Milan High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Milan, TN)

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f K5 SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the cluss of 1938, in forty-five individual and sepurute parts, being about to pass out of this sphere of education in full possession or u crammed mind, well-truined memory, end elmest superhuman under- standing, do make und publish this, our lest will and testament, hereby revoking und making void all former wills or promises by ue at any time heretofore made, or maybe curelessly spoken, one to the other, as the thoughtless wish of an idle hour. As to such estdte ns it has pleused the futes and our strong hsnds end brulns to win for us, we do dis- pcse of the seme ns follows: We give und bequeeth to the deur fuculty, who have been our instructors in ull the wisdom of egos, u sweet und unbroken SUCCoS8ieh of restful nights und pence' ful dreams. They have ell done their duty, und verily, new shell they heve their well-snrned rewerd. To the Junior girls we give end bequeath ull such boys us were not ubls to keep puce with such brilliant girls as cols pose the majority of our cless, trusting that the Junior girls muybe uble to hold firmly to them und ssfely steer them next yeer through the gates of commencement. We desire that they may not share in the humilution that hes been ours ut not being able tv Nhold our msn foldsn--as the women of the world would put it. . To the Junior Class as e whole we bestow .ur Senior dignity. Huy they uphold it forever with all seriousness and gravity endeuvoring to realize its vust importance in spite of their nuturul light- mindedness und irresponsibility. To the Freshmen Class thst is to be--any over- looked ouds of gum we muy hsve left adhering to the underside of desks, benisters, liurury SohtB or any likely or unlikely places. We have sometimes had to

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X5 5.5 WILL QCONTDQ rid ourselves of these in too much haste to be able to pick and choose the most desirable means of dis- posal. For the words that made Mrs. Clark famous were, Nhoney, spit out your gum.n We also bequeath the following personal property, to Jimmy Woods, Horace 'eek's executive ability, but not his beauty. He'll still feel the need of that, he fears, and would not be coaxed nor cajoled into leaving it behind, even to Jimm . To Louise Belew we will Mary Sumpson's ability to wink at two boys at the same time. To anybody who needs it, Boyd bebb's bluff.t Apply early and avoid the rush. To Bennett Leach, Julian Vunn leaves his timorous air 0 To Marian Harrison we will the ebility to flirt as well as our own Gerry Moore. To Virginia Foster we bequeath Dorothy Dells wheeler's ebility as a secretory. when the boss calls, Virginia, say, NYoo-hoo.n To the next yesr9s American History Class we will Mr. Brewer's downpour of questions and term papers on the Civil Wer, thut he may see fit tc give them. To Janie Lucille Bodkin the musical gifts of Nuncy Alexander and Doris Gogdell, nMusic huth charms to soothe the savage beust.H Audrey Germany sorrowfully leaves her gift of ggb to Carolyn Ford. To next yeur's chemistry class we glLdly..ill . several racks of test tubes und the privilege of cleaning up the laboratory sinks. To Julia Baldwin, Rachel Bsird's red roses. Last we bequeath to the poor pupils who have to write the will for the Glass of '39, the fine ability and originslity we have used in writing this one. In witness whereof, we, the Class of 1938, the testutors, have this our will, written on one sheet of perchment, set our hands and seal this twenty- sixth day of Hay, Anno Demini, QQ thousand nine hundred and thirty eight. xV': The Senior Cldss