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

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LAST WILL ANU TESTAMENT State of North Carolina COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG Charlotte Technical High School City of Charlotte ) We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred forty-six of Technical High School, being of warped minds after twelve years of brain strain and having completed part of our education, do hereby make our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To the faculty, we leave a sincere expression of gratitude for their help throughout the years, and we hope that they will always remember the Class of 46. To Miss Pridgen and Mrs. Kistler. we leave our thanks for making our senior year an enjoyable and memorable one. ARTICLE II To the class of 1947, we leave the wonderful feeling of being SENIORS ancf we wish them the best of luck in all of their activities. To the sophomores, we leave the determination to graduate. To the freshmen, we leave the ability to enjoy life and to look for the best because in a few years they will not be able to. To the sub-freshmen, we leave our old notebooks with their colorful autographs and pictures. ARTICLE III The Seniors, having acquired vast wealth in the form of looks and personality, wish to leave to their Junior friends their following possessions. Don Hudson, president of the class, wills his most honorable position to Loretta Freeman, and his title as the cutest boy to Curtis Kennington. Ellen Shinn bequeaths her office of president of the Honor Society to Evelyn Hollars, to whom she also leaves her package of B. C-’s. To Pete Cruse, Charles Corriher leaves his football uniform — and to Jerry Oates, half of his slugs for the parking meter. Juanita Pridmore leaves her love for the beach and her bottle of sun tan lotion to Agatha Speight. Her love for Chicago, she leaves to Bobby Barley. Emily Black leaves her wonderful ability as a hitch hiker to Emadean Helms and also her box of rabbits’ feet. Pat Fisher wills her swing and sway to Sara Kennerly. Lois Moore bequeaths her love for dish washing and her very sweet ways to Inez Torrence. Margaret Preslar wills her autobiography, LIFE OF A NUT, to Cecil Sloan, and her MILLION AND TWO JOKES to Bobby Kistler. To Louise Tyler, Christine Lamb wills her bottle of growing pills with full directions printed on the side. Gerry House leaves her care-free ways to Doris Brock, and all of her parking tickets to Bet Thomas. To Sue Strickland, Carol Watts bequeaths her position as head majorette. Robert Austin wills his bike to Jean Parker and Velda Geer so that they can get to school on time. Mary Louise Sloan leaves her love for the Navy to Jonsic Hannon and her nice disposition to Dorothy Kinzy. Donny Manus bequeaths his Little Red Book of telephone numbers to Bill Wentz. Peggy Curtis wills her undying love for Physical Ed to some poor unsuspecting sucker. To Carl Dunn, Vernie Mauldwin wills half (and charges a small fee for the remainder) of his knack for selling TECHNIQUES. Annie Sawyer bequeaths all of her leaky fountain pens to Jonell Current and her numerous study halls to Herman Bailes so that he, too, can enjoy school. Page Eighteen

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was “gonna own one.” Ramona was finally persuaded to leave her bananas long enough to show the girls around. She took them down the road to see Betty McCall, who owned a coffee and rubber plantation. That was really a happy reunion, reminding them of a “Hoot ' ' club. “Monie” informed them that Doris Terry and Ervileen Tolbert were coming down for a visit. Doris was the owner of some apartment houses in New York and Ervileen owned a chain of department stores. The next place in which they found themselves was Charlotte, North Caro- lina, where they visited Technical High School. Mrs. Kistler was still teaching Senior Englis h, and Miss Pridgen, Home Economics. The school had been enlarged and now had an enrollment of 1,000. The graduating class had 250 members. Jonsie Pryon, the physical education director, had been putting her students through the paces, and she had developed an excellent basketball team — all wins, no losses. The boys, who were really stepping around under the supervision of Bobby Martin, head coach, and L. A. Herron, assistant coach, had had a most successful football season, their A class team having achieved twelve wins — no losses. Ann Shue, the school secretary, had quite a job keeping up with all those students. When they got back up town, they went to Walgreen ' s. where they found Patsy Fisher, who had become manager of all the Walgreen drugstores in North and South Carolina. Doris Litaker, her assistant, at that time was in Winston- Salem managing the Walgreen store there. Just as they were getting ready to leave, Georee Douglas came in. He told them that he was now manager of the Carolina Theater. Walking up Tryon, whom should they meet but Lois Moore Yandle, with her four year old twins — Lois and Mark, Junior! With her was Dot Howie Hedrick, the mother of one boy, Everett, Junior. Dot told them that Juanita Pridmore was a hostess for the Eastern Airlines. Coming out of S. H. Kress, where Betty Walker was manager, they ran into Eileene O’Donoghue. She was a graduate nurse, on her way to do private duty at Mercyless Hospital. Again they were swooshed away and found themselves in Washington, D. C. Christine Lamb and Helen Strawn. secretaries in the Pentagon Building, said that Betty and Bobbie Myers worked there, too. They casually mentioned that the men there were super! In the “Pink Poodle.’’ a night club, Peggy Curtis played the piano for the songstress, Margaret Preslar. whose new song hit was a ballad entitled: “Girls. Don’t Chase Bovs — Throw Rocks at Them! Emily Black, beautician, owned the most exclusive beauty shop in Washington. Robert Austin operated a large self-service grocery store. He was much too tired to wait on the customers himself. Next they found themselves in Atlantic City, N. J. Geraldine House, proud possessor of a yacht, took people on cruises along the Atlantic coast. Being also one of the judges of the “Miss America’’ Beauty Contest, she was considering the sponsoring of a “Mr. America’’ Contest. Donny Manus, who owned an airport, took the girls up for a flight. Gladys Horne and Betty Morrow were hat check girls in Atlantic City’s snazziest night club. Anita Williams was private secretary to the president of the Standard Oil Company, while Jean Holmes worked as bookkeeper. Poor Jean!! Suddenly they were swooshed away and found themselves back in New York where the “Mad Scientists’’ told them the time machine had quit for the time being. The girls were too excited to care about that. They had seen what was important. On their way out of the building they saw Garland “Eagle- Beak’’ House coming down Broadway pushing a peanut with his nose. They asked what the big idea was and he told them he was being initiated into the Shriners. When they told Garland about their experiences, he didn ' t believe them, so maybe it was just as well that they forgot to get pictures or a story. No one else would have believed it either. Martha Tucker, Class Prophet. Page Seventeen

