Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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inclined, leaves her rich contralto to Katherine Spayd. both of which we enjoyed in our Friday morning matinees. Item VII—James Brown donates his beautiful green necktie to Roland Spohn, to help him show his colors. Item VIII—Frances Hamilton leaves her special attraction, her ability to hurry, to Elizabeth Williams, so said Elizabeth shall get to her classes in time. Item IX—William Woolley bequeaths his athletic success to Merrill Ambler. Item X—Martha Michener leaves her literary talent to Myrtle Peirson. Item XI—Percy Reider cheerfully donates his winning smile to Henry Pierson in hope that it may help him through the three years to come. Item XII—Margaret Wilson leaves her ability to talk to Alta Street. Item XIII—Clarence Shelmire bequeaths his lavender socks to a deserving Freshman, who shall wear said socks to help him remember he’s no longer a Freshman by the time he receives them. Item XIV—Joseph Kidd thoughtfully left a phonographic record of his charming voice to be put to use if the piano breaks down. Item—Walter Gray donates his sang-froid to a deserving and blushing Freshman who shall need it on the spur of the moment. Item—-Arno Farenwald cheerfully hands his editorial pen to any deserving literary student. Item—Henderson Smith donates his politeness to be distributed share and share alike among the Freshies. Item—Dorothy Stout leaves her curly hair to Florence Krips, that said Florence may appease her partiality for blondes. Item—Louis Mullin leaves his knowledge of farming to deserving new Seniors; may they keep his grave green. Item—-Walter Cluley donates his “Western” knowledge to a Sophomore maid, so she may learn the topography in Room B to help her find her loved one in the movies. Item—Harold Bavuk bequeathes his love of vacations to no one in particular. Item—To the rest of the school all the pleasure, interest, knowledge and satisfaction that can be derived from the addresses of visitors in chapel. Item—Russell Smith donates a jar of brain-storms to the Biology class. Item—A book is bequeathed to the Junior class. It is entitled. “My Success Among the Ladies, or How I Got a Girl,” bv Scherbaum and Chase. Item—John Porter leaves his “strong arm” (Armstrong) to the Junior class to be held in trust. Item-—Frank Conway leaves his latest book. “How I Learned to Dance,” to any bashful Junior who hasn't gotten that far yet. Item—Edwin Hallowell donates one dimple to a pretty Freshman maid. Said Freshwcman shall not abuse it by buying too many “kisses” at the general store. Lastly, we nominate and appoint as executors of this, our last will and testament, Mrs. Peirson and Mr. Ling. 21

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(Class Hill We, the members of the Class of 1919 of the Abington High School, County of Montgomery. State of Pennsylvania, conscious of approaching the end of our life in this building, and being in possession of a remarkably sound mind, memory and understanding, with due regard for the rights of the upper classes and the comfort and amusement of the infant Freshmen, wishing to make provision for the disposal of our worldly goods, jokes, idiosyncracies and good wishes, do hereby declare this to he our last will and testament. All former wills are hereby declared void. Said will to be executed when the last member shall have received his diploma. Said items of bequeathem? r shall he hereby read and duly executed. Item I—To the incoming Seniors we willingly, gladly and cheerfully give and bequeath all the privileges and favors which have been bestowed upon us—our good looks; our charming dispositions; and extraordinary good behavior. As an example of the latter we cite our silence in the ranks in the chapel, when the Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen are requested to leave the room for chatting and giggling, and sent to their respective rooms, a calamity that never lowered the dignity of a Senior. Item II—To the Sophomores we bequeath the care of the Freshmen, so that they may teach them how to behave and to realize the responsibility and importance which falls upon their shoulders when they enter into the greatest episode of their dear little lives—that of being a high school student. The Sophomores shall instruct them in the use of the garbage can. and how to patronize the lunch room: and. last but not least, the ice cream counter, so that the school may keep up its reputation of being the most generous customer and consumer of the greatest amount of “eats.” Item III—To Mr. Weirick. our principal, and to the other members of the faculty, who have so kindly and generously helped us through our four years’ struggle for that little piece of paper, so important in our lives, we leave an expression of gratitude and good cheer. Item IV—To the School Board we leave our thanks and gratitude for their courtesies during the past four years. Item V—To the orchestra we leave our thanks for their indispensable services and pass said services along to the incoming Seniors, hoping that they will appreciate our generosity. Item VI—Elsie Mitchell, generously inclined, hereby bequeaths her melodious soprano voice to Beatrice Griffiths and, Mary Yerkes. similarly 20

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In witness whereof, we. the class of 1919 of the Abington High School have hereunto set our hands and seal this 1.5th day of June, 1919. Signed, sealed and delivered by the Class of 1919 as their last will and testament in the presence of Miguel Angelico. Seraphic Wavers. Patricia Francesco Bouquet. DOROTHY I.ANGDON. Ulantlp ©ratimt The Class of '19 is met to-night to renew its past history and to prophesy the future. The speakers before me have not told all the truth; the Historian has related to you our history, which I am sure you will agree has shown all our virtues; our Poet has put his thoughts into verse and has shown you our doings as he would like them to have been; our Prophet has foretold the future as he sees it. All of these have told you things which many of you may doubt, but now I am going to tell you the truth. We are willing to admit that we have not been the the great and glorious class that some of our predecessors have boasted they were. All of us are by no means stars in Chemistry or Trig.; nevertheless we have held our own. We have demonstrated that fact by the part we have played in Athletics, social activities and in our literary achievements. Our Class has been small and we have not accomplished some of the things which we had hoped to accomplish. However, we feel that your class. Juniors, ought to do greater things with the aid of our new building and equipment. So with our best wishes for your success. I give you this mantle with the earnest desire that you may uphold the traditions of dear old Abington ; nd gain the goal which your ambition has set. and that, when you in turn give this mantle, you may have done as well as we. the Class of 1919. have done. LOUIS E. MULLIN.