Adrian High School - Sickle Yearbook (Adrian, MI)

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'Che SENIOR SICKLE 1922 Item: We give and bequeath to Mr. Hollway a year's subscrip- tion to the t'Ladies' Home Journal. Item: To Miss Green we give and bequeath a full sized bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup and also a copy of Francis Collin's latest song entitled, 'AI didn't raise my boy to be a manager of the Sickle. Item: We give and bequeath to the school as a whole, two songs entitled, respectively: Scotland is Burning, and 'Oh Yankee Doodle, These songs to become the possession of the school on cfmsidertation that she hold them in trust as a nucleus to which each year shallbeiadded at least one new song, until we have a collection of which to be proud. Item: We give and bequeath to our best beloved and cherished sister, Twenty-three, all the love and blessings she may want. She seems to get everything else unaided. The Basketball Championship is hers. She has her full share of school spirit and class conceit. Item: We give to the Freshman Class the following advice, ac- cepting which will lead them to glory: 111 Copy Twenty-two, Q25 Learn to work if not to win, Q35 Development comes sooner through bearing failures than successes, 1.41 It isn't fun that counts, look at Twenty-Two and be encouraged. Item: The following individual seniors leave the following in- dividual bequests: 1. To Leland Schwichtenburg, Burdette Andrix gives and be- queaths his great executive ability. 2. To Kenneth Betz, Francis Collins gives and bequeaths his un- limited vocabulary. 3. To Archer Bennett, Carl Groth gives and bequeaths his great Dramatic ability. 4. To Beryl Hayford, Annette Marquis gives and bequeaths her vamping powers. All the rest and residue of our property, whatsoever and whcreso- ever, of what nature, kind and quality soever it may be, and not herein before disposed of tafter paying our debts and funeral expensesl, we give and bequeath to our beloved principal, Mr. E. J. Reed, for his use and benefit absolutely. If he sees fit he may use the knowledge and startling information we have given him at whatsoever times we may have had Writ- ten quizzes and examinations, in the education of our younger sisters. This latter matter is, however, entirely at his discretion. And we do hereby constitute and appoint the said Principal sole execu- tor of this, our last will and testament. In Witness Whereof, We, the Class of Twenty-two, the testators, have to this our will, written on one sheet of parchment, set our hand and seal, this eighth day of June, Anno Domini, One Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty- two. CLASS OF TWENTY-TWO Witnessed: Gertrude Buck tSeall George Washington tSealJ Bill Hart CSealJ

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'Che SEJNIOR SICKLE 1922 CLASS WILL I: R. PRESIDENT, Friends, The Class of Twenty-two, about to die, salutes you! Contrary to the custom in such cases, and loath as are all mem- bers of my conservative profession to establish precedents, only at the behest of my noble client, Twenty-two, have I called you 3fll 9' together, before her death, to hear her will and to receive her gifts. I am persuaded to this action by the unusual circumstances of my client-. I dread to tell you, but be calm: The doctor is here ready to revive all fainting ones, but he cannot attend many. Here is my secret, keep it Well! A consultation of doctors was called together on May the 31st,-doctors are never known to fail in their prognostications. They have announced that on Thursday, June the eighth, Twenty-two must die. Had I known what a commotion you would raise, and how badly you would feel, the President himself, could not have dragged this secret from me. My client wishes me to state that, owing to a lightness in the head, caused by its gradual swelling during the last three years, and a heaviness in the heart and other organs, caused by thoughts of parting, she may have been mistaken in her inventory, but such as she thinks she has, she gives to you, praying that you may not believe that it is only because she cannot keep her goods that she is generous. THE WILL We, the Class of Twenty-two, being about to leave this sphere, in full possession of a sound mind, memory, and understanding, do make and pub- lish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. First, we do direct that our funeral services shall be conducted by our friends and well wishers, the faculty, only enjoining that the obsequies be performed with all the dignity and pomp our situation in the school scale has merited. As to such estate as it has pleased the fates of our strong arms to give us, we do dispose of the same as follows, viz.: Item: We give and bequeath to Miss Patch restful nights and peaceful dreams. We promise her a rest from Twenty-two's petitions. No more will we be called upon to beg for White slips 3-no more will she be pained to issue those of azure hue. It has been hard for us to have our excuses refused, it must have been hard for her to refuse them. Item: We give and bequeath to Miss Higbee permission to have orchestra rehearsals every sixth hour, in the assembly room. I tem: To Miss Marshall we give and bequeath the exclusive use of the picture machine together with such money and receipts as may accrue for the use thereof-to her, her heirs and assigns forever.

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'Che SENIOR SICKLE 1922 CLASS HISTORY By LEILAH KERR gf: rug WAS not without some trepidation, on a beautiful September morning, in 1918, that a number of us slowly wended our way to Adrian Senior High School, where we knew not what joys and sorrows awaited us. Although there were more than a hundred of us, there seemed scarcely a face that did not reflect the L4 A A Dx uneasiness which we felt. An occasional teacher, passing by, smiled at us in what was meant to be a friendly way, but, to our sensitive minds, it meant just one thing, I'll see you later. The older students, whom we judged to be Seniors, from their knowing and worldly look, also smiled and although they seemed a little more sympa- thetic, we noticed a decided air of condescension. We smiled back, realizing our own inferiority, but secretly vowing that we would some day stroll about with the conquering air of the Seniors. Soon we were in the assembly room where we were seated alphabetically. Shall we ever forget with what palpitating hearts we marched the length of that long assembly room, only to learn that we had been assigned seats underneath the balcony? How strange our own names sounded to us! What possessed those new shoes to squeak so? That assembly room has shrunk during the last three years, I am sure, for then it was miles from the rostrum to the rear seats, and now the distance is but a few feet. After going through a few more formalities incident to becoming mem- bers of Senior Hi, in each of which we were only made more aware of our lack of sophistication, we were finally launched as Freshmen. But in spite of the name that was bestowed upon us, we maintained as high a standard as the other classes when we began to take up our various courses of study. Our difficulties and joys were not alike, for some excelled in Latin and Algebra, while others were more profiicient in English and the sciences, and still others gained distinction in the commercial course. I believe, however, we were all alike when it came to the idea of good fellowship, for we were always well represented in all school activities. As we went on through the year, we met with both triumphs and losses, our triumphs recorded in A's and B's and our losses made conspicuous by failure slips. Our junior year found us possessed of more initiative, for we were older and more experienced and we could look with complacency at the trembling Freshmen and feel glad that we are not in their shoes. We even dared to contest the supremacy of the mighty Seniors in debating and dramatics.