Natural Bridge High School - Span Yearbook (Natural Bridge Station, VA)

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en etesenaabine ae : = ‘ - = r iinet ene thee RN oh rr renee eramniBhin Ay Fs 4. - ee THE .LAST WILL AND TESTAMI T OF THE CLASS OF 1938 We, the illustrious memters of the never-td-be-for- gotten Senior Class of 1938, do hereby draw up this document, our last will and final testament. CLAUSE 1 1.. To Prefessor Graham coasted. we hereby bequeath — enough poultry netting to fence the school grounds so ‘|[{l thet he may more capably quarantine his students. | 2. To Miss McLaughlin, we. kindly leave a pair of shock absorbers to be worn while teaching in the seven- th grade. -. - 8, To Mr, Anderson, we leave an automatic skull cracker tobe: used. on the freshmen. 4, To Mrs. Strickler, our home-room teacher, we leave one plug of Brown Mule chewing tobacco to be B1iv- en to her class as a substitute for their chewing gum. 5. Fo. Mrs. Smith, we leeve a set of tuning forks to. be used in the Glee élub, 6. To Miss Edwards, we bequeath a set of rules, a whistle, and other paraphernalia necessary to the } teaching of the game called basketball. CLAUSE 2 Vs I, Paul Redman, do leave to Peter Parsons my art of erooning love songs, my tact, and unexcelled grades, So aie Ly Kenneth Clatterbaugn, “hereby cede to Tommy | Brady my love of quiet and peace, my RaShe UI Bes , and my all-consuming love for literature, Je lu, Katherine Altizer, hereby Leave “THE VOTCE » SO ae editor of THE NEW YORK ‘TIMES, LI, Reaford Watkins, give to Junior Wood my fond- aie ness nae talking to the girls, o. L, Louise Powell, do will my winning ways to any student of Nee Be ha Oe who: may need them, . | 6.. 1, Charlés Irvan, do hereby leave my title as “hoe of the pitching staff to Seaymour Powell, £1 7. ©, Catherine Reed, leave: a copy of the 16 day = Ley C6 Christine Hinty. nie 8. I, Thelma Perkins, do will my musical talents to Margaret Wallace, with the sHeRer Eten that she use “them on Harold Fainter, | 9, 1, Edna Leech, do hereby bequeath my wit and good humor to ees Mayo. eS ake ae k | '

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feeling - some sort of feeling as if you were ‘sorter’ sitting on tcp of the world and looking dovm. We were much wiser, ¢nd really we thought Seniors vould know everything. In that respect we are wiser but sadder . Many lessons to study - much to learn - can't even take a day off to visit our neighbors at Buck Hill without having to write “Little Jack Horner sixty times - might as well be in a kindergarden after all. Well Harcld Fainter came from Missouri to join us in our Senior year, and he has been @ happy addition. We could not close this History without 4 mention of. the teachers who have encaured us and borne in pat- jence our many short comings; and who have guided us so faithfully along the portals of learning. Among these are: Mrs. McCorkle, Miss Maxwell, Miss Rawles, Mrs, Loyd, Miss Humphreys, Mrs, Tucker, Miss McNair, - these were our teachers in the grades - Miss Alphin, Mr, Fultz, Miss Padgett, Miss Nanney, Mr. Burger, Mr. Tyree, Miss Brame, Miss Davidson, Mr. Goodman; Mr. Anderson, Mrs, Smith, Miss licLaughlin, Mrs. Strickler, . these are the teachers whc put the finishing touches on our high school education. We hereby express our ap- preciation tc each of these teachers for all that they have meant tc us, ; Our class has published the first annual in the history of our school, Our class also gave ‘Meet Uncle Sally , a royalty play; this play was very successful. Mrs, Strickler, our home room teacher, directed this production and redecorated the stage scenery. For this much needed improvement we wish to thank Mrs. ‘Strickler who has been our guiding star and with this we close the annals of the class of 1988, Hi re { i Fn a ay a rae UE Sees Se ees eek { wee Be tnt a Sere sod te =e = et mnedebenensinnen Js = meet te ern er ce

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panera secu naton Naess hice big TAA: a a Lege deapsicanate caer rere ee Pt (hiya 1 as mn ae Tite ent + ae Te erent mee ‘ 3 ON Tove emt: + cemmenm ye Cmte et tame tO, I, Evelyn Armentrout, leave to Willie Zollman my athletic abilities, . Ih. 11. I, Lois Watkins, will my pull with the teach- ers to Gertrujie Bolt, if she thinks she needs it. tia, 12. I, Marie Miller, do will my good Chemistry grades to Abner Johnston, 13. 1, Miidred Ginger, will my auburn tresses to John Cash, I am certain:that he can use them, 14, I, Edith Funkhouser, :do hereby will my numerous }| fl. suggestions to the other members of the class for creat- tt] ing disorder. to Ionia Wines. 15. I, Helen Mackey, do hereby bequeath my’ Uketch- um qualities to Elizabeth Whiteside. 16, I, Harold Fainter, do leave my peaceful ways to Doodlebug'' Watts, FR eg pn te a pennptinete Mageny 7 —— CLAUSE 3 We, the Seniors, do hereby leave to the Junior class our seats. Occupy them, but do not try to fill them, é. To the Sophomores, we leave a can of $-in-1 oil with which to lubricate their upper stories, | 3» To the Freshmen, we will our dignity and our sophistication to use as their dictator sees fit. 4. To Mr, Anderson we leave three dozen pairs of candy-striped rompers for the Freshmen of next year, Hobby horses were considered, but were considered too manly. iS 9. To, the School Board, we bequeath enough money to build a new high school, to be ready for use by 1950. 6. To the janitors, we leave any beans found strewn on the school floor. There should be enough to produce a good crop. | | This, our last will and testament is to be consid- hh ered as final and valid. We now appoint the Junior class |} } as executors of our will,.. | SENIOR CLASS, OF 1138