Schools: Florien High 1929 Class Will, Sabine Parish La. Source: Jean Gathright Holman, Mar 1, 2001 Submitted by: Jean Gathright Holman jeangh@home.com **************************************************** ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ******** FLOREIN HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR CLASS WILL OF 1929 The Senior Class of Florein High School Will, Class of 1929 reads as follows: "TO THOSE WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AND THE FLORIEN HIGH SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR: We, the Senior class of 1929, in full possession of a crammed mind, well-trained memory, and almost superhuman understanding, taking for granted , and without having been examined and given certificates by our respective family physicians, that we are physically well and mentally-balanced, on the ground that we are not, at present, in either a hospital or insane assylum, 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 carelessly spoken, one to the other, as a thoughtless wish of an idle hour. As to such estate as it has pleased the Fates and our own strong hands and brains to win for us, we do dispose of the same as follows: We give and bequeath to the dear faculty who have been our instructors in all the wisdom ofthe ages, a sweet and unbroken succession of restful nights and peaceful dreams. No longer need they lie awake through the long watches of the night to worry over the uncertainty of whether MAE BEREL is doing her home work, or HASTELL will have his history next morning. It has been a strain on them, for Seniors are said to be, at all times and under all conditions, difficult to manage. We also bequeath to our beloved faculty all the amazing knowledge 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 in this way must have been entirely new to them, as well as to teachers and students everywhere, and would throw much light on many a hitherto unfamiliar line of thought, through the whole world of science and learning. The four members of the Caesar Class do leave their combined ability to translate Caesar to BONNIE BELLE SALTER. Being alone in class, she may find this knowledge quite helpful. The following may seem but trifling bequests, but we hope they may be accepted, not as worthless things thrown away because we can no longer keep them, but as valuable assets to those who may receive them. 1st To any student of the Florien High School, AUDYE SALTER bequeaths her unquenchable thirst for arguments of any kind,, especially on Woman's Rights. 2nd To CURTIS BRIDGES....GEORGIA BAILEY's gift of gab. 3rd The Freshman Class that is to be.....any overlooked cuds of gum that we have have left sticking to the underside of desks, banisters, assembly seats, or any likely or unlikely places. We have sometimes had to rid ourselves of these in too much haste to be able to pick and choose the most desirable means of disposal. We have decorated the old building,, and it will be their duty to see that the new brick building is likewise ornamented. 4th To CURTIS CORLEY, EARNEST LILLEY bequeaths his ability to spell. If he makes use of this ability he will surely earn a spelling certificate next year. 5th EDNA ANTONY, expecting at an early date to get a man, bequeaths her stock of nonsensical ideas on man-training to PAWNEE ARRINGTON. 6th CURLEY UNDERWOOD bequeathes to any Junior carrying more than 4 subjects his unlimited amount of time together with his empty thoughts and worthless ideas. 7th To the basketball team of next year, all the boys, with the exception of HASTELL SALTER, leave their ability to play. HASTELL, being too proud of his, could not be induced to surrender it. 8th NAOMI LILLEY wills her noisy ways and loudness of voice to LOVIE MILLER. She understands that LOVIE needs them. 9th ROY GATHRIGHT bequeathes to GEORGE RICE his leather-heeled boots with which he has disturbed many classes. He asks that these be worn on those days when teachers' nerves are on edge. 10th MAUDE MILLER and JENNIE PILCHER will their close friendship to NELWYN GEOGHAGEN and JEWEL SALTER. With this friendship they wish to pass on their compacts, which have helped to while the dreary hours of many days. 11th HOYT TOMPKINS wished to will his beautiful curly hair and his manner of talking with his hands to ELBERT LEE. 12th GRACE BROWN bequeathes her curls to SYLVIA BUSH, and MARGUERITE DOVER her "frizzle" to MAVIS LEACH. MARGUERITE also wishes to leave to BONNIE BELL SALTER her ability to conjugate the verb "amo in all its moods, tenses, and voices, and hopes that she will use it in her senior year with the same success which she,MARGUERITE, has had. 13th MAE BEREL wills her lovely school-girl complexion to MARY DUGGAN. 14th ROY and COY GATHRIGHT, the reckless twins, will and bequeath to CURTIS CORLEY and GEORGE RICE the old dodge Sedan. It is to be used to terrify all pedestrians and must be driven with the same speed and recklessness to which it is accustomed. 15th To the Junior Class as a whole we leave the peaceful, calm, and dignified manner in which we held our class meetings, and the unanimous vote cast upon all important questions. 16th To MISS MURPHEY we leave a box of dates filled by high school boys. 17th We wish to divide the balance in our class treasury, one part of which goes to MISS CUTRER to be used to buy a pair of rubber-heeled shoes. 18th Another part of which fund goes to MISS NETTIE THIGPEN to buy a band for her wrist watch. 19th A third part is to go to MR. LEOPOLD to buy a brand new rubber tube to use when he gets in the new building. I shall not now pause to explain the purpose for which he used a rubber tube, but anyone desiring that information may consult any of the Senior boys in private. 20th To MISS LOVIE WILLIAMS, the Senior class as a whole wills and bequeaths a pair of silent doors for the study hall so the senior English Class will not be disturbed. 21st Besides all these small gifts, we leave our blessing, tender memories of our pleasant associations together, and our forgiveness for all the things which have not pleased us, and a pledge of friendship from henceforth and forever. Any various odds and ends, such as ink bottles, scraps of paper, or other trifles which we have overlooked, we leave to the whole student body. May thee feel free to use them and feel, perhaps, they may, in some mystic way impart some of our great knowledge to them. We do hereby constitute and appoint our beloved Principal sole executor of this our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we, the Class of 1929, the testators, have to this will, written on one sheet of parchment, set our hands and seal this seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine."