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

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THE SPAN I, Wallac Elliot, do leave ay love and knowledge of auto- mobiles to .. B. Zollamn. I, Ionia ines do will to Aloha Bolt my art of carrying the — mail from route 41 t6 route . 7 4. I, Jacob ? @gett do will and bequeath my lean and hungry look to Chri ine Hinty. I, Linfor Bachtell do cede to Charles Claytor my ability, to phay baskutball, I, Frances Thompson, request that all my silly ways be left to Torr: Brady, I, John H ary Shafer, do leave my love for the Junior class to Leriy Miller, I, Abner Johnston, do hereby bestow all my worthy goods upon Trenc, Miller. I, Peter Parsons, leave my ability to talk and make love in my Sleep tp Junior Wood. I, Mary Margaret Zollmxn, leave my peaceful ways to Mary Mayo . Clause III We the Senior Class do hereby leave. to the Junior Class our desks with all the chewing gum beneath to be used in the new building next year. To the Sophomores we bequeath a teacher to teach them how to debate, so that they will not be so easily defeated next year by the debaters of the freshmen class, | We leave to the Freshmen 11 our sympathy and gratitude for we have all of the cxpericnces which they are now passing through, To the School Board we wish to leave our old Athletic field, which might easily be turned into @ perfectly good eattle ranch, ‘ To all the era de teachers we leave the all the rooms of the old buliding, both upstairs and dow, with the hope that they will be relieved of those crowded conditions with which they have experienced in the days passed. — To the Janitors, we will = vacuum cleaner, so they will not have such a hard task in cleaning up the Senior Room next yeor, All the rest and residue of our property, whatsoever and wheresoever, and of what nature, kind and quality soever it may be, and not herein before disposed of (after paying all our just debts and expenses), we leave to all the pupils of the first six grades, for their use and to be disposed of for théér good. And we do appoint the Junior Class as the sole executor of this our Last Will and Testament, In witness whereof, We the class of 1939, the testators, have set our hands and seal to this will on this the first day oT Jnne “Nine teen Mindred And Thirty Nine ht Wie

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THE SPAN GRA Ses DE We the (ess of '39, having reached the end of our school eareer, being in sound health of body and of disposing mind and memory, °o make, publish und declare this writing to be our Last Will and Testament, nemeby revoking and making void all other wills and writings 2 setoTore made. And we do direst that our funeral services shall be condat ucted by ou” friends and well wishers, only requesting thet the ceremon? be carried out with such dignity and pomp tO which stand: z in school entitles us. And to such estate as it hes pleased the fates and our own strong mrms to give, we do dispose of the same as follows; Clause I To our Principal Mr. Goodman, we hereby will and bequeath an adding michine, so that he may more easily add the many figures connected with his work, and especially 4 and 3 so that they will not add up to a To Mrs, Strickler we hereby will and bequeath the sum of 50,00 with the understanding that she is to buy a mule to keop her catpany this summer while she misses her class of mulish pupils. | | To Mr. Pultz we leave a smile, to be used when he feels it is necessary. To Mr. Oliver we bequeath “ blue coat, yellow pants 4 ‘red tic and some striped socks, We understand he likes this combination. To Mrs, Smith we leave 15 tin soldiers to keep her company next yoar in place of the Modcl Seniors of the class Of) 1OF To Miss Edwards, our Girl's coach we do will and bequeath one hat. We understand that sho has been wearing 4 pancake on her head and we hate to see hor head so exposed.. Clause il | ‘I, Earl Ogden, do hereby love my pull with the teachers, to Alfred Thomas. JT, Gertrude Bolt, do bestow to Hlizabeth Whitside my know- ‘ledge of How to get your man . | I, Virginia Donald, request that my toome hither qualities be left to Virginia Campbell. | ‘I, David Reynolds do cede to Miller Smith my high grades with the suggestion that he use them. 3 we I, William Flint do hereby leave my ability to play base- pall to Robert Braford, — | Vee dee

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THE SPAN CLASS UiFICERS ‘president ----------- Grace Bachtell Wice pres, ---------- Virginia Parsons Treasurer een iter, Hs S26 sandidge Secretary ----------- Helen Lewis™ Reporter Mike wil sete wen a ee ULL Thorpson