Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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11)21 M 1 R A G E ---29 Class CCIUI •«MB « lx D(BB ll)(Mi 0 The Will of lhe Glass of Nineteen Twenty-one. (With due apologies to Shakespeare) If you have tears prepare to shed them now. You all did know these seniors. You re- member Mow studious, how angelic they seemed. Ah. now you weep, and 1 perceive you feel The dint of sorrow. Look you here; Mark well our passing from those stately halls. But here’s a parchment with our seal upon it. Encircled round with Olive Green and White. My aim Is not to give you perfect Eng- lish— We an not orators as Aten is,-- But, as you know, we are a worthy class. We love our fellow students and we be- queath our all. This, your inheritance, do guard and honor well. For you are wise and honorable. This is the will and under '21 3 seal; To every underclassman we bequeath Our steps, worn dusty by our weary feet. As to and fro from class to class we rush; Moreover we have left you all these halls And teachers too. and all our private haunts About the building: we have left them to you And to your heirs forever; common pleas- ures To walk about and recreate yourselves. Tc our worthy underclassmen we also leave Our standard English, punctuation, and philosophy. And to the Juniors. Bauman’s theatrical ability To be used by them in future productions. And Juniors, do guide you well the future Of the Sheriff's daughter that when she becomes of age She may be worthy of our fellow student Moore And willingly. Wo as a class desire to leave Such personal effects as one brown derby To be held by Junior Edward Veidt Till death doth him desire. Look you here Juniors, the Big Four. Silhaugh. Jeffries. Tidd. and Mark wood. Bequeath to you the leadership of a Senior Class We bequeath also Bonner’s wit (it’s ne’er been equal) And Royal 1’h brilliant scientific mind Tc Coach McClure. May he well deserve them. After much thought and consideration I). Mattox bequeaths her giggles to the Sophomore girls; A weighty care upon their youthful mind. Good friends, sweet friends, let us stir you up To such a spirit of ambition. That you will again defeat Athens next year. To the wee. small Freshmen their stately size Magnanimously doth Wilder. C. Baumgard- ner, Brenner and Elsie bequeath.

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28 wild animals were wild they should re- main wild by the divine law of nature. In Argentina I learned that Eleanor Aniill had become the wife of a wealthy merchant and was wearing a diamond as large as a lima bean on each finger. I went north from Argentine till I reach- ed Panama. Albert Darling was running boats on the Panama Canal and had in vented a contrivance to keep boats from rocking. Walter Secoy was in Costa Itica and had acquired his wealth by means of photography and that year he was taking the pictures of every Senior High school class In Costa Rica. Roderic Halderman was also in Cen- tral America and held the championship for prize fighting in that country. In Mexico I found three members of our class of 21. Mabel Beougher was practic- ing elocution in the Mexican language. Robert Abbott was seeking the seven pots of gold that George Washington burled there immediately after the Revolution- ary war and Gladys Miller was giving singing lessons to the young Mexicans who called her “Voice of America” and some 1921 thot she represented our Goddess of Lib- erty. I was tired of foreign nations by this time and decided to return to the State» and visit our national capital at Wash- ington. It happened to he inauguration day and I was attracted to the earth by a large crowd of people who listened atten- tively to what seemed to me a familiar voice. I hurried to see who the speaker might he and learned that the first woman president of the United Stales that day went Into office. I went nearer to the woman speaking and to my amazement dis- covered that it was our own Dorice Tidd. So astonished was I that I drifted away front the crowd and back to the Fairy Queen, “I have found them all. They are happy and well situated. Now take away my disguise.” 1 begged her. This was her answer, “You have found them and you will tell the world what they are doing. You will travel much to do this. Now go. and spread the fame of your classmates.” So. like Aeneas. I still wander, telling of our class of 21. CLARA MONTAIGNE. M 1 R A G E .

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— 1921 M 1 R A G E 30 We leave Hoffman’s foolish questions To these Freshmen, for 'tig known by all That by inquiry is great knowledge gain- ed. Our Beck leaves her choice of words To you. Freshmen. Hhy. meek and demure; For you have neither wit. nor words, nor worth. Action, nor utterance nor power of speech Worthy of Sophomores. And to the underclassmen we leave our captaincy, Our prowess in the game of basketball; And may you cherish the cup for which we strove With might and main, ‘gainst many odds and won. Flower of our genius, our debaters.— Judge. Oh ye Gods, how bitterly we fought Marietta— This was the most unkindest cut of all. The rest of us our modesty nnd meekness leave. Our dignity. Inherent grace and sterling worth. And above all. we order ourselves as in- dividuals to pay One large debt of gratitude to all those Who made possible our advanced educa- tion. This is our will, oh people But 21 is no more. Oh setting sun. As in thy red rays thou did’st sink tonight So with the dusk the Seniors' day is set. Our memory remains; our day is done. HARRY HERDMAN.