Cottonwood High School - White Timber Yearbook (Cottonwood, AL)

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MZ,-4ad7 When 1n the course of human events It becomes necessary for a class to w1thdraw 1tself from the whole know1ng that 1ts members w1ll soon be conslgned to an uncertam worldly exper1ence It 1S customary to make a last w1ll and testament Therefore we the d1gn1f1ed and 1ntell1gent members of the Semor Class of Cottonwood Hlgh School l though exhausted by long years of tlrlng study and cramm1ng nevertheless do declare our selves to be of sound rnlnds fthough some would d1sagree and do declare th1s to be our last W1ll and testament To the class of '56 we leave our homeroom w1th 1ts worn and txrne honored furn1sh1ngs Also we gladly bequeath our exam1nat1on quest1ons to the sa1d class We would bequeath the answers too but they have long been m1splaced by us therefore they cannot be mcluded 1n th1s legacy Ind1v1dual bequests are as follows Ann S1des W1SheS to bequeath her blond ha1r to Jean Bush hopmg that the latter w1ll not use perox1de aga1n Juan1ta Henderson leaves her love for Coach Sellers to Amerlys Godw1n Charles Varnum leaves h1s ab1l1ty to Sklp study hall to J1mmy Hardy James Earl Wells bequeaths h1s t1tle as All W1reglass' football player to any future football player who 1S good enough to w1n It Evelyn Guy w1lls her beloved geometry book to Just any sucker Frankl1n Brooks bequeaths h1S hab1t of leavmg school at d1nner to W1ll Roney Bess1e Howell and Cab1ra Smlth w1ll the1r shy ways to Peggy Snell and Martha Jackson Jam1e Math1s leaves h1s ab1l1ty to call plays on the football team to Robert Love Bett1e Goff w1shes to bequeath her Cal1forn1a accent to Grace Ca1n Robert Str1ckland leaves h1s ab1l1ty to make all A's 1n algebra and geometry to Harold Burnham Edward Hmson and Robert Earl Nowell leave the1r sk1ll ln playmg basketball to Robert Love and Buford Love We are sure that the two w1ll make a f1ne comb1nat1on V1rg1n1a Sellers and Ruth Franklm w1ll the1r ab1l1ty to get along w1th all the teachers to Charles Earl Exum and Mary Lou Maddox Betty Sue Womack leaves her glasses to the person who took them Gene Guy bequeaths h1S pos1t1on on the football team to Robert Ray hopmg that he w1ll be heavy enough to carry on Glenda Sk1pper w1lls her ab1l1ty to pass algebra w1thout tak1ng tests to Dorothy Bl1ssett Charles Morrls Whlte and Talmadge Holland leave all the1r necessary '7 tr1ps to Dothan to Jerry Watford and J1mmy Hardy Loulse Bruner w1shes to leave her t1ght sk1rts and old boyfrlends to Nell1e Sellers hop 1ng that she w1ll make good use of them E1Ou1S6 Hardy w1lls her ab1l1ty to learn shorthand to anyone who 13 crazy enough to take lt Frank Deese bequeaths h1s talent for pass1ng bookkeepmg W1thOut studymg to Harhe Halstead Don Holl1s leaves h1s 1n1t1at1ve for studymg Engllsh to Johnny Johnson Lonnell McCall w1lls her pubhc speak1ng talent to Joyce Lamb Baxter and Earl Holl1s with the assurance that there 15 not enough to f1ght over Sue Meadows leaves her blessed qu1etness to JoAnn Thomas Ray S1zernore and Allen Fowler bequeath to Jack Meadows and Dormle Bruner all the rn1sch1ef they got 1nto 1n Mr Sellers' classes Annette Love and Ann Johnson pass on the1r places 1n the typlng room to Sammy McCall and Rex Granger, who Just love to type Raymond Meadows leaves h1s ab1l1ty to gOSS1p m class to James Edward Odorn Don Askew cons1dered leavmg h1s knowledge of bookkeepmg to James Edward Odarn also but, on second thought he dec1ded that he had better keep lt Ann T1nde11 bequeaths to Robert Robmson her ab1l1ty to be absent from school two days every week and st1ll make good grades 15 I I 1 o 1 n v a ' , - 9 Ds 0 0 - 1 9 . . . . I - . . . . . . . . , . n Q . - , - . YV- . 0 0 u u a Q J n Q I . . . u . . Q . . . . I , 1 .

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-ae- Tirne passed swiftly now, and we soon became accustomed to the regular schedule- tests and all. Then one night the class met with one dream in mind and only one desire in their hearts. We silently watched the procession of girls and boys enter the school auditorium dressed in caps and gowns and thought with hopeful hearts of the time when we would be doing the same as they. Mr. Baxter brought us quickly back to the present by giving us our Junior High School diplomas. The following September we entered Senior High School with high spirits. Most of us will recall many of the nights of the first year in senior high spent writing themes for talking and for chewing gum. In some ways our class didn't grow up fast. The next year was spent with one constant reminder facing us--we were understudies go the seniors. The year saw many joyous events, as well as monotonous ones. Among the latter were nights spent burning mid-night oil to acheive a passing grade in book- keeping and English. Just ask the teachers! However, one really delightful event took place the night we assembled in the school lunchroom. Soft lights and glittering stars cast many reflections of color on a gay scene of girls in lovely evening dresses and handsome boys equally well-dressed. This, as you may have guessed already, was the Junior-Senior Banquet. At last we found the long sought, sometimes desparingly sought, title of Senior bes- towed upon us A number of students gained unusual distinction during the year. Cotton- wood's Good Citizenship Girl who was also Houstor County's representative was Judy Windsor Virginia Sellers and Judy Windsor gained distinction by tying for valedictorian while Ruth Franklin and Lonell McCall tied for salutatorian Robert Strickland won the football trophy and onnell McCall won second place in the county American Legion oratorical contest Now graduation brings to an end one of the important chapters that shall ever be written in our lives so we close the book of our happy High School years sing Senior typing class takes a speed test 14 . , - 1 ' Y . , . . . , A-J Q . I . .,, , . c -' 7' 5 I ,, . i K 1 X . , Mg 'N ff VM .tw fx-,F N ' ' My ' , vt fra ' ,mf W- K W , ,. ,,,,- mn- W, . .n Q AW

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Lonnell Smith wishes to leave nothing. She wants to take everything with her. Judy Windsor wills her position as class attorney to any deserving and long-suffering senior. This includes the thankless task of helping some stingy seniors find something that they are willing away. The band members do bequeath all of their good times, their concerts, and the sleepless nights at band camp to the band members who follow them. Finally, we do hereby name and appoint as executers of this, our last will and testa- ment, the Senior II Class. In witness whereof, we, the class of 1955 have set our hand and seal on this 27th day of May 1955. Judy Windsor, Class Attorney Mr. G, L. Baxter, Principal Mrs. A.B. Windsor, Sponsor To the high school students of tomorrow we leave . . . . S sw Perlene - A who helps to keep our building clean Our biology classes with their interesting experiments. . . and hard work