Decatur High School - Golden Memories Yearbook (Decatur, AL)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1937 Know All Men By These Presents: That we, the sev- ,A eral members of the Graduating Class of Decatur I-Iigh School of the year 1937, being conscious of the early de- mise of our happy I-Iigh School days, together, and realiz- K ST ing that this joyous time and occasion must soon pass on. f u while yet calm and composed, and seized and possessed of Lei' mind and mentality sufficient and competent to transmit ' V to the lowly and meek Juniors an inheritance which is to ' become theirs only upon condition that their respective ratings at the conclusion of this scholastic year equal the number of seventy and not less, do hereby make, declare and publish this our last Will and Testament, disposing of our privileges and estate, as follows: ITEM I. I Wfithin the hallowed walls of our Alma Mater, we leave the scenes and happenings of thousands of happy hours we have spent together, and give and bequeath the privi- leges and associations of the Graduating Class to those who I follow, hoping that their experiences may be equally as happy as ours. I ITEM II. We are leaving such knowledge as we are unable to carry away, our heads on departure, are extended to the limit with brains, but what we are leaving, will suffice for those who follow, and we give to them all the learning they can acquire by earnest endeavor and digging. ITEM III. We give to our School Teachers our sincere thanks and appreciation-for their most untiring and unselfish efforts in bringing us to the hnal and concluding hours of high school days, and the commencement of a period of more advanced responsibilities. ITEM IV. I, Mary Young, bequeath unto Evelyn Childs my excess weight. I, Bob Hunter, bequeath unto Doris Laubenthal my many talents. I, John I-Iarmon, bequeath unto Billy Roberts my parking place. I, Dorothy Davidson, bequeath unto Dorothy Powers my independence. I, Dorothy McClure. bequeath unto Jane I-Iarris my blue eyes. I, Jane Malone, bequeath unto Alice Wilson my basketball socks. I, Sara Neville, bequeath unto Mary Ruth Durham my love for blonds. I, Foster Bailey, bequeath unto jimmy Bloodworth my small feet. I, Betty Giles, bequeath unto Raymond Parks my love for sports. I, Frances Thornton, bequeath unto Sara Peck Weaver my height. I, Nancy Worth jones, bequeath unto Evelyn Childs my position as bench warmer in basketball. I, Kathryn McClellan, bequeath unto Sara Lou Hunter my love for Home Economics. I. Mary Frances Matthews, bequeath unto Mary Virginia Roberson my love for green 1936 V-8 Fords. I, Martha Dawson, bequeath unto Bebe Stone my love for literature. I, Frank M. Martin, bequeath unto Byron Carroll my lack of sleep. I, Harry Sunderland, bequeath unto Byron Carroll my ability to argue, anywhere, any place, any time, on any subject, to anybody. I, Lewis Mann, bequeath unto Carlisle Hobbs my great height. I. Dorothy Immel, bequeath unto Imogene I Ialbrooks my curly hair. 1331

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To ride through the air, than on the ground is much wiser. Says Harry Sunderland, aviation expert and adviser. We see Nell Prosser and her friend Ruby Nance, Their stories for children, all young minds entrance. A cozy tearoom surrounded by flowers Is run by Dorothy Sandusky and Mary Lee Powers. Poor Woodrow Neely works hard night and dayg He,s head engineer, building Decatur,s subway. Mary Frances Mathews is a missionary true, She and Katherine McClellan have a big to-do. Mary Fisher and Bevelle King are famous afar, They model and illustrate for Harper's Bazar. Earl Crow builds bridges with infinite skill From mountain to mountain or hill to hill. Theda Mae Handley and Jane Malone are wampus babies so fairg R. C. A., but not their fans, has given them the air. Lester Smith and Bill Simrell made a unique decision, They'll broadcast ball games, but they'll use television. I saw in Montgomery, while at the State Fair, Frances Thornton, first woman in the Governor's chair. Harry Thornton on the diamond is always quite busy, Porter Vinson's home runs make us right dizzy. Frank Malcolm Martin, a salesman so keen, Has ruined his Dad's laundties with his washing machine. A milk shake, a milk shake, we always want more From Billy Stewart who manages Llovd,s big drugstore. Mildred Latham and Jamie Tedford have forsaken the tennis court, They are hostesses now at Decatur's airport. John Harmon wins the praise of all women's chatter, I-le's invented a mirror guaranteed to flatter. The angel grew dim and, to my great sorrow, Closed the book of this class and its deeds of tomorrow. NANCY WORTH JONES, Prophet ? 4 ' T -P , 1325

