Buckingham Central High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Buckingham, VA)

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L D TESTAME T I, Peggy Hardiman do will and bequeath my status as Old Maid of B. C. H. S. to Kathy Wojnicki. I, Lyle Ranson do will and bequeath my school bus to Donnie Shep- herd. I, Betty Harmon do will and bequeath my curly hair to Thelma Max- e . Y I, Allan Shepherd do will and bequeath my whiskers to Pete Gowin who probably never will have any. I, Paula Hill do will and bequeath my locker full of chewing gum to all Juniors who chew. I, Edna Jamerson do will and bequeath my ability to play the cym- bals to Stella Staton. I, Charles Shores do will a nd bequeath my red hair to Mr. Sadler. I, Dolores Jamerson do will and bequea th my Chemistry book to some of the students who always want to see my answers. I, Rosie Jamerson do will and bequeath my ability to get along with people to Howard Taylor. I, Carolyn Jones do will and bequeath my ability to dance to anyone who wants to learn how. I, C.C. Shumaker do will and bequeath the good times you can have as a Senior, if you try. We, Alice LeSueur, Annie Oliver, and Shirley Stout do will and be- queath our a bility to have two study hallsa day in our Senior year to anyone who can still have enough credits to graduate. I, Gaynelle Maxey do will and bequeath my majorette uniform to anyone small enough to wear it. I, Josephine Maxey do will and bequeath my basketball suit to any- one capable of making the team. I, Bill Stanley do will and bequeath to any Junior boy my privilege of having only three classes during my Senior year. I, Jeanette Moss d o will and bequeath my quiet ways to Betty Ruth Dunevant. I, Shirley Ragland do will and bequeath my extra half credit to Eu- genia Bryant. I, Alice Ragland do will and bequeath my a bility to get along with people to Betty Jean Adcock. I, Johanna Stillfried do will and bequeath all my good luck that has come my way to any person who needs it. I, Carter Taylor do will and b equea th my bus driving to Ernest Taylor. I, Billy Miller do will and bequeath my quiet ways to Howard Shipp. I, Audrey Taylor do will and bequeath my quiet ways to anyone who talks too much. I, Lucy Wootton do will and bequeath my pencil to anyone who wish- es to write news articles for the Journalism Class. I, Charles Whorley do will and bequeath my extra credits to anyone who needs them. I, Alton Ragland do will and bequeath my height to Claude Kail. He r e unto have we set our hands and seals this day in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four. Lucy Wootton and committee

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LAST WILI We the graduating class of Buckingham Central High School, of the county of Buckingham, state of Virginia, and the republic of the United States, being of legal High School age, sound of mind, pure of heart,and set in our ways, do de cla re this to be our Last Will and Testament hereby revoking any and all wills heretofore made by us. I We, the Senior class of 1954, do will and bequeath all chewed gum stuck in the desks to the Juniors. We also will the job of getting the Centralizer and the Buccaneer to thos e Juniors who are willing to work hard. II We,the Senior class ofl954,do will and bequeath to the Juniors our lockers . III We, the Senior cla ss ,leave behind us for po ste r i ty in the halls of time, our records, our happy laughter, our loud cheers, and the lovely days we spent at Central High. Our blessings go to thos e who follow us. These things we lea ve as a class, but individually we have many strange bequests which follow: I, Mary Ester Adcock do will and b e quea th my ability to play the piano to Joyce Bryant. I, Rowlett Bruce do will and bequeath my basketball shoes to anyone whose feet are big enough to fill them. I, Jo Ann Agee do will and bequeath my position as assistant editor of the Centralizer to Betty Bruce and hope she will enjoywriting edi- torials as much as I did. I, BobbyBryan do will and bequeath my ability to get D's on Gov- ernment to Melvin Wooten. I, Paulette Agee do will and bequeath my ha ppy days at Central to anyone who likes to have a good time. I, Jimmie Charlton do will and bequeath my a bility to gaze at the stars to anyone who can handle the job. I, Ann Atwater do will and bequeath my position as be nch warmer on the Basketball team to Arlene Oliver. I, David Cobb do will and bequeath any ability I have to any Junior who wants it. I. Laura Ayres do will and bequeath my Government grades to Dor- othy Ayres . I, Jasper Maxey do willand bequeath my ability to get A's on Al- gebra Il to anyone who tries hard enough. I, Ann Cook do will and bequeath my height to Frankie Throckmor- ton, I, Annie Christian do will and beque a th my shop class to any girl that can drive a nail. I, Dave Morgan do will and bequeath my h e a vy foot to anyone who wants to be a Hot Rod Driver. I, Sue Gilliam do will and bequeath my athletic a bility to Frankie Throckmorton. I, Dan Piercy do will and beq uea th my ability to make friends to Mr. Shotzberger.

