John D Bassett High School - Timber Tints Yearbook (Bassett, VA)

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Last Will and Testament W E, THE Class of 1937, in twenty-four individual and distinct parts, pre- paring to pass out of this sphere of education with a well-trained mind and almost superhuman understanding, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills or promises by us at any time heretofore made. As to our estate, as it has pleased the fates and our own strong hands and brains to win for us, we do dispose of the same as follows: 1. We give and bequeath to our beloved principal, Mr. E. C. Hoover, our deepest reverence, and our heartiest gratitude. As a partial payment for all the help which he has given us during our long years at Bassett High School, we give to him the privilege to accept for himself, as interest on our great debt, every part of the praise and honor that we may achieve on the great stage of the world, knowing that it is all due to his faithful instructions. 2. We give and bequeath to the dear faculty, who have been our instructors in all the wisdom of the ages, a sweet succession of peaceful and unbroken dreams. No longer need they lie awake at night and worry over the possibility of this one not doing his work, or whether this one will remember the iron-clad rules of English in the preparation of her essay. It has been a hard strain on them, for Seniors are said to be hard to handle at all times. 3. We also give and bequeath to our beloved faculty all the amazing and startling information that we have furnished them from time to time on our examination papers. We trust they will feel at liberty to make use of all such bits of wisdom and enlightenment for the education of the classes to come after us. 4. We give and bequeath to the present Junior Class our seats in classroom and chapel, our Senior dignity, and any stubs of pencils, erasers, or scraps of paper that we may unthinkingly leave behind us in the haste and excitement of gathering up our cherished treasures for the last time. May they feel free to make use of them, and feel, perhaps, that in some mystic way, these things may impart some of our great knowledge to them. The following may seem but trifling bequests, but we hope they may be accepted as valuable assets to those who may receive them: 5. Johnnie Ausburne gives and bequeaths to Maxine Philpott and Marjorie Clark his “gift of gab.” 6. Thelma Brammer and Gray Jarrett give and bequeath to Jesse Williams and Nellie Philpott their executive abilities and their powers to convince Air. Hoover of their unerring judgment. 7. Lorine Shropshire gives and bequeaths to all future class secretaries her difficulties as Senior Class Secretary.

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A Cruise With The Merry Cans W ERE you invited to take a cruise with the Merry Gang? If you weren’t, then we certainly feel sorry for you, for you don’t know what you missed. We embarked on this voyage April 9th at the Riverside Hotel with a crew of sixty. Passports, which were issued a week previous to the voyage, had on them a description of the persons to whom they belonged, and invited them to the mess hall of the ship Bassett High School at 8 bells. Every passenger had to present his passport at the dock in order to board the ship. However, there were many stowa- ways. The mess hall carried out the color scheme of red and white, and ships were placed here and there on the tables. The favors were small red and white ships on which were attached a lifesaver and a small life boat full of mints. The programs, which were red and white, had a very artistic ship design on the front. All the sailors wore red and white sailor caps. The course of the cruise was as follows: Song — Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here (All) The Commanding Officer (Toastmaster) Howard White Toast to Seniors Codell Jones (President of the Junior Class) Stories Heard on Deck (Senior Poem) Johnnie Ausburne Piano Solo Hazel Hundley Tribute to an Old Boat (Senior Prophecy) Joel Fine An Old Sailor’s Story (Senior History) Lorine Shropshire Toast to Faculty June Stone ( June Stone, Virginia Grogan, Dorothy Song { Hamlin, Maxine Philpott and ( Jessie Williams. Cruiser’s Will (Last Will and Testament) R. P. Scott, Jr. A Cablegram (Toast to Juniors) Gray Jarrett (President of Senior Class) Many jokes were told, making the trip a very gay one. A storm occurred at sea when all the passengers started throwing mints at each other, and the com- manding officer had quite a time making his orders heard. The mess consisted of: Lighthouse Driftwood Barometer Rudders Searchlights. . . . Waves Portholes Pirate’s Delight Icebergs . . .Tomato Juice . . . .Veal Cutlets Potatoes Beets String Beans Cherry Jello . . . Buttered Rolls Angel Food Cake Ice Cream Those who went on the cruise were:AIisses Thelma Brammer, Inez Craig, Lorene Eggleston, Hazel Hundley, Frances Martin, Elsie Metz, Celia Shanker, Evelyn Snead, Hazel Stone, Lorine Shropshire, Odessa Turner, Juanita Williams, Mabel Joyce, Marjorie Clark, Mildred Franklin, Virginia Bell Franklin, Virginia Grogan, Dorothy Hamlin, Myrtle Hancock, Mildred Helms, Minnie Helms, Codell Jones, Edna Joyce, Hope Leftwich, Elsie Mitchell, Nellie Moran, Maxine Philpott, Nellie Philpott, Arlene Prillaman, Estelle Prillaman, Reva Shelton, June Stone, Jessie Williams, Ellery White, Mildred Akers, Clyde Ramsey, and Dora Mitchell. Messrs. Johnnie Ausburne, Robert Carter, Jimmie Craig, Joel Fine, John Helms, Paul Hollandsworth, Gray Jarrett, Alton Purdy, R. P. Scott, Jr., John Snead, Elmead Turner, Wasena Wright, Jason Giles, Ralph Ingram, Mack Little, Melvin Stone, Edward Varner, Howard White, E. C. Hoover, Christian Merritt and Harvey Cooper. The faculty sponsors for the banquet were Misses Ramsey and Flannagan and Mr. Cooper.

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8. John Snead and Jimmy Craig give and bequeath to Ralph Ingram and Ellery White all their secrets in mastering the arts of baseball and basket ball. 9. Alton Purdy gives and bequeaths to Mildred Helms and Eva Young his immense knowledge in questions pertaining to history. 10. Lorine Eggleston gives and bequeaths to Lucy Stone and Virginia Belle Franklin her Seni or dignity. 11. Celia Shanker gives and bequeaths to Dorothy Hamlin and Reva Shelton her spelling book and chewing gum. 12. Wasena Wright gives and bequeaths to Nellie Moran and Hope Leftwich his debating abilities and his bluff. 13. Juanita Williams, Evelyn Snead, and Hazel Hundley give and bequeath to Jason Giles their musical gifts. “Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast.” 14. Frances Martin gives and bequeaths to Minnie Helms and Mildred Franklin her cheerful disposition. 15. Paul Hollandsworth gives and bequeaths to Howard White his charming personality. 16. John Helms gives and bequeaths to June Stone and Estelle Prillaman his southern accent and his vast knowledge of horseflesh. 17. Odessa Turner gives and bequeaths to Edna Joyce and Annie Bowles her ability to express much through silence. 18. Robert Carter gives and bequeaths to Virginia Grogan and Irene Walker his golfing talents and his friendliness to every one. 19. Hazel Stone gives and bequeaths to Melvin Stone her enormous appetite for peanuts. 20. Elmead Turner gives and bequeaths to Alack Little his almost super- human understanding. 21. Inez Craig gives and bequeaths to Codell Jones her leadership of the Literary Society. Also, all low and unsatisfactory deportment grades acquired by her during the past year. All the rest, residue, and remainder of the property of the Senior Class we hereby bequeath to the Student Body. We hereby constitute and appoint Air. Hoover sole executor of this, our last will and testament. Given under our hand and seal this seventeenth day of Alay, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Seven. Class of 1937, Bassf.tt High School (Seal) R. P. Scott (Seal)