Bayley Ellard High School - Mitre Yearbook (Madison, NJ)

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... f'w,,A, --X ,.snAA g Q 1 jk x N . CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1931, being of disposing mind and sound body, do make and publish this our last will and testament. First: To Monsignor Ellard, beloved pastor, guide and friend, we bequeath our deep appreciation for the many privileges he has granted to us during our years at Bayley, and we hereby state that he is to share in our daily prayers for those we love. Second: To the Faculty, we leave our undying love. May it sweeten the memory of the hours they coiled with us this past year. Third: To all undergraduates, we leave the Senior superiority com- plex. Fourth: To the Juniors as a whole, we yield our honored and digniied position. It is only fitting that we should bequeath to them individually, our innumerable and incomparable talents. We, therefore, with a feel- ing of pride, not without some reluctance, part with our special gifts. First: To Richard Amy is left the efficiency of Thomas Kavanagh as President of the Senior Class and his troubles as Editor-in-chief of the Bayley Annual. We also will a small bottle of senna juice. It keeps the hair from graying. Second: To Raymond Keyes is left the practical way by which Johnny Bonnaviat utilized his study periods. May he get as much knowl- edge from them as John did! Third: Fred Cummings wills his nonchalant manner to Charles Had- ley. The Class of '31, being in a generous mood, adds a large leather medal as a reward to Charles for his hair-breadth escapes with Aeneas over the threatening skies and seas-in the Senior Room. Fourth: With great pleasure we bestow upon Mary Maher who has never outgrown her juvenility despite the stateliness of our presence, Frances Pearce's reserved nature. Fifth: To Claire Underhill is left by Agnes Chapman, the much coveted position of Captain of the Girls' Varsity. Sixth: To Joseph Gannon is bequeathed the one and only original laugh of Carmen Goldere. May the Class of '32 have their risibilities stirred as often as they hear it. Seventh: To Alvera McGough is bequeathed the sweet graciousness that has distinguished Virginia Garland through High and Helen Ryan's responsible position of Class Scribe. Eighth: Marie Camisa wills a quantity of her exuberance and her smile to Elizabeth Sweeney. Ninth: John Naughton bequeaths his crooning tenor voice to Ed- ward Beston for use only over Bayley High's radio station. 66

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'V . With such a charming hostess as Catherine Petrozzo and such apprecia- tive guests, the supper could not have been less than a social triumph. On St. Patrick,s Day, Alice Charlton was the Queen of Hearts. The Bridge Party held in her home proved that Alice is a royal financier. The proceeds helped to swell our bank account. Our success in the field of sport lies not in ourselves but in our stars -the sport luminaries that we brought with us from our Junior Year. Again they showed the caliber of their strength in the field of football, basketball, baseball and track. Let me list them for you: Whip, Ben, Fink,,' Bob and Bil1. Every fan knows the magnetic cheerleader, Johnny Bonnaviat. Easter came and went. Our coffers were not yet full. What were we to do? In consternation, we sought the ones that cannot fail us, our Mothers. They arranged a card party which delighted all who came to Bayley Hall on the evening of April seventh. Spring went on her way, ushering in balmy days breathing the in- cense of her blossoms. New joy was ours. The pictures of the classes were photographed and so were we-in caps and gowns-with Monsignor in the midst of our group. Do you know that we waited four long years for that day? Slowly, steadily, surely the sand drops in the hour-glass of Time. We cannot linger in the recital of the pastg we cannot peer into the pages of the future. There comes upon our ears, a persistent cry, Copy, more copy! It is the printer. Wbaf is to come we know not. But we know Tlaat what has been was good-was good to show. THOMAS FRANCIS KAVANAGH, '31. 65 . A .rs ,.. , ---wg 1 9 3.1M 1 H o 1,4 'Y N I Y ,fi

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B if B AY L E Y WX, ,yum 6, .xv-5,..........--.... .... . ., . . , . .. ..-a,,,.- V W . Tenth: To Brendan Murray, Pope Reilly leaves his generosity. We hope this spirit will be so developed that the Class of '32 will need no other source of financial aid. We hope---! Eleventh: To James O'Reardon we leave Bill Dempsey's collegiate swagger-quite swank, you know-to go with his pile coat. Twelfth: Irene Kelly leaves her vast number of well-thumbed text books to Rita Hogan in the hope that Rita may be able to solve the un- employment question for the future seniors. Thirteenth: Alice Charlton wills her ceaseless chatter and her quaint way of relating moss-covered jokes to Margaret Glaab. Fourteenth: Punctuality is the key to success in the Senior Room. We leave Marie Mott's spectacles to Louise Sharkey. No need now to mistake 8:20 for 8:30 a. m. Fifteenth: Anita Sweeney is to receive Katherine Milleris vim and some of her imperious manner. Sixteenth: Mary Walsh leaves her delicacy of manner and her lip- stick-what's left of it-to Louise Madden on the sole condition that it's kept below stairs. We mean the lipstick, not the manner. Seventeenth: Gertrude Dugan leaves her optimistic view of Senior Life to Florence Kelly. Eighteenth: To the unknown Cinderella, we leave the Black Slipper Csize tenj which was found on the window ledge in the Senior Room and has since disappeared, but the quest of the Black Slipper is left to George Burns by Francis Manning. Nineteenth: Anna Whelan leaves her ability to be satisfied with every one and no one in particular to Catherine Mulvaney. Twentieth: Anna Mahoney bequeaths her maddening Qto the teacherj giggle to Helen Camisa. Cherish it and exercise it, for it has relieved the tension of many a History period. Twenty-first: Mary Hourihan leaves her bored expression and her drawing pens to Eleanor Malley, on condition that she never, never has a drag with any of the teachers. Twenty-second: Mary Hopkins bequeaths to Eleanor Brown her bubbling pep and her sense of responsibility. Twenty-third: Sarah Keyes leaves her knack of getting what she wants when she wants it to Margaret Callahan. Twenty-fourth: To Samuel Kollar is bequeathed the solution of Ein- stein's Relativity by Mary Chapman. Twenty-fifth: To Joseph Kozan, John Duff leaves his spirit of in- dustry and his novel pronunciation. Twenty-sixth: To Freddie Miller is left Bob Callahan,s unique method of jumping over the big words in the Conciliation Speech by ah-ah-Burke. 67 I