Norway High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Norway, ME)

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20 THE CA UCEUS think to what great man or woman they be- longed. Besides these enforced gifts, we leave- not of necessity, but our own free will--our blessing, tender memories of our pleasant associations together, our forgiveness for anything that we may not have exactly ap- preciated in the demonstration of the past, and a pledge of friendship from henceforth and forever. And we do hereby constitute and appoint the Principal, Mr. Lord, sole executor of this, our last will and testament, ln wit- ness whereof, wc, the class of 1927, the tes- tators. have to this our will, set our hands and seal this second day of June, one thou- sand nine hundred and twenty-seven. ' Signed, -Fiuzn Aariuzn Lewis. Valedictory Not Finished But Begun Many important events of civil and mili- tary life in the past have occasioned special words of farewell, for instance: a gener- al's farewell to his army 5 a president's fare- well address to his people, or a pastor'S farewell to his parish. Although, in comparison with such great events, tonight's graduation is insignifi- cant, yet to us it is all important. Therefore I deem it a very great honor, as the reppre- sentative of my class, to say a fey fitting words at this time. ln place of a formal valedictory speech, 1 have thought best to adopt as my theme some of the special future opportunities awaiting us and the modern outlook as com- pared with the ancient. About a, century ago, if an American had stepped up to l'ncle Sam and asked for an education in the arts and sciences, he would have received a very stern refusal and would have been told instead to use his en- coveries that have resulted in this new order and the chances of further promoting them. D ergy for the development' of our natural re- sources, and for the establishment and de- fense of a better govermnent. There were far too many physical activities for him to be allowed any time for cultivating his mind. Times have changed. Now Uncle Sam is turning more to education and its bene- fits. The sweat of our forefathers has built for us a wonderful nation, and it is our duty to do all in our power to help it still further along, not by just commonplace grinding, as formerly, but by a combining of well- trained minds with manual labor in order to make use of the illimitablc material God has given us. If a person living two hundred years ago or so had been able to see, in a crystal, a picture of today, he would have been tlum- derstruck. To him, all our every day con- veniences would seem as miracles or demons, and even the people would hardly be recog- nized in their strange costumes. Today our social life has been developed to a very high standard by new educational methods, more advanced ways of caring for the body and keeping it strong, shortening of the working day: and the organizing of spare time in helpful exercise. By modern appliances the home is grad- ually being turned into an enchanted castle, as the ancients would think, thereby giving the mother more time to devote to her fam- ily and to further enrich her store of knowledge. The nations are catching the spirit too, and are continually debating and'discussing methods of disarmament to preserve wo1'ld wide peace. It is getting to be a common thing now for a millionaire to leave his fortune for the help for research work in one or many en- ter prises. The results that have come from this aid are far reaching. ln order to demonstrate to you the possi- bilities of the future. it would be well to mention first some of the wonderful dis-

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. THE CADUCEUS 19 In behalf of Henry Favor I be- queath his ability to get his lessons to Ralph Murdock. In behalf of Bernice Cummings I bequeath her ability to draw to Hil- da Stineford. In behalf of Jack Burgess I be- queath her vamping ways to Clara Adkins. In behalf of Celestine J udkins I be- queath her speed and accuracy in typewriting to Dot Anderson. In behalf of Giant Hill I bequeath his ability and knowledge of Base- ball to Doc Nelson. In behalf of Frances Rich I be- queath her work in school activities to Evelyn Saleeby. In behalf of Catherine Longley I bequeath her talking ability to Dorothy Decker. In behalf of Arnold Hasty I be- queath his ability to play the saxa- phone to Hiram Clark. Of course you all know Hiram is taking les- sons on the saxaphone. In behalf of Stanley Murch I be- queath his efficiency as a clerk to Roger Gates. In behalf of Donald Matheson I be- queath his ability as a boxer to Donald Green. So when any of the grammar school kids pick on him he can take care of himself. In behalf of Marjorie Twitchell I queath her knowledge of how to run a Ford to Clark Hutchins. In behalf of Willie Bachelder I be- queath his ability to raise a mus- tache to Carl Greenleaf. In behalf of Horace Brown I be- queath his ability as an orator to Vincent Ashton. In behalf of Marion Bennett I be- queath her ability to read notes in history to anyone Miss Sawyer may select. 15. In behalf of Lois Brown I bequeath her love for the boys to Arline Henley. 16. In behalf of Phoebe Cobb I be- queath her ability to rave over fel- lows to Dolly Saunders. 17. In behalf of Bertha Towne I be- qu-eath her ability to collect money that is due the class, to the Treasur- er of the Senior Class next year. I hope you have as good luck as she did. 18. In behalf of Doris Brown I be- queath her ability and knowledge of basket ball to Connie Smith. 19. In behalf of Gary Locke I bequeath his knowledge of how to mix up soda to Grace McAllister. Otf course you all know Grace has signed a contract to work in Stone 's this summer. 20. In behalf of Katherine Richardson I bequeath her bashfulness to Edith McAllister. 21. In behalf of Cora Smith I bequeath her love for orch. boys to Mary Fa! VOI'. 22. In behalf of James Smith I be- queath his ability to keep a steady to Bob Saunders. 23. In behalf of John Newton I be- queath his love for the fairer sex to Billy Brown. 24. In behalf of Victor Everett I be- queath his ability as a football player to Monkey Dow. 25. In behalf of Katherine Drake I bequeath her boyish bob to Vera Merrill. Item 6. Any stubs of pencils, erasers, or scraps of paper or anything else that be- longs to us, you may feel welcome to use to your best advantage, but please remember this: When you are using them, try to

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