Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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SENIOR YEAR BOOK. 25 Fourth: To those “Beloved Sophomores”, who have but recently entered the preliminaries to the Geometry text books, the following articles are bequeathed, towit: The geometrical instruments adorning the walls of the west room, the paper black-boards (with their numerous imperfec¬ tions, among these being the many holes, uneven patches, etc.), the afore¬ said slates being designed for a background upon which the hereinbefore described instruments are to be used, in exploring into and propounding theorems in the mystical labyrinths of geometrical construction. Fifth: To all the present and future members of the Momence High School, so long as they shall be such, I do hereby will and bequeath the following described articles, towit: The theorems is Solid Geometry, es¬ pecially the last set, the tables of longarithms and of trigonometrical func¬ tions, particularly those concerning tangents and co-tangents of angles near their limits. Many and much-tabulated statistics in the Physics, al¬ so the problems in the High School Arithmetic and the answers thereto, many of which some ruthless teacher has surrepticiously changed, the af¬ fected quadratics of the Algebra, the more intricate forms of English analysis, the many complicated strata met with in the Physical Geography, the long line of historical celebreties whose principal contributions to the world’s glory seems to be in the fact that we have to learn about them. Lastly, and with tears, I leave to you all those petty “tribbles and trialations” to which the Senior’s soul is heir. Also I do hereby grant to the court in which this will is probated the power to appoint the executor of this, the last will and testament made by me in behalf of the Senior Class of 1901, of the Momence High School, hereby revoking all former wills of the same purpose nd intent. In witness whereof I have hereto subscrib¬ ed my name and affixed my seal this 14th day of March, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred One. Signed, WAYNE S. KELSEY. This instrument was, on the day of the date thereof signed, published and declared by the said Testator The Senior Class of 1901 to be its last will and testament, in the presence of us, who, at its request, have sub¬ scribed our names thereto, as witnesses, in its presence, and in the pres¬ ence of each other. Signed. Witnesses.

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(Jlas-s Will. BY WAYNE S. KELSEY. In the name of the Senior Class of igoi, of the Momence High school, we, the undersigned, President and Secretary of the aforenamed class, do hereby invest in Wayne S. Kelsey the “power of attorney” authorizing him to dispose of, by will, all properties belonging to said Class, of 1901. , Signed, this 14th day of March, A. D. 1901. L. Ethel Weaver, President. Ollie M. Burchard, Secretary. Therefore, I, Wayne S. Kelsey, being of a sound mind, acting in ac¬ cordance with my vested right, as the maker of the will of the Senior Class of the Momence High school for the year 1901, do make, ordain, publish and declare this to be the last will and testament of the said class. First: It is directed that the Executor hereinafter named reimburse all claimants who shall have proven themselves to hold just claims against the class and the remainder of the receipts of this evening to be turned over to the Secretary of the School Board. If, however, such receipts shall prove to be insufficient to meet the demands of the creditors, the Executor is hereby empowered to draw upon the aforementioned Secretary of the School Board to the amount of the deficiency. Second: I do hereby give, devise and bequeathe to each and every pupil of the Momence High School, as his or her individual possession, all the knowledge that he or she can glean from jhis or her associates and instructors. Also, to the aforementioned parties, is bequeathed all the pleasant memories which they have retained relating to this illustrious class of 1901; provided that they shall properly cherish and care for the same; which condition is hereby attached to all properties disposed of by this will. Third: To those “Dear Juniors” is given and bequeathed the beauti¬ ful remnants adorning the walls of the North Room, including the paper on the walls, the black-boards and the pictures.

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erjior i(g Bob v pude. The seniors stole forth, one still, clear night And whispered, “now we’ll be ‘out of sight’ And thro the valley and over the height In silence we’ll take our way We’ll start the “bob” as soon as its dark Preparing ourselves for a jolly ‘lark’ And we’ll hie us away to the town of Grant Park And we’ll be as ‘boozy’ as they.” But the frost stole in and they almost froze It grizzled the bangs and reddened the nose But their hearts were light, ’spite of frosted of toes For they had their happiness with ’em. In fact they had a glorious time; The girls all declared that it wat “simply sublime.” (And here is a line that will help out the rhyme And another to balance the rhythm ) And so, when they had reached the town They went to a store of wide renown And proceeded to slip the viands down In a way that was not discreet. And Mr. Ehler did not know And wouldn’t believe when they told him so What a place it was for provisions to go Until he had seen them eat. But on the way home, oh, sad to relate, A youth lost his balance, slipped o’er the end gate And, catching on something, was dragged on his pa In a manner both painful and sad, And his comrades, next day, declared, one and all, When questioned on lessons they couldn ' t recall That they were the ones who had suffered the fall And lost all the sense that they had.