Rock Ridge Hall - Rock Ridge Annual (Wellesley Hills, MA)

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Class Will. fi fi 'df E, the class of nineteen hundred twelve, being about to leave this sphere, in full possession of a sound mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. And first we do direct that our funeral services shall be conducted by our staunch friends and well-wishers, the faculty, trust- ing to their care that the funeral shall be carried on with all the dignity and pomp our position in the student and social scale of the school has merited. U As to such estate, as it has pleased the fates to give us, We do dispose of the same as follows, viz: ITEM 1. We give and bequeath to the Headmaster and Discipline Committee Page Twenty-eight. restful nights and pleasant dreams. We promise them a rest from nineteen tWelve's daily requests to go to Wellesley, or to Boston. No more Will we be called upon to bend our haughty knee to supplicateg no more will they be pained to refuse. How often have our desires been thwarted when there had been an excellent per- formance at that well-known Boston play- house, or when the world's champions were playing at Fenway Park. ITEM 2. We give and bequeath to the school as a whole the Rock Ridge songs, on condition that each year more shall be added, until we have a collection to be proud of. May Alma Mater be the theme of far better songs in the future l ITEM 3. XVe give and bequeath to our best beloved sister, the class of nine- teen thirteen, the beautiful new Senior

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These visions abruptly vanished as I r awoke, but I was still not satisfied, and as I reached for my ff Prince Albert in order to continue with my visions I remembered that it was all gone. This meant that I must wait for the next appearance of the vision, and time will bring perhaps a dream which will be as enjoyable as this one. F. R. GAMM ON, J. C. MCCANDLESS. Page Twenty-Seven

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House. Although at most times antag- onistic towards us, she is the rightful heir, and we pray that it be her good fortune to have i11 charge of it, the same obliging masters that it was our good fortune to have. We hope that she will continue to defeat the basket-ball and base-ball teams of the next Junior class, with the same precision that we did. ITEM 4. To the children of the lower school we give the following advice, feeling sure that it will lead them to glory 5 copy nineteen twelve g learn to work if not to wing development comes sooner through bearing failures than successes, do not take advantage of your masters, and if given board walks or bounds, seemingly unjustly, accept your punishment man- fully. It isn't fun, but still, look at nine- teen twelve, and be encouraged! ITEM 5. The subjoined list will be recognized as entailed estates, to which we do declare the class of nineteen thirteen the real and rightful successors: lst. The Senior seats in chapel which the Junior class has regarded with envy. Qnd. The care of the publication of the Rock Ridge Bi-Weekly and the Rock Ridge Quarterly. 3rd. The Wrok, Worry and glory of the Senior Dramatics. -ith. The Senior privileges, too well understood to be detailed. 5th. The Senior dignity, trusting that the strain upon the nerves and muscles of the debonair Juniors, will not swerve them from their purpose. Lastly we must give to our successors our course in Senior Ethics. We could tell you many interesting facts about moral law, that makes us all cowards when quizzed about it. If nineteen thirteen gains half the inspiration We received after a session in the oilice of the Head- master, or after a meeting with the fac- Page Twenty-nine.