Desoto County High School - Cornucopia Yearbook (Arcadia, FL)

Page 34 text:

CLASS WILL We the Senror Class of the DeSoto County Hrah School Crty of Arcadra State ot Florrda rn the year of our Lord one thousand nrne hundred and forty srx berna ot sound mrnd and body and bernq about to venture out rnto the world do hereby devrse our last wrll and testament hereby revokrnq and cancellrna all other wrlls rnade by us at any other trme Robert Avant wrlls hrs legs to Frank Collzn Henry Browder wrlls hrs basketball abrlrty to Zark Wutlrrrclr Dorrs Brown wrlls her blushrnq abrlrty to Clara Hendry Pattr Brown wrlls ter Senror Schola t o Ruth Cleveland and her abrlrty o aet kckea out Qt o e ythrna to Anna Duncan anley Cews wrlls t ahrlrty t skrp classes Dan Sellers Hazel Dees wr ls hcr curly lrarr to Det Sellers Luella Dodds wrlls her ambrtron to study to Betty Lee Addrson Dean Duncan wrlls her abrlrty to ao wrth one boy t least three months wrthout a quarrel to Odelle Lanatord lean Eller wrlls her happy qolucky ways to her srster Pebble one that would lrkc rt Wade Fowler wrlls hrs musrcal talent to Euqene Thomp son B V Grrttrn wrlls hrs shvness to Mary Browder Mary lane Hahn wrlls her battrna abrlrty to Georara Ann Kersey Beatrrce Hatrestad vtrlls her shortltana sea to Anna belle Foster Earl Hrll wrlls hrs watclr to Ierry Mclvlrllan so that she wrll know the trcrre Evelyn Iohnson wrlls her shortness to Kay Sturts Tommy Krttrell wrll hrs heraht to Bernard Cochran Grace lohnson wrlls her excess cedrts and nume ous study halls to Wrrma Smrth Marre Ion s wrlls her extra ta dy slrps to Elsre Holloway and Lavonne Welch Nell Kelley wrlls her qreat love or huntrna and frshmq to her cousrn toe Mattrson Bernrce Krnsey wrlls her abrlrty to type srxty Nords a m nute to Buddy Kersey Vrola Korneqay wrlls her Honor Socrety prn to her brother James Vesta Lrcht wrlls her are n eyes to Irrs Whrte Fred Markett wrlls hrs typrna abrlrty to Kenneth Crumpton Thurston McLeod wrlls hrs curly harr to Ed Kemp Elrzabeth McLenon wrlls ner love ot Geornetry to Edna Barnwell Martha Ann Mtlvrn wrlls her hrah school fun to all the students ot D H Q Drck Meyer wrlls hrs pclrteness to Steve Grooms ey e erw s rorazr owor rra Pru e Davrs lohn Moraan wrlls tors slr k black harr to Aubrey Crews Gerrc Nabell wrlls lrs Jood rrt ture and pool shootrna trlrty to Bay Speer L harles N9SIll1lll wrlls hrs hrarns to Laverne Smrth Arnold Pemberton Nrlls r abrlrty to aet by rn Typ rncg ll to Elbert Chrlson Harmon Platt wrlls hrs bashtulness around qrrls to Elbert Chrlson Clara Mae Proctor x rls her shorthand grades to Betty Lee Addrson Leslre Babb wrlls trs eet to Ellrs Markham Lyllrs Ann Balls wrlls the trme her mother spent on her homework to Dan Balls luanrta Baaan wrlls ner wrt to lessre Trllman all Sandusky wrlls tts nrckname to Buddy Parker Eddre Strverson wrlls hrs sleeprness to Lee Strkeleather Gene Trdwerl wrlls hrs football abrlrty and Jersey 76 to Lara Kersey Betty Wade wrlls her trqur to Dot Sellers Brll Wrllrarns wrlls hrs Southern drawl to Tommy Brown Leola 'Wrnqate wrlls her posrtron on the basketball team to Alrce Sprvey arl Yarbrough Arlls nr s rrpezt cap to Do lters lames Zerqler wrlls hrs bra ears to Iohn Lambert Ortez Zerale wlls her abrrrty for the future to Ianet Johnson Aurrn Collrns wrlls hrs 'rttentron rn Chernrstry class to Srdney Hrll To the Iunrors we the Senrors wrll our seats rn chapel To the Unaerclassmen we leave the abrlrty to be as drqnrfred as we were as Senrors Tc the school we leave the hope that the sard school can survrve wrthout us Duly wrnessed and srqned the thrrd day or Ianuary rn the year ot our Lord one thousand nrne hundred and forty srx Srqned Semor Class Nrtnesses Mrs A W lohnson Mr T B Jones Mr H F Burke V l V I I I I I I I P I I ' ' t , . Q , ' Q' '-' B ,tt le, Mill, 'rll l , b'l'ty t k t to ' , 1 C . ' ' 1, , ' s ic f, , , , - r . ' r ' Q r , - I V. Q' ' v ,v r ' fri' X . , 1 ' ht ..., . St r ' ris ' o ' H ' to 4, M H H U A I , ' ns - I 1 ' ' N . ' ' ' ' . a ' . 4 f - , , X. , Bert Erickson wrlls his ability ta arow a beard to any- u E , E I E - N V t N C l rr' '. . ' ' ' e . I Y Yl N 5 L . V t . . V - U E ' ' ' r I 's t o ' t Se' . A V L . r ' r ,, . ' . e It . , A V 4 V 'Al L , A I V I 1 A V - I ' . . Q 4 . V . M i. 28

