Oneida Community High School - Mohawk Yearbook (Oneida, IL)

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SENIOR ANNUAL—CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED ELEVEN—ONEIDA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS WILL EXTRACTED FROM THE PROBATE COURT OF WILLS. This Is the last Will and Testament of us. the Class of 1911, Oneida High School. Wo do hereby, give, devise, be- queath, and transmit to the Junior Class, of said school, the use of the glass in the hail joining the recitation and study rooms. We also give, devise, bequeath, and trans- mit to the Junior (Mass, the calender hanging on the east side of the study hall. We do also give, devise, and trans- mit to the said Junior (Mass, all the short pieces of chalk, ranging from one-sixteenth to one-half inch long, which may at the time of our departure be found within said school. We do hereby give, devise, hequeuth and transmit to said class all gum wads found adhering beneath our desks, or any part thereof. John Peterson, the honorable president of the said class of 1911, doth give, devise, be- queath. and transmit to the president. Miss Gladys McCue. of the said Junior (Mass, the use of his seat during her so- journ in school, the said seat being situated In Row 6. Seat 13. .Miss Grace Melton, an Industrious member of said class, doth hereby give, devise, transmit, and bequeat to Clarence Shedd the use of her seat during his attendance in school, the said seat being Row ti. Seat 11. Miss Helene Glenn, a noted singer of said class, doth hereby give, devise, bequeath and transmit to Dean Bacon the use of her seat during his attendance in school, the said sent being Row 6. S at 9. Miss Mable Letherman. the scholared musician of said ctass. doth hereby give, devise, bequeath and transmit to Kenneth McGovern, the use of her seat during his sojourn in school, the said seat being Row 5, Seat 5. Miss Myrtle Nelson, a perseverant member of said class, doth hereby give, devise, bequeath and transmit to Ida Volk the use of her seat during her attendance in school, the sabl seat being Row 2, Seat 11. Mis Lula Thorne doth hereby give, devise, bequeath and transmit to Bertha Decker the use of her seat during her sojourn in school, the said seat being Row 4. Sat 12. Miss Eva Weech doth hereby give, devise and bequeath to Miss Helen McKle the use of her seat during her attend- ance In school, the said seat being Row 2, Seat 12. Lester Westlund, a member of said class, doth hereby give, devise, bequeath and transmit to Harry Adams, the use of his seat during his sojourn in school, the said seat being Row 3, Seat 6. Lynne Adams .the artist of said class, doth hereby give, devise, and bequeath to Miss Eva Hedman the use of his seat during her attendance in school, the said seat being Row 4. Seat 7. Royal Sundeil. the electrician of said class, doth hereby give, devise, bqueath, and transmit to Fern Murray, of said school, the use of his seat during her sojourn In school, the

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SENIOR ANNUAL-CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED ELEVEN—ON El DA HIGH SCHOOL c Tunc— Jauiilla ' Farewell our High School! It Is sad to leave you now. Still with thy rule. We'll .succeed, we vow. Anti thru years of tolling, hen we all are far apart. The old school bell’s ringing, e'll recall at heart. Chorus. School days! Dear old school «lays! Happiest days of all our life. School days' Farewell school days! Now comes the strife. In college or teaching. We will strive each night and day: Never forgetting The old rose and grey. And then coming years. Our dear teachers we'll recall. And with smiles and tears. Love them best of all. Chorus. School days! Dear old school days! Happiest days of all our life! School days! Farewell school days! Now comes the strife Tune: Kiss Me. Ren nick, our dear old Ren nick. We hate to leave you badly you know Some day you'll still recall us LASS SONGS Anti say you liked us as we liked you. While away out In Frisco You'll be thinking what we're doing Anil how we're succeeding Back here without you, our good old friend So Proff, before you go Proff, Two rahs for Ren nick (Rah! Rah!) Ren nick wt like you. Tune: Save Up Your Kisses. Oh Hannon. Dear Hannon! With the specks on your nose. And your black tresses waving Wherever you go. In Algebra and English You have made quite a name So Colleen, save up, examinations. That you may keep up your fame Ti|ne: Has Anybody Here Set r Kelley.” Has anybody here seen Coleman Our dear J: niter? oh. have you s-va the boys as they ran As she ope'd the do r? Sure she's kind and good to all of you If you obey as she wants you to. Has anybody here seen Coleman. Coleman of the Emerald Isle. Tune: Patrick J. O-Haro. Oh I like the Sophomores: but best of all there's one Altho I'm a Senior, I too must have some fun. Hut when all the tens in arithmetic, in that black grade book's won, The class of nineteen 'leven will say to Eva well Done. Tune: Put on Your old Grey Bon- net” Put on your old blue 1m in net With the black Jet on it While we pack our books And leave today. Come on Myrt and hustle For we all must rustle To honor old rose ami grey. Tune: Put Your Arms Around Me Honey.” How I love to hear the charmin'; voice of Shedd, Ringing In my oars when I could— slap his head. i»h you Geometry! with your ques- ti ns float ng free But you can't compare vflth my moonlight rides. With my good pal James a-slttln' — by my side, oh 1 do like ,my school. When far fio .1 its rule!

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SENIOR ANNUAL—CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED ELEVEN—ONEIDA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS WILL said seat being Row 4. Seat 10. Miss Helene Glenn doth hereby give, devise, bequeath and transmit to Miss Helene McKle, the position as leader in music; but. If she finds it beyond her power to execute the powers of said position, we do hereby vest her with power to appoint any other member from said school, whom she may think fitting and proper to hold said position. We also do give, devise and bequeath to the members of the said Junior Class, the short or long pencils which we may be seized or possessed of when leaving school, to be equally divided, share and share, among the members of said class. We, the members of the Boys' and Girls' Basketball Teams, do herby, give, devise and tiequeath our positions In said teams to any members of the High School, whom the teachers think fitting and proper to execute the powers of said position, to the best of their ability. We do herby appoint ! ean Bacon, a member of said Junior Class, sole executor of this, our will. In witness whereof, we, the said Testators, have hereunto set our hand and seal, the Nineteenth Hay of April, One Thousand. Nine Hundred and Eleven—the mark—Class of 1911—and seal ('ll)—of the said class of 1911. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Testa- tors as and for their last Will and Testament In the pre- sence of us who at their request. In their presence, and In the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witness thereto: HARRY WILLIAM ADAMS. GLADYS ETHEL McCUE, EVA ESTERLEN H EDM AN. HELEN MURRAY McKIE.