Mansfield mirror., 1913-05-22


any and all kinds whatsoever, botf
personal and real as follows:
Item ]. With profound sympa
thy for the Senior and Junior classes
of 1914, and fully realizing the i'm.
portance of the steps we take we dc
hereby give, devise and bequeath,
with all the appurtenances thereto
belonging and with all the response.
bilities devolving upon its members
the perpetuation Of the Mansfield
High school literary and debating
society to have and to hold in fee
simple and in due time to transmit
unimpiared this organization totheir
legally chosen heirs or successors.
1t is the expec alton ard wish here.
by set forth that the work of the
said literary society shall be carried
on by the classes of next year in
such manner as will best reflect
credit on the said grantors and will
in every respect be entirely credit
able to any school and will in the
most effective manner perpetuate
the work done by the said class of
1914 in the said society, we do not
however by the expression of this
will intend to impose upon the
classes that follow us any duty or
obligation which they cannot per-
form.
Item 2. We give and bequeath
to the school as whole all our poor
and low grades and unfinished SUBJ
jects, and all our bad reports held
by the teacher in abundance at the
present time, q.
Item 3. We give and bequeath
to our best beloved and cherished
sister, the class of 1914, all the
wealth of love and blessings she
may want. We waste no time in
giving more to one who seems very
able to get what she wants.
Item 4. We give. grant, be.
queath and devise to the Junior
class Of 1914 the following advice:
the acceptance of which will lead
them to the heights of unbounded
success and to a much greater de.
gree of fame than any which they
have yet reached. Our advice is:
follow in the footsteps of the class
of 1913. learn to labor and to wait
as we have done and all your efforts
will be duly rewarded. 1t is not
easy to follow this advice but it will
make men and women of you if 1t
is followed closely.
Item 5. We give and bequeath to
our cherished teacher, Mr.. Hylton,
the great task of tanning the wild and
reckless Juniors, 80 that they may
be aroused to the sense of their re.
sponsibilities that rest upon them,
and do their work in such a manner
that none will fail to attain suffici.
ent wisdom to make the praise of
his deeds reach the uttermost parts
of the earth.
Item 6. All the rest and residue
of our belongings of whatsoever
fashion or kind wheresoever found
of whatsoever nature or description
kind or quality and not herein be-
fore disposed of we do hereby grant
give and bequeath after our just
nebts are paid and funeral expenses
settled in full to our beloved teach
er; we further devise, bequeath and
give all such knowledge and infor-
nation as we may have at any time
impaired to the said teacher to have
and to hold for the benefit Of his
future classes and we hereby ap
point said teacher as our sole execu-
tor without bond or any hindrance
whatsoever.
In witness whereof | have signed,
published and declared this instru-
ment as the last will and testament
of the said Senior clasf of the Mans.
field High school on this 18th day
of May, 1913.
(Signature) JEWELL HOOVER.
AFFIDAVIT