Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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CLASS WILL We, the members of ilie Senior Class of 1947, being of mind and body (the degree of soundness has not been determined), feeling some obligation to continue the custom of leaving our worldly possessions to you, our mourners, do hereby grant of our generous hearts and souls the following, to wit: To the “next-best,” the Junior Class, we do bequeath our very Seniordoin. This, whether we like it or not, will befall you sooner or later, and we want you to know that our g xxl graces are with you. We give you, in addition, unrestricted use of the halls (our best time from one end of the hall to the other is 2.r seconds) ; the library (suggested reading: card catalog), the cafeteria (roast and potatoes, 20c) and the auditorium (please sit down upon entrance) . Any new privileges that you can grasp, you may have. To the stumbling Sophomores we give the steadying hand. You may ignore one assignment out of three as unnecessary. You may gather in small (ten is limit) groups in the halls to promote the general welfare, and you are required to chew gum daily to secure these other rights. To the yet unseen microbes, the Freshmen, that will shortly infest our school, we dedicate a prayer of guidance. May you find your way and not become tearful. May you reflect the examples of your predecessors and not disgrace our school by being sincerely interested in your education. To the cooks, the maids, and janitors we leave a heartfelt wish—that by July the building will be sufficiently in repair and that all dishes will be washed so that you, too, might have a summer holiday. To those dignitaries, the professors and pro-fessorettes of our faculty, we do leave the following: To Mrs. Michael, five all-boy classes to take her mind away from the English language. To Mrs. Pillow, many miles of crooked halls in which to peek around corners. To Miss Dunbar, an engraved certificate bearing the words, “Child of Grace.” To Miss Lombard, gallant men of yesteryear to practice the code of chivalry. To Miss Womack, a cast of merry-makers to cheer her in trying times. To Miss Burris, a ruler and a dagger to replace her old ones. To Mrs. Craig, something hilarious that she will completely enjoy. To Miss Allison, a student capable of a perfect typewritten page. To Mrs. Young, one gleaming atomic bomb, for such disposal as she thinks appropriate. To Miss Alex, we leave the wish that she will have as little trouble with the next class as she did with our well-disciplined group. To the rest of the faculty, we leave them, and hope that they will enjoy the graduation night as much as we do.

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A White Prophecy e{fc) Baton Rouge, La., Aijgust 2. 1970. Evans Howell, the blackface star, will sing better than ever in his newest hit—’’Grandmammy.'' Senator Thomas Harrison Benton, 1)., La., took the floor today to ask that body to pass the compulsory hand-washing bill. He was opposed by Communist Senator Clifton Morris, who said that this would skyrocket the sunk market on soaps. Double Scoop Press correspondent Joyce Werner described in her column today the Academy Award ceremony in which Joe Kenyon of Magnolia Studios won the Oscar. The first Secretary of Education was appointed by President Charles Blake wood: she is Miss Patricia Boyct. well-known educator. Sugar-planter Charles Kahao announced at a lemonade party last night that Dr. Roger Richardson's new method for processing c ane sugar has been accepted as practical. Metropolitan Opcia’s Floret te Blank made a personal appearance before the British royal family as a part of her European tour. Cloc k Magazine’s Man of the Year” is Dr. Harold Voss, eminent cancer research pliysi cian. Labor leader Jimmy Lowry has called off the pending national school teachers’ strike and has gone to Cuba for a rest. Chester Freeman, sports announcer will interview Olympic Champion David Mclilli tonight over station WJBD, J. B. Dunn, local station manager, announced today. Governor Dick M illican was present at the recent Atlantic City coronation of Miss Thais Lawton as Miss America of 1970.” Fox model Jerry Jamison recently visited the illustrious Fox himself, who is now basking in the Miami sun. General Fed Stanfill has just returned from taking the Marines out of Nicaragua. Bobby Bateman, camelia connoisseur, has at last bred his floral gem. He will call it Stcinana” after the lovely lady of soc ial circles. Miss Joey Stein. Novelist [aquelin Smith has won the Pulitzer Prize for her book. Weeds of Grass.” Human interest story comes from Boston, where aged spinster Wvnona Amrhein has an nouneed her plans to drink tea at three-thim instead of the usual time. Garland and Company has undertaken the costumes for this year's Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Maestro Bob Jones will conduct the Philharmonic next season. Ross Murrell, architect, has submitted plans for building a new Cit Hall. Barbara Burns is cur rently showing her oils in the Ci ic Galleries on Florida Street. Farmer Emile Pourciau was elected to the Stale Senate after a fiery campaign over the bubble gum issue. 1 le will sponsor a “More-guni-for-farin-workers” bill. Broadway actress Joannine Weems has sung herself to the top in the successful False Flashes production. And Judge Fred Frye ruled today that the impartial administration of justice without limewasting frolic k will continue to be his rule, despite Attorney Alan Jordon's attempt to play several practical jokes on the jurors.