Academy of Richmond County High School - Arc Yearbook (Augusta, GA)

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History of the Class of ll929 At last, the papers were corrected. XVith a sigh of relief and a barely stifled yawn. he stretched, made himself comfortable, and fell into a dreamy musing. Things really were not half so bad as they seemed, and it was rather pleasant to watch the growth and development of people. He could not help smiling, this teacher who had seen so many students come and go, as he remembered them during the first trying days of junior College. The class of 1929, like others that had come before it, had been greatly awed by the prospect of the coming two years. But, like its predecessors, also. it had come through that first year of lectures, lab work, chapel exercises, tests, and what-nots, quite successfully, really a great deal more so than anyone would have at first predicted. So, you couldn't always judge by first appearances. And then-but his pipe had gone out, and--of course, it must be filled againw- and then, Oh! Yes, he was thinking how pleased he had been when the Freshman class with some few valuable additions and a few regretted losses had returned as Sophomores. But. of course. it had been done before, and he naturally expected great things of the class he liked so well. Thinking of the different happenings of the year now almost at an end, he remembered the many football games in which they had taken part either on the field or in the cheering section. l-le remembered the lovely sentiment of the tree planting, the hilarious excitement of basket-ball games, and tense eagerness during track meets and the hard work and real en- joyment in publishing the school paper, The Muskctvcr. Each of these things came, one by one, to his mind. And now to think that he had corrected papers for the last time for that class whose joys and sorrows, and work and fur1 he had followed day by day for almost two years. ln a few weeks they would be scattered-and he would rather not think of it. By this time it had grown late, so, slowly getting up, he shook the ashes from his pipe and left the room, hoping that the class of '29 would be as happy and prosperous as he wished it to be. -TOSEPHINE TXTAGVIRE SUSIE I'lIl.l.

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To My Class . Out of thc' dark lI'ith its mist and fold Thr youth of to-day nzarch on. .45 thry trudgc' along Thi' night turns day- Through darknvss thvy cntcr the dawn. Out of tht' niglzt Thry follow a lvvanz. That lvads to an mzdlcss road. Some stop by the way, To work, or to play. lVhilc otlzers lirvak flown from thc load. Ont of this mist With its guiding star, Thrrv ara' fvtu who rvnzain to the and To share tht' glorivs Of diligfnt 'zc'0rk- Thr joys one ran not sprnd. Thvrr arc nzmnlvvrx of ns IVho will stop by thc' road To walk in thf paths hy its sidc, ,-ind drink in thcir lvrooks That knowlvalgv of lifc ll'hirh lfarning could 1zf'i'vr fonfidv. Still othvrs, l hofvv, ll'ill follotu that light That brightcns as ilarknfss fontvs on. Thvy will follow that ltranz ll'hrrf c'1'Cr it gors, Untila Through darknf'.vs they vntvr tht' alatvn. G. F. SCIIUMACHER

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Last Will and Testament of the Class of l929 mf 5T.XTli oi-' tnzonou L'oi'N'rv oif RICHMOND XYe. the class of '39, realizing with unutterable joy and anticipated pleasure that the time has apparently arrived for us to bid good bye to those who have contributed so much to our agony, mental suffering, and physical pain during the two long ttoo longl years of our continual Hades on earth, and, in consequence of the deplorable condition of our minds and bodies, being only somewhat intelli- gent, and to a slight degree aware of what we are about to perform, do hereby declare, publish. ordain, and establish this the Last lVill and Testament of us. the said class of 1939, to wit: Item 1. XYe hereby bequeath to our beloved and honored President, Dr. George Ilhineas Butler. one burglar-proof vault in which to store the wonderful ideas that he so willingly employed, as doubtful as it may seem, for our beneiit. Item 2. To Dean bl. I,. Skinner we leave our old joke book with which to entertain and amuse our successors as he tried in vain to amuse us. Item 3. To Miss julia Flisch we leave free, gratis. one license to lecture to young boys and girls on rules governing love and marriage. Item 4. To Mr. bl. Ill. Ellis, that lovable, kind, and helpful Apollo, we bequeath one book on pleasing personalities to benefit his students when desiring information. Item 5. To Mr. LI. KI. Sutton we willingly bequeath one ease of giggle- soup with which to make whoopeef' Item o. To Mr. H. I J. Read we leave the wish that he shall continue to reign supreme as the Beau Ilrummel of DI. C. .X Item 7. To Mr. Ifric W. Hardy we bequeath one volume illustrating the good qualities of Tammany and Democracy: also, one eraser to be used in class so that he may spare his finger. which has done duty for so long. Item S. To Mr. U'Neil XY. Chandler we leave .lohnnie I7anch's red socks and tie for atmosphere, and one pair of very soft rubber heels. Item 9. To Col. lioodwyn we bequeath 'Ioe .Xrmstrong's and XYillian1 XVhite's great enthusiasm and love for drilling. Item 10. To IXIiss Brewer we leave one very sharp knife to be used in taxing her famous transparent sandwiches. and the song entitled, You Can't Have a Sandwich NYithout the Bread.