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Charles Doster leaves his title as the most handsome boy in the Senior Class to Jimmy Wisdom, and his many blushes to Doris Williamson. Garland House leaves his reputation as a most extraordinary crooner to Melvyn Whisnant. Betty Walker wills her friendly smile to Betty Ruth Ritchie. To Fred Griffith, Martha Tucker bequeaths her title of Champion Gum Popper of 1947. That laugh, she leaves in the waste basket because no self-respecting junior would care for it. Bobby Martin wills to Bobby Reid the captaincy of the 1946 football squad and his best wishes for an outstanding team. His 1.5 00 word English research theme he wills to his close friend and associate. Ralph Adkins. Mule Stegall leaves his collection of brass cups that he has won at jitterbug contests to Ray Skidmore. Anita Williams bequeaths her old book reports to Elsie Thomas — the books, she threw away. George Douglas leaves his dislike for work to Joanna Hopkins. Herman Thomas wills his extremely good looks (or so he told me) to Frank Bell, and his crazy wit to John Brown. Ruth Lewis leaves her title of Biggest Bluff to Mildred Jones. Eileene O ' Donoghue, our future nurse, leaves her great knowledge of Latin to Shirley Black. To Ruth McGee. Betty McCall wills her crazy song and dance routines so that Ruth and her friends will never lack entertainment. Bobby Brown bequeaths his contagious grin to Marvin Duncan and his colorful sweaters to Cecil Bryant. To Edith Taylor. Jonsie Pyron leaves her position of cheerleader with a magic carpet to get to all the games. To Gloria Staton. Ramona Simpson leaves Bessie Ophelia ' s parking space in front of the school for her scooter. Ann Shue leaves the privilege of keeping the school scrapbook up-to-date to Marilyn Berryhill. To Billy Craddock. Dot Howie leaves her dilapidated seat in D. O. Jack Kissiah wills to Bobby Bost his gigantic appetite, and his grey hairs to the editor of the 1947 TECHNIQUE. In addition to her name as the great female lover Doris Litaker leaves to Cornelia Aimar a roll of scotch tape for broken hearts. Betty Lou Myers wills to Kathleen Martin her old English book so that she will not have to work so hard next year. To Peggy Bryant. Clara McKnight leaves her rep for being hep and her pretty dark hair. Ervileen Tolbert bequeaths her co-operative spirit to Edith Newell and her friendly manner to Evelyn Welborn. L. A. Herron leaves to Ed Nuzum his love for chemistry, and a box of baking soda in case of too close contact with hydrochloric acid. To Joyce Thomas, Coy Harrington leaves his art supplies for the posters she will have to make next year. Ray Kisiah bequeaths to Peggy Kelly his cute little chorus girl costume. Beth Gibson leaves to Elizabeth Misenheimer her position as Business Manager of The Howler ” and to Hilda Fisher her gay smile to insure future success. To Louise Huneycutt, Jean Holmes leaves her old typing budgets. Frank Starnes, out of the generosity of his heart, bequeaths to Jean Hedrick his seat in Senior English with all the answers written on top of the desk. Helen Strawn wills all of her nice clothes to Maydean McKinney an d a note saying that Mr. Grant will be glad to exchange them if they don ' t fit To Doris Jean Wells, Gladys Horne leaves her position at Woolworth’s. Betty Morrow leaves to Evelyn Bullock her ragged New Year ' s resolutions. Bobby Sue Myers wills to Thelma Clarkson her soft, pleasing voice. Peggy Troutman bequeaths to Billy Hubbard the great understanding that she has for the English language. To Billy Fowler. C. H. Deese leaves the ability to enjoy himself and to make life pleasant for those about him. Doris Terry leaves — that ' s right — she just leaves. We, the Senior Class of Technical High School, have put our hand and seal on this, the first day of January, in the year of our Lord, One thousand nine hundred ' and forty-six. (Signed) : ANNIE LEE SAWYER. Class Lawyer. Signed, Sealed, and Published in the presence of: ' Donald Hudson. Jack Kissiah, Mary Louise Sloan. Page Nineteen