Wright High School - Chronicle Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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€lasB mm WE THE JUNE CLASS OF 1925, being of sound mind and hody, but realizing that we are tipon the last lap of life in this happy world, do hereby make this our last will and testament. TO MRS. LUSHERrour dear Principal, we will and bequest what she has long wished for, a school 10 miles from any drug store. TO OUR FELLOWMEN, who will remain in this world, we bequest the following: TO THE SENIORS, a small Eord truck with driver to be used to round up material for Baby Party, Chronicle, etc. TO THE JUNIORS, the aspiration to become as famous seniors as we are. TO THE SOPHOMORES, a book on weak points of freshmen. TO THE FRESHMEN ,an everlasting store of good humor to withstand the jibes of sopho- m.ore. . TO MISS DALY, and the Chronicle staff, we will a super- galaxy of ads and subscrip- tions. TO THE LUNCH ROOM, we bequest a vacuum cleaner, which may be used to gather up the peanut shells after the next baby party. TO MISS LAMBERTON, we will an empty early dismisal book with a police dog to keep it empty. TO MISS FLANAGAN, we will an automatic device for col- lecting books on the proper days. TO MISS SEIFERTH, we leave a cast that will be letter- perfect in their parts at the first rehearsal. TO MISS LITTLE we leave a lo ' ng waiting list of prospective campers. TO MISS BUCHANAN, we will an annual visitation of but- terflies that will alight on her desk and expire blissfully for art ' s sake. TO MISS PITOT, we leave military equipment to aid the chorus in attacking.

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Louise Guth and Helen Hiller 1 Have a message received from j Mars. I In Shirley Barker ' s emotional plays The world can find no flaws. E. Salisbury ' s a pretty model For the front of a magazine M. Leguenec ' s a proud and happy wii Of Tulane ' s handsome Dean, Dot. GuUedge and Bessie Prin- gle Abroad with people mingle. Helen Erb and Corinne O ' Toole Have each erected a swimming pool. Helen Gouth and Emily Gerde As Mack Sennet Beauties shine. Ruth Burt a Newcomb Gradu- ate To an artist ' s career inclines, Mary Norwood, Olga Hoefeld Dancing classes each have held While Helen Kaufman and O. Marshall To the stage are very partial. Margaret Monroe and Israella Moore Have opened up a candy store There clerks E. HoUis and Joel Lilly Greet Daphne M. and her new husband Billy. E. Schekeler keeps a beauty shop Here one can get a marcel wave M. Reighly is a maid of means To this town a school she gave. V. Lotz is the editor Of the jolly book called Life . E. Richaud is in the ;hov s As the s wallower of the knife.. C. Elorentina ' s a tourist ' s guide In N. Dowling ' s Art museum M. Gaudin drives a taxi cab E. Garsaud — a limousine. V. Blanchar has discovered That new elements exist C. Prosdame ' s social worker And the poor her aid enlist. A. Robertson dextrously molds Y. Sandez swims and dives. K. Strandvik as oratoress To the heights of glory strives.. The next is an insane asylum, And in it, you notice us three But after writing such as this Where could you expect us to be?

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TO MISS DUPRE, we will a parrot that will say at the correct moment — ne soufflez pas. TO MISS ECHEZABAL, we will a medal presented to us for her in acknowledgment of the good work she has done in spreading la lenqua Castillana . TO MISS MACHAUER, we leave a skeleton so she will not have to use herself as a model in her physiology class. TO MISS DELACROIX, we leave a money order which she may use to replace her cypress knees by cork ones. TO MISS PERKINS, we will a class that is intelligent but dumb (not the up-to-date mean- ing for the word.) TO MISS HARRISON, we leave seniors that prefer Brown- ing to Harold Bell Wright. TO MISS HUNTER, we leave a life-size picture of Dr. Johnson partaking of his mid-day meal. TO MISS VICKERS, we leave a small court within walking dis- tance of the school where her class may visit monthly. TO MISS RIGGS, we leave pupils who are as ' ' children enter- ing the Kingdom of Heaven . TO MISS VALLAS, we leave an ample stock of tiny dainty shoes that will continue to de- light her pupils. TO MISS KINABREW, we will a time clock so that she may boast of her roll-call being not only perfect, but automatic. TO MRS. COLLINS, we leave a fund for entertaining the tardy girls at tea, thus turning a hard- ship into a PLEASURE. SO THIS WILL is drawn by Lawyers M. Campbell and C. Gonzales, on this twenty-second day of May in the year of Our Lord, nineteen twenty-five, from dictation of the Secretary of the said June Class of 1925, in the presence of Witnesses. I 1 I 1 Class Mntin Ad astra per aspera (To the stars thru difficulties.)