Annie Wright School - Shield Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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12 THE HYAK CLASS SO NO. Air: “Tell Me Pretty Maiden .’’—Florodora. Tell us gentle strangers, have you ever seen a class like ours, I’m sure not si), oh no, though you may search for many hours. Although we’re only six, you’ll like The nature of our class, so few. We’re very good, but you’ll agree with us That we are naughty, too. So give a rousing cheer, and let the echoes roll From hill to vale, from field and knoll. For we are young and happy, and we know That life for us is never slow. Now don’t mind what we do. The spring of life is here. We’re young, and naughty, too. And happiness is dear. So here’s to the New (iirls, and here’s to the Juniors, And here’s to you. Friends, and here’s to the Seniors, We’ll cheer for you. a joyful cheer, a merry cheer. We’ll cheer for ourselves. And we’ll cheer for the Annie Wright, too. With hopes that we may all, when many years have passed. Look back on this. On the pains and pleasures that won’t last. As the brightest, happiest, and lightest, too. Of the pains and pleasures coming to the Class of ’02. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. We, the class of ’02 of the Annie Wright Seminary, being of sound and disposing mind, do make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament. First, after all our lawful debts are paid, we, the class of ’02, will and bequeath to our school (1) our teachers with the 4 4 spring of knowledge” and scores of squelches from which we hope the coming generation may derive as much benefit in the future as we have in the past. (2) All our wonderful heat- ing apparatus, which only works in war m weather. (3) The

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THK HYAK 11 than we were again interrupted by the same tiny visitor, but this time shi had a young tree. We were all greatly perplexed to learn its name, till one of the girls from Central Illinois recog- nized it to be the persimmon. She told us that its blossoms were our chosen colors, the brown and yellow; that it is a shapely tree and will add greatly to the beauty and adornment of the grounds of the Annie Wright Seminary; that it is not a native tree and would enable the botany class to study a new species. Deep in Mother Earth at the foot of this tree we sh all bury a scroll containing our names, thus to leave something further to hand down to posterity. We hope that when the girls enjoy the shade of this hon- ored tree the thought of the seniors of ’02 will not only inspire them with the desire to plant a tree to the succeeding classes, but also to attain the honor of graduating from the Annie Wright Seminary. Sara Posner. PRESE.X TA Tl ON OF THK SPADE . This spade was entrusted to our keeping by the “ naughty ones. It was given them by their predecessors and so handed down from class to class, each leaving its emblem or colors on it. We have cherished, guarded and protected it to the best of our ability. We, being “naughty, too ' on this day of days place our emblem and play our trump card, which is of neces- sity a spade, by giving it in your hands, hoping you will keep, shield and regard it as almost a sacred object. You, in your turn place your emblem on it and pass it down to the following class, thus always keeping in the mind of the school “the girl with the spade. “ instead of “the man with the hoe.” Mary Kautz. EEC El YISG THE SPADE . We are so glad that this day has at last arrived, when our goal is reached, and we may now truly be called “seniors.” We receive this spade with the greatest reverence, and pledge ourselves to hand it down to the coming class with our additional colors on, us bright and shining as it now is, and with the instructions that they love, honor and preserve it as we hope to do.

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THE HYAK 13 pencil-marks and pin-holes in the walls in spite of the warn- ings. (4) The scratches on the doors and on the desks. (5) Our games of ping-pong, over which we have had so many quar- rels. (ti) The valuable works of art adorning the inside of stu- dents ' books; said articles to be sold at auction and proceeds to be used to buy new reference books to replenish the school li- brary. ( 7 ) The echoes of our screams, of which we have been so often reminded. (8) The Hyak, our school paper, which we earnestly hope will be continued and well looked after by our successors. To the teachers: (1) Our fame, this fame to be dwelt upon in recitations so as to arouse ambition in the future generation. (2), Our heartfelt thanks for the assistance kindly given us in climbing the mountain of learning. (3) To Miss Golay, a bottle of red ink. hoping she will use it as well in the future as she has in the past. (4) To Miss Burnett, a dozen blue pencils and several safety ink-wells; the latter we hope she may be able to retain. (5) To Miss Guppy, a dictionary and our essays and tests, which are to be used as models for the future classes. (6) To Miss Gregg, a new set of electric bells, and a memory book with various school-room scenes. To the juniors we bequeath: (1) Our dignity, without which we were informed no class should graduate, and we hope it will be as becoming to them as it has been to us. (2) Our foot- steps on the front stairs; also the privilege of using these said stairs. (3) All our trials, tribulations and car es, together with the many attendant joys of senior life. (4) Our stock of horses, including Virgil’s. Cicero’s, and some French and Ger- man breeds, which horses must be well and wisely used. do the Junior Bs: (1) Our entire stock of experience, of which they stand so much in need. (2) Our former inability to remember illustrious men and places. (3) All the dates we have forgotten ; said dates are to be held and used by them on all occasions and to be kept in good repair at the expense of the teachers. To the girls we give: (1) Our advice free of charge. (2) Our heartfelt sympathy. (3) All our slang and by-words. (4) ' I he future fruit of our class-tree, which we hope they will relish and enjoy. To the athletic girls: (1) Six dozen bottles of witch hazel and iodine. (2) Six hundred rolls of bandages. (3) Ten pair of adjustable crutches. (4) Our broken hockey clubs. (5) The laurels won by its in the athletic field. Lastly, we hereby nominate and appoint the trustees of the Annie Wright Seminary who have been ever kind and