Christiansburg High School - Demon Yearbook (Christiansburg, VA)

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19 4 9 VMjl DEMON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, Lois Gave Goodwin, do hereby will and bequeath to Don Dunlap my ability to day dream in classes and not get caught (which I never did). I, Rubv Shelton, will to Ruth Roberts my ability to see all, hear all, say all, and know nothing. I, Ralph Reed, being of sound mind and heart, do herebv will to Christine Willis my seat in Mrs. Tate’s studv hall second or third period. I, Lois Teel, do will and bequeath to Richard Wirt my Government Book, hoping that he will get more out of it than I did. I, Bernard Gilmer, will to Dorothy Morris my ability to fail English under Mrs. Zirkle without studying. I, Bernard Gilmer, will to Betty Morrisette my ability to always be late with my school work and have all the teachers after me. I, Naomi Wirt, being of unstable mind and strong body, do herebv will and bequeath to Philip Weeks my abilitv to always be on the opposite side of the fence on main issues in hopes he will climb over and agree with them, which I never did. I, Grover Nixon, weak in body, but still weaker in the mind, do will and bequeath to Harry Stanger my old dirty athletic socks that have been in the locker for two years. I, Iris Woods, do will to Cameron Hess, formula for peroxide, willed to me by a member of the 48” class. (I never had the desire to use it.) I, Ralph Slusher, being of ( ?) mind and body do will to the famous giant, Billy Patterson, my abilitv to get into all the trouble possible, stay in hot water all the time and escape just by the skin of my teeth from being skinned by the teachers for everything I did. I, Barbara Martin, being of weak mind and strong body do hereby will and bequeath to Bobby Sumpter my abilitv to sit in class and mock someone and cough with¬ out being caught. I, Lena Ruth Martin, do hereby will and bequeath to Eunice Gearheart my ability to stay awake in Govern¬ ment Class when something important is taking place. (Which I never did.) I, James Huff (feeble from staying at C. II. S., must not get excited and write this will), do hereby will to Mary Alice Miles, my old book, “ ' The Tale of Two Cities,” hoping she will do better with it than I did. I, Richard Graham, being of strong mind and strong body (Joke) do hereby will to Ruth Ashworth my ability to make straight A ' s in all my subjects and my ability to become teacher’s pet. I also will to Ruth my reputation of being the biggest liar in the Senior Class. I, Barbara Weeks, do hereby will and bequeath to erlon Lawson my ability to pass a mirror and not look at myself; also my abilitv to pick on other people. I, Pauline Spradlin, do hereby will and bequeath to Frances Chumbley, my reducing formula, in hopes that she will get better results than I. I, Cecil Woolwine, do hereby will to Pierce Lambert my ability to get along in Mrs. Tate’s study hall with¬ out studying any. I, Cecil Woolwine, will to Jo Olinger my seat in Mrs. Zirkle’s English class, in hopes that she makes better use of it than I did. I, Betty June Collins, being of weak mind and body, do hereby will and bequeath to Mable Linkous my abilitv to giggle in Mrs. Kilby’s shorthand class at a very serious moment. (I don’t think she will find this very hard.) I, Jimmy Blount, being of weak mind and body, do will to William Atkinson, mv seat in Mr. Morgan’s office in hopes that he will enjoy it more than I did. I, Wilma Jean Johnson, being of small stature, do herebv will and bequeath to Jackie Dickerson my Gov¬ ernment Book, in hopes that she may use it and get more out of it than I have. I, Wilma Jean Johnson, being of strong body and weak mind, do will to Norma Brice my position in the Monogram Club in hopes she may help the members accomplish more in i949-’50 than we did in i948-’49- I, Nancy Martin, being silly and cute at the same time, do hereby will and bequeath to Mary Jane Brice my freckles in hopes that she will not be teased as much as I. I, Robert Lee Swain, just being jilted, do hereby will and bequeath to Jean Blankenship my abilitv to go with a girl for one solid week without getting two-timed, as I never could with the girls. I, Julia Ann Croft, being of small mind and stature, do herebv will and bequeath to Lois Francisco my seat in Mrs. Tate’s study hall, hoping she will have as much fun as I have had. I, Julia Ann Croft, will and bequeath to Thelma Stanger, my locker No. 335, hoping --he will clean it out at least once during the year. I, Kitty Knowles, do will and bequeath to Ronnie Hawkins my little black notebook, which 1 have had all of my days in High School and it is still good enough to use. I, Phyllis Oliver, do hereby will and bequeath to Dale Bishop my ability to talk in study Hall and get by with it. I, Bettve Eames, being feeble of body and more feeble of mind, do will and bequeath to Ruby Creasy my abi 1 it to giggle in all my classes under Mrs. Zirkle and still be able to hear the last sentence of what she says and pass bv the skin of my teeth. 1 , Veltie Sutphin, do hereby will and bequeath to John Karr my process of reducing weight in hopes that he won ' t get as skinny as I. 1 , Statilia Altizer, do hereby will and bequeath to Ruth

