Putnam patriot., 1923-06-22


less the document was duly drawn up
and properly executed, and you.
friends, have been assembled here to
have read TO you as her rightfui heirs,
the last will and testament Of the class
of nineteen hundred and twenty-three
Of the Putnam High School
Hear ye while ! read this solemn
parchment
We, the members of the Glass of
1928 of the Putnam High School, be-
ing of sound and disposing mind and
memory, and mindful of the uncer-
tainties Of life in these days of final
examinations, do hereby make, pub
lish, and declare as and for all, our
last will and testament, thereby revok-
ing all other wills and codicils by US
heretofore made.
After our final departure from
these most sacred precincts and halls
of divine learning, that memory of as
may remain untarnished and unsus-
tanned, we direct that the last rites
and ceremonies be performed with all
due pomp, and that each Of us be Civ
en- an epitapa which shall tell what
we have accomplished in this world,
so that we may not pass into the next
unheralded.
We also direct that all our funeral
expenses be paid in full, and any 9th
er debts that we may unwittingly
leave behind. The remainder of our
estate is TO be divided in so far as pos
sible as follows:
Remember Faculty Members
To Mr.. Snow and Miss Keith, who
initiated us into the mysteries of
higher education, and who are now
starting us in larger school, we give
our heartiest good wishes for success
and happiness in future years. We,
as the only class which has been II
this building during the FIVE years Of
Mr.. Shows principalship, have sort of
a kindred feeling with him, as we
leave together. We are sorry TO see
him go, as we are sorry to leave, but
for both there is a new and larger
field, and we wish him to start on his
new beginning with the same hope and
enthusiasm that we start on our first
real beginning.
Miss Keith, as senior room teach
er, has always held a large place IN
the memories of p. H. S. graduates,
and we give her place in ours. As
we come back, she will be the only
member of the school with whom we
can look over our four years in high
school, and we hope that she will al
ways remember us and our class.
To the other members of the faeul-
ty who. being with us for the first
time. we helped 10 initiate to Putnam
high, we give willingly any experience
they may have gained because or IN
spite of US. We hope that this gener.
Gus gift may be of use TO them when
they come to know as much as we do
Te them we also give. devise, and
bequeath full rights to any work that
we may have done, any new discover
les we have made, or any startling
knowledge that we have made known,
together with all notes and useful and
useless articles that they may have &C
quired during the past year.
Ink for Underelasses
To the class of 1924, we give. de-
wise, and bequeath all such abilities,
affections, ct cetera, as are not othe.-
wise disposed of in this will, hoping
that this assistance, together with
their own native abiIity-such as il is
will help them TO fill our place in
this school, in the hearts of the facul-
~, and on the athletic field.
To the classes of 1925 and 26 we
give all the ink with which we have
been so generously supplied during
this year. We sincerely hope, how
ever, that they will behave in such
manner as to inspire confidence in the
ruling powers so that they may be
trusted with the inkwell tops. The ink
will then be disable for at least part
Of the time.
To the incoming Freshman class we
leave our Senior dignity. II they ac-
eept ii in good faith, we feel sure they
will be an unusual class.
We give to the town of Putnam the
privilege of claiming to have educat-
ed any or all of US, when, in future
years she may still be looking for a
way to get ION the map"
To the athletic teams Of the school
we give Mike Makers ability in foot
ball, the ability of Joe Bove in basket
ball, and that of Bill Mccoy in base
ball We tried to get Ruth Cohen to
part with her speed and accuracy IN
typewriting, bat she says she needs IT
in her profession.
Having thus provided for the dis
posal of property owned collectively
by the class, it appears that certain
among US have acquired during our
high school careers a varying amount
Of personal property. These fortunate
few have almost without exception
been inspired with very praiseworthy
spirit of generosity which has result
ed in their placing at the disposal of
the class certain items to be left TO
the most needy students. II is their
earnest wish that these gifts be ac-
eepted not as jokes and in a spirit of
levity, but strictly in the spirit Of ger
crosby in which they are given.
Everyone Receives Gift"
These gifts have been distributed
as follows:
To Rudolph Metty, Alfred Bonnie
ville's ways with the women.
To Eddie Arnold, Andy nenoyan's
gold tooth.
To Gerald Marcy, Herb elark's
foolish question No. II, csc, Gerald
can have the next 10000 too If he
wants them.
To Francis Curran, all the informa-
ton Bill Harris has CLEANED from in
terviews with Messrs. Snow and