Western Oregon University - Yearbook (Monmouth, OR)

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THE NORM . f FOURTEEN 011mm Mill N the name of Gad, we the February Class of 1912, being of sound mind tbariring mental defectiV-eness arising from original naturei and in the most robust bodily health tdue to our contortions in the gymi, realizing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament. We- hereby appoint President Ackerman our executor Without bonds, and direct that our knowledge, conduct, wealth, privileges and duties shall be divided as follows: I. We Will and bequeath to our honored Faculty our love and gratitude. Also the abundant supply of A-Hs Which have been secured by the various members of our illustrious class. Said A-Ps to be collected from the different noteborCeks 0f the various members of the faculty by President Ackerman, With the aid of the most powerful microscope procurable, and preserved in the laboratory in alcohol, each individual A+,s being put into: the per cent of solution best adapted to preserve it free from tarnish. Upon proof given by any member of theifaculty and duly approved and signed by President Ackerman and the Board of Regents, Mr; Beaumont is directed to: permit said faculty member to take from the laboratory any one of saidAef-is to be bestowed upon any student of the O. N. S. Who has proved himself or herself worthy C'f such honor. II. We also do desire to leave unto our much loved President Ackerman the following: First, the privilege of compelling the Faculty to wait patiently in the Music Room till he shall arrive so that he may never be tardy to Assembly. Said Faculty is especially cautioned against putting their heads out at the Windows and beckoning frantically to our President When the ground between the Training School and the Normal is covered With ice. Second, the sole privilege of inflicting surprise tests upon any class; the foregoing privilege may be given to. Mr. Ostien When it shall have lost its pleasure for said President Ackerman.

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t-WK'W mg 7,, h i A'V ittwn rm W m-Nurr Mm ,1 imam m am 'i' MW Mt! Him: '3 M Hum? Vugmg mu wmv'zn 1' w w'wsxtgzm s'a W's? ! mm am. ' h Um, .f ; aquif'am mu n vmmw m 1. i Mi n: hid v! 3 mil 1 up 6.: W 3. Cf mm: H mri- THIRTEEN T H E N ORM as well. Thorwaldsens conception of iiNighti, is symbolical of our school during the past two years, for it, like the goddess of Night, was not dead but sleeping; and the Alumni and friends spread their protecting wings over the Normal, as does the god- dess hers over the two sleeping infants clasped in her encircling arms. The result of this careful nurturing by the Alumni and friends is typified by iiMorning? which is full of life and anima- tion, and which fittingly represents our school at the present time. Today we feel very warmly the glowing rays of the morning sun and tomorrow the full glory of her noonday beams will illuminate its halls ; but never again we trust will the setting sun be typical of the Oregon Normal School. As we are the first class to receive our full growth under its nourishing influence, it behooves us to solicit the diligent garden- ering of the faculties of our successors, so that this sun may never descend, but in the coming years we may see it rising higher and higher until it has climbed to the highest run of the Zodiac. We hope this gift will ever remain here as a reminder of what our school has been and what by patriotism, love and work it has become. As we gaze at these Walls we notice that it has' been the custom 01f graduating classes of the previous years to leave some piece of art to decorate these halls in order that they may assist in beautifying the structure endeared by associations and memories and in order that their names may be writ not only upon the hearts and minds of those who are here today but upon those who enter these halls tomorrow as well. We trust that the succeeding classes will follow the example of their predecessors and will leave some gift that will keep their memory fresh in the minds not only of those who will remain, but of those who will follow. As we go out into the world, each to our various duties at different points of the compass this small remembrance will serve as ttthe tie that binds? and in our diverse positions, our minds and hearts will often return to this day and bring to mind the pleasure and joy we felt as we presented this token to our beloved school. The great satisfaction which will vibrate through out beings as we close our eyes on our surroundings and for a brief span of time are- carried back to our Alma Mater and see our gift helping to illuminate her dignified beauty will in no small measure add to the pleasure of life. We do not give this in an obligatory manner but this feeling of giving has proceeded from a great something in our hearts which poets call filial love; a love that is as enduring as granite and as lasting as time. Our only wish is that this gift may ever be respected and revered and that by the grace of God it will remain upon these walls as long as its sun remains above the horizon.

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'; 'V WIN 5m: k! Lzm CS: anm at W ' 613a- l 0M3! a ;m I515: d h: :w' nu mm m 43! 53W -. 9 .m 1:qu It 21M i ' ll ' W ! hm WW '1 FIFTEEN THE NORM III. T0 the Department of English, we do: desire to! leave the following literary gem: thary had a little lamb; Itis fleece was brown as snuff. Every day she fed it pie, But it never had enough? We hereby leave to Miss Parrott the duty of presenting to every new student that enters the English class, within twenty-four hours of said entrance, the foregoing gem, so that said new stu- dents may be duly impressed with the greatness of those who have gone before, and inspired to- more strenuous efforts in their work. Should said Miss Parrott neglect said duty, it will devolve upon Miss 'West to execute the same. IV. To M1 . Gentle, we do desire to will and bequeath a gross of smiles and fifty gallons of hearty laughter so that henceforth the students in his classes need not wear such melancholy looks, as same is very menacing t0 the general health of the student. V. We do leave to Miss Friddthe following sentence: tiAn old man was eating his breakfast with a wooden leg eighty years old. Said sentence to be used at all times when a model in grammatical construction is desired. VI. T0 the Department of Education, we will the sole use of the following facts, which are found in absolutely no published account: The opening of the windows and the closing of the door will ' prevent day dreams. The average woman, when freevfro-m all environmental influ- ences, is, by original nature, ten times as intelligent as the most intelligent man. The above knowledge is to be used by Mr. Evenden in no! other institution than the O. N . 8., unless incorporated in a text book on psychology by said Mr. Evenden and duly copyrighted. VII. To the next Nature Sturdy Class we will the following valuable articles and knowledge: Fifty-seven mice which customarily inhabit the laboratory. They are in a thriving condition,.having eaten numberle-ss experi- ments. ' One moldy half lemon. The knowledge that in ten grams of clover seed there are 72,126,318,427 individual seeds.