Fort Meade High School - Fomehiso Yearbook (Fort Meade, FL)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the highly respectable and honorable members of the 1947 graduating class of Fort Meade High School, in the County of Polk and State of Florida, having survived the last four years of high school, being still sound in body and mind, do hereby bequeath, make, publish, and declare on this second day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty seven, with witnesses and notary, this our last will and testament, in manner and form following: Section I: As we commend our ambitious selves into the hands of Life, going forward to replace the losses in our lines, we leave this, our 1947 FoMeHiSo, in appreciation of our basic training. Section II: To our ettemed principal, A. J. Hargrove, we bequeath our admiration and respect for him for all his advice, in- formation, reproofs, and admonitions which we shall retain in our memories long after the time of our departure from the afore mentioned High School. Section III: To the members of the faculty, we leave our deepest sympathy for the loss they shall sustain by our graduation. Section IV: To our Sponsors, we will our appreciation for th ir cooperation, their willingness to work, whatever the task may be, and their devoted time and interest which they have given us this our last year in High School. They both have won a place in each one of our hearts. Section V: To our coaches we will a football, basketball, and basbeall team that will be Ridge Champs next year. Section VI: Wc give and bequeath to the Juniors our Senior Room and any valuables contained therein such as old notebooks, chewed pencils, pin-ups, and chewing gum found under the tables and chairs; our front scats in chapel, and any other such privileges as were bestowed upon us. We bequeath to them also our most prized trait, our dignity. Section VII: To the Sophomores, we leave our sympathy for thiir heavy burdens—their swelled heads. Section VIII: To the Freshmen we will success through all th;ir years of high school. The football boys of the Senior Class will to the Freshmen their slogan, FOWARD MEN”. Section IX: We do hereby will and bequeath the following: Bill Acuff and John Barnett will their ability to ask useless ques.ions and get the teacher off the subject to Robert Altman and Roderick Streetman. Clark Adams, Edward Richards and Calvin Howe will their ability to become seniors at the last minute to Gene Holloway and Johnny Robinson. Evelyn Albritton wills the gardenias that so frequently adorn her hair to Mary Jones. Martha Bass wills her ability to get her man to Florida Dennette. George Bell wills his motto, Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you , to George Atwell. Margie Bevis wills her ability to keep 'em guessing to Elouise Mizell. Edna Brown bequeaths all her unprepared assignments to Myra Smith. Vernon Clyatt passes on his ability to talk faster than any other student to Glen McLean. Lillian Conner, Helen Driskell, Clara Goff, and Alice Keen will their boy friends who were left behind when they became Mrs. to all the girls who have been handicapped by the man shortage. Oren Crawford wills his ability to love ’em and leave ’em to George Compton. Lcola Crews wills her ability to be seen and not heard to Ida Pea “I Duncan.

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CLASS FLOWER White Gardenia CLASS COLORS White and Green CLASS MOTTO Not Only To Exist But To Achieve” CLASS HISTORY We are the Seniors! After struggling for twelve, thirteen, and fourteen years to reach our goal, we rightfully and justifiably crow. Looking back, we see the gradual but great change—from hair ribbons and short pants to slbppy joes and Shakespeare. What progress! On September 6, we found ourselves freshmen. We managed to survive the scornful looks of the upper- classmen to elect Earl Walker as our president. Never in the annals of the school has there been such a brilliant class. . . . nor such a modest one. Latin was only one of the many hardships we encountered and it left many otherwise promising students still muttering hic, haec, hoc”. The following year found us a very sophisticated sophomore class. Edna Brown was elected president and we presented the Sophomore Style Show. The year passed quickly while we enjoyd many picnics and parties. As juniors we felt that we had reached the summit of learning but soon found, to our dismay, that this just wasn’t so. Chinese crossword puzzles were given up in favor of geometry and our junior year was under way. We elected George Bell as our president and undertook the management of the school paper. Hold Everything was selected as our play and proved to be a great success. The terrace of the New Florida Hotel in Lakeland was decided upon for the Junior-Senior Banquet and the whole affair was a whooping success. Our senior year began with a hard-fought election. T. J. Davis emerged victorious to serve as our senior president. Our activities included two luncheons with very distinguished guests and several dances held after the football games. The social event of the year was the Senior Prom at the Sorosis Club in Lakeland on December 20th. A Christmas motif was used with a Christmas tree and lots of mistletoe and balloons hanging about the room. The seniors and their dates had a wonderful time. We finally decided upon The High School Mystery” as our play and again were successful. The Juniors made plans for the Junior-Senior Banquet and we looked for- ward to a lot of fun then. As graduation time drew near, we realized that the memories of our friends, the teachers, and the good times here at Fort Meade High School will never leave our hearts. MARIAN SPIETH, Class Historian.

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To Bobby McClellan, T. J. Davis leaves all his stormy sessions with the principal. Ernest Dean wills his Jimmy Stewart physique to Mac Lanier. Anita Doke wills her ability to go with three boys at once to Janet Davis. Frances Douglas wills her dime store laugh to Marian Tillis. We, Patsy Durrance and Carolyn Knight, will our ability to go with brothers to Mildred Hunter and Peggy Smith. Flash Farr wills his hidden singing talent to Manley Walker. Margy Farr wills her ability to get to class on time to Joe Warren Joiner. Billy Fitch bequeaths his little black book to Wilbur Sellers, so that the girls won’t feel so lost when Billy leaves. Shirley Green wills her studious disposition and all time record for continuous study to Eunice Greene. Marian Grunholzer wills her musical fingers that can beat out boogie or play a symphony at will to Betty Jo Collins. Tony Hancock leaves Fay to F. M. H. S. for just one more year. Patsy Harward wills her gift of gab” to Margaret Lamb. Mildred Hendry wills her big blue eyes to Dorothy Arnold. Jerry Hurst wills her chewing gum (though we hate to make her part with it) and her ability to pop” it to Betty Dotson. To J. D. Jackson, Jimmy McSwain leaves $.21 to buy him a Girl Wanted Ad in the Black and Gold. Stuart Ringdahl leaves his ability to go through school without opening a book to Park Allred. Evelyn Rowell wills her vim, vigor and vitality to Hildred Scott. Barbara and Betty Rushing will their title, Senior Twins”, to Jerry Adkins and Betty Lou Watson. Edward Scott wills his Van Johnson complexion to Connie Mack Curls. Jo Ann Shirley wills her position on the cheering squad which she has held for three years to Veda Walker. Marian Spieth wills her scholastic achievements to Martha Richards. Maurice Stokes wills Jerry Adkins to no one. Dorothy Swafford wills her book, How To Keep That School Girl Figure , to Lila Rae Clark. Irene Tucker and Marcella Wyser will their ambition to be knee-action secretaries to Wanda Guest, Bertha Johnson, and Idell Mott. Wilma Waldron wills her ability to get a man on his own to Evelyne Rivers and Hazel Newsome. Earl Walker bequeaths his willingness to wait for Cupid to come his way to Marcell Butler. Howard Williamson wills his 125 pounds of manliness to Joe McMillan. Section X: We hereby constitute, make and appoint the faculty of the Fort Meade High School our lawful executors and trustees of this last will and testament by us made. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seal, this second day of June, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand nine hundred and forty seven. Witnesses: FRED SPEIGHT ANDY HURST J. C. DURRANCE (SEAL) CLASS OF 1947 PATSY DURRANCE, Attorney at Law.