Petersburg High School - Petro Schola Yearbook (Petersburg, WV)

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.»no it curae to ras3 that this class clas3 grew in might and oe0ur to think of their talents, ,uad they said one to anotuer,: MHow is it that we the mighty have left no record belli.: us to our many deeds? Then spake their leader unto then: Gather ye together . record of the deeds you have dene, anJ likenesses of all your nunoei'3 and place theu on a scroll that all iuy learn of the honor anc glory due you, «nd even as he s .u e so '..1,;» it uone, .»nd thes 3 ‘rclls were purchased by all who jesirec ihera that the world might know t ;is mighty ban , and the people suw that it w s Ooud« tnd beholcu the underlines uij bid this -..ighty throng to a ''east in their honor• «nu they did go even into th highways, an hedges, and cots el all, even those peo..le of instruction to corae to thi3 lice set apart, ana .iu eat of the good things of tne lano, anc uiu rejoice with the class of six anu orty at the woc ‘’ortu e ,hich had come to then, in return for all their lor.., anc ,,ati«nt laboring at the task that hau been set befor- t .era. .»na the picdeparted rejoicing. And behold, as was the custom in those days, a decree went out that all peoples should be bidden to be present at the final rites of this illustrious class, from the hills and the plains, fro:., the cities ano the towns carae a great multitude of people. - nd when the people oid see the beauty and v isoom of these students, they Said one to another: Surely the men and .omen of this faculty have done marvelous things. nnd behol ., the students did oepart frora that house bearing with them scrolls as proof of their wisdom. i nd the whole number at the end of this fourth year was thirty and one, which are these: Lury . ilson, third daughter of the House of Deadrick, hora the CI 33 of six and forty, with one consent, aid choose to be their president, Jessie Lae, whose surname is Riggleuan. Paul Evers, and Kyrtle aldene, son and daughter of Evers, of the House of Bergdoll. Glady Cressa, daughter of William, and Neva Gertrude, daughter of Vinceon, and Lary Lou, daughter of Edward, whose surnames are Stump. Fredu Jhetzel, who tooi: unto herself a husband whose surname is Van Leter. .nnu Lee, third dau0hter of the House of Glower. Guy, a worthy youth, -..hose surname is Turley. Luogene florence, .hose surname is alt. anna Jean, only child of Haven, 0 ’ the House of Evans, who is a storekeeper, william Scott, a youth of pod report, whose surname is Critrs. Homer Gilbert, mighty son of Henry, of .he House of Harmun. Larjorie Jeon, wnose surname is diadle. » Elva Lee Sirapson; who married herself to man of the estate of Goldizen. Twila -aie, and Ruth -arie, first and second daughters of Ctto, of the House of Hesse. ...ary Grcell, whose surname is Dayton. Viola Lae, a ; widen of many talents, of the House of Keplinger. V urren Gradission, son of Conway, of the House of Brake. Eleanor Sarah, se.ond daughter of the House of Laske. Julia Elizabeth, a comely maiden, whose surname is Brennan. Wayne n'oraham, only son of a worthy man whose aurnann is Lewis. Juanita . adalene, only daughter of the House of Kenuerson. Richard william, son of Robert, whose surname is Patch. Lila Juanita, so»ll dau0hter of Henry, of the House of .ohrbaugh. Normu Jean, a light-haired damsel, whose surname is Hawk. Ralph V iIlium, only son of william, cf? the House of Sites. Lois Jean, second daughter of Schley, of the House of Kimble. Jessie ...ae, of the House of Shaffer, who now speaketh these words of enlightenment unto you. So it came to pass that of the nine and fifty that entered this land in two and forty, only or.e arrd thirty will depart; for verily, verily, I say unto you, that broad is the gate, and v ide is the way thut lea letb to the high school, and r.jany there be that go in thereat; but 9trait is the gate, and narrow is the way thut leaceth to graduation, and few' there be that fine» it. Four years hath the class of six ana forty sojourned in the land, and gathered in large portions of the fruits of the Tree of Knowledge. But it is written, In the day when ye shall have eaten of all these fruits, ye shall surely be driven forth from the landi Now, I say unto you, they ust depart thence, to go each a separate way, to lands they know not of, to do, they kno-. not what. But let us not be weary in well doing, for in oue season, • e shall reap if we faint not. ana now i.iuy the blessings that ever attenc the noble and Oood and true, follow and ubioe with us, each and ail, now and forevermore, «sen.

