West Warwick High School - Chronicle Yearbook (West Warwick, RI)

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19:31 CLASS WILL OF 1931 United Statcs of America, State of Rhode Island and Providence Planta- tions, County of Kent. Whereas: We, the Class of '31, being of sound minds, do declare this to be our last will and testament. This, our last will, is made out and written only for the benefit which we, as a Class, can give to the world. On condition that these terms are understood, wc do herewith disclose said instructions: We will and bequeath: l. To incoming' sophomores, the right to overcome their shyness sooner than the present class did. 2. To all our underelassmen, the right to attend classes regularly and promptly as we had the custom of d0in,Q,'. 25. To members of the faculty, the suggestion fwhich we hope will be carried out since it is for the good of those innocent little souls whom we are leaving hehindl that in future years students should he assigned a delinite amount of reference Work so that they may be able to appreciate the use of the library. -1. To lVlr. O'Connell, assistants, who we hope will be of great help to him in his detective system which he has invented as a result of the failure of the physics land not the chemistryb classes to report after school. 58

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L Q -., M .1 LXYLI 1 J 3 1 Kirby, Thomas: Tom, here are the Rhode Island Emblems. It might be wise to look at the motto Faith, Hope, and Charity, and note especially the second word. Kresge, George: As you are the Class Baby, we know you would appreciate this rattle. Noren, Alice: Make use of this map and you will never lose your way to Boston. Miller, Philip: Because you are interested in hunting, we will give you this new gun to replace the veteran one. Wujcik, Raymond: Here's a little barb wire to remind you of a certain party who has been more than an inspiration to you. Spencer, Audrey: As you seem to be bothered with your short dresses, use these weights to keep them down. Verrier, Emilien: Since you are forever writing notes to a Sophomore girl the 4th period, this box of stationery will come in handy during the vacation. Watson, Ruth: As you seem to have taken an interest in Astrology, study- ing the Moon as your favorite subject, try this Star for a change. Barrette, Iva: As you are anxious to become a graduate nurse, we will get ahead of the hospital and present you with this black ribbon for your cap. Faulds, Andrew: Seeing that you have been so quiet, use this noise maker and show us how much noise you can make. Talbot, Paul: As your Weakness is reclining, with our wishes we give you this Morris Chair. V Read, Clinton: Since France seem to be the intriguing place, this map of France will show you where certain French people live. Colwell, Barbara: You are so sweet that we know this box of Cynthia Sweets, as Sweets to the Sweet, will be appropriate. St. Germain, Paul: Ad getting is nerve racking, eh? As you expressed your sympathy to next year's CHRONICLE Board, here's a check for 810,000 and we hope that your charitable nature will befriend the 1932 Board of Business Managers. Barbara Colwell, '31 Clinton Read, '31 Paul St. Germain, '31 57

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lam Ifl i l 5. To these same brilliant physics students, the necessity of becoming accustomed to the gases made in chemistry experiments, so that they may not be overcome by fumes as the weak members of our class often were. 6. To John Shepard and Natalie Fuller. the championship of endurance record breakers. fFor further information see either of the two nam.d.J 7. To Tom Kirby, Hope as an added inspiration in all coming sports in which he participates, because we think that someone was the cause of his excellent basketball exhibitions. 8. To Theresa Lefebvre, a dictionary so that she may be able to look up the meaning of words before practicing their use on us. 9. To the Junior Latin Class, a trot to help them in their translation of Cicero, which, despite our superior knowledge, we found very difficult. 10. To Miss Caron, the pleasure of changing Claire Lamoureux's seat in French class, so that St. Germain will be able to concentrate on his French lesson. 11. To Tiny Smith, a pair of red spats to harmonize with his neckties and suspenders. 12. To any Junior student, special permission to dedicate to Phil Eldridge a song other than Ramona. , 13. To all members of the faculty, the right to prevent whispering in their classes. Using the class of '31 as an example, you can readily see the outstanding achievements this prohibition resulted in during the past year. 14. To all the members of the Senior High School, the right to continue with Warwick the friendship which was renewed this year. ' 15. To the '32 varsity girls and boys' basketball teams, the championship which we were unsuccessful in obtaining. 16. To Mary Duleba, a pair of roller skates which we hope will be of great help to her in distributing the mail to various classrooms. 17. To Mr. Mullen, a book on philosophy in case words should fail him in his fifth period history class. 18. To Tom Quinn, a lolly pop to chew on instead of his glasses, while he is studying subjects which require a great amount of thinking. 19. To Miss Bruce, new members of the orchestra to succeed the musical Seniors without whom, we must all agree, we could not have enjoyed the inspiring melodies. 59