The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-07
THEIR CLASS WILL
SENIORS or CAIRO HIGH SCHOOL
HEouEATH ALL SORTS AND
CONDITIONS or PROPERTY
To the Juniors and Others Of The
School--Misses Emma rierbert
and Nettie Smith Wrote
Document.

The reading Of the class viii was
one of the humorous ana Interesting
features of class day xercises We'd
nesday at the High School
Misses Emma Herbert and Nottie
Smith were the composers Of the will
and the latter read the document
which was as follows:
THE WILL OF THE CLASS OF 'o7.
| We, the class of '07, of the city If
Cairo, in the county Of Alexander, ana
state Of Illinois, being Of sound mind
and memory, and considering the UNI
icertainty of this life, do therefore
make, ofdain, publish and declare this
to be
Our Last win and Testament.
First: We order and direct that our
executors hereinafter named, pay all
our class and personal debts.
After the payment of sneh debts we
bequeath to the Juniors the most
honorable title, ''Noble Seniors
which we sincerely hope they will
wear with becoming dignity; cue
seats, and our good will and wishes
of prosperous future. Also our foot !
prints which will have to be slightly /
enlarged for the benefit of a few, l
sch as Punk. Hugh and Finch. Next /
we leave them our herbariums and I
flower presses: may they enjoy both. /
TO the President of the Junior class
we leave a box Of stationary pen,
and ink with which to write invita-
tons also spelling book 50 he may
learn to speill simple words.
Furthermore, we beqneath 10 Alice
our habits of steadiness and economy
/ cipe for ginger bread and a book
IN how 10 regulate a gas fame for
cooking icings:" with these we hope
that she will. some day, make sue
,essful housewife.
10 the girls Of the Sophomore class
We bequeath our places IN the domes-
lie science cooking room and the use
ii the scales presented to us by a
member Of the board Of education;
nay they make good use of both. ~
b. boys we leave the great store OF
thletic knowledge, the strength, and
he ability Of our many athletes. To
he class in general we give the liter
lture reference books. with which
hey may become as learned as we.
To the Fresies, dear things. w
the High School lavns: may
icy. Ill time, leaFn M #eep on the i
rass. Also all the f2culty. with /
ie exception of one. and such knowl
ige as the other classes have not 4
,nsnmed. Helen willingly leaves the
rls all of her basket ball ability and n
annie her knowledge of Latin. II
We next hequeath unto the mem Il
rs of the American History cldss all &
ference books. and advise them to d
AXE special use of Mclaughlin, 4
,ark's Expansion, and Harris For Il
alton also Miss Smith who. with Il
r vast range of knowledge will lead
EN- onward to a successful career
the world. We next leave them our A
yorite expressions, Il don't know, n
nd a, why a" and things like
att" our special topics ard our cur
At events such as Dora's "Famlnes
ssie's jamestown Exposition. EN- r
is Japanese School Question and pr
slies knowI dye of legislation. n
70 the class Of 1911 We bequeath Er
i magazines and permission 70 look ii
and enjoy all the pictures in them. fa'
70 the faculty we bequeath that qH
ich they have long desir a, our 20
divided attention; also all or tos
ubles, and hope they may success So
" dispose of them in some manner. pr
70 Professor Shortridge we leave
the dicilonari and the knowledge
itained within their covers; and
our principal one hundred prcfes
nal cards. ''u
text, we beqgeath 10 all the pupils sec
he Cairo High School our most sin ,ne
e wishes for passing grades in all .l7'
i examinations va
Re b queaih unto the grand old {. psi
S. those marks so artlstically en-. INC
we'd on the desks, walls, and reel "a
on benches
astly. we do nominate and appoint '4il
on Eric Wilhelm Won Schwartze -"
James Arthur Krauss to lee exc
,rs of this our last will and tesla
1t.
/ witness whereof, we have here
subscribed our name and affixed
seal the fifth day OF June, in the
r of or Lord. One Thousand. Nine
ldred and Seven.