Addison High School - Panther Yearbook (Addison, MI)

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'-'f1vvf1w:m un:e.r f4srfsmfmsgt.g's:zF'5av: ,. ,, 1 ' ' .. -s:ai,.:se:',Ls-.ies sw... that is to make the rules and regulations harder. We are not hard- heart-ed, we are thinking of the good of the students who follow us. Stricter rules will do them a lot of good although we don't think they would have been good for us. Seventh: We give and bequeath to the Board of Education restful nights and peaceful dreams. We promise them a rest from twenty- four's petitions. No more will we be called upon to ben-d our haughty knee in supplication, no more will they be pained by refusing. It has sometimes been hard to have our fondest wishes thwarted, yet it mu-st have been harder to refuse so fair and honest a pleader. They have done th-eir duty, may they have their reward. Eighth: We give and bequeath to the High School as a whole the full and legal right to study diligently and to get their lessons to the best of their ability. This is to become a privilege of the High School upon con-dition that each class does its best, thereby raising the stand- ard of said High School to the highest rank. Ni-nth: Onr well-known and remarkable stock' of common sense, which is simply a sense of the fitness of things, we give and bequeath to the world at large, because it is the qualification most sorely need-ed by every son and daughter of Adam. ' Tenth: To the newspaper of our native town, all our muniticent supply of good will to be distributed and dissemi-nat-ed by it over this sorely distressed world, which is so sorely in' need of this rare com- m-odity. Eleventh: Next come Senior privileges. Senior dignity, commonly known as Senior hump, is always handed down to the newly made lords of the high school. The class of twenty-five -need not hesitate in using it since our title expires upon Thursday, May the twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred twenty-four. Tw-elfth: The following are the individual bequests of the class of twenty-four: To Kenneth Boley, Bob leavc'5 his fondness for Jackson. 'To Lyle Van Etten, Hubert leaves the only Nichol he ever had. To anyone who will not abuse it, Stanley leaves his ability to take the part of a Jew. To the worst cut-up in school, Moni-er leaves his front seat in the assembly room. To William Winter, Ed leaves his faculty for always being late. We hate to have William get to school so early. He wakes the janitor. To Allen Wheeler, Dorris Ebbcrt leaves her freckles. May he love and cherish fthlcm and count the many blessings one by one. Since he must leave, Harmon gives Gerald Lyons the privilege of keeping the girls in gum. :Qt Eel: Q-nzize

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CLASS WILL VELMA SMITH FZAXQ EALIZING that we are approaching the end of our days, we, the Class of Ni-neteeln Twenty-four of Addison High School, wishing to be sure that our vast possessions will be divided as we desire. do hereby declare this to be our last will and testa- men't and we do hereby dire-ct that the bequests :set forth below be carefully followed out after our demise. First: To the faculty of the Addison High School We give and be- queath our visions, all in good lanld unhampered condition. By this gift they will be elnabled to depict the future of all the girls and boys unldler 'their charge and so wisely arrange 'their 'lives from day to day. By the use of this gift wie' know they will avoid all mistakes to which alluordinary m-embers of the humlan family are esubject. .0 3 I 1 ' Lg gl' 1 ,V 'I LZ? 525 'T gif' ' QQ 'V x 'PN 1 ' ' .AL 1-SX Second: We leave our exalt-ed position as Seniors to our succes- sors, the present Juniors, to the only good use and behoof of said juniors until 'd-eath shall them part 'from the old school. , Third: To the Sophomores, who will soon become juniors, we give and bequeath all the mistakes we have ever made. This is a most im- portant bequest because by our mistakes we learn more than ever comes to us in any other way and, if our own mistakes are so benificent, how much more so must be those of others when they become our property. Fourth: We give to the Freshman class the following advice: accept that which will lead you to glory and success, copy not, learn to work if not to win. It i'sn't fu-n but look at twenty-four and be encouraged. Fifth: We give and bequeath to the Athletic Association all the hope for future success it desires. It seems to be able to get most everything else unaided. The tennis, baseball, basketball, and football ch'ampions are already its own. We will waste no time in giving to one who seems to be in such good circumstances. Sixth: We do hereby further direct that the sum of ten thousand German marks or an equal number of Russian rubles of our estate be used to engage a committee of legal expe'rts for the purpose of making all rules and regulations of the school more drastic and severe, now that we are gone. We want to make sure that our successors- will not have an easicr time of it than we did and we think the best way to hx aye? O :verily eg I'

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To anyone who wants to fish it out, -Oram-an leaves the gum that he has had to put in the waste paper basket by the request of the different members ofthe faculty. To Leland Wheaton, Mildred Van Ette-n' leaves her height. To the one best fitted for it, Beulah leave-s her job as ticket seller at the Maryland Theatre. Mary leaves her fondness for red hair to Jo Anderson. John leaves his strong voice to Squeek Gortner. To Grace and Leonard, Fannie and Marian leave their seats bythe pencil Sharpener. They waste so much shoe leather walking 'back and forth to sharpen their pencils and deliver their special delivery com- munications. To Goldie Adams, Paul leaves his talent as an artistic painter. Doc leaves some of his speed to Harold Maloney. We don't know wheth-er Doc is practicing for track -or what, but anyway he is always running. , To Beryl, Cecil l-eaves her six feet eight inches so that Beryl can drop the ball in thle basket in future basketball games. To Curly Babcock, Dick leaves his ability to imitate a chocolate- drop from Coon Town. To some unfortunate student, Mark Erk leaves her natural complex- ion. She feels that she will not need it any more because she can face the world better behind h-er coat of paint. To Rhea Beecher, Dorris Cole leaves hier quiet ways. To Estiell, Merrill leaves his seat by the wastepaper basket so' that he may have the time between bells, in the morning and at noon, to visit with Mildred. VVe hope they will have a wireless by that time. To Rupert Miller, Velma Smith leaves her quiet laugh. All the rest of our property, whatsoever and whleresoever, of what- ever na-ture, kind, an-d quality it may be, and not herein disposed of Cafter paying our debts and fun-eral expensvesj we give and bequeath to our superintendent for this use and benefit absolutely. If he sees fit, he may use the valuable knowledge and startling information we have given him at whatsoever times we may have had written tests and examinations. This is, however, entirely at his discretion. And we do hereby constitute and appoint the 'said superintendent sole 'executor of this, our last will and testament. In witness thereof we, the class of twenty-four, the testors, have to this, our will, set our hand and seal this twenty-ninth day of May, Anno Domini, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four. mljvgzzrg