Page 33 text:

CLASS PRCPHECY Down rn New Zealand Vrola Kornegay specralrzrng rn nursrng srck gophers Occa sronally she wrll take care of a mrx brx rf rt rs an emergency ln Lhrcago Vesta Lrcht rs tryrng to convrnce a lrttle black boy there rsnt such a thrng as a ghost Fred Marketts rust completed a vehrcle to go to the moon He says hes gorng to tell us all about rt when he gets back ln hrs offrce on Oak Street at Arcadra Thurston McLeod has rnvented a new materral for false teeth Thrs new materral rs called bees wax Elrzabeth Mclsenon rs the prrncrpal and tec ch er at Fort Ogden s new one story school Drck Meyer rs the featured performer at the Prnk Elephant Nrte Club Betty Lee Mrller rs drrector of the Home Economrcs department of DeSoto County Hrgh School lohn Morgan rs a telephone operator and spends all hrs trme lrstenrng rn on prrvate conversatrons Gene Nabell has retrred on hrs fortune made by sellrng wood to the resrdents of Arcadra Charles NeSmrth has rust drscovered the new planet Laro Harmon Platt rs the New Mayor and Chref of Polrce at Owens Clara Mae Proctor rs proprretor of a new dress shop at Nocatee Leslre Babb rs manager and star player of the tenth basketball team rn the conference Lyllrs Ann Balls has Just marrred the man to whom she was prrvate secretary Iuanrta Hagan rs manager of the Kurby Kew Beauty Salon at Brownsvrlle Esther Rrgby has converted the worst trrbe of Canrbals rn Afrrca Carl Sandusky rs manager of a great foot ball team whrch Just defeated Prne Level Eddre Strverson rs the doorman at the Plaza Hotel Gene Trdwell rs the new doctor rn Arcadra Hrs frrst patrent was a lame horse Charles Trsdale rs rn charge of the guardrng of Peace Rrver Betty Wade rs a nurse rn a chrldren s ward she has Just taken the measles Brll Wrllrams has Just rnvented a new weed whrch doesnt have to be planted rn the garden lt Just comes up' Leola Wrngate rs the new Physrcal Educa tron teacher at DeSoto County Hrgh School Earl Yarbrough has rust erected lrghts over the Atlantrc Ocean Iames Zergler has Just returned from Alaska rn a fourth class frerght car Ortez Zergler has rust marrred an orange prcker and settled down to a quret lrfe Aurrn Collrns has Just completed the new 1966 Austrnl 1 , 13 N . . . . . . . H , . , . , . , , V f I I I ,, , . H , I 1 , . . ,,. . . H . . . . . v 1 F 27

