The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-05

Of the class Of 1915 detest Latin y.
do donate the gift Of Miss Derndyn,
Somrell to divide Gaul into thre.
parts for them.
| Thirteenth-W'hereas it is tlt
height of Miss Louise Darden s sr1
bitlon to engage in the occupation
Of the mocking bird, we 90 bequeatf
the harmonious voice Of Miss Katii
crime Tll!ery to the aforesaid party
We also leave and bequeath TO Nil:
Darden beautiful house complete
" furnished so that her hearts de
sire for a "KitclliG" may be fa!-
filed.
Fourteenth-We do give and be-
queath to the clrss of 1917 our pat
ent on perpetual motion. This pat
ent is very valuable and is one Of our
best gifts. This gift is the spelling
Of Miss Laura White, she has never
been known to miss.
Fifteenth Whereas our younger
brothers and sisters are minus in
their ability to make mirth, we do
leave the wit Of that eminent humor-
ist, Seba Lorene Whitehead, to the
aforesaid brothers ana sisters to
make Professor Everett laugh, next
year, when he feels like crying.
Sixteenth-We DO leave and he
qucath sufficient sum Of money for
the purpose Ct building a room with
walls ten feet thick for the primary
grades to practice t;leir chapel exer-
cises. If the ten foot walls ere not
thick enough to smother that terri
bic noise we ask our executor to
have the walls increased to twenty
feet.
Seventeenth Whereas we believe
that our colocs, green and gold, have
become very popular, and heroes
the class OF 1916, the freshman class.
has not yet organized ana sdopteG
colors Of its own, We 90 hereby vii.
and hequeath to them ctr colors,
with the understanding that they
will never allow them to trail in tn
dust Of defeat.
Eighteenth Whereas rel Ter 81
the present classes Of the higl. school
is sufficiently fond o. Latin - a.
preciate our motto, Mill Sire L.
bore" which means nothing with
cut labor" We do hereby viii aHd
bequeath our motto TO the seventh
grade, the freshman class Of ne,-l
year, provided t5ey learn enough
Latin to render a fair translation cf
the motto by the end Of the frceh-
man year, and provided further that
if this class fails to meet these cor
ditions the motto shall fall to t .
possession Of the first freshman cia s
that eau meet the requirement.
Ninetecnt1-And now, fellow stu
dents of the Scotland Meek IIiail
S :hool, realizing that We have been
able to graduate with the largest
class in the history Of the school,
and that this has been due to tie
fact that as members of the same
class we have always been loyal,
kind and sympathetic toward each
other, and realizing as we look back
over our high school career that thi5
moment has been made possible Oh .
by the use Of perseverance, patience
and tenacity Of purpose on the part
Of the individual members Of the
class, we do hereby Will and be-
queatil to you and succeeding classes
these qualities which have been used
in some degree ty US but which may
be ard We trust viii be used to q
greater degree by the succeeding
classes Of the Scotland Neck High |
School.
We hereby app5int Norfeet Nc
Dowell. more fainiiarly known as
'Speck," our lawful executor TO ell |
intents and purposes to carry out
this our last will and testament, and /
every clause and part thereof, &C
cording to the true intent and mean
iag Of the same, hereby reyoking
and declaring utterly void other !
wills and tcsta!nent5 by Us hereto
fore made.
In witness whereof, We, Dick,
Jake, Jimmie. Thursday, Sea-Breeze,
Turnip, Johnnie Napoleon. KITTY,
Peaches. Zoo, Baby Willie. Bel, St
Cecilia, and Laurie, members Of !
he class Of 1913. have hereunto set
,ur hands ard seals this the 9th |
lay Of May, 1913.
Signed, sealed, published, and de-
:lared by the said members oi the
Class OF 1913, to be t!e.r lest VIII |
md testament in the presence Of u,
Who, at their request, and in their !
presence and in the presence Of each |
,ther do subscribe our names as
witnesses thereto.