Phelps Central High School - Highlights Yearbook (Phelps, NY)

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12 THE LIMIT. the upper hall, with the special request that he will not crack it. Third.-To the Class of 1908, we give and bequeath: The right to paint out any and all num- erals painted anywhere by the Senior Class. To Lay, Palmer, we bequeath Miss Bar- ton's sucessor, also a new whistle, choice to be between Blue Bellw and Uln the Shade of the Old Apple Tree.', To Harry VVhite, the water cup in the hall, so that he can get onthe water wagon. Fourth.-To the class of l909, we give and bequeath: The right of becoming Sophomores ant' making their presence felt in the school. Our stables filled with ponies which arc guaranteed to carry any one through an exam. The hand carved desks in Miss Reeds room with whatsoever chewing gum may adhere thereto. To Ingar Howe, we bequeath the piano in the chapel. , Fifth.-To the Class of 1910, we give and bequeath: To each individual Freshman, a bottle of milk and a rubber doll, with the request that they will not use them too hard. To the Class as a whole, a box of green paint, that they may paint the town over in their class color. Our heartfelt sympathy and earnest en- couragement that they graduate in due pro- cess of time. Sixth.-To Miss Reed, we give and bequeath the bannister, that she may slide down whenever none of the scholars are look- ing. To the teachers who are leaving us, Mr. Ingalls, Miss Barton, and Miss Corey, we be- queath our hearty wishes that they will have success in whatever positions they fulfill dur- ing the coming year. Seventh.--Now, we would like to make a bequest to the school as a whole, and as books are always acceptable presents, we will bequeath our class library which consists of books written by the members of the class. The first volume is by Marie Bussey and is entitled The Lightning Embroidererf' It .lescribes the difficult art of doing Hottentot ace with one hand and playing the piano with the other. s The Art of Flirting, by Ethel McMillan, 'ledicated to Charley Benton. At the Point of Death or Face to Face with a Hairpin,.by Edna Alcott. A hair raising story of life on Pines Plains. A Dictionary of Poker Terms, by Frances Curry, containing full instructions how to play. Wliy Did Allie Hatch? by Gertrude Don- ley, an epic poem in blank verse. Elements of Drawing, in two volumes, by Earl Bradbury, written at odd moments dur- ing Roman History, with a preface by How- ard Chandler Christy and foot notes by Patil Ryan. Debates on Burning Questions of the Day, by Charles Benton. Among the questions discussed are, Shall the United States Admit Australia as a State P Shall Bookworm T. Vlfashington be Admitted to the Phelps Ho- tel PU and last, but not least, that ever present question which has racked the minds of

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THE LIMIT. 11 THE BATTLE OF LIFE iturned and are turning the battle of life into Class Orati-'zu by Charles Bent-wr The battle of life? ls life a battle? To some. life is just an easy time from childhood to death: to others. life a real battle. An illustration of the ITYSI class is furnished by the boy of whom the story tells. His mother was at work for one of the neighbors. and the boy was with her. lkhen the women began work the boy sat down in a chair to watch them. Every little while he would go to the water-pail. and. finding no water. would sit down again. After he had done this several times. the mistress said to him. If you are so thirsty. why don't you go to the well and get some water F The boy replied. Ld rather go without. 0h. exclaimed the mistress. what wilf you do when you get to be a man F The boy drawled out in a most doleful tone. Then I s'pose Lll have to work. A typical member of the other class is found often as a child in a poverty stricken home. but with a burning desire to rise and be known as some one of consequence. For him life is a true battle. Une great example of this class is Abraham Lincoln. Born in a place destitute of even the comforts. to say nothing of the luxuries of life. no schools around. nothing to aid him. but with a deter- mination to get an education and rise higher than a backwoodsman. he arose to the high- est place that his fellow-countrymen could give him. Another example is Garfield. a salt-boiler's clerk: yet another is Franklin. a printer's apprentice. yet each came to be of great service to his country. Look at John Knox. the little Essex lad who became the leader of the Scotch reformation. All were of humble birth. but through their own per- sonal light became a mighty intluence along some line of work. There have been and are many men in like circumstances who have t A 3 l Q n i v E i 1 l i l I 1 glorious victory. You and I may not be called upon to till any exalted position. but when we are called to account for our talents. if we can say with Paul. I have fought a good tight. T have finished the course. X0 man can say that he has done better. Let us then do our best. and In the world's broad held of battle. ln the bivouac of life. Be not like dumb. driven cattle. But be heroes in the strife. THE CLASS WILL. Laura Harris Durand. lYe. the Class of 1906 of the Phelps High School. of Phelps. County of Ontario. and State of New York. do make. ordain. publish and declare this to be our last will and testa- .nent. in manner and form following. that .is to say: First.-XYe direct the payment of our just debts and funeral expenses. Second.-To the Class of 1907. wehereby give. devise and bequeath: The honored name of Senior with all the dignity that appertains thereto. The right to rule the school and to make any criticisms on the teachers they wish. To Tully Townsend and Iva Mulchay we give and bequeath a box of Hurd's best note paper that they may write all the notes they wish to. To Sara French. the exclusive privilege of sitting with Edgar XYilbur in his classes. To Theodore XYarner, the looking glass in

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THE LIMIT. 13 great men, 'fNVho Chewed the Knot-Holes Out of Father's Wfooden Leg?', Likewise, we make, constitute and appoint Edgar VVilber, of the junior class of the Phelps High School, to be sole executor of this our last VVill and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made. i ln YX'itness VVhereof, We have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed our seals. the eighteenth day of june, in the year of our Lord one 'thousand nine hundred and six. CLASS OF 1906. THE VALEDICTORY. Marie Louise V. Bussey. One more school year is completed and one more class is being launched forth on life's broad sea. For us all this is a day of mingled pleasure and pain, for, though we rejoice at the successful completion of our school ca- reer, we part with deepest grief from our Alma Mater, our teachers and our fellow stu- dents. Many of our pleasant school memor- ies are due to the kind interest which you, the members of the Board of Education, have shown toward us. To our Teachers, especially to our respected principal, we, the Class of 1906, express the grateful thanks due for their faithfulness and assistance. .We trust that our lives may show not only intellectual training, but also well formed characters as the result of your la- bors. Our Honored Principal, your many kindnesses have endeared you to all our hearts, and, although in the future our class may be widely separated, you will always live in the memory of each of us. Q Dear Classmates, we have at lastlreached the end for which we have been so diligently striving. With our diplomas in sight, we real- ize that graduation means not only the ac- complishment of our school work, but it also means the severing of those ties binding our class together and those bonds of sympathy and friendship between us and our teachers. As' we start out on life's way, let us be mind- ful of our motto: Non verba, sed facta. Let us be men and women who do not waste time in words, but let us be the doers which will reflect honor upon our and school. Gratefully we think of and bid teachers, each other, and valuable of deeds teachers the past those sweet happy years, a fond farewell. PRESIDENT'S ALUMNI ADDRESS. -.. l Friends, in behalf of the class of 1906, I have the honor of addressing you tonight. It requires considerable nerve for me to address you in the company of such able speakers. But just a few words. Our class is exceedingly happy to be a part of the Alumni, and, although we are as yet green members, still, that will only endure for a year, and then that adjective will be employed to qualify the '07 class, and our emerald hue will have been partially effaced. There's some consolation in that. Again let me say that we greatly appreciate the honor of being admitted to the Alumni and that we are all embued with the same determination, to make 'fnaughty six reflect credit upon this Association. But I fear I ani forgetting our motto, non verba, sed factaf' so I will cease these words and try deeds.