Oswego High School - Paradox Yearbook (Oswego, NY)

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1 -sfo PA'R,oD0x ff z SIXTH.-To Mr. William Garland, the present incumbent of the position of janitor in the High School, we do give, bequeath and devise our hearty good will, for the spirit of kindness and tolerance which he has manifested toward us, severally and collectively, during the years of our sojourn in said institution of learning. Furthermore, we clo to the said Mr. Garland bequeath a one-gallon bottle of crocodile tears, to be used in re-varnishing the hand-carved desks of Senior Row, on the theory that varnish covers a multitude of sins,-and initials. In addition to the above bequests, we do give, bequeath and devise to the aforemen- tioned Mr. Garland all the personal and mixed-chiefly mixed-property, of whatsoever nature-whether it be rubbers, old books, caps, powder-puffs, or the like-wheresoever located in the old High School, which has accumulated during the past four years. SEVENTH.-To Miss Alice McNaught, Editor of the MUR-MUR, we give, bequeath and devise a Remington Typewriter, Model No. IO, at present located in Prof. Riley's office, to be used without intermission monthly, during the school year, with the exception of February. EIGHTH.-To Jack Lyke, Donald Burnside, and all others whom it may concern, we bequeath a permanent position in the far-famed 'Philosophers' Row , with the expecta- tion that they will remain there through the ages, as a fitting memorial to the study of Le Francais . NINTH.-To he School at large, we give bequeath and devise 'the PARADOX, inasmuch as, when it comes out, we shall have been dead and gone, alas, these many years. TENTH.-To the Freshmen of the O. H. S., we do give, bequeath and devise the motto which has gone with us throughout our student years, to wit, Repetition, Repetition, REPETITION is the MOTHER of MEMORY . ELEVENTH.-To Professor Charles Riley, in consideration of the fact that, insofar as we can see, no provision has been made in the New High School for a place of imprison- ment, we hereby give, bequeath and devise a vacant lot in the nineteenth ward, together with sufficient funds to enable him to construct thereon a jail wherein to confine those guilty of tardiness, etc., etc. TWELFTH.-To Miss Hinckley, we give, bequeath and devise a megaphone, where- with to make herself heard at student gatherings hereafter. THIRTEENTH.-To the Latin students of coming generations, we do give, bequeath and devise an addition to the New High School, wherein to park their Latin ponies. FOURTEENTH.-To Misses Dean and Bloomingdale, we bequeath an automatic Pony detector-providing one of the same has been invented at the time of our demise. FIFTEENTH.-To Miss Cora Brown, we do give, bequeath and devise an answer to the eternal question, Why? 9 9 -as soon as we can find it. H19 ons Cf'-- 'az S

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--Z.-if-so --2'N- '-e '22 Ufass WAY! E., the Senior Class of l922, of the O. H. S., County of Oswego and State of New York, aged variously from infancy to second childhood, being, by our own ad- mission, of sound mind and memory, do make, ordain, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, in manner and form following, that is to say: After all our debts, lawful and otherwise, have been paid and discharged, we give, bequeath and devise all the real, personal and mixed property, of every name and descrip- tion, of which we die seized and possessed, to the persons hereinafter named, thereby providing in full for its disposition: FIRST.-To the Faculty of the O. H. S., which has so successfully conducted us over the rocky path of learning, we give, bequeath and devise our undying thanks, together with a magnaminous forgetfulness of any unpleasantness, of whatsoever nature, which may have arisen between us during the several years of our association. . SECOND.-To the junior Class of 1922, out of the goodness of our hearts, we do give bequeath and devise our Blessing. Also, to the aforesaid organization, we do endeavor to bequeath our fair name and reputation, with the unfounded hope that they may assume the same with some degree, slight though it may be, of success. THlRD.--To the coming generations which may attend the future Oswego High School, we do give, bequeath and devise a framed photograph of ourselves, for the edihcalion of said generations-to-come, who may be encouraged to emulate us and our proud record thereby. . FOURTH.-To the City of Oswego at large, residing at present in Oswego Couny, State of New York, and not likely soon to depart thence, we do give, bequeath and devise the ancient edifice, located on West Third Street of said city, between Cayuga and Seneca Streets, and known variously as School No. l, the Old Brick Pile, and the Old High School, now that we are through with said structure and have no further use for same. This,-with our blessing. FIFTH.-To the Board of Education of this city, we do give, bequeath and devise, to be employed for the decoration of the Ancient History Department of the New High School, a valuable speciman of Hieroglyphics, purporting to have been written in the year l922 A. D., by one whose initials were M. B. H. ln so dning, we feel certain that we are making a valuable addition to the collection of antiquities which the High School will possess. Moreover, in connection with the above bequest, we do respectfully recommend that a brick from the Old High School be added to the collection of antiquities hereinbefore mentioned. , 319 OHS ff-f 4, '223

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mum i E seo PABQISOX -ffl 'EZE SIXTEENTH.-To Nliss Eleanor Baker, we do give, bequeath and devise the single seats in the New High School, to relieve her of the painful task of keeping boy and girl students from sitting together. Likewise, we make, constitute and appoint Mr. Wm. Garland, hereinabove mentioned of the O. H. S., to be sole executor of this, our last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made. ln Witness Whereof, We have hereunto subscribed our name and affixed our seal the 24th day of june, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two. fsignedl Senior Class of l9Z2 We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do certify that the Senior Class of l922, the testator, subscribed its name to this instrument in our presence and in the presence of of each of us, and at the same time the Testator declared in our presence and hearing that the same was its last Will and Testamenr,, and requested us, and each of us, to sign our names hereto as witnesses to the execution thereof, which we hereby do in the presence of the Testator and of each other, this twenty-fourth day of June, l922, the day and date of said Will, and write opposite our names our respective places of residence. fsignedl John Smith Residing at Oswego, New York John Doe Residing at Oswego, New York -GEORGE MCCULLOCH N Eu, pf' - , :Q ,VI Y I f Vg 243551: QE 75 QQ If ww r Ill Zia OHS G'--f't' 'az