Holyoke High School - Annual Yearbook (Holyoke, MA)

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Class Will HELEN’ A. DOWNING KT it be known by these presents that we, the class of 1933, J£G) of the Ilolyoke High School, City of Holyoke, County of Hampden, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, realizing the uncertainty of life and being of sound mind, memory and judgment, do hereby make, declare and publish this, our last will and testament, revoking and renouncing all former wills and testaments by us at any time heretofore made, and do earnestly desire that these, our last requests, be carried out as hereinafter directed: First: To the citizens of Holyoke and our parents we express our heartfelt gratitude for their many sacrifices on our behalf during our school life. Second: To Principal Howard Conant we bequeath our most sincere appreciation of his untiring aid toward our success. Third: To the members of the faculty we leave our gratitude for knowledge received from them and our sympathy for any grief that our departure may cause them. Fourth: To the jolly Junior girls we bequeath: 1. The traditional “53,” “No Man’s Land.” to be used to the girls’ best advantage. 2. The Senior “Q” Club to be enjoyed as thoroughly as we enjoyed it. 3. The coveted front seats of the assembly. Fifth: To the Junior boys we leave: 1. The management of Phi Alpha. 2. The seats opposite their sisters in the front of the audi- torium. Sixth: To the sturdy Sophomores we bequeath: 1. The pleasures of the Junior “Q Club and Phi Alpha. 2. The thrills of running a first “prom.” twenty-three

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Of Graduates AILEEN F. CASHV We shall leave Holyoke High School's halls today. Classrooms and teachers we shall leave behind; And places where we learned the sciences Or literature or languages or art We may hut see as high school memories; And we'll look hack to different hours we spent In different rooms with different hooks and pals, And ponder on the things that we have done— Pranks we have played or lessons we have learned, Teachers we liked or teachers whom we dodged When we had broken rules or “skipped a class. Here we have studied subjects we enjoyed And needed and just had to take, and too. Some have attended clubs and all made friends. Some have watched games, the while our athletes played To bring new laurels to the school they loved, And we have cheered for them and sung school songs. Now some of us liked dancing, so we danced; And some of us liked hiking, so we hiked; And some of us liked bridge, and so we played; While some of us would rather sit and read Or study than do any of these things. Yet this holds true for all who venture forth. Each one has found some pleasure coming here And something learned no matter what his course, And we, ambitious and expectant, go Into the world to seek our fortunes there. Our paths shall vary as our schooling did— To other halls of learning some may go, For further knowledge in their chosen fields; Some may return to Holyoke's halls again Some may find work, and some may travel on To larger cities where adventure calls. Shall we be disappointed with the worldf Shall we find visions not so bright when near? Shall we with adult understanding learn The earth is not the place that youth has dreamed f Perhaps—perhaps, but we'll have courage then, Determination, and farseeing eyes, That, as we work, we may look through the years To see beyond the present, to the world Of youth and dreams we build in our own hearts. We must'make good! The older ones will say, “See there, that crowd of youngsters, will they do As great things as their fathers did before? Then may we laugh and answer, “Greater things! We are the Future of America! And like Ulysses, wandering afar, We seek a haven in some new found star; We strive to go above the common throng And keep alive our stirring victory song; The land has need of us, our strength, our life, To make a world of peace—to end all strife; Keep this in mind—each life is but a part Of the great life that is a nation's heart, Whate'er our work, we'll try to give the best, To keep America above the rest And honor Holyoke High School by our deeds.

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Seventh: To our favorite Freshmen we leave the knowledge that they are no longer to be looked down upon since they have eliinbed the first step on the four rungs to graduation. Eighth: To all under classmen we bequeath the following alibis: ‘‘1 was absent yesterday;” ”1 left it at home;” ‘‘The page is out of my book,” and “I lost the assignment.” Sinth: To the Student Council we bequeath several giant robots to aid them in ‘‘keeping lines to the right,” ‘‘picking up all papers in the lunch room,” and ‘‘pushing in chairs.” Tenth: The outgoing staff of the ‘‘Herald” leaves its worries and cares to undergraduates and its wishes for the future success of the paper. Eleventh: To Miss Fay we give our loving appreciation of her friendly efforts in our behalf and our most sincere wishes for many happy years to come. Twelfth: To Mr. McDonald we present a gigantic badge of merit as a reward for his good-fellowship. Thirteenth: To Mr. Grady we present a hermitage by the sea where he may be quiet, when he desires a change from his rural summer cottage at Pelham. Fourteenth: To Mr. Mockler we give a jewel studded baton to be used in directing future senior classes, especially on occasions when affairs threaten to be inharmonious. Fifteenth: To Mr. Hrunelle in appreciation of his generous co- operation with our Yearbook Staff we give a filing cabinet for manu- scripts for “Annuals” of future classes. Sixteenth: To our dear Alma Mater we pledge our love and friendship forever and a day. In witness whereof, we, the Class of 1933, do hereby set our hand and seal on this first, last and only will and testament, this sixteenth day of June, in the year of our I ord, nineteen hundred and thirty-three, in the presence of the following witnesses: SAMUEL A. BRUNELLE GEORGE E. FROST HELENA A. KELLY twenty-four