Greenville High School - Tau Yearbook (Greenville, NC)

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(j) To Nliss Idol we sincerely leave ' enus, the goddess of Love, and we desire that by her she may ever be reminded of us. Eighth, (a) It is our desire that Lizzie Wadsworth inherit Gladys Bag- well ' s art of combing her hair in the class room door. (b) To Lillian Joyner we leave Helen Brown ' s privilege of ' ' primping in the cloak room. (c) To Emily ] Ioye we leave Mrginia Arthur ' s powder puff. (d) To Lillian Hooker we bequeath the modest and loving disposition of Mary Perkins Xorman. (e) To Catherine Perkins we give Roy Corbitt ' s ability of being on time at school. ( ) To ] Iary Thomas we give Emily Langley ' s tip-oft ' in the basket- ball game. (g) To Lee King we leave the studious habits of Edward Harris. (h) To Joe Parkerson we bequeath Hennie Long ' s oratorical abihty of expounding History. Ninth. To the Boys ' Basketball team we leave the support of the school and tovra, and visions, almost a reality, of a spacious gymnasium. Last. We hereby constitute and appoint our trusty friend Julius (The Janitor) our lawful executor to all extents and purposes to execute this our last -ill and testament, according to the true intent and meaning of the same, and every part and clause thereof, hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other A -ills and testaments by us heretofore made. In -itness whereof, we, the said Class, do hereunto set our hand and seal, this the twenty-second day of Nlay, nineteen hundred and nineteen. Signed, sealed, pubhshed, and de- clared by the said Senior Class to be their last w ill and testament, in the presence of us, who, at their request and in their presence (and in the presence of each other) do subscribe our names as wit- nesses thereto. Audrey McLeod [Seal] E. L. Veazey [Seal] Annie Bet Smith, Class Attorney.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ) County of Pitt ) We, the Senior Class of the GreenviUe High School, of the aforesaid county and State, being of sound mind, but considering the departure of our high school days, do make and declare this our last will and testament: First. Our executor, hereinafter named, shall collect all owing to our estate and pay all which our estate owes. Second. We do bequeath and give to the anxious Juniors the use of the room and also the Senior privileges. Third. To the Sophomores we leave our deepest sympathy for them in keep- ing up with the gallant victories of Ca?sar, and we hope that they will be able to use their knowledge of Science to the extent of solving their Algebra problems. Fourth. To the expectant and ambitious Freshmen we bequeath our united class spirit. May the class be strong in everything that will make a bigger and better High School. • ' Fifth. To the teachers we leave our deepest appreciation for their never tiring efforts, and we hope that their future will bring even greater blessings than the past. Sixth. To Mr. Swanson, our noble and inspiring Superintendent, we leave our desire that he be graciously fed by the future Senior cooking classes in order to keep up our reputation. We also leave him our lingering threads of love and friendship. Seventh, (a) To Miss Audrey McLeod we leave a Sledge -hammer just large enough to rule her wayward pupils with. {b) To Miss McMurry we bequeath a Green chauffeur, that she may teach him better. (c) To Miss Mial we leave the hope that she will have a brighter class next year in Geometry than we were. (d) To Miss Carroll we leave all the returned soldiers, so there will be no more wars. (e) To Miss Martin we leave a bow and a pack of arrows so that she may Pierce all the hearts that she may see. ( ) To Mr. Veazey we give our fondest hopes of his learning to cook. ig) To Miss Pugh, we leave a cozy little yellow bungalow with the Firefly (a red roadster) at its door. ( i) To Miss Pearsall we leave the desire that she be able to keep every- thing that is her ' n. (i) To Miss Spain Ave leave the hope that she may hold the art of infatu- ating her attorney by her voice, in order that he win her case.

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THE SENIORS Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore — While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. Tis some visitor, ' I muttered, ' tapping at my chamber door — Only this and nothing more. ' And the first upon my threshold, first tho she was n ' er o ' er IdoIcI, With all happy, pleasant mem ' ries was most meetly Ruth of old. Eagerly I searched her visage ; — vainly I had sought to presage How Ruth ' s looks proclaimed their message — message of a happy soul — Of a rare and radiant pleasure with which each sunrise fills the soul — Happy, Ruth, forevermore. Then the next to make appearance, walking like some maid of romance. Thrilled me — filled me with bright thoughts of olden times and days of yore. Friends! now ' Gin, to calm the beating of our hearts, did stand repeating, With her brightness, quite entreating entrance at the chamber door — Her brightness quite entreating entrance at the chamber door; Just Virginia, nothing more. Next into the room advancing, such a vision quite entrancing, Softly came in Gladys, always quietly as in the life of yore; And her silence was unbroken, tho her eyes did give a token That the very mind unspoken was so full of all good lore; This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the whispered word, Good lore ■ Merely this and nothing more. Then into our midst descending, with a dignity unending, Was another lady, standing with her blushes me before, Helen, said I, thou art pleasing, with thy loyalty appeasing All our hearts, and always seizing them their darkness to explore — Stopping never, ever glad for friendship darkness to explore — Fearing Math and nothing more. Hereon soft I heard the trilling, as of air with music filling; In there stepped a noble maiden of the happy days of yore. Not a small commotion made she ; not a minute stopped or stayed she ; Bess, when first the thing essayed she, walked right in the chamber door — Walked right in among her comrades just within the chamber door — Walked, and laughed and nothing more.