The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-26

barehv will and bequeath four and
+bree-twentieth inches of my height to
Eric Mills, provided that he has not
previously exceeded that growth by
| the time he becomes senior. rur-
Their beoueath to John Bats my copies
of Millions Areopagitica, Spencer's
Enithalamion and Shelly's Epipsyclu-
dion. provided he can pronounce their
| titles accurately and understandingly,
with proper intonation and enuncia-
tion. without the help of glossary or
encyclopedia by the first Monday after
the second Tuesday in June.
To proceed. Article two: l, Mary Anna
Virginia Belle Mcdowell. hereby will
and bequeath to Annie Laurie Perry
my desk in the southeast corner OF the
study hall Here she will come under
the aesthetic influence of pot plants,
pictures and Esther Ley, who sits in
front. Furthermore, she is privileged
to look out of the windows opposite
and feel the pleasant breeze enter
! ing thereby, on one condition,
namely: that when the aforemen-
toned breeze precipitates the beautiful
pot plants or knocks the pictures awry,
Annie Laurie Perry will restore order.
1 bequeath to Mamie Sheppard my place
on the program committee, with the
pleasure that goes with it of receiving
the thanks of everyone whose name is
put on the program. l further bequeath
to Mary Landers dust cloths, three in
number, having been used by me for
not more than eight months. 1t will be
her especial province to dust the piano,
apply kerosene to the blackboards, pro-
vide flowers, such as magnolias, clean
the pictures on the 21st day of Feb
ruary and in general see that study
hall looks clean and attractive. What
time is left advise said Mary Landers
to devote to her studies.
Article three: I, Herbert Marshall
Michael Martin, do hereby will and be-
queath my energy to Fred Meffert to
keep him from approaching zero as a
limit" I further bequeath to persons
hereinafter named my play things. To
Curry Campbell I bequeath two sweet
toned bells, medium sized, suitable for
an occasion such as the week before
Christmas. To Olaf Zewadski I be-
queath (note in fine print, Herbert did
have a piece of cake in his pocket for
Olaf, but he became oblivious and ate
it HIMSELF. To Ralph McCorkle be-
queath one knife that springs open, a
book of poems, and one pair Of shoes
that squeak. To Wiley Burford be-
queath ever so many stub pencils, the
various uses to which they are to be
put to be left to the ingenuity of
Wiley.
Article four: I, Marion, Edward
Ezekial Henderson, do hereby will and
bequeath my quiet manner to Irma
Blake. To Trina Seckinger I bequeath
my ability to deliver an Grafton. To
Marion Dewey and Elizabeth Newsom
bequeath my position as water car
rier, provided they will water the
botany weeds every day and transplant
them in September 1 further bequeath
to Carleton Erwin the megaphone used
on the football ground last fall to use
in answering roll call, in recitations,
in his essays, debates, etc, and on the
school grounds during recess.
Article five: l, Laurie Theodore Heze-
kiah Izlar, do hereby will and bequeath
to Ethel Seymour one perfectly good
blue book-sack. L bequeath my Latin
grammar to be divided unequally
among persons hereinafter named ac-
cording to the following directions: To
Wenona Wetherbee 1 bequeath the
part containing the five declensions
and the first two conjugations. To
Gladys Wallis bequeath the part con-
tanning the irregular verbs. To Alice
Sexton 1 bequeath the part containing
the first and second periphrastic con-
Jugations. To Annie Pope Eagleton I
bequeath the part containing the uses
of the subjunctive. The other ninth
grade students are to cast lots for the
rest of the grammar, including the
Roman calendar
Article six: I, John Leonidas Omni-
bas Leightner, do hereby will and be-
queath my middle name, Omnibas, to
William Mcintosh. To Leslie Anderson
Dequeath my secondhand alarm
clock-though it has also a minute
hand, face and other essentials-hav-
ing been in my possession off and on
for this the sixth year, and now in
good condition from long disuse. The
AFFAIR to be bestowed on the following
Conditions: That Leslie will
prevent it from falling into the hands
or Pat, who would take it apart to see
IL ne could put it together again. Con-
dltlon two: That he will use it for no
other purpose than to judge the time
ana 10 rise early. Condition three:
Ihat he will not rise earlier than 4:3O
durlng the winter months and $50
uurlng the summer months. (Note in
small print. This restriction will he
Withdrawn and Leslie allowed to rise
carrier should Halley's comet unexpect-
edly reappear).
In conclusion. Article seven: I, Jes-
sie oranade Wilson, do hereby will and
oequealh TO Alfred Turner my golden
treasury of songs and lyrics with all
the test passages marked. 1 further he
4ueath to Lucille Robinson my position
as class attorney, wishing her much
good luck in drawing up such a will
mat no courts in the city of ocala.
5ouhly OF marion, state of Florida, will
declare it null and void.
In witness whereof, we, the under
signed have severally and collectively.
SET our hands and seals to this, our
hrst VIII and testament, this the nine
-eeh.n day of May, one thousand nine
hundred and eleven.
Peter Paul Dvess E.na