Hermon DeKalb Central School - Demon Yearbook (De Kalb Junction, NY)

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CLASS WILL Esteemed Company of Witnesses: The Senior Class has felt for some time that its demise was near; we have felt that school was beginning to disagree with us and that the members of the faculty had conspired to accom- plish the death of the most astonishingly bril- iant class the walls of Richville High School and the teachers thereof have ever frowned upon. The bitter doses of lessons that we have taken with daily regularity have hastened rather than prolonged our class demise. We now publish to you the last will and testament of the Senior Class of 1937» I We do hereby appoint and charge June Gardner, the lawful custodian of the class funds, to faithfully attend to looking up the numerous bills we owe and to settle all accounts of the departing class. II To the members of our beloved faculty, who look upon our demise with smiles of joy, we leave a large amount of sympathy for their depressing attempts to pound knowledge into our craniums. In addition to that we bequeath to them our regrets that their work with us was so barren of results—we leave them, but we don't leave them much.1 Ill To the Junior Class, as our rightful and worthy successors, we leave: a. The new seats. Occupy them, but do not try to fill them. b. Our senior dignity. May they uphold it with becoming seriousness, endeavoring to over- come their usual hair-brained and frivolous flippancy. c. Our honored positions as models for the

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HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SENIORS FERN CONKLIN------ A girl sincere, a friend in need, This is true of Fern indeed. HENRIETTA GORE------ Here’s a girl with a sense of humor— Who'd ever say ’twas idle rumor? PHYLLIS GORE------ Here's to the lass of all our hearts, No girl more missed when she departs. SARAH HARDY------- Silent, quiet all the while, Observe that Mona Lisa smile. AGNES JONES------- Oh, such pretty snapping eyes.’ Our question— What behind them lies? MORRIS JONES------ A gentleman of sound repute A fact that none of us dispute. FLORENCE McINTYRE------ In all your travels you'll not find A girl more sweet, a girl more kind. FRANCES MORROW------ Frances' subtle charm Makes farmers leave the farm. ELLEN NEWVINE------- Her seriousness is quite deceiving But when she smiles—ah, that's relieving. CARL RIPLEY—----- Rah.' Rahi for the B. B. star Who shoots those baskets near and far.

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IV The following valuable personal bequests, freely and fully given, we trust will be assum- ed promptly and bring important results; 1. To the Principal and Coach, Mr. Holland, we leave a carton of prepared spaghetti. 2. To Miss Mayo we leave the R. H. S. megaphone so that her speech will not be interrupted by unnecessary noises in the room. 3. To Miss Parks we bequeath a copy of Amateur Detoctive Suggestions which we feel will be of great assistance in ferreting out the pranks of various students. if. To Lloyd Fleming we bequeath Morris Jones' habit of spending two hours a day on his Physics lesson—by sitting on the book while he reads Westerns . 5. To Mark Dodds is left Florence McIntyre's ability to pull good marks and to assist class- mates when in difficulties, 6. Frances Morrow leaves her powers of fascina- tion to her sister, Vaneshia. Frances says she has a steady now, and doesn't need further fascination. 7. To Dorothy Fleming, Ellen Newvine leaves some of her singing ability. Dot doesn't need much to become Ka.te Smith II. 3. To Pansy Worden is left Henrietta Gore's ability to hold her man. 9. To Luella. Cole we bequeath Sarah Hardy's curls. 10. To Alvin Shippee we grant Agnes Jones' pull with the teachers. 11. To Lyle Cole is left Carl Ripley's athletic ability. Carl has a surplus. 12. On Doris Stevens we bestow Fern Conklin's sunny smile. It won't come off.' 13. To Jessie Jenkins we bequeath Phyllis Gore's dancing ability. 14. To Mary Grant we bequeath Morris Jones' front seat. There are reasons.'