Clarksville High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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48 THE PURPLE AND GOLD Senior Edition 1. To Rufus Johnson we leave William Harris' leadership Qthat splendid leadershiplj to lead you sophomores through fire and high water. 2. To Bill Beaumont we leave Lucile Blue's Garbo bangs. 3. We bestow upon Cates Anderson Mildred Davenport's Hoptown boy friends. 4. Upon Susan Durrett we heap the laurels that the various members of our noble class have won in speaking contests. S. To Anne Kleeman we leave Rebecca Stephens' continual fluttering of eyelashes toward men in general. 6. To Riggs Hayes we leave Jack Hudson's wit QPQ and may he use it as Jack does-at any time, at any place, and under any circumstances. 7. To Buddy Malone we leave Cecil Morgan's tackle position on the football team, whether he wants it or not. 8. To Wesley McBride, we leave Evelyn Randle and Lucy Bardwell's com- bined sweetness and good disposition. 9. To Virginia Pace we leave june Beach's poise, composure, and femininity, and instead of playing catch WITH the boys-play-Catch The Boys. 10. To Billy Bumpus we bequeath the whole-hearted wish of the Purple and Gold staff for his future literary efforts. ARTICLE III Upon the Freshmen, we, as their elders and protectors, appoint Bryce Run- yon to act as their champion in the woes, worries, and heartaches at C. H. S. TO THESE FRESHMEN we bequeath a few of the habits and traits- of the following beloved members of our class: 1. We appoint Mr. Howard and his gruff voice as the guardian of Juanita Dozier during her coming years at C.H.S. QMaybe that'll keep her in the groovej. 2. To john Livingstone we leave Margaret Turrentine's friendliness and at- tractiveness, and may he use them on girls as she did on his brother, George. 3. To Pat Shepherd we leave George Freeman? reducing machine. 4. To Madeline Winn we bequeath Annie Lee Burnet's method of acquiring many friends and few enemies. 5. On Maryanne Boillin we bestow Buna Rudolph's quiet and unassuming nature. 6. To Roy Matthews we give Charlie Runyon's LINE Qand we hope he does better with it than Charliej. 7. To Rita Mowery we will Mary McReynolds' disposition Qit's perfectl, pep, and personality. 8. To Mary F. Howser we bequeath the Senior girls' wish that she take care of the boy friends left behind. X 9. To the lowly Freshman class, we. the Seniors, leave the wish that they may soon acquire the brilliance, dignity, culture, refinement, and ambition of their elders. 10. As a parting shot, we throw at Jean Draper from H. Marshall the supreme ambition of getting out of this school. We, the Seniors, having left only the best behind us, and departing with a clean conscience and hopes of a not too hot future, leave all this to the under- Classmen. JOHN L. DOE, III, Witness.

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Senior Edition THE PURPLE AND GOLD 47 , . . ag J V9 W ' P G . East will f md' W Testwlml K ' -in We, the Senior Class of 1941, students of Clarksville High School, being of sound mind, good health, and disposing memory, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling any and all other wills at any time heretofore made. We give you this in hope that all the experiences and knowledge f?j we have gained will be of service to the underclassmen in reaching our heights and gaining a superiority comparable to ours. ARTICLE I To the Junior Class we leave our deadly sophistication, the ability to get away with murderf, and the rights to take over the school. TO THE FOLLOXVING INDIVIDUAL JUNIORS we leave these bequests and may they adhere to them wisely: 1. To Lucy Harrison we leave our honorable editor-in-chief's desk and the grades-the unfailing good grades-of Emarene Jackson. 2. To Helen Nicholson we leave- - and may heaven help her. 3. To Lucille Lipscomb and Tommy Edwards we leave Rat Haynes and Councilis torrid love affair. 4. To Mary L. Dickson we will Annie Manning's dire sophistication. 5. To Herbert Morris we leave Robert Wellier's ability to Conga and his irre- sistibility to women. 6. On Chloe Cooper we dispense Eddie Baggett's loquacity and spirit CPI. 7. To Earl Bradley we bequeath Howard Johnson's brute strength. 8. To Catlett Darnell we bestow Elizabeth 'Thomas' brain. fHandle with care-itis been overtaxed.j 9. To Hulene Davis we leave Mary Frances Malone's utter oblivion to the rest of the world and her lady-like appearance. 10. To Claudell Boone we leave Barbara Cobina XVebb's career and only pastime, the chasing of men, ARTICLE II To our beloved sophomores, who in some ways are rapidly outstripping us in the Ways of World, we leave the right to strip their treasury on the junior-Senior shindig and the right to beg, borrow, and steal for their treasury. TO THESE FEW HONORED ONES, we bestow some humble offerings of the Senior Class:

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Senior Edifion THE PURPLE AND GOLD - AUTOGRAPHS