Oakfield High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Oakfield, WI)

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WILL OF THE CLASS OF 1906. We, the class of ’Oc, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and mindful of the uncertainties of life, do make, publish and declare this our last will and testament, revoking all former wills by us made: 1st. We direct our executor herein after named to pay all our just debts and our graduating expenses. 2nd. We do give, devise and bequeath to the Juniors the entire physical laboratory and its contents. 3rd. We do bequeath to the Sophomore class our kind instructors. 4th. We do devise to the Freshman class our studious manner to be held by them until their graduation, whereupon it shall pass to the Freshman class in existence at that time. 5th. To Jennie Pratt and Marshall Moses we do give jointly and severally our ability to sit still and put our attention upon our work. 6th. We do bequeath to Edward Cragoe the combined argumentative powers of the class of ’06. 7th. We do give, devise and bequeath to Bessie Geelan our ponies in civics to be held by her until she leaves high school and then to pass over to Walter Lamb. 8th. To Lola Pratt we do bequeath two steel plates for her heels and some clappers for her toes so that people will be aware of the fact when she walks across the floor. 9th. We do devise to Jessie R pley all our love letters and old beaux. 10th. To Walter Burns we do bequeath the privilege to grumble all he wishes to and talk without permission. 11th. We do give to Clara Gordon a solution mixed up in our physical laboratory guaranteed to turn red hair to a beautiful golden yellow like her own. 12th. To Lillian Pratt we do give all our outlines anci reference books in English literature, together with our knowledge cf Chaucer, Shake speare and Milton. 13th We do devise to Harold Bennett one of the back seats which have heretofore been occupied by the Seniors. 14th. We do bequeath to Fred Gordon the sole right to manufacture gun powder in this village, but we wish to warn him against the “Burns” he is liable to get. 15th. To Miss Rakow we do give, devise and bequeath a white vest, a swallow-tailed coat and a turn over collar to be worn by her at the next engagement party. 16th. We do give to Earl Henning-sen our subscriptions to the Milwaukee Daily News and the whole afternoon of each day in which to collect, our letters.

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SALUTATORY. “Flicker of leaves on the casement. Glimpses of summer blue. Sweeping boughs that beckon and wave Through sun and shining dew. The snowy drifts of daisies, Butterflies all aglow. Magical play of light and shade, And drowsy winds that blow. While fair as a lovely maiden Fresh as the dawn of day, The first rose blushes on its stalk Adown the garden way.” And th's is our graduating day! O happy dav that brings to us this joy, we hail thee with glee! Often have we looked forward to this time when we would have finished the prescribed course in our High School. Now it has come. We are advancing out of the harbor into the sea. Various and numerous are the thoughts and sentiments that force themselves upon us on such an occasion. Fond recollections of the past school days appear now even more attractive than before, feelings of sincere gratitude towards those by whose guidance and instruction we have been benefitted; high and noble ideals to be striven for; gladness that the goal long aspired for is now reached. Such thoughts are now present in our minds. Some of you here ton'ght have experienced this same joy, and have come perhaps for a renewal of your early hopes and a fresh consecration of your h'ghest aim. To you, beloved alumni, a. warm fond welcome. Some of you as friends and kinsmen of these graduates are here t’o w'tness the honors bestowed upon them. To you a fuost cordial welcome. Many of you are brought hither through your enlightened sympathies of education as a principle, through ycur belief that on the proper development of the youth depends the permanency of our institutions. You whose encouragment means so much are sincerely welcome. To our teachers we extend a most, heartfelt welcome. Your work has been a noble one and we have thoroughly appreciated it. With all our hearts we welcome the Board of Education who have spared so many of their busy moments in showing their interest not only in our schoolroom work but in all our school-day endeavors. IONE WORTHING. “Mable” the sweet girl's father called from above the staire. “Yes father. What is it ? ” (she answered through the midnight stillness) “Just tell your young man to be careful and not trip over the morning’s milk when he goes out.”

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17tli. To Ethel McKnight and Elsie Phelps we do give jointly and severally just one naif of our worthy president’s lung power to be used by them in recitation. 18th. We do bequeath to James I'ay the rgh‘ to reta n all the pulverized complexion beautifier which he brings home on his coat from Hamilton. 19th. To Alvin Ehrhardt we do device a motor cycle which will not dump him, and better still wi i need no tinkering. 20th. To Grant Wells we give a part in the play next year wfith the privilege of backing cut if he so desires. 21st. We do bequeath to Mr. Hansen the secret of who threw the shot. 22nd. Unto the girls in the Freshman class wre do give, devise and bequeath our vast knowledge of geometry, our love for polygons and our admiration for parallelop’peds 23rd. To the h:gh school students 1ft behind we give our interest in the basket ball and a chance from now on to win something in oratoricals. 24th We do give to Olive Roy an excursion tcket to X. D, which will carry two from there to Lusk. 25th. To Lucile Edwards we do bequeath our cribs in physics, which will pass her thru an examination with a resistance of 1000 ohms, an amperage of 30C0 and a voltage of 2000. 2Cth. We do give, devise and be- queath to Flora Morgan, Eva Paynter and Guli Orvis leather medals as rewards for being the victors of the whispering matches which we have had at. school. 27th. To Jce Geelan we do bequeath a bronco and a cow boy’s hat to be given to her upon her departure for Enderlin. 28th. We do give to Lula Ripley, Ethel Bristol and Eessie Burns the privilege of meeting their friends when they call for them at the Grammar room door. 29:h. To those who were once with us in this class we give our best wishes for their success and our sincere regret that they are not with us now. We hereby nominate and appoint Everett Tulledge executor of this our last will and testament and it is our desire that he be required to give bond for the faithful performance of his duty. The residue and remainder both real and personal we do give, devise and bequeath unto the School Board, to them and their successors forever, to be held by them in trust for the future generation of Seniors. In witness whereof we have hereunto set cur hands and seals this 31st day of May, 19GG. In the presence of RYLE WORTHING, RUSH COLE, RALPH WARNER. D. E. W.