Climax High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chatham, VA)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1955, in thirteen individual and distinct parts, being of sound mind and in charitable mood, do make and publish this last will and testament We will and bequeath to the following individuals: First I, Nancy Allen, will to Peggy Barber my love for commercial work. I, Sterling Camden, will my mustache to Gorden Blair, so he will have better luck with the girls. I, Thelma Cassidy, wi ll to Linda Bowen my ability to fall in love with a different boy every week-end. I, Lorene Chism, will to Nancy Carol Shelton my love for basketball. I, Alton Deboe, will to Eugene West six inches of my height so the boys can win some basketball games next season. 1, Julian Ferguson, will to Clyde Rigney my chance to fall in love in my senior year. I, Ralph Frazier, will to Horace Towler my misbehavior in Commercial Class. I, Betty Lou Hammock, will to Nell Gibson my position as score-keeper for the girls ' basketball team. I, Averette Osborne, will to Ethel Cassidy four inches of my height in hopes that it will make both of us look better. I, Glenn Shelton, will to Dwayne Tompkins my privilege to speak my mind, so the Senior Class will have someone to express their opinions. I, Carl Thornton, will to Wallace Shelhorse my love for Agriculture and wish you as much as I received. I, Nancy Watson, will my position as guard on the basketball team to Jean Osborne. I, Nancy Allen, will my position as secretary of the F.H.A. to Sharlean Bobbitt. I, Alton DeBoe, will to Kathryne McDowell my arguing tongue. I, Betty Lou Hammock, will to Betty Williams, my Government book andseat in Mrs. George Blair ' s class. I, Thelma Cassidy, will to Novella Custer all but one of my boyfriends. I, Glenn Shelton, will my place in Mr. Dunnavant ' s heart to Alice McGhee. I, Carl Thornton, will to Herbert Linthicum my love for Hurt Street because I won ' t be needing it anymore. I, Nancy Watson, will to Carlene Smith my wish for school to be over so we can start on other plans. In witness whereof, we the Senior Class of 1955, approve of these bequests and do set o ur seal and hands to this official document on the fifth day of June.

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HISTORY OF CLASS OF 1955 We were freshmen, and a little hesitant to begin the long climb; the stairs to our goal seemed to tower far above us. This was our Stairway to the Stars. There were many friendly hands to help us; our principals, our faculty, parents, and friends encouraged us to set out. Before long we were used to the steepness of the stairs and were stopping off at landings for extra-curricular activities. Miss Phylis Layne was our sponsor; Glenn Shelton, president; Carl Thornton, vice-president; Sterling Camden, secretary; and Averette Osborne, treasurer. We had eighteen members on roll. With each step, we were gaining new friendships, knowledge, and assurance for the next four years. More self-confident and more knowing, we stepped into our sophomore year. Sterling Camden went to New York, but Alton DeBoe joined us to make us a class of eighteen. We elected Betty Lou Hammock, president; Shelby Jefferson, vice-president; Nancy Allen, secretary; Nancy Lee Watson treasurer . We seemed to fly up the stairs to our junior year, only pausing to look backward a moment at the progress we had made, before resuming our ascent. Our officers were Glenn Shelton, president; Carl Thornton , V i c e - p r e s i d e n t; Betty Lou Hammock, secretary; Shelby Jefferson, treasurer; Nancy Allen, reporter. Mrs. Larry Giles was sponsor until Christmas then Mrs. Guy Yeatts took over. We lost the following members of the junior class: Harley Edwards, James Ferguson, Shirley Kendrick, Lolene Mc- Crickard, Nell Watson and Thomas Yeatts. Sterling Camden came back to join us. Our memorable ex- periences as juniors were: Junior-Senior Banquet at the Country Club and our Swimming party at Betty Lou ' s. As we became Seniors we were impressed by the view of the final step toward our star. We considered the stairs we had traversed, and we thought soberly of the changes that had taken place in those timid freshmen. In the joys and disappointments of our high school life, in the firm friend- ships which bound us together, and in the wonderful memories that were ours, we had found a degree of iiiaturity. Our senior year was a busy one, with the selection of invitations, fitting of caps and gowns, senior play, junior-senior banquet, and finally graduation. On the last step, now, we turn our faces upward to the stars for which we have climbed. These stars will be ours as we enter colleges or vocations of our choice. Having climbed our Stairway to the Stars for four years, we pay sincere tribute to those who have helped us along the way to those persons and to those events of Climax that have inspired us toward our intergration of knowledge, character, charm, and integrity. Our sponsor, and officers that served so faithfully in this last year were president, Alton DeBoe; vice-president, Shelby Jefferson; sec- retary, Nancy Allen; Treasurer, Sterling Camden; reporter, Lorene Chism, and sponsor Mrs. Guy Yeatts. We chose as our motto, Today we launch, where shall we anchor? Our flower was the yellow rose, and our colors were yellow and green. BETTY LOU HAMMOCK

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