East Rome High School - Arena Yearbook (Rome, GA)

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iq- . - V - -' -www mt.-Tr A- -sip-any-i':wr. 'wi Winfred Hawkins, being of tired body and even more tired of school, do hereby leave my ability to sleep through English every day to anyone who might be boredg and also I leave Dianne, but don't get any ideas, anybody! Shelia Helms, being of feeble mind and dilapidated body do hereby leave all my F's in Shorthand Il and Bookkeeping to anyone foolish enough to take them!! Iames Hitchcock, do hereby leave to Iimmy Smith my right to get out of class more than anyone else. Louise Honaker, do hereby leave to Charles Shmukler the wonderful times we had at the Senior Dance and another year as great as '59. lean Iohnston, being mostly just body, do hereby leave to all the Second Avenue crowd, Alice, Io Ann, San- dra, Beth, Suzanne, and Bettye Anne, a handkerchief to cry in when I'm gone. Linda Kay, being of freckled-face, do hereby leave to Leah Williams another year of Phys. Ed. and a box of band-aids. Dan Keever, do leave my worn-out developer to Bill Allee and hope he can use it next year. I also leave my nickname Hubert to anyone Whip pins it on. Laquieda Key, being of diminishing mind and unstable body, do leave all of my nicknames to my sister Wanda. Linda Lam, being of unsound mind and broken body, leave to Quillian Stewart my ability always to chew gum in band practice and never get caught. Iackie Lamb, do hereby leave to Helen Watson, Miss Rollins' chemistry, in hopes that she will be more successful than I have been. George Lanier, leave to the junior class the pride I have in this new school. Iennie Lee, leave to any senior an incurable case of insomnia with my bottle or Curine for those tired eyes. ' Laura Levinson, being of sound mind and body, leave to my sister Martha, my dissected earthworm in biologyg and to Ieanie Morris a whole package of Double Bubble Gum. Shirley Lowery, being of insane mind and mutilated body, do hereby just leave. Mary Ann Manzella, being of humorous mind and frail body, do hereby leave to Mary Curry my collection of oral reports which were always so funny to the class in sixth period English. We, Bobby Mashburn and Lamar Whittenburg, do here- by leave Freddie to anybody lucky enough to have his acquaintance. Larry Meeks, do hereby leave all fame for the new bomb I invented thot water and sugarl to Miss Rollins. Alex Millican, being of sound mind and good spirits, will and bequeath my self-explanatory drawing book to next year's drawing class. Mary Minter, do hereby leave my scholastic ability to jane Braden fespecially in English and historyl. Pat Moss, do hereby leave my tremendous speed to Russell Sweeden, and to the football team I leave Coach Deleski. Carolyn Nelson, possessing none of my faculties, do hereby leave my nickname BOOGER to Carolyn Arnold. Marcella Norris, being of clotty brain and weak body, do hereby leave .... East Rome High. Marie Padgett, being of no mind at all, do hereby bequeath to Lynda, my ability to talk always when I should be listening. Patsy Patterson, being of unsound mind and wrecked body, do hereby leave .... I hope. Mary Margaret Phillips, do hereby leave Lamar. But girls .... don't get any ideas, I'm not going far. Shirley Lee Phillips, being of sound mind and body, do hereby leave my ability to burst drumheads to any- one crazy enough to play them. I, Larry Raiford, do hereby leave to some lucky junior, my seat in mechanical drawing. I, Larry Rickman, leave my ability to get out of football practice to Punchy Camp and Legs Rickman, and to Bubba Vaughan my Kentucky jump shot. I, Billy Rudd, being of fabulous mind and body, do hereby leave my muscle building kit to Sidney Iohnston. We, Iudy Russell, Nancy Newman, and Sherry None- macher, being of nondescript minds and bodies, do hereby leave to Greer Sartin our ability to get down to Y. C. one way or another in the hope that she will use it wisely ..... I, Arnold Shedd, leave my clean football uniform and ability to pass school to Herschel S., and to Buddy S. I leave my ability to play hookey and not get caught!! I, Io Ann Shiflett, being of sound mind, do hereby leave to Benny the ability to graduate. We, Bettye Sligh, Iennie Lee Hadaway, Iudy Ballard, Sally Maulsby, Lynn Stillwell, Nicky Horne, Courtney Ellis, Mary Lynn Fletcher, Maryanne Mahan, Mary Keith Haskin, Patsy Lowe, and Rose Kelly falias group , masses , and gang j being of sugar and spice and just everything . . . do hereby bequeath from among our worldly possessions, a few things dilapidated from over use!!! First, to the freshmen, we share a portion of our pride in being a part of this new school. To the sophomore girls, we bestow our ability fby being such lovelies l to infatuate underclassmen!! Also to the unforgotten sophomore poets we leave our favorite song We Win Again. Next, we will to the juniors our crumpled box con- taining crushed corsages, foolish, faded fotographs , and many merry memories. Then, to all girls, we will the competence to uphold the high morals which we and other senior girls set for the new East Home I-sigh. Last, but not least, we leave the knowledge t at: We're the greatest, We're just fine, East Rome's class of '59! l, Bobby Temples, being of sound mind, do hereby hope to leave. I, Iudy Terhune, do hereby leave my good times at East Rome High School to Iudy Camp and Herbie Miller. I, Wayne Vick, being of wounded body and spirit tno mindl, do hereby leave my homemade still - to Ronnie Mashburn twho will return next yearl. I, Pat Walker, having deteriorated mind, leave Peggy Walker and julie Self one hundred theme titles con- demned by Miss Rush. I, Alfhild Weber, do hereby leave my ability to speak Latin and play basketball to Ioe Keith and Bonnie Cecere. I, Patsie Wells, bequeath to Diane M. my most treasured possession - my Italian loafers and my tinkle song -and to anyone luckier than I, my new B.B. uni- form I never wore. To my little sister Diane I leave- her. I, Pam Wenham, do hereby leave to Sue Brock my first chair and I hope that she has as much fun in it as I have had. I, Louise West, do hereby leave to Curt Yarbrough a sign to give to Coach Bolton saying, Look Out, Girls, Here We Come. I, Ellissia Witt, leave my place at the end of 'the lunch line to Susan Shear in,hopes that she will fight her way to the front. I, Sandra Wolfe, being of sound mind and body, do hereby leave my job as boys' scorekeeper to any girl lucky enough to go on the boys' bus. I, Edward Youngblood, leave my ability to get flat tires' on the school parking lot to Ronnie Amos and my seat in band to B. S. fl won't mention her name, it's a mere freshmanl. Q

