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Class Prophecy Tonight being restless and weary with the cares of the day, | longed for a change of scene and time. So closing my eyes and relaxing, | wished myself into the public library of this town ten years from now. | found myself in the reference room of a magnificent new building. As | glanced at the shelves my eyes were attracted to a thin red leather volume. Taking it down | sa w the title was “Who’s Who in Coleridge High School.” Eagerly | read the preface. When | saw how interesting it was | wanted to read more. | shall read it aloud to you. “Who's Who in Coleridge High School’—dedicated to the class of nineteen hundred fifty-four. The only entrants who deserve a place on this roll of honor are the members of the class of nineteen hundred fifty-four, a distinguished and intellectual group. Heading the list was Floyd Williamson, who has completed his second trip around the world and is now repairing anything from a watch to a Diesel engine. Norma Teague is the head of the vocational guidance department of a large co-educational institution in the middle west. Robert Garner, Rear Admiral, is a naval officer and target shooting expert on the U. S. S. North Carolina. Larry Joyce has been three times governor of the State of Florida and is now leader of the Independent Party. His motto is “All for one and that one me.” Iris Garner and Patsy Smith “two old maids” are co-operators of the largest beauty salon in California. Ondra Stout and Russell Cox are co-owners of the huge chain of restaurants known as the Eat and Run Restaurants. They pride themselves in their rise from a hot dog stand in Coleridge to this chain of restaurants in Staley. Ray Moon isa real estate salesman selling Florida lots by the gross to the inhabitants of Labrador and igloos to the dwellers in the Sahara. Attress Kidd is Dean of the Dormitory college for girls and an educator of note: She recently wrote “What Isn’‘t Wrong With Education.” Winford Kidd has become America’s champion pole sitter, non-stop aviator, radio listener, bicycle rider and mammy singer. Waymon Pugh is the wealthy owner of a sanitarium where fat people are made thin and scrawny ones pleasingly plump. Virginia Lowdermilk is the happy wife of a promi nent businessman with the nicest home and best meals in New York. Bobby Gibson, founder and owner of “The Arterial Transfer Company” operates a most successful fleet of trucks serving all the United States. Arlene Craven is a popular model working in New York and popularly known as a “Gibson Girl.” Eddie Whitehead is a plumber’s assistant—the one who goes back for the monkey wrench and can’t find it. He will continue this restful occupation until he dies of old age. Jim Fowler, as a result of reading too many wild tales of adventure, ran away to sea when he was a young man and became a pirate called Black Bar- negat. Having finished reading about all my classmates of fifty-four, | quietly returned the volume of “Who’s Who in Coleridge High School” to its proper niche on the library shelf and stole softly away, basking in the memories of our high school days together. ARLENE CRAVEN Prophet
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Class Will We, the class of 1954, of Coleridge High School, in the county of Randolph, State of North Carolina, after having considered seriously the many valuable assets we have, do make and declare this our last will and testament, in man- ner and form following: ARTICLE | To the faculty; we leave our sincere appreciation for the interest they have shown in us and our thanks for their guidance and help throughout our school career. ARTICLE II To the Junior Class, we pass on our side of the room and all our Senior privileges. To the Sophomore Class we leave our ability to get along with the teachers and many wishes for a happy Junior and Senior year. To the Freshman Class we leave our patience. Three more years! But don’t give up, Freshmen, we Seniors have found that they pass all too quickly. ARTICLE Hl |, Eddie Lee Whitehead, will my love for sports and my ability to get along with the girls to Jack Henson, who has never been able to get along without them. |, Patsy Smith, will my quiet ways and my small waistline to Nadine Jones. I, Winford Kidd, will my ability to “borrow” pencil and paper to Brawley Parrish. It’s the cheapest way, Brawley! 1, Floyd Williamson, will my love for wild women, songs, and automobiles to Milton Hayes, with hopes that Milton gets around as much as | have. 1, Norma Teague, will my neatness to my cousin, Edward Cheek. |, Waymon Pugh, will my loud mouth and my habit of picking on little boys to Ray Albright, with hopes that Ray can get by with it a little easier than | have. |, Iris Garner, will my long curly hair to Hilda Brooks. Take good care of it, Hilda. I, Robert Garner, will my laziness and my ability to get by with sleeping in class to Delbert Garner. I, Jimmy Fowler, will my ability to make foul shots and my love for pester- ing girls to Roy Brown. Poor girls! |, Ray Moon, will my love for hillbilly songs and my friendliness to Glenn Cox. |, Arlene Craven, will my love for sports, Pugh’s Grill, and Bluemist and my ability to meet boys to Wilma Craven, Ann Raines, and Stacey Lawson. Good luck, girls. 1, Ondra Stout, wish to take my quiet and dependable ways with me, but to Sammy Brooks, | will loan my map with the route to Staley outlined in red. |, Attress Kidd, will my ability to get along with the teachers and my love for reading to Mozelle Herrin. I, Larry Joyce, will my courtesy to Gail Craven. |, Bobby Gibson, will my ability to get along with Mr. Thompson to anyone who might need it. I, Russell Cox, will my love for Mr. Thompson’s math class to Howard Mof- fitt. |, Virginia Lowdermilk, will my willingness to work on the annual to Mary Faye Albright, along with a bottle of aspirin to tide her over the rough sailing. In testimony to the validity of this, our last will and testament, we do hereby publish our last will on the twenty-first day of May, nineteen hundred fifty-four. VIRGINIA LOWDERMILK Testator
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