Tuskegee High School - Tuskala Yearbook (Tuskegee, AL)

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'T'-.T' 1' 1' vr 11'-HQ CLASS HISTORY The history of the class of 1963 in some ways resembles a long trip or journey. With your per- mission I will review the trip taken by the seniors on a bus called the T. H. S. EXPRESS. If we look closely we can see a line of 3l young passengers waiting for their tickets to the big CITY OF KNOWLEDGE. They are as follows: EDWARD ERASWELL, ALICE BRYANT, GARY COOPER, STEVE COOPER, FAYE DIXON, NELLIE DOBBS, JOHN DYSON, NANCY FISHER, WAYNE FORTNER, RENI I-IUDDLESTON, HOWARD JONES, DIANNE KIRK, BRENDA LAMBERT, LINDA MCLEAN, MAMIE MORGAN, SHARON PETTYJOHN, FRANK PORTER, ALLAN SEGREST, BILLY SELMAN, TALEEDA SHARPE, CHARLOTTE SISTRUNK, PATSY TAYLOR, MICHAEL TERRY, LAVINIA TYSON, FRANCES LOUISE WADSWORTH, CHARLOTTE WALTERS, EDWARD WILLCOXON, BERRY WILLIS, MARY ANNE YARBROUGI-I, and BUNNY SPRATLING. As these scared passengers boarded the bus, they became very excited about the first stop that they would make at Harrisonville in Cambell County. It seemed as though none in the entire 31 had ever made a trip like this before, and naturally they didn't know what to expect. But, by the time they reached the second town, Herdville in Anderson County, they had begun to get a very vivid picture of the entire trip. It was while they were in this second town that they picked up a new passenger, GAY BOWERS. At the next town, Hurtville in Howe County, they received another new passenger, JIMMY STILLWELL but lost NELLIE DOBBS, who got on another bus. At the fourth stop, Sheppard City in Oster County, FREDDIE LEDBETTER boarded their bus. When they reached Webbville in Varner County, the fifth stop, they unfortunately lost HOWARD JONES, but at their sixth town, Thomasville in Cosby County, they were joined by JIMMY GREEN. After touring the sixth city the passengers were treated to festivities by the owners and operators of the bus, and were reminded that they had already com- pleted half of their trip. They had such a long rest at the previous city that they decided not to stop in the seventh city, but when they did stop at the eighth one, DIANNE KIRK stepped off, and HOWARD JONES stepped back on. At their ninth stop, Freshmanville, NELLIE DOBBS and DIANNE KIRK decided to join them again. At the tenth city, Sophomoreville, they gained RICHARD WALKER and once again lost NELLIE DOBBS. Before reaching the final stop they picked up SANDRA BEASLEY, FRANKLIN TALLY, and NELLIE DOBBS. If we look closely once again, we can see the bus approaching its destination, the CITY OF KNOWLEDGE. All of the passengers will in a very short time leave the T.H. S. EXPRESS, never again to take a tour on her. Their futures have in some ways been shaped by this bus, but once they complete their trip, their destinies in the CITY OF KNOWLEDGE will be shaped by themselves. N41

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1 FRANCES LOUISE WADSWORTH No one needs a smile as much as he who has none to give. President, Student Council: Girl Stateg Beta Club: Miss Homecomingn: D.A. R. Good Citizenship Girl. Iwvwfr' ff! ls.. MARY ANNE YARBROUGH You are richer today if you have laughed often, forgiven someone, made a new friend and put others first. Beta Clubs 4-H3 Future Nurses: Who's Who: FHA. Adu-n 1 EDWARD WILLCOXON He has achieved success who has lived well, loved much, and laughed often. Basketball: FFA: 4-H9 MYF. RUNS. , -ei' 'rf ' aqui 'gall' 'hand' RICHARD WALKER, IR. To handle yourself, use your heads to handle others, use your heart. FFA? 4-H. SARA LAVINIA TYSON MICHAEL ROLAND TERRY WILLIAM BERRY WILLIS Im easy to get down, but What is life without love. Thinking is like loving and harder to get up. FFA9 4-I-I: Library Club, Sr. dying. Each of us must do it T -Club: FHAQ Cheerleader: 3: Jr- P1HyS- fOr hi1'HSS1f- 4-H. FFA: 4-H5 Who's Who.

