Sumner High School - Echo Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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n Last Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of Sumner High S chool, in the County of Guilford, in the State of North Carolina, on this the twenty-first day of May, ninteen hundred and for¬ ty-eight being of sound mind and generous disposition, do hereby make and publish this our last will and testament Section I Article I To Sumner High School we leave our best wishes that it will become a better school in the future. May one of its greatest projects, that of a gymnasium, be fulfilled in the near future. Ill] Section II Article I To Mr. Smith we leave more help in his surveying, so that the little dog won’t carry off his chain. To Miss Cornette we leave our deepest appreciation for her endless efforts in trying to make us better individuals. We hope that Mrs. York will be as great a success as a housewife as she is a Home Ec. teacher. To Mr. Beason we leave more farm equipment for his workshop. We hope that Miss Hemphill will have someone to get her ice cream next year before the bell rings. We hope that Mr. Lovingood will soon get a bus of his own so he can take the students on more trips. We hope that Mrs. Dansby will soon have a modern, well equipped home of her own located in Knoxville with- her hus¬ band, since she dislikes living in a trailer so much. Dolores Cain leaves her ability to get a man to Myr¬ tle Humble. Marie Gamble wishes to leave Abbie Dee Kirkman to the ninth grade girls. HI

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Bill Lewis bequeaths his position as one of the wel¬ coming committee for new girls to Sherman Canter. Wayne Hall leaves his position as Miss Hemphill’s pest to Marvin Chilton. Dot Newman wants to leave all her boy friends at Sum¬ ner to anyone who wants them. Gladys Perdue is willing to leave her title as pret¬ tiest girl of the Senior Class to Peggy Hodgin. Virginia Bell leaves her shyness to Betty Sleight. Shorty Farlow leaves the steps for other students to climb. Joyce Poe leaves without a man. Charles Austin is willing to leave his ability to tell jokes to N. R. Harris, who needs it. Edna Perdue leaves her long finger nails to Huldah Osborne. Emma Short leaves her ability to catch Duke boys to Janet Robbins. Marcus Short leaves his place as priviledged character to Mark Short, Dicky Mooney leaves his excellent shorthand grades to Elroy Dodson. Betty Mae Sharp leaves her everlasting smile to Mar¬ garet Rollins. Pete Pope leaves his mechanical ability to Benny Stroupe. Byron Stevenson leaves all his good habits to the Junior Class. Having now disposed of our most cherished possessions, we do sign, seal, and declare this to be our last will and testament. Witnesses: Attorney-at-law Bob Baker Irene Gray Jimmy Turner Gurney Hunt Gurley Coble Ralph Cox