North Adams High School - Rampages Yearbook (North Adams, MI)

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The Seniors will the use of Barberls merchandise store to Miss Getter. We bequeath to Miss Bohn the close affection of' those to whom she gallantly endeavored to teach something in Modern and Medieval History. To the public in general we bequeath Mr. Lamb's new theory of sow- ing corn broadcast. We hereby appoint the faculty guardians of the class of '24 and also appoint them administrators of this will, with full power to carry out it's provisions. In witness whereof. we. the last class of 1923. have to this our last will and testament consisting of several squares of paper, subscribed our signature this Tth. day of June 1923. CLASS OF 1923, In witness thereto we have this day hereunto prefixed our names and seals. JOKES Geraldine Cox--- Doctor, look at my tongue. Just look at it. Now say. what does it need? Doctor---t'Rest. I hear Keith Williams got hurt the other day. What was the troubleffi' They say he fell from the top story of the house, while trying to clean the windows by drinking a quart ofhard cider and then breath- ing hard on the glass. Nlr. Young came puffing into his home late one day to find paper hang:-rs busily at work. Who told you to hang that out- rageous paper on these walls, he sternly demanded. L . Your wife, sir, was the reply. Uh-h-h-h,---pretty isn't it? What is the best combination of fruit that you know of? Ralph Wolcott--- A date with a peach. Eleanor--- You remember that you told me that you hunted tigers in West Africa. Well I read that there are no tigers there. Laurence--- Quite right, quite right. I killed them all. Mr. Lamb, illustrating chemistry experiment,-n If anything goes wrong with this experiment, it might blow us all to the ceiling. Come c-loser that you may better follow me,

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' i C L A S S W I L L DOROTHY AMBLER We the graduating Class of 1923, North Adams High School, Hills- dale County, State of Michigan, being in good health, spirits and strength of body and mind and desiring to make disposition of our property and affairs do hereby make. publish and declare our last will and testimony, hereby revoking and cancelling all former wills made by us at any other time. First: We bequeath room one with highly carved and polished desks to the Juniors and Sophomores for their exclusive use next year. They may add more carvings if they care to. Second: We bequeath Ethel Caskey's cleverness at dissolving part- nerships to Lucile Carpenter. We bequeath Edith Fry's Wonderful ability of studying and keeping quiet to some restless Freshman. We bequeath the fair Cleopatra's gentle ways and quiet manners to Kathleen McFarland. We, especially Geraldine Cox, bequeath sincere hopes to Paul Marks that red hair will sometime be the rage. To anyone who can get away with it, we bequeath Herbert Holkin's ability to bluff in English literature. To Ethel Rogers, we bequeath the charming mannerisms and vamp- ing ability of Pauline Winchell. To Ruth Williams we bequeath Berneice Doty's monopoly on the boys. Any extra credits that Richard Barger may possess we bequeath to Charles Giddings. We bequeath Ethel Caskey and Geraldine Cox's brilliant social sea- son of last winter in company of Ralph Wolcott and James Meeks to Sarah Ferguson and Ruth Williams. We bequeath George Lynch's cleverness at love making to Clarence Hoffman. We bequeath Marion Pierce's and Lloyd McLaughlin's brotherly af- fection to Theron Randolph and Everett Westcott. We bequeath Dorothy Ambler and Edna Moorehead's unusual ability in General Science class to Keith Williams and Donald Thornton. We bequeath Geraldine Winchell's ever ready smile to ..... ..e..... . We bequeath to Mr. Young the pleasure of chasing the joy-bugs out of the halls before school and at noon hours. , . ,Il

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WI H I S T O R Y LLOYD McLAUGHLIN The Class of 1923 began its career in September 1919. Eleven of the thirty-two members came from the intermediate department ofour schoolg the rest from the district schools of the community. At the present time we think that Freshman class as being composed of a queer lot of boys and girls. Each had his own high ideals and a dreamer's plans for attaining them. As we now look back through our four years we can see the benefit of these unattainable goals. They were the powers that compelled us to push forward and surmount the innumer- able difiiculties. which always have and always confront High School students. During the first few weeks we went through the most trying period of our lives. Through the patience, help and counsel of our teachers and superintendent W. T. Carter, we were encouraged to go forward and we found ourselves gradually becoming High School students, not the experi- enced upper classmen, whom We looked upon with admiration and whose action we tried to imitate, but willing workers whom we must all be in order to rightfully expect advancement. The oft thought of reception given for us by the Sophomores. at the home of Mr. Carter, was full proof of the brotherhood into which we were accepted by the other classes. By the second year many had left our class. some because of sickness. others because they were needed at home, and a few because they could see no benefit derived from further education. Our work for this year seemed easier. We had become better ac- customed to the routine and spirit of the school and had gained confidence in ourselves and our teachers. We knew we were small in experience as well as in years and we ex- pected to look to the farther advanced for many things. But there also came a realization that we could be of value in setting forth an example to the new Freshmen. We gave them much encouragement and advice. and by their reception at the home of H. H. Pierce. We made them feel that we took an interest in their welfare and hoped for their advancement. Then came our Junior year. This was better than any other. We had began to realize the benefits derived from an education and see the lack of schooling as a disadvantage to those who had left our class. We then thought we were holding one of the most important positions of High School life. It was doubtless one of the most prominent, but our I1