Rocky Mount High School - Hi Noc Ar Yearbook (Rocky Mount, NC)

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last will anh Testament uf Senior lass nf 1923 ,sl N behalf of my elient., the Class of 1923, of Edgemont High Sr-hool of t.he City of Roc-ky Mount, State of North Farolina, United States of America, I have ealled you together on this serious and solemn oeeasion to listen to her last will and testament, and to reeeivc from her dying hand the few gifts 'she has to bestow in her last moments. We, the Senior Class, being of simple mind, but eonsidering the uneertainty of the days we have to tell others what we think of them, do make and declare this our last Will and Testament, revoking and making void all former wills or promises. ITEM I. To Mr. Wilson, our Superintendent: to Mr. Humphreys, our Prineipalg to our Faculty, and to our Board of Trustees, we leave our deep and smeere thanks for their LlI1i,ll'lI1g ettorts and undivided mterest m providmg the neeessary equipment, and in aiding us so that we might reach ou1' present enviable positions. ITEM II. To our school wc leave our benevolent inhuenee, and trust that it will so fill the halls and rooms that each sueeeeding class may attain as great sueeess as we hope we have. ITEM III. To the Juniors we leave our love, and our spirit of eo-operation, with the hope that they may 'tearry on even as we. lVe also bequeath to them a magnifying glass with which to find our privileges. lVith tears and sohs we give them our beloved elass rooms only under the condition that they be well preserved, and that the unmarrerl desks he left in their present beauty. lVe will not dispose of individual desks on aeeount of the jealousies which might ensue, but Margaret Green has requestedlthat her desk be passed on to Daisy Dell Gay, so that her propensity for asking foolish questions may not die out. ITEM IV. To the Sophomore Class We leave our eherished dignity. We hope that from this will arise that same serious-minded attitude which gave us sueh a responsi- bility in our work. ITEM V. To the Freshman Class we leave a plaee in the sehool, and the hope that when they stand in our plaees they will have only added to the fame of the Edgemont High School. We also leave to them this motto: To be seen, and not heard. To the Freshman girls we leave Lib Jenkins' make-up, as our observation has shown us that they are in dire need of sueh. We, in our sophistication, feel that we can advise them as to its proper use. ITEM YI. The following may seem but tritling bequests, but we hope they may be ae- eepted, not as worthless things lavishly thrown away heeause we eau no longer keep them, but as valuable assets to those who may reeeive them, and a eontinual reminder of the generosity of heart displayed in our fme and full hestowal: FIRST.+TO Mr. Humphreys we leave a varied eolleetion of clorins to add to the collection which he has so carefully preserved. ,QI 2 7 Ib.

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P 'F fo -f ,. 1 ,pe z --,.-.,..t That the Juniors must give the Seniors some ertertainment or otherwise diversified form of amusement, is an unwritten law. We fultilletl this law hy giving ii hanquet. whieh even the Seniors :intl the Faculty :nlmit was ll suet-ess. Thus, are ref-ortletl what we, the Class of 1923, eonsiiler the most important happenings of our Junior year. The minor inventions. iliseovt-ries, at-i-ornplishmt-nts. etr-., of the Class ol' '23 must he omitted. It is really haril to eonlint' the at-1-oinplishmi-nts ol' so great zi rlass :is this to so small 11 spare. We, fifty-five strong anil st:-:uly Seniors, shine out in all our glory, which cannot he dimmed. hut the time is too short :intl the spar-e is too small to mention more than thnt power which we have yieltletl in R. M. ll. N. this year, anil whieh 1-annot he ignored. We have often provetl to you how well wi- ean sing, dance, rentl. 11'-r'itt-, and perlorin in any entertainment before the puhlie. YU' have 1-ertniin people in our c-lass who are very talents-il :intl versatile. having engaqe- mr-nts for every morning in the wi-ek. llur memhers are frequently eallefl upon for speeches. or rt-eitatioiis. We are always really to impart to others that knowledge which we have gathered In large portions for four long years. We do not claim the entire eretlit lor oltl R. BI. II. Sfs standing' in athleties, but yet we are not too mod--st to admit that we have won inany honors for our r-lass and sehool. Our boys' athletii' teams have a speeial eoavh, who is also u member of the faeulty. Quite Il number of our 1-lass have het-onie Star- men or letter-men. An uflclitional ineentive to good work on the Girls' Haskt-tlmll Teani has ht-en zitltleil hy the awartling ot' letters to those who have played regularly :intl well, Our class takes the t-rt-ilit for this impetus to hetter athleties on the part ol' the girls, As a lender in all the improvements of lligh School in which we, as Seniors, have had un im- portant part, we have hail our same clepentlahle Presiilent, Hike Kyser, and allietl with him, our Priileipail, Mr. V, llurnplireys, who sur'i'et-tlerl Mr. l.ohr, We hoast as the greats-st af-liit-vm-:nent this year the editing oi this Annual, the sei-onil volume of the Ili-Nor'-An. The first volume was not entirely siieeessful. hut we pride ourselves that, profiting hy the mistakes and at-4-1iniplishments ol' our pretlevessors, we have mafle this a deeitletl FUt'I'I'SS. This is :1 vt-ry ahritlgt-tl history ofthe Vlass ol' 151235. We are not using the viviil language ol' imagination lest we he ehargerl with undue seltlappre- eiation. lint snlllee it to say that while the t'lass of 10235, from the beginning. has an enviable reeornl, it is only a glimpse ot' the gr:-at things it fort-tells, Anil now, lrom grave :ind revered Seniors in the sehool, we must step ont, alone. one and all, mere Freslimen, into Life's School. HAZ:--1, KING. -:el 2011?

