Broadway High School - Seniorogue Yearbook (Broadway, NC)

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Last Will cud Testament NORTH CAROLINA LEE COUNTY Broadway We, the graduates of Broadway High School of the above state and county, in the year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred Forty-nine, do hereby will and bequeath our fol- lowing blessings, this our Last Will and Testament: ARTICLE I To the faculty, we bequeath our studiousness, high grades, and in general, our genius. ARTICLE II To the Juniors we leave our quiet manners plus the enjoyment of another year at B roadway High. ARTICLE III To the Sophomores we will our infinite knowledge acquired from books and ‘“ex- perience.” ARTICLE IV To the Freshmen (innocent creatures) we will all of our luck, which we are sure they will need in years not too far away. ARTICLE VI The following personages make these individual bequeaths: Norine Whitfield leaves her popularity to Esther Campbell. Nellie Gray Lett wills her politeness to Nellie Womack. Mary Cole leaves her happiness to Alice Jordan. Johnsie Lee Thomas bequeaths her big blue eyes to Lou Etta Kelly. Flizabeth Thomas wills her figure to Frances Frye. . Helen Kittrell’s wit is left to Lynn Campbell. Frances Stewart leaves her athletic spirit to Libby Thomas. Elva Mae Thomas bequeaths her beauty to Allie Mae Dickens. Mary Frances Yarborough wills her musical ability to Mary Ruth Patterson. Billy Boggs leaves his good looks to Jesse Thomas. Glenn Griffin bestows his athletic talent on Hal Stewart. Edward Stevens wills his cute smile to Braxton Dickens. Everette Bradley bequeaths his curls to Mary Jo Wolfe. Elbert Yarborough bestows his ability to ‘be everywhere at once’? on James Hunter. Edward Cox leaves his quiet ways to Betty Layne Morgan. Tillman Byrd leaves his dramatic ability to Roy Spainhour. This, the Last Will and Testament of the Seniors of forty-nine, we entrust to our beloved principal, J. J. Lentz, to be enacted to the Nth degree. Witnesses: EVERETTE BRADLEY EDWARD Cox, GLENN GRIFFIN Testator. 13

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the new English and French teacher. We hear she believes in everyone making one grad e: an A. Elva Mae Thomas is operating the Broadway Beauty and Reducing Shoppe. Her 99 slogan is “Slim Curves. become famous for a new wave solution. Her partner is the glamorous Elizabeth Thomas who has just One of the most famous and respected poets of the times is Mary Cole, who some say rates with Longfellow. Edward Cox has just been presented a Silver Loving Cup for his success as the hunter of the season: total one rabbit, two skunks, and five oppossums. Animals are not so plentiful as they once were. Elbert Yarborough is listed as owner of the Naval Mechanical Garage which re- pairs naval radar ships. We see Frances Stewart starring in Hollywood and Vine’s big hit of the year, “Bucking Buckaroo,” written and produced by that famous author of North Carolina, Billy Boggs. And now, Everette Bradley, the most bashful member of the class of ’49 is seen sitting cozily by the fire counting the millions he has made on the stock market. Helen Kittrell gives competent advice to the lovelorn in the Daily Tribune. In her spare time she has written the top hit of the month, “Love At Last Sight.” Norine Whitfield is now secretary of Thomas’ Lumber Company and performs her duties with exactness and efficiency. But alas! this glimpse of 10 years hence is now concluded. Perhaps we will exceed our fondest dreams, for aren’t we the “masters of our fate and the captains of our souls’’? NoRINE WHITFIELD, Prophet. Giflerian By FRANCES STEWART To Helen Kittrell who doesn’t get around We give this car to take her to town. To Frances Stewart we give this bone So she can chew when she’s alone. To Elva Thomas who loves to dance We gi ve these horseshoes to help her prance. Elizabeth Thomas to Watson will e’er be true, So here’s a garter, old, borrowed, and blue. To Nellie Gray Lett who is so quiet We give this horn to blow at night. To Norine Whitfield, the most popular you see We give this cup to serve her guests tea. To Mary Yarborough in her satins and lace We give this mask to hide her face. To Johnsie Thomas with eyes of blue We give these specs to see her through. | 12 We give this jewel to Mary Cole Because her heart is made of gold. Tillman Byrd who laughs and sings Is not an angel but here’s some wings. To Billy Boggs with hair of red We give this tie to match his head. To Everette Bradley, the pick of the bunch We give this apple to eat for lunch. b) To Elbert Yarbrough, handsome and dark We give this map on “how to park!” To Edward Stevens, who is tall and puny We give this bag of Smith’s “‘Peruney.” To Edward Cox who is a clown We give this pin to hold him down. To Gl enn Griffin, an athletic boy We give this bat to use as a toy.

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MOST DEPENDABLE EVERETTE BRADLEY ELIZABETH THOMAS 14 eve Super MOST POPULAR NORINE WHITFIELD TILLMAN BYRD WITTIEST EDWARD COX HELEN KITTRELL