Mount Vernon High School - Forum Yearbook (Mount Vernon, OH)

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16 THE FORUM A Thrilling Experience Chap. I. Leaning gracefully over a window-ledge in the 24th story of the Curtis House on the morning of June 15, 1917, might be seen a young man, watching the throng of passersby. flt must have been circus day.D All of a sudden the clang of the fire-bell was heard and, with a quick mo- tion, the young man leaned farther out the window. Chap. II. Naturally, the people were excited at the fire-alarm! CMt. V. people always are tho it be only a pot of beans burning? Yes, they were excited, but this changed to horror when, looking up, they beheld the form of the young man hurling thru the air. A death like stillness passed over the throng, broken only by the sobs of the women. Chap. III. Suddenly on the stillness brok-e the noise of rumbling wheels and clattering horses' hoofs as the fire wagon turned the Class H' 'A E, the Seniors of Mt. Vernon high school, destined to be graduated from the same in the month of June and the year 1911, A. LD., do bequeath all our scholastic faculties and pragmatic aptitudes to be disbursed in the manner herein and hereafter saliently described, speciefid and ordered. And may the l xl iii: ll al a I '1 - posterity to corner. In vain did the driver attempt to check the maddened animals before they should reach that quiet form in the street. In vain did he try to turn them from their course. Rushing madly on they passed, drawing the wagon after them, directly over the young man. Chap IV. Oh! What a moment of agony! Wo- men fainted. Brave men turned pale and feared to near that pale, quiet form. At last a policeman made his way thru the hushed crowd, examined the body, and turned sadly away to put in an ambul- lance call. But suddenly the prostrate figure rises, stands erect, and calmly brushing his clothes, the young man starts to Walk away. See here, says the .amazed cop, you're injured. 0h! No, answered our hero, that was just a trivial accident. Why I was captain of Mt. V. H. S. football team in the season of 191O. It was Jing Will right hand of our executor, Clarence H. Winans, rest heavily upon any undergrad- uate who maliciously violates any rule herein promulgated, or questions the au- thenticity, validity and legality of this document or even doubts secretly the sanity of the individuals who herein make known their last will and testament be- fore they depart from the Elysian fields and fountains of knowledge. The man-

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THE FORUM 15 Rubs Seniors First, our dear president Cubby, Who'll make some girl a nice hubby. He has a case on Evelyn L., A fact we know well, Has our most honored President Cubby. Ruth Mitchell and Mary Blair, And Jing with the Auburn hair, Besides Jenkins and Tiz, And Louie the quiz , And Viv Dowds with never a care. Musicians we have by the score, At least there 's a dozen or more. Monroe, Mable and Mae, 'l'hat girl who they say- Is interested in a shoe-store. There 's that happy-go-luck Irene, With her cunning kid brother. Leon, Whose case it is said On a Junior is bad, For they together so often are seen. Then there 's Faye Thomas and Bess, Who know how to debate, I guess. They won it this year, And we'll miss them both here, When each dons her commencement dress. There's Loma and Gotch, who are good, And Lawrence who is quite a fine dude, Grace Faddis and Mary, And dear Louise Sperry, Whose wisdom is awfully good. We have several like Verna in school, Who are not very fat as a rule, Anita and Hazel G., B. Doelfs and H. P. Who certainly ought to keep cool. But there are some others, too, Who are fat, like Frances Chew, Jennie H. and Grace Strang She 's the girl who has sang. You know her-oh, I know you do. There are girls who as teachers will go, There is Alma and Olive Snow, Helen C. and B. V., And also Anna B. They 'll make very good ones we know. And also we have Berta Hall, And Hazel who's awfully tall. Also Miss Ethel In every thing faithful, And I guess that 's about all. Oh! no! we 're not thru yet, For there 's George H. and Raymond Spechk. Another Mary, With Hubert Cary, Who 'll make some man you can bet. Another girl-Vernice P., A small girl, a senior to be. Shakespeare 's lady, Fair Portia stately, And that 's all there is to see. This ends my song on the Seniors, Unless I tell some misdemeanors, But that 's best left out, So without a doubt I'd better stop kidding the Seniors.

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THE FORUM 17 ner of execution of our will shall be as follows: First-That the back fence be given a coat of paint at least twice a year to pro- tect it from wind and weather by what- ever classes that have the nerve and dar- ing to do so. Second-That E. Seavolt be given the sole right to care for the new electric lights. Third-That the class of 1912 be given the option to have orations or class play. Fourth-That J. Gotshall's walk be left to Pugh H. Fifth-That E. Lyman's quiet way be left to G. Fleming. Sixth-That Mr. Winan's be given the privilege of closing school ALL DAY when a circus comes to town. Seventh-That G. Culbertson 's glasses be given to Glenn Ward. Eighth-That B. Patterson 's ability to debate be given to A. Beamen. Ninth-That Mr. Winan's chapel lec- tures be confined to five minutes. Tenth-That the Freshmen be given the right to hold class-metings in room 23. Eleventh-That the Senior Girls' Shirt W'aist Suits be put in their cofiins at the time of burial. Twelfth-That L. West's arguments be left to S. Sigler. Thirteenth-That all the Senior ora- tions be recorded on bronze tablets in the hall. Fourteenth-That F. Chew's dominat- ing spirit be left to E. McKee. Fifteenth-That M. Ewing's game of bluif be taught to all underclassmen. Sixteenth-That M. Bairtlettls ego- tism be left to H. Atwood. Seventeenth-To A. Zimmerer we pre- sent Grace F. 's Latin knowledge. Eighteen-We leave space on the Wall in the hallway for the underclassmen to place two trophies of successful debat- ing, next year. Nineteenth-We give to the Juniors the exclusive privilege of evading June exam- inations providing they have taken monthly tests and mid-year examinations and are still 9075 out of the deep. Twentieth--To the Juniors we leave the president's chair vacant for another mem- ber of the Culbertson family. Twenty-first-That a statue of W. En- glehart be given to the Athletic associa- tion to be placed in the hall to commem- orate his foot ball fame. Twenty-second-That V. Salisbury 's bottle of anti-fat be left to Mary Clay- pool. Twenty-third-That money lfrom last year 's play be devoted to the purchase of computing machines for the use of Seniors in averaging grades. With this, our Last Will and Testa- ment, we, the Seniors, revoke all wills made heretofore by us and to this we now set our hands and seal. CLASS OF 1911. Witnessed : J. S. ALAN, JEAN L. McINTOSH.