Charles W Baker High School - Lyre Yearbook (Baldwinsville, NY)

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CLASS WILL We, the class of 1932, having completed our allotted number of years in high school, are about to depart, hence into the great Unknown. Upon taking a careful inventory of our talents and virtues, we find ourselves in possession of many things which it is our pleasure this evening to bestow upon those who will appreciate them most. Being of what we think sound mind and memory, we do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this, to be our last will and testament. By it we do give, devise and bequeath upon those supremely fortunate individuals the things we have acquired during our school life. First, we leave to the students in the Junior class that greatest gift of all, the right to take our places when we leave. We hope and pray they will be awed by this sacred privilege, which includes the right to sit in Room 10 7 and to hang their coats in the cloakhall. (We want everyone to understand that when we give, we give all). Secondly, on behalf of all the other students in high school we leave to Mr. Elden a pair of very squeaky shoes which we hope he will always wear to warn pupils of his approach. Following are the bequests certain generous Seniors wish to make: 1. Nellie Lee Kittell leaves her majestic stride to Charles English. 2. Claude Emerson leaves his negro dialect and his dog, “Clem ', to Beezie Smallwood. 3. Laura Dickenson bestows upon Grace Hamlin her adorable sneeze. We know Grace will be simply delighted. 4. Jack Shea and Edward Stevenson together are willing their surplus stature to “Little John” Goodspeed. 5. Oscar Lavoie has agreed to share his extensive knowledge of History with Maud Marvin. 6. David Clary says he's not going to leave anything, thus living up to his reputation of being the stingiest Senior. 7. Clayton Reddout is having one of his pictures enlarged to present to Mr. Getman. 8. Adele Jones leaves her newly acquired permanent to Mary Jane Harrington. 9. Helen Perkins and Winston Baker leave ........ together. 10. Wallace Smallwood bequeaths to Gus Rowe his basketball prowess. 11. Jean Miller leaves her shy and quiet manner to Paul Bogdanoff. 12. Edward Hyle leaves Mary. 13. Mary Jane Davis leaves her stately grace to Glenna Connell. 14. Jane Henderson and Leila Smith, our up and coming opera stars leave their voices to Helen Cunliffe and Amelia Golden. 15. Frederick Wilkinson leaves his toothsome smile to Jay Mercer. 16. Virginia Van Wie has graciously decided to bestow upon Barbara Gere, her much used vanity case. 17. Josephine Connell was on the verge of willing her irresistable giggle, but Johnnie came along and she changed her mind. 18. Ed. Widger bequeaths to future checker players, his facial expression. 19. Elizabeth Walter wills her Pontiac to the school to be used for transporting teachers to and from the campus. 20. Arthur Davis leaves his train announcer voice to Frederick Widmer. 21. John Paddock bequeaths his stacks of tardy passes to Faith Storm. 22. Dorothy Kelljcott and Catherine Muldoon leave their combined artistic ability to David Dillenbeck. He cannot but profit by it. 11

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TO THE CLASS OF 1932 WITH everybody wishing us good luck and success, we can do nothing but complete our Senior year in HIGH. As with the other classes, so it is with ours. It is hard to break the bonds that bind us to the Alma Mater. We sincerely hope that the sentiment shown by the alumni will be ours also. We also wish never to forget the efforts of our parents, our teachers and the Board of Education in making our years in high school profitable and successful. Chester Kingsley. TO THE CLASS OF 1933 We regret that we will have to leave our home room in your possession, but we know that you will appreciate the honor which is bestowed upon you. If you enjoy your Senior year as much as we have enjoyed ours, we know that the class of ’33 will always remember it as the happiest year in high school. We, the class of 1932 wish you luck and lots of it, together with all the success that may be given to anyone. Olive Hosmer. TO THE CLASS OF 1934 To the class of 1934 we wish not only luck, but the courage to use their respective abilities; for unlike courage, luck is elusive and fails in the crisis. It is for them to see that they keep that courage, not only through the two more years of High School, but on into life, for, so those who know tell us, they will surely need it. Dorothy Kellicott. TO THE CLASS OF 1935 Lo and behold! In the near future you, who are beginning your new life in high school, will attain the coveted goal which we have won. Try hard to follow in the footsteps of the Senior Class of 1932 and all the classes before us. 1 here is your standard! Let no stone go unturned in executing the task that is laid before you. Our hope is the best of luck for your success. 10 Frederick Wilknison.

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23. Frances Belknap wills her personality and appeal to Henrietta Brauksieck. 24. Effie Glass wills her basketball suit to Kate Ryan. 25. Norlynn McMullen leaves to all timid girls in school her ability to shriek stop at any time and any place. 26. Chester Kingsley bequeaths to Allen Lavoie his ability to concentrate. 27. Francis Russell leaves one of his golf clubs to be framed and hung in the corridor upstairs. 28. Frank Harrington leaves his football togs to Frederick Peters, who has a great longing to be a football star. 29. Richard Sullivan is leaving a lock of his hair to be used as a bookmark for Miss Pike. What a sacrifice! 30. Carlon Cook leaves his permanent, wave to Mary Henderson. 31. Wilner Haas has consented to leave his track ability to Emerson Cole. 32. Frances Church and Olive Hosmer leave their modest and dignified airs to the needy girls in the Junior class. 33. Laura Orvis leaves her half-time schedule to Jane Montague. Jane never could manage a full schedule. 34. Agnes Mowins leaves her vivacious manner (we almost said boister- ous) to Virginia Johnston. Likewise we do make, constitute and appoint, our principal to be the executor of this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made. In witness thereof, we have hereunto subscribed our name and affixed our seal, the twenty-ninth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two. The Class of 1932, by Elizabeth Walter and Claude Emerson.