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• ;X:X ::x::::vXvx'x : ; ;X •XvXvWWXv dc, the class of 1946, in thirty-one individual anu distinct -arts being ubout to puss out of this sphere of education, in full possession of a cram- med mind, well-truincd memory, an- almost superhuman understanding do make and pub.ish this, our last will anu testament, hereby revoking ana making void all former tilia o. preuis s uy us ut any time heretofore mace, eayha , carelessly spoken, one to other, uu the thoughtless ish o n idle hour. »nc first r e oo direct that our funeral a rvices shall bo conducted by our frienuo ai.T v.ell-v i.«.ers, our Princi;.al, -n his ull-wiw - an. over- competent faculty, who have been our 0uurdians for so long, only askin0, as the last injunction of t.-e uyin , thut the funeral bo carried on with all the dignity an- pomp that our worth, our -e.it, our attainments, and our positions as Seniors of grave anu rfverend mien , just certuinly deserved. to such estate as it has ( leas'd the Futes unu our own strong hur.es un« brair 3 to ..in for us, w - ao ais..ose o' the Same as foilcws: Items . e {jive an. bequeath to the ce-r faculty, who has been our instructors in all the wisdom of the ages, a sweet an- uiibro on succession . ’ restful niLr;ts -no . e ceful ureama. No longer need they lie awake through the long watches of the ni ht t worry over the uncertainty of whether this one is doing her night work, or that me will have her mathematics in morning class, or the other me will remember every ironclad rule o' composition techni' e in the preparation of her essay. It hu3 been a hurc strain cn them, for S benio.,8 are suiu to be at all times, and under all conditions difficult tc munu c. But they have all done their duty, ana verily, now ahull t»ey have their well-oarned reward. Item: ain, we t»ive anu oequeath to our beloved faculty uil the amazing know- lecge tnd start lii. , inferrnutim that we have ‘u.nishcu tucm ’rom time to time in our va. ious examination -apers. tie h e that much which we know imparted to tc.em in this .ay must h-ve been entirely new tc them, as well -s to all teachers -nd students everywhere, ana would throw much nev. light on many a hitherto familiar line of thought, throughout trie hole world of science -nu le-rnic , even outside the halls anu wulls of i’etersburg Nigh School. If the i-cuit., soe fit, they are hereoy authorizec to 0i e out such of this information us they may feel th ’ world is re dy to r ceiv . fe trust they will a so f» ei at perfect liberty to make us»' of all trie classes to ceme after us. This of course, is l ft entirely to their personal discretion. Item e give ana oequeuth to the Junior Class all such boys us were not able to keep peace with such brilliant oi-Jrts as compose the majority of cur class, tru3tin0 that the Junior girls may oe uole to hold firmly to them und steer them firmly next year through the gate of Commencement, that there may not share in the humiliation that has been ours ut not oeing able to hold our men folits , us the women of the world would put it. Item The following umy seem but trifling bequests, but we hope they may be accepted, not as worthless things luvishly thrown uwuy becuuao vc cun not longer keep them, but as valuable assets to those who may receive them and u continual reminder of the generosity of heart ai3 bestowal: iuyed in our free and full 1st. Horner Harman ana Lois Kimble will to Betty Mae Yount and ene Burgess their seats in assembly. May they endeavor to fill them as promptly and as quietly as we have done. 2nd. To Billy Day, Madalene Henderson wills her intelligence. 3rd. Mary Dayton wills her successful purties to Leota McDonald. 4th. Richard ratch, after much hesitation wills his daily walks to Curtis Smith. 5th. To Cienn Barger, Ralph Sites wills his superb ability to get along with lir. Harman.