Bethel High School - Key Yearbook (Bethel, NC)

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Eighth, To Edward Burroughs we will and bequeath Clarence Whitehurst ' s art in French. Ninth, To Lucile Martin we do will and bequeath Frances Smith ' s poetic talent and Nannie Whitehurst ' s style of theme writing. Twelfth, To Lillian Carson we will and bequeath Frances desire to will Clarence Whitehurst ' s habit of sitting on the bar- rel under the old China tree with Nell Parker. Eleventh, We will and bequeath to Myrtle Lewis Nannie Whitehurst ' s art in flirting. Twelfth, To Lillian Carson wo will and bequeath Francis Smith ' s quietness and modesty. Thirteenth, To Samue Whitehurst it is our deepest desire to will Clarence Whitehurst ' s talent in music, both voice and piano Fourteenth, Robert Burrough desires us to will to Frank Whitehurst his remarkable talent in puppy loving. Fifteenth, We will and bequeath to Ida Whitehurst Frances Smith ' s art in making eyes and to Dodie Martin, Nannie White- h ' .:rst.wills her style of arranging her tresses. Sixteenth, Robert Burroughs wills to Luciie Martin his privi- lege 01 remaining down street untii- after chapel each morning his argument for willing this privilege to a girt is that now wo l-.avo equal suffrage. Seventeenth, To the entire faculty we wish to express our appreciation for their co-operation with us during the past year. We wish them the greatest success in their work Eighteenth, We appoint as executors those members of the Junior Class who shall continue with the school for another year. We admonish them to carry out the provisions of this vlil according to its true intents and purposes In witness whereof, we do hereby set our hands, this 24th Clay 01 May, VJ21. (Signed) Senior Class of Bethel High School.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CLASS ' 21 (By Anne Gertrude Jones) We. the members of the Senior Class of the Bethel High School, being of sound body, but few of us being of sound mind, 111 order to have a more pleasant farewell do ordain and estab- lish our last will and testament : First, It is our desire that the Junior Class shall fall heir to our Dew Drop Inn , private office on the left of the.stage, on condition of good behavior. We desire this class to have the use of this office during the entire year, but if misbehavior should occur, we will to Mr. Husketh the privilege of depriving them of its use. We will also to the Senior Class the privilege of adopting our class ring for the standard seal of Bethel High School. Second, Again we will and bequeath to the Junior Class tU the wisdom and dignity of our Senior Class, our repuatation in geometry, our privilege of not staying under a room teacher during study periods. Third, We will to the Sophomore Class all the advice and good counsel we have received during the past four years, and it is our desire that they will sit up and tal e heed henceforth and forevermore. Fourth, To the Freshman Class we extend our heartfelt sym- pathy for the hardships they have undergone during the past year, ' but we wish to advise them to keep on striving, for in the end they will come out on top. Fifth, To the incoming Freshman Class, we will and bequeath all our trials and tribulations we have had since 1917. To these newish students, it is a ' so our desire to will them our class colors and flower. Sixth, To the school as a token of our esteem and apprecia- tion, we do will and bequeath a rug for the stage. This we de- sire to be used only during such periods as commencement and other entertainments in the auditorium. Seventh. To Irvin Taylor we do will and bequeath Robert Burroughs ' privilege of ringing the bells, and Clarence White- hurst ' s genius in geometry.

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THE FRIGHT OF TWO BROTHERS (With Apologies to Milton) (By Annie Gertrude Jones) Alice, her elder brother and her younger brother, wished to go to the inauguration of President Harding, but neither of them had money enough to go, unless they should attempt the journey on foot. Alexandria was about twenty-five miles from Washington, but in spite of the distance they were determined to go, as neither of them had ever witnessed an occasion of this kind. Early on the morning of March Z, 1921, the three having made preparation for the journey started to Washington. Thinking they would make the trip safely by night, they carried lunch enough to last during the day only. Five o ' clock in the afternoon found them seven miles from their destination, and the brothers saw that Alice was too tired to go farther. Thus it was decided to spend the night in the forest, and make an early start next morning in order to reach Washington in plenty of time for the celebration. The two brothers at once set out to hunt berries for their sister ' s supper, and on departing they gavo her instructions not to wander from this place. In spite of her promise, Alice disobeyed her brothers, and when they returned to the spot where they left her she was not to be found. Both of the brothers were alarmed at the disappearance of their sister, but the elder brother s attitude was entirely differ- ent from that of his younger brother. The elder brother re- marked at the darkness of the mghc; not a ray of light could be seen, not even from the heavens. The younger broth- er was distressed greatly at his sister ' s disappearance and was wondering where she was at the time and whether her person had satisfied the hunger of some savage beast. The elder bro-