Tarboro High School - Tar Bo Rah Yearbook (Tarboro, NC)

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19 2 2 TAR-BO-RAH 19 2 1 CThe Last IPill and Testament E, THE graduating class of 1922, in eleven individual and indistinct parts, after four strenuous years spent in the Tar- boro High School have accumulated numbers of things which will be hindrances to us in the outside world. Therefore, we the class of 1922, being about to pass out of this sphere of education, in full possession of a crammed mind, well-trained memory, and almost superhuman understanding, do make and publish this our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills or promises by us at any time heretofore made, or mayhap, carelessly spoken, one to the other, as the thoughtless wish of an idle hour; to wit: Item I To the Superintendent and faculty: We give and bequeath to our beloved faculty all the amazing know - ledge and startling information that we have furnished them from time to time in our various examination papers. We know that much which we have imparted to them in this way must have been entirely new to them, as well as to all teachers and students everywhere, and would throw much new light on many a hitherto familiar line of thought, throughout the whole world of science and learning, even outside the halls and walls of Tarboro High School. If the faculty see fit they are hereby authorized to give out such of this information to the world as they may feel the world is ready to receive. We trust they will also feel at perfect liberty to make use of all such bits of wisdom and enlightenment for the education of the classes to come after us. This of course is left entirely to their personal discretion. To Mr. Moseley, our superintendent, we bequeath a law book which we hope may serve to help him with his cases both in court and with cupid. To Mr. Shields, our principal, we give a large dinner bell so that when rung at the front door it may be heard all over the School grounds. To our room teacher, Miss Chandler, we will a class that will not cause her so much worry in the future. To our English teacher, Miss Doub, an enlarged edition of Carlyle ' s Essay on Burns, and a Revised Edition of Macbeth. PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN

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19 2 2 TAR-BO-R AH 19 2 1 Prophecy [Continued] A preacher Wilson Crane would not be He wished something else to do. But he came at last, to follow fast, In his father ' s footsteps true. Elma is sent to Vassar college If the class does not reject her; And there she stays till the end of her days A physical culture director. If Maurice Light will only learn To talk a little slow; Then up and down, from town to town, A salesman, he will go. Ernest will be a farmer gay, And many cows he ' ll raise; He ' ll plow and hoe, and reap and sow, And be happy all his days. Alex will be a lawyer See how calm and cool his face! Whomever they try, he won ' t tell a lie And he ' ll never lose a case. As your futures were revealed to me, I pass them on to you; And wish all joys to girls and boys Of the class of 1922. PAGE TWENTY-SIX

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19 2 2 T AR-BO-R AH 19 2 1 To our Math teacher, Miss Newton, an electric searchlight which will enable her to find one perfect geometry student. To our History teacher, Miss Liles, our esteem and gratitude for the help so cheerfully given us on the annual and our annual as a token of our appreciation. To our Science teacher, Mr. Barnes, a long stem pipe and a box of Prince Albert Smoking tobacco so that in the future years he may sit by the fireside with his pipe and dream of the class of 1922. To the commercial teacher, Miss Campbell because of her great de- sire to be absolutely letter perfect, we bequeath all the worn out typewriter erasers as well as a box of new ones. To the Home Economics teacher, Miss Spurgeon, we will a well equipped Domestic Science room not in the basement. To the music teacher, Miss May Wooten, we will a rolling pin to be used in any way that is necessary. Item II To the high school, we bequeath an orchestra to be used three days a week for chapel exercises. To the Juniors, we will our places in the chapel ; also our natural aptitude for acquiring knowledge ; our faults ; our unsociabilities, our senior dignity; and our excellent class record. To the Sophomores, we will our ability of having perfect reports and of keeping the number of misconducts to a minimum. To the Freshman, we bequeath our studiousness at the dinner hour and all the chewing gum left adhering to the desks. Item III To Willie Harrell, we bequeath Jack Denson ' s ability for so success- fully being a dear friend to beaucoup girls. To Clifton Ruffin, we will Wilson Crane ' s curly hair. To Bracy Hamilton and Earl West, we bequeath Henry McNair ' s and Alex Denson ' s ability as a football player. We couldn ' t induce Wilson Crane to surrender his. To Nash Johnson we bequeath Evelyn Worsley ' s alarm clock so that in his Senior Year, he will get to school early rather than late. PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT