Ardmore High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Ardmore, OK)

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1912j THE CRITERION 29 basket and the whole windows and chairs of Carnegie Barn. CODICIL II. Cn this the 19th day of May, 1912, I, Royce Krueger, bequeath my title of Count de Butz, my castle, seat No. 2, Funny avenue, to Roe lkard. CODICIL III. May 24, 1912, we, the seniors, do will and bequeath to the juniors the title of SENIORS. , ,.. T.- y Answer Having this day read the will of the class of 1912, parts of which will are so heart-rend- ing, so full of kindness and consideration, as to have caused Percy to weep, Maud, the mule, to refuse to express displeasure by a gentle kick, and have also caused the digestive organs of Billy, the goat, the refuse to send any more tin cans sizzling through his diaphragm-we deem it only fitting and proper to show, in some measure, our appreciation. First, we were gratified beyond measure to read that you were revoking all other wills heretofore made, and doubtless they are pigeon. Such forethought on your pa.rt was entirely unexpected. In behalf of the presi- dent of the class of 1913, we accept with plea- sure the one ton of rations, to be used when wrangling Maud and Billy. We, Polly Hall and Roe lkard, accept with many profound thanks the knowledge of gas- tronomy and doxology, hitherto owned and controlled by Baines Jivens, Gessie Bwin and Ralpheus Singer. I, Mae Roberts, agree to perform to the best of my ability, the task given nie tthat of reviewing all popular rags, such as Alexan- der's, Chinese and niysteriousj, for the de- light of Mr. Richards. The rcco1'd made by Short shall be kept up. We, the juniors, hereby agree to takc charge of Carnegie Barn, better known as a dance hall, and solemnly promise that we shall never dishonor its fair name by allowing any such vulgarity as waltzing to be carried on. to Will We, Ruth Blake, Elise Potterf and Nor- nia Lawson tOlive Cline includedj, consider it the crowning moment of our lives to be per- mitted to fill the place so admiringly filled by Margaret Vernor and Maude Wilborn. The unsuspecting history followers of Minnie Joe Smith and Fillie Brame have worked on our essay. From what we have learned, after careful avoidance of any men- tal injury, that the many Hantagonizingn hours you spent were in a good cause, that of attempting to prove that all great women painted tnot sketchesj, and no great man ever combed his hair. NVe, K. C. Jones and Callie Thomason, feel sure that, in the role of dignity and meekness personified, even greater success awaits us than ever favored Say Filliams and Princess de Hoi 'to 763111. As for the midnight oil, well, was it needs- foot, used on a midsummer night? The to-be physics pupils look with joyful anticipations to see our professor chew wax so elegantly, and invite the gray hairs. The junior class gives a vote of thanks to Miss 'White for her beauty recipe. We, Selen liayre and Dora Conaldson, are profoundly grateful for the luxuriant arms and personal jokes and catchy air, bestowed upon us by Nenevieve Givoche and Dillian Lunston. I, Seorgie Crinipson, have been greatly hon- ored by Golda Bowman and Brois Ladford, in- asmuch as they have bestowed upon me their

