Lee Edwards High School - Hillbilly Yearbook (Asheville, NC)

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have been verdant. This was a memorable year to all of us. How glad we were to lay aside arith- metic, geography, reading, spelling, and writing for algebra, science, and Latin and alas! in a few months, how sorry we were that we had done so. Much to our surprise and delight most of us managed to reach higher ground. By this time we had lost all signs of verdancy and no longer were so gullible to the horrible tales told us by our upper classmates. After having attained poise and the art of victory from the Franklin and Bluebird Literary Societies, we were at ease with everyone. We now moved to the top floor and were allowed to use the senior study hall. Some of our number, not getting along very amicably with the ancient Roman language, refused to help Caesar conquer the Helvetians and took up either Bugology or the art of parlez-vous francaisef, Almost all of us took geometry, but we were only exposed to it and did not really take it. About this time the flu flew into town, and we were all given a much- needed vacation. This rest probably saved several from having a nervous breakdown. Exams came around again, as they always manage to do, and after a few casualties, we be- came juniors. It was during this year, more than any other previous one, that we really got into the school spirit and felt proud of the Maroon and Black of the good old Asheville High School. For much to our joy our football team achieved the state championship laurels by defeating New Bern in a thrilling game. And then our basketball team duplicated the football feat, won the basketball championship of the State, and went to Chicago to participate in the tournament for the national title. It was these victories that inspired us with a spirit of loyalty and made us take over the town with a barrage of iirecrackers and appeal to the city commissioners for an athletic field which has now been materialized, better than we ever hoped for. At this time in our frenzy of joy we became seniors and entered into the last year of our high school career and upon the last race. Our number was diminished, but our enthusiasm was not dampened. We were little but loud. We feel that we are deeply indebted to our teachers who have so painfully struggled against our ignorance, and to Mr. Hutchins, who has put up with all the idiosyn- crasies of Reuben Corntassel and his brothers, and has endeavored to keep us from falling by the waysidef' We know what we know, and it is enough to satisfy us for the present. As a whole, we have worked hard, though there may be a few who have fooled the teachers. When we step out into life, the world will know it. A few will take the plunge now, but the majority will go to college to get rid of some of our wisdom. We feel that we have made quite a name for ourselves, and we hope that it will be a long time before we are forgotten. Our class has been repre- sented in all branches of athletics, and in the literary societies, and in debatingf' We have been active in the social life of the High School and have stood by our Alma Mater at all times, so it can be seen that we are sorry to leave it. This abovedocument is not a glossary of facts, neither is it a fairy tale, it is a statement of our doings and misdoings, and know all men by these presents that we have done them.

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prophecies and based them upon what Mr. Up- shaw said. If anyone wishes further facts, which space does not permit me to print here, kindly call upon me. Meanwhile, let us adopt a policy of 'twatchful waiting until these prophecies come true. Here's to the February class till the Rus- sians take the ski off their words and put it back in its proper place. W HISTORY f y? gg STEWART Rooms ANY centuries after this great historical Amanuscript has been read, forgotten, and lost, perhaps some learned research party will discover a copy of it and have their names heralded abroad as the discoverers of a relic prov- ing beyond a doubt that there really existed an age of ignorance. At the present time it would be a blow to our pride to learn that we were ignorant and that anyone knew more or even as much as we profess to know, but as we grow older and wiser, if possible, we may see the error of our ways. How- ever, if ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise, and as we are happy, let us remain that way and let us hope that no one will destroy our air castles. Now, for the aid and information of future generations we will set down in this chronicle the story of our adventures, trials, and tribulations during that period between grammar school and college. In the month of February, 1920, a large group of boys and girls began their high school educa- tion in the new building. In a way we had an ad- vantage over the class just before us which gradu- ated last year, for we had attended the 7B grade in the new building, and though not being high school students, we were initiated and familiarized with the mysteries of high school life. Consequently, we were not as green as we might have been. In fact, we were not green at all, though we might

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FEBRUARY LA55 i -WTL . J can-4 VVILFRED Bkooxmz, JR. E, the Senior Class of the Asheville High School, being of a weak mind and a fatigued body, due to the great exertion of our school work for the past four years, and realizing that we have accumulated a vast supply of superfluous knowledge for which we will have no use in the future, do ordain and establish this our first and last will and testament in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, sub- ject to the laws and customs of the State of North Carolina. To the Asheville High School we bequeath the following: Item One-Our good wishes and heartfelt sympathy to be used in future trials and tribulations. Item Two-Sufficient funds for the construc- tion of a nursery to be used in the enter- tainment of all lame ducks. To the Junior Class: Item Three-Mr. Hyatt's lectures in philos- ophy and good sportsmanship, as they will not have the opportunity to hear them. To the Sophomore Class: Item Four-Our dignity and learning. To the Freshman Class: Item Five-Our ability and experience. To the Faculty: Item Six-To Mr. Hutchins, a hat to be worn on important occasions. Item Seven-To Mr. Hyatt, the parking space at Teague's reserved for the Senior Class. Item Eight-To Miss Stratton, a stenographer who can write five hundred words a minute and who can remain in her office all day without speaking. Item Nine-To Miss Fraser, a little book en- titled The Pronunciation of K and C and a history of South Carolina. Item Ten-To Miss Phillips, our ability as actors, to be used on classes in the future. Item Eleven-To Mrs. Crawford, a roller coaster, in order that she can make faster progress in chasing seniors about the halls. Item Twelve-To Mrs. Hoffman, a magnet strong enough to attract all students wan- dering about between classes. To the various students: Item Thirteen-To Bill Stradley, Francis Hayes's ability at making announcements. Item Fourteen-To Louise Jarrett, Helen Sneed's Ford that she may be able to go joyriding whenever she desires. Item Fifteen-To Isaac Brock, Stewart Rogers's love for the ladies. Item Sixteen-To Hop Arbogast, Isadore Black's debating ability, that he may make the triangular debate. Item Seventeen+To Paul Jones, Carlisle Smith's dignity. Item Eighteen-To Mildred Northern, Doro- thy Osborne's indispensable lipstick, that she may be prepared at all times. ' Item Nineteen-To Dudley Clark, T. Atkin- son's book on The Taming of the Fair Sex. Item Twenty-To Leon Kempner, Walter Mc- Clure desires to leave his good looks, in order that he may increase the size of his harem. Item Twenty-one-To Mildred Jones, john Guerard gives his math ability with his sincerest hopes that she will be able to pass geometry. To George and Tom, our janitors: Item Twenty-two-To our highly esteemed and respected janitors we leave our best wishes for the future and all of our initials autographed on the desks. We, the Class of Twenty-four, in witness thereof, do declare this our only testament or document, and so affix our seals this sixth day of june, and appoint Aston and Bigham, Lawyers, as our sole executors in the due process of the law. fSignedj WILFRED BRooKER. - S' Francis Hayes Vvltnesses I Dorothy Osborne 2l