Franklin High School - Cornerstone Yearbook (Franklin, TN)

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JWMN . rm, :1: mM-mgmo: -t 4 '1 3' Ruth Johnston having too much mouth wills most of it to Mary de 1 i u av-ct A... .e-,. .4. . Last Will and Testament We, the graduating class of 1954, being of unsound mind as usual, do here by will and bequeath the following in the year of our Lord ninteen hundred and thirty-four. First, we leave the faculty the peace and calm that are always pre- valent after a storm has passed. Second, we leave to the Junior class our sympathy and prayers as they approach Seniorhood. Third, we leave to the combined classes of Sophomores and Freshmen the consoling thought that that was the way we got our start. Fourth, to our Alma Mater we leave the sincere hope that all future classes will be as brilliant and as gloriously undignified as we have been. Individually we bequeath our most brilliant traits of character as follows: Mary Helen Rue, being unreasonably tall, leaves a few feet to Helen Johnson. , i i li Whiteon Jennette, being very generous, leaves his pull with the faculty to Herman Ferguson. . f Voorhies. ,m Walter Carlisle, being efficiency itself, leaves his ability to m Albert Berry. Eva Ring, being entirely too smart, leaves her string or A's to Alice Cannon. Reecie Petway, being very capable in attractintthe opposite sex, P leaves her ability to Marguerite Church. i$ Cornelia Puryear bequeaths her nonchalance to Elva Pate. :IM' Ona Lea Thompson leaves her ability to argue with the teacher to .it Christine Skidmore. ! l Reba Webb will her habit of combing her hair in every class to Josephine Trice. Av... Ed Jordan leaves his knack of getting in trouble to Leonard Ethridge. Martha McGavock, being or unsound mind, leaves her idea that the , Senior officers are so cute to Mercer Blaine, Secretary of Junior Class. : Mildred Freeman being possessed of good looks leaves a part of h them to Marcella Driakell. Leland Bethurum, being too stingy to buy a file, leaves his habit of biting his fingernails to Si Hood. Marion Ashley leaves her ability of getting up at 10 minutes to B and getting to school on time to Adelaide Hazard. Thelma Beasley and Katheryne Bransford, being possessed of good looks, leave their habit of making up in every class to all the Juniou beauties. 2l

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brokers. Mildred Freeman--has married a multi-millionaire. she was beautiful. William uiley is a great politician now. He always was crooked: Elizabeth Boyd and Harriett reach are now playing off the finals in the national tit-tat-too contest being held in Madison Square Garden this week. Morris Dysart is running The Home for Disappointed Old Maids on 42nd Street. we heard that Morris is in love with the janitor. Mary Dixie tJordani is at home as the faithful little wife of4a we11-known magican--catch on.-remember Ed? Lera Hill is a prominent New York business woman. Iva Lee tsmilesiLott is now married to a handsome and wealthy man. she deserved one; she was sweet. cornelia tnonchalanti ruryear--of course you remember seeing her picture on the cover of last week's Saturday Evening rost. Margaret North painted the picture. Remember how Margaret used to draw sketches of the teachers back in High school? Hebecca Roberts is a girl's coach in one of the country's leading colleges. Alma ilet me tell you, teacherli Williams has taken Zazu Pitts,place in the movies. Lena Mai Woodard is now the manager of the cosmetic department in one of New xorkts leading department stores. Experiehce is the best teacher, isn't it Lena'nai? Mary twon't cha mama let cha?iSmith is a secretary to--well we can't quite say her bossl name right here. Ona Lee Thompson is chief librarian at Carnegie Library. well, I guess if Mrs. Baugh could see her now, she'd be real proud of her. Marie yetway is a saleslady now for 9221 perfumes tcatch on:?i. Whitson Jennette, the famous aviator, returned yesterday from a record making world tour. Estelle Pate was disappointed in love so she's an old maid now and makes cookies for the children of the neighborhood. Elizabeth welters is in New York on her way back from Detroit, where the chevrolet motor 00. paid her $5,000.00 for the oldest Chevrolet still in running condition for their museum of relics. Evelyn Warf is still waiting for John will to graduate from High School. Frances Jones, Alyne Sweeney, Naomi McMahon and hva Mosley are all operators in a famous Beauty Salon on Broadway. Odessa Reynolds and Hachel NcMahon own a tea room on Coney Island where excellent lunches are served. Vivian Page is teaching school.

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Tom Bradley and Gerald Smithson leave the wads of chewing gum under the tables in the study hall to anyone who desires a chew. Herman Gardner, being full of wind, leaves a few bags of it to John will Fiveash. Margaret North, being very generous, leaves her Job of illustrating for the Senior class to Joe Kenneday. Kathryne Hendricks, being a generous soul, bequeaths her giggle to Estelle Chaudoin. Elizabeth Boyd and Eva Mosley and Harriet Peach of unsound mind leave their crazy ways to Annie Bunch Hatcher and Adelaide Neal. Vivian Page, Rebecca Roberts, and Mary Smith, being very attentive in class, leave their examples of good behavior to all students who aspire to perfection. Feliz Jamison and Carl Mangrum leave their dignity to E. R. Beasley and Regen Hulme. Christine Ezelle, Lora Hill and Naomi McMahon leave their constant habit of telling jokes to Elva Pete and Margaret Still. Iva Lee Lott leaves her sweet disposition and winning ways to Lucille Andrews. Frances Jones leaves her immaculate wavy hair to Ellen Austin. Rachel McMahon leaves her rough and tumble ways to Rebecca Mosely. Dorothy McPherson leaves her mop of hair to Natalie Hazard but takes her interest in Fred with her. Estelle Pate leaves her ability to get by in English to Hazel Layne. Odessa Reynolds leaves her favorite pastime of hop-scotch to all the little Freshmen girls. Lucille Murray leaves her ability to get and hold her man to all other love-stricken girls in school. Alyne Sweney leaves her ability to waste time in school to Fred Reynolds. Elizabeth Walters bequeaths her interest in William Gentry to her sister Lucille, so as to keep him in the family. Evelyn Warf having nothing to leave takes the love of a certain Junior boy with her. Lena May Woodard leaves her habit of being absent real often to the Hazard's. Billy Wiley leaves his ability to elude Mrs. Cawthon to William Gentry. Alma Williams, being of unsound mind as usual, leaves her unceasing remarks to Jennie Cannon. Lillian Moran, having been hit by cupid's arrow for 10 these many years, leaves her ability hold her man to all other victims of the dart. Mary Elizabeth Hoover, having gone on a diet leaves a few pounds to Catherine Irvin. Elizabeth Jefferson leaves her uncanny ability to read Latin in History to Addie Love McCall. Martha Jamison leaves her interest in Gordon Payne to Brownie Anderson and also her best regards. Tillie Dysart leaves the fear she has filled Frank Tulloes with to his future wire--if any. 22