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28 THE CRITERION fMa.y, do hereby will to our unsuspecting history fol- lowers, our extraordinary assignments, and our ability to write special reports after months of agonizing effort. I, Joe Frank lfVilliams, will my ability to sleep through any recitation, disregarding sub- ject. place or teacher, and my title of speedy, too, to any one. We, Fay Williams and Gladys Holt, here- by will our faculty for knowing how to seem to be the meekest and most dignified girls in school, to our ardent admirers and perpetual imitators, Lucy Jones and Callie Thompson. I, Leland McNees, do hereby bequeath my unlimited knowledge of my good looks, also one can of midnight oil, used in acquiring my information on Roberts' Rules of Order, to Paul Frame. VVe, Essie lVinston, lValter Drew and George Anderson, do hereby bequeath that entrancing study, physics, upon which our en- thusiastic professor waxes eloquent, to any one who invites gray hairs, furrowed brows and a final resting place in an insane asylum. I, Mamie VVhite, will to the junior girls my recipe for making and preserving a beau- tiful complexion. W'e, Lois Virginia Goff and Robert Critten- den, bequeath our most faithful guardian and overseer, Miss Moffet, to the juniors, with the hope that she as interesting ours. I, Constance Manslield, will and bequeath my diary of 'l'efldy, one box of faded flow- ers, one package of gushing sentimentality, one basin of crystalized tears and o11e bag of heartaches to the senior who shall occupy my desk next year. We, Golda Rowman and liois Bradford, do hereby agree to bestow upon Georgia Simpson our propensity for street flirtations, our devo- tion to dime novels and our mischievous ways. VVe, Genevieve Nivoche and Lillian Dus- ton, bestow our great personal charms, our will make their study periods and exciting as she has made catchy jokes, our luxuriant hair, to our less fortunate schoolmates, Cora Donaldson and Helen Sayre. I, Gertrude Alexander, do bequeath to Mat- tie Aston, who has been my faithful under- study through my high-school life, my role of flirting princess. We, Philip Neilson, Karl Weith and Wal- ter Pittman, do bequeath our peerless records for breaking up stoves and chairs and break- ing out windows of Carnegie Barn, also our numberless demerits, our reputations as know nothings, to our accomplices in crime, Raymond McCoy and Jess Pate. I, Jack Bleakmore, most solemnly bequeath to Parson Brown my sunny disposition, my readiness to disregard authority and my knowledge of Shakespeare. We, Addie Lou Morgan and Harold Ditz- ler, do hereby will, devise and bequeath our matchless records as seniors, our Hstickabil- ity to work through all these years, our vast knowledge of things on the earth, above the earth and under the earth, to the members of the class of 1913 who may hereafter desire to be posted. lVe, the entire senior class, do hereby will and bequeath to the city council two tons of dirt and one of assorted rubbish gathered upon our apparel during our sojourn here, to be returned to the streets of Ardmore and again used in lieu of pavements. CSignedl Samoa Crass or 1913. I. ANNAIS, Notary Public. Witnesses: 'l'HnonoaE Roosnvnixr, WIT.l.lAM Ji. BRYAN, GENTRY IIonGEs. CODICIL I. WVe, the seniors, on this the 30th day of April, leave to our successors. one dozen di- lapidated erasers, one box of chewed-up pen- cils minus the lead, what is left of the waste

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30 THE CRITERION Hilary, inveterate propensity for street ways, mis- chievous novels and dime flirt-ations. The role of Hspurting princess, formerly taken by Gertrude Alexander, has been as- sumed by Cheesy Aston, and bond has been given for the faithful performance of her du- ties. . Well did you think, when you left your all to Moses McCoy, Marc tsometimes known a.s High-patches l, Pate Parson. Brown feels that such a sunny disposition as pos- sessed by the lamented Tom Thumb Bleak- more, is a great asset. Therefore, conse- quently, in view of that fact, notwithstand- ing any previous assertions, I feel that to em- ulate the example of my worthy predecessor is a. hard task. Therefore, I avoid it. Office hours, morning, night and noon, every junior pledges itself to acquire all knowledge hitherto possessed by the seniors of 1912, on one condition: As for any knowledge below earth, we have no use. And where did you find any knowledge of any other place? Again thanking you for your kindness, consideration and liberal patronage, wishing you all tl1e joys of a happy Christmas and a happy new year, we are, not yet, but shall soon be, THE SENIORS or 1913. Class Notes In chemistry we have conquered the dead- dly H2SO,, but have been forced to retreat at the approach of H2S. In history we have assassinated presidents, Written messages to congress, fought battles, suffered defeats and won victories. We have resurrected the ancient night- mares of Galleo in physics. In Latin we have enjoyed Cl? J the orations of Cicero, and are now preparing ourselves for the poems of Livy to read in our old age. In German we have gone through the mystic maze of verbs, syntax and translation, and have emerged alive. lVe have learned that all senior math. est divisa in partes dues-plane and solid geom- etry. NVe have associated in English literature with such men as Chaucer, Sliakespezire, Mil- ton, Pope, Burns, Johnson and others of note. G. A., '12. ARDMORE IIIGII SCHOOL SCHEDULE. Frcslmmnl Ycffr.- Comedy of Errors. ,Sophomore Yca1'.- Much Ado About Nothing. ' ' .Junior Year.-t'As You Like It. Senior Year.- All's NVell That Ends VVell.