Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Ci)e Last Mil ano Cestament of tfte Class of ’2C C HARLES DAVIDSON, ESQ., a will-be-famous lawyer, draws up this document in the behalf of the class of ' 26. This argumentative genius is thoroughly capable of handling the last will and final testament of the members of this class. Clause I 1. To Mr. Waddell, we hereby do bequeath a chain and collar for each and every boy in the high school. If properly fastened, these leashes should check the bold advances of the youthful cavaliers. 2. To Mrs. Tardy, we leave a legacy of $100,000,000 for having started each one of us out aright on our high school career. 3. To Miss Duncan, we sympathetically bequeath an iron cage for Ned Wad- dell and Charles Davidson. 4. To Miss Richeson, we will a pamphlet of microscopic dimensions, entitled — “The Advantages of Latin.” 5. To Mrs. Irby, we kindly give a pair of shock absorbers to be worn while teaching the “hard-boiled” Sophomores. Clause II 1. To Charles Dillon, we bequeath Susanna R. Blain “to cherish, honor, and obey.” 2. We, Mildred Dunlap and Geneva Firebaugh, do hereby gladly leave our P. P. (Pleasing Plumpness) to Kate Lackey and Frances Campbell. 3. We, the Turner sisters, do hereby turn over our intellect to Bernardine Fox. or anyone else at L. H. S., who needs it badly. 4. I, Louise Gillespie, do generously bestow my red hair upon Emory Lewis. 5. 1, Ed Steidtman, do hereby will, “gratis,” my irresistible qualities to my natural rival and brother, Carl Steidtman. 6. I, Ruby Whitmore, do leave my sarcastic line to Marie Donald. 7. I, Andrew Varner, do hereby transfer my reputation as a sheik to Homer Mateer. 8. I, Charles Davidson, do gladly bequeath my knack of making wise cracks to William Dana Hoyt, Jr. 9. 1, Manuel Weinburg, do hereby will my mathematical mind to Charles Dillon. 10. I, Ned Waddell, do hereby leave my girlish hands to Percy Tolley.

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mind, they began their ascent to their desired goal with determination to show L. H. S., and incidentally the whole world, a few things. Every phase of work, in which these new members of the student body participated, invariably won ap- probation from the faculty and their schoolmates. One of their number received first place for reading in the high school literary contest — a great honor for a Freshman. At the beginning of their second year, nearly all of the original class enrollment reentered school, eager to begin work once more. From the first day it was evi- dent that these Sophomores were determined to continue their excellent record. They directed their attention to literary work and again furnished the best reader in the high school literary contest. This one honor was not sufficient ; they also supplied the champion declaimer. In their Junior year, they proved an eye-opener. During Book Week, one of their number won the contest between the Junior and the Senior Classes for the best composition on books. Later, another member of the class received the medal for the Lincoln Essay Contest, participated in by both Seniors and Juniors. As a fitting climax of their Junior literary record, the whole class took part in a play entitled “Doubting Castle”, written and presented by its members. But their honors were not confined to literary lines alone, as two of the hoys won their letters in both football and baseball, and four of the girls were mainstays for the basketball team. Not satisfied with these accomplishments, the class reached the height of its fame during the 1925-1926 session, not only furnishing seven letter men, but also supplying active players in all other forms of athletics. The second semester was marked by two successful theatrical performances, “Come Out of the Kitchen” by the Senior Class, and “The Toreadors” by the High School Chorus. The leading roles in the latter were taken by the class o f ' 26. In addition to this, the members of this class have been diligent workers for The Echo and The Crystal, proved by the fact that a large part of the staff of each publication consisted of Seniors. Furthermore, two of the class won first places in the County Literary Contest in reading and public speaking respectively. As the time approaches for our departure and as we glance backward at the four years spent here, it seems to us that the troubles have been few and the pleasures many. We now go forth from L. H. S. with the hope that we may retain the high ideals we learned to cherish at our Alma Mater. Louise Gillespie

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11. I, Ethel Ayers, do hereby bequeath my histrionic ability to Margaret Lackey. 12. I, Janette McCormick, do hereby will my string of A’s to Herbert Agnor. 13. I, Ralph Swope, do hereby leave my nickname, “Sleepy”, to Clyde Rad- ford. 14. I, Cora B. Womeldorf, do hereby bequeath my studious look to “Mutt” Grey. 15. I, Mary Moore Harper, do hereby will my passion for “Frost” to “Old King Cole.” 16. I, Susanna Blain, do hereby bequeath my “Uketchum” qualities to Martha Moore. Clause; III 1. We, the Seniors, do hereby leave the Juniors our surprising ability at pro- ducing a creditable performance on the stage. 2. To the Sophomores, we leave our shattered illusions of life. 3. To the Freshmen we leave our Sophistication. Clause IV 1. To the School Board, we, the Senior Class, do hereby bequeath the plans for the new high school, drawn on sheep-skin (left over from our “dips”). 2. To our Janitor we leave a transfer to our new institution of hard knocks. 3. To the town of Lexington, we hereby happily and gladly leave our his- torically famous Ann Smith Academy. [ 17 ]