Bridgeport High School - Memories Yearbook (Bridgeport, AL)

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1 Ah? ' . WE, THE SENIORS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTH-SIX OF BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL, MAKE THIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT TO THE INCOMN WE, THE SENIORS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL, MAKE THIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT TO THE INCOMING CLASS OF SENIORS. WE WANT TO LEAVE IN THEIR MINDS THE THOUGHT THAT THEY MUST LIVE UP TO STANDARDS WE HAVE LEFT THEM. WE REA- LIZE THAT THIS IS A TREMENDOUS OBLIGATION FOR SUCH A YOUNG GROUP OF UNTRIED STUDENTS. TO ALL OF THE UNDERCLASSMEN WE LEAVE THE DESIRE TO BECOME SENIORS. TO THE FACULTY, NOT ONLY THE PRESENT TEACHERS, BUT TO THE MANY TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT NOW AT B. H. S. , THAT HAD A PART IN OUR EDUCATION, AND WHOM WE LOVE, WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOT- TOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR THE ENDLESS SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE RENDER- ED. WE LEAVE YOU A PROMISE THAT WE HOPE WE CAN STAND GOOD FOR? NAMELY, WE SENIORS WILL LIVE UP TO YOUR EVERY EXPECTATION AND WISH. WE WILL STRIVE NOT TO DISAPPOINT YOU. TO THE ENTIRE JUNIOR CLASS WE LEAVE OUR PRESTIGE, DIGNITY, PRIVILEGES, AND CONCEIT. THE SENIORS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX WILL TO THE CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN A FEW OF THEIR MANY DESIRABLE TRAITS. NOVELLA HOLLIS WILLS HER LUSTROUS RED HAIR TO CANELIA JOHNSON PAT TANNER WILLS TO CYNTHIA BROWNING HER ABILITY TO ALWAYS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HER BOY FRIEND. CHARLES RED GRIDER LEAVES HIS HEAVY BEARD, LAME BRAIN AND BULL-SHOOTING WAYS TO ROBERT BECK. AGATHA RAULSTON LEAVES TO BETTY HILL, SARAH WILSON, AND WINI FRED ROREX HER ABILITY TO CONCENTRATE QON CERTAIN MATTERSJ. CARMEN WHITCHER LEAVES TO ANNA GASS AND JOSEPHINE SMITH HER ABILITY TO PLAY HER TROMBONE. HOMER GILL LEAVES HIS GIFT OF GAB TO JIMMY GALOVICH. DEANNA BROWN LEAVES HER WITTY WAY TO NORMA MATTHEWS.

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4-Q' My its 'S.. MII RH CHARLES H MASONI LEAVES HIS CHARM THAT MAKES ALL THE GIRLS SWOON TO RLDOLPH WILLIAMS AND EDWARD EARL WATT JO ANN LAWSON WILLS HER SPEED TO JEAN CCBURN AND WAN DA KIRK LINDA LOL VINSON LEAVES HER STUDIOUS ACTIONS TO INEZ CASE JERRY WALKER WILLS TO ROBERT CROUCH HIS TALKATIVENESS BARBARA BLRROWS BESTOWS HER QUIET DISPOSITION UPON CATH ERINE COOKSTON SUE HEMBREE AND EDNA ROREX JOHN KEYS WILLS HIS ABILITY TO GET OLT OF ECONOMICS CLASS TO FRED AUSTIN BETTY MAYNOR LEAVES TO GAIL CRABTREE HER PONY TAIL EDWARD LOING WILLS TO JAMES ALLISON HIS CROONING VOICE LINDSAY THOMAS WILLS HIS HAPPY GO LLCKY NATURE TO LEE EARL SMITH AGNES 'IAINT LEAVES HER ABILITY TO ACT STUPID, AND CUT UP TO JUDY SMITH, HAZEL TAYLOR, AND PHYLLIS WARREN CHARLES BYNLM IMPARTS HIS HABIT OF ALWAYS BEING PROMPT TO TOMMY ROREX ALBERTA ABBOTT LEAVES TO GLENDA BARHAM HER ABILIT Y TO WORK BOOKKEEPING CHARLES BUDDY MASON LEAVES HIS ABILITY TO PLAY THE BASE HORN TO DANNY MOORE SARAH NELL ARENDALE LEAVES HER PRIDE IN BEING FOOTBALL QUEEN TO NANNA MATTHEWS EDWARD WALKER LEAVES TO WARREN RALLSTON HIS LOYALTY TO HIS CLASS, SCHOOL, AND FRIENDS ANN CURETON IMPARTS TO NORMA STEELE AND BETTY THOMAS HER GIGGLES AND COME HITHER LOOK BILLY MCMILLAN LEAVES TO HORACE PAYNE AND CECIL RIDLEY HIS HABIT OF PASSING OUT CHE WING GUM DURING CLASS S 4 A x B ' A T ' I 'Lg ' I A ' f ' 'I f -I . 'Q g X N.. W If I 1 1, , A I X 2 ' I I 1 A fx XX ..u fx, Jgiimyii A it hw, X If