La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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8 LAPORTE HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW. Item ist. We give, devise and bequeath all those who entered the high school with the class of 07 in 1903, and have not more than forty (40) credits, to the Freshman class. Item 2nd. We give, devise and bequeath all those who entered with us aforesaid and have hot more than eighty (80) credits, to the Sophomore class, to be their absolute property forever. Item 3rd. To the beloved Juniors, we bequeath all those who entered with us as aforesaid and have not enough credits to graduate. Note:—The above and foregoing be- quests do not include articles and property hereafter men- tioned in special bequests. Item 4th. The benches occupied by ns for the last year we bequeath to the Juniors, to he held by them for one year. Item 5th. 'I'he library, consisting of books on graft, base ball and foot ball, dime novels, and magazines, we give, devise and bequeath to the school at large and John A. Wood and Arthur Deamer are hereby named as trustees to see that this bequest is properly cared for and protected. Item-6th. To J. W. McLennan we give, devise and be- queath the sum of $5.20. to be used solely and alone, and for no other purpose or purposes, than to purchase every Sun- day for a period of two years one copy of the Comical Sec- tion of the Chicago American, for the sole use and benefit of A. M. Otwell. who delights and revels in reading the same. Item 7th. To C. M. Luce we give, devise and bequeath one thousand (1,000) boxes of cigars, (each box containing one hundred (100) cigars and costing not more than $2.00 per box), he having shown great ability and desire for {he use of cigars at the base ball game at South Bend. John A. Wood is hereby appointed to take under his charge and cus- tody, said cigars, and it shall be his duty to see that said Luce does not smoke over five boxes in one week. Item 8th. To J. W. McLennan we give, devise and be- queath the following books, to-wit: Baron Munchausen’s Adventures: Robinson Crusoe: Anderson’s Fables; Gulli- ver’s Travels: Hyde’s English Grammar, and Hulverson’s Manual on Pronunciation of the English Language, the

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LA PORT E HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW. 7 To one. we know not what to say, For what we would we must not. Nay Still we speak for your own sake, If you will coach and he a fake. Conic, smile, we meant not to be gruff. Hut first, dear one, you must learn to bluff. To another this advice we dedicate, It’s hard to speak, but it is fate— We must. Hut how the subject to approach? Tis no simple matter of a coach. Well, you must know ere you can rest. Use Violet Talc., for it is best. Then there are those who love the dance, The dreamy waltz—soft strains—perchance A stolen hug or word of fond affection. Now how can you obtain perfection? Just learn and be not shy or coy. Learn as we did. girl and bov. Now to lower regions we descend And hold our breath lest we offend. And doing so incur the wrath Of he who the C). K. slips hath In great profusion. Come, let’s go F.re we are collared here below. And cornered for a recitation. Either the rest need no advice (Then if we spoke of prejudice We’d be accused). Or what We feel we ought to say, is not For publication—just quite fit, So now we’ll quit. (Will.) The members of class of ’07 realizing the uncertainty of school life, and being aware of the fact that the day of our graduation is drawing nigh, do hereby make, ordain, publish and declare the following to be our last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all other wills by us heretofore made.

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LAPORTE HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW. 9 same to he used by him to obtain information for his speech- es at the opening exercises on Wednesdays. Item 9th. To Miss Lydia E. Kohn we give, devise and bequeath two hundred yards of pink ribbon, to he used for her own benefit in making pink bows. Item iotli. We bequeath to C. M. Luce, in trust how- ever, the sum of $500.00, to be used to purchase each and every new love story in publication. Said money and said stories to he used for the sole benefit of Miss Anna Sophia Hunter. We hope she will profit thereby. Item nth. To II. C. Noe we bequeath two safety razors and $10.00, to he used to buy new blades for the same. Item 12th. To Arthur Deamer we give, devise and be- queath forty-three (43) feet of one and one-half inch rub- ber hose, to be used solely and alone for spanking Fresh- men. et al. Item 13th. To the II011. Frank Bohland the class does hereby give, devise and bequeath $10.00, to be used by him for no other purpose than for obtaining High School tab- lets. We hope hereby to benefit the many friends of the class who have suffered through his misdemeanors. Item 14th. To A. M. Otwell we also bestow $5.00. which shall be used bv him to purchase the Kimona Monthly Gazette (a Borneo paper), for the betterment of the said person’s science. Item 15th. As a special gift we give, devise and, be- queath-to A. M. Otwell 12 tons of ruled Lenox Bond paper. This paper is to be used solely for writing out “A. M. O. O. K.” slips, which is said to be Otwell’s favorite sport. To facilitate the carrying out of this sport, we bequeath to said ()twell 4 gross of “penny pencils” and two knives, the blades of which are not to be more than 8 inches in length. If. however, at anv time the Board of Education shall consider that said Otwell is taking too much time for writing out “O. K.” slips we bequeath an automatic “O. K.” slip machine, capable of manufacturing 450 slips per minute under ordi- nary circumstances. This machine shall be purchased out of the sum hereafter set aside in Item 16. Item 16th. We hereby have the sum of $100.00 set aside, and placed under the custody of J. Burns, to be used