Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School - Bradleyan Yearbook (Bradley, IL)

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'Q-QiA-SnS- -jM-l:QJQ- I have the pleasure to appear before you for the purpose of presenting the Will of the Senior Glass of 1937 of the Bradley High School. At the time I was assigned the task of preparing a Ghss Will it seemed to me that there was little or nothing in the possessbn of our Class which would be worth while to offter to anyone. It is true that we do not have in our possession any'gold or silver, We have no precious stones, no government bonds, no mortgages. There are, nevertheless, some items of high sentimental value which on this occasion we wpuldflike to designate that they go to certain people who have had something to do with our publc school affairs, With this in mind we have adopted the following as our last Will and Testament. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, and to all whom these preb sents may concern, be it known that We, the Senior Class of 1957, of the Bradley High School in the City of Bradley and the State of Illinois, being of ieund and disposing mind and realizing that this is the last meeting of our Class, do make and declare this our last Will and Testament. That part of our interests which would be recognized in law being inconsiderable and of no account, we make no disposition of in our will. e To the Bradley High School we give our praise,our thanks and undying loyalty throughout the years to come, a large portion of the credit for whatever our achievements may be in the life ahead of us. To the Board of Education and the people of the com unity we give thanks for all the work you have put into the making of a good public school, for all the money you have provided for the building, grounds and equipment we have had the benefit of using, for the selection of men and women of fine character and teaching ability to direct us in our high school studies. To the Superintendent, we leave our regrets for the many mistakes and failures we have made. U To the Juniors we leave admonition against becoming overcor- fident in the school work which you have yet ahead of you. To you vlvc we leave vacant seats in Senior classrooms which it now be- : your privilege and responsibility to fill, We leave the ' that as the next graduating class of our school you will oc-

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Seniors at first few weeks heels in school standing set in' last! That was the mumble around the class the of this year, but finally all of us were head over activities. This year we have turned out the best football with five wins, two losses, and one tie.Hw semeyer, Hubert, Anderson, Casino, Pechauer, Stefanich, Ponickvar, and Welker were the men rewarded with major letters in football. Basketball was another pace-setting year, as we were runner-up in the Regional Tournament and were defeated in the Sectional by the state champions, Joliet High School. Five Seniors were given' cre- dit for their work in basketball: 'Casino, Hubert, Anderson, Pe- chauer, and Hasemeyer. As Mr, Cook, our new coach, liked track very much, it was adopted by our high school. Everybody was very green 'in the 'new sport, but showed possibilities. Casino, Pe- chauer, Welker, and Vickery showed enough talent to receive major awards. Scholarship letters this year were given to Hasemeyer, Vickery and Gillen. On May 29th the Seniors attended the ' Junior- Senior banquet and we thank the Juniors for their kindness,and hope they will fill our shoes next year. Out of sixty-two Freshmen only twenty-three stood the battle of books and,teachers, and on June7th receive their diplomas. Our only hope is that we could have had a few more of our classmates remain with us. However, oftentimes muh cumstances cannot be helped, and we, the Seniors of 1957, give all the lower classes a challenge to make a record as good, OP'UfEPtNM1 our own, which is shown by this brief history.

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cupy these seats with honor to yourselves and with credit to the school and with due appreciation of the efforts of teachers, the interest shown by the community in providing this school for us, To the underclassmen, the Sophomores and Fresh en, we leave a feeling of sympathy for we know you will get none from those in the class ahead of you, we leave a promise that your day will come and your day will be great in accordance with how well you do your work leading up to it. To our parents we leave the pleasant memory of many happy sc1-ol days we have had here, made happier by their interest and assistance in what we have been doing, We leave thanks to you for enriching our lives by providing a good high school where we have been taught the history of the American people, the develope ment of our great nation, the possibilities of the future for us, and a basic education upon which to build our lives. As we look back over our four years of high school it seems that always in the foreground are the impressions we have gained of great Americans who have gone on ahead of us. Those great characters at one time stood at the same period in life as we are now. Perhaps as they graduated from their respective Hgh schools there was no way to make the ones who were destined to become great or famous.. Likewise there may be members of our own Senior Class of 1957 who in their time will become world renowned. Great or small in the eyes of the world we all leave behind us sometmng It may be noble metals, precious stones, land, or governmentbuwa It may be a life of useful service to mankind, Whatever these things are which we leave behind, they are of importance to some- one, It is our hope that these items of sentimental value, which we leave for you, will be received well and in the spirit in whch we have given them. In closing, it seems opportune that I read for you two ver- ses of a favorite poem by the great American poet, Henry Wadsmrth Longfellow: nTell me not in mournful numbers Life is but an empty dream. For the soul is dead that slumbers And things are not what they seem. . Lives of great men all remind us' We can make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of timean'