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DEMON 19 4 9 SENIOR PROPHECY where she has been a missionary. Barbara Capps is Commercial Artist for “Vogue” magazine. Barbara Martin is now playing on Broadway in the Great Production “The Straight Line.” Jerry Sturgill owns a Western Auto Store in Laramie, Wyo. It is one of the largest in that section of the country. Wilma Johnson owns a Ladies’ Shoe store in Roanoke, Virginia. Blanch Akers is Executive Vice President of Standard Drug Co. in Richmond, Virginia. She is in charge of Sodas. Joyce Myers has now completed the staff of her Atomic Beauty School. They are: Hair Stylist, Kath¬ erine Nolen; Make-up Artist, Lena Ruth Martin; Mani¬ curist, Julia Ann Croft. Joyce has invented a new formula to replace peroxide, which will produce the same effect. The chimes rang in the dining room and we found our places at the table. I was seated between Ruby Shelton and Nancy Williams. Ruhr is a great star of television. She had come in touch with several of whom I had lost contact. She told me that Barbara Sue Weeks has been teaching swimming and her class won the Olympics of 1968. I turned to Jiggie and asked her if she had seen Barbara King. She said, “Yes, she is here with her husband. You know, she married her boss, she got good looks as well as money.” I asked Nancy if she had married the man of her choice. She said, “Yes, 1 have just completed my 8th divorce and have decided to remarry my first husband.” Everything grew quiet as Grover Nixon, the local Mortician, rose to make the welcome address. In his address he mentioned that only eight were unable to attend the reunion. Those being: Stanlia Altizer, working in an office in South America. Ralph Reed, Prospecting in Alaska for Plutoniaum. Naomi Wirt, in the Waves. Ralph Slusher, Making campaign speeches to be elect¬ ed to the senate. Oris Maxey is Bass Fiddler for the Drum and Bugle Corps in Providence, R. I. and they are giving a concert. Margaret Chandler, Missionary in Korea. Bernard Gilmer, Admiral, was unable to be ashore. Kitty Knowles, Superintendent of nurses, in Los Angeles. Mr. Morgan was called upon to say a w ' ord, but Mrs. Morgan stood and said that he was at home with the Grandchildren. When she heard of the reunion she made it a point to come to town that day to bring the eggs so she could attend. Since they have been living on the farm it has been hard for them to get to town very often. We were honored to have Joanne Maupin, the great concert singer, to sing for us and Lois Gave Goodwin to accompany her. Lois Gave also gives concerts of her own. At the conclusion of this number, Dr. Stasi Delvizis came in. Due to an emergency operation he was unable to catch his plane. He was only with us a short time, but it was good to see him again. The turkey was delicious and I remarked that I hadn’t eaten better, when Richard Graham seated near me re¬ plied, “These turkeys were produced on the Morgan ' s farm.” Richard is now Chief of Police in Lansing, Michigan. At the close of the banquet, Andy Miller, now a prominent Photographer, asked everyone to keep his seat so he could make some pictures for the local paper. After the Banquet, I met several people in the lobby whom I had not seen before. Florence Delvizis is music director at Hollins College. While talking to Florence, I learned that Mrs. Zirkle is recovering after a nervous breakdown from trying to compile an annual that would receive first rating. Patsy Givens is Editor of “Good Housekeeping” magazine. Louise Graham has been traveling and spending the money ' she won at a Quiz Show. Nearly everyone had left and I was talking over the happenings of the day with Jean Shelor, the wife of a professional football player. Jean said, “It seems as if there are still one or two people unaccounted for. Oh! now ' I know, it is Jim Browm and Kitty Rae Chrisman— they ' were shot after writing the Class Prophecy. 4 28

