Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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24 THE SENIOR YEAR BOOK HMJIL 1l6'9 may be able to uphold the dignity of that august body of students as well as we have. Item Four-To the Juniors we give and bequeath the notes and wisecracks pencilled in our various books and also the answers, 97.3424 incorrect, which we have so carefully inscribed in our mathematics books. Item Five-To Mr. Mason, our favorite companion for cosy tete-tetes, we give and bequeath a handbook of the Indian sign language to be used while trying to entice pupils from crowded classrooms without disturbing the class. Item Six-To Miss Ring, our eagle-eyed but tender- hearted room teacher, we give and bequeath the history of our class, as written by the class historian, with the desire that she will use it as a textbook while discussing momen- tuous moments in our country's progress during her class in American history. Item Seven-To Miss Hanson we give and bequeath our brilliant essays and clever short stories with the stipulation that three per cent of the royalties from their sale, when compiled, be used to buy Mr. Mason a tiddley-winks game with which to pass away the idle hours on the stage during assembly. Item Eight-I, Reginald Lamb, having been duly com- missioned to draw up this will, do hereby confer the follow- ing personal belongings of the class of 1929 upon members of the succeeding classes, hoping that they will be received in a humble and grateful spirit and properly appreciated. I, Alice Harrison, bequeath my habit of singing in the corridors, to the first deaf, dumb, and blind student to en- ter the school. I, Ruth Van Vleck, bequeath my first day's salary as a Broadway Star to the school for the purpose of buying new Ford roadsters for every pupil who had had to ride on the Hopkinton bus. I, Charles Williams, bequeath a scholarship at the Shan- nock Institute of Technology to the first student of W. H. S. to obtain an average of 100 My in both Solid and Trig. I, Mary Dolan, bequeath my reducing rollers to Eleanor Scanlon. I, Amedeo Nardone, bequeath my football mustache, II on a side, to Billy Mitchell. I, William Tuckerman, bequeath my dreamy eyes to Thomas Douglas. I, Sheffield Greene, Jr., bequeath my irresistible attrac- tion for the fair sex to Sculco. I, Joseph Itchkawich, bequeath my congomen of Bull to Faulkes, the ferocious Freshman giant. . I, Esther Chapman, bequeath my nature poems, in seven

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THE SENIOR YEAR BOOIQ 23 MBI- MN lass Will J :ef 5 J ','aibT,' We, the Class of 1929, realizing that our days of studi- ous endeavor at this beloved institution of learning are ap- proaching their end, are deeply desirous of finishing our school life in as orderly a manner as we have always con- ducted it. We, the Class of 1929, being fully possessed of sound mind, memory, and understanding do make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, revoking and pronouncing void all wills, or won'ts formerly made by us. Moved by a noble spirit of benevolence and charity, we do hereby dispose of our various possessions and effects, such as second-hand deficiency slips and crippled fountain pens, after the following manner: Item One-To next year's Freshmen we give and be- queath the following warnings: 1. Wisecracks from Freshmen are superfluous. 2. If you cannot find Room 2, ask some Sophomore to go to the office and find out for you where it is located. 3. Heed the Faculty's sage advice and do not stray near the pool room lest a shortage of cue balls cause you to lose your head. Item Two-To the Freshmen we give and bequeath per- mission to properly introduce the Class of 1933 into the school. We might add that H,0, applied copiously from the collar up is very beneficial to those afflicted with swell- ing of the head, also that the Faculty is particularly partial to those who perform this major operation. Item Three-To the Sophomores we render the follow- ing words of wisdom: Always study hard, attempt to re- strain your youthful exuberance, and try to maintain an air of conscientious sobriety so that when you have at last at- tained the pomp and responsibility of being Seniors, you

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THE SENIOR YEAR BUOIK 25 VM f - V 'IGN morrocco bound volumes, to Bernie Stenhouse, whose meek manners conceal a true poetic soul. I, Gordon Michie, bequeath my love for young flowers, especially Buds to George Keller, who apparently has the same preference. I, Mary Brown, hereby relinquish all my claims to any rubies, chewing-gum, old chalk, and all other precious metals which might possibly be found in the wastebaskets, in favor of Mr. Maxwell. I, Frank Adimari, bequeath the static electricity pro- duced in my hair in Physics class to any Freshman who can use it, with the stipulation that it is not to be sold to the state of New York for use in the electric chair. I, Helen Himes, bequeath my housekeeping ability, as demonstrated on the stage during one assembly, to Everett Greene, who is a woman hater and a confirmed bachelor. I, Douglas Rae, bequeath my essay Ways and Means of Avoiding Boredom in Class to Livingstone who is taking his classes too seriously. I, Francis Arone, bequeath my knowledge of French as she is not spoke to John Sullivan who speaks it like a native Ca native of Thibetj. I, Edna Latondress, bequeath my boisterous laughter and unruly spirit in class to Spike Dolan who is too quiet to be real. I, Rupert Coleman, bequeath my filibustering ability to Miles Coulbourne with the hope that he may employ it to advantage on those dark days when he has burned the mid- night oil on the previous evening for other purposes than study. I, Charles Eldridge, bequeath the affirmative side of a debate on the subject, Resolved: That W. H. S. needs big- ger and better study periods, to Lenihan, said debate to be held with the first student who is foolish enough to disagree. The debate is to be held in the store room of the Physics Lab., debaters to be armed only with the cream puffs, Bowie knives, machine guns, and the various test tubes and dry cells which may be picked up in the course of the argument. I, Robert Bonner, bequeath my knowledge of topo- graphy, especially Vallies, to Betty Wells. I, Ruth Williams, bequeath my tremendous hands, with which I can stretch one and one-half octaves, to Albert Greene, who is thinking of learning to play the piano. I, Byron McCoy, bequeath my nonchalant, effortless manner of demonstrating the most abstruse geometrical proposition to Charles Lamb, the future star of Junior geom- etry. I, Ralph Briggs, bequeath the celebrated scowl which furrows my manly brow in algebra class to Joseph Rose. 1