Atkins High School - Maroon and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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ent wills his coveralls along with his painting ability to James Logan. Vernon Cunningham wills his basket- ball ability to Walt Little. George Dillahunt wills his greasy coveralls to Frank Gilliam. Marion Dunovant wills his position in the Maroon Wave Staff to Robert Carter, his dramatic ability to Dorothy Glymph. Marion Frazier will to Henry Williams the desire to graduate in ten years. Melvin Garner wills his ability to play baseball to Henry Williams. James Lowery wills his position on the football team to Aggie Sales. Samuel McFadden wills all his love to Aurelia Carter. George McClain wills his love to Eloise Watts. George Mc- Corkle wills his coveralls to Ethel Williams. Dock Rorie wills to Walter Myers the ability to graduate within five years. Thomas Scott wills his curly hair to Thomas Jeffries. Robert Solomon wills his handsome features to Jacob Fuller. Alexander Thomas wills his number sixty-four to the lucky boy, and Atkins High’s coming football team. Abraham Williams wills his ability to covet to John Williams. Virginia Caldwell wills her Physics notebook to Catherine Bradley. Margie Garner wills her sewing ability to Artanzia Richardson and her talking ability to James Garner. Rachel McCollum wills her loving ability to Lonnie Benson and her sew- ing ability to Ruth Dunlap. Alease Maye wills her talking ability to Ethel Upson. Annie Vance wills her sewing ability to Barbara Shore. In conclusion, we leave the Atkins High School Students our best wishes for their ultimate success. We hereby certify this to be the last and true will of the Senior Class, and hereby affix our seal; done at Atkins High School Auditorium this fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1949. THE SENIOR CLASS Witnesses: The Junior Class, 1950 The Sophomore Class, 1951 Norman King, Class of ’49

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Walter Murray. Wadell Boulware wills his ability to get French to David Lowery. George Brannon wills his height to David Gootenberg Lowery. George Bynum wills to Willie Jones one great big bundle of noth- ing. Aquilla Hairston wills his ability to sing to Octavia Lawson. Alvis Holman wills his position as school play boy to Billy Parham, desires to stay in school and happines to Arnita Gunn. Willie Holmes wills his ability to lay bricks to Bobby Wilson. Perlicer Johnson wills his ability to make love to Paul Griffith, Samuel Lewis wills his jon in the cafeteria to Harold Hauser. Alonzo Lighty wills his laugh to Sidney Sims. William Mar- tin wills his good reputation to anyone who needs it. John Matthews leaves Marcellus Penn a bottle of ketch- up, in school that is. Clarence Morrison wills his ability to make A” in the painting class to Clyde Morri- son. Jeremiah Samuels will his ability to see all and know how in the cafeteria line to Shellie Jones. David Thompkins wills Marshall Hairston a second year of Geometry. Dorothy Fowler wills her ability to apple- jack to Lois Fowler. Helen Astrop wills her ability to get along with other students to Maggie Hairston. Annie Bailey wills her chemistry notebook to Quincy Spurgeon. Emogene Carson wills her knowledge to translate French to Sadie Broadway. Elmira Counts wills Ruth Dunlap the ability to know the value of coats and her ability to speak French to Claretta Summers. Douge Davis wills her bobby socks and big sweaters to Elizabeth Davis. Mary Dubose wills Arnita Gunn the ability to attend school without being brought by her mother. Sallie English wills her saddle oxfords to Sadie Rogers. Rebecca Feaster wills her seat in the Journalism Club and her ability to type to Deborah Feaster. Willie Fields wills her French II to Theresa Segars. Lossie Hanks wills her voice to Hazel Rhynes. Willie Henry wills her ability to type to Nira Murray. Bessie Johnson wills her ability to understand Problems to Josie Jean Howell. Tecolia Lawson wills her singing ability to Octavia Law- son and her clean notebook to Levonia McCiennon. Barbara Mauney wills her ability to type to Doris Gwyn and Willa Frazier. Amanda Moore wills her knowledge to Harold Moore. Mary Pate wills her ability to type to Hazel Rhynes. Emma Peay wills her file box to Nancy Woods and her seat in French class to Eliz- abeth Thompson. Manthel Scales wills her sewing ability to Barbara Shore and her seat in the Dramatic Club to Claretta Summers. Mildred Searcy wills her beautician’s ability to Arnetia Searcy. Louise Stevenson wills her ability to type to Margaret Cooper. Margaret Thompson wills her seat in typing class to Martha Gary. Dorothy Tomlin wills her French ability to Virginia Hairston and her notebook to Annie Floyd. Louise Tyler wills her notebook to George Crawford and her ability to type to Sadie Rice. Rosa West will her walk to Willie Frances Smith. Luella Brown wills her talking ability to Frances Strothers. Robert Adams wills Left Tackle to Dwight Caldwell. Cephas Archie wills his ability to come to school every day to Thomas Jeffries. Richard Dye wills his singing ability to Lawton Kelly and football ability to WJlie Jones. William Gaffney wills his ability to appreciate classics to Fannie Henry and sense of humor to La rence Oliver. Elijah Grier wills his ability to get along with classmates to his brother. Nathaniel Little wills his varsity ability to Bright Benton. John McLilly wills to the on-coming seniors the ambition to get English. Sir Walter Mack wills his ministerial interests to Price Freeman. Robert Mason wills his corner in Brick Masonry to Allen