Lapeer High School - Pantherscope Yearbook (Lapeer, MI)

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(Hass JfltU HOLLIS LAMOREAUX Be it remembered that We, the Class of’08, of Lapeer High School. being of sound mind and memory do here make, execute and declare this to Ik our last Will and Testament as follows : First: After the payments of all our just debts we give, devise and bequeath all of our real and personal Senior dignity wherever situated to the coming Senior class. Second : To the Superintendent and Teachers who have watched over us through this journey we leave our gratitude. Third : To the present Sophomore class we bequeath the honor of studying strenuously five hours each day five days out of the week for two consecutive years, except in c ase of sickness or vacation Fourth : To tin Freshman class we leave the duty of electing the officers which are necessary to perform the work of carrying the class safely through their Sophomore year. Fifth : (irace Moore licquoaths her ability of entertaining the . Y. Z. club to Mildred Mott. Those wishing information .as to how the work is being carried on, ask (trace. Sixth : .b ssie Crouse leaves to Curran Browne her wit and an abundance of bread erusts which he says makes his hair curl. Seventh : Boy Salisbury Inqueaths Ills power to concentrate his mind to Carroll Brown. Eighth : Bessie Tucker. Mablc Meisncr and Minnie Bust leave their know ledge as to how to enter the High School building oil St Patrick's eve and greet our faithful janitor, .loe Knight, by going to the top of the stairs, then turning around and running down all the time calling for “help”. This knowledge they leave to Cassic Coulter and Florence Yorker. yinth : William Johnson Uqueaths to Raymond Whitney his | octical genius and the promise of becoming an acrobat in the future. Tenth : Lottie Holcomb liequcaths her bashfulness to Dorothy Davis, which she may use to a great advantage. Eleventh: (irace Bennett bequeaths to Corrine Smith her knowledge ns to how to get over the fence and gather those large ferns for the decoration of the hall. Twelfth: Eddie Cunningham, the pharmacist, has on hand a few bottles of Dr. Frazier’s New Discovery which enables a pei on to concentrate his mind for five minutes, and it is also recommended fora monomaniac. Eddie advises local treatment and Insineaths the rvmiamler of the lx tth s to the High School faculty. Thirteenth : (irace Lynch has won fame as a newspaper reporter and is always ready to publish any news brought to her, such ;ls “Why do our High School Boys like to go to Oxford’’, “The Comedy of St. Patrick's Eve”, ’‘The May Basket etc. Her work as a reporter she leaves to Bernice Clark. Fourteenth : Winnie Ovaitt bequeaths her algebra to Schuyler Kudncr, the cartoonist, so that we may have a larger collection of picture in the rogues gallery. Fifteenth : Carson Pinkerton Ixquenths his seat of honor to Milton Valentine.

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CLASS HISTORY, continued Towards spring came the subject of Junior Play; for as had done our predecessors so must we do it, but letter. It was noticeable Imtli before and after the play, the Junior recitations were marked by dramatic gestures and ••stagey” smile . There were times when the stern expressions on the faces of the faculty indicated haril times for the poor Junior who couldn't lie both setor and getter of lessons. Hut the play was a success and drew a full house. In June we again made an appearance in public as a class and gave the Seniors a reception which was one of the prettiest ever given hen . The class colors were yellow and white and the hall made a pretty appearance with its green ferns, yellow buttercups and daisies. After the examinations the year’s work was done and we left tin old building for our summer vacation. Our Senior year has lieen the most important of all for we have reached what we had toiled and struggled for during the past four years. Two new members were added to our number, Hollis Limrreiuv and Win. Johnson, both of Hadley. We were now twenty-three in number and felt |iiite dignified and proud as we were assigned the back seats in the session room. “History repeats itself’. I suppose we gazed and giggled at the numerous Freshmen down in front, fo; getting 8cpt. ’04 till Miss Loughnaue reminded us of a few things—as she oft times did. There were some new studies Physics, for instance—and a continuation of others. There was an abundance of work. Was there a Senior who did not feel that the burden of the universe rested upon his shoulders? Hut there was an abundance of snow too that winter and as consilience there was a time when the burden was lifted tho’ it fell all the heavier sometimes on a poor sleepy S.Miior. Well we rememl er the morning after the sleighride to Neil Symler’s for just as we were about to turn into the yard the bob caught in a rut and a bunch of singing Seniors were scattered in heaps among the snow drifts. Luckily none were hurt but everyone seemed to Ik in good condition for the fine time that followed. We enjoyed several rides that winter, one to Hollis Lamereaux’ near Hadley and the other to William Johnson’s and at each place we enjoy d ourselves as only a Senior on a sleighride can. Many incidents happened during this year that the class have seen bud and ripen for it was then that Madeline learned. “Where there’s a will there’s a way” and Zola U gan studying the Psalms of David. Hut few meiuliers of tin class had made upthicr minds what profession they intended to take up. but one of our foreign students seemed from the lirst to be interested in the study of insects. He is now making a special study of the katv did and is said to In very proficient. The youngest in the class, a young lady with golden hair, sometimes called red', has expressed her fondness of birds and intends to study them after finishing her High 8chool work. She will specialize in Jays. Not manv of the class have expressed their viewsand intentions in n gard to their future. It may be they an waiting to s«s what our prophet has predicted for them. We find inclinations ou the part of several of the girls to Is teachew and show the coming generation how inueh they know. One young la Iv has express I a desire to b; e mc a train . I nur» . W e li ive advised a little more age U forc sin considers it too seriously for she is re illy too ••young”. It is evident then are e iibryo poets, orators, journalists, electricians, housekeepers and groat I wise ball players in our midst. If some leave gained in wisdom as they have in stitun during the past four years—we feel assunvl of them success in every line. “I wait for my story. Tin binls cannot sing it; The hells cannot ring it; Hut the long years, oh bring it; Such its I w ish it to Ik .

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HOLLIS LAMOREAUX Sixteenth: Marie Cronin bequeaths to Mabel Bowman her ability to stay away from picnics where she knows she is going to got caught. Seventeenth : Vena Dahn leavi s the pleasant memories of her school days to Miss Heed to travel through the dales, over the mountains to The den of The West. {eighteenth : The Baseball Team regret losing Hodges, one of their best players, since he has power by the process of symbiosis of keeping the players from becoming a monomaniac. Hodges lteqiicuths his work to William Brown. Nineteenth : Zolo Dent bequeaths her rubl r boot to Madeline Cutting to enable her to escape her physical lal oratory work. Twentieth : Bernice Kav leaves her pleasant smiles to Harry Macaulay. Twenty First : Neil Syiider leaves to Durand Smith the definitions of such wonts as -Micro COCCi prodigioeus”, • Sarcima ventricula”, “Symlteosis”. Twenty Sicond : Katherine Arlmry leaves to Justin Arms her book entitled “Inver’s Etiquette” which contain on the subject “How to Propose” and if‘followed according to directions good results can Is obtained. We hope Justin in his next effort. . , a , Twenty Third : Bertha Moore liequeaths her bakery to Irma Willard, since she knows the hrst thing to do m preparing new potatoes for the table, we think she is capable to run the Iwikery. . .. f We hereby appoint Paul Desjardines Kxecutor of the Will and revoke all former wills made by us, in testimony whereof, we hereunto set our hand and seal this nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord, which contains information will succeed