St Stephens Academy - Academician Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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Thirteenth, We give, devise and bequeath to Deborah Lamb, the back seat owned by Miss Netter, on condition that she fills it as nobly as it has been for the past year. Fourteenth, We give, devise and bequeath to Rocco Borzone and Carl McMonagle all the surplus knowledge left by Mr. Wyllie which he will not need in this work-a-day world and which we are sure will be sufficient to divide between the two above mentioned. Fifteenth, We give, devise and bequeath to Rose Warsalla, Miss Gwen- dolyn Hickey's ability to give impromptu speeches whenever the occasion presents itself. Sixteenth, 'We give, devise and bequeath to Eleanor Miner, all the small change left by Miss Cashman, with which to carry on her faithful practice of purchasing a loaf of bread every afternoon at Smith's Grocery. Seventeenth, VVe give, devise and bequeath to Carmen Graziadei, Mr. Stack's position at the Dictionary, which is to use, as has been the practice, every afternoon between 2:30 and 3:30. Eighteenth, We give, devise and bequeath to Gthello King, Miss O'Rourke's seat in Church to be used every morning as regularly as it has been during the past year. Nineteenth, We give, devise and bequeath to Grace O'Rourke and Alice Doe, Miss Warsalla's good deportment and good sense in keeping still. Twentieth, We give, devise and bequeath to Herbert Spey and Philip Neaton, Mr. Easton's wonderful punting and skill in making touch downs in football. Vlfith our permission they may win all the 1923 foot ball games for S. S. A. Twenty-first, VVe give, devise and bequeath to Maureen Moss, Miss Elizabeth Hickey's sarcasm to enable her to win all her arguments. Twenty-second, We give, devise and bequeath to Ruth Cox, Miss Byrne's sweet disposition. Twenty-third, We give, devise and bequeath to Ellen Atkins, Miss Mc- Carthy's cute little smile. Twenty-fourth, We give, devise and bequeath to Harold Nicholson and Ambrose Cote, Mr. Samberg's blushes. Having thus disposed of our entire estate our only request is that it will be so carefully used that it may be carried on to our posterity. We hereby appoint the Class of 1923 of St. Stephen's Academy Executors of this our Last Will and Testament. 'Lastly, VVe hereby revoke all former wills by us at any time made. In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and seal this first day of june in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and tWCUfY two- CLASS OF 1922, by C. E. Adamson, President. On this first day of June A. D. 1922 Class of 1922 S. S. A. of City of Port Huron in the County of St. Clair and the State of Michigan signed the foregoing instrument in our presence, and declared it to be their Last Will and Testament, and as witness thereof we do now, at their request, in their presence, and in the presence of each other, hereto subscribe ou.r names. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, residing at New York City, N. Y. P, H. KANE, residing at Port Huron, Michigan.

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Class Will We, the largest Senior Class that St. Stephen's has ever boasted of are about to pass out of existence in school life from the eyes of our Pastor, Teachers and younger school mates, even if we ourselves may strive for higher education. In a short time we will have been forgotten and as our good example and good works will be taken up, we hope, by the junior Class of nineteen twenty-two, we feel that we must repay them for the willing co-operation they have shown in all our endeavors and leave them, together with Reverend Father McManus, Father Brennan and the Faculty, a few little tokens of remembrance and love. Therefore, we, the Senior Class of Saint Stephen's Academy of the year Nineteen Hundred Twenty-Two, of the city of Port Huron in the County of St. Clair and the State of Michigan, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, in manner following, viz: First, VVe will and direct that all our funeral expenses be paid in full. Second, W'e give, devise and bequeath to Reverend Father McManus our love and gratitude for the encouragement and deep interest he has always shown to us. . Third, We give, devise and bequeath to Father Brennan, also our grati- tude and appreciation, especially for the success he has made of our Athletic Association. Fourth, VVe give, devise and bequeath to our Teachers our sincere regret for all the trouble we may have caused them. Fifth, NVe give, devise and bequeath to the Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen, our honor, love and respect for our teachers. Sixth, We give, devise and bequeath to our junior Classmates our re- sponsibility and leadership, our good example to the rest of the school, and all our sources of valuable knowledge, good standings and good seats at the rear of the room. Having disposed of the bulk of our estate and having still a few triflings left, we shall continue as follows, viz: i Seventh, VVe give, devise and bequeath to the juniors the wisdom fox selecting as prudent officers as the above named class has possessed. Eighth, VVe give, devise and bequeath to Leo Baumann, the successful art of arguing left by our worthy president, Mr. Adamson. Ninth, We give, devise and bequeath to Marie Corry, a pair of stray rubbers recently owned by Miss Kelly, with instructions to loan them when- ever needed as their late owner always did. Tenth, We give, devise and bequeath to Marion McCarthy and Frances Mallon, the Senior dignity and composure of Miss Connolly. Eleventh, We give, devise and bequeath to john Schwikert, Mr. Burns' Ingersoll, on condition that he winds it in the morning at eleven o'clock, without fail. Twelfth, We give, devise and bequeath to Genevieve Bernard, the sta- tionery used by Miss Molloy in writing excuses.

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Y 5 X X Q' l 1- fk, -17:53 If-7 l All those who by directly assisting or by encouragement have aided us in the publishing of this annual. ' 27 .,+ l 4 'F :I E WZ ottgqx X . 'I i l l 1 'Q l SN H A Egaqli eva, l yi! l i c . f-sf i f J ll 'ff 1 I , V I V l X .A ff ,f If WE WISH TO THANK A OUR ALMA MATER The twenty-seventh annual commencement exercises, under the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, are about to be held. Another class is about to leave an institution of learning which no other one of similar pur- pose can overshadow. Occasionally we hear rumors that this grand old school of ours is negligent in this, and careless about that. But, did a grad- uate of St. Stephens ever have to step aside to let one from another high school get by? Perhaps We have not all the equipment that is desirable, and there may be other things that it would be pleasant to have, but these things do not make a high school as we may well see by quoting Dr. Van Dyke, who says, I measure a school not by the height of its towers, or by the length of its examination papers, or by the pride of its professors. but rather by the docility of its graduates. Their docility is living up to the noble principles, to the vital truths which constitute their rich treasure, their inalienable pos- session when they leave school. lt is not so much what we learn but the Way We learn to learn. Therefore let all those who are in any way affiliated with St. Stephen's be ever ready to uphold her standard. Let those who, in the present and in the future shall constitute our Alumni body live up to the principles of righteousness as taught within these Walls, and consider it the greatest honor to have received a diploma from St. Stephen's Academy. LEST WE FORGET VVe do not think that we would be living up to our training, nor would it be justice to omit a word with regard to our parents. For twelve long years we have been studying, receiving in a Catholic School a training which will enable us to take our places in the world and carry on in such a manner that the world will be better for our having lived in it. Then let us take heed, lest in the glory of graduation, in the flush of victory, we forget to give thanks to whom thanks is due. Also, let us remember, that to the Sisters we owe much, and recalling a quotation made famous by Lincoln, we may say, All that we are, all that We ever hope to be, we owe to our parents and teachersf, C. E. Adamson, ,22.