New York State History

CLASS WILL AND TESTAMENT.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, the Senior Class of 1917 of the Niagara Falls High, School, in the County of Niagara and State of New York, considering the uncertainty of life and high cost of living and being of sound mind and memory, do make, declare, and publish this, our Last Will and Testament.

We direct the payment of all our just debts and funeral expenses from the surplus funds of The Chronicle.

We do will, devise and bequeath to the school in general:

First-The flags of the several nations which were do¬nated by the language classes and others. May the language classes on the east side of the building also take enough in¬terest in their work to donate a flag.

Second-The new clocks in the study halls. May they ever tick on as they have this year and not follow the example of their predecessors!

Third-Our musical ability which will be strongly felt in both orchestra and band during the year 1917-1918.

To the Freshmen, whose greatness lies in their numbers:

First-The sole right to slide down the banisters while being pursued by Mr. Alien.

Second-The right to allude to any of the time-worn jokes of the school such as the Study Hall Dictionaries or the Fire Drills.

Third-The Encyclopedia Britannica, to be distributed one volume to each member of the class, and the remainder to be kept in case of an emergency.

To the Sophomores, the little ones whom we have watched grow from infancy:

First-All our mental and physical ability as a class .

Second-The right to make their debut into society.

Third-The right to run almost everything in the school, that is, the Debating Society.

To the Juniors, whose hats seem to grow ever too small:

First-Senior dignity, always to be worn in front of Freshmen.

Second-The supervision of the newly arrived Freshmen, and incidentally the numbering and cataloguing of all the new go-carts, baby carriages and Fords which will appear at the doors next September.

Third-The right to carry on all such functions as plays of a moral and antique nature and also such cracker-eating and tea-drinking contests as may arise between the classes.

Fourth-The study of American History-Heaven help them!

To the Teachers who have directed and guided us in the path, of learning:

First-The exclusive right to stand and whisper in the halls before school and between classes.

Second-The right .to teach physical culture and perhaps next year psychology or aviation, in addition .to their regular work.

Third-All the patience we can spare, in case some day, they might run out.

We do appoint as executors General von Hindenburg and General Pershing. this twenty-fifth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen. Signed, sealed, declared, and published by said Senior Class, as and for its last Will and Testament in the presence of it and in the presence of each other, we have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
WITNESSES:
MARION EATON, Pres. Junior Class.
CHAS. H. PIPER Police Judge.
JOHN CHAPIN. City Judge.
FRED WALKEM, '17.