The Gavelyte, April 1911

I'UE GA VlL\TL, Class Will. we, the Senior class, this the seventeenth day of March, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and eleven, do hereby give, bequeath, and bestow upon the Junior class the following possessions, to-wit: Six ponies, three basket ball suits, one base ball suit, six caps and gowns, one bottle of hair tonic, four rats; two and one-third switches, one bottle of ten-cent perfume. As long as the aforesaid Junior class shall continue to live, they sha11 have and hold the above mentioned possessions. The custom of holding Senior dinners, originated, practiced, and enjoyed by the above mentioned Senior class, we hereby bequeath, and we heartily recom– mend that the aforesaid custom be continued. In addition to the above mentioned possessions, we do give and bequeath:– Lydia's mantle of good graces, and her "Well, forevermore"; Florence's alge– bra class, her answer book, and her "W-h-a-t"; Josephine's hammer, her Psy– chology "rep", and her "Oh joy"; Bertha's basket ba11 shoes, her happy smile, and her "Oh dear"; John's trophy hat, his large appetite, and his "Yea, bo"; Woodbridge's minstrel show costume, his board bill at Finneys, and his "Now what do you think of that,''. to the the Junior clc1ss, and at the time of their graduation, the lastly. named possessions shall be given to the Faculty, by the aforesaid Junior class. ..The above is properly witnessed and signed on this, the fifteenth day of April, nineteen hundred and eleven. Witnessed by Faculty. otary Public, SQUIRE HOWELL. To Seniors. BY DEWITT MORGAN. J t is with no small degree of trepidation that I submit these few lines in a number, devoted to the interests of these good, these noble Seniors. For one of my lowly station to write anything in an issue already so full of wis– dom and learning seems rather a misnomer. I dare not criticise, for what right have I to ,criticise. I dare not give advice, for advice is not needed. I cannot write a poem, for I fear that already the Muses are working overtime in behalf of these who number themselves with thl'.! class of 1911. I cannot explain just why it is that I fear to write upon this subject. I have thot perhaps it was because of the greatness of the theme. But how often have I written those humble essays and biographies of Washington and Lin oln and ne-.rer did a fear like this assail me. But those were the Great of days go'ne by; their lives have been lived, their deeds recorded. Now I am ·writing upon an existing, living p:>wer, whose possibilities I cannot conceive, whose attain-