Haverling Central High School - Haverlinguist Yearbook (Bath, NY)

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22 THE HAVERLINGUIST Valedictory Elizabeth Bonsor FRIENDS or 1923: This is our last meeting as a class and our last farewell to Old Haverling in a true sense. NVe are leaving with deep regret, not only because we may not occupy a seat in f'New Haverling, but because many of our happiest days have been spent within her walls. VVe are proud of Haverling as our Alma Mater and hope that she may have due cause to he proud of us. Teachers. we duly appreciate the sympathy, kindness, and co-operation you have given us during our school days, although we know our faults have been many. Let us look ahead into the future. The world into ,which we will enter is still undergo- ing reconstruction from the great war. Reconstruction cannot be accomplished in one or two years. It will take a lifetime. The war has been fought and won, but much must still be done before peace and goodwill can be permanently established among the nations of the world. America is looked to as a leader and she is counting on the young people of today. As our elder brothers responded to the nation's call, so must we. It is our opportunity to prove that the years spent at Haverling have not been in vain. XVe must take up the work and carry it on: not only our share. but a little more than our share. Classmates: XY e are entering on a difficult struggle, the struggle of lite. XVe must de- cide between right and wrong and strive to become good American citizens. But now we must say 'igood-bye to Old'l' Haverling. XV e are glad because our lessons are over: glad because our examinations are passed: but sad because we are leaving Haver- ling. who has given us many happy hours. And now. schoolmates. teachers, Haverling. the Class of 1923 bids you a last farewell. lass TWH! Chester Leroy Hults NVE. the Senior Class of 1923, being of sound mind. memory, last and understanding. do make, publish, and declare this to be our first, last and only VV ill and Testament in man- ner and form following: To the Faculty of Haverling High School we do bequeath certain items as follows: First. Our speaking likenesses in the Haverlinguist. XVhen they want to call some one down they can look at our pictures and start in. VVe won't mind in the least Cif we don't know about itj. . Second. Our sincere appreciation for all their efforts in educating our! great minds. They are to be congratulated on the results.

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THE HAVERLINGUIST 21 ested in a Junior party. It would also have told you that it would be useless to stop the Senior party at lfVilkes' pavilion. It has occurred to us that your senior year will be spent running around the village trying to fmd rooms to recite in. Therefore you may End more than our key necessary. This key is for the Barton House. Here is a key for the kitchen in the primary building. This onie is for the Pine Street Gym.,' The Davenport Library might be of use so here is a key to that. This key is for the Fair House on the Steuben County Fair Grounds. Here is one for the Amusement Hall of the New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. And here is one extra key which, without a doubt, will be of use to you. S VVith these keys in your possession you have a better chance of completing your high school career. And now, Madam President, with best wishes for the greatest good luck in your Senior year, I deliver into your keeping, on behalf of the Class of 1923, this venerable Key of Know- ledge. Q Junior expanse Evelyn Littell MR. PRESIDENT: The Class of '24 wishes to express its gratitude to you for keeping this Key of Know- ledge so carefully for us, even though you had no need to.use it. VVe will try to guard it as you have, use it if necessaryg but since you say that you didn't have to use it we won't, of course, and at the end of our high school days we will give it over to the next class. XVe thank you for your many kind wishes for our future and will most earnestly strive to do as well in our Senior year as you have done in yours. Wie knew the sheriff wouldn't be interested in a junior party. That is why we didn't in- vite him to come to ours. But we realized that only a Senior party would interest him. And it appears he was interested enough to call on the party as a representative of the Senior class. XV e believe in safety in numbers instead of safety in law. ' It is rather a new custom to have Senior parties down at llfilkes' pavilion, isn't it? But then, you must have known that only a fort like that would make you safe. You must have been somewhat doubtful about it then, since you took Sami' along as Uguardf' As it Was, it has been rumored you had rather a hard time f'holding the fort. Before next year is over we shall undoubtedly have need of these small keys. The Class of '23 has shown remarkable thoughtfulness in securing them for us. They will save us very much trouble. The Class of ,24 wishes you the best luck possible in your future life. XV e are sure you will succeed if you continue as you have during the three years of high school days we have known you. Therefore we put aside all strife and receive this Key of Knowledge with your best wishes and you go out into the world with our best wishes.

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THE HAVERLINGUIST 23 Third. VVe are obliged to leave the Juniors to the Faculty, greatly to their regret. Try to do your best in educating their feeble minds. W'e hope you will have success, but don't be discouraged if you shouldn't get the best results. Everyone realizes what you have to work with. Likewise we do bequeath to the Junior class itself the following things: First: The honor of being the first Senior Class in the new school building. Second. The use of the telephone to call up the Junior Class of next year to notify them as to the whereabouts of your Senior Party. Thi-rd. To each member of the class we leave a brick of the old building. Go over and help yourself. Fourth. The privilege to start a scrap when you have a good chance and outnumber the enemy three to one. Wie hope you will get over your bashfulness by next year. Fifth. The right to visit the nearby grocery stores and poultry farms in search of over- ripe hen fruit for use in your Light Artillery. The remaining items we leave to certain iKSlli1'li1'lg' lights of the aforesaid class, e. g., the juniors. XVelborn Dearlove-VVe leave you a back seat in the Study Hall of the new building. You have had more than enough of a teacher's loving care. VVinton Bennett and Pat Morrell-To you two, Borden Tharp and myself leave our positions as professional baseball players on the team of the New York Giants. Clarence Keeler-VV e leave you a seat with the girls wherever they will be in the new building. It will save wear and tear on the floors and also save shoe leather. Ambrose Hewlett-VVe leave you VValt Ferris' noticeable bashfulness with the girls. Graham Bennett-The Seniors all agree in leaving to you Borden Tharp's pious nature. Lastly, we do hereby appoint Professor 'tPeanut Morrow, Ph.D., Ll.D., D.D., execu- tor of this, our Last VVill and Testament. U CLASS OF 1923. IN VVITNESS XVI-IEREOF we have hereunto subscribedpour signature, the 25th day of June, 1923. VVitnessed by : SAM JOHNSON, residing in the Infernal regions. ICING TUT-.ANKH-ALIEN, residing in his home at Luxor, Egypt.