Robert E Lee High School - Leeway / Record Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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The La£t Will and Testament of the Class of ’29 E, THE Senior class of the Robert E. Lee High School of the city of Staunton, in the state of Virginia, having spent the past four years in arduous toil and tireless effort, and now being about to graduate from these portals of learning, do by these precepts hereby bequeath and assign all of our lawful rights and hereditaments, on this sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine. ITEMS Item —To Mr. Payne, our principal, we bequeath a substantial arm chair to be used by the speaker in Assembly Hall. Item —To Miss Eakle, our patient adviser, we leave a more ambitious class and one who realizes the importance of class meetings. Item —To Miss Sara W. Bell we leave a fur coat to be worn in her room on cold days. Item —To Miss Oliver we leave John Boyle’s “Ford” to he used in going back and forth from Glee Club practice. Item —To Miss Fifer we leave, with much pleasure, a picture of Dr. Samuel Johnson to be hung in her room. Item —To Mr. Bridges we leave a bottle of ammonia to be used when the girls have fainting spells in the corridor. Item —To the faculty we leave, individually and collectively our best wishes. OTHER ITEMS Item —We now leave Jack Doswell’s knowledge of science to Rockwell Boyle. Item— To Sarah Hyde Thomas we leave Griselda Arnold’s fondness for walking to school. Item —To Harry Greer we bequeath Kenneth Grim’s cppeal to the oppsite sex. Item —Audrey Bowman, after much thought and deliberation leaves her in¬ terest in the Modern Dairy to Laverne Ludwig. Item —To Lerry Perry we leave the frequent visits to the Sheriff’s daughter made by Hudson Haines. Item —To Dorothy Black we leave Virginia Brand’s originality. Item —To Leonard Chittum we leave Billy Hamilton’s height. Item —Frances Brown leaves her cultivated flirtatiousness to Dorothy Landes, with the hope that she will cherish and keep it always. Item— To Tommy Cox we leave Wallace Hook’s musical talent. Item —We leave Bessie Gochenour’s sense of humor to June Crickard. Item —To Mary Harper we leave Robert Knowles’ water wave combs. Item —To Beulah DePriest we leave Charlotte Harper’s “seeming indiffer¬ ence” to the world.

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Salutatory Hudson Haines RIENDS, teachers, and fellow students of Robert E. Lee High School, I esteem it a great honor to have the pleasure of wel¬ coming you here this evening. We are, indeed, happy in having you as our guests to enjoy with us the opening exercises of our graduation, our much desired and hard-earned goal. I say hard-earned goal, for our high school years have meant much hard work for us, yet at the same time, they have brought us much pleas¬ ure. It is, indeed, with sadness that we think of severing our connections with our beloved school. We have made strong friendships here which will, no doubt, last throughout the years to come, and link us with ever-strengthening bonds of memory to our school. Teachers, as we take our leave of you, we shall ever be mindful of the help¬ ful and encouraging advice which you have given us during our high school days. This is one of the most critical periods of our lives, for we must decide whether we shall continue our education in higher institutions of learing, or whether we shall, at once, enter the field of business, and further our education through actual experience. But, whatever the decision, let us establish for ourselves repu¬ tations worthy of our high school preparation. Although many believe that a college education is essential in the training of a young person for his life’s work, many of the world’s greatest men both of today and yesterday, started out in the world with but a high school education. However, I sincerely hope that every member of the class of ’29 will be able to continue his training along the lines of higher education. Regardless, however, of what future he has planned, I feel certain that, deep within the recesses of his heart, each graduate of the Class of 1929 has resolved to make a place for himself in the world, worthy of those who have had a part in his training. And may he, in the sunset days of his career, be able to feel as proud of his accomplishments in life as he is of his accomplishments here to¬ night. I feel quite sure that no matter what the future holds for us, we shall in later years ever cherish pleasant memories of our beloved school. Class of 1929, I salute you, and on your behalf extend to our friends a hearty welcome.

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Item—T o Wayt Whitesell we leave George Long’s seriousness. Item—W e leave Sara George Harris’s determination “to do or die” to Ph i Werner. Item—B en Mosely bequeaths a much used hook on “Parlamentary Law” to Maurice Parker. Item—T o Ethel Bender we leave Gladys Hoy’s ability to dance. Item—A fter much thought and deliberation we leave Hans Swindler’s, other¬ wise Bernard Payne’s bashfulness to the Tannehill Twins. Item—M argie King woefully leaves her love for the Irish, and her undying devotion to the coach to Catherine Baylor. Item—T o Forest Harper we leave Percy Roby’s perfect attendance at school. Item—T helma Koiner bequeaths to Hattie Blackburn her petite stature. Item—T o Bernard White we leave Elwood Stover’s place in Lee High Athletics. Item—T o Agnes Kivlighan we leave Katherine Markley’s “refusal to talk.” Item—W inston Suter after much thought leaves his grouchy disposition to Woodrow Mackey. Item—T o John Barbee we leave Mary McAleer’s courtesy. Item—W e leave with great pleasure Sam Wilson’s “Ford,” which is adapted to “country roads” to William Waide. Item—M ary McCue leaves her love and adoration for men, in general, to Katherine Packette. Item—W e bequeath to the Greenstone Twins, Sarah McCue’s lipstick. Item—W e leave Katherine Olivier’s license for taxi service to Lee High, to Guy Sutton. Item—T o Kitty Sydenstricker we leave Margaret Parker’s “unused” chewing gum. ! Item—T o Margaret McCue we leave Pauline Parrish’s “extra” pounds. Item—L ouise Randol leaves her perfect attendance to class meetings to Eleanor Naille. Item—F rances Ratcliffe leaves, upon the advice of friends, her stately dignity to Clara Richcreek. Item—W e leave Louise Shifflette’s giggle to Margie Russell. Item—W e leave Emma Jane Shultz’s ability to play tennis to Audrey Potter. Item—W e leave Charlotte Taylor’s becoming blush to D ' orothy Fretwell. Item—T o “Little Okie,” known in private life as Burnley Brockenbrough, we bequeath Elizabeth Wilson’s love for peanuts. Item—T o Naomi Van Lear we leave Marie Wilson’s demure ways. Witness our hand and seal this sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and twenty-nine. Sara W. Bell, “Dodo” X His mark.