Chester High School - Reflector Yearbook (Chester, VA)

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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.

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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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3S The Reflector : 1921 ITEM 9 To the Glee Club we will a sense of harmony and a willingness to prac - tice, since the experience of the past session indicates that the Club has much need of these. ITEM 10 To the future Science Classes we will a supply of unbreakable glassware and a stove guaranteed to supply heat when heat is wanted. ITEM 11 To Mrs. P. E. Perdue as the representative of this district on the School Board of Chesterfield County, we will the privilege of erecting a new school building and furnishing the same with the best equipment. ITEM 12 To the children of this community, themselves and their heirs forever, we will and bequeath the opportunity of attending this school and charge them ever to keep in mind and profit bv the bright and shining example set them by the Class of 1924. ITEM 13 All of our personal effects which we are careless enough to leave behind us when we quit this school and which are not otherwise disposed of in this instrument, we will and bequeath to this school and direct that they be col- lected and carefully preserved in a suitable glass case or cabinet as a perpetual memorial to the Class of 1924. We hereby nominate and appoint Mr. George Woodfin guardian for the Freshman Class, said Freshman Class being not yet of lawful age and capable of acting for itself. We hereby appoint Mr. ' I ' . C. Williams, Superintendent of Schools of Chesterfield County, the executor of this our last will and testament and direct that he shall forthwith execute the promises hereof. In witness whereof we, the Senior Class of 1924 of the Chester Agricul- tural High School, have hereto set our hands and seal this 23rd day of May, I 92 1. (Signed) SENIOR CLASS OF 1924, of the Chester Agricultural High School. Signed, scaled, published, and declared by the Seni or Class of 1924 of the Chester Agricultural High School as their last will and testament in the pre- sence of us who, at their request, in their presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses. Polly Prim Silent Jim Molly Vim.