Alexander Graham High School - Snips and Cuts Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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dl H Y I 'quail U75 ,i vw - CLA55 WILL VVe, the Class of '21 of the Alexander Graham High School, being of a sound and disposing state of mind, but mindful of the uncertainies of this, our high school life, do make, publish, and decree this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills heretofore made by us. Item I: We do hereby will and bequeath to the coming lower classmen, namely, the Juniors, our precious Senior privilege, that of entering the chapel at recess, with the admonition that they do not neglect this priceless jewel and have it snatched away by the authorities that be. Item II: We do also will and bequeath to the said Juniors, the responsibilities which the Seniors by reason of their age do hold. We wish to impress upon the said Juniors, the influence which they will possess and warn them that this influence, whether good or bad, is reflected on the whole school. VVe do also leave to the said juniors the privilege of publishing an Annual and the attendant labor of holding rummage sales, beauty contests, and selling that article of food com- monly known and named as hot dogs for the benefit of the finances of said March 5, 1921. Annual. In like manner, we do also bequeath to the said Juniors the editing of our school magazine, the Al-Gra-I-Iy,', with strict instructions that they publish regularly this world-famous publication. Item III: We do also will and bequeath to the heretofore mentioned juniors, the ood looks of the Senior boys, believing justly as we do, that such a property 8 should be bequeathed where it is most needed. Item IV: We do also will and bequeath to the heretofore mentioned juniors our Senior Announcement Board, with the most implicit command that they 75

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C N IIKQ ,fag wil- , N 'Z-Xinnialf' And so a great atrocity, called a Senior Play will be given to help fill the coffers. ln the meantime, the girls sell sandwiches and candy to their ship- mates, who are always ready to eat, and the boys are selling bar-r-rels of weenies and loads of mustard and many rolls to rival the peanut man and fill the Senior treasury. lVe have found it difficult to persuade our officers that we are not the same boys in knee trousers and the same girls in pigtails and short dresses who first came to them four years ago. Some even yet address us by our Christian names, which otherwise we felt we might have entirely forgotten. It would take too long to read the complete log of this eventful voyage. It would be very interesting to tell the many delightful experiences, the many wonderful lessons, the many changes in the passenger list, but after all it has but little vital significance except to ourselves, the few who will soon land at Com- mencement Wharf. We must not divulge the secrets of our shipmates. We must not forget the loyalty due to our class colors, so valiantly flying at the masthead. The best and most vital history of any person or thing is never given to the world. So must it be with the Class of ,2l. It has been a most wonderful voyage and we have accumulated many sou-- venirs, striving, however, to guard against excess baggage. We have not faced any gale which we were not able to withstand. VVe have not been wrecked upon the shoals of any threatening task. The tides of our averages have continued to ebb and flow, the waves of mathematical problems have kept up their ceaseless motion and commotion, the billows of examinations have sometimes tried their worst to overwhelm us, but none of them has succeeded 5 we have astonished the officers with all our amazing knowledge and startling information that we have furnished them from time to time in our various examination papers. VVe have sympathized with the seasick passengers, that made up the various new classes. We have enjoyed the successful experiences of those who have landed on other shores. , We will go on writing new logs of greater adventure, and more wonderful discovery, for while the voyage of high school life is at an end, the voyage of real life will soon begin. There was nothing more left for them to know- T hey must pass on Commencement Day. --M. C. R., Class Historicm, '2l. 74

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c ' LBJ 5 ! Q . observe this board frequently in order that they may keep abreast of the tiH16S alid also that they may be reminded of a class meeting. We do also leave to our worthy successors, the Juniors, the privilege of missing their lunch twice a week by reason of their attendance at such meetings. Item V: Wfe do bequeath, with the greatest sorrow and reluctance, upon the heads of the often heretofore mentioned Juniors, our famous and oft abused Senior dignity and, likewise, our self-importance. It is our earnest wish and hope that our successors will at least make an attempt to reach the high water mark which has been set by us. Of our wonderful cleverness and ability we do make no disposition to the said Juniors, knowing full well the hardship we would thereby entail upon their feebler intellect in making the vain attempt to imitate our brilliant achievements. Item VI: VVe do hereby bequeath and leave to Mr. McCall-more like one of us than a stern, harsh principal-to all our teachers and to all the lower classmen, our most earnest and best wishes for the future. We do leave to the faculty our heart-felt gratitude for the manner in which they have led us through a miry road of difficulties into the pleasant paths of knowledge. We most sincerely hope that the faculty in the future years will not entirely forget the good wishes which the Class of '21 does now bestow upon them. -THE CLASS or '21 CSealj. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Senior Class to be its last will and testament in the presence of us who, at its request and in its presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names, the day and year first above written. WITNESSES: D. STEWART QUERN, Attorney, BLXLVENA ALEXANDER, Secretary. p INDIVIDUAL CLASS WILL I The following members of the Class of 321 do hereby will and bequeath to their fitting successors, namely, the following Juniors, the following characteristics mentioned below: Virginia Whitlock to Ruth Nucholls: Inability to control her eyes. jack London to Robert Buck: His business ability. Mary Sossomon to Virginia Clements: Her Cleopatra-like vampishness. Gelda Robinson to Aubrey Chrismon: His high marks. Dan Mallery to Everett Bierman: His athletic ability. Putt,' Dudley to Sarah A. Mayer: Her popularity. Robert Dixon to john Thompson: His famous toddling, LMI., 76