Dennison High School - Leader Yearbook (Dennison, OH)

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CLASS WILL In the Name of the Benevolent Father of All :- We, the Class of 1923, realizing the omnipotence of the Divine Creator and believing in his divine wisdom and influence and in the influence, power, persuasion and wisdom of such divinity only, and uninlluenced by any other power, we do, as members of the Class of 1923, hereby and herein individually and collectively sign our name: t'The Senior Class of 1923, at the end hereof, realizing that life is uncertain and of short dura- tion and that mankind has not the perception to know when the end thereof cometh and at what hour the great and all-powerful Diety calleth his children to the Holy Land, and we, as such class, having arrived at the pinnacle of the pyramid of higher learning, establish this most sacred document as a monument to our superiority of learning and wisdom as a sacred guide and influence for other classes to follow, that such may behold the brilliancy of the shining star we have erected upon the pyramid, which will aid them up the rough paths, over cliffs, amid fallen rocks, through deep valleys and across swift and dangerous streams, amid the mad rush and roar of dashing waters take heed. We do in the sanctity of such solemnity make, declare and publish this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills by us heretofore' made. Item I.-We, as such members of the Class of 1923, as aforesaid, request that all our just debts be distributed equally amongst the members of the Junior Class, just as soon after our demise as possible, in order that they may fully realize the path of l-earning over which they are about to tread and in order that they may inherit the riches of this divine instru- ment, as no fortune is inherited without its liabilities, overhead expenses and responsibilities. Item ll.-We devise and bequeath to the members of our beloved faculty all our oral and written extracts of learning in order that they may possess a more coherent nervous system, blessed with a divine control, which they will be called upon to exert with the strong grip like power of a Strangler Lewis and the punch of a Jack Dempsey, which it is our sincere and most earnest request that they execute the same to the nth power on the beloved members of all the classes of the high school, especially the Jnuior Class, would-be Seniors, which class so boldly and with audacity unsurpassed pretend to fill the seats of learning heretofore occupied by the dignified and worthy testators herein. Item III.-We, the testators named herein, make the following devises and bequests, to-wit:- 21

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CLASS POEM Oh, friends so dear and classmates too, The time has come-we'll soon be thro', But now we've reached this one milestone We're not so eager to pass on. We do not like to say farewell To those we've learned to love so well. To us these halls are very dear, Oh, many a friend have we made here. We'll always keep these mem-o-ries, No others can be so dear as these, And as we write on life's long slate We'l1 struggle hard to conquer fate. To Law and Lit. we bid good-bye, We leave those books without a sigh. And to Miss Hart we owe our thanks, She's kept us out of many pranks, She's helped us, too, in all our work And taught us each to never shirk. And as we go on through the years Whatever, then, may be our fears Wetll always love and always fight For our dear colors-the Purple and White. We'll vow to ourselves, to have the grit To Dare to do our duty as we understand it. EDITH TRUE, TRY TO FIND A glove for the hand of fate. A cushion for the seat of war. A sheet for the bed of a river. A ring for the finger of scorn. A link for the chain of evidence. A button for a coat of paint. Scales for the weight of years. A rung for the ladder of fame. A hinge for the gait of a horse. A sleeve for the arm of the law. 20

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V l l l l Elizabeth Thompson:- My place at the piano to Martha Whitaker. My spit curl to Mary Ohler. My ability to play basket ball to Mosalene Love. James Baldwin:- My Valentino pants to Dale Balo. The part in my hair to Gerard Gross. My quiet disposition on the ball floor to Soxie Williams. Mary Ellen Albaugh :- My ability to get to school on time to Ruth Parr. My musical talent to Helen Catchell. My letters from Pennsylvania to Dorothy Page. Paul Osbun :- My curly hair to Miss Humphries. V My position in the bank to James McElroy. My French vocabulary to Dale Balo. Mary Carpenter:- My grammatical knowledge to Alice Leggett. My winning smile to Eligzabeth Wright. My letters from Washington to Elsie Hess. Marian Arnold:-- My gold tooth to Mary Heavlin. My Russian boots to Hazel Rothrock. My good attendance to Ruth Parr. Edith True:- My compact to Mary Chappelear. My love for Commercial Law to Flora Murphy. Dorothy Blackwell:- My surplus weight and height to Stella Straley. My pleasing disposition to Boone Moore. Nina Chapman :- My G's in deportment to Helen Fisher. My ability to teach school to Martha Maxwell. My height and weight to Elizabeth Host. Ethel Benedum:- My seat in Room 8, second period in afternoon, to Ruth Thompson My surplus weight to Flora Murphy. My speed in shorthand to Floyd Gatchell. Mary Olive Long:- My spectacles to Mary Heavlin. My towering height to Mary Carver. My desire for playing marbles to Miss Hart. 22