Fort Meade High School - Fomehiso Yearbook (Fort Meade, FL)

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Class Will We, the most studious, efficient and unsurpassable Senior Class of 1926 of the Fort Meade High School, in the county of Folk, in the state of Florida, being of sound mind and judgment, are about to depart from our beloved student body. Uncertain of what is before us, we do hereby make, publish and declare on this 25th day of May, 1926, before witnesses and notary, this our last will and testa- ment to be opened, read and executed as provided herein. Article I. To Mr. Golden, our beloved principal, we will and bequeath: first—The Juniors, that he may train them in the way they should go. Second—All the paths around the school building and guardianship of all doors. Third—All the cigarettes that are smoked around the campus. Article II. To the Faculty as a whole, we express our hearty appreciation for what they have done in our behalf. Article HI. To the Freshmen we bequeath our ability to overcome all the troubles and trials that they will meet hereafter. Article IV. To the Sophomores, to whom we are so much indebted, we will our good fellowship. Article V. Individual Legacies:— To the most dignified Junior, Miriam Head, we leave the dignity of Lillie Watson. To Audrey Palmer, Inez Acree leaves her ability to make good grades. To Alleen Hancock, we leave the love struck expression of Violet Acree. For Milo Holden, Charles Comer desires lo set aside his tan shoes and red necktie. To Pate Yearwood, Willie Garner wishes to leave all the jokes in his possession. To Hall Hammett, Bill DeRousse bequeaths and wills his love making ability. Without doubt George Heath leaves lo Richard Langford his old pipe which he has used so continuously. Ida Herring wills her olive complexion and sunny disposition to Alice Bowers. Muriel Hewitt bequeaths lo Beulah Hudson her art of flirting. To Alleen Mayo, Fay Etta Hughey leaves her musical ability. Rhoda Johnson wills to Celeste Edwards her ability to execute the “Charles- ton.” To Helen Dampierre, we will the dainty weight of Edna Kilpatrick. To Rachel Carruthers, Agnes Mitchell wills her poetical ability. Mary Morgan gladly leaves with Robbie Dean Pennington her much beloved freckles. , . For Lillian Smith, Margaret Prine wishes to leave all her dollies and their little dresses.

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From Detroit 1 went to San Francisco. There in the public library one evening I met Agnes Mitchell who had been our class poetess. She had won national fame as a writer of verse. From San Francisco I sailed to Buenos Aires. There I stopped at a large hotel. One night while 1 was in the lobby of the hotel Odom Williams came in. We had a long talk that night, and I found that Odom was getting rich, already owning a large rubber plantation. 1 stayed about two weeks in Buenos Aires, and then came to Miami. While walk- ing up the street one morning 1 met Francis Ivey. He was doing well in the produce business. From Miami 1 went to Jacksonville. As 1 was walking into a restaurant Bill DeRousse came up and told me that he had just been elected Governor of Florida. Coming down to Tampa 1 saw Charlie Comer who had grown rich on oil in this State. From Tampa 1 went to Lakeland. While I was waiting to catch a bus, I was walking down the street and saw a tall, light haired lady pushing a baby carriage. I recognized Mattye Perle Spier but 1 had to tell her who 1 was. About that time the bus came in and I went to Bartowr where 1 saw Sue Shelnutt now happily con- tented in her new home. Then I came down to Ft. Meade and saw Ida Herring and Juanita Stephens. They each had a large home and were happy and contented. They told me about Myrtle Watson and Jewel Whidden being teachers in the dear old F. M. H. S. The next city I was in was Wauchula. There I sawr Willis Garner. Willis was the cartoonist for the Wauchula Enterprise. Down between Wauchula and Arcadia Marvin Sherertz had a very fine filling station and was doing well. In Arcadia I found that Inez and Violet Acree were teaching in the Arcadia High School. On down at Fort Myers I saw Margaret Prine. She was the music instructor and earning a handsome salary. So you people see that this is not such a bad old world to live in when you can go around and meet all your old friends and talk about how things used to be and how things have changed: not so bad after all. G. M. H.

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INell Rutherford wills to Edna Hodge her art of blushing. Sue Shelnutt bequeaths her gift of shyness and timidity to Cora Lee Twiss. Marvin Sherertz wills to J. I . Dalton all his marbles and toys, including his little dolly. To Leola Buchan, Juanita Stephens leaves her dusky locks. Myron Yarn bequeaths his ability to make .Yiiss Judy believe that he knows Spanish to Leland Blackburn. Io Ida Peifer, Myrtle Watson leaves her booklet on MHow to secure a per- manent wave.” Io Ansel Holt, Odom Williams wills his chewing gum, a generous amount of which may be found under the chemistry table. Francis Ivy leaves to J. I). Hancock all his athletic knowledge in a peanut shell. To Howard Barker, Jewell Whidden bequeaths her special chair in the study hall. Mattye Perle Spier bequeaths and wills her artificial complexion with compli- ments to Martha Boyd. Article VI. To the Junior class as a whole, we will and bequeath the seats in the back of the study hall and our stick-to-it ability. Article II. In conclusion: We bequeath the honor of writing next year’s will to the most profound student, who will without doubt be elected to the office. Article YIII. We hereby appoint the Honorable John Whitten, Chief of Police of the city of Fort Meade, Polk county, Florida, our sole executor of this our last will and testament and instruct the probate judge of Polk county to ac- cept as his bondsman for the faithful performance of his duty our esteemed fellow' citizen, Charlie Y'ickers. Signed, sealed and published by the Class of 1926, as its last will and testa- ment this 25th day of May, 1926. (Signed) Class ok 1926 [L. S.] Witnesses: U. II. Heard, I Don’t Flunk.