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up to those of head clerk. He also leaves one-third of the stock which lie owns in the Hemmeter-Martens company to this “would-be^M Dry Goods merchant.

ITEM XXIV. Herbert Church does hereby give and will his longest pair of trou-sers to Nathan limit. At first sight of Nathan’s sta turę one is gently reminded of Swift*s “Gulliver's Travels,” and with one grating jar you eonie to realize that you are being imposed upon as little men of Lilliput. The terrible neck strain endured by “star-gazers” ean be no worse than that of a person trying to converse with Nathan.

ITEM XXV. Fred McCleery and Theodore Jewell have formed a partnership for the common purpose of leaving their beautiful soft collars and brightly colored, showy neek-ties, to Walter Pow. Curiously enough, Walter always eomes to school attired in a pretty red sweater, and only on rare occasions does he ever show a neek-tie.

ITEM XXVI. Vera Gole does give, will and bequeath ber ability to sprint when attempting to cateh the train to Ashtabula, to Jean Borden. Do you think anyone else eould make a morę appropriate gift? Jean. when you want to cateh a train it would be wiser for you to cali the taxi.

ITEM XXVII. Ida Iloldereith wills a third of ber height to Esther Tomlinson, who, it is very plain to be seen, needs such an addition. Blessed be the man who invented sky-scrapers; but oh. sad worki, at last we have found a “companion of mis-ery ” for Nathan Hunt.

ITEM XXVIII. Kussell Gwinner leaves his ability to run the mile in half an hour, to Donald Burcaw, who really makes the absurd claim that he wasn*t eut out for an athlete at aII. Taking into consideration that Don couldn^Jt run the mile at all before, we would say that he should be able to make it in at least forty-five minutes with a great deal of practiee on the track.

ITEM XXIX. Wilbert Vollman leaves his ability to study astronomy without the aid of a telescope, to Robert Wilson, who is so smali that he would need a step-ladder to enable him to see through one of the “big spy-glasses.'’ This isnT a story of “Jack and the Bean-Stalk," but what we meant to say was that Wilbert is so tali that he ean explore the mysterious heavens without effort.

ITEM XXX. Mary Bustard gives and wills her grade of S5) 1-J in deportment for the four years, to Charles Greene. Charles is a Imman being just like the rest of us, and therefore hasn*t reached the hundred per cent. effieiency mark in deportment. So even Mary s smali gift will be accepted with great appreciation.

ITEM XXXI. Agnes Stiver wills all of her immense supply of foolish giggles to Helen MeClain. With this large storę of provisions and a little experience, Helen eould go into the Wholesale business and probably make an overwhelming success. It is <piite apparent that she is getting praetice day after dav, and perhaps there is sonie improve-ment, who ean tell!

ITEM XXXII. Elsie Thomas gives and wills her ability to make acquaintance$ easily, but espeeially with boys, to Esther Fultz. Esther hasn’t been waiting for this gift to eonie her way, but bas really been seeking her own opportunities. If you feel a little in doubt, just ask anyone about the number of \isitors she bas.

ITEM XXXIII. Ruel Wright does hereby give, will and becpieath his strongly guarded and much envied ability to make high grades and a good reputation to 101 la Smith. ^rrhe words “star“ and “shark ’’ eonie very far from accnrately describing these two students. Ruel is the “honor” member of the Senior Class and Ella, the “honor" member of the Juniors.

ITEM XXXI\'. Ilope Leeper leaves her ability to see far into the futurę to Henry Turner. We are very certain that if Henry eould have seen that he would need the nine lives of a cat to get through High School, he never would have attempted it. At any ratę he is just finishing his six-year sentenee, which nearly became one for life.

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