Greenville High School - Tau Yearbook (Greenville, NC)

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?|is;torj of tte Clasig of 1920 CUSTOM demands and G. H. S. approves that the history of the Class of 1920 shall not go down unwritten, and, we feeling that our good work ranks with that of the best of her children are not at all averse. ' Twas on a beautiful Monday morning in September of 1909 that most of us first entered the old school building on Evans Street, and departed the life of infanthood. Ah, me! those were good old days, when we made mud pies and went wading in the little stream that served as a barrier between the school ground and the next door neighbors ' peach tree. Never then, did teacher stand up and, with look severe, say, Girls must not hold httle boys ' hands. We were banded together fifty or sixty strong then. But, alas! many have either moved away or dropped out to meet the world single-handed — and double- handed, too. Yea, sighing lovers, with heart-distilling tongues, have much too often woo ' d the lasses from our toiling crew. The wind hath blown only twenty- seven good stickers straight to the end of the row. We realize that the school has given us the best possible and aided us in fitting ourselves for Life ' s battl e, and, in return, our class has given much to G. H. S. Many of the athletes, both girls and boys, who have won victories for the school are members of this class. Always we have faithfully performed our part in all school activities. And now, having mastered the problems of High School, we face the sun of a new day in our fife. Our real history is yet to be made. We must bid farewell to these High School days and seek our work in other climes. May G. H. S. always look with pride on the Class of Nineteen Twenty.

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napsifjots; Giant ' s Strength is Heavenly Bliss We Sit Us Down to Rest and Talk All Together Pull!

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las;t mm ant VLt tammt of tfje Class; of 1920 WE, the Class of 1920 being of unsound minds and broken bodies and spirits and realizing that we are soon to be numbered with dead, do arouse our- selves from our dying condition in sufficient manner to hereby, in the presence of these witnesses, declare this to be our last will and testament, and also to declare any others heretofore or hereafter written to be null and void. Aht. 1. To the Board of Trustees and the people of Greenville, we extend our thanks for the many kind favors they have ever shown us. They have given us many opportunites, none of which we have failed to take full advantage of! Though there will never be a class capable of taking in as much of what is offered them as we have, nevertheless, we hope that classes in the future will at least be able to show their appreciation of what has been done for them. Art. 2. To our full worthy Superintendent, it is our pleasure to express our deepest gratitude for the timely aid and fatherly advice he has given us on every occasion. Also we leave him for next year the three remaining classes plus the incoming Freshmen, who together will form a creditable audience upon whom he may practise making a speech! Art. 3. We wish to acknowledge also the inestimable service of our honored Principal and Class Advisor, Mr. June Rose. He helps us to master and dis- pose of more propositions than those that occur in the Geometry book. Art. 4. To the other members of the Faculty, we extend our sincerest thanks. We realize the great efforts they have put forth for advancement, and, in view of these facts we wish to thank them from the bottom of our hearts for their kind and patient services these four years long. In doing this, however, we wish to bring to mind the fact that the same work with an ordinary class would long ere now have rendered them old, wrinkled, and gray. If they wish to preserve youth and sweet dispositions, we would advise that they always seek to deal with classes as nearly our equals as they can find. Art. 5. It is also our desire and intention that the following articles and talents be transferred to the hereinafter named person or persons.