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I 'lffli BETTYE SLIGH I, Noel Alexander, do hereby leave to Amy W. my ability to talk my way out of certain situations. In case of sudden departure from this universe, I, Craig Allee, being of weak mind and probably weaker body, find myself a pauper, therefore, I have nothing to leave. I, Frances Allen, do hereby leave to Lewis Davis my ability to get to school on time five days a week. I, Diane Andrews, being of empty mind and stomach, dc leave my three or four senior math books to anyone who finds them, and my dirty basketball uniform to the cleaners. I, Vance Angle, being of sound body and weak mind, leave my sport coat to any junior who would like to try for best-dressed a month too late. And Mr. Poe, I just leave. I, Iimmy Arp, leave to some lucky boy the honor of lead- ing the greatest band ever to be in Rome. I, Fred Astin, being of feeble mind and strained intel- ligence, do leave to any poor unsuspecting junior taking drafting SOO crumbled drawings and one crooked T-square. I, Evelyn Baker, do hereby leave to Wayne Casey, Ned Simms, and Donnie Kelley my ability to graduate? I, Lynda Marie Barbre, do hereby leave to Cathy Gag- liardy my croaky after-game voice, and my 'ichoppy haircut to anyone foolish enough to have it cut that way. I, Io Nell Batey, being of perfect mind, do herby leave my right hand shots to Sandra Leftie Cherry, and to Barbara Bojo lohnson my ability to be at every practice. I, Patricia Bennett, being of feeble mind and unsound body, do hereby leave four of the best years of my life, especially my senior year, and some of the finest friends a girl could have to the lucky juniors. I, Becky Blankenship, leave E. R. H. S. taking with me many fond memories and leaving behind to my brothers, Sid and Pinkie, a host of fine teachers and good times. I, Iudy Bonefbeing of sound mind and body, do hereby leave to Hugh and Linda my ability to leave. I, Dwan Boozer, being a genius, do hereby leave my superlative brain to science. I, Carolyn Bowman, being of tired mind and body, do hereby leave to Glenda and Bettye my ability to have fun. I, Billy Bradshaw, do hereby leave. I, Ellen Brazeltonhbeing of jogqled mind and displaced bones, leave to Dianne Magruder my boots and saddle. . -v.. fi I I 's LAST WILL and TESTAMENT I, Barbara Ellen Broadway, being of questionable mind and shrinking body, do hereby leave, I hope. I, Barbara I. Broadway, alias Mrs. I-lubbard, do hereby leave with Gene. To Barbara Swafford I leave my happy memories of East Rome High. I, Martha Brown, do leave to lane Brown the fortitude to take bookkeeping from Mr. Finley, and to Harriett Moore I leave D. H. W. D. B. I. I, Ray Coffey, being of worn-out mind, do hereby leave to Alice S., Beth S., and Sandra M. my car, with a guarantee to be late. I, Gail Collett, leave to the 'llost class the HOPE that 'lthe South shall rise again. We, Barbara Cooley and Crawford Walden, leave to- gether, if we leave. l, Rodney Dempsey, do hereby leave my weak mind and strong back to Dudley Stripling and Mike Wilson and my ability to get out of P. E. to Ken Camp. I, Tommy Dial, being of weak mind and body, do hereby leave to Liz Whitener my seat in Love's homeroom. I, Roy Echols, being of small mind and smaller body, go. I, Iames Garrett, having no mind and little of anything else, do hereby leave my battered slide rule to any- one who has enough glue to put it together. I, Wade Gassman, do hereby leave a hands off sign to any junior with big ideas W- and I don't mean about Alberghetti. I, Leila Gordon, being of decayed mind and body, do hereby leave my ability to pop bubble-gum in book- keeping to my sister, Mildred. , Agetha Graham, do hereby leave to Rachel Bramlett the ability to wear a West Rome class ring at Eat Rome. To all the basketball cheerleaders, I leave my good times. , Ierry Gresham, being of feeble mind and weatherbeaten body, do hereby will to anybody who gets it, my spot in Miss Turner's geometry class. , Faye Hale, being of no mind and broken body, will my ability to tumble to Mary Ellen Norris. , Rosemary Hammond, being in a confused state of mind, leave to Cam Brock, my ability to fall out of jeeps, Hope she's more graceful than I. I, Mary Shelor Harbin, do bequeath to the next brave editor my unique talent for being the speediest editor yet and to my cousin, Lyn, I leave my dilapidated tennis shoes. I, Martha Hardin, being of sound mind and unfit body, do hereby bequeath to -my little sister Little Bit the hope that she will improve her professional grace and poise on the basketball floor.

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