Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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26 THE CRIMSON June CLASS WILL BY HARRY WHITMER E, the 1910 graduating class of the Goshen High School, of the county of Elkhart, in the state of Indiana, being of sound mind and disposing memory (we hope after a protracted number of years in our beloved High School), do hereby revoke, annul, and declare void all former wills by us at any time made. Amen. Item I. It is our will, and we now direct, that immediately on our demise our lawyers file a petition in bankruptcy for us, after which we direct that all our just debts — financial and other- wise — shall first be paid, and, inasmuch as our liabilities are approximately ninety dollars ($90.00), we do hereby authorize our lawyers as executors of this our last Will and Testament, to reimburse our creditors by paying each a half- cent (YzC.) on the dollar. Item II. We hereby give, devise, and bequeath to any who are foolish enough to ac- cept them, all our claims to school books, school buildings, school work, faculty, and other mis- cellaneous objects, and do hereby wish, direct, and we may also add, authorize that said trash shall be dealt with as is seen fit by said foolish person or persons accepting same ; by this, mean- ing that we renounce all claims to any thing at any time attached to us, that in any way pertains to school, school life, or school work. Item III. We also bequeath to the inferior classes of the High School our und3dng love for that aforesaid mausoleum, as well as our long- waning regard for our esteemed and illustrious faculty; said faculty being a conglomerated museum of things, including confirmed old maids, hen-pecked husbands, etc., said con- firmed old maids and hen-pecked husbands hav- ing been cared for and supported by the only charitable institution in the city of Goshen. To the Class of 1911 we bequeath the bond of fellowship and brotherly love which has bound us together as a class, undaunted in purpose, un- divided in thought, underrated in studies and we sincerely trust that said bond of fellowship and brotherly love may be useful in making their class meetings as sweet, as mild, and as pleats- ant as were all of our enjoyable melees. Item IV. Sec. A. To the Right Reverend Donald Abraham Lincoln Sarbaugh, Bishop of the Thirteenth Diocese of Elkhartshire, we be- queath one (1) book entitled, How to Become Famous, for ten cents, and an English transla- tion of Cicero ' s Orations. Sec. B. To Sarah Banta, general pessimist, we bequeath the honorary title of Class Char- acter , and suggest that some worthy individual find a suitable position for Sary in order that he may put his much talked of business training and ability into practical use. Furthermore, we do willingly bequeath to Mully Grub , better known as Sash , all un- settled questions of a weighty character, inas- much as he is of the type best suited to compete with such questions as described above. Sec. C. To Miss Pickels Pickering we ex- tend our heartfelt thanks for all the joys and pleasures she has afforded us throughout her high school life. Also, permit us to humbly sug- gest, Miriam, dear, that you cease your practice of heart breaking and devote more of your time to HIM. Item V. To Henry Weinstein, who, in con- junction with another member of this year ' s Physics class, name ■withheld, was the shining light of said Physics class, we do unrelentingly bequeath the title of shining light for next year, if it becomes necessary that said Hennery should for any cause, or for any unseen reason, be compelled to again decorate the front seat in the Physics class another year. We also bequeath to Hank the privilege of being the last one dressed in the cage during football season, inasmuch as that honor was hotly contested for, and finally wrung from Henry ' s grasp last season by the same person who so successfully competed with him for the title of shining light of last year ' s Physics class. Item VI. Although we acknowledge Miss Sherwin ' s authority in the Class Will of 1909 for bringing into prominence the Abbott family, parts of which have been and will be in our be- loved High School for all time, we wish to call attention to the fact that after a lapse of a few months we again have another constituent of

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1910 THE CRIMSON 25 CLASS ORATION— The Elements of Success ' BY FORREST FUNK O EVERY young man the time will come when he must assume the re- sponsibilities of the management of his own affairs ; the time when he, 0 and he alone, will be responsible for v ll IT H j,js Q n welfare. Advice may be showered upon him; instructions, sought and unsought, may be given him, he may have the advantages of tips, pulls, inside tracks, etc., but the initiative that seizes every oppor- tunity, the energy that follows it up and the de- termination that overcomes every obstacle, all of these qualities — so necessary to success — will have to be forthcoming from him. He himself must be the mainspring, his character and his personality must be the power behind every suc- cessful action. The world into which he is to make his ad- vent is an ever-changing one. Just as the earth is whirling through space with the speed of eighteen miles per second so the worlds of science, useful arts, discovery and invention, — are whirling along at an astonishing rate. Every movement is irresistible and inevitable. The restless impatience of hurrying thousands ac- celerates every motion The twentieth century skill adds momentarily to the al- ready great velocity of twentieth century progress. How great this speed really is and how rapidly it is increasing may be seen by a comparison of the past and the present. Elec- tricity, unknown a century and a half ago, now flashes messages around the world in four sec- onds, furnishes light for whole cities and cures innumerable diseases. Steam transports people from New York City to San Francisco in four days and from New York to Liverpool in five days, men fly, and radium promises to revolu- tionize all the theories of the composition of mat- ter. But rapid as the progress of science may seem, wonderful as the accomplishments of the present day may be to us, this progress and these accomplishments will melt into petty insignifi- cance when illuminated by the searchlight of the future. The direct result of all this haste and impatience is a competition so keen that all busi- ness life is indeed a struggle for existence. When a young man starts in life today, he throws himself into a crowd of competitors; thousands are in the same field before him, thousands v«ll crowd after him. Every friend is a competitor and every associate, a rival. The natural result of this competition is intensive rather than ex- tensive work. The business man of today must be able to get a maximum profit from a small investment rather than to derive a medium profit from a large one. The sun ' s rays admitted ' through a circular aperture two feet in diameter will sufficiently light a good sized room but the same rays focused on one point for one second would set the whole house on fire. A person of rare ability may exert an influence in various fields, he may be a good lawyer, a pretty good doctor and a fair electrician; he may, in other words, be a talented Jack of all Trades but this is not what the world demands; the man who actually accomplishes something is the man who by focusing all of his energies and concen- trating all of his attention on one thing sets himself and those about him on fire with the vigor and enthusiasm which he puts into his work. William George Jordan in his book entitled, The Kingship of Selfcontrol says that every man has two creators — his God and himself. By this he means that each man is directly re- sponsible for the kind of life he leads or, in other words, his life is what he makes it. The talents of different men may be different, but that is no reason why one man should succeed and another fail. It is not what we have, but how we use what we have that determines the result of our lives. Rankin once said that a spiderweb run- ning on pulleys with the velocity of light would drive all the machinery in England. Let us use our talents honestly and diligently, however few and insignificant they may seem, realizing with Longfellow that Success is simply doing what we can do well, without a thought of fame and knowing that our true and ultimate success will be measured not by what we have but by what we are.

