Rolla High School - Growler Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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Eighteenth: I, Earl Baumgardner, do hereby will and bequeath to Homer Kerr, my tonic prescribed for a smooth pompadour. Nineteenth: I, Eflie Porter, .xo hereby will and bequeath to Mildred East, my art of blushing. We nominate, constitute, and appoint Professors Bradley, Buck, and Scott Executors, and Miss Via, Executrix, of this our last Will and Testa- ment. In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and aflixed our seals this the 19th day of May, 1916. The Senior Class fSEALl Mattie Freeman, '16. JPJVJD THE SENIOR FEAST. September 30th we Seniors had designated as a proper time for a feast. This was the first feast of the year 1915-16, and also the last feast to be held in the old R. H. S. Mr. Bradley had told us of an extra hard lesson in Agriculture and on hearing that we decided that we were very hungry and needed a big feed. We then had a meeting and each one had to furnish some sort of grub. Eric and I were selected to furnish the beveridge which of course was Grape Juice, The National Drink. The time for the banquet came. Mary had the two lab tables prepared and when Mr. Bradley stepped into the room he nearly fainted, thinking from the looks of things that he was in the dining room of the Waldorf-Astoria instead of the High School laboratory. Well, we sat down to a fine spread and when Mr. Bradley left we decided we would give the Juniors a good appetite. He carried out with him an empty bottle, some bananas and other grub. When the period ended we turned the Juniors loose on the scraps. Chickens always like scraps. The Grape Juice, not entirely gone, was just fine, if you don't believe it ask August Delaloye. He sampled it. Well we didn't need any more grub that day and I am sure that Mr. Bradley found us better Agriculture students after that. We all believe and always will that feasts make good students. Well don't we Seniors look that way? I guess so. Earl Baum gardner, '16. JOJDJO THE SENIOR PARTY. February 11 was rather a gloomy day outside, but this did not dampen the spirits of the Seniors. For how could they help but look pleasant when they were to enjoy the hospitality of Professor and Mrs. Bradley that even- ing. Altho of course the day seemed to pass rather slowly, at last the hour crept around and we were all assembled at the Professor's home, listening

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SENIOR CLASS WILL. Know All Men by These Presents, That we, the Senior Class of the Rolla High School, of 1916, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testimony, hereby revoking and annulling all former Wills by us executed. First: To Prof. Scott we do hereby will and bequeath a yard stick with which to measure his history lessons. Second: To Prof. Bradley we do hereby will and bequeath the right to take the incoming Seniors on all necessary and desired trips to examine Live Stock, provided he makes them return in time for their next class. Third: To Prof. Buck we do hereby will and bequeath the right to be- stow upon the incoming Juniors and Seniors, the writing of as many com- positions as he gave to us, and may they improve their writing as fast as the Class of '16. Fourth: To Miss Via, the one teacher who has been Our Guiding Star all through school, we give our best wishes and our heartfelt thanks. Fifth: We hereby will and bequeath to the incoming Senior Class the right to be an example to the lower classmen, and we command them to see that the incoming Freshmen are treated justly. Sixth: We hereby will and bequeath to the incoming Junior Class, the opportunity of having their own special teacher and class room for English. Seventh: We hereby will and bequeath to the incoming Sophomores, the right to make the Freshmen know their places. Eighth: We hereby will and bequeath to the incoming Freshmen the right to sit in the Auditorium with the student body if they will behave properly. Ninth: I, Minerva Allison, do hereby will and bequeath to Ray Denison the right to ask as many questions in the future as I have asked in the past. Tenth: I, Mary Adams. do nereby will and bequeath to Paul Chaillie, my knowledge in all branches of science. Eleventh: I. Harry Zieseniss, do hereby will and bequeath to Francis Rothe my book entitled How to Grow Tall. Twelfth: I, Eva Northern, do hereby will and bequeath to Babe Mont- gomery, the right to listen to all jokes told during class when the instruc- tor's attention is attracted elsewhere. Thirteenth: I, Helen Baysinger, do hereby will and bequeath to Marian Knapp, my place at the piano. Fourteenth: 1, Selma Hammer, do hereby will and bequeath to Oma McMaster, my book entitled How to Write Good Compositions. Fifteenth: I, Eric Schuman, do hereby will and bequeath to Albert Shinneman, my business ability. Sixteenth: I, Madge Lenox, do hereby will and bequeath to Ella Haas, my love for Rolla. Seventeenth: I, Robert Stassen, do hereby will and bequeath to Nancy Love, my whole soul interest in farm life.

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to the fish stories of Professor Scott and himself. Altho we couldn't decide which told the best story, or which had caught the largest fish Land oh yes! we musn't forget that Bob tried to tell one tool Mrs. Bradley became tired of the same stories she had heard so many times before, so put us to work showing our ability in making sentences out of words beginning with the same letter. Well, we started out and went around the circle, each adding a word, and finally we stopped and called it a sentence. We wanted to ask Professor Scott and Miss Via to diagram it, but knowing they would hate to acknowledge their inability to do so, we refrained from asking. Why we had the old Anglo-Saxon poetry beat a mile for alliterationl Next Mrs. Bradley called Eric Schuman into another room and told him to keep his ears closed, while she gave each person a word of a proverb. Then when he came into the room,every one shouted their word at the same time. After five hard trials, Eric, by watching Professor Bradley rather closely, recognized the proverb, and was allowed to sit down. Then Harry Zieseniss tried his luck, but was rather unsucessful. Then we each got us a partner, and started playing progressive Rook. We thot that we were a progressive class, hut found that some were very unprogressive when it came to playing Rook. But anyhow we certainly were having a fine time, when low and behold Mrs. Bradley thot that we were working too hard, and that we needed some refreshments. So we re- mained at our tables, but we certainly did quit playing mighty quick when Mrs. Bradley and Miss Irene brot ina lunch fit for a king. My, how we did eat! It was so good that we just could hardly stop. But there is a limit to everything, even to eating. However, just when we thot we could eat no more, Mrs. Bradley brot us in a new start, and of course we found room for that too. We certainly did enjoy our lunch. Mrs. Bradley and Miss Irene will ever have a warm spot in our hearts for stomachs, should I say?J for this part of the evening. Luncheon over, we were favored with a few vocal selections by Miss Irene, which were greatly appreciated. After this, again We got out our Rook to see who could make the highest score. Finally this fell to Harry Zieseniss, who was presented a book for his wonderful genius as a Rook player. alt is no wonder that he got the highest score, he was the tallest person there.J We couldn't realize that it was time to go home, we had been enjoying ourselves so immensely. But the girls thot it was time to depart. Profes- sor Bradley, however, told us to stay, and promised to give us breakfast, but on looking at our time pieces, we found that it was already about break- fast time. So after thanking Professor and Mrs. Bradley for the pleasant evening we had spent with them, we left for home, all of us regretting that this was the last time that we as Seniors in the Rolla High would have the privilege of enjoying their hospitality. KA Senior.J