Saltsburg High School - La Saltianna Yearbook (Saltsburg, PA)

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-THE SALT SHAKER- (ClaHfi 1®UI Gilbert Maguire, May 25, 1933 Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: We, the Senior Class of 1933, of Saltsburg High School, being of sound mind and reasonably good judgment, do hereby make, execute, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, in the manner following, and do hereby, by this will, revoke any and all wills made by the members of said class heretofore, individually or collectively, including any and all promises, verbal or otherwise, which may in any manner conflict with statements contained in this document, including individual promises made without due deliberation or careful consideration. It is hereby decreed that any conflicting promises must be regarded as having not been made with due deliberation or careful consideration, and are thereby revoked in accordance with this last will and testament made and executed this 25th day of May, A. D., 1933, and the 157th year of the independence of the United States of America. To our immediate successors, the Juniors, we bequeath: First, after all expenses of graduation have been met, all bills that are properly authenticated, all borrowed paraphernalia returned to respective owners; the odds and ends remaining shall be given unrestrictedly to the Juniors, such things as unclaimed presents, honors, congratulations, and marriage proposals. Second, to the aforesaid Class of 1934, we likewise bequeath the devotion of the faculty which made the graduation of the present Senior Class possible. Third, to the Juniors we do hereby bequeath the loyalty of this class to our beloved high school with the understanding that this loyalty shall never be allowed to depart from the school but shall in subsequent years be passed on from Seniors to Juniors in order that the class loyalty to the school may never be lacking in this beloved institution which we, the members of the Class of 1933, will never forget no matter where the future years will take us. Fourth, to the Class of 1934, we also bequeath the intense school and class spirit so manifest in the Class of 1933. May you ever keep the school spirit first in your hearts no matter how good-looking the players on the opposing teams may be. Fifth, we the Senior Class, do hereby bequeath to the Junior Class all confiscated machinery and utensils belonging to the members of the Junior Class, said articles having been appropriated to the cause of abducting members of the Junior Class for the mutual benefit of both classes. This will make it possible for the new Seniors to have a bit of amusement without an overabundance of exertion. Sixth, the athletes of the Class of 1933 do hereby will and bequeath to the athletes of the Class of 1934 all the love and adoration bestowed by the Junior girls. Seventh, the good reputation and name of the Senior Class is left in good shape for the use of the Junior Class. We see that they are in need of a good reputation as they have none of their own. However, they are not to use it for the purpose of imposing upon the good nature of the teachers. Eighth, to Miss Ewing, our history teacher, we return unanswered the many difficult questions which she has propounded to us in the years w’hich have passed. We believe that these same questions can be used over and over again until they are worn to shreds, for surely they will never be answered. If we couldn't answer them, who can? Ninth, any harsh words or unkind expressions which we may have emitted to anyone during our sojourn here are to be buried with us so that their sting will be for us and not for those whom we have injured. Tenth, the echoes of our merry voices we leave to wander forever aimlessly along the walls. May they be an inspiration to underclassmen to achieve something approaching our great deeds, although they cannot hope to equal these. Our vacant chairs and desks we leave to be occupied by lesser students in the future. Eleventh, the Senior Class of 1933, does hereby bequeath to the Principal of Saltsburg High School all of the chewing gum, candy, rubber bands, yoyos, and jew’s harps wrongfully seized during our years in high school. Twelfth and lastly, to the Sophomores, the Class of 1933 does by this will bequeath all that the last two years have had in store: hard work, trouble with the Class of 1934, trouble with the teachers, a place in school parties and on athletic teams, and all other pleasures and duties not hereby mentioned in this will. We hereby appoint the Class of 1934 as sole executors of this our last will and testament and direct that the said executors be not required to give any bonds of matrimony or promises thereof, before it shall have finished the execution of this instrument. Should the class violate the trust placed upon it we herein decree that it shall surrender its rights and privileges of execution to the Saltsburg Board of Education. The above instrument of writing is given under the hand of the Board of Education at Saltsburg this 25th day of May, 1933, A. D., and the 157th year of the Independence of the United States of America. Signed ............................ President ........................Vice President ........................... Secretary ............. ............ Treasurer Page Twelve 1 9 3 3.............. -