New Kent High School - Iliad / Cavalier Yearbook (New Kent, VA)

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Last Will and Testament (Continued ) ARTICLE III—Kenneth Boswell leaves to Richard Weber his art of prevaricating. ARTICLE IV—Violet Batkins has a canary, a gold fish, a guinea and a collie. She has heard Edward Parker express a desire for a pet, so, not knowing which he would prefer, she has taken a chance on pleas¬ ing him with the guinea. ARTICLE V—William Richardson, our “sky-scraper, very reluc¬ tantly leaves a few of his inches to our “dwarf” Paul Layfield. ARTICLE VI—After much consideration and due thought Sue Bradenham has decided to give her raven locks to Elsie Parker. ARTICLE VII—Parish Walls bestows upon Edith Pomeroy her studious look. Too bad she could not leave it to all High School students. ARTICLE VIII—To Ella Mae Fisher, Cecil Wall leaves her art of captivating the West Pointers—and we don’t mean the “Keydets. ARTICLE IX—Kenneth Boswell, has after much persuasion, con¬ sented to reveal to Malcolm Christian his secret rules on “How to make Love.” ARTICLE X—Virginia Davis bestows upon Frances Allen her flirtatious ways. ARTICLE XI—Violet Batkins bequeaths to Mae Willie Parsley her curly locks. ARTICLE XII—Sue Bradenham wills her babyish ways to Jean Martin and Margaret Clark. ARTICLE XIII—Parish Walls wills her sunny disposition to Esther Timberlake. ARTICLE XIV—Katherine Turner leaves Lorraine Crute a re¬ served seat in a ’33 Ford roadster, with this warning—“don ' t talk to the driver!” ARTICLE XV— Bill Bailey, Jr., leaves his cute little basketball suit, together with his nifty dance steps, to John Walker.

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Last Will and Testament With four years of good fellowship, in which we have all shared in care-free companionship, we have naturally formed traits and habits which are peculiar and individual. There are people and standards which we love and cherish, and it is with a heart full of love and regret that we give up our old life, but as Tennyson says, “The old order changeth yielding to the new.” With this in mind, as we make our debut in the ever sur¬ prising future, the Class of June 1935, both collectively and individually, would leave those things peculiar to us to those who follow along the path which we have trodden, in the hope that they may be used to the best advantage and held in memory of those who have gone before. We, the Class of June, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-five, being of sound minds and strong wills, do hereby set our hand and seal to this our last will and testament, thereby declaring all previous documents null and void. FIRST—To the School Board of New Kent County—we will our very best wishes and sincerest appreciation for making this beautiful build¬ ing possible. SECOND—To the members of our faculty we leave hearts full of love for their patience in dealing with us through many troublesome times. THIRD—To our esteemed principal, Mr. W. J. Cox, we leave our kindest regards for his friendly help and service. FOURTH—To the Cavalier and all school activities we will sin¬ cere wishes for a bright future. FIFTH—To the New Kent High School, as alumni, we pledge our individual support to all your future activities, and we will pledge our¬ selves to continue to uphold the standards and ideals for which you stand. ARTICLE I—Bill Bailey, Jr., leaves to Marvin Minter his undying love of geometry. ARTICLE II—Cecil Wall wills to Aurelia Jones her date book, with the hope that Aurelia may make a better job of keeping her dates straight than she did.

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' Trophecy It all happened one day about the first of May. As I walked down the street, I was thinking of the future of the Seniors of the June Grad¬ uating class. If only I had the power to glimpse into the future? What pitfalls, what joys were in store for my nine classmates who were about to set sail upon the stormy sea of life? But—och! I had been so wrap¬ ped up in my thoughts that I had bumped into an elderly man. My startled glance rapidly took in a pair of kind blue eyes, and a wide, pleasant mouth. “I’m very sorry ' I stammered. “I was so deep in thought that I did not see you.” “Quite all right,” he answered kindly. “Something seems to be worrying you, my child. Perhaps I can help. Do you mind telling me what is troubling you?” I hesitated. Should I tell this kind old stranger of what I had been thinking? He was so courteous, so sympathetic, that I decided that l would. “I was wondering about the future of the Seniors in the June grad¬ uating class of New Kent High School. I was wishing that it were pos¬ sible for me to see into the future of my classmates and warn them of possible dangers. They are so carefree, so young, and so optimistic that I’m afraid for them.” “You shall see into the future, my dear,” replied he, not unlike a fairy godmother. “Come with me.” I followed him into a brown store apartment building. In one of the rooms was a large apparatus resembling a telescope. At the far end of it was a huge lens. Just in front of the instrument was a chair. “This machine,” explained my new friend, “enables one to see into the future. Would you really like to see what Destiny has premeditated for your friends?”