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mere 'Yrwvfw' 'f THE LAST WILL A D TE TAME T CF THE SENICR CLASS We, the members of the Senior Class of 1963, being of sound uiind and body, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our cherished Last Will and Testament. We, the Senior Class, do bequeath the following to the individual underclassmeng We leave our kind, kind heart and sympathetic ways to Coach Duke, to pass on to next year's coach, in hopes that the boys engaged in next year's P.E. class will survive. We do bequeath the facu1ty's kind ways and patience toward us to next year's Senior Class. We bequeath the Seniors' appreciation to the faculty and to Mr. Wadsworth for the understanding, friendship, patience and willingness to help. I, Gary Cooper, leave my ability to play the guitar to Dennis Morgan so that it, along with his singing ability, will help him in becoming another Elvis. I, Brenda Lambert, do bequeath my ability to get into trouble and still be innocent to Tom Preer and Jeff Gregg. I, Linda McLean, do with great sincerity bequeath my ability to flirt with Senior boys to Brenda Parnell. I, Wayne Fortner, leave my nickname Red to Sam Noblin. He fits! l I, Jimmy Stillwell, leave my stage name Sundown to Bob T. in hopes that he may be a star one day. I, Sandra Beasley, bequeath my ability to get a man without drowning him in tears to Loyce Carroll. I, Jimmy Green, leave my hopes of growing up to John Riley Willis. I, Frank Porter, being of very sober mind, do hereby and forthwith bequeath my love of mathematics to Tom Preer. I, J. T. Dyson, leave my music ability to Goofy Davis, Ramrod Cannon and Egor Parker, to be divided equally. I, Edward Willcoxon, leave my ability to keep a Chevrolet running to John Riley Willis, Randy Coley, and Paul Godfrey. I, Sharon Pettyjohn, do bequeath my ability to stick to one boy more than three days to Gloria Knight. I, Freddie Ledbetter, leave my ability to study hard and get out of school to Donald Martin, in hopes that he'l1 finish next year. I, Edward Btaswell, bequeath the athletic ability left to me by Joe Slaton, who received it from Michael Johnson, to Eddie Raymon. I, Howard Lanier Jones, do bequeath to any young man who wants it, Lake Martin, and I hope that it will be as fruitful to him as it was to me. I, Renni Huddleston, leave my title Most Popular Girl in the Senior Class to Jane Hornsby, in the hope that she will cherish it as much as I did. I, Charlotte Sistrunk, leave my friendly personality and happy disposition to Joyce Youngblood. I, Faye Dixon, leave my natural blonde hair to Lillian McFarland in hopes that hers will never fade away. I, Allan Segrest, bequeath my position as assistant principal to Pete Johnson in hopes that he can do a better job than l did. I, Ricky Walker, bequeath my ability to shoot snooker to Wayne Mcfjlendon, in hopes that his nickname Fish will soon be forgotten. I, Gay Bowers, do bequeath my love for Linda McLean to Brenda Parnell. I, Mamie Morgan, bequeath my ability to be cool, calm and collected around boys to Lillian McFarland. I, Mary Anne Yarbrough, do bequeath my ability to be quiet, at times, to Patricia Weaver. I, Steve CCrashj Cooper, leave my unability to break jaws to Brownie Sides, in hopes that he won't break anybody else's. I, Berry Willis, leave my ability to sing to Charles Roy Russell so he won't have to whistle all the tinie. I, Franklin Tally, leave one can of Prince Albert to be placed in the trophy case in memory of Frazier Hearn who is no longer with us. I, Michael Terry, do leave my ability to hold on to the steering wheel to Billy Glass in high hopes that he will make it across Perry's Bridge safely I, Nancy Fisher, do bequeath my old fashioned ways of being myself to Kathy Varner. I, Alice Bryant, leave Mrs. Yonce to the Junior Class, in hopes that they get by with more than we did. I, Diane Spratlin Kirk, bequeath my diploma to Becky Benson in case she doesn't get hers. I, Billy Selman, bequeath a portion of my English knowledge to David Jenkins so that he may graduate next year. I, Taleeda Sharpe, seeing that all else has failed, do with sympathy leave my music ability to Jean Hall. I, Nellie Dobbs, leave my title of Quietest to Dorothy Payne, in hopes that she will one day quieten down. I, Charlotte Walters, bequeath my natural, friendly smile for everybody to Joyce Youngblood. I, Benjamin Barnett Spratling, III, leave my very best cow halter to Pete Johnson or Roland Vaughn, whoever shows the Grand Champion in the world renound Roba International Livestock Exposition. I, Frances Louise Wadsworth, bequeath to Judy Johnson my giggly gavel as representative of the high office she has attained. I, Lavinia Tyson, leave my ability as cheerleader to Sandra Sistrunk hoping that she will enjoy being a cheerleader as much as I have. I, Patsy Taylor, leave my ability to cheer one entire football game without combing my hair once to Jean Echols. For the Last Will and Testament today, we, the Senior Class, would like to leave to the Junior Class our title Dignified Seniors.