Winfield High School - Pirate Yearbook (Winfield, AL)

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The class got 1ts start as Semors wrth frve new members, Freddre Langston, Sue Ellrot, Jane Km t Frances Webster and Joyce Grlbert There were also four new teachers Mrs Alexander teacher of Screuce Mr Alexander new prrncrpal Mrs Cobb teacher of Scrence and Mr Cobb teacher of Democracy To these people the Seniors would lrke to extend a hearty welcome On our schedule too was one of the most antrcrpated events of the year Orderrng our class nngs Since the class had not prevrously drscussed the matter we were a l1ttle hesrtant to choose but we frnally declded to get the stand ard nng Now they are the prrze possessron of the class Then on December thud we were more than happy to leam that our fnghtful weeks last March were not spent rn valn Mr Bozeman made the an nouncement that we had been accepted rnto the Southem Assocratxon of Secondary Schools and Colleges We are now workrng hard on our class trrp whrch has been backed to the fullest by our class sponsors Mr Bostrck and Mr Cobb The sellrng of cushions at the home football games was one of our brggest money making proJects Other projects were selling chances on cakes dances the Wally Fowler Show and etc We are now reachrng our last round of the ladder If we fall to catch the next hand hold we are at fault, for our teachers and parents will be nght behrnd us, always ready to push us on up By Rebekah Dodson LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the class of 1958 of Wrnfield High School m 67 indrvxdual and dxsunct parts, berng of sound mind and chantable mood, do make and publish thrs last wrll and testament ITEM 1 we gxve and bequeath to our school our undying loyalty The school has held before us that an whole our cleverness whlch has made therr pathway easy rn teaching us We hope they can pass it on to the next years ITEM 3 We grve and bequeath to our prrncrpal Mr Alexander our srncere and humble appreciatron for h1s frne leadership and thoughtfulness ITEM 4 We grve and bequeath the followxng whrch may seem tnfling, but we trust they may be accepted as valuable assets JUNIOR BOSTICK and JAMES WYERS leave therr popularrty to BENNY LITTLE and WARREN HUBBERT TOMMY ELLIOT leaves her love for shorthand to JOAN MILLS JUDY WARD and BETTY WRIGHT leave the1r ablllty to get out of class to SONJA HARRIS and SANDRA RAINES MARY A HARROD and KATH ERINE GANN leave their sure ways to catch a man to BETTY BULL and DOROTHY WILSON TED HAR BIN leaves to JOHN MOORE and BILL MARSHALL hrs abllrty to plan football ROMONA DOSS and SUE BURKS leave their solemnity and srncerity to BETTY GOODSON and DORIS JEAN SMITH HOWARD JOHNSON leaves those wise cracks and tall tales tc IERYL BOWLING and RICHARD FOWLER FREDDIE LANGSTON and JANE KNIGHT leave their ablllty to make fnends easlly to JANET MORRIS and ELIZA BETH PENNINGTON JIMMY LUNDY leaves his Wll to MAX HOWELL and BILLY WAYNE HARBIN CAROLE' BURGESS and BETTY BEASLEY leave therr damtlness to GLENDS TILLEY and DOROTHY SIZE MORE CHARLES MEHERG leaves no BOBBY MOORE hrs Job as professor of the Managers LINDA STONE and EULA MAE LANGLEY leave their abrhty to brown nose the teachers to LITA TRIM ROB ERT MAY and BILL FRANKS leave then' intelligence to ALVIN BEASLEY and FRANK SMITH ANNICE ROBERTS and BARBARA WHEELER leave their love for English U0 PATTY MAY and GLENDA WEBSTER GRACE WEBB and LORETTA BUTLER leave to SMITHIE HOLLIS and BETTY MARSHALL their ability to get along with the teachers JAMES SIZEMORE and JERRY MITCHU M leave their abrlrty to make good grades to HEX MAY BETTY PERRY and JOYCE GILBERT leave their nursing career to RUTH CLAXTON . g . . . . . .gh . ' ' . ' . s. ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness --- ITEM 2: We give and bequeath to the faculty as a

