Christian Brothers Academy - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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PURPLE AND GOLD Page 35 Eighth: Fran Bishop, Ben Weiss and Duster Hopkins give and bequeath their musical compositions to the school orchestra, especially The Snake Charmers XValtz which should make future audiences wriggle with delight. u Ninth: To Hank OlHara, Bobby Burns, the big cigar man, leaves his supply of wisecracks and bad breaks. Tenth: After due consideration, Fran Bishop, our cheerleader, has agreed to will his husky tenor voice to Majewski that he may train for the fish peddling business while leading C. B. A. rooters on to victory. Eleventh: After looking around, our Senior Council has decided to will their task of maintaining order to Five or six of the incoming Seniors of '27. Twelfth: Big Ben XVeiss, our Sergeant-at-arms, be- queaths his job as head waiter in the Cafeteria to Peanut Allen of Glens Falls fame. Thirteenth : ' 1 Don Gorman, the barber's delight, has agreed to will his daily lunch to the Prescott School Cafeteria. It should go as far as the loaves and fishes. ,gg I Fourteenth : To Slim Murphy we bequeath our inostisin- cere thanks, without him we would have had to purchase a window pole. Fifteenth: VVe give and bequeath to Johnnie Bishop Matt Costello's position as Professor of Dancing - The Charleston a specialty. Sixteenth: jeff Dwyer leaves his football number, the famous SIS to Bill Ryan. May Bill wear it as bravely and valiantly as jeff has worn it. Imitate Jeff, Bill: hit them high and hit them low as he did for the glory of old C. B. A. Seventeenth : To 1927 we bequeath and devise our Class Spirit,-being first in every drive whether for C. B. A. or for any good work sanctioned by the faculty. ln these we have led all, even to our Year Book, wherein will be found the evidence of the Postage Stamp qualities of '26-B. Eighteenth : - VYe give and bequeath to f27 our dignity 'as Seniors with a solemn behest that they maintain said spirit unimpaired, and reinvigorated as it should be by our successors of the class of 1927. Nineteenth : To our Brothers and friends at C. B. A. we bequeath our sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks for their faithful support and help in all our endeavors during our Academic career. XYe nominate, constitute and appoint our Night Vfatchman, the same being the Janitor, as ex- ecutor of this, our first, last and only will and testament. ln witness whereof, we have hereunto sub- scribed and signed our name at the end thereof, and sealed these presents, and do here declare, publish and decree the foregoing as our first and only will and testament, this twenty-seventh day of june, nineteen hundred and twenty-six A. D. ' THE CLASS or 1926. Attorney for the Class: JOHN VV. GooLi2Y '26.

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Page 34 PURPLE AND GOLD P Class Will YVe, the class of 1926, of the Christian Brothers Academy, City of Syracuse, County of Onon- daga, State of New York, United States of America, being of unsound mind, as a result of overstudy during the past four years, in irlucid interval, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, in manner and form following: First: We leave to the faculty at large the following suggestions which we think would meet with the approval of the student body: 1. A smoking room on every floor. Let the Camels and Yara be included in the tuition. 2. Short class periods and a much longer noon hour. 3. Cards and bones would help to relieve the boredom at the senior tables and perhaps the aforesaid bones and dice would be handled with delight by our successors of the class of 1927. Second: To the school in general and at large, we be- queath the following trifling gifts as tokens of our esteem: l. Our photographs for the art gallery in the lower hall that you may look at and admire the class that has set the pace in all school activities and imitate their good example. Heed ye of '27. 2. Most important of all, the space we are va- cating too soon and regretfully for all of us of '26. Third: To the class of 1927-B we will and bequeath: 1. The corner room, If only walls could speak! 2. The history books in the school library with our advice to follow each page with a glass of water sipped at leisure and with pity for those who have to con so much of what is past and gone. 3. The privilege of giving the football team their annual banquet. 4. Our technique in basketball and our Stop, Look, Listen yell and Choo, Choo, Rah, Rah! etc. 5. The well-thumbed dictionary. Be kind to it. lmitate us who have treated this work of the ages with awe and trembling. Fourth : lVe bequeath to the school at large the inter- ests and upkeep of the Purple and Gold, that the doings and glories of C. B. A. may be known and broadcasted. Hark Ye, our successors: the Purple and Gold means much to ye all and the Year Book an untold wealth of reminiscence to '27 4 Fifth 1 The subjoined specialties: 1. Our Arthur Cleary has agreed to bequeath his antique cuspidor to any deserving Pinch Hit boy of the basketball team of 1927, the same cuspidor by the terms of this will to be duly burnished for use near the desk facing the Brother. 2. Don Gorman has willed, with no malice pretense, his comb and brush, both perfectly shaped and fumigated to Fecny of the second year. Sixth: Tothe library we bequeath a new cabinet, to have and to hold the trophies won in the field of athletics by our class. Seventh : To the next Senior Treasurer, Spike Reddy, famous for his success at gold digging, bequeaths his spirit of '49 and his old treasury register, thumbed daily by him for the gouging of a five cent fine from luckless wayfarers who could' not impress the hardhearted Tin Lizzie drivers with the urgent need of their C26 spendthriftsj getting to C. B. A. before 8:45. To their suc- cessors of '27 is bequeathed the dolorous sighs at the parting with the nickel to invest in C. B. A. currency so needed in our matchless cafeteria.

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Page 36 PURPLE AND GOLD 'FU .VXl,Nl.,X MA'l'l'1R C. l-3. A.. our .-Xhua Mater. Stand we bravely by your sidcg Go we now to light life's battles XYith your maxims for our guide. Counsels, cautious, words of wisdom, Have we heard within your wallsg They will lead us on to vict'ry To avoid lifc's steep pitfalls. Loyal ever to your menfry, Bid us come and we will heedg NVQ will answer, Alma Mater, 'Tend you in your every need. HAROLD BoLAND. 4B 1926. U 'Qs Semnrs ag gnnh lurk fnllnfn thg fnntsieps, ag bright simshme hght thg paths '51 Pse, GEUEI s blessings in thu life ffflnss nf 27? . ' LT in ' . Cm . Jill A ' ' ' W 5 gnuh hzulth be thg birthright, ll ' ' ' , ' Q ' ,