Hartsville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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17. I, James Lide Jordan, Jr., do will and bequeath my unusual ability in arguing and filibustering in history class to Pierce Parrott. 18. I, Dorothy McDonald, do will and bequeath to Irene Sparrow my ever increasing height and newest pair of shoes, hoping that they will fit her exactly. 19. We, Miriam Gandy and Eleanor McKinnon, do hereby will and bequeath to Mary Lee and Lee Redfearn an elevated platform on which to walk across the neighbor’s cotton patch. This will expedite their progress to and from school, and at the same time, preserve the cotton crop. 20. We, Lillie Watford and Ruth Seymour, do will and bequeath to Helen Howie and Mildred Folsom, our job at recess and after school, erasing blackboards and watering flowers. 21. I, Caroline Gillespie, do will and bequeath my vanity case, rouge, lipstick, and eyebrow stick to Miss Baker, hoping that she will be able to use it as effectively as I did. 22. I, C. T. Miller, do will and bequeath my ability to run and tease to Robin Askins, hoping that he will get as much fun out of it as I did. 23. I, Pennie Rhodes, will and bequeath to Ruby Pennington, my love for work and good behavior during school hours, providing she will speak only when spoken to. 24. I, Billy Abbott, do will and bequeath my ability to bluff, to any member of the Junior Class—apply early to avoid the rush. 25. I, Opal Powell, do will and bequeath to Janie Parrish my ability to laugh, seriously hoping that she will get as much pleasure as I have. 26. I, Katherine Powe, will my knowledge of Geometry to Bosie Egle-ston. 27. I, Eva Walters, do hereby will and bequeath to R. W. Stogner, my unusual love for the study of French and the wish that it will bring as much happiness and joy to him as it brought to me. 28. I, Rupert Harden, will my ability to learn math to Marcellus Parrot, hoping that he will be as successful as I have been. 29. I, Susan Hicks, do hereby will and bequeath to Frank Ellis, my false teeth, hoping that he will get as much pleasure out of eating as I did. 30. I, Hartridge Miller, do will my ability as a French student to Carson Steen. 31. The Senior Class wills to Rachel Miller, Mildred Miller, Katherine Morgan, Leslie Rhodes, Tom Ham and Lever Edwards, all old stub pencils, note books, test books, and all other sources of information which will help them decide what they wish to will by the time they are Seniors in College. As a parting shot, we appoint John, the Janitor, as sole executor of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we attach the signature of the Class of 1927. Charles Funderburk, Jr., Lawyer. 22

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no longer keep them, but as valuable assets to those who may receive them, and a continual reminder of the generosity of heart displayed in our free and full bestowal. 1. I, Joab Watson, do will and bequeath to Marcellus Parrott, my position on the baseball team, and my old razor blades. To Pete Turner I leave my cool nerve and voice, and the love and admiration I received from Ruby Pennington, I do most heartily bestow upon Bruce Bair. 2. I, Sarah Howie, will and bequeath to Dorothy Tillotson, my big feet, providing she never wears shoes that hurt her toes. 3. I, Edith Renfrow, do will my permanent wave to Mary D. Chambers, hoping that she will take better care of it than I have. 4. I, Pink King, do will and bequeath my parking place to Leslie Graham on condition that he does not use it while I am here. 5. I, Sarah Parrott, hereby will my ability of getting into trouble, to Margaret Phoebe Reynolds, also my knowledge of Algebra. 6. I, Charles Funderburk, do will and bequeath to some benighted Freshman—anybody who will accept it as it is yet unclaimed—all my trouble as business manager of the school publications. 7. I, Ava May Billingsley, do will and bequeath my athletic ability to Maud West, provided she will not surpass me in the future. 8. I, Lyndal Perry, do hereby will and bequeath my loud voice and my ability to say uh between each word, to Monroe Crossley, Lena Blackmon and Roberta McKinnon. 9. I, Otto Wilkerson, do will to Mr. Hungerpiller my great vocabulary which has increased so much under his direction. 10. I. Vivian Wallace, do will my quietness and disposition to Percie Ingram, hoping she will reform in the future. 11. I, Hartridge Miller, do will and bequeath my ability as a French student to Carson Steen. 12. I, Margaret Hoover, bequeath to Marguerite Benjamin my short dresses to be worn especially on windy days, and to Mary D. Chambers my beautiful handwriting with the hope that when it is especially illegible, she will, as I have, be given the benefit of the doubt. 13. I, Florence Elliott, do will and bequeath to Ruth Stewart my curly and golden locks. 14. I, Mary Stewart, do will and bequeath to Mary Emma McDonald my size and height, hoping that she will enjoy being large and tall. 15. I, Margaret McDonald, will and bequeath to Marguerite Benjamin my height, curly locks and cosmetics with sincere wishes that she will appreciate them and care for them as I have. 16. I, Harry Oates, do will and bequeath my ability to play football to William Funderburk, hoping that he will get as great a thrill out of it as I have. 21

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY To see me in this condition, Is not from the lack of ambition, But a happy visitation of an hour or two, To see, dear classmate, what has happened to you. The first form that comes before me is that of dear old Mildred Miller, our Valedictorian, gay, petite Mildred, always a flapper. Who would have thought that Mildred would have developed into a flapper teacher of Latin. My! how times have changed! When we studied Latin in dear old H. H. S. there had to be a certain amount of dignity but now the boys flock to take Latin from a flapper teacher. Well, anyway, we wonder if Mildred still says “Ego Amo Te” to the boys. Well, maybe some leap year some man will take her up and then it will be no more Miss Miller. And who is the rustic looking couple I see? Well, bless my soul! If it isn’t Marguerite Miller and Leslie Rhodes—farmers, both of tern. lie with the field and she with the fowls. Well, the old block “H” was not on the school grounds in vain; Marguerite and Leslie tied up for life. Well, all the joy and happiness that this world affords I wish for you. Well, here comes Kathryne Powe and Lyndal Perry with their beauty parlors. Well, old Kathryne always was an expert on curling her own hair, while Lyndal knew the ways of putting on rouge. So what a team they make. Boil, pot boil, and here comes old James Lide Jordan. My, but I believe to my soul he’s still arguing. And what means these clothes in which I see him clad! A lawyer—a talented lawyer with divorce as his specialty. Well, oJd James JLide had a habit in High School days of breaking into love affairs, so he is still up to his old habit. Boil, pot boil, and bless my soul! Another married couple I see. Pinck King, our former class president, a developed football star. And who is this sweet demure looking damself by his side? Who would ever have thought that Marguerite Hoover would have developed into such a meek little wife? Now, who is this that rises before me? And what mean these clothes in which he is clothed? Why, it’s Charlie Funderburk, heading Funderburk’s Jazz Orchestra! Why, you can hardly tell him from Mr. Goldman, he has stoutened up so. And now there seems to arise before me a vision of an angel of mercy. Who can it be? What can it be? Those fair forms in those white uniforms! Why, it’s Ruth Seymour and Lillie Watford! We always knew that there was good in them and here we find them devoting their time to the sufferers in Florida. Luck to you, Ruth and Lillie! 23