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

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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

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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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IO LAPORTE HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW in purchasing an “O. K.” slip machine, as stated in the last foregoing bequest. Item 17th. To the beloved Juniors we give the right to fly their flag during the last week of school of the school year 1890-190®. Item 18th. We nominate and appoint John A. Wood and the Hoard of Education as executors of this our Last Will and Testament. Item 19th. All articles, junk, etc., etc., not mentioned heretofore, we bequeath to the school at large, to he taken indiscriminately by any and all persons enrolled in the High School during the year 1907 and 1908. OUR TEACHERS—HOW AND WHERE THEY EX- PECT TO SPEND THEIR VACATION. Ottvell:—Extended trip to the islands of the Southern Pa- cific including stops at Borneo, Java, New Guinea and Mallacca. MacLennan :—Coach White Sox ball team. Deamer•:—Stay at home and tend baby. Xoe:—Break in a few more broncoes. Hunter:—Spend summer at Grassy Creek. Illinois. Kohn:—Visit White City. Simons:—Go to tanneries ( ?) at Milwaukee. Wood:—Go to Europe for seven days and visit 54 schools. Hailiman:—Stay at home and feed the chickens, and chew “square deal.” Luce:—Make hav near Bluff ton. Poole:—Travel with Conreid Co. Mary had a little lamb. She fed it very well, She gave it a stick of dynamite And blew it all to------- Little pieces about as big as this ().—Ex. “Chick” Martin was considerably troubled at the track meet—he tried his best to find out what time was made in the shot put, but could not do so.