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CLASS HISTGRY Many and many a year ago,two men exploring the new country stumbled upon a cave in Willis Mountain and carved their names there so others would know who were the first to come to the confines of BN I mgkmmwgounty. Thus began the history of the county. Years passed, settlers theYcou'tWWqlg?ew populous and prosperous. Those people cleared the land,bu9- w e xhdxgwwwgmn Hjgjxnized the government of Buckingham County. More yearw k Xyv' u p ax 01 ,xalrly set, Wdygihanded over to their descendants. ' In 1949, we, who are here qs efforts to build a better world,became the 8th g ' X mf g 1 That Sept- 0 E4 v 5 . . . W um ,nn. , 1, ' ember day we were as the first twM lorers ing in a strange land. When a bell re gathered in ' '1' i e princi- pal called our names and we ided into three group m '1 3 i f',,Q7 MW,W , ransford, Miss Ingle and Miss Harris. an this,we remember very littu t ut our year longed and were just when we would be W , m e n, and someone else would fill plaqgas Sub-Freshmeng x p, A it 1 - When we returned the in our ranlQ!fiX3Some had dropped back and some had had Thwyear we mapped out the road we would year,g,Gi5hgHh't:R. Qgijfkhome room teachers were Mr .Shotzberger , from Richmond , in the 8th grade. We felt deal of the time,but when sp e We nbe- . ut u '1' ww' w , , ,Y .1 m m, The year moved on xv ry Wpidly aw! it was wha spri Wgam Inl951,we foutig! irhthgtmiddlexxofwgr g3Wchdbl-'education. This time we were divided into t unddr Mis s N 'mir .Qhbfzberger . About twen- ty of the group wed! to join 'the Hi-Y and some be- came members oQltlf,WgMn,S:ious ball teams . M,w6EWl9'gie Shmtisaker left school to marry Wesley Banton, mgtwtjfiarmon, whmi'rioW:tl in the neigtywvifhqod from West Virginia, joined the class soQn,the'tentlif'gi'ade year wttwoyer and we were ready for our vacation. il H1 ' , i , In three we came back to Central. like Junior Class . We were real- ly beginning tqEgQ,fe5fQ fll'1i5'iimportant. Before October hid passed, three of the girls had eloped- Louise Hornef and FlorineJQIm6Ilion . Janice Griffith, Eugene Hall and Dan were added to our rolls. I-Ielqpsgpvage and Margie Shumaker both enrolled in 'fwlessed State of Matrimony. ffwlhen we had completed our Junior year, the clam! reduced from 100 to about 415. , difthe Junior year was the Junior-Senior prom . Itwas formal and called it successful. 'oined our cla s s Gdm-dll-line AV Fr education for a job. J ,,.,tt 1 ii, , . ,,t W. .lst . We are the Seniors! We have had the pleasure of order- ing , mvtigtarious.land caps andgowns. We have also had the thrill of X rip to Washington' inlthe' worst snowstorm of the season. But regardlejs,f',tMf5iWQ'snow and a broken down bus, we had a wonderful time. We to the ,Junior-Senior Prom, the Senior Play and Gradua- tion. One Wrigfhhdecided to hasten her graduation, so she finished at School andftnarried in August. Eugene Hall transferred to Hanover Counkyham JuniqqbQU-xiffilh frroved to Maryland. Phyllis Chandler married during the summerlvacatioh. Bob Bryan, from Tennessee, joined us and Johanna Stillfried, from Germdny. We now have forty-two membe 1' s of the Class of '54. Allan Shepherd is our President. In a few m ore months we'll have our coveted diplomas and our places will be filled by a new group of Seniors. The halls of C e nt ral that echoed to our shouts and laughter will know us no more.