings, but which they will vacate upon our graduation, to have and to hold for the said Sophomores' natural existence Knot to exceed three yearsj under the semesterly rent of twelve perfect recitations. Item, We do give and bequeath to the Freshmen of the Institute of Holy Angels, aforesaid, our neverffailing, loving kindness, that the Freshmen, aforesaid, when they shall 42

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. 4 C' js , ,gif-. ' 6 +1 EcHoEs . ggi 19-2'8 Q . . ,Q . , 5 R, I u ll lllllllllllillllllh 'L In the next star I beheld a Texas ranch which seemed to stretch for miles on every side. Well in the foreground I saw a large and comfortable house with dainty flowerbeds and neat graveled walks all about it. On the long, shady veranda, with a book lying open beside her, hands folded idly and a farfaway, dreamy expression in her large brown eyes, sat our own Angela, the baby of our class. Sweet and peaceful as ever she looked, and happy, too, though the dreamy eyes held a look of longing. She was thinking of dear H. A. Again a large room! This one, though, was all white and still. Rows of beds lined the walls. As I looked, a nurse quietly and gently turned away from one of the beds. It was Marion Zimmerman! Lucky the patient who had her to soothe his pain-our gentle, patient Marion. I next saw two bright, happyflooking stars close together. Little white cottages with merry children romping on the trim lawns caught my eye. Under a shady oak beside one of the cottages sat Helen Sella and Delia Keating, both looking serenely happy. Another office! This time I saw Helen Seuferling working rapidly. Helen had decided to conquer the business world, and she would do so or no one ever would. Listen! Sweet strains of music are filling the air. I glance quickly at the next star and therein is unfolded before my eager gaze a large and wellffilled music hall. On the stage stands a slight and graceful figure. Surely I have seen those dark, soulful eyes before. There is a moment's breathless pause and then a world of melody flows from those parted lips. Yes, it is Claire-our Claire of H. A. days. Glancing at the bulletin which is displayed near the stage I see that she has become a worldffamed prima donna, the most successful contralto singer the world has ever known as well as a pianist of great repute. Well, we all foretold that, when she was in our midst, so my surprise is not so great, after all. But where was my own star? A tiny, friendly star suddenly twirled round and seemed to wink, Here I am. just come and catch me. Delighted with my study of the stars of Holy Angels' Class of '28, yet disappointed at not seeing the center of my own particular Ztar, I turned to hand my telescope to the little man who all this while had stood quietly eside me. ' After a friendly chat of a few moments we walked over to where a bright moonbeam was streaming through one of the windows. At his bidding I sat down upon it and- alas for Senior dignity !-went sliding right down to my own little bed. Just as I reached it I heard a scream, and awoke to ind myself under the bed with my roommate looking for me. -MARGARET EISENMANN, '28 41

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4 sg?-s G G EcHoEs ,gf gg L9-2'8 Q I ru uuuuunurnunauiT - - 1. N u .....x nu ,.X.,X xnmw be Sophomores next year may not inflict suffering past childish endurance upon the then Freshmen. Item, To the Library of the Institute of Holy Angels, aforesaid, where we spent many pleasant afternoons, we do give and bequeath the following books which we have, after much deliberation, deemed most necessary for the Library, aforesaid, and all the pupils: Hints to Budding Actors and Actresses, by Eleanor Hennessy How To Achieve the Parisian Coiffure with Fifteen Bobbie Pins and Six Hairpins, by Alice Decker The Advantages and Disadvantages of Handling Money, by Inez Cavinato The Missing Link Among Great Composers-Jazz, by Claire Pohly How To Be a Successful Politician, by Eleanor Hennessy French at Sight, by Mary Farrell How To Grow Tall, by Margaret Eisenmann Watch Your Waist Line! by Helen Oliva Columbia, by Helen Sella t Struggles of an Efficient EditorfinfChief, by Grace Christ johnnyfon-the'Spot, by Loretta Trainor How to Acquire L Pins, by Angela Bodet Are Fingers Essential to Typewriting? by Delia Keating What's Wrong With Our History? by Helen Seuferling It Can't Go Wrong, by Marion Zimmerman The Attainment of It, by Irene Dowling Advice to George Bernard Shaw, by May Peley Item, All the rest of our goods, chattels, moneys, bonds, leases, mortgages, books, compasses, jewels, and car tickets, whatsoever, after our just debts and legacies are paid and our graduation expenses defrayed, we give, devise, and bequeath unto the Hnders thereof, to dispose of as their fancies dictate. By cursory inventory, this residue consists of the following items, that is to say: Thirtyfnine pencil stubs, two broken fountain pensg seven somewhat unevenfedged rulers, nine remnants of erasersg twentyfseven unbound assorted textbook pagesg fifteen Bobbie pinsg twelve hairpinsg one compact with broken hingeg two small mirrors, one poem of original meter, the author of which modestly refrained from signing her name, and thirtyfseven of our profound interrogations which our teachers adroitly evaded by disdainfully referring to our gray matter as sieves. And we do entreat and appoint our esteemed Teachers, aforesaid, to be overseers hereof. And do revoke all former wills and publish this our last will and testament. In witness whereof we have hereunto put our hands, this fifth day of June, in the year nineteen hundred twentyfeight. By Us, The Seniors of the Institute of Holy Angels 43