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

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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.