Mount Vernon High School - Surveyor Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Jhi Wdt and amen t I, Tommy Jennings, leave my ability to sing “Shoo Shoo Baby” to anyone who can sing it as well as I. I, Jimmy Kaiser, leave my love “for mountain music” to Josephine Beazley. I, Mildred Lee, leave my love for the Navy Air Corps to Dick O’Neil. I, Robert Leisner, leave my “skyscraper structure” to George Schindell. I, Harold Letcher, leave my ability to take pictures to the future cameraman of Mount Vernon High School. I, Marion Long, leave my cooperative ways to Virginia Sublett. I, Marion Martin, leave my experiences in the Belvoir post office to Thomas Hook. I, Marie Maters, leave my “dark ever in place hair” to Betty Jean Moshier. I, Perry McCann, leave my quiet ways to Thelma Leith. I, Doris McMinn, leave my “Pitcher’s Box” to the next good pitcher. I, Mary Ellen McNelis, leave my friendly disposition to all of next year’s seniors. I, Nellie Mellot, leave my teaching ability to all Groveton teachers. I, Alice Montieth, leave my “cuteness” to Alberta Coffey. I, Jean Morse, leave my ability to coach girls’ football to any future physical educa- tion student. I, Dolly Mundy, leave my love for the opposite sex to Annie Mae Rogers. I, Marie Nelson, leave my ability to “meet-em at the station” to Dorothy White. I, Mildred Norris, refuse to leave my beloved Miss Clark to anyone. I, Bobby Painter, leave my “stock room chores” to any ambitious person. I, Margaret Parrish, leave my German Police dog, Laddie, in care of the Army. I, Janice Payne, leave my ability to chew gum in class without being caught to Thelma Travers. I, Verne Pearson, leave my “lone wanderings but not lost” to William Cullen Bryant. I, Mildred Phelps, leave my “excused absences” to June Lyles. I, Alice Piercy, leave my favorite subject, physical education, to anyone who likes it better than I. I, Patricia Reeder, leave my desire for “more exercise” to Mrs. Gekoski. I, Sue Roberts, leave my ability of being treasurer to any honest student. I, Bernice Rogers, leave my ability to be “fast” in shorthand to Martha Roberts. I, Frances Rogers, leave my well trained voice to anyone desiring to acquire it. I, Leo Rogers, leave my love for Mount Vernon to Bernice Cook. I, Margaret Rogers, leave my “double dates” to Jean Harris and Nancy Doughton. I, Earl Scott, leave my way with the girls to Dickie Downs. I, Josephine Sears, leave my ability to harmonize with the bus quartet to my sister Mary. 1, Mary Simpson, leave my love for chemistry to Jordan Harding. I, Claude Smith, leave my problem of keeping the school clean to Beverly Jones. I, Marjorie Staples, leave my innocent manner to Kathryn Dawson. I, Gordoyi Stidel, leave my plaid shirts to anyone who likes to be seen. I, Frankie Strobel, leave my dark wavy hair to George Powell. I, Nelson Sublett, leave my agreeable ways to Alvin Benkleman. I Eugene Thomas, leave my ability of getting around the halls with a pass to Bar- bara Scott.

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Wiff and amen t We, the Graduating Class of the Mount Vernon High School, of the county of Fair- fax and state of Virginia, being of legal high school age and sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this to be our LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT towards the Mount Vernon High School, its faculty, and remaining student body, hereby revoking any and all wills heretofore made by us to the aforementioned. I, Wiley Barrington, leave my “fickle heart” to paper dolls. I, June Bartlett, leave my art of taking inventory in Students’ Corner to Jean Pugh. I, Jean Bayliss, leave my way with classmates to Jean Lyles. I, Charlotte Berrett, leave my typing ability to Elaine Plecher. I, Martin Bostetter, leave my manner to be “seen and heard too” to Hervey Rice. I, Minnie Butler, leave my pleasant ways of getting along with everyone to anyone who needs that ability. I, Edward Buxton, leave my grievances in homeroom 3 to all who follow me. I, Donald Clark, leave my “Adventures in Canada” to Albert Steidel. I, Evelyn Cleveland, leave my ability of keeping up the conversation to Dorothy Ann Walon. I, Dick Coflin, leave my way with the draft board to all fellows caught in the same situation. I, Charles Collins, leave my “trumpet blues” to Harry James. I, Raymond Cone, leave my ability to get along with Freshmen girls to any hesitating lad. I, Douglas Cook, leave my ability of talking Bus No. 6 into starting to the next driver. I, Kent Crowther, leave my shining patrol badge to Willard Bonnett. I, Reginald Crump, leave my “Clark Gable mustache” to Frank Sinatra. I, John Davis, leave my executive ability to Janet Stein. I, Pearl Dent, leave my ability to do homework to anyone who needs it. I, Vera Dickson, leave my ability to play Lady Macbeth to Margaret Lavinus. I, Jean Duvall, leave to all rising Seniors — see end of will. I, Lucille Epps, leave my desire to become a radio singer to Joyce Walters. I, Freda Fraley, leave my sisterly ways to the Lyles twins. I, Helen Fraley, leave my ability for explanation to Gus Panagos. I, Delores Gardiner, leave my running ability to Anna Kaiser. I, Anna Hansen, leave my ability of expressing my opinion to Vyonne Davis. I, William Harrell, leave my interest in history to Barbara Larson. I, Christine Harris, refuse to leave my “sailors” to anyone who wants them. I, Connie Harvey, leave my ability to chew gum in Miss Clark’s class to Jack Wagner. I, Betty Harwell, leave my curly hair to Nancy Parrish. I, Kenneth Hasle, leave my ability to give long English reports to all short-winded people. I, LaV erne Hill, leave my friendly smile to all students who need it. I, Violet Hill, leave my love for “jitterbugging” to Audrey Shifflett. I, Becky Hummer, leave my long sweeping eye lashes to Delores Blunt. I, Paul Jacobson, leave my forward technique to any bashful student.

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It Parker Thornton, leave my love for Richmond to the residents of the city. I, Hattie Thompson, leave my nursing career to Marjorie Jones. I, Alice Travers, leave my enchanting ways with the boys to Helen Frye. I, Helen Wagner, leave my love for large animal pins to Miss Lehrman. I, Alice Welch, leave my Yearbook problems to the future editor and Miss Lehrman. I, Marion Wheelock, leave my quiet ways to all Fairhaven girls. I, Linabel White, leave my ability to receive H’s to any student who needs them. I, Alfred Wiles, leave my love for refresher mathematics to Mr. Cox. I, Lynwood Wiley, leave my ability to talk my way out of things to all backward students. I, Lila Wray, refuse to leave my “Jesse” to anyone. My ability to have the last word. — Jean Duvall. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hand to this LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT at Fairfax, Virginia, this 23d day of May, A. D. 1944. On this 23d day of May, 1944, The Graduating Class of Mount Vernon High School whose names are subscribed to the above and foregoing document, signed the same in our presence and in the presence of each of us and declared it to be their LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT towards the Mount Vernon High School, its faculty, and remain- ing student body. Said Graduating Class are personally known to each of us and ap- peared to be in full possession of all of their mental faculties. We, at their request and in their presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto affixed our signatures the day and year first above written in the county of Fairfax in the State of Virginia. GRADUATING CLASS OF MAY 1944. Mount Vernon High School Route No. 1 Alexandria, Virginia. ATTESTING CLAUSE MARJORY REA, Cruzet, Virginia. OLIVE SCOTT THOMPSON, Elk Creek, Virginia. MOLLY GREEN LEHRMAN, Alexandria, Virginia. ;