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DEMON 19 4 9 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Bishop, my place on Rose ' s toy counter, in hopes that she won ' t play with and break so many toys as I did. I, Bobby Wirt, do hereby will to Clarence Wal ters, my seat in second period Government Class, hoping he will learn more than I did. I, Jean Shelor (being of weak mind and strong body), do hereby will and bequeath to Billy Hawlev my ability to call everybody honey and not get my face slapped. I, Katherine Nolen, having a weak brain and a strong back, do hereby will and bequeath to Patty Ann Collins my ability to daydream through all my classes and still pass. I, Oris Maxey, do hereby will and bequeath to Robert Sutphin my laugh in Mrs. Zirkle’s Latin Class, hoping he will not feel like crawling under the desk as I did. I, Margaret Chandler, do will and bequeath to Judy Brown, my seat in Government Class in hopes that she will be wise enough to study the night before a quiz as I never did. I, Polly Harmon, will and bequeath to L. J. White some of my extra weight, in hopes that he will become a star football player. I, Polly Harmon, being of strong body and weak mind, do will and bequeath to Nadine Gregory my job as Sec. and Treas. of the Senior Class, in hopes she won’t worry Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Zirkle as much as I did. I, Andy Miller, being of weak mind and not having been a girl at any time in my life, do hereby will and bequeath to Jane Brown my many days in Mr. Morgan ' s office and hope she will get to know Rose as I did. I, Iris Woods, do will and bequeath to George Thorn¬ ton, my dear old Government Book, which I lost before the end of the first six weeks. I, Judy Cox, being of brilliant mind and lovely figure, do will to Jeaneen Cox, my laugh so when she laughs, no one else may be heard; also my inability to ' ‘get away with skipping classes, especially Mrs. Mergler’s. I, Kitty Knowles, being of tall, thin stature, do will and bequeath to Margaret McQuire part of my height in hopes that she can use it as well in basketball as I have. I, Barbara Capps, being of weak mind and body, do hereby will to Lloyd Creasy the old football socks that were willed to me by Ray Dyer, with hopes that he will get more use from them than I did. I, Barbara Capps, do hereby will to Billy Morrisette, my artistic ability in hopes that he may get out of as many classes as I did. I, Etta Mae Roberts, do will and bequeath to Joan Hamrick, some of my serious-mindedness, with the sin¬ cere wish that it may do her some good. I, Joanne Maupin, will to Betty Hixon, my ability to be heard over all the others in the Girls’ Glee Club. I, Russell Stebar, being of feeble body (even weaker mind), big feet and all that sort of thing, do will and bequeath to Peggy Woolwine my place in all the teachers’ hearts. I, William Atkinson, being of sound body and not quite so sound mind, do hereby will and bequeath to Jeanette Miller my ability to get along with all the faculty except the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior teachers; also the principal. I, Barbara King, being of weak mind do will and bequeath to Lorene Caldwell my gift of gab, in hopes that it doesn’t get her into as much trouble as it has me. I, Kitty Rae Chrisman, being of small mind and stature, hereby will and bequeath to Harriett Word my B. B. Brain, in hopes that she will be able to obtain something for it besides foolishness. I, Joyce Myers, do hereby will and bequeath to Donna June Slusher, my nick-name “Proxie,” which Judy Cox bestowed upon me, in hopes that she will enjoy it more than I have. I, Blanch Akers, do hereby will and bequeath to Philip Harmon, my dancing slippers in hopes that he can dance better in them than I did. I, Flovd C. Collins, do hereby will and bequeath to Halsey Chrisman, my seat in first period English class, under Mrs. Zirkle. I, Patsy Givens, do will and bequeath to Harry Wall, my worn out compass, in hopes that he will draw circles instead of stars with it. I, James Huff (here physically and gone mentally), do will and bequeath to Hazel Hill my seat on the bus, going to the basketball games; she must earn- along the refreshments as I did. I, Nancy Williams, being of weak mind, do will and bequeath to Susie Smith, my ability to talk in study hall, especially when Mrs. Tate says Shut L p. I. Jo Ann Charlton, being of weak mind and sound bodv, do will to Aster Richardson, my laugh, in hopes that he will have as much fun with it as I have had. I. Jo Ann Charlton, being of weak mind and sound bodv, do will and bequeath to Robert Linkous my ability to blow a bigger bubble of gum than Judy Cox. I, Jimmv Blount, do will to Louise Dunlap, my ability to sleep in class and just barely pass, after being up all night. I, Anne Jones, being short and fat, do hereby will and bequeath to Buddy Knowles my ability- to lose almost every argument, including the election. I, Janie Elliott, being of sound body and weak mind, do herebv will and bequeath to Glenna King my ability to fail all of Mrs. Morgan ' s “pop” quizzes. I, Florence Delvizis (being of strong heart and weak arches), bequeath to Sue Lucas my little black purse with the ‘‘little dingle-dangle” in hopes she will use it and keep showing it to Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Zirkle.