Homer High School - Trojan Yearbook (Homer, MI)

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 17th. To anybody desiring it, Ina Lake's seat. No extra charge. Come early the first day of school next year and avoid the rush. Last comes the one thing hard for us to part with. To our successors we must leave our places in the hearts of our Principal and teachers. They will love them, unworthy as we feel they are, even as they have loved us, they will show them all the same tender care and attention that they have bestowed upon us; they will feel the same interest in their attempts and successes; the same sorrow when they fail. We trust that the Class of 1926 will appreciate all this as deeply as we have done, that it may be their most precious possession, as it has been ours, and the one we are most loath to hand over to them. Besides these enforced gifts we leave not of necessity, but our own free will, our blessing, tender memories of our pleasant associations together and our forgiveness in the demonstrations of the past, and a pledge of friendship from henceforth and forever. All the rest and residue of our property, whatsoever and wheresoever, what nature, kind and quality so ever it may be, and not herein before disposed of (after paying our funeral expenses), we give and bequeath to our beloved Principal Miss Bessie Blair, for her use and benefit absolutely, and to be disposed of for the good of the coming classes as she may see fit. And we do hereby constitute and appoint the said Principal sole executer of this our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we the Class of 1925, the testators, have to this our will, written on this sheet of parchment, set our hands and seal this I Oth day of June, Anno Domine, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. k 22

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ful dreams. No longer need they lie awake through the long watches of the night to worry over the uncertainty of whether this one is doing her night work, or that one will remember every iron clad of compositional technique in the preparation of her essay. It has been a hard strain on them, for Seniors are said to be at all times and under all conditions difficult to manage. But they have all done their duty, and verily, now shall they have their well earned reward. We give and bequeath to the Junior class, as a student body. Earl Flint’s, knowledge of public speaking and sciences. We trust that they will use them to the best of their ability. The following may seem but trifling bequests, but we hope that they will be accepted, not as worthless things lavishly thrown away because we can no longer keep them, but as valuable assets to those who may receive them, and a continued reminder of the generosity of heart displayed in our free and full bestowal. 1st. To all class Presidents, William Gibson’s ability to convince our class advisor, Mr. Van Sickle, of his unerring judgment. 2nd. To next year's football team, the playing ability of Hurshul Helmer. 3rd. To Sylvia Butler, William Nelson’s singing talents. 4th. To some benighted Freshman anybody who will accept them—Louise McAllister's and Roy Putnam’s troubles as class officers. 5th. To Ted Weiss, Kenneth Cook's basketball position. 6th. To the Freshmen boys, Charles Gardner’s and Colon Brockway’s ability of leaving the school house during school hours. 7th. To the Freshmen girls, Alletta Hakes’ and Martha Booth's stillness. 8th. To any Junior boy, John Hakes' desire to manage the boys’ basketball team. Send in your application early. 9th. To next year girls, a few books of reviews. On sale now. Inquire of Neva Butcher. 10th. To Ruth Manchester, Ruthella Deming’s becoming smile. 11th. To Ronald Alexander, his sister’s books. We hope he makes as good use of them as she has. 12th. To the future Senior girls, Monabelle Heath's and Laura Lake's desire to teach school. 13th. To Dolphy Daniels, we leave Reynold Whitcomb’s stature. 14th. To Ruth Thompson, we give Maurine Cilley’s curls which have long been shorn. 15th. To a teacher who might make good use of them, Viola Daniels’ roving eyes. 16th. To the Freshmen to come, we give all of Catherine Dowding’s chewing gum, any flavor can be obtained. 21

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Class History Plainly can I remember the past four years. They have been four which 1 will always remember. The Class of '25 ventured into high school in the year of 1921. We were called Freshies. That first year was a continuous struggle with our books and teachers. They wanted us to mind, thinking if we did we always would. At the end of that year some of us were all tired out and couldn't go on. The next year we came into the class called Sophs. We knew our P's and Q's” a little better. We had more social times and we no longer had that dread and fear of our teachers. In 1924 we were called the Juniors. We thought that it was an honor to be as high towards the goal of graduation. That year some of us began to think about our credits, some needed more, others did not. At commencement time we were marched down towards the front of the church to see how the Seniors acted. We knew we would be there next year. We sat there and sweated as much as the Seniors themselves. They all seemed glad to get their diplomas. We have no fear because we know that each is entitled to one. The year ended with all of us eager for the next to come, knowing that it would be the end. This glorious year of 1925 sees us at our close in Homer High. The students, some of them, will miss us, others will be glad that we are gone. We will be equally glad. To look back on the past four years, they seem to be ones of study and hard work. Some of us will be doctors, lawyers, teachers, preachers and hold other positions of higher learning. That is what we have been striving for since we entered high school. We all look toward the future and have no fear of it. Why? Because we are prepared for it. We hope that the classes to come will have as many good times and learn as much as we have. 23