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1910 THE CRIMSON 27 Stutz ' approaching, and to them be bequeath two- fifths (2-5) of the portion of prominence held for so long by the Abbott family; the said two- fifths (2-5) portion of prominence deservedly be- queathed to the Stutz ' , ut supra diximus, to inj- clude interest thereon from the time that said prominence of said Stutz family waned cind fin- ally became extinct. Item VII. Sec. A. To Master Charles H. Baldwin, who was hired to teach Biology, but who gets his salary for coaching various athletic teams, we do bequeath one combination folding go-cart, in order that he may more easily take care of his infant charges and at the same time be in no way inconvenienced in attending the Irwin ' s Great Five Cent Moving Picture Show, according to his daily custom. Sec. B. To Mr. Hogan we bequeath our earnest hope that he may secure a position as general hod-carrier or police sargeant, inasmuch as his mild disposiiton will not permit him to be associated with the sweet and innocent school children ; to say nothing of his ability as a school teacher. Sec. C. To Miss Europa Gould we bequeath a few hundred miscellaneous diamonds and rubies, and a complete set of the Actor ' s Unex- purgated Edition of Shakespeare, with explana- tory notes, the features of said set being two (2) volumes on the sanity of Hamlet. Item VIII. Sec. A. To Alfred Robbie T. Bobbie Bailey we bequeath one (1) hogshead of marmalade; one (1) German military cape; one (1) empty German title; a few scattered German acquaintances of the nobility; a dozen or so Ger- man prints of ruined German castles, and the tea fields of India and Japan. Sec. B. To Mile. Modiste, known to the stu- dents of Goshen High School as Mrs. Davis, we bequeath a one year ' s subscription to the follow- ing magazines, periodicals, etc.: The Ladies ' Home Journal, Pictorial Review, The Modern Housekeeper, Gody ' s Ladies ' Magazine, and a complete stock of Butterick Patterns. Sec. C. To Mr. Davis, of whom the Century Encyclopedia speaks thus: The great Webster was a compendious dictionary of the English language. A dictator, as it were, who taught a little, a very little, however, we leave our high- est regard, the same having been so unconscious- ly, but yet so deservingly, earned by our worthy ruler during his tyrannical reign in the High School. Notes, Personal Bequests, and Favors. Item IX. Kenneth Knox requests that the undying love of Doc and Dutch shall never grow cold. The Mechanical Drawing Class has already placed a petition in the hands of Supt. Michael asking that Mr. Hogan spend more of his time in the room during that period. To Mr. Street, our famous Billiken, we grate- fully bequeath one (1) green bunch of sour grapes. To Elizabeth, Queen of History, is thought- fully left a Memoir of Agitated Moments by Ridpath, or some other great historian. To Lord Nelson Blogey Blough, our noted florist, the last of the famous Class Indefinite, we graciously submit the care of one (1) rare flower known as the American Beauty and found exclusively in the Greene House of East Lincoln Avenue. Item X. We hereby nominate and appoint James H. Hackler and J. Tillford Wheeler as executors of this our last Will and Testament, and direct that they shall honestly and conscienti- ously carry out the provisions herein made. Should any difference of opinion in regard to any matter in any way connected with this trust arise between the two executors, at the time so acting, the difference shall be submitted to their mutual friend. Judge Elias Rigby, whose decis- ions shall be final. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have here- unto set our hands and seals this first day of April, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ten. CLASS OF 1910. (SEAL.) Signed, sealed and declared to be the last Will and Testament by the testator Class of 1910, in the presence of us, who at their request, and in their presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto set our names as witnesses to the execution of their last Will and Testa- ment this first day of April, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ten. Goshen, Indiana, James H. Hackler. (Seal.) Goshen, Indiana, J.Tillford Wheeler. (Seal.) Of the law firm of Hackler Wheeler.