Holmes. Rudolph Murphy wills his painting ability to Nathaniel Tucker. Bivan Turner leaves his fond affection to the 12-1 class of ’51 and he would like to be remembered by all. Curtis Wertz wills his broken stool in the Electric Shop to Sidney Sims. Norman Dunlap wills his ability to play drums and paint to Nathaniel Tucker. Joseph Foster wills his superb basketball playing and all his lovely girls to David Lowery. Edward Hanes wills his ability to finish high school in four years to Marcellus Penn. James Holmes wishes to leave his position on the football team to Dwight Caldwell. To Dan Rice, Charles Peoples wills his boxing ability. To Theodore Massey, Clifton Phelps wills his ability to filibuster in class. To Mary Vestal, Thomas Pitts wills his ability to finish in four years. Frank Spencer wills his ability to paint to John Wilson, Jr. Adam Spillman wills Joseph Woodruff his ability to stay out of the discipline room a month out of a year. Johnnie Steele wills his personality and tennis shoes to James Johnson. Blondell Brooks wills her personality to Willie Lou Brooks. Minnie Caldwell wills her typing ability to Margie McCollum. Mary Davis wills her ability to learn French and Physics to Mattie Davis. Margaret Duren wills her excess amount of talking to Maggie Hairston. Mary Fuller wills her musical talents to Ethel Fuller. Margaret Hall wills her place in dressmaking to Patricia Sampton. Ernestine Harrison wills her singing ability to Doris Jackson. Kathlyn Hopkins wills her position in the Photo Club to Jacob Fuller. Ellen Smith wills her ability to play basketball to Geneva Adams. Rosa White wills her place in French class to Helen George. Leander Baltimore wills his football position to Steen. Levi Britt wills his walk to Garfield Dubose and Sheet Metal talent to Henry Williams. Archie Caldwell wills all his love to Emma Jean Griffin. John Clem-

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CLASS PROPHECY As I gaze into my crystal ball, I see into the future, yes, I see many, many things about many people of all professions who are very successful. I shall not refute you. These things are true, for my crystal ball speaks the truth. I see all over the world, a world of business men and women. A hey there! A hey there! Can it be possible that I see Alvis Holman, John Matthews, Marion Duno- vant, heading large companies in North and South America. Dorothy Bell, Dorothy Boulware, Rebecca Feas- ter, Willie Delle Fields, Elizabeth Shell, Alma Lewis, Margaret Duren, Mozelle Roach, serving as very capable stenographers? The crystal ball has grown dark. Does this mean that it is at the end of its prophecy? No, it is In- coming clear again. Now I behold a professor in a college class room. I look very hard and I recognize the face of Professor Bivan Turner. Mildred Andrews is a dramatic teacher in one of the largest colleges. Caro- lyn Wallace, Valeria Phillips, Cerdell McKinney and Levonia Shelton, are starring on Broadway in the Foui Aces,” of 1960. James Evans and James Potts are our leading attorneys. Oh, I see a cloud of smoke. This is to let us know that the scene is changing. It is clear again. Now I see a hospital. It is a very large and beautfiul one. Inside I see a professional staff, composed of Marion Frazier, one of the world’s greatest surgeons; Archie Caldwell, James Holmes and Melvin Garner as assistants. Tecolia ' Lawson, Mary Pate, Ema Peay, Louise Tyler, Blondell Brooks, Mae Helen Astrap, and Annie Bailey are serving as very efficient nurses. I see Mildred Searcy, Dorothy Tomlin, Annie Brown, Ethel Crawford, as successful beauticians. Marjorie Garner, Annie Hayes, Dorothy Fowler, Dorothy Mack, Manthel Scales, Mar- garet Hall, Christine Lynch, Delores Blalock, Alease Mayes, Annie Vance, and Racheal McCullum have become noted dress designers. I see now a very large school, it is very well equipped. The following are the instructors: George Bynum, Beulah Long, Orian Jones and Doris Bonner are French teachers; Wilma Howard, Thelma Foy, Home Econom- ics instructors; in the athletic department we find Joseph Foster, Vernon Cunningham and Ellen Smith, Trade instructors are Leander Baltimore, Alfoniza Evans, James Hall, George McClain, Dock Rorie, Robert Solomon, and Abraham Williams. The post-graduate department is headed by Dorothy Carter, Doris Wynecoff, Geral- dine Bailey, Annette Scott, and Dorothy Robinson; Ada Peoples, Dorothy Phillips, Delores Dyson and Marion Scales are noted librarians; Mattie Risby, Mary Davis and Norman King are Physics instuctors; Sally English, Andrew McKinney, Thomas Jefferson, Ernest Fair are English instructors; and Margaret Thompson and Lou- ise Stevison are very capable business instructors. Oh! I see a cloud of smoke, the scene changes again, and it has become clear. My crystal ball reveals one person in the field of Ministry, who is none other than Reverend Sir Walter Mack. Patricia Holman, Richard Dye, William Gaffney, Aquilla Hairston and Elsie Walker, and Francena Hunter are faithful church workers and are establishing missionary organizations among the young folk. I see Nathaniel Little, the President of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, assisting him are, John McLilly, Cephas Archie, Robert Adams, Waddell Boulware, Floyd Agers, Willie Holmes, George Brannon and Samuel Lewis. In the field of electricity there are Alonza Lighty, Curtis Wertz and Thomas Scott. I see now a large wide street in a great metropolis. On each side I see signs indicating various businesses. On one side I see a great photo shop, owned and operated by none other than Marsh Wallace, Mary Fuller, and Kathlyn Hop-