Chatham Hall - Chathamite Yearbook (Chatham, VA)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT The Knave was something of a gourmand, and knew the Queen made perfectly delicious tarts every now and then: so, when he saw a plate of tarts cooling on the window sill of the Royal Kitchen, he hesitated just long enough to make sure no one was looking before he started eating one. How very tasty, he murmured, reaching for another. Really, the Queen has quite surpassed herself. The Knave was enjoying himself immensely, and, leaning back against the wall, continued eating. He ate six tarts-eight-ten-then suddenly stopped. I say. what has the Queen put in this tart? Why, it's a piece of paper, and must be important. Unfolding the paper, the Knave read the contents. as as as We, the Class of '49, being of sound bodies and soundproof minds. do hereby be- queath our most valued possessions to Chatham Hall and our successors. Patsy and Polly refuse to leave Buzzy and Rufus to anyone: but Eda generously leaves Merrie-Woode to the rest of The Campers. Shoemaker is very pleased to leave the original proofs of her Senior Picture to scare away Miss Taliaferro's mice. Maude, The Hipless Wonder , passes her title on to Peggy Johnson: and Edie Nalle gives her title of Miss Northeast Harbour to Betty Barker. Linda leaves her green jodhpurs to Clif, so Clif can start a collection: and Lucie leaves her plaid bathrobe to Cinnie C-ee, who desperately needs one. Also, in the line of fashion, Elizabeth Palmer leaves her canary outfit to Miss Curtis: Marty leaves her trap-door pajamas to Kay: and Edie Taylor. of course, leaves her famous petticoat to enhance future Willis performances. Penny, naturally, leaves her leadership, sense of responsibility, and coordination to the Gym Department: and Laurie and Rhonda, by the same token, leave their remarkable prowess on the athletic field to Gwathmey and MacVeagh. De gives a cry of Hey, fellas! and then leaves it to add to Roo's Gotcha! Fifi Barnes suddenly acquires E.velyn's Southern accent: and Sudie receives Lina's quizzical nature. Paula gives her horse a loving pat and passes it on to Povy: and Louise, with a final flourish, leaves her assembly orations to future Ciceros. The latest word in coiffures is that Jean Carrington leaves her locks to Zee Zant- zinger, and Tobi leaves her tresses to Hope Curtis. Among the more brilliant of our number, Polly Pack leaves her inventions to Marian to add to her discovery of the way to trisect an angle: and Foley leaves her brains to the Biology Lab. Ray leaves her newspaper to Carol jeanes: and Martha leaves her knowledge of horticulture to Tugie, to use on Sam and Fred. 23

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LINDA ANNE WITHERILL LUCIE I-IAI.IvI WRAY 60 Sullivan Street 3 Remington Lane Cazenovia, New York Houston, Texas For her half goes m suqh long nngllfls' A very gentle voice in the distancef and mine cloesn't go in rmglets at all. Former Members of Class: Julia Clark, Noel Marvin, Lindsay Morehead, Dorothy Randolph, Margaret Ruhm, Laura Stevens, Lida Wilson. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President ...,...., ....... E DA WILLIAMS Vice President ........ ,4,,,,,, A LDEN SMITH Sponsor ...,....... ....,. M ISS HENSLEIGH They took their vorpal task in hand: Long time for manxome class they sought- So rested we by the Chatham tree, And stood in thanks and thought. 7

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In the international field, Billie leaves her South American sway to Nikki: and Braithwaite, with a gay wave, leaves dramatically for Paris. Adele bestows her baby-sweet blouses on Gwathmeyg and Sally Jones leaves her pencil-slim skirts to Susan Smith. Terry tosses her lollipop pants to Lyn and Janie and glides away. Just to be on the safe side, Mott leaves her friendly punches to Joe Louis: l-lagner leaves her yeast pills to Tootyg and Beaver leaves those suppressed sneezes to Randy. Mike leaves her collection of Fuller Brushes to the Booteryg and Freddy leaves Mars and the Milky Way to the Tearoom. Striking a few chords, Alden leaves the ivories to Alec Templeton, who is also blind. Catherine leaves her loquaciousness to Carlag and Supplee leaves Franny Frost's good humour to Dickie. Hadley peers around, then crawls out from under her bangs and leaves. Barnie leaves her Pittsburgh twang to Kathy Horne: Trowie leaves her bridge to Caesar: and Lee leaves her pigeon toes for Miss Pierpont to pickle. In a cultural vein, Jean Clark leaves her catgut to Rufieg and Dusty leaves Napoleon to Ann Kirkpatriclfs Boney-parte. Jody, as usual, leaves five minutes early. Fenton leaves her lithp to Winona: and Frances leaves her British Walkers to Varny. Reluctantly, McGinty leaves the best room in the Schoolg Charlton leaves her walk to Amy McKean: and Davey leaves her looks to Eleanor. as as as The Knave finished spelling out these strange words, and was reaching out for another tart, when the soldiers of the King appeared and arrested him for theft. As he was taken away, the Knave remembered the paper, and, fearing it might incriminate him, dropped it next to a large stone. Some time later, the Cheshire Cat, meandering along, saw the paper, and took it away with him. The Knave came back and looked every- where, but never found it. The Cheshire Cat, meanwhile, just sat and watched the poor Knave. The Cheshire Cat, after all, knew where the paper was, and, maybe, that's one reason why he always smiles. - f , - q . fj LJVJ O I lllmlil: 24