Hunter College High School - Argus Yearbook (New York, NY)

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THE ARGUS V.-To our Junior sisters we leave' the following advice: Take not the Regents too much to heart for- 1. The theory of the ancients concerning the survival of the littest has never yet been proved false. Therefore our con- clusion fpoor consolation tho' it may bej that 'those fit for said examinations will survive them is well grounded. 2. The worst is yet to come. VI.-To the sophomores we leave' the duty of finding all the keys to the various clothing closets, which have mysteriouslyl disappeared. In case of their failure to fulfill this duty, it is automatically transferred to their younger sisters. VII.-To the pride of our old age, our youngest, we leave: 1. The task of trying to keep that school girl complexion. We have long since given up the struggle. Z.-the following advice :- Keep on the right side of the building and of the faculty, try to be present as much as possible at your classes, and always have a good excuse ready-you may need it. And lastly do we make, constitute and appoint Miss Marie Genevieve CBernicej Beirne, Executor of this our last Will and Testament. Having thus disposed of our greatest possessions, namely our Advice and Good Wishes, in witness whereof we do here- unto set our name and seal this dreary day of .......... in the year of our Lord, 1923, in the year of the U. S. A. 147, in the year of our alumnae, O. Signed Class of Jan. '24 Wittynesses Kum On Wee Roff W. E. Muslev 96

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THE ARGUS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the Cllgflllled and austere Cask our teachersj mem bers of the class of January 1924 are soon to appear before the c,OL1l'lCll of ustlce Qthe Board of Regentsj who wlll duly shake the urn and thus declde our fates 'lherefo1e do we foreseelng our doom and lJClI1g as sound 111 mlnd and body as can be expected belng very WISE and othervylse hereby draw up thls cur last will and testament and hereby g1VC dev1se and be queath the followmg l 'lo our beloved prlnclpal MISS Webster we extend our apolobles for all that we have and have not been Il 'lo the members of the faculty we extend our heartlest conbratulatlons for havmg had the honor of trammg and dlrect mg such genlus as ours III 'Io the members of H C H S we leave the remams of our fond hopes for a new bulldnmg Untll sald hopes be real bc come so dear to us by force of assocxatlon IX Fo the future members of the senlor class we bequeath l The Cliff-ICL1lt1CS of l1v1ng up to our lllustrlous reputa txcn on COl'1Cl1tl0I'l that they fulfill the requlrements of the Louncll of just1ce 2 lhe Great Expectatlon of the Invxtatlon to the Lance from De Wltt Clmton Hlgh School 3 Our seats ln the assembly 1HClL1Cllflb all bum stuck beneath them 4 Our rooms on the second Hoor mcludmg all candy pea nut shells gym shoes wlthout soles bloomers wlthout elastlc tobether wlth any odd blts of luncheon or any other prevl ously consldered necessltles whlch now contrary to the re peated warmnlgs of the San1tary Squad lltter our desks and clothlng closets 1 7 ll ' L S . si. N . , Y y 1 ' y . r V. f .U 1 . 1 . . - I - , . . , . Q , 0 ' D or . . . . . - ized fif everj we entrust to them the care of the little mice, .1 , . . . H ' ' !! VW ll ' YJ ll v' ' x, n ' ' ' l . . . G or Q ' x I . . , - v ' 1 I 0' ' I . y '- h 7 . . . . y - , , 95

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THE ARGUS tk - - - -- - -A - ' J - - - - wing 'A Q il 1 ' E 23 :E 21, - - .- - ,A ,ol A A ' A ' 'i i ' T ' VMI' ' ' o1I76N1fhN: illllina Evirnv ND now after having reviewed the accomplishments of the senior term, it seems an entirely Htting time to give our impressions of the one who made everything possible-the senior faculty advisor, Miss Beirne. Possessing even more than her share of the necessary requisites, as a faculty advisor, Miss Beirne is ideal. For pep and vivacity she is unrivalled. For wisdom and sound judgment she has no equal. As for ability :to make girls love her,-it may be the? brilliance of her intellect, or her sense of humor, or her sarcasm, biting sometimes, de- lightful allitimes, or the charming' inconsistency of her varying moods, or the adorable way she has of wrinkling up her nose when she smiles, or-as someone suggested'-the Uphlegethonian beryll of her eyes. We suspect them all but, whatever the cause, the girls go into raptures over her. The same qualities that make her an ideal faculty advisor, make Miss Beirne an ideal teacher as well. With the slightest effort, she can ac- complish wonders. That famous sense of humor and the fear of her sarcasm may account in great part for the sudden re- linquishing of our fond ideas concerning the deadness', and uselessness of the Latin language. And our desire to see her wrinkle up hen n-ose when pleased may coincide more than we realize with our desire to do our Latin. There is still another aspect in which we consider Miss Beirne-in the light of a friend. In that respect, Miss Beirne is-well, you'll all know her some- day if you are fortunate, and it is delightful to discover some things for oneself. . B. R. 97