Palmer Institute Starkey Seminary - Echo Yearbook (Starkey, NY)

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4 . I Q NNN ff! 0 3112151 ill tmh UPKTHIUPHT YVe, the Senior Class of Palmer Institute-Starkey Seminary, of the Village of Lakemont, in the County of Yates and State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, not acting under duress, menance, frail or undue influences, do make, publish and declare this our Last VVill and Testament in manner folflowing, that is to say: First: VVC desire that all our just debts and funeral expenses be paid. Second: VVe do hand down to the Class of '29, our superintelligence, grieving as we do so that they, in all certainty, will never reach the high standard set by the departing intelligentia. Third: We, the Senior Class, do will to the present Sophomore Class, our benedic- tion and blessing, to do with as they see fit. Fourtlzz To the Freshmen we bequeath our ideals and love for Sunday School. lyiay they reach maturity as pious as even we are. Fifth: To our dearly beloved teachers we give consolation for the loss of such lights of genius and the hope that they may meet our equals in the future, Sixth: I, Edith Graham DeRyder, do give and bequeath to Kathleen Carmen, Willard Kent and Cameron lVIorrison, my scholastic aptitude, and may they live to reap the benefits thereof. Sewnllzz I, Paul XfVHfHC1', at my decease, do bequeath to Charles Chayes and Rodman Robinson my reputation as a steady and conscientious worshiper at the alter of one true love. Eight: I, Virginia Ballentyne Griffing, do give my great knowledge of how to ac- quire male admiration to Clara Taber, and I also donate to this apt and deserv- ing pupil my dancing abilities and may she profit thereby. Ninth: I Charles Frank Corwith do hand down to Cameron Nlorrison m en avin , 1 1 n , 1 n n n y g E g personality and my ability to arouse the spirit of mirth in other mortals. Tenlh: I, Elizabeth Crissey, do bequeath my steadying influence to Lewis Radley, and may he grow to the idealistic manhood he promises now in his youth. Elefventlzz I, Harold Hankey, do give my love for athletics and religious festivities to the Rinky Dink Club of Starkey. Tzuelfth: I, lVIarietta lVIould, do relinquish my sceptical and faintly sarcastic grin in favor of Ida Diehl and Elsie Bauer, and may these two find it as effective and useful as I, the deceased, have found it. Tlzirleenih: I, Lewis Gicker, do bequeath my lordly mien and Beau Brummel air to John Potter, with the advise, See'st thou a man diligent in bettering his appearance, he shall stand before kings. Tufenty-four

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.S N. 5 . CHARLES NELSON SUTPHEN Flemington, New Jersey Realizing the value of this young man as the head of the Commercial Depart- ment, the Board of Trustees persuaded Professor Sutphen to return to Starkey for another school year. When the question arose concerning the editing of a second volume of The Echo , he immediately became an ardent supporter of our cause. For a second time, the an- nual has materialized under the inspired efforts of Mr. Sutphen. The Echo Board has thrown every ounce of its energy into this work. At times when we lost confidence in our own ability to put this thing across, Mr. Sutphen has always been present with a smile, both to restore our confidence, and to offer his own ability. The Echo Board, which has trodden the rough and steep footpath to success, takes this opportunity to thank its able guide, and to express appreciation for his whole- hearted support and earnest labor. CHARLES L. WARREN Shippensburg, Pa. For three years this young man has un- swervingly devoted himself to inculeating Latin' prose into our impregnable craniums. Undismayed by our reluctant receptibility, he has at last reached the point where the study of Latin and History has become a pleasure instead of a torture. Aside from his conscientiousness in the classroom, Mr. Wfarren has shown great in- terest in our physical welfare. Through his earnest efforts to help us, both on the athletic field, and in the classroom, he has earned the highest respect of the student body. The Senior Class of 1928 showed great wisdom in its choice of this man for faculty advisor. Y1'LUE'7Z1'1l -three

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.2-rr' I X .4 ELI I '--4-,.- I GUI. Fourteerzilzz VVe, Paul VVarner and Charles Corwith, do relinquish our membership to the IVIerry IVhistlers , and do give our positions to Rodman Robinson and Lewis Radley. Fifteenth: I, Edith De Ryder, do affectionately bequeath to my beloved roommate, Jean Honsberger, my amazingly energetic ability for good housekeeping. Sixteenth: I, Alice Voorhees, hand down to Glenn Boyce my gift for music, with the profound hope that it will help him to get some music in his music. Sewnteentlzz I, Marietta llllould, do give my beloved roommate, Amy Bailey, this goodly advise: Now in your youth is the time to curb your great propensity for talking and behaving in a boisterous manner. Remember the perfect model I was in these respects and act accordingly. Eighteenth: I, Harold Hankey, do give to all coming generations of Starkeyites, my great sympathy for all their troubles. Had 'um once myself. Nineteenth: I, Lewis Gicker, do give this consoling thought to Lewis Radley: You won't have such a powerful and successful rival for the feminine heart, in the future. Go to it, old man! Tztwzlirtlzz I, Virginia Grifling, bequeath one of my dresses to Kathleen Carmen, with the hope that she will eventually Ht it. Tzumzty-First: I, Edith De Ryder, leave fond memories to Buddy Corwith. Tfwenty-Seconzlz We, the young women of the Senior Class, bequeath to the younger set, the consoling thought that now that our dazzling attractions are removed from the scenes of dance and battle, they will stand more chance in many ways. Tzuenly-Third: We, the young men of the Senior Class, do console the male ,sex with the satisfying thought that now that we are deceased, they will come up in the estimation of the fair sex and achieve proportions of importance unhoped for when we, their superiors, were in our hey day! Tuwziy-Fourtlz: VVe, as a class, do bequeath to our Alma lylater undying love, faithful loyalty and gratitude. Lastly: VVe hereby appoint IVIr. Charles Sutphen, who has done so much for each of us, Executor of this, our Last VVill and Testament, and direct him to see that each and every portion thereof is carried out to the fullest extent, he to serve without compensation other than our love, hereby revoking all former Wills made by us. In Witness Whereof, we have set our hands and affixed our seals, at Starkey Seminary, this twenty-seventh day of June, in the Year of Our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and twenty-eight. THE CLASS OF 1928 Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Pearl R. Fuller Cameron Itlorrison W 1, tg- W Tzventy-ffve