Ford High School - Fordian Yearbook (Laurens, SC)

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-..-F,-.y----.rv ---- - . , f, M bykr v,,v-rw 1 C AA WI Upon behalf of my client, the Class of 1947 of Ford High School, of the City of VVattsville, State of South Caro lina, U. S. A., I now write her last will and testament and in her last moments bestow upon her friends a few gifts from her dying hand. May there be no frantic pleading and scrambling among her friends for this or that coveted glory, for she has tried to be just and impartial and to distribute wisely the talents that have served her so faithfully these four years. These are her decisions, at last definitely arrived at through very deliberate consideration. Such things as Zh? has, she hereby gives into your possession, praying that you will accept them as a sacred trust from one who has gone e ore. This, then, is the document duly drawn up and sworn to: We, the Class of 1947, being about to pass out of this sphere of education, do make and publish this. our last will and testament, hereby makin void all former wills or promises by us at any time heretofore made, or mayhap, carelessly spoken, one to the other, as tfie thoughtless wish of an idle hour. As to such estate as it has pleased the fates and our own strong hands and brains to win for us, we do dispose of the same as follows: Item I - We give and bequeath to our beloved Superintendent, Mr. J. E. Ford, in partial payment for all that he has done for us during our long years at Ford High, our sincere adection and our heartfelt gratitude. We hope he will accept for himself the praise for each success that we may achieve in the arena of the world. Item II - We give and bequeath to the faculty, who have done their duty so nobly in instructing us, a well-earned rest. No longer need they get wrinkled brows worrying over whether this one, or that one, will get a passing grade. Item III - To the Junior Class we leave as souvenirs all our note books, well filled, which testify to our long career of studiousness. VVe leave also our ability to make any action we saw fit to commit, seem perfectly justifiable and proper, in fact the only thing to do. In addition, we leave our seats in the classrooms, including the doodling on top and the cuds of gum underneath. Last. but not least, we leave our Senior dignity. May they uphold it forever with due seriousness and ravity. Item IV - The follhwing are not really trifling be uests for they have been valuable assets to usg therefore we hope you will receive them as a reminder of the generosity of heart displayed in our free and full bestowal: lst. To Mrs. Stevenson, our home room teacher, we leave our ever-enduring friendship, together with the echo of our voices which we hope will keep her company for years to come. We warn that these echoes may be faint as we have proven our ability to keep quiet on all occasions. 2nd. To Mr. Elmore. we leave an additional algebra answer book in which is contained the answers arrived at by our own solution. Ma he and his pupils be able to find examples somewhere to fit these answers. 3rd. To Mrs. Keflers, we leave a pair of glasses especially designed to make the characters in shorthand change to the right shape and direction when she looks at them. How we wish she'd had such glasses this year! Item V -- Each article herein described is bequeathed severally to the below mentioned individuals according to the terms of this will and testament: lst. I, Doris Foster. leave all my problems as class president to Bobbie ,lean Taylor. 2nd. I, Elizabeth DeShields, leave to Margie Bond and Geraldine King my rumble-seat technique. 3rd. I, Tommy Cox, leave to Harold Outley my wavv hair, hoping his will be waved permanently . 4th. I, Margaret Lyons, leave tb Omega Knight and Wyladene Cooper my musical talent to sing Salvation Army To Whom It lNlay Concern: h s. bynglgtgi. I, Jack Rhodes, leave to lake Arnold and Kenneth Adams my ability to get up at 8:30 and to get to school y '6rli. I, Elsie Tumblin, leave to Trudelle Leopard and Mildred King my ability to draw a crowd of eager listeners by reading picked lines from my diary. 7th. I, Niles Pulley. leave to George Lyles and jimmy Beane all the slightly used gum under seat number 2 in the front row of room 12. This gift I make at a great sacrifice, since chewing gum has been unusually scarce. 8th. I, Betty jean VVaddell, leave to Virginia Hill and Wilma Harkins my musical gifts. Music hath charms to soothe the savage beasts. May it have the desired effect. 9th. I, Bill Long, leave to George Babb and David Wardell my technique in finding the One and Only . May they be convinced that One is better than Many. 10th. I, Dorothy Power, leave to Blanche Parsons and Sara Frances Taylor my appetite for popcorn and candy. llth. I, Leroy Cox, leave to Nelson Moss my artistic ability and to Colon Mattison my absences from school. May his mother not be as quick to catch on as mine was. 12th. I, Betty Gwinn, leave to Dorothy Craig and Harriett Taylor my olfice as song starter for the class. Here's hoping they will be able to hit the right key every time. 13th. I, Edwin Hazel, leave to Alva McAlister my secret passion for the ladies and to Thomas Childress my well known affection for algebra. 14th. I, Peggy Hamrick, leave to Mildred Craine my love letters. She may have these Published after my marriage. 15th. I, Margaret Wilson, leave to Dorothy Culbertson and Wales Burdette my pleasant smile and quiet manner. 16th. I, Arthur Self, leave to Douglas Stevens and Curtis Davis my ability to play the great lover. May they have the desired success with the ladies. 17th. I, Louise Hanvey, leave to Dorothy Burke my habit tif sleeping in first period class. May her slumbers be quiet and eaceful and free from snores. 18th. Il, lean Orr, leave to Betty Fuller the red glints in my hair and the freckles on my face. 19th. I, Bobbie Pulley, leave to Martha johnson and Jean Garrett my boisterous manner. 20th. I, Marvin Burdette, leave to Ioe Edwards and Billy Joe Lunsford mv masculine handsomeness. 21st. I, Nelle Lyndley. leave to Betty Baber my popularity with the male population. l 22nd. I. Harold Turner. leave to Claudell Davis my secret desire to be a second Clark Gable. 23rd. I. Elizabeth Lindley, leave to Julia King my sunny disposition. 24th. I, Mary Long, leave to Betty Snow my seat by the radiator and the suggestion that red socks will do the rest toward keeping her feet warm. V 25th. 1. Betty Anne Stewart, leave to Catherine Gallman and Margaret Sprouse my left-over aspirin tablets. May they prove effective just before every examination. We do hereby constitute and appoint our principal, Mr. Johnson, sole executor of our last will and testament. In witness whereof, wc, the Class of 1947, have to this our will, set our hands and seal. MAR. SONG, Testator for Class of 1947.