Hartsville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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RETROSPECT J 12. To Maude West and Margaret McDonald, we leave the combined feats of Mary Parrott and Dora Harrington in goal shooting, provided they make use of same in less than twelve months. 13. To Ruth Seymour, Margaret Johnson and Flossie Grantham, we give Virginia Coker’s editorial ability—it must be used. 14. To Percie Ingram, we gladly give Pauline Burns’ sweet, retiring nature, with the hope that it will in the future keep her out of trouble. 15. To Otto Wilkerson and Baxter Ridge, we leave Carlisle King’s fondness for “dressing up.” 16. To Hartridge Miller and James hide Jordan, we donate the spelling ability of Kathleen King. 17. To Dorothy McDonald, we give all of Annie Lee Cooley’s musical talents which must be used to the same advantage that Annie has used them. 18. To Susan Hicks and Caroline Gillespie, we give Mary Bethune’s quietness and timidity. 19. To Marguerite Miller and Fannie Tyner, Henrietta Gandy’s beautiful wavy hair—on condition that they won’t curl it. 20. To Leslie Graham and J. D. Cook, we gladly donate Leon Pennington’s fondness for doing the “Charleston.” 21. To Tom Ham and Erastus Young, we leave Harold Heustess’ place on the football team. 22. To Sarah Howie and Pennie Rhodes, we give Charles Manship’s habit of making the highest marks in the class. 23. To Doris King and Ruth Polsom and Blanche Goodson, we give the profound studiousness of Bela Johnson. 24. To Edith Newsome, Esther Lee Moore, Mary Stewart and Theo Mixon, we leave the habit belonging to Leo Tyner of speaking only when spoken to. 25. To Ava M. Billingsly and Sarah Parrott, we give Lula Mae Stogner’s quickness, alertness and jumpiness—for use on the basket-ball team next year. 26. To C. T. Miller, Lester Blackwell and Walton Luther, we donate Claire Cottingham’s shy, timid, bashful manner—it gets you there. 27. To Miriam Gandy, Mildred Wheeler and Katherine Morgan, we leave the boisterousness of Travis Lockhart. Any broken pens, stubs of pencils, cast-off note books, parallel reports, mounds of gum we were compelled to stick hastily in out-of-sight spots to avoid faculty detection, and other mementoes, we bestow freely upon the finder. With our last parting breath, we do hereby constitute and appoint the principal, Mr. J. C. Hungerpiller, sole executor of this our last Will and Testament. In Witness Whereof, we attach the signatures of the Class of 1926. Joe Tillotson, ’26, Lawyer. 1926 Page Twenty-seven

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RETROSPECT f t our strongly entrenched places in the hearts of the faculty who have loved us devotedly because—they couldn’t help it. Comfort them in their loss, but don’t imagine you can mangle their hearts as we have done. IV To the vivacious and wise Sophomores, we leave the right to prey upon the Freshmen, out of season and without reason to unceasingly torture them—with the liabilities thereof. V To the Freshmen, our deepest sympathy for the task ahead of them. VI The following valuable personal bequests, freely and fully given, should be treasured as a continual reminder of the abundant and overwhelming generosity of the class and the individuals thereof. We trust these responsibilities will be assumed promptly and will bring important results: 1. To the principal of the school, the unfailing humor of the entire class. We are certain he will need this in dealing with the Seniors who succeed us. 2. To Billy Abbott, we bequeath Mildred Price’s ability to put on a fine complexion. “Save the surface and you save all.” 3. To Ralph Turner, we bequeath Bob Fletcher’s habit of spending two hours of his history—by sitting on the book while he reads yarns. 4. To Eleanor McKinnon is left Pearl White’s ability to “Paddle her own canoe.” Pearl has selected someone to paddle hers for her. 5. To Vivian Wallace, we leave Elizabeth Corley’s sunny smile—it won’t come off. 6. To Carson Steen is given Joe Tillotson’s trick of looking innocent when caught in mischief. 7. To Leslie Parrish, we bestow Jack McIntyre’s fondness for long and impressive sounding words. 8. To Mildred Miller, Edward Brown leaves his natural ability for writing almost anything from a nonsense rhyme to an obituary, hoping it may aid her in winning laurels in the literary world. 9. To Katherine Powe, Edith Renfrow and Florence Elliott because they have so little regard for young men and seem to have decided leanings toward lives of single blessedness, we leave Irene Benjamin’s wiles—perhaps these will turn them from their present inclinations. 10. To Harry Oates, Pink King and Charles Funderburk, who have perpetual worries for fear their hair doesn’t look “just so,” we give Sam Coker’s recipe for same. 11. To Marguerite Benjamin, we will some of Frances Goolsby’s excessive loftiness, hoping it will help Marguerite in jumping center. 1926 Poyc Tire n I if-i ij

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RETROSPECT S« ! Prophecy of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Six It is exac tly fourteen years since our graduation and notices have been sent to all the members of the Class of 1926 that tonight. May 28, 1940, a novel radio program will be broadcast from the magnificent new high school building which contains, besides an indoor basket-ball court, swimming pool, and auditorium, an elaborate broadcasting station. Tonight’s program is certainly to be a treat to myself and all interested in our dear old ('lass of ’26. Getting up this program was certainly a pleasure to me because I have come in touch with all my classmates. It was no easy task to comb the earth for word of my adventuresome and ambitious friends, but after renewing relations I find Father Time has had little effect on them and they seem just the same old boys and girls that I used to know and all who have changed have changed for the better. This is station H. H. S. broadcasting! Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, our program will be devoted to the tracing of the illustrious Class of 1926 of liartsville High School located at Hartsville, S. C. I he members of this class have accomplished much and your attention should be given to the splendid records that these friends have made for themselves in the wide, wide world. You may be interested to know that I am a member of this class. ou may be surprised in finding the members of this class engaged in so many different occupations, but remember— “Variety is the spice of life ” Pearl White, Mildred Price and Mary Parrott have suddenly turned man-haters and are now canvassing for a home for spinster girls. Bela Johnson is now successfully raising cotton and corn in the country. It’s good to see one farmer in our class, anyway. Carlisle King and Jack McIntyre are nowr prosperous young doctors and have lately established a much needed hospital in Hartsville, in which Irene Benjamin, Claire Cottingham and Lula Mae Stogner hold responsible positions as nurses. Leon Pennington is undertaking a good business around these parts with the aid given him by Dr. King and Dr. McIntyre. I think they must go fifty-fifty on their profits. However, Leon has not become too interested in his profession to let this interfere with his work, because he can still be seen hanging around Boyd-Powe Drug C loin pan y between the hours of four and six in the afternoon. Elizabeth Corley and Charles Manship are now in the midst of a hotly contested campaign for governor. The outcome is predicted to be both close and exciting. I am sure all will l e interested to know that Leo Tyner is now right fielder for the Washington Senators. He played last year in the world series. Harold Heustess and Ed Brown, the horse-shoe champions of this country, are now touring the continent giving exhibitions. It is said that our barnyard golf experts have the art down to a gnat’s eyelash. 1926= I'iujc Tirrnt it-cifjht