Christiansburg High School - Demon Yearbook (Christiansburg, VA)

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Nineteen Forty-Six Senior Class Will I, David Via, do will to David Combs my ability to play basketball, keeping one eye on the ball and the other eye on the girls. I, Mae VVatson, do hereby will to Peggy Cox my ability to listen attentively in Govern- ment Class hoping that she will get more out of it than I did. I, Helen I-Iixon, hereby -will and bequeath to Betty Lou Bailey my ability to chew chewing gum in Mrs. Rangeley's class and never get caught. I, Margaret Morris, hereby will and bequeath to Edwin Sutphin my old gym socks, which if washed and the holes patched, may be useful. I, Robert Miles, do will to Elizabeth Scarborough my old English book, which was willed to me by a member of the ,45 Class, which was willed to him by a member of the 544 Class and here's hoping that you will get more out of it than I ever did. I, Eula Snider, hereby will and bequeath to IVIary Peregoy my place in the fourth- period gym class in hopes that she will have as much fun as I did. I, Mildred Sowers, hereby will and bequeath to Dorothy Church my seat in Home Ec. in hopes that she may have as much fun with hlrs. Hill as I have had. I, Harold Irvin, being of sound mind and body, unjustly punished daily by Mrs. Rangeley, do hereby will to Lucille VVhite my ability to argue all History period and never get results. I, Leo Stanger, do will to Nell Daingerfield my Government book with hopes that she will accomplish more than I did. I, Robert Grubb, do will to Louise Simpkins my ability to be cussed', out every day at football practice by Mac Barnitz. I, Hazel Kanode, do will to Betty Hungate my place in lNIrs. Zirkle's English Class in hopes that she will learn more about grammar than I did. I, Betty Martin, being of a weak mind and disabled body do hereby will and bequeath to Rose Spangler my ability to laugh the longest and the hardest at the corniest jokes. I, Thelmateen Worrell, do hereby will and bequeath to Beatrice W'oods my specs, and also my nickname, Ii'oureyes. I, Anne Daingerfield, do will to Madeline Lawrence my ability to insult everyone and then have them speak to me when I walk through the halls. I, Marie Epperly, do hereby will and bequeath to Margaret Wirt my little, red short- hand book in hopes she can use it. CI won't need it any more.j I, Tommy Stump, do hereby will to James Fatty Gearheart my manly physique and a book on Atlas Reducing Plan. i I, I-Iarold Irvin Cwe will just leave it at thatb, do hereby will to Edward Slusher my dear old tennis shoes which were worn out four years ago with hopes he can get money to buy more. I, Leo Stanger, do will to Robert Altizer the honor and privilege to drive the Vicker bus. I, Dorothy Rogers, do hereby will and bequeath to I-Iildred Sowers my seat in Govern- ment Class so that she may put it to better use than I did. I,Thelmateen Worrell, being of a very musical mind, do hereby will and bequeath to Sidney Bailey my ability to play on the piano, one piece, Chop Boogie Concerto, which is one line of Chop Sticks, one line of Cow Cow Boogie, and one line of Tschaikovskyis Piano Concertof, I, Marie Epperly, do hereby will and bequeath to Eddie Dickerson my seat in Gov- ernment Class in hopes he will accomplish more than I have. I, Irvin Brumheld, do hereby will and bequeath to Charley Hawley my seat in Mrs. Zirkle's English Class in hopes that he will make better use of it than I did. I15l

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The Demon Senior Class Will I, ,lean Lois Wickliam, a generous soul, do hereby will and bequeath to Nancy Sim- mons my ability to get along with the Junior boys 'cause the Senior boys wonit be here next year. I, Dennis Surber, who ainit got nuthin' else and thatis a little less than most anyone else has got do will to Louise lVIiles my ability to stay in school longer than anyone else and still get a kick out of the Principal. I, Parker Manor, do will and bequeath to Billy King my ability to talk more than anyone else in Mrs. Rarigeley's Government Class. I, Frances Kinzer, do will to Betty Hart the saddles that were willed to me by Nlarjorie Nliller, with great hopes that they will fit her better than they did me. I, Hazel Hancock, do will and bequeath to Colleen James the privilege of being elected the biggest fiirt in the Senior Class. QThat shouldn't be too hard.j I, Annell Bell, do will to Linda Furrow my ability to get excited because I can't find my locker key, have the lock cut off my locker and then find the key right where it should have been all along. I, Kenneth Dobson, do hereby will to Bernard Gilmer niy place in Uncle Sam's Navy. I, Sally Ann Foster, do hereby will and bequeath to Mary Lee Walters my place at Mr. Morgan's typewriter. I, Mildred Hylton, do hereby will and bequeath to Lois Reish my seat in Government Class in hope that she will get her lessons like I never did. I, Robert Miles, do hereby will to Marie Shelton an old pocketbook which I found two years ago, for which I could find no use. It was found empty and has remained that way ever since. I, Eula Snider, hereby will and bequeath to lVIax Linkous my seat in Mrs. Zirkle's sixth period English Class beside Hazel Kanode. I, Agnes Wade, do hereby will to Emma Jean Sisson my fourth-year English book in hopes that she will study and learn more than I did. I, Parker Manor, do hereby will and bequeath to Dorothy Lester my football socks in hopes that she will wash them once during the year. I, Iris Spradling, do hereby will and bequeath to Dennis Reed my ability to get caught every time I speak a work in Mrs. Zirkle's English Class. I, Hazel Kanode, do will to Robert Swain my ability to sit beside Bessie Lovern on the Cambria bus every morning. I, Kathleen Vlfilliams, do hereby will and bequeath to Elizabeth Creasy my ability in Senior Government to always be looking at the answer in the book when Mrs. Rangeley calls on me to answer a question, then unable to answer. I, Frances Kinzer, do hereby will and bequeath to Geraldine Epperly my seat at the last table in Study Hall, hoping that she will have the place in Mrs. Flowers: heart that I never had. I, Kathleen Nlorris, do hereby will to Chip Lucas my giggles. Hope he doesn't get called down for them as much as I did. I, Louise Basham, being little, weak-minded and very talkative, do will and bequeath to Johnny Chumbley full possession of Locker No. 319 with hopes that he can obtain a combination for it. KP. S.-Thatis all I ever owned while at C. H. SJ I, Sally Ann Foster, do hereby will and bequeath to Anna VVoods my poor, beaten-up Chemistry book that you hardly saw me without all year in hopes that you'll learn to balance equations. I never did! I, Robert Grubb, do will to Frances Bolt my position as bell-hop next year, provided I am not here myself. l14l

