Valley View High School - Blazer Yearbook (Jonesboro, AR)

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J . In looking back over the years during school, we recall never to be forgotten memories. ln the fall of 1938 we became mere first graders in the room of Mrs. Lula McDaniel. At that time the class was composed of 50 members, of which are among those graduating this year, Patsy Darr, Anita Griffin, Martha Sue Owens, Minnie Belle Magee, Betty Trammell, Jane Hannah, Doyle Yarbrough, Howard Norman, and Ralph Christian. One of our sadder moments was due to the loss of our classmate, Mary Dunlap, who passed away during the fifth year of our elementary school. With 40 members we were the first class to be graduated in our new Audi- torium. We made a very promising entrance as dumb freshmen with around 45 greenies . Our sophomore year saw our members decrease sadly until only 25 students remained with us. As jolly Juniors, we were really getting our share of the honors. We easily won second place in the Christmas Parade with our Winter Wonderland float, had a wonderful success with our play, Heart Trouble , our candidate for Carnival Queen, was maid, and our jr.-Sr. Prom was certainly a dreamy success. Now, as Seniors, we became dignified and strove to make our class long re- membered. As our officers we selected Melvin Hall, Pres., Anita Griffin, Vice- Pres., Patsy Collins, Sec., .lune Clark, Treas., and Betty Trammell, Rep. The class play, Mama's Baby Boy, was an even greater hilarious success and the juniors re ally did justice to the jr.-Sr. Prom. One of the events which will stand foremost in our memories was our wonder- ful senior trip to Chicago at the end of the year. This year we took FIRST PLACE in the Christmas Parade with our beauti- ful colorful cellophane float. Another first for the class was their success in electing Betty Trammell Queen of the Annual School Carnival. Now, for our more serious moments. Patsy Darr was declared Valedictorian and June Clark Salutatorian of our class. We chose yellow and white roses as our flowers, White and Gold as our class colors, and our motto was Less Than Our Best is Failure. Class night, the first to be held, began our commencement program and ended that moment when we received our diplomas, wearing blue gowns and bronze tassels.

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Q Jim We the class of 1950 of Valley View High School, being of sound mind and physiques, do make this our last Will and Testament. Each article here described is bequeathed severly to the below mentioned individuals according to the terms of this Will and Testament. We hereby declare all other Wills and Testaments made by this class as null and void. . Betty CBennettJ Grarnmel wills her love for Frolic Footwear to Royce Sandifer. Jane Hannah, her ability to drive a certain boy's car to all class activities to Roberta Turman. Martha Sue Owens, her unique ballroom dancing to Margaret Owens. june Clark, her ability to make a sheep out of a wolf to Lucille Wimpy, pro- viding she picks a different wolf. Patsy Darr, her place as Editor of the annual to Janice Mattix, and hopes her work will equal hers. Mary McAnally's ability to wed, to Carol Lawman. We, Harry Wilson and Evelyn Mote, will our Cafeteria romance to the Romantic Age. Frank Allen, his ability to play the part of a great lover to G. W. Pierce. Billy jack Simpkins and Minnie Belle Magee will their favorite seats in the office to Obbie Allen and Wayne McDaniel. Patsy Ruth Collins leaves her love letters to a certain Army boy, for publica- tion in next years annual. joe Campbell, all his excuse blanks and absence privileges, to Oscar Med- lock. Jimmie Green leaves his masculine handsomeness to Bill Griffin. Bob Wright's ability to get along with Mr. Watkins to jimmy Kirksey. Eulas McCrackin's ability to get out of Agriculture without being seen, to jimmy Gregory. Ralph Christian wills his ability to get the answers in bookkeeping by fair means or foul, to Gene Waltom. Kelly Clark's studious manner to Regina Kee - - who needs it! Dale Alexander's city girl-friends to Gerald Maxwell. Jim Bulla's day dreaming hours to Dorthy Stotts. J. D. Graves leaves all his nick names to Edward Morton. Doyle Yarbrough wills his 'High School Possessions' to Russel Hendrix - -that is, all except Anita. Melvin Hall's art of always being the teacher's favorite, to Ollie Ann Griffin. Howard Norman, all his chewing gum under seat No. 3B in the lunch room, to Earline Boyer. Garfield Edgar, his ability to get along with the Umpire to Ray Broadway. And last but not least, Anita Griffin wills her four years of romance to Nelda Collins. The class, it's ability to build prize winning floats, to the jrs. So ends our last Will and Testament of Nineteen Hundred and Fifty.