Danville High School - Log Yearbook (Danville, KY)

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,S 79263 SIGNING 01212 Clues Will We, the class of 1926, being of sound mind and disposing memory, make and publish this our last will and testament: First: We give and bequeath to the class of 1927, our senior privileges, our A's and B's, our pull with the various teachers, and the scoldings received from the whole faculty for our misdemeanors which, we are daily reminded, influence and mislead the younger classes. Second: The following personal bequests are left by the individual members of the class. Richard Foley leaves his standing with the girls to be equally divided among his logical successors, Frank Goggin, Howard Hunt, and Royce McBeath. Elizabeth Walter leaves her sylph-like figure to Elizabeth Johnson, with the knowledge that it will be excellent for future conquests. Sara Lynn Tucker leaves her Hgift of gab to Florence Dunagan. Tevis Cobb leaves his Glue Co to Paul Mannini. Catherine Eason and Louise Connelly leave their culinary art to future Kitchen Vamps . Herbert VVeissinger leaves his art magazines and risque pictures to Happy Yowell. Bob Featherston leaves his pony and experience of getting out of scrapes with Miss Chapman to future Caesar students. Sherwood Wesley's freckle remover is left to Claude Houston. Mary Gose leaves her perfect 'A36' to VVanda Mills. Harold Baker leaves his happy smile to Charley Thurmond. Russell Lutes leaves his wise cracks to 'fFlicker', Linney. Dope', Noel leaves his football talent to Joe Veihl. Hallie Harmon and Clarine Snow leave their Collegiate Sheiks to next year's Happers with the hope that they may not be taken by K. C. W. Queens'i. Rose Wilham leaves her poetic ability to Blanche Wimble. Stuart Lynn leaves his good looks and demure ways to jack Durham. Laura Belle Clarke leaves her powers of debate to the W. C. T. U. Leonard Hines leaves his heart-smashing ability to Ed Lawrence with the hope that Ed may make as many conquests as he has. Margaret Sbewmaker leaves her geometry powers to Q. E. D. Clarke. Kathryn Carson and Emarine Rankin leave their bright smiles to Celeste Reed and Pinkie Alexander. . Banks Hudson leaves his A's to Billy Mac Kincaid and hopes he can use them. Dulcie Bell leaves her waves to, Mary Kimberlin. Jack Bosley leaves his surplus avoirdupois to Dan Vandenburg. Arretta VVhite leaves her curly locks to Jessie Cook. Louis Campbell leaves his tennis ability to Owen Howson. In the signing whereof, witness, our hand and seal, this twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six. By the class of 1926 CHARLES CALDWELL JR. Class Testator. Clues Prophecy As I was wandering through the attic one gloomy, rainy day in 1935, I came across an old moth-eaten, ragged book on the back of whch was printed in the handwritng of my school days, D, H. S. Notes, Class of Twenty-six . It had been a number of years since I had left D. H. S., but having occasionally kept clippings of my old classmates, I decided to spend the morning reviewing what had happened since we parted on graduation day. On the very first page was a newspaper clipping which ran: President Banks Hudson, Jr., of Yale College .... here the clipping ended, but I remembered Banks as our class president in the Sophomore, junior, and Senior classes. The next thing was a picture of Elizabeth Walter, under which was written: Ziegfield's Leading Lady, noted for her alluring eyesn. Thirty-one

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