Arriba High School - Ace Yearbook (Arriba, CO)

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OWU CLASS WILL ,Ladies and Gentlemen: ' L' ' ' 34 I have the pleasure to appear before you for the purpose of presenting the Will of the Senior Class of 1937 of Arriba High School. - At the time 1 was assigned the task ot preparing a Class Will it seemed to me that there-was-' little or nothing -in the possession of our Class which would be worth while to offer to anyone. It is true that we do' not have in our possession any gold or silver. We have no precious stones, no government bonds, no mortgages. There are, nevertheless, some items of high sentimental value which on' this occasion we would like to designate thattney go to certain people who- have had something to do with our public school affairs. With' this in mind we have adopted the follow . KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, be it known thatwe, the Senior Class of 1937 and the State of Colorado, being of sound and last meeting of our Class, do make and declare of our interests which would be , we make no disposition of in That part of no account To Arriba years to come, High School we give our praise, a large portion of the credit for ahead of us. ' - ing as our last will and testament. and to all whom these presents may concern' 0 . . . ,. . t Arriba High School in the Lity of Arriba disposing mind and realizing that this is the this our last will and testament. recognized in law being inconsiderable and our will. 1 our thanks and undying loyalty throughout the whatever our achievements may be inthe life To the Board of Education. and the people of the community we give-thanks for, all this work you have put into the making of a good public school,.,for all the money you have pre- vided for the building, grounds and equipment we have had the benefit of using, for the selection ot men and women of fine character and teaching ability to direct us in our high school studies. l - ' ' '- To the Principal, Mr. Humphrey, we leave ourfregrets for the many mistakes and fail- ures we have made, some poor excuses for many shortcomings, thanks for the many favors granted, an enduring appreciation for the many hours he has spent in the interest of the memg bers of the Senior Class of1937, a high personal regard for the man and the fine example he has set before us. - ' To the Juniors we. leave admonition against .becoming over confident in the school work which you have yet ahead of you. To you also we leave vacant seats in Senior class- rooms which it now becomes your privilege and responsibility to iill. We leave- the wish that as the next graduating class of our school yourselves and with credit to the school and and the interest shown by the community in ,To the underclassmen, the Sophomores for we know you will get none from those in that your day will come and your day will be your work leading up to it. you will occupythese seats with honor to with due appreciation of the efforts of teachers, providing this school for us. and Freshmen, we leave a feeling of sympathy. the class ahead of youg we leave a promise great in accordance with how well you do

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050 CLASS WILL To our parents we leave the pleasant mem here, made happier by your interest and ory of many happy school days we have had assistance in what we have been doing. We leave thanks to you for enriching our livesby providing a good high school where we have been taught the history of the,American people. sibilities of the future for us, and a basic As we look back over our four years of ground are the impressions we have gained of us. Those great characters at one time Perhaps as they graduated from their respective ones who were destined to become great or our own Senior Class of 1937 who in their small in the eyes of the world we all leave metals, precious stones, land or government one. It is our hope that these items of senti received well and in the spirit in which we In closing it seems opportune that I read the development of our great nation, the pos- education upon which to build our lives. high school it seems that always in the fore- of great Americans who have gone on ahead stood at the same period in life as we. are now. high schools there was no way to mark the famous. Likewise there may be members of renown. Great or may be the noble of useful service to importance to some- mental value which we leave for you will he have given them. time will become world behind us something. It bonds. It may be a life mankind. Whatever the things are which we leave behind they are of for you two verses ot a favorite poem by the great American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Tell me not in mournful numbers Life is but an empty dream, For the soul is dead that slumbers And things are not what they seem Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime-, And departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.' u U