Wallace High School - School Daze Yearbook (Bristol, VA)

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Contrary to all precedent the Senior Class of 1937 decided to make public its own will before retiring from active life. We do not wish you to anticipate grief but think there will be much less mourning when you know that we quite cheerfully, or at least philosophically, heard the learned say that on the 22nd of April the class must die. As this is the inevitable lot of all classes, we have made fitting prep- aration, executing for the consolation of friends the following will: STATE OF VIRGINIA ) ) to wit: COUNTY OF WASHINGTON ) On Thursday, that is to say, the 22nd day of April in the year nineteen hundred thirty- seven, we, the Senior Class of Wal- lace High School, being in good and sound mind, make our testament in the manner that followeth hereafter: FIRST, That the Principal be the sole ex- ecutor, and no bonds exacted. In the beginning we bequeath our good- will and loyalty to the school, only stipu- lating that the funeral service be conducted with due form and that the procession be of the correct length, embracing every particu- lar relating to style and decorum. Also, we bequeath to the Juniors the honor of being Seniors, the vast responsi- bilities, the front seats rightfully belong- ing to us which they and. some of the lower classes seemed determined to take when we had grown so old and feeble that we could not contest for them; also a copy of our Ah