yesterday's tennessee

Black and Gold, 1925

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1925

WE, the Senior Class of Henderson County High School, city of Lexington, state of Tennessee, in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-five, being of strong mind and body, and being about to venture out into this vast world, do hereby devise our last will and testament, hereby revoking and canceling all other wills made by us at any other time.

SECTION I

We, the Senior Class, do hereby will and bequeath to the Junior Class our seats in the study hail and in our classroom to do with as they see fit.

We, the Senior Class, do hereby will and bequeath to the Sophomore Class our books, pens, themes and our ability to bluff the faculty.

We, the Senior Class, do hereby will and bequeath to the Freshman Class our record of good behavior to aid them in the three years that they have in which to reach their goal.

We, the Senior Class, do hereby will and bequeath to the Faculty our record of scholarship and honesty and esteem for them as an example to all future students of Lexington High School.

 We, the Senior Class, do hereby will and bequeath to Mr. Cash Beal our many lunch papers to aid him in cooking his favorite vegetable - cabbage.

SECTION II

I, Mary Elizabeth Ball, do hereby will and bequeath to Elton Threadgill my ability to master solid geometry.

I, Lucille Brooks, do hereby will and bequeath to Kathleen Essary my hypnotic power over boys.

I, Ernest Brower, do hereby will and bequeath to Andros Rhodes my ability to make girls love me.

I, Edward Barry, do hereby will and bequeath to Graper Moffitt my dramatic ability.

I, Edward Brower, do hereby will and bequeath to Floyd Richardson my ability to dance.

I, Joe Arnold, do hereby will and bequeath to Julius Summers my ability to keep quiet in class.

I, Lyman Armstrong, do hereby will and bequeath to Graper Youngerman my ability to jerk sodas.

I, Charles Deere, do hereby will and bequeath to John Pope my love for women.

I, Hulon Deere, do hereby will and bequeath to John Watson Jones my unusual amount of gray matter.

I, Ada Edwards, do hereby will and bequeath to Francis Williams my Senior privileges, only wishing you more success with them.

I, Louise Essary, do hereby will and bequeath to Virginia Ann Tilson my good disposition.

I, Herbert Goforth, do hereby will and bequeath to Joe Bunch my great dignity and calm manner.

I, Erlma Hodgins, do hereby will and bequeath to Ivy Holland my love for romance.

I, Ray Herndon, do hereby will and bequeath to Carl Armstrong my superfluous amount of boldness and brass.

I, Claud Fesmire, do hereby will and bequeath to Ben Douglas my shyness and receding manner.

I, Thoburn Homes, do hereby will and bequeath to Roscoe McPeake my honesty in school.

I, Carrie Halters, do hereby will and bequeath to Catherine Threadgill my love for the faculty.

I, Eva Lee, do hereby will and bequeath to Annie Dennison my many sweethearts

I, Lloyd Montgomery, do hereby will and bequeath to Tilman Stewart my good complexion.

I, Lena McPeak, do hereby will and bequeath to Ophelia Love my great supply of cosmetics.

I, Obie Moore, do hereby will and bequeath to Johnnie Zimmerlee my idle time.

I, Ernest Neisler, do hereby will and bequeath to Houston Herndon my beloved crinson sweater.

I, Elizabeth Summers, do hereby will and bequeath to Oeda Davenport my habits of promptness and good luck.

I, Gaston Summers, do hereby will and bequeath to Elmer Scates my numerous love affairs.

I, Dick Stewart, do hereby will and bequeath to Clyde Martin my dislike for all girls.

I, Collus Johnson, do hereby will and bequeath to Willie Scott Muse my power of leadership.

I, Wyatt Threadgill, do hereby will and bequeath to Charley Reed my timidity.

I, Connie Sullivan, do hereby will and bequeath to Chester Stephens my wisdom acquired in Lexington High School.

I, Olivia Sullivan,. do hereby will and bequeath to Madge Roberts my coy glances.

I, Elsie Pearson, do hereby will and bequeath to Buna May Adams my good figure.

I, Irby Lindsey, do hereby will and bequeath to Joe V. Holmes my business-like manners.

I, Jessie Oakley, do hereby will and bequeath to Gladys Brantley my gracefulness.

I, Jewel Reed, do hereby bequeath to Mary Beth Appleby my blushes.

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