Jefferson Township High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Mexico, IN)

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Swninr Ollama will Ladies and Gentlemen, Teachers and Friends- . Upon the behalf of my client, the Class of 1926, of 'Jefferson Township high school, of the city of Mexico, County of Miami, State of Indiana, I have called you together upon this solemn and serious occasion, to listen to her last will and testament, and to receive from her dying hand the few gifts she has to bestow in her last moments. Cut so rapidly loose from life and finding so much to attend to before the end should come uponher and real- izing at the same time that she had no longer any time left to spend in culti- vation of her own virtues, she deemed it best to distribute them with her own hands to those friends to whose needs they seem best fitted. But we hope that they may be accepted, not as worthless things lavishly thrown away, because we could not use them, but as valuable assets to those who receive them, and reminders of the generosity of our free and full bestowal. Item I-We, the Seniors of 1926 will to the Jefferson Township public school our loyal school spirit, ready response, and hearty co-operation in all things. Item II-VVe give and bequeath to our beloved faculty all the amazing knowledge and startling information that we have furnished them from time to time in our various examination papers. Item III-VVe give and bequeath to the Junior class our seats in the as- sembly and class rooms and we hope they will endeavor to fill them as faith- fully and promptly as we have done. Item IV-XVe give and bequeath to the Sophmore class any stubs of pencils, erasers, or scraps of paper that we may have left behind us. May they feel free to use them, and feel, perhaps that they may, in some mystic way, import scme of our great knowledge to them. ITEM V-Wie give and bequeath to the Freshmen class any overlooked cuds of gum we may have left adhering to the undersides of desks, banisters, assembly seats, or any likely or unlikely places. VVe have sometimes had to rid ourselves of these in too much haste to be able to pick and choose the most desirable means of disposal. Item VI-The personal wills of the individual members of the class of '26: I, Herman Hood, do bequeath to Helen Fawley my troubles as class sec- retary. I, Ruth Stoffer, do bequeath to XVylton Kline, my musical gifts. Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast. I, Alvia Greer, do bequeath to Margaret Confer my ability for acquiring the blues. I, Herbert Kessler, do bequeath to Dorothy Donaldson, my never failing occupation of whispering and my noisy disposition. I, Ruth Miller, do bequeath to anybody who needs it, my bluff. Apply early and avoid the rush. I, Richard Hurst, do bequeath to Thelma Taggart my knowledge of Econonims, English, Virgil and Science. I trust that Thelma may be able to

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Fisher, Mr. Black and Miss Horton. This year's trip was somewhat danger- ous and difficult to take because we were exploring and going over deeper Water, through most dangerous places. However the majority of the crew withstood the trip and were ready to set sail on our third trip the next year. The total number of passengers the third year was 28. This year there were several new passengers who made our voyage worthy of honorable mention. A few of them proved to be expert sailors and avoided drifting in- to Lat-Inn. Probably their record will make the voyage of the class of 1926 remembered through the ages. Several of the passengers became sea sick as we continued our voyage and were forced to board another ship and return home. As more of our passengers became sick, investigation was made. It was found that Mr. Black was going over the rough places' and through the currents around Algebra and Geometry Rocks at such a tremendous speed that it fairly made the passengers sea sick. Mr. Fisher ever kept us in touch with the history of our forefathers lest we should forget and not be as good as they. Mr. Hann was our Captain along the English Channel. XVe ran out of food supplies. All we had was English Nuts which Mr. Hann gave us to crack. These were very hard shelled and we had a narrow escape of dying from starvation. Thus our third year voyage ended. Those who had survived from the third year voyage were eligible to go on the final expedition. Mr. Hann is again our Captain, Mr. Fisher is still with us, Miss Hartley, Miss Roberts and Mr. Tillet are our new captains. Miss Hartley has taught us to draw beautiful pictures as we sailed along. Miss Roberts taught us the music the waves of the sea were singing to us. Mr. Tillett explained to us the theory and science of wave length and the dif- ferent phenomena that we did not understand. Some of our passengers this year are worthy of mention. Three of them were permitted to sail around the great currents of Rock Virgil. They were very capable of handling their own ship and they seemed to enjoy their trips very much. This is but a brief account of our voyage, but we hope it will serve as a keep sake to the passengers in years to come. Now as our four year voyage is ccmpleted we wish to thank our faithful teachers for their perserverance with us. May they have their reward for it. Our hopes are that we may make use of their teaching so that their time and efforts will not have been given in vain. Yes, we have fallen short of some desirable goals, but nevertheless we review the achievements of the past four years with a feeling of satisfaction. All too soon high school days are over and we leave the halls with fond memories and sighs of regret, When the school's last lesson is mastered And the classes are tested and triedg When the stupidest student lxas vanished, And the dullest has stepped aside. We shall rest-and faith, we all need it! We shall rest for a moment or two, Till the wonderful School of Experience Shall set us to work anew. -Frances Black.

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survive it. I, Frances Black, do bequeath to Alton Shaw my everlasting smile. I, Lester Snyder, do bequeath to Ruth Rader, my gift of demonstrating love. I, Ernest Schmidt, do bequeath to Thelma Stoffer the secret of my methods of playing basket ball. I, Helen Hurst, do bequeath to Roscoe Kraning my love affairs, providing he doesn't stay up later than three o'clock in the morning. I, Vern Ault, do bequeath to anybody that is in need of it, my sunny dis- position. I, VValter Rendel, do bequeath to Cora Pugh my gift of gab. I, Ruth Birk, do bequeath to Reynold Gerard my biology notebook. I, Robert Bowman, do bequeath to Magdalene Lane, the example of a, class member, who has proven to be able to keep quiet on all occasions. I, Cleo Worl, do bequeath to anybody that needs it my dignity. May they uphold it, forever endeavoring to realize its vast importance, in spite of their light mindedness and irresponsibility. I, Ross Griffith, do bequeath to Della Hiebert my historic gifts. I, Paul Montgomery, do bequeath to Ester Frick my executive ability, but not my beauty. I still feel that I have need for it. I, Caroline Newman, do bequeath to Tyman Miller my cartoonist gifts. I, Victor Fouts, do bequeath to Dorothy XN'eaver my ancestors. I feel that I do not need them anymore. Item VII-To individual members of the faculty: To Mr. Tillett, we leave the memory of a class that has always obeyed, especially in having our Arithmetic lessons. To Miss Hartley, we give the profound admiration and ever-endur- ing friendship of the class of 1926. To Mr. Fisher, we bequeath thirteen cents to purchase a little- black book in which to record the misdemeanors of the students in the coming year. To Miss Roberts, we bequeath the balance of our class treasury, to be used in buying a pair of rubber shoes for detective work. VVe feel she will be sure to need them in dealing with the classes that are to be our successors. To Mr. Hann who has been our faithful instructor throughout our high school course, we bequeath, a sweet and unbroken succession of restful nights and peaceful dreams. No longer need he lie awake through the night to worry over the uncertainty whether this one or that one will have his English lesson in the morning class. VVe are sure that it has been a hard strain on him, for seniors are said to be at all times and under all conditions difficult to manage. But he has done his duty, and indeed, now shall he have his well-earned reward. I -Ruth Birk.