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Sl-ICOND.fTOfll0Si'Offl1t' Faculty who most m-4-fl it wo he-qucatli soim- of Miss Riel-Ls' swet-t disposition. 'llllIRD.'r1l0 Miss Smith wc- lt-:WO :1 privatc st-r-rt-tairy, that sho may hayt- all tht- lllllf' sho wants for tlntt-s. l ut'R'i'iI.-'1'o tht- sf-hool wt- lc-nyc ll spa-1-iul militia to guartl our vamishing hooks, pc-m'ils and tahlt-ts. FIFTH.-To Joc- Bohlmitt ws- lc-nyo Kiki- Kysc-1 s nhility to lilutt. Pt-rliups this will give- him a mm-h 1101-tlt-tl rt-st. SIX'l'll.fT0 tht- poor, rnttlt- lvruim-tl stmls-nt who m-1-mls it most, wt- lm-uw Ht-lt-ii f'm-hram's kl1UNVlt'tlQQt' ut' thu miivcrsc- m whulf- or in part. S1-1Vl'JN'l'lI.flj0l1gL Dunn has ht-1-ii pn-Vail:-tl upon tu part with swim- ut' tht- ning.:- m-tism which mzikt-s him so :1ttr:1r-tivo to girls. Ht- asks that it lu- givt-11 to ifrt-tl Jom-s. Elf:ii'i'ii.-To Lil Brzlswt-ll, who has 11 varit-fl supply of t-xprt-ssions, wa- lt-tivo all ours. Pat Taylor ulusolutc-ly 1't-flist-sto part with ht-r tiuvuritt-, Oh, thot ! NINTII.-TO Ham Haimali, who has slic-k lilac-k hair, wt- lt-uve Thacl Chi-rry's patch of gray hair. wlm-h hs- got from lmrfl stmly. P1-rhups, for tht- smm- l't'2lStJll, Hum will atlml to the-m. 'l.lEN'I'll.-'ixllll'-l0I'lt Tziylol' tthis is imlc-t'-tl ai sam-rilim-J lt-uvt-s tu Mary Luiiist- Mt-D1-ai'iiian somc- of hc-r pc-titc-nc-ss. I :LIf.Yl'IN'l'II.'HZl'lCt'lY C'allio1m, lmvinpg no fiirthc-r use- fur his t'uitlit'ul lmrst- :mtl lsiigggy, tc-ai'fi1lly In-qm-atlis tht-m to Brm-t- Szivapgt-, whom lu- hupt-s will givm- tht-m tht- propt-r 1-xc-rc'isv in his uttr-inpts to gt-t Yu111ig3g. 'l'wi-31,1- 1'il.'To t'urric,- FI'2llll't'S H1-rrimgg, tic-rtrmlv Prim- la-:iws swim- ut' lu-r timirlity. Du I lit-ur shouts of z1ppruvul'? 'l'ii1lc'i'i-Li-1N'i'ii.--To mir stout waistr- hzislu,-t, whim-h has 1-1-t't-ivi-tl mzmy imwzmti-tl thmggs. wt- uthl Ullt' ninrc hlowf Ht-iiry 1111-gLo1'y's tr-liipt-i'. Ftvl'1c'1'1f:EN'i'ii.f'l'o .lark Taylor. lc-ky flulllltllll It-uw-s swim- ut' his sim- :mtl strc-iigt h. P1-rhaps this will givt- him u st art. FIF'I'l'lI'ZN'I'II.fTO Paulina- Wusky, whusr- yoim- is rurm-ly lit-urtl, wt- lt-:iw litlwin Mr-tlowaufs UI'Hf0I'lf'H.l ability. SIX'l'I-Il-LN'i'il.f'l'o iN'Izi1'gLal'c-t Bl1I'1lt'iit' is lt-t't smm- nt' C'lt-mn .lt'lllilIlSl llltltll'SlB'. lil- hnpi- thi-y'll lmth l7I'0SIJt'I'l!ylllPl'll2l1lflft'. Si-:yicN'i'i-1iaN'i'1i.fff'l'u Altf-rmisv Iioyfl, Him-l King lt-am-s ht-1' atlili-tiv prnwt-ss, m lmpt- that shf- will rlr-vt-lop mtu am Aimizmi. EIUII'I'lClCN'l'II.f To Willium liiiivlit-lov, whost- 4-ye-s shim- from thi- holy th-sirv tu lt-urn, wt- lt-:iw Mau-mit l mc'h's uhility tn tix-tml work. NINI'I'l'I'II-IN'l'll.'f Lust, hut mit lr-mst, Bruxttm Pe-rlciiis :mtl Vlmrlic- l'lt'l'l'lll,UQlHll usli that tln-ii'r'mli'ti-sylu-flivitlt-tl1-qtlzillyaummgltlu-sc-hutil. Wi-, he-rt-with, flu mum- :mtl zlppniiit K4-rm-y Klzuigiiiii 1-xc-viitm' ut' this tlUt'll- lIlt'lll,1lI1tl wa- flu vlmrgt- him that hc- uttw-ml tn tht- tlistrilnltilig ul' tht-sv In-rim-sts to tht- :il'4nl'4-suitl llt'llt'flt'l1ll'lt'S tn tht- ln-st of his ailmility. lx XYITNI-:ssNYillfI1il-:UI-', Wt-, tht- Vhtss nt' IEILZK, the- ta-st:iturs, Iiuvr- to this, mir will, writtc-ii tm two shf-4-ts uf lD2LI't'llIllt'lli, sw-t mir hzmtls :tml st-ul, this twvnty- sw-V4-ntl: clay ul' Kluy, .Minn Dumiiii um- tlimisamrl him- liiimlrt-tl :xml twviity-tlm-4-. Yivmm Hxirrii. -:1:s1::'