Benson High School - Tatler Yearbook (Benson, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT County of Johnston Town of Benson We, the Senior Class of 1955, considering ourselves the best class to enter, leave, or otherwise come in contact with the finest school in Johnston County, having added new crevices to our brains by wading through, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night ' s Dream, and Silas Marner, and a million and one themes, and still being of sound body and excellent mind, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. Section I Item 1. To our parents, who have stood by us through all our trials and trib- ulation, we leave our sincerest thanks and gratitude for all the money, the patience, and the understandings which you have so graciously be- stowed upon us when it was most needed. Item 2. To our dearest Alma Mater we leave footprints on the sands of time. Item 3. To our class Historian, we will the right of writing about all the good wehavedome, and ask that a copy be placed where all interested in the advancement of the nation have access to it. Section II Item 1. To our principal , we leave our MODEST conduct, UNDIVIDED attention of squaring up, and our CLEVER remarks. Item 2. To our teachers , especially Miss Ella Mae Starling, we leave our hopes of better years to come. Section III Item 1 . To the unspecting Freshmen, (bless their hearts) we leave all our knowledge, our high sense of humor, a continuation of all our brilliant ideas and at least one stick of gum a day. Item 2. To the Sophomore Clas s , we leave our knowledge and brilliant minds- - hoping that someday, they too, will reach the top. Item 3. To the Juniors, we leave our Senior privileges, and a magnifing glass with which to find them. Our dignity , (if we have any) will also be handed down to you as it was for us. Section IV Item 1. To the Students: I, Doris Adams, leave my love for cheerleading to Janice Allen, with this saying: May the rest be the best. I, Stacy Bailey, leave my dependable ways to Dale Holmes. I, Shelton Barefoot, leave my love of laughing to some sad sack. I, J. E. Beasley, leave my HAPPY school days to anyone who can finish. I, Goldie B 1 a c k m a n , leave my loud mouth and flirty ways to Mary Frances Oakley. I, Sue Burgess, just leave and say goodby. I, Sue Denning, leave my place in Senior Class as cutest to anyone who gets it. 19

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CLASS HISTORY In the fall of ' 50 we entered a new faze of our life. We were green Freshmen, badly in need of a guiding light. We found this light in Miss Leah Phelps, Mrs. Kyle Stephenson, and Mr. Mitchell Nance. We pulled through the ninth grade and in a short while found ourselves sophomores. When we came back to school in ' 5 1 , we were not quite so tim- id. Our teachers, Mr. Bernard Godwin and Mr. Judson Stephens proved to be the strong disciplinarians we needed. To start our fund for use in the coming years, we sold magazines. Things like that kept us so busy that we hardly realized we were almost Jun- iors. Our Junior year was filled with extracurricular activities. Al- most as soon as we entered school we started plans for Stunt Night. This proved a success, thanks to the help of our sponsors, Mrs. Catherine Smith and Mrs. Minerva Perkinson. Immediately after Christmas holidays we selected Brother Goose as our play. After much practicing and preparing , we gave a performance which was a credit to our class. Plans for our Jr. -Sr. Banquet were next in order. The Johnston County Country Club proved a wonderful setting for our MADRI GRAS theme. With the assistance of Rudy Lamone ' s fine band, we said farewell to the seniors in grand style. Our Junior year ended by the selection of our annual staff. As Seniors we found school much harder and spent most of our time studying. We gave our Senior play, Marriage Is Murder , which proved to be successful. Through the continued efforts of Miss Ella Mae Sterling, our sponsor, we finally reached our goal GRADUATION! 18

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I, Barbara Dorman, leave many lonely nights to anyone whose boyfriend is in Florida. I, Peggy Godwin, leave my boyfriends to Glenda Norris. I, Doris Hall, leave my ability to live in Florida after graduation to anyone who is lucky enough. I, Donald Holland, leave my acting ability to Jerry Langdon. I, Glenn Holmes, leave my ability to drive a Chevrolet to Larry Smith. I, Jean Jernigan, leave my perfect manners to Brenda Langdon. I, Jewel Johnson, leave my job in Roses 5-10-25£ store to anyone who wants to get rich in a short while. I, Billie Jean Jones, leave my love for basketball to Geraldine Glover. I, Doris Langdon, leave my short hair to Jessie Ellen Hudson. I, Lenora Langdon, leave my giggling ways to Lucinda Matthews. I, Wade Langdon, leave my bashful ways to Robert Barefoot. I, Katie Gold Lee, leave my talent of making good excuses to get out of school in the afternoons to Janet Lee. I, Linda Lee, leave my love for cadets to Jean Dale Freeman. I, Rachel Lee, leave my mischievous ways in class to Marion Dean J one s . I, Frances Mangum, leave my ability to smile in the library at 5th period to Wade Johnson. I, T. G. Matthews, Jr., leave my ability to go to Raleigh three times a week to I. B. Tart. I, Jerry Medlin, leave my height to Mary Sue Bostic. I, Betty Mosley, leave my love for STATE to Judy McLamb. I. Bobbie McLamb, leave my job as Senior Clas s treasurer to anyone who likes to snitch a little on the side. I, Shirley McLamb, leave my efficient ways to Glenda Hall. I, Don Norris, leave my charming ways to my brother, Phil. I, Stacy Penny, leave my ability to grumble about Bookkeeping to any- one who takes it. I, Cornelia Porter, leave my deskbeside the radiator to Stacy Beasley. I, Sylvia Pritchard, leave my desk in Senior homeroom to anyone small enough to fill it. I, Faye Stevens, leave my blond hair to Carolyn Creech. I, Roy Stewart, leave my bossy ways to Gerald Johnson. I, John Surles, leave my little green Ford to anyone who will take good care of it. I, Jimmy Taylor, leave my long shots to Don Clifton. I, Pat Whittington, leave my talkative ways and job as office assistant to Libbie Jean Lee. I, Jackie Wood, leave my ability to keep blond hair to Charles Gibbs, with this saying, If at first you don ' t succeed, try, try, again. We , Barbara Woodall andElmo Norris , refuse to leave our love to any- one . I, Linda Woodall, leave my talent of driving a schoolbus and flirting at the same time, to Dixie Clayton. I, Daphine Lynch, leave my love for Bookkeeping to Frances Thorn- ton. I, Lavonne Johnson, leave my place as chief cheerleader to anyone who has the ability to yell. Lavonne Johnson, Testator Daphine Lynch, Witness 20