Page 35 text:

September 7th Back to school again This day found some of us Green Freshmen Serious Sophomores Irvey lunrors Candl Digmfred Seniors September lOth Every one trying to find his class and get books for the new subiects he was about to venture into September l2th Finally getting settled down to school routine for the time being anyhow September l4th First Assembly Mr Iones stressed the importance of electing the right kind of members to the Student Council Also our first football game was tonight with Punta Gorda Oh! dear! We got off to a bad start September 28th Had a pep meeting in assembly this afternoon for the Bartow football cessron Stand Job was all about October l Day light saving time ended finding us coming to school with the sun way up in the sky October 2 Some of those Seniors skipping second period class to go to an Honor Society meeting The lucky things! October ll Rainy day Everyone s hair drooling ex ept maybe Patsy Treadwell s Barny weather has one advantage We got out of school one half an hour earlier today October 16 Seems as though every teacher is popping us a quiz today October l8 Football rally uptown tonight Burned a dummy of Winter Haven on a huge bonfire. October 24f'End of first six-weeks. Report Cards today. Oh! my! Wait till my pa secs is. October 31-Aw what about all the spooks I saw uptown tonight! Was that Foo-Foo I saw? l couldnt tell whether he had on a false face or not!! November l-Seniors starting to work on their Annual at last! November 5-Dug out our Winter clothes. Down to 38 this morning. Brrrrr, November 9 4Ft. Meyers football game to- night. November l2fArmistice Day holiday. November l5-For Seniors only: Announce- ment man here today. November 17-Senior Class party at the Hahn's tonight. Bemernber?? November 22-23--Two whole days of vaca- tion. Thanksgiving is here. December 3 Groan groan Whats this? lust the basketball girls lrmbering up on first day of practice December 5 Oh those report cards again? Sooooooo soon! December lU Boys began practicing basket ba December l4 The mystery of all those signs solved at last Theres to be a Big Christmas party tonight at the youth center for the stu dents of D H S December 2l Out for the Christmas holr days Surely do wish Christmas came more often lanuary 2 Back to school and oh such a cold morning to start off the new year night with Sarasota Ianuary 22 Ugh ugh midterm exams!! February 2 The groundhog came out to day but seeing its shadow it scurrred back in February l4 The boys that werent too bashful gave their girls special attention to day mainly in the way of a Valentine February 22 Harmon Platt is really celebrat ing George Washington s birthday He s gone a whole day without telling more than four 19S March 4 Seniors take IO test are we dumb? March 20 Nothing happening around here as usual. March 20-----luniors gave the Seniors a swell banquet. April l-No school today. April Fool!! April lC-Classes are so boresome these days a fellow can t even sleep any more. April l7 l8 l9-lust think we get spring holidays this year. lsnt that nice? lve got Spring Fever anyhow. April 24-Senior Picnic. My such dignified Seniors!! May 2ln-Undergraduates start reviewing. May 23-Cram-CramfCram-the new motto. May 26-The Baccalaureate Sermon deliv- ered to the Seniors. May 28-Seniors marched all day longf oh, weary feet. May Sl-The day has at last arrived. School is over, and everyone passed taheml. Corn- mencement exercises tonight. Good-bye. MUSINGS CF THE 1945 -1946 SCHOOL YEA l I ' - A I ll. - l I I - game tonight. Hluniors found out what the Con- rlcmuqryl 4?-First basketball game Ihbere to- ' ' I - 1' . u A Q th Q