Chester High School - Reflector Yearbook (Chester, VA)

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36 The Reflectoh : 1921 TO ALMA MATER ’Neath the shadows of thy dogwood, Where the fragrant blossoms smell, Many eager hearts are weeping, As we bid you sad farewell. But in parting we would linger. Just a moment to insure, That to thee we’re always faithful, In whatever we endure. Many are the ties that bind us, With a love that ever lasts, Love that always will remind us Of the bright and glorious past. In our absence may you flourish, Reaching unknown heights of fame, May whatever we accomplish Be an honor to your name. May the laurels that adorn you, Never fade within thy sight. But through countless ages guide you. In the footsteps of the right. While the eagle holds the summit, And the lion rules his den, Know that all our prayers are for thee, All our efforts to thy end. Selected.

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The Reflector : 1921 35 plates bearing the names of William Miller “President ' Vir- ginia Bell “Paying Teller” and Alice Frood “Consultant to Business Women.” As my eyes went from name to name my attention was attracted by the entrance of a prosperous look- ing farmer, who proved to be Bert Shoosmith, grown tall. Then the interior of the State Chamber in Washington appeared before me. The atmosphere was permeated with a spirit of suppressed excitement. In wonder I gazed with bat- ed breath as Percy Chalkley appeared before my astonished eyes and delivered a message of nation-wide interest before the assembled houses of Congress. As I realized that I had seen the future of each of my classmates I sank in deep thought trying to believe it true. All of a sudden it occurred to me that perhaps I might be al- lowed to see my own future. But as I turned I realized that the goddess had vanished and that time alone would reveal it to me. ANNIE E. NUNNALLY.

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The Reflector : 1924 37 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of 1924 of the Chester Agricultural High School, Chester, Virginia, now about to depart from this institution, having profited by our manifold experiences and in grateful acknowledgement of numerous services rendered us by certain persons and being solicitous that our worldly goods may be disposed of to the best interests of humanity, hereby declaring null and void all former wills and bequests by us made, do hereby make and constitute this to be our last will and testament in the manner and form fol- lowing, to-wit: ITEM 1 To the Junior Class we will our Senior dignity and all of our rights and privileges as Seniors. To this class we also will enough male members to sup- ply presidents and secretaries for the Washington Literary Society. ITEM 2 To the Sophomore Class we will the privilege of entertaining the Seniors next year, this privilege to carry with it the right to raise from its own mem- bership sufficient funds to finance the Junior-Senior reception of 1924-25. ITEM 3 To our Principal, Mr. P. M. Tyler, we will a correspondence course in “How to Teach a Lesson in Forty Minutes.’’ ITEM 4 To Mr. T. J. Taylor we will one jar of Hair Groom, said Hair Groom to be used to keep his hair somewhere in the vicinity of his head. ITEM 5 To Mr. J. R. Wood we will one suit of acid-proof clothes and an ample supply of acid-proof patches to he used as need may arise. ITEM 6 To all the other teachers of the high school: We will dutiful and obedient classes, disposed to study and capable of profiting by their instruction. ITEM 7 To the Athletic Association we will a body of members who will always pay their dues promptly, and a financial system that will insure a perpetual surplus in the treasury. ITEM 8 To the Lee Literary Society we will a secretary who will so familiarize herself with the constitution that she will always be able to quote any part of it when called upon to do so.