The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-05
SENIOR CLASS WILL.
Read by James G. Shields at the Glass
Day Exercise Tuesday, May 27.

Halifax.
City OF Scotland Neck, and the S. N
Graded School.
We, the Class of 1918 Of the afore
said school, city, county and State
having survived the work Of foul
years in the High School, the uncer
tainty Of examinations, the soft
looks Of the opposite sex, having
passed through the fire of 1911 whel
we were compelled to sit fifty in 9
two-by-four room, having endured
the dignified bearing of one princi-
pal, the moral talks Of another, and
the superior knowledge of our third
and last, having performed the la
bors of l,-tening patiently to the
chapel entertainments, Of prevailing
upon our parents to give us salts
factory excuse when we were neces-
sarily detained at the drug store, of
winning the spelling contest against
the ninth grade, being nevertheless
Of sound mind and considering the
fact that the aforesaid labors have
resulted in placing diploma in our
hands, and whereas said diploma is
about to consign Us to the uncertain
experiences of ''Fl eshy" in college,
we DO make and declare this our last
viii and testament:
First-Our executor, Speck!e T.
Mcdowell, shall give cur memory a
resting place in tho school suitable
to the wishes OF orr fellow classes,
our friends, the faculty, and our
peer relations, ex..ept that he i
strictly onjoined MT to preserve it
in alcohol.
SeconG-We do tequeath the
money that we have raised for song
books, aad all other moneys which
may accrue TO the estate, to pay the
expenses Of the fur aral of our afore-
said memory, to pay all our just
debts, a;id to cover the expenses cf
any ether act hereira after named AID
and specified in this our last will
and testament.
Third-Whereas spelling bees have
become a frequent and necessary
evil, we bequeath cur spelling book
to the class Of 1914 and epjoin upon
them to preserve the reputation that
the senior class has made of never
being beaten by a lower class in any
contest.
Fourth-Whereas there is no male
member Of the succee ding class pre-
pairing to follow in the footsteps Of
our talented artist at the piano, John
Napoleon Josey, we do bequeath the
CT his art to fall upon the
shoulders of Miss Jennie Dunn.
Fifth-We do leave to Miss Ger
trude Kitchin our permission to
stroll in the sun Indefinitely, so that
she may fully enjoy its Ray"
Sixth-Whereas our class has given
more mem bers to the baseball team
than any ether class in school, and
whereas the two male members of
the class Of 1914 are SO overwhelmed
n number by the fair sex that they
nave become too effeminate to in
1ul2e in manly sports, we give and
oequeath our baseball reputation to
the class Of 1915, for them to pre-
serve and carry on to even greater
glories.
SeventE-Whereas one Of our
brothers, Mr.. Hubert Rid
lick, so intensely desires to over
come his great calamity Of being
l ,mely, we hereby DO leave and be-
1ueath to him the baseball mask of
,ur baby "Jake" as we think that
will slightly improve his personal
Eighth-We do give ard bequeath
% whomsoever our executor sees fit
he rare art OF Mr.. Henry Huddler
Moore. the gentleman who learns
nd never sturlies. We sincerely
nope that the receiver Of this great
md noble gift will take advantage
4 it and let it lead him on to sue
es5 as it did Mr.. Moore.
Ninth-We do leaee, with many
ears, to the class of 1914 the foun-
Iatlcn Of our class. This founda- |
ion has seen the cause Of our great
Iccess, ard without it the work Of
ur class would have been as a
brass OF tinkling symbol. /
Ills foundation is the feet of John !
Napoleon Jcsey.
Tenth-Whereas the class of 1914
ack an orator, we hereby leave the
ratoricaI ability cf Richard David
louise to enc Robert Madry Of the
foresaid class. We sincerely hope
hat he will use this gift advantage
usly and that it will be the chief