Lexington High School - Bearer Yearbook (Lexington, AL)

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Cast Will and Zest ament We, the Senior Class of Lexington High School, State of Alabama, in the year of 1953, being of sound mind and a generous disposition, do hereby make and publish this, our last will and testament, all wills other than this to be considered null and void. To our principal, Mr. Bailey, we bequeath all the echoes of our voices which are sure to re- main, and a generous bottle of aspirin for headaches we have caused. To our janitor, we wish to give with our sincerest gratitude, all the candy and gum papers which we spread over the lawn so generously, and all the old books we are sure to leave behind on purpose. To our teachers, who have been so wonderful, we extend the wish that they have a more attractive class next year. A class who will bring in their homework on time, keep it neat and refer to the dictionary for words they cannot spell. To them we also leave a bottle of aspirin. To the Junior Class, we leave the following: our broken chairs, our books with half the pages missing, our typewriters which wouldn't write half the time. All the athletic equipment and sore muscles, and all the reference material which we have avoided so carefully all these years. And all our money making projects that we got rich on. To the same class, we will all the honors and privileges which we think we can do without. We, Wilma Cottrell, Dorothy Jean Hammond, and Doris Jean Howard leave our never ceasing giggles to Doris Ann Michael, Betty Jean Hill, and Sue Hill. Hope you get by with it. I, Jackie Davis, will my ability to make book reports without reading a book to Jimmie Lou Shelton. I, Tommy Smith, hereby leave my ability to play Basketball to Harold Rit r. I, Arnold Wilburn leave my place on the bench at basketball games to Altc King. Keep it warm Pee Wee. We, Luther McCafferty and Doyce Ray Killen leave our way with all the girls to Mack Tid- well. I, Joyce Lamar, leave my flirty ways to Barbara Putnam. I, Joet Glover, leave my ability to get married to Virginia White. I hope you make it Ginger. I, Doris Ann Springer, leave my quiet ways to Evelyn Thornton and Judith Nix. I, Ann Dean, leave my studious ways to Faye Holden. We, Branson Applegarth and James Thigpen, leave our laziness to Otis Thigpen and Hulon Burbank. I, Martha Alexander, leave my ability to win beauty contests at box suppers to Dean Jones. I, Shirley Newton, leave my blushes to Joy Rea Ritter provided they are kept in constant use and returned when necessary. I, Agnes Cox, leave my love for playing basketball to Nell Robinson. I, Yvonne Fields, bequeath my FHA interest to Nina East. We, Carmon Howard and Etna Killen, leave our place in the library to Bonnie Hammond and Bonnetha Davis. Keep those books straight. We, Marjorie Newton and Charles Black, leave our loud mouth, provided you use it, to Faye Newton, Edna Shook and Presley Thornton. We, Doyce Springer, Alton Peck and James Hammond, will our quiet ways to Gerald Camp- bell and Lloyd Cox. We, Betty Jean Hammond and Shirley Griffin, leave our short stature to Ruth Putman. This page sponsored by PUTTEET' S PHARMACY, Florence, Alabama

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Class Our graduation is now at hand, The battle of ours has been won. Those who've gone before can understand That we've all had lots of fun. Our Thanks to you in many ways And the faculty who has been so true, For working and toiling with us each day To help to get us through. Our new life ahead to face alone Will be so different and new. Memories of you will linger on Though we're bidding you adieu. So to you and me and future Sr's May God lead us the right way. In our hearts you will always linger Goodby to you and our school days. Class Poet Shirley Newton Senior Mistory Twelve years ago a batch of kids came walking, running and stumbling up the steps to the Primary building. Most of us were scared to death, and there were a lot of mothers present that day. Most of those kids are members of the graduating class today. The first year we learned our ABC's, how to spell our names, to count to ten, and not much else. The second year we learned them all over again. Our third, fourth, fifth and sixth years passed quickly. In those years we had all our child- hood diseases and fights. In our seventh year students came from Grassy, Peppertown, Springfield, and other schools close by. We had 105 students that year. You can imagine how much we learned. In the eighth grade we were still trying to learn the names of the students who joined us in the seventh grade. We still had not learned them all when more students joined us in our Fresh- man year. In our sophomore year the students began to drop out to get married, to go to the army, and get jobs. Our class has now dwindled to 56 students. Now that we are Seniors, we think that those years have been well spent. Maybe we didn't think so at the time, but we have really enjoyed school. We put up a big front and say we will be glad when we finish, but, we will all miss our classmates, teachers, and Lexington High. Class Historian Carolyn Phillips This Page Sponsored by T. L. GREEN AND SON, Greenhill, Alabama

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Cast Will and Zestament I, Carlton Griffin, leave my ability to be absent from school when the notion strikes me to Alfred Williams. I, Wynell Wiley, leave my neatness to Sue Weldon. We, Frances Springer and Bobbie Shook, leave our friendly and quiet ways to Opalene Craig. We, Vertie Mae Hill and Elizabeth Collier, will our love for each other to Leota Ridgeway and Virginia Cole. We, Sue Collier and Virginia Puttus, will our happy married life to anyone who can get a man. I, Carolyn Phillips, leave my ability to go steady to Myra Jane Killen. Allen Green, wills his piano playing ability to anyone who can use it. We, Nello Rhe Pettus and Bonnie White, will our typewriters to anyone who doesn't mind keys that stick. I, Harold Glover, leave my witty ways to Morris Braly. We, Lanee Balch and Jane Bradley, leave our places as cheerleaders to Joan Smith and Barbara Allen. I, Billy Ray Barnette, leave my salesmanship ability to Edward Smitherman. I, Travis Cates, leave my interest in English to Gayther Cottles. I, Myrtie Davis, leave my knowledge of all the latest movies to anyone who can get to see them. I, Bobby Gene Hill, will my gift of giving chewing gum to all the girls to Theo Mashborn. I, Lewell White, will my love for blondes and universities to Billy Jones. We, Hollis Nunley and Donald Burks, will our bashful, sneaky ways to Vernon Jones. We, Jerry Bergin and Charles Beavers, will our ability to attract attention to anyone who is fool enough to do it. 1, Grant Roberson, leave my ability to quit school and start back when I take the notion to Billy Neal Hammond. I, Lowell Howard, leave my name of Uncle Dan to anybody who is man enough to take the honor. I, Ezra Howard, leave my dancing skill to anybody who is fast with their feet. Class Testator Shirley Griffin Senior Class Prophecy I have just finished a check on my old classmates of Lexington High and after twenty years I find many interesting things about them. First and foremost, Sue Collier is to be President of the United States. Now that women have the ballot, they'll soon relieve men of the duties they have left. Arnold Wilboum is becoming the most famous cook in the whole world. He now owns a big Dine and Dance at Grassy. I was reading that Lewell White is to become a biologist and will discover some of nature’s deepest secrets, for example, why an oyster isn’t a tadpole, and similar never-before solved problems. Jerry Bergin and his wife Shirley Griffin are running a big steam laundry in Chicago. Imagine A washerwoman with his talents. Charles Beavers is running a large soap factory in Philadelphia. I asked him why Philadel- phia? Because, was the quick reply, it is said to be the cleanest city in the world and they must need a lot of soap. Hollis Nunley and his Rascal Town play boys, Luther McCafferty and Branson Applegarth are appearing daily on WLHS TV. Sponsored by KING AND ALEXANDER, Kingtown, Alabama