Charlotte Technical High School - Technique Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Dorothy Moser wills to Phyllis McKinnon her sweet ways. Frances Aimar leaves to Bibbie Conder her pleasant manner, and to Ruby Drake her knack for work. Charles Rouse leaves to James Taylor his good looks and to Carroll York his seat in Commercial Geography. Annie Wylie wills to Clara Bowers her quietness. Cecil Baker leaves to Midgie Carnes and Helen Alexander his ready smile. Gretchen Carson leaves all her boy friends to Kathryn Murray and Rose James, so that they may have an enjoyable year. James Craddock leaves to Catherine Fisher his ability to get “ads for the 1945 Technique. To Catherine Borders and Myrtle Kelly, Margaret Bradley leaves her dignity. To Dorothy King, Charles Byars leaves his cheerful attitude. Edith McGill leaves to Heath Cranford and Pat Moore all her good grades so they won ' t have to study too hard. To L. B. Eddms and Pauline Bell, Stancill Scarborough leaves his serious mind. Holland Hargett bequeaths to Allen Locke his plan to be great regardless of size. Evelyn Taylor leaves to Virginia McGinnis her cooperative spirit. Boyce Geer leaves his title of Romeo to “Little Yank Wheatley and his position as manager of the football team to Ben Christenbury. Richard Mullis wills to Irvin Douglas his position at the Carolina Theatre. Evelyn Brown leaves her war stamps to Katherine Howie and her disposi- tion to Betty Allen. To Lula Deese, Mildred Preslar wills her afternoon job and to Doris Edwards her good attitude. Carl Sawyer leaves to Graham Gulledge all his study halls and to D. R. Martin his love for work. To Sara Gaither, Betty Bowers leaves her pretty smile and to Betty Lou Evans her title as biggest bluff in the senior class. To W. O. McIntyre and Narietta Scott, Mack Culp leaves his success in getting subscriptions for the TECHNIQUE. Bruce Tucker leaves to Jack Camp his mischievous ways and to Morris Crafton his brilliant mind. We, the senior class of Tech High School, have put our hands and seals on this, the nineteenth day of January, in the year, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. (Signed) : Carl SAWYER, Class Lawyer. Signed, sealed, and published in the presence of: Edith McGill, Boyce Geer, and Glenn Youngblood. Page Seventeen

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LAST WILL ANLI TESTAMENT State of North Carolina County of Mecklenburg CHARLOTTE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL City of Charlotte ) We, the senior class of nineteen hundred forty-four of Tech High School, being broad-minded and having completed our formal education, do hereby make our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To the faculty we leave a sincere expression of gratitude for their guiding hands and hope that in the future, they will be blessed with even better students. To Miss Kittles and Miss Hinson, we leave, as a token of our appreciation, our thanks for their help, which made our senior year a bountiful one. ARTICLE II To the class of 1945, we leave the privileges of seniors, and hope that they take advantage of them. To the sophomores, we leave our troubled minds. To the freshmen, we leave all our good times. To the sub-freshmen, we leave all our old book reports. ARTICLE III After viewing their uncertain future with sympathetic eyes, in addition to the foregoing bequests, we leave to our many and special friends-in-need, the juniors, the following: Jonny Pyron leaves to Fatback” Kerr and Richard King his ability to get along with the weaker sex and hopes that their techniques improve. To Lloyd Ross, Nick Putnam leaves his quietness, and to Gerald Connell his hair. Geraldine Troutman leaves her sincerity to Tommy Conder. Her influence in the office she leaves to Martha House and hopes that she will use it to the fullest extent. Leonard Wallace leaves to Jack Price all his gas stamps and to Billy Rimmer all his girl friends. Earl Gibson leaves to Wendell Sloan his place on the first string football team and to Charles Sinclair his singing voice. Glenn Hopkins wills to Nancy Honeycutt and Myrtle Lee Sikes his love for the Navy, so that they will be good WAVEs. To Betty Jean Smith and Betty Belk, Catherine Balowsky leaves her ability as a salesman, on condition that they don’t use it to get her job at Sears. Sue Simpson leaves her sweet disposition to Frances Martin. Glaydeese Reeves leaves to Doris Moser and Joyce Green all her good grades, so they can show them off to their grandchildren. Glenn Youngblood leaves to Catherine Wright his headaches acquired as business manager of THE TECHNIQUE. Page Sixteen

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JUNIORS OFFICERS James Taylor President D. R. MARTIN Vice-President Helen James Alexander Betty Allen Betty Belk Pauline Bell Catherine Borders Clara Bowers Jack Camp Midgie Carnes Mary Elizabeth Conder Tommy Conder Gerald Connell Morris Crafton Heath Cranford Lula B. Deese Irvin Douglas Ruby Drake L. B. Eddins Doris Edwards Betty Evans Cathryn Fisher Sara Gaither Joyce Greene Nancy Honeycutt Martha House Kathryn Howie Page Eighteen