Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades - Mechanic Yearbook (Media, PA)

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22 THE MECHANIC flllass will Caged XI. To the incoming reserve class, we leave many pleasant and unpleasant sur- prises, all depending upon your ability to get away with the things you do. We also leave you all the scrubbing brushes, buckets, etc., as we will have no more use for them where we are going. XII. To the Athletic Association, we leave the good old Willie Spirit. which always leads to victory. We also take a good portion of this with us so that we may give you cheer in the dark hours as others have done for us. XIII. To Ted, the night-watchman, we give the privilege of being up after 10 P. M., but we also leave him a cot, so that he will not come around during the night and wake the peaceful sleepers. XIV. Last, but not least, we sincerely extend to the Alumni our thanks and ap- preciation for the interest they have shown in us and the school and honestly hope to repay our indebtedness by joining their ranks. KERNS and SHINEHOUSE, fSealJ Witness-es: Attorneys-at-Law. fab IMA NUTT. fsj OTTO B. SCHOTT3'

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WILLIAMSON SCHOOL 21 he will E, the Class of 1921, being about to leave this world of school life, all in good health, do make and declare this, our last will and testament, hereby re- voking and making void all former wills and inventories concerning our possessions as it has pleased fate and our ambitious nature to give us-. We dispose of the following, viz.: , . I. To the school, we give our appreciation for all it has given us- during our stay at Williamson, but find it utterly impossible to express our deep regret at having to leave our beloved teachers. II. To the chemistry room, we do will and bequeath a new alcohol lamp, as the old one has served us very satisfactorily. III. To Mr. Pratt, we take leave of absence, feeling fully assured that we will not over stay our leave. We also leave him all the cards' of all classes following in our footsteps, as- ours have lost their usefulness and attraction. IV. To Mr. Tobias, we do will and bequeath a bottle of hair tonic to replace the hair lost in trying to make us successful mechanics. V. To the present Junior class, we willingly bequeath our places in the dining- room and auditorium. On account of lack of space, we can only leave this much, but while roaming over our estate We leave you all that you may discover. VI. To Miss Humphreys, we leave a good portion of the incoming rook class, who are to be taught the ways of good housekeeping. VII. To the present Freshman class, we leave our old hats, as they have been duly stretched by us. We also give you the privilege, for the first time, to become expert line men and go home whenever so disposed. VIII. To Mrs. Hill, we, for the first time, willingly sanction you the right to turn out the lights at 193 minutes of 10 P. M., also the right. to direct the poor little geezers by an unlimited How of oratory. IX. To the incoming Freshman class, we leave three years of hard work, but above all we leave you that which we have loved, honored, and respected during our stay at Williamson with the sincere hopes that you will appreciate it and never cause a shadow to fall on the glorious Blue and Gold. X. To Mr. Schisler, we will and bequeath the privilege to ride over the premises in his one-man auto. To Mr. Schisler, we leave a new company to be annexed to the Williamson Cadet Corps.

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wn.L1AMsoN scnooi. 23 he iprupheng ONG, long ago on one of the numerous small islands off the coast of Greece, there lived a prophet by the name of Sapolio . He lived in the time when men feared the sea, and so, naturally, due to the island's isolation, his works were never widely known. But his 'manuscripts have recently been unearthed from the ruins of his native village by a society studying the works- and ways of ancient peoples. His writ- ings amaze the world, because they contain pamphlets prophesying wars and 'other happenings that are now recorded as history. The moist interesting manuscript to us, however, is one entitled, Williamson Men . This volume gives us the biographies of all men graduating from Williamson, beginning with the class of 1894. As 1 turn over ,the pages of- this old manuscript, I find them torn, worn, and soiled, with parts illegible. But since it is my honor and privilege to read to you the prophet's biographies of the class of nineteen twenty-one, I wshall do my best to quote the author correctly. 'ASapolio tells us here that, Paul Alexander, from the garden spot of the world, will specialize in the tool-making industry and will in due time own the Alexander Tool and Machine Works, whose specialty will be gears, gears, gears, and gears. On the same page is Paul M. Anders, a resident of a Norristown suburb. After 'Zeke' leaves school he will be engaged in two trades, namely, Loving and Bricklaying. After finishing a year on the scaffold, he and Jake Zellers will go into the contracting business, which will prove profitable. It doesn't say anything about Zeke's other trade, so I guess the author thought it best to write about it in another volume. And, by the way, it would take volumes, too. Donald Ayers, of East Northfield, after having hard luck at raising cattle, will try the business of the three balls. Old clock, shoes, and hardfware will entertain him during his working hours. Next on the list comes our old friend, Norbie Bausch. Norbie will come from Minersville fwe know this fact, tooj and will enter 'into a successful vaudeville season. This fact proves that the prophet is infallible, for this iss Our Hero's favor- ite pastime, even now. 'Bush' will be assisted on the stage by Frank Boehret, who will prove to the world that he has a wonderful voice. James Bell is our writer's next victim. The page here is dilapidated and all I can distinguish is, - Riddle. I suppose it is something about East Swarthmore. Sapolio foretells, Buck will be a lover of children and his delight will be in telling someone his latest. Now we come to the name of Roy Buler. Roy will be a first-class carpenter, during working hours, and during his leisure time, QI dislike to tell you, but I must quote correctlyj he will be a vender of 'Rest Easy Pill1s'. George W. Collar, of Wallingford, will become a great dancing teacher and will startle the world by his exhibitions with his partner, a Miss -. At this point print again becomes invisible, so I must continue with John Cooksfbock. Cookie, after having some hard work in a machine shop, will take up his beloved trade of announcing and denouncing. Here We have it! William Sack, formerly of Philadelphia, Pa., will leave Wil- liamson and go to the Middle West with our Johnny Muff. There they will be engaged in throwing the same old stuff, but the size of the 'bull' out there will surprise these experts. . The Kelly, Kaylor and Lindemuth Engineeirng Company will maintain its in- dustrial standing by the energy of Frank Stewart, whose busiess is in the engine room. Poor Stew! Of course, there must be chances for advancement! Again, we have a good one: Warren Yost, of Gordon, will surprise his class- mates in 1923 by becoming a benedict. He will be known as the 'Speed King of Gor- don. At the top of page 123 I find this inscription: William Noaker Born -ll--. Died 1--l--.