Spartanburg High School - Spartana Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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The Scribbler 21 lets, ‘How to Get Thin to Music’ and ‘Eat and be Thin’ to Felix McCracken. “Esther Byers’ flame of beauty is left with ‘Little Red’ Habel. After much persuasion Charlie Gould has consented to leave his everlasting grin to Professor Hallman. “Marie Littlejohn leaves her playthings, including one buffalo nickel, a piece of small string, and a razor blade, to Julie Fairy. “Frank Hagood, Garland Taylor, and ‘Skeet’ Tillinghast wish to leave a nice comfortable room to Fanning Hearon, Thomas Harmon, and Bob Turnipseed in case they might be forced to seek a ‘house of refuge’ during some lesson period. “John White leaves his love affairs, which consist of a few notes and Eskimo Pie wrappers, to the most bashful boy in the Junior class. Elmer Habel has been nominated. “The Senior class wishes to leave the Senior privileges, with a pair of ‘specs’ to aid in finding them, to the Junior class. A special committee composed of Ruth Sanders, Estelle Gash, and Lucy Creech, after much hard labor and deep thought, have unearthed the following privileges: (1) You may speak all you want to. (Provided the teacher does not hear you.) (2) You may leave the room at any time. (That is if you can get permission.) (3) You may leave the school grounds and even go to town without permission. (That is, after two o’clock.) (4) You need not study in the study periods. (Provided you know all of your lessons and have written next week’s theme.) (5) You may talk all you want to in literary society. (If you are willing to pay the fine.) “Alice Crutchfield, Doris Ballenger, Ada Childress, Elizabeth Gooch, Mamie Lou Brown, and Mary Louise Dargan leave hairnets and hairpins to their long-haired Junior sisters. “Amilee Smith leaves that wonderful name of her to Virginia Smith. “Robert Bates and Austin Connors wish to leave a cake of Palmolive soap to Jimmie Carson and Lowry Lindsay, so that they may keep that ‘School Boy Complexion.’

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20 The Scribbler LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT HE little radio-phone on President Harding’s desk was receiving much attention. An important government official and prominent financier was having his will sent by radio to President Harding, a very close friend. “Click-click, br-r!” The secretary drew his chair closer, notebook in hand. President Harding picked up the receiver. “Last Will and Testament,” he heard. “Ah, we have it! All ready ?” he asked his secretary. “State of South Carolina.” “This will is from South Carolina. I was expecting one from New York. Go one and take it though, perhaps he’s away from home.” The President’s voice was worried, but the will had begun. “We, the Senior Class of Spartanburg High School, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, fourth year of hard labor and first year in Frank Evans High School, being of sound mind and good judgment, but realizing that our days are numbered, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. We bequeath—.” “Minds of monkeys are the most intellectual of all animal minds,” came the fragment of a lecture over the phone, breaking into the will. “Monkey business! Wire’s crossed!” muttered the President. “Click, bing—!” “We bequeath Mary Louise Dargan’s ability to tip the scales above the hundred mark to ‘Stick’ Lindsay, with a large sized bottle of Scott’s Tissue Builder. “John Alexander’s commanding figure and appealing voice are left with Roy Gash. “Rachel Everett leaves a big pink sunbonnet and a few freckles to ‘Little Red’ Habel. “Peyre Kennedy leaves his French book and half of a package of Chesterfields to Fanning Hearon. “Annie Bowen wishes to leave a few small books and pamph-

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22 The Scribbler “Dorothy Hutto leaves her sweet disposition and calm temperament to Clelia Mathewes. “Jim West leaves his strong will power and courage, that he has to use in the Silver Magnet to keep it from going bankrupt, to Elford Morgan. “Elizabeth Ellerbe, Grace Hughes, and Louise McMillan leave their nerve to the Freshman class. “Fanny Cohen leaves her voice to the most timid Freshman, so that no one will dare run over him. “Mary Willard and Florella Alexander leave their dimples to Miss Foster and Miss Martin, respectively. “Eleanor Jeffries leaves her love of nourishment to Marguerite Kellette. “Theopa Turner leaves one-half package of Spearmint chewing gum to Liles Creighton. “Ralph Fike, Earl Koon, Margaret Law, Wiley Bourne, and Verbie Hallman leave their ability to answer such questions as the following to the Junior class: ‘If it takes a spotted humming bird one-half second to get honey out of young onion tops, growing by the side of a brook in which there are hungry gold fish, how long would it take a yellow-tailed woodpecker to get a “June bug” off of an oak tree, provided this tree was planted during the Revolutionary War by a crosseyed colored negro ?’ “Gladys Sweeney leaves a pair of well-sharpened scissors and curling tongs to any member of the Junior class who would like to be ‘dignified’ Seniors. “Garland Taylor leaves a library of books, ‘How to Become President,’ to Bob Turnipseed.” “Click! Br-r—Bling—!” “Connections broken again!” came the disgusted exclamation form the President. “Cotton up to thirty-three cents.” “Man plans trip to Mars on honeymoon.” But again the familiar voice came over the wire: “Helen Wilburn, Mary Johnson, Ruth Gossett, and Helen Wright all have powder puffs which they refuse to will to anyone, as they have decided to keep them for the few remaining hours of their Senior life.”