Gordon State College - Taps Yearbook (Barnesville, GA)

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Last Will and Testament of the Senior Class of l9l8 GEORGIA, PIKE COUNTY. In the name of Uncle Pete, amen. We, the 'Senior Class of one thousand, nine hundred and eighteen, of Gord-on Institute, of the County of Pike, State of Georgia, being of perfect sense and memory, in our own opinion, at least, though there be others who think otherwise, and being about to depart this life, do make this our last Will and Testament as followeth: ' Item I. We do make our brilliant but worthless Junior Class heir to all our personal property, to wit: One rusty pocket knife owned by Arthur Sheppard, said knife to be used for whittling on desks, as its present owner has used it. Also a book entitled Devil Demon Dave owned by Joe W. Gilbert. Joe bequeaths this to the Junior Class with the express provision that they read it during school hours and he guarantees that he who readeth same shall tlunk from who flung the chunk. The girls of this class hereby bequeath to the Junior Class one thousand four hun- dred f1,400l love letters which they received during school hours and earnestly insist that they have said letters bound into a volume to be passed down from gen- eration to generation, yea, even from everlasting to everlasting. This class as a whole passes down to the Junior Class their Senior Privileges, Q?j which they have enjoyed immensely during this school rear. Item II. Earle Mathews, of this class, wills Perrin Collier a book entitled Advice to Young Lovers? with the solemn admonition that he read the same and abide by its teachings. The girls of this class think he needs it. Item III. Rex McKinnon hands down to Horace Wright, of the Sophomore Class, his special ability to Ushoott' Professor Watson. because he strongly believes that, like himself, Wright is a man capable of making zero every time he is called upon in class. Item IV. Levy Stroud and Berner Lynch do jointly bequeath to the Fresh- man Class one Clj plug of Brown Mule chewing tobacco, advising said class to chew hard and get nourishment from same. Item V. It is our desire that the high seriousness of Nell Eley, the brilliance of Jessie Collier, and the dignified bearing of Alta Peacock, be passed down to Nell Smith to be canned and preserved by her. Item VI. Bill Pace, of this class, does hereby resign his otlice a-s captain of the Extra Duty Squad and desires that Joe Oliver take his place. It is, how- ever, in tears that he resigns this office so suited to him.

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Millinery-Parisian Models-Exclusive.-Paul Solomon. Beauty Parlors-Ugliness is si reflection on your intelligence l ut ask 1 a. trial.--Wm. Rogers it Francis Dart. i I Sewing by the day at your home. Eight-hour law strictli ohscrx ed lu o dollars per day.-Robert Russell. Scientific instruction in lrnitting and eroeheting. X o females nerd applx J. H. Mathews 85 Neal Willis. N Orion-I hereby announce that the laws of this town must be ohex ed keep straight or I will run you in.-Ruth I-Iumphrey, Bicycle Cop. Maid and housegirl wants good positions. References furnished C Y Bake: and Levi Stroud. This list was furnished by Advertising Manager and Police Couit Repoitei Jessie Collier. 66EXt1'E:l Dutyn Hep, hep,.one, two, three, four, They dig it up by an hour or moreg They walk until their feet become sore- The faithless 'fextra duty. They think they are out of luck When they break rules and get stuck, Or they wouldnft have been in that muck- The unfortunate Hextra. duty. J.W.G

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qi Item VII. While on the ball park during the Gordon-Mercer football game a fair dame addressed Francis Dart as cutie.', It is our will that this name be passed down to Chvarlie Clark. Mr. Clark is to keep this eognornen as a. sacred relic from this class. i Item VIII. It is the desire of the Senior members of the band that their aptness to produce such harmonious and melodious sounds upon their instruments be passed down to the other members of the band with the sincere hope that they will be able, as the Seniors themselves have done, to win the disgust of all who may be so unfortunate as to hear them. Item IX. It is Ruth Humphreyts will that her ability to catch the boys on her string of lovers be passed down to Sara Smith. It is, however, her kind request that she not ustringf' all the boys so that they will have for study some of the time used otherwise in writing love notes. Item X. C. V. Baker hereby 'chands downv to R. W. Jenkins part of his extreme height, but We-radvise him not to follow in Baker's footsteps on account of the 325.00 reward out for the arrest of the person guilty of breaking are lights over the city. Item XI. It is the desire -of this class that the dignified reader of this, our last document, Thomas H. Cox, pass down to Charlie Clark his gifted ability to tease7' Alta Caltoj advising him not to play too hard as the playing of this instru- ment is not good for the heart. I Item XII. We do hereby bequeath to the City of Barnesville part of our marvelous influence and we do sincerely hope that many will follow in our foot- steps and do the stupendous things we have done. Item XIII. As a parting proof of our financial standing and generosity each member -of the class contributes ten cents f1Oej as a charity fund, this 533.80 to be put out at interest, the proceeds of which shall be used for li-uying gasoline for owners of Fords, endowing colleges, and the rest to be used for buying jewelry for the vast multitude ot poor and starving ot our country. In proof whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seal this 29th day of May, Anno Domini, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. h SENIOR CLASS OF 1918. Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of: , Woonnow Wrnsou. GEORGE Suimrnns. YORK Manner.