Chesterton High School - Singing Sands Yearbook (Chesterton, IN)

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30 THE GRADUATE. Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1912 l11 the name of his Majesty, the President ot' the United States, in the name of his Excel- lency, the Governor of Indiana : and in the name of his Honor. the Marshal of this town, Amen. NVe, the Senior Class of the City of Chester- ton, County of Porter. of the State of Indiana, being somewhere between seventeen and twenty years of age. and being of sound mind a11d memory, do make, publish and declare this our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making null and void all other last wills and testaments, by ns made heretofore. FIRST: Our will is that all our just debts and Funeral Expenses shall be paid out of our estate as soon after our decease as shall be found convenient. SECOND: ln consideration of the fact that the present Juniors will next year take our places, we think it wholly just and proper that we should bequeath to them the right to be re- garded as the wisest, most important, and most distinguished looking class of the school. THIRD: VVe must cheerfully bequeath to the Freshmen our fondness for study. VVe have noticed that this sentiment is generally lacking during the greater part ot' their tirst year of High School. Although they are strangers to us, we make this bequest eheer- fully, and hope they will accept the benefac- tion kindly. FOVRTH: VVe give to our sueeessors, es- pecially the Sophomores, copies of our tirst term 's geometry grades. l.Ve suppose that they intend taking up this subject in the second year, and no doubt, it would help them greatly. and be a wonderful incentive to have our grades always before them. FIFTH: To Mabel Hollar, Elsie Niekel. and Martha G., the right to sit together and whisper as long a time as desired. SIXTH: To Joseph S., fat reducing tablets. SEVENTH: To the C. H. S., our share in the mirrors. - EIGHTH: To Miss Long a clock that has no alarm. ' NINTH: To Scott and Raymond, some other place than a studio to propose. TENTH: To Mr. Dexter, the right to stay after school as long as desired, with those who do not obey requests. A ELEYENTH: To Martha, a front scat next term. TWELFTII: To the baseball players of all the elasses, we give the ball diamond which is situated on the west of the school. and which ia in sueh good condition. To the young lady athletes, especially, do we bequeath the ele- gantly equipped basket-ball gymnasium. This gymnasium was tirst thought of last year, and at the present time. it is about as fully de- veloped as it was then. LASTLY: We bequeath to the members of the school board, our photographs, together with a short biography of each member of the elass. and as a last request. we wish them to have them framed and hung in a suitable place so that anyone so desiring can read the bio- gi-aphies. and look upon the faces of the late elass of 'l2. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have set our hand and seal, to this, our last Will and Testanient. at Chesterton, this 23d day of May, in the year of Dui' Lord, One Thousand, nine hundred and twelve. Senior Class. Modern Geography. A class of boys averaging about 12 years of of age was recently given an examination in geography. Among the questions was the fol- lowing: ' Name the zones. On looking over the papers the teachers found the following: There are two zones, Masculine and Feminine. The Masculine is either temperate or intemperate and the Feminine is either torrid or frigid.

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THE GRADUATE. Fred Hyde Gerahl Krausgrill Grace Franie Carl Miller Helen Rnggles Galen Brown Florence Johnson In Memorianl 'Olll Silllllgiil and fl'lC11llSlll1l, this. A lite. so sweet and pure, VVas taken to that llezlveiily llonie. No SUl'l'0lY to l'lltilll'l'. VVe llllSS il1'?lll.S shining face: XV1- 111iss l1is L'lll't'l'flll NVZIXI Anil yet. we liilow. he's joined 21 class Ut' angels i11 glad ill'!'2lj'. VVe cannot help l'blll see llllll yet AS he Sllilfltli his sweetest love: Anil now we strive to join with l1i111 Uni' 'l'e-214'-l1e1' above. Members of the High School NINTH GRADE. ELEVENTH GRADE. Latin Course. Latin COHPSC- E1llViil'll Peterson Scott Rohhins Mabel Ricliarnlsoii Miltll-H1 Ijillinghalu H1-11eva Weiss Fern Mabin Aliee Miihlletml lA'0ll2ll'tl lihlggles 'l'l1eotlore Johnson 11,-0113111 Iqfmlllquist Ethel ROSt'll1llllSt Riiylllfblltl l3l'OClIIIliiit-ll 11511121 1:1-01-1m1111w Business Course- Roy XVjS,.mi,11 Vvkllllll' hi2l,'5l'llllNOI1 Roy Drowty Ulm-1, N1.1g.,,1 E4,iXVHl'll Nagel Heny Rhoda Business Course. l'lEll'l'l1CP li1'llllK'ii Raymond Cl131'lSO11 llelen lleese Alice Halgren TENTH GRADE. Latin Course. Jenny Cohen Carl Sward Elsie Nickel Anna Krieger Joseph Stephens Mabel Hollar Ralph Green Selina Linstead Martin Nelson IIll'Hlll Green Martha f,il'?lllllIllH1l Alice i'llHl'lSOll Oliver Johnson Leslie NVeiss Leila Reese Ebba Johnson Business Course. Harold Mclntosh Faye Dillinghain TWELFTH GRADE. Latin Course. Ernest Pilhnan Edna Erickson Flossie Pelham Oliver Reese Clara Kossakowski fllillltlti' Brown Business Course. Mildred Shaner Ivy Lal-Iayn

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THE GRADUATE. 31 A Tribute to the Old School Bell How dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood, e The scenes they were, mostly that greet us to-day, The little Primary how dearly we loved it, WllGl'B we learned to count six, and could tell B from A. c Then on to the Second Room. quickly we hastened, To be with Miss Murphy that teacher of power Here wonderful wisdom and knowledge was taught us, ' At the sound of the bell, we knew what was the hour. The old high school bell, the sweet toned high school bell, The dearly loved school bell. that hangs in the tower. Now on to the Third Room. how swiftly we glided, To the Fourth-To the Fifth-and the Sixth saw us next, We began here to feel, Life was not all a pleasure i Such difficultlessons, we were oft sorely vexed. But 'amid all the trials which then did sur- round us And cause us to wish for the good closing hour. VVe anxiously waited and counted the minutes. Till the old' high school bell, rang out. at each night and noon-hour. The old high school bell, the sweet toned high school bell, A The dearly loved school bell. which hangs in the tower. We paused at the Seventh. for one short year only, So anxious were we to reach the eight grade. This'we did in good time. and by long and hard study Succeeded in Exams, with a fair average made. How proudly did we, then. receive our diplomas The emblem of knowledge, and to us of great power, And still the one faithful and never unchanging Same bell. pealed forth, the glad news from the tower, The Old High School Bell, The Sweet Toned High School Bell, The llearly Loved School Bell, which hangs in the tower. Vfith fear and much trembling we entered the High School Our pride 11ow had vanished. we felt Oh. so small. lint teachers at length kindly came to our rescue. And helped us to master some subjects. not all. Many changes were made in four years that followed. lYhich have caused us many a sad anxious hour. But amid all the changes, there still remains stationed, The same noisy Bell with its wonderful power. The Uld High School Bell. the Sweet Toned High School Bell. The Dearly Loved School Bell. which hangs in the tower. And now as our school days are nearing com- pletion Having spent all our school years within these same walls. Vl'e cannot but feel a sensation of sadness And over our hearts a cloud of gloom falls. No more. dear old friend. will we need your calling As you send forth in deep tones. the news of S the hour. So we bid you Farewell. to your call we have hearkened. For years in, and years out. from your place in the tower. The old school bell, the sweet toned high school bell. The dearly loved school bell which hangs in the tower.