Homer Central High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Homer, NY)

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THE 1926 EPIC 27 Listen, then, and I will read to you one of the most marvelous and most wonderful documents ever written since the Declaration of Independ- ence. The following bequests which are indicated in this document we leave unselfishly, and we sincerely trust and expect that they will be received in good spirit and true sportsmanship. We know that you will receive these bequests gladly, and that you will always keep them stored in the mints of memory. First: to our dear Alma Mater, our foster-parent, we leave the finest and deepest feelings of love and appreciation. When, in the future, we may stumble over rough paths and be assailed by temptation, doubt, and fear, we shall always think of our Alma Mater and be comforted. Second: to Mr. Walker, our honored and revered principal, We leave our heartfelt gratitude and admiration for the kind and helpful way in which he has guided our uncertain footsteps for the past three years. Third: to Mrs. Coon, our admired preceptress and history teacher, we leave our true appreciation and love. We shall always remember her for her kind help and guidance. Fourth: to Miss Harris, our beloved Class Advisor, we leave a feeling of love and comradeship, and appreciation of her help to us in this last year of our stay in Homer Academy. Fifth: to the rest of the Faculty we leave the deepest feelings of friendship and gratitude for their Valuable and tireless efforts in direct- ing our faltering steps up the path of knowledge. Sixth: to the Junior Class we bequeath our superior knowledge and dignity. We also bequeath to them the kindliest feelings of friendship, and we hope and expect that they will be able to fill the places left vacant by the Seniors, as ably as the Seniors have done. Seventh: the personal property of the several individuals of our class we leave as follows: Helen Miller, the competent Editor-in-Chief of the H1926 Epic, wills her charming dimples, which have sparkled and danced so prettily on that young lady's fair cheeks and ensnared many a gallant heart, fone in parJ ticularj, to Miss Martha Marble, who, Miss Miller is certain, will use them as- wisely and as well as Miss Miller herself has done. Thelma Gordon, showing her usual unselfish spirit, bequeaths to Bruceil Norton her smallness of stature. Miss Gordon has been sorely troubled this year by seeing the beautifully finished ceiling of Room C so much battered by coming in contact with Mr. Norton's head and she hopes by giving Bruce this gift that the new building will be saved from such afore-mentioned battering. Charles Darby, a renowned musician, very kindly bequeaths his mu- sical ability to Mr. George Letts, who, we hope, will use this talent wisely in his Senior year. Mary Nelson and Beulah, Nadler, besides contributing a wealth of sparkling wit and knowledge to the Junior Class, also bequeath, somewhat

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26 THE 1926 EPIC Philip Lindberg gave us a short talk on Sportsmanship. He is the physical training teacher for the boys in Homer Academy. He trained a very successful basketball team this year, and they received the New York State Basketball trophy. Last, but not least, is Laura Knapp. She is giving aesthetic dancing lessons in New York City. She is quite popular in New York social circles. Of course, I will not have to tell you that I was there, and that my position in the world is the History teacher of Homer Academy. By the way, I nearly forgot to tell you where the reunion was held. Well, it was held in the gym of the school building. Did you know that Mr. Walker is now the head of the New York State Institute for Mental Defectives. He came back for the reunion, and said that he attributes his success in this line to his experience with the class of 1927. I had a letter from Laura this morning, saying that she was very sorry she could not attend the reunion, because she was unexpectedly called to New York. She said it was something about her work as English teacher at Mount Holyoke. I think that our class has done its part in the world, don't you? So sorry that the whole class could not have been together. Your old classmate, Mary P. Shearer Glass will Most worthy President, Classmates, and Friends: You are now gathered together on this most sad and solemn occasion to listen to the last will and testament of one of the finest, brightest, and ablest classes that has ever graduated from Homer Academy, and to accept from this class, which has honored the dear Alma Mater by its presence for the past four years, the most precious possessions of its members, possessions which the class has guarded and loved faithfully. We, the Class of 1926, who are about to sever all connections with Homer Academy and Union School, a school which was in earlier days frequented by seekers of knowledge from every state in the Union, a school which is yet renowned for the scholars it produces, a school which is sit- uated in the very beautiful little town of Homer, with its green, churches, Old Ladies' Home, and David Harum Hotel, a town which is even more beautiful than Little York or Dresservilleg we, in these last few hours of perfect happiness, do hereby make known to you and to the people of the country that we will distribute our virtues and merits, and perhaps some of our failings, to our friends who, we think, are most in need of them.

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28 THE 1926 EPIC reluctantly, their charming array of freckles to Doris Williams and Donald Jones respectively. Bob Mantey bequeaths to Terry Letts the art of being able to escape nearly every topical recitation assigned to him in English. Mr. Mantey is somewhat loath to part with this cherished art, but, being unselfish and kindly in nature, he gives it up to Terry with the hope that he will suc- ceed in the use of this art as Mr. Mantey has most frequently done. Marion Gallup, Mary Shearer, Laura and Eva Button, and Cleo Bur- gett, who are the only girls in the Senior Class who have not submitted their crowns of glory to the cruel shears of the barber, deserve some credit and acclaim for so long resisting temptationg accordingly they will their ability to resist temptation and to cherish their beautiful long locks to Frances Perry, Sarah Eaton, the Denison girls, and whoever else has preserved her locks. Wilfred Pickering, otherwise known as Bud and Pick , bequeaths his extensive knowledge of French to Dorothy Wright, wishing to reserve, however, the right to the sole use of the following sentence: Non, made- moiselle, je n'ai pas ma leconf' Ruth Killam bequeaths her great capacity for giggling and talking after school has been called, to Andy Maier, who, Miss Killam probably thinks, needs something to stimulate his energy and arouse that desired quality called pep . Geraldine Harmon, otherwise known as Jerry , bequeaths her charm- ing, soft Texan accent to Bud Hemings, who, Miss Harmon knows, has been wishing for just such a bequest so that his magnetism and per- sonality might be increased. Norma Brown wills part of her kindly nature and sweet disposition and personality to Byron Davenport, who, she has heard, is quite a raging lion. Laura Knapp bequeaths very graciously to Marion Eldredge her sylph- like figure, hoping that Miss Eldredge will be pleased with the gift, and will be able to have a picture of herself on a poster bearing the inscription, The way some people navigate is enough to make you weep. Halsey Stevens, the able and brilliant leader of the Senior Class, wills his faculty for learning, and also his superior knowledge, to Katherine Allen, who, we are sure, will distinguish herself by her knowledge. Vivian Barber wills the magnetism of her pretty black eyes and of her personality to Claude Brown, trusting that he will use this gift as wise- ly as Miss Barber has done. Mary Shearer leaves her jolly disposition, for which she is so loved throughout the school, to Marjorie Rumsey, who will, of course, use this good gift to the best of her advantage. Harold Spencer bequeaths his charming personality and pleasing manners fespecially in eating oatsb, which have served him so well in win- ning' the heart of a fine young' lady, to Thomas Burns, hoping that Tom- my will improve on the record.