St Josephs Collegiate Institute - Star Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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THE STAR The Expiring Sveninrs' last will anti Testament THE distinguished, and soon to be extinguished, Class 5.3 of '27, late residents of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, as City of Buffalo, County of Erie, State of New York. hav- ing served at least one full year's term in Rooms 4A and ' 4B of said institution, and being now of UNSOUND mind and LAPSED memory Do make, publish and declare this to be our last Will and Final Testament, all others being declared null and void. ARTICLE I. To the Senior Class of next year iif there be anylz First, We leave to you the name of Senior, that most awe-inspiring of titles, at the pronouncement of which Freshmen faint, Sophomores weep, and Juniors cringe. Second, Upon you we bestow the guardianship of Rooms 4A and 4B for a period not to exceed one scholastic year unless you become so enamored with your studious surroundings that you feel it would be an injustice to your teachers to deprive them of your presence after so brief a stay. With the custody of the afore-mentioned rooms we confide to you the care and preservation of all trophies, pictures and documents proclaiming the greatness of your immediate predecessors, in particular the oil painting done in wax which a-dorns the rear wall of Senior Ag we Warnyou never to try to improve on this Work of art. Third, We direct you to pay, with accumulated interest, all the honorable debts that We have justly contracted and left as an heirloom to the school. fKeep our addresses quiet while performing this dutyl. Fourth, We further direct you to erect in some conspicuous place a suitable monument to the memory of the Class of '27. Cldeas may be obtained by a perusual of the Washington Monument. the Bunker Hill Monument, or the more conven- iently located McKinley Monumentl. ARTICLE II. To the school in general we leave our exalted example of irreproach- able behavior and inimitable scholastic achievement. With sympathy for our successors -do We realize that never again can St. Joe's produce such master minds as Brass, Sebert and Peschiog such exponents of strategy in debate as Cuba Candee and Manila Griffin, or such dry humorists as Cudney, Maher and Ready. Poi ty

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THE STAR Leaving Milwaukee the next day for home, I began thinking of the achievements of the fellows. Well as I look over the class in my mind's eye, I am not so surprised at the positions that the fellows occupy today. Anybody could have seen that most of the fellows found jobs suited to their inclinations. With the exception of Bill Gardiner and Sarkis Anthony of whom I really expected more, I can't say that I feel any of the fellows have come below my expectations. As I was thus contemplating the fate of my old pals, the train brought up with a jerk and looking out I saw I was back in the old home town again. F. C. 0'CONNOR, '27 ST. JOSEPH'S 1900-1915 Thirty 1

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THE STAR John Candee, Jack Griffin and Frank O'Connor and Frank Hanssel beoueath to those in the inferior classes who have endeavored to play football, their knowledge of how to become Catholic Champions in two months of competition. Ask-me-another Schnitter wills his hard earned title to that Junior who can in the course of one period compile the greatest number of foolish questions. To future patrons of the School Library we bequeath that atmosphere of solemn silence, profound recollection and diligent study which always reigned supreme within its sacred precincts whenever the learned Seniors were engaged in perusing some of its many volumes of forgotten lore. Furthermore, a consistent patron among our members, Charlie Mc- Donough, donates to said Liubrary the one and only copy of his latest work in fiction entitled, Reminiscenses of a White Wing, or Cafeteria Floors that I have Cleaned. To Francis Hamel, an inhabitant of the neighboring and much maligned burg'h of Kenmore, an honored member of Class '27, bequeaths the doubtful delight of hearing his fair town assailed at every opportunity by maliciously inclined teachers and students. Abe Lincoln O'Connor leaves to the most stupid Junior the privilege of not being able to determine whether or not a door is closed. ARTICLE III. Moreover, WE First, Extend to the faculty at large, and to Brothers John and Malachy in particular, sincere congatulations on having got rid of us. We are now equipped with the brains, if not the discretion, to ride abroad conquering the world. Second, Proclaim that during the months of July and August immediately following the publication of this document, this far-famed institution of learning shall cease to dispense knowledge to the rabble , out of respect for the memory of the Class of '27. fSignedJ For '27A, FERRIS CUDNEY, President For '27B, JOHN CANDEE, President WITNESSED BY Joseph Lux and Frank Condon, Attorneys-at-Law June 24, 1927 I fl