Carver High School - Memories Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT y ' , graduating class of Nineteen Hundred and Fifty of Carver High, in the cety o inston-Salem, North Carolina, being of sound minds have assembled here for the ' purpose of stating our last will and testament. Since we have tried to be honest, as well as just and generous in our distribution of the many gifts which we now possess, we have finally reached our decisions. Therefore, we hereby give these possessions to certain designated persons whose name shall be recorded herein. We sincerely hope that those who receive them will accept them as sacred tokens from those who have gone before. To Mr. Hill, our beloved principal we leave the privilege of running the school where we left off, with sincere wishes that he will do a better job than we did. To Miss Alexander and Mr. Forbes, our sponsors we leave a few gray hairs and our sincere appreciation, which they deserve for those sleepless nights spent worrying about ns. To the teachers of Carver High we leave our thanks for their efforts to reform us. We are indebted to them for everything we know, though perhaps we shouldn’t mention such a trifle. To the Juniors, we leave our many Senior privileges received for good behavior. To the Student body, we leave our position, both honored and dishonored, also our splendid grades. The Seniors leave to the school, a New Carver High. To Carlet Spease, Norman Allen wills his height. Daisy Bell Venson will her friendliness to Evelyn Byrd. Carnell Landingham wills his position as President of the Dramatic Club to Leroy Moore. Barbara A. Caudle wills her ability to sing to Melisande Bitting and her neatness to Perry L. Barber. Ruby Spaugh wills her eyes to Betty Friday, her talent to Shirley, her hair style to Joyce Valentine, and her habits to Blondella Seegers. Virginia Kimbrough wills to Mary Ervin her studious ability. James Robinson wills his ability to sing to William Coleman. Arthur Payne wills bis position as President of the Student Council to Jasper Hairston, and ability to play the trumpet to Jerry Martin. Anna Shouse wills her legs to Mamie Sawyer and hair style to Mary Erving. Hazel Porter wills her hair style to Ludell Mack and her shape to Sarah Glenn. Perry Lee Means wills her shortness to James Moore and Fred Anthony her AJto Horn. Franklin D. Robinson wills bis Baritone voice to Howard Belton. Virginia Caldwell wills her ability to play in the band to Clenzo Jones, make the best of it as she did. Samuel Stimpson wills his trumpet to Leon Randleman. Hubert H. Caldwell wills his success with girls to Richard Herman. To Ora Lee Wright, Queen Esther McIntosh wills her sewing ability, and position as president of the Senior Class to Blondella Seegers. Anna Sprinkle wills to Jessie Smith her legs and to Melisande Bitting her height. To James Herman, Henry Hairston wills his ability to be a gentleman. Peggy Hairston wills her quietness to Coraine Coltrain and her position as second Clarinet to Gwendlyn Thomas. Barbara Jean Shores wills her typing ability to Jessie Smith and Mary Erbing. Rose Marie Johnson wills her ability to translate French to Alleyne Shell. Margaret Shouse wills to Jethroe Clyburn her ability to get his lesson. Mildred Kimbrough wills her hair styles to Lillian Lumpkin. LaVonia Murray wills her height to Shirley Jones and her hair styles to Gwendlyn Thomas. Dorothy Mason wills her dignity and poise to Blondella Seegers. Wilhelmenia Black wills her ability to wear bobby sox to Ella Tinsley and her speaking ability to Martha Gary, and teeth to Frank Fleming. Denoris Cloud wills to A. J. Hairston bis typing ability, and Jasper Powell his Dra- matic ability. Lorraine Thomas wills her talent to Lucy Norment and her eyes to Blondella Seegers. To Lillian Lumpkin Frances Miller wills her ability to wear socks, and to Georgia Conrad her legs. To Jerry Martin, William Shouse wills his height, and to Charles Eller his ability to play the big bass drum. James Houser wills to Leon Randleman bis Complexion and to Carlet Spease bis hand- someness. Make use of it because you may need it before you marry. Peran Glenn wills his ability to smile to Benjamin Smith. Otis Massey wills his half back spot on the football squad to Vincent Settlers. To Lillian Lumpkin, Annie Patton wills her hair and legs. Ruby M. Moses wills her ability to sing to Evelyn Byrd and her quietness to Alberta Powell. Harold McClure wills his position as quarter-back to James Herman. , Harvard Hairston wills his football equipment to Earnest Howie and his Co-Captain to Evon Watson. , , Donald Matthews wills his physique to Frank Fleming and his ability to drive a bus to Jerry Martin. r . • t, Augusta Martin wills the position as Captain of the basketball team to Delrio Dark. To Betty Wilkins, Mary wills her position as president of the Thespian Society. Act well your part there all the honor lies. Pattie Lash wills her typing ability to Mary L, Boston. To Rosa Lopp, Veronica Douglas wills her ability to do creative dancing. Camilla E. Lash wills her eyes to Ludell Mack, and her typing ability to Lillian Tillery. Take these in consideration, and use them wisely. .• j t In witness hereof we have signedr sealed and publishedf this our last Will and X estainent. Camilla Lash, Testator

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JUNIORS Ora Lee Wright President Charles Caldwell Ass’t Secretary Lucy Norment Secretary Fred Anthony Treasurer Blondella Seegars Leroy Moore Margaret Amos Jerry Martin Zanelle Fulp Frank Flemming