Nappanee High School - Napanet Yearbook (Nappanee, IN)

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(jointly), I, Clayton Weber, bequeath all my medals, championships, etc., attained by playing “Checkers” in the southwest corner of the assembly room, during the morning periods. SKC. 10—I, Forrest Nickler, bequeath to Prof. Manwaring, all my Paraphernalia-used in “Farm Folks” and “The Deacon,” to be used in future class plays. SEC. 11.—I, Ora StryeKer. leave nothing but the memory of those long, blissful sleeps, on .Monday morning in school. SEC. 12.—I, George Warner, do gladly bequeath to “Doc” mv Basket Mall Suit, and niv shoes, with ('oach Kizer's to Colonel Permission. SEC. 13.—I, Lowell Hoose, give one knife, to Lenore. Also, with cheerfulness the Pair of shoes a few sizes too small (?) for me, to anybody whom they may fit.— (Codicil: I am sure of keeping my shoes.) SEC. 14.—To Prof. C. F. Miller and all others involved in the perplexity of the N. II. S.—I, Mario Berger, leave my name and menory which I hope will never fade. SEC. 15.—As for myself, I cheerfully and gladly bequeath my pen, which has very reluctantly scratched this will.

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(Elass Ifiill MARIK KURBACH We, the Class of Xineteen-Fourteen of the Nappanee High School, of the town of Nappanee in the county of Elkhart, and the State of Indiana, being of sound mind and disposing memory declare void all former unwritten wills made by any portion of our class heretofore. We do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be our last Will and Testament. Amen. First, so to speak, after such a protracted number of years in our esteemed and beloved High School, to be able to dispose of all our educational stepping stones, thus far passed over. After all our just debts—financial or otherwise—are paid and discharged, it is our will that our lawyers tile a petition in bankruptcy for us, inasmuch as our liabilities are possibly nineteen dollars and fourteen cents (•i'19.14). We hereby authorize our lawyers to execute this our last Will. Item 1. We give and bequeath to the inferior classes of said High School, to all members of same, who are foolish enough to accept them, all our claims to the relics belonging to “The Red Brick Museum”—that is to say, our claims to school books, school buildings, school equipments, faculty, library and other miscellaneous objects,—we authorize that said trash and debris will be dealt fairly among said foolish persons accepting same. Item 2. To the Class of Nineteen Fifteen. we bequeath the bond of fellowship and brotherly love which has bound us together as a class, undaunted in purpose, undivided in thought and study, we sincerely trust that said bond will be useful in making the “Junior ( lass Meetings” as sweet, as mild, as pleasant, as enjoyable as ours were. Also to you, we give our undying love for the foresaid “Red Brick Museum” as well as our esteemed and illustrious Faculty, said faculty being made up of henpecked husbands, unwonted blessings, bright smiling ladies and wise looking gentlemen. Item 3. To the Sophomores, we provide for a “Regulator” of knowledge by which when attached to each and every individual will regulate the capacity of Knowledge, for one or so members, and to reduce it to normal conditions. Item 4. To the Freshmen, we contribute a small fund to be expended for prescriptions by authoritative physicians, to enable them to grow taller, and develop their eraniums, so as to be able to cope with their dignified superiors, the Seniors, so to speak. Item ■ . To the incoming Freshies (Class 1918), we give and bequeath the entire campus, the beautiful expanse of green grass, to be used exclusively for a play ground, by all tliose members who are of a verdant character, when they become restless in school hours. Furthermore we appoint Prof. •Manwaring as the “Shepherd of this Flock to come!” This appointment includes the right of caretaker and supreme authority over the “Kindergarten Class.” PERSONALS—Item i. SEC. 1. I. Lueile Yarian, do bequeath to less fortunate iu-divuals all my butterflies, bugs, etc. collected while roaming about the Ball Park, and on other minor field trips, during my brief period in Zoology. SEC. 2.—I, lTrsie Silberg. do donate to the Junior Class, my “Wallenstein’s Tod,” with vocabulary detached; hoping that it will prove beneficial to same. SEC 3.—I, Eillie Blessing, give with cheerful heart all my history dates, to whomever wishes to copy them from the fly leaves in the back of my American History” text book. SEC. 4.—I, Gertrude Sheets, do both willingly donate to the “High School Library,” my “Dictionary,” “English and American Literature,” and my “Physics Book plus all experiments” providing that Prof, keeps track of them. SEC. 5.—I, Bernice Lehman, bequeath to Mario, the exclusive light of making dates with me at whatever time convenient; only for the short period remaining until Commencement. SEC. ().—I, Blanche Blosser, being of sound mind, do kindly bestow upon Profs. Duker and Kizer in partnership, my Geometry!!! Also to Prof. Manwaring 1 present one two-cent Parcel Post Stamp providing he doth use it economically. SEC. 7.—I, Ruth Strycker, not wishing to have a blot in my family record, do gladly betsow upon my cousin—Hilda, all my credits not neded by me for graduation, to enable same to become a Senior next year. SEC. 8.—To my bald-headed lassie of the lower classes, I, Madge Roose, give my hair, which has always been a bother and care to me. SEC. 9.—To professors Fisher and Kiser

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(UnaH fhipnt BLANCH K H LOSS Kit You wonder when you see this poem, •lust how I shall start out. But hv listening and looking well. You shall learn without a doubt. Don’t think for a moment it shall be thus: “Nine lasses and six lads are we”, Or, “Ours is the best in all the world, So bow your head and bend your knee. For 1 think you really Know quite well, The rank and honor we deserve, For the long, long years of constant toil, Racking of both brain and nerve. Long years? I really was quite wrong; Ah no. I meant the otherwise. For those four years seemed very short; The end is here to our surprise. The end I believe I rashly said, But I meant by that dear friend. Though we have ended our High School days, We’ve only reached the beginning of the end. So docile and bright have we always been, Indeed our teachers have proudly said “Of all the classes of the N. II. S., That of ’14 has always led. Like all tin Seniors of any school We have entered as Freshies green, But e’en in Physics and Geometry As victors we’ve always been. But though we’ve oft been discouraged, And worried o’er many a thing, We were ever wont to hold to school, And to our lessons cling. “Duty first and then pleasure” Our class has always taught; For those who play and never work Will finally come to naught. “Labor conquers everything” Is our motto firm and true. Whatever work we undertake, The same we try to do. Then farewell to Freshman, Junior and and Soph, We hate to leave you now, When you sigh for all our knowledge, Recall—It’s all in knowing how. We each go forth to meet onr fate, Hoping to be useful to man, By each one taking his separate path And doing the best that he can.