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The Demon enior Class Prophec On a bright, sunny morning I was slowly trudging my way to Christiansburg High School, thinking sorrowfully of the fact that soon my classmates and I would come to the parting of the ways. I was wondering just how the atomic age would effect our futures. When a loud roaring disturbed my thoughts, I glanced up and saw a B-29 glistening in the sun. It circled overhead and I was astonished to see a small missile hurling toward the earth. There was a loud explosion and . . . I recovered to find myself in the amazing world of tomorrow. It was hard to grasp the meaning of this unusual occurrence. As soon as I had cleared my dazed mind, I realized the atomic age was disclosing the future of the Senior Class of '46. An atom bomb had blown me into the world of 1956 . . . I was filled with wonderment at the sights which I beheld and I could hardly believe my eyes when I found myself in front of C. H. S. Ten years had brought about a great many changes. A small cottage to one side of the main building immediately drew my attention. I hurried over and peeped through a window. Eula Snider was conducting her Home Economics Class in the small, neat building. While I watched, a couple of boys slipped off the football held. I heard them ask, Do you have anything to eat? We're starved. Seeing Eula only increased my desire to learn what my other classmates were doing. I hurried over to the main build- ing. Things began to seem more familiar to me and happy memories of '46 Hooded my mind. I found Anne Daingerfield in the gymnasium with her Physical Education Class. I entered the gym and stood silently by. Soon Anne saw me and came over to talk. She told me that her basketball girls had had an undefeated season. ifVhen I asked her about Billy, she nodded to the bleachers, He's doing his home-work, she replied. I was filled with joy to know that she was so happily situated. As I stood talking to her, the class bell rang and the students hurried out. I tarried for a short time, then swiftly, but thoroughly looked over the rest of the school. I found Kathleen Williams teaching Bible to a group of freshmen. I passed what was once Mrs. Zirkle's English room, glancing in I discovered that NIae Watson was having some difhculty with her own group of English students. I walked on down the hall and glanced in another room. I was not too surprised to find Frances Kinzer directing the Glee Club for the school and I stood quietly listening to the girls sing. After a short while I left the school and walked down town. The first thing I spied as I walked along Main Street was a large sign reading, SIMMONS SHOE SHOP, Manager David Via. I stopped for a moment and then smiled in spite of myself. It seemed that things had worked out rather nicely for my classmates. I walked on down IVIain Street and as I passed the courthouse, memories of 194.6 made me linger for a moment and then enter the building. I could remember the Ruth Rosenstein trial and I wanted to see the court room so that the memo- ries would be more vivid and so I could quietly think over that interesting day ten years ago. I slipped softly into the court room and the first thing that I saw was Billy Hylton who was serving as juror. I listened for a moment or two, and then though the trial seemed very interesting, I had to hurry away because the time was passing steadily by. Upon returning to the street, I saw a news stand on the corner. I hurried over and bought the latest edition of the Christiansburg Newt, edited by Irvin Brumfield. I started to walk away when a book with a gay colored jacket caught my eye. I looked more closely at the book and found that it was Betty lVIartin's latest best seller,', Slave Drivers, which she had dedicated to her high school teachers, Mrs. Rangeley, Mrs. Zirkle, Mrs. McKee and Mr. Morgan. I felt that I simply must read this book and so I purchased a copy. As I started down the street reading the paper, an article on the front page caught my eye. FAMOUS PIANIST DUE IN NEW YORK Miss jean Wickham will arrive in New York today after spending some time with a concert tour in Europe. Miss Wickham is planning to spend a few months at her home in Cambria, Virginia. The article gave numerous details concerning Jean's tour, but I was so eager to see what else was in the paper that I only skimmed over it. Also, on the front page, I found an article telling about Temple Goodman's graduation from the University of Penn- sylvania. He had been appointed as doctor for the Sam lXfIoo1' Chair Company. On the next page of the paper a picture of Kenneth Dobson in Navy uniform drew my attention. The article beneath told me that Kenneth had reenlisted in the Navy and had been promoted to seaman second class. In the social section I learned that Juliette Reed, woman about town, was giving a dinner party in honor of Kathleen Morris, who had been doing quite a lot of traveling throughout Floyd County. Dorothy Rogers, private secretary and companion to Juliette, states that Miss Recd will be leaving for Europe in a few days. Mildred Sowers will accompany her on the trip. I was pleased to find Helen Hixon editing the sports page of the paper. I quickly glanced over the remainder of the paper and then folded it under my arm for future reference. I continued down the street and found Woolwine's Modern Pool Hall. Walter, who was standing out in front looking rather despondent, told me that business hadn't been so good since he had started teaching girls to shoot pool. He had about decided that girls must be able to shoot pool, business or no business. I16I