Abbeville High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Abbeville, GA)

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Last W11I and Te.stoment of the Senzor Class of 50 County of Wilcox Cxty of Abbevllle State of Georgia ln the vear of our Lord one thousand mne hundred and fifty We the member of the Semor Class bemg of sound mlnd have set upon the task of bequeathing to the members of the junlor Class our tramts talents and knowledge Charlotte Andrews wlll mv smgmg ablllty to Charles F'v1tt oyce Daniels do will my deslre for study mg to Chfford Kirkland joe Ann Dlx bequeath mv ablllty in publlc speaklng to Andrew johns W1ll1e Agnes Flder w111 my aggressxve actlons to Marvln Baker Frances Gatlm w1ll my ab1l1ty to keep my mouth shut ln class to Fffle Lou Dame Lols George w1ll my long walk to school to LaQu1ta Renfroe Charles Hollnngsworth bequeath my love of basketball to T1lda Rowe C j Mlller leaye my height ln stature to Geraldine Yeomans Addie Mxtchell do will my abllltv to carry on class conversatlon to Shlrley Parker I Mary Newman do w1ll my ablllty to remam true to one boy friend at a time to uamce Helms I Evelyn O Leary do bequeath my swing and sway ln walklng to Charles Standrldge I Joyce Smlth bequeath mv Joke pullmg tactlcs to Talmadge Wxlcox Ruby Smith wlll my abllltv to wrlte slzzlmg love notes to Morgan Qmlth I Mary Rhodes do wlll my chaxr In the Senlor Class to Shlrley Wllcox ln hopes that It will brlng matrlmonlal prospects I julian Yeomans leave my outlook on chemistry to joe Irvxn Charlotte Andrews l ms George l4 . X . , I' ' . I . . . . J . . I, J , . . y. . . . I. , ' I . . V . . . . I. . . J ' . . . . . I, . I . . . . J . ' ls. I, . ' . y . 0 I, ' , ' . I, Rupert McDaniel, will my enjoyment of doing nothing to james Conner. I, . . ' , ' ' ' . I, A . . , . . . I . . Y J 7 - ' I, V . , . . . 1 . . . K . i

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Class History A streak of sllver IS outlined against the sky A plane clrcllng A l-I S s alrport IS at temptlng to land Its nearness reveals the Wfltlllg on thls glant shlp The Splrlt of Edu CdtlOh and printed just below in bold faced type IS The Hlgher We Cllmb The Broad er The Vlew We have watched the course of this plane for eleven successlve years and have walted eagerly lts bon voyage Now It is our prlvllege as class hlstorlans to re late some of the highlights of thls momentous journey Eleven years ago fifty eager passengers clutching tightly lunch palls and tablets en tered this plane The Spirit of Education youngsters not old enough to see the dan ger of belng oppressed for llfe by lgnorance yet old enough at heart to want to become part of this school of learning Our enemies this flrst year were nurnerous Egotlsm was our greatest foe We had to learn the lesson of discipllne the lesson of glve and take Our pilot MISS Odessa Wootten was very patlent with us shy and insecure youngsters She dld a remarkable job in helplng us over the flrst air pocket of our journey The second part of our journey involved the major task of learnlng to form study hlblts Campbell Thls part of our journey merits a highlight slnce we moved into the new build lng On thls stop of the plane new faces were added to our llst of passengers and some farnlllar faces were dropped from the list Our pllot for the fourth fifth and sixth journeys were Miss Mary Evelyn Warren Mrs Marlon Tucker, and Mrs Louis Vickers Each cbntrlbuted her share towards dlrectlng our course ln the path of our beacon light the standards and ldeals of A H S Mrs Renfroe was our pilot for the seventh lap of our journey Thls marked another highlight of our trip for we received certificates for seven years of strenuous flylng We had many pre test flights to make Honors were glven to joyce Danlels and joe Ann Dlx The eighth part of our journey found us on a new course our High School Career Our pllots were Mr and Mrs Bell Mrs Burkett Mrs Murray Mrs McKle, Mr DIX Mrs Carswell and Mr and Mrs Smith During our four years of high school flying many hazards which befall a plane trlp came our way One tremendous alr pocket almost caused a crash landlng a chemlstry exam However not all of the sailing was rough and hazardous for some very happy hours can be recalled We engaged in various school events school banquets, picnics hikes etc Our part in the athletic program was outstanding Our class was represented ln the DIS trict Meet in home economics, typing quartet trio essay and one act play and I might add that we took honors in several of the above mentioned events We engaged ln several money making projects ice cream business, selling candy etc Our tenth year held three outstanding highlights We started our school paper fa paper that has grown and now merits recognition with other leading school papers, We recelved our class rings and the junior Senior Banquet A Nlght at the Royal Palm was the outstanding social event The eleventh and last lap of our journey was our SENIOR YEAR The D A R citizen ship award went to joe Ann Dlx This year also marked an end to eleventh grade gradu ations In the Control Tower flashing signals that kept us on our true course of noble char acter and worthy deeds, sat our loyal and faithful friend, Mr james C Bell Only four of the original pioneers completed the trip The other twelve have joined ue at various other ports. On the last lap of our journey a sudden change came over ue. We began to realize l- most too late that one must work diligently if he is to attain a desired goal. We began to understand more clearly the meaning of the bold faced type The Higher We Climb The Broader The View . God grant thpt we may ever alm high and accept willingly our share of responsibility In making this A Greater America. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonlnga of chance My head le bloody but unbowed. William Ernest Henley Class Historians - Mary Newman joe Ann Dix 13 , - . . ,, . . ' - . . . ' . . ., ,, . . . . - . . . ' ' a Our able pilot this year was Miss Frances Cannon, and our third pilot was Miss Lonease I I I D I I ' - . - 5 . p . 5 . ' - , 1 . , . . . ' i I D . I ' 1 I 1 9 ' l I - , . ll e I! - le YI' - - a ll I

