Western High School - Occident Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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-l- Qllaan will YVe, the Dignity and Rank of 1916 of VVestern High School, in the County of Bay and the State of Michigan, being of our right mind and senses twhatever they may bel do hereby create and publish this our last will and testament bequeathing upon specitied parties the following' articles: 1. To the Facu'ty- VVe bequeath much gratitude for the help tendered us during our last days at VVestern. NVe especially thank that body for the efforts put forth in the at- tempt to make it possible for us to so thoroughly enjoy the bequest, which the members of the Senior class of 1915 were so considerate in bestowlng upon us- their Senior privileges lprovided the faculty saw fit to grant theml. 2. To the Class of 1917, we devise: a. The privilege of assuming that most reverenced and awe-inspiring term Senior , provided that no person of the said class infringe upon the dignity of the said term. lBeware! VVe leave spies. Violators will be pun- ished.J b. The Senior privileges which we have taken such a deal of pleasure in possessing, we hereby make no provision for, for the faculty will no doubt see fit to grant the said or similar privileges without a murmur. c. Our right of way at the library window, in the gymnasium and the Cafeteria, tthe latter two departments being situated in the basementj, ac- companied by the opportunity to make use of the imagination. d. The opportunity to grind, the last two months. before graduation, pro- vided no attempts are made to excel our c ass of 1916. e. Our rules for harmonious class meetings. 3. To the Class of 1918, we grant- a. The privilege to cast off the caps and bells, and bestow them upon the next Sophomore class. b. -The right to assume the due amount of dignity customary to a Junior. However, if the bonds be overstepped, twe hereby add to the bequests of the class of 19173, any Senior will have an opportunity to exercise his or her privilege to suppress advances which anyone might conceive as a. right only to be enjoyed by a Senior. c. The right to accept heifp from a Senior, providing you ask for it in a. respectful manner, and providing the Senior sees fit to grant it. d. Vtfarning! You are not yet as wise as you might be, so don't try to get ahead of a Senior. 4. To the Class of 1919- a. VVc bestow the right to forget that you were ever a Freshman and give you the privilege to look down upon and torment the coming class of Fresh- men. Vife give, devise and lay down the following rules: 5. To the coming Class of Freshmen, or the Class of 1920- a. Remove your hats when in the presence of a Senior. b. Love your teachers. c. Spend at least two hours a day upon each of your studies. d. Smile not, neither shalt thou laugh. e. Beware that a Senior meet you on the street after 7 p. m. f. Omit all childish squabbling in the study room. g. Say Mam to your teachers. h. If you be fortunate enough to get a place to sit in the assemblies, and you observe a Senior standing, submit your seat immediately. i. Do the proper thing when you are viewed by a Senior-blush. j. Obey all orders. k. Finally-subscribe for the Senior Annual. Be a. sport. 6. Lastly-To the attendance of Vvestern High in general, we leave- a. The memory of our accomplishments. b. Our stand-ins -if you can get them. YVe hereby appoint Mr. Perkins sole executor of this, our last will and testa- ment, herein and hereby revoking and annulling alll other wills made by us in the past. In witness whereof, we, the said Class of 1916, set our hand and affix our seal this first day of June, A. D. 1916. IRENE MCLEAN. 43

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