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Myrl Lane, bequeath unto Mary Nell Eubanks my liking for football games. Wilford Self, bequeath unto Fred Scarborough my ability to play Rook C. D. Judd, bequeath unto Jack Tankersly my pleasant disposition. Lester Smith, bequeath unto Robert Hutson my ability as a playing manager. Jane Yarborough, bequeath unto Edward Brazelton my ability to finish school. Louis Blizzard, bequeath unto Raymond Parks my brightness in history. Louise Jones, bequeath unto Mary Nell Eubanks my red hair. Nina Eugenia Wood, bequeath unto Margaret McEntire my height. Ruby Nance, bequeath unto Rachel Buck my ability to express my thoughts in rhyme. Ina Call, bequeath unto Imogene Halbrooks my desire to be a stenographer. Charles Ikerman, bequeath unto Charles Murphy my baggy pants. Doris Nunn, bequeath unto Kathryn Gilliham my love for Plymouth cars. Henon Pearce, bequeath unto Peggy Brown my personality. Bevelle King, bequeath unto Ira Ruth Markham my love for Stardust.', Charles H. Eyster, bequeath unto Billy Duncan my love for all the girls. Mary Lee Powers, bequeath unto Tiny Warrick my school books. Ruth Pettey, bequeath unto Sara Peck Weaver my love for basketball. Marion Boswell, bequeath unto Dorothy Grace Finley my geometry book. Geraldine Farrer, bequeath unto Marion Schimmel my desire to conduct an orchestra. Letha Dutton, bequeath unto Frances Sivley my ability to get by without studying. Margaret Blair Lawrence, bequeath unto Mary Ethelyn Knight my Southern drawl. Huel Murphy, bequeath unto my baby brother, Charles, my school girl figure. Clara Bell Turner, bequeath unto Mary Sue Ryan my ability to get along with certain football boys. Harold Bowers, bequeath unto Ruth Pettus my ability to recite in class and my un- usual powers of public addressg may she use them wisely. Tom King, bequeath unto Homer Meadows my football ability as a broken held runner. Dorothy McClusky, bequeath unto Lena Belle Lee my love for Stardust. Dorothy Davidson, bequeath unto Dorothy Powers my independence. Gertha Bennick, bequeath unto Jane Harris my ability to play basketball. Molly Siebert, bequeath unto Bernice Murphree my love for Home Economics. Virgil R. Sandlin, bequeath unto Richard Scarbrough my back seat in chapel. Frances Cowden, bequeath unto Margaret Mclntire my ability to get out of diffi- culties. Nell Prosser, bequeath unto Tiny Warrick my love for Cullman. Mildred Vaughn, bequeath unto Sara Jane Poole my love for history. Lena Harvey, bequeath unto Vivian Berry my love for Sheffield. Eveleen Smith, bequeath unto Sara Lou Hunter my love for History. Vivian Cook, bequeath unto Mary Edith Beard my desire to become a stenographer. Annie Florence Fergerson, bequeath unto Dorothy Powers my love for shorthand. Dorothy Lee Greene, bequeath unto Evelyn Latham my love for April 13th. Evelyn Woodall, bequeath unto Pauline Blankenship my truthfulness. Viola Fuller, bequeath unto Thelma Barnes my good grades in typing. Anna Mae Sheats, bequeath unto Jimmie Holland my height. Eos Peck, bequeath unto Ada Ruth French my athletic ability. Jean Gray, bequeath unto Mary Penick Jones my knee padsf' Wilfred Napps, bequeath unto Jimmie Holland my love for Chemistry. Benson Bryant, bequeath unto James Irwin my speed in typing. Mary Lewis, bequeath unto Margaret McEntire my height. Frances Thornton, bequeath unto Sara Peck Weaver my C in typing. Mary Helen Lyle, bequeath unto Margaret Norwood the honor of being Senior beauty. Earl Crow, bequeath unto Bobby Perkins my desk in Geometry. f34J