Spartanburg High School - Spartana Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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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.”

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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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The Scribbler 23 Know all by these presents, that this is our last will and testament. Sworn to before me this ninth day of June, 1922. Maude Duncan, ’22. --------------o------------- THE RIVER In early morning freshly flows he forth. The sparkling splash of sunlit ripples sing A song that fills the heart of fishermen. The flashing diamonds on the trees reflect The dancing slits of morning sunlight clear, And form a sil’vry arch of swaying bows That dip and splash amongst the swirling waves. In midday when the others are asleep, He slowly winds his way along the path That is beneath the broiling, blinding sun A dusty scorched and burning place of heat, Cooled only by his shaded peacefulness. Beneath a silver moon he creeps amongst The shadows dancing on his bouyant breast. The sleepy willows softly rock as if A babe was folded in their swaying arms. While all the world in solemn silence lies, The sinking moon denotes the sparkling dawn. Fanning Hearon, ’23.