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enterrng our classes and occasronally we lost one of our members Naturally mother nature was takrng her course so we weren t left out In the puppy loves and heartbreaks Brll Rose became the Romeo of the class He was never wrthout a gxrlfnend who worshrpped the ground he walked on and every girl rn class envred the one he chose for his sweetheart In our frfth grade an excmng yet tragrc event took place What was rt? The grammar school burned For two uncertatn weeks we were out of school but were free to do as we pleased so naturally we enjoyed rt Finally that long awarted day arrrved our class was to graduate from Ole Wrnfreld Elementary School Mrs Ina Murl Moore was rn charge of the ceremony and Mr Gorden Crawford presented our drplomas to The year of 1952 saw us enterrng Wrnfreld H1 Thrs was almost lrke our fust day at school Every thrng was so strange bells rang to change classes there was a host of new students and a completely new staff of teachers But we put our hands to the grmd and frnrshed our frrst year rn hrgh school lrke a whrz In the erghth grade we had the pleasure of welcommg all the old class and two new members, Bar bara Westmoreland and Marrlyn Hocutt Srnce we had already expenenced one year rn high school we were ready for all the acnvrtres whxch took place Carol Burgess was chosen as our Homecomrng Mard and proved to be one of the most glamorous grrls rn the queen's court After we acquxred all the know ledge requrred of us we were told to go home for a vacation and come back rn three months Returmng to school rn the nrnth grade there were new rnterests and actrvmes for us Everyone look ed forward to the day when we chose the two grrls who would represent us as cheerleaders the next vear Among the grrls who particrpated tn the tryout, the lucky gtrls were Ann Jotner and Lolrta Mrlls Tlus year too the boys were elrgrble to go out for football Never the less there were strll the love affarrs heart, but we wanted to date them also We schemed cleverly to attract thelr attentron, hoprng all the whrle that they would ask us to the Football Band Banquet or other events of the year Our tenth year brought many changes Mr Brrndley was no longer our beloved prrncrpal Mr Bozeman a wrse and consxderate man took over the offrce and had soon won the trust and admrratron of the entrre class There were two new subjects offered to us, Diversrfxed Occupatrons whrch was taught by Mr Brindley and Journalrsrn whrch was taught by Mrs Bozeman Several of our number were rnvited to Join the Beta Club We frnrshed our tenth grade wrth a great deal of effort and were all waiting wrth anxiety for our Iunror year Our Iumor year got off to a good start wlth a new commercral teacher who won the admrratron of the class wrth the hrlarrous Jokes and easy-gomg personalrty Yes you guessed, rt was Mr Davrs He along w1th Mrs Bostrck and Mr Brxndley became our Jr Class sponsors Wrth their help our magazrne sales were a smashing success and we all had a grand trme at the Jr Sr Banquet The student Govem mg body was also organrzed this year wrth Mr Tapley as tts sponsor Then for two rrghtful weeks rn March the class was terrrfred What caused thrs panic? A vrsltlng committee composed of twenty flve teachers from schools all over Alabama occupied our school Then major purpose was to examme the school as a whole and report to us on our possrbrlmes of becomrng a member of the Southern Associatron of Secondary Schools and Colleges Thrs was the clxmax of our wonderful year as a jumor us. and broken hearts, but by now our attitude toward the boys had changed. No longer did we want a sweet-

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and SALLY SPILLARS THOMAS TUCKER and JERRY TRIM leave their ways of gettxng by domg noth rng to WAYNE HOUSE and JIMMY PARR MARY GANN leaves to POLLY MAY and MARY JO BRYANT her abllrty to partrcrpate rn sports GAINES STOCK and JOE JOHNSON leave to TOMMY CLEMENTS and ROBERT BULL their abllrty to be a pest in MR. DAVIS'S typing class BUDDY NORRIS leaves lus grumbling to JIMMY HUBBERT MURIEL INGLE and PATSY MOORE leave their boldness to CAROL MARTIN and ELIZABETH ANN DOSS BOB HANKINS leaves his desire to study musxc to WAYNE SANDLIN MURIEL BENTON and MARILYN HOCUTT leave their btg mouths to ANN MILES and BON NIE WEEKS JIMMY TRULL and ROBERT REED leave their sure ways with the girls to TOMMY REESE and DAN McDONALD WILMA ALDRIDGE leaves her sure way to get along with people to ROBBIE PERRY KENNETH SULLIVAN leaves hrs class presrdency to WILLIAM THOMAS HARBIN KENNETH WESTBROOKS and LARRY ALDRIGE leave their love for back seats to BILLY EDD SMITH EARNEST WEBSTER leaves to CHARLENE MOORE next year s annual BARBARA WESTMORELAND leaves to ANNA THORNTON and ANN PERRY her abxlrty to chase the boys JAMES WFEKS and V O RAS leaves to BOBBIE ERWIN her red han TOMMY LANGSTON and MURRY HOLLIS leave therr love for ninth grade girls to ALLEN DAVIS and JERRY SIMS ROSE RICHARDS and FRANKIE WATKINS leave their love lrfe and rts problems to ILA MAE BOX and GAIL INGRAM THOMAS PUGH leaves his ex penence as an undertake: to HERMAN FIELDS EDSIL FRANKS leaves to REEDUS MINOR a lot of werght to push around SHIRLEL HOLLINGSWORTH leaves her quxet ways to DORIS RILEY and DELOR ES I-IAWKINS GEORGE MCLAUGLIN leaves his helght to GEORGE HIGGINS MARY RUTH DODSON leaves her blonde hair to REBA SPANN TONY COUCH and DONALD VICKERY leave their singing talent to JIMMY CARNES and RUSSELL CAROTHERS REBEKAH DODSON leaves her abxlity to argue to CLARA ELLIOTTE BILLY CAROTHERS leaves all his girls fnends to MARION MILES DAVID WEBSTER leaves hrs love for cars to TERRY FOSTER We hereby appoint our principal Mr Thomas M Alexander sole executor of thrs last wlll and testa ment In wxmess thereof we the semor class of 1958, the testators, have set our last seal this frfth day of December one thousand mne hundred and fifty erght By Nina Stone Lawyer ERRY leave their quiet, by themselves ways, to L. C. MAY and HILLMAN CLARK --- FRANCES WEBSTER