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Aladdm s Lamp Look there on the sidewalk It s a lamp It looks luke the one ln the story book Aladdin s Lamp I thuxk I ll rub it and see what happens I ll make a wmsh Iwxsh I knew what all the Seniors of 50 w1ll be domg in 60 Why it must be the magtc lamp I m on a ship The Queen Mary , It s on a smxty day cruise The steward IS showing me my cabin everything IS wonderful We re commg into a harbor lt s the French Rivxera LaSute We won t be here very long but I ll go ashore and get a few souvenirs I ll stop at LaSute and eat lunch before I go back to the boat The orchestra ns playmg my favorlte song The Man I Love and here comes a beautiful gurl to smg xt Why It s Charlotte Andrews She s on a tour and IS gouzg to be on the Queen Marv the rest of the voyage We took on a few passengers at LaSute, let s go meet them I hear one of them is a nationally known play gxrl and the other a famous lecturer There IS one of them tallung to the Captain But this girl looks famlliar It s Wlllxe Agnes Elder heiress to her grandfather s oil millions The Steward is placing a not1ce on the bulletin board Famous Lecturer to Speak on Modern Homes of Today , at 7 P M ln the ship s club room Let s go hear the lecture I bet it will be interesting The Captain is introducmg the lecturer and he says Miss Dlx It s Joe Ann Dlx one of our 50 graduates The next stop for the boat w1ll be London England They have already arranged for us a mce hotel suite This fog ln London is really bad Let s buy a paper and find an mn terestmg place to go tonight Flash Army Navy Exhibltlon Game To Be Played At Norsefleld Stadium Whew what a rush The game is about to start Let s buy a program and see who are ln the line up Whose picture is this on the front page? Rupert McDan1e1 the great touchdowns On leaving London we head for Ireland We have a day there The Captam IS makmng an announcement, At the Berkshire Stadium tonight the Gtrls International Basketball Champions from the United States will play Ireland s All Star Glrl Team Those wanting to attend wlll have sufficient tlme Let s go we haven t seen a basketball game ln a long time Wow the stadlum IS packed There s the whistle for the game to begin Who is that makmg the fu-st goal for the Internatlonal Champions? Why she s Mary Rhodes from Abbevllle That was a fast game but we have only twenty minutes before the boat salls The boat turns around here and we don t touch land until we reach South America We ve met up with quite a few of our classmates I wonder if we know any of the new passengers Look Sitting at our table are two of the new passengexs One of them is a student nurse Why it s Evelyn O Leary, and here IS Joyce Damels, who has been here to open other of her famous business schools This seems like old tlmes wlth the four of us to gether We re reaching South America sometime this mornmg We ve fmally arrwed Let s go ashore and eat breakfast There s a Jones Restaurant, they re nationally famous and owned by Ruby Smith Jones Look, sitting at a nearby table are two Ame rlcan girls wavmg at us Lols George and Frances Gatlin What in the world are you two doing here? Lots is here to v1s1t one of her famous Madam George beauty salons and Frances IS her secretary There s an official car driving up to the cafe Gee whiz Who s getting out? Governor C J Miller and with him are Mayor Charles Hollingsworth and DlStl'lCt Attorney Jullan Yeomans of Atlanta, Georgia There s a woman gettmg out also Miss Addle Mltchell private secretary to the Governor Look getting on the ship before us are three adorable chtldren and the woman with them must be their mother She s turning around why that s Mary Newman Hardy It s almost 10 00 and the ship IS leavmg for San FFBDCISCO Callforma Ihope we make good time getting back, for I m due at the premler of the new show High Window Why I m still in Abbeville did I dream all of that or dtd I really take a trip into the future ? ? ? I m leaving that for you to decide Joyce Smith and Mary Rhodes 15 gf s , ,U ll I IO U I 1 ' - I quarterback for Army. My what a goodtgamell Army Z3 - Navy 7, and McDaniel made two . . ' ' ' ' ' an- ' s ' , - t l I ' I is o , ' , ' '