Franklin High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Mount Airy, NC)

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GL--.SS V ILL I, the Glass of 1939, Franklin High School, cone to ny last hours in riy right rnind and in peace with all the world, do hereby bequeath and devise all ny worldly goods and possessions to the following beneficiaries, to wit.: To Franklin School, a large barrell of spark¬ ling grcxtitude dra ' n from the deepest wells of rrieiiory, and kept cool and refreshing by large chunks of cold cormon sense supplied by the prin- cipal, Mr« McLeod. V e, the members of the senior class, con¬ sidering it fairly well settled that we are to gradiuate this j ear, do hereby bequeath our several belon ings to follov ing persons in this, our la.st will and testament: Mary Gardner and Jettie Vernon will their musical t voices to Ethel Lee Stantliff and Glen Blact.burn, hoping their sucess will be as great. Virginia Beamer wills her ability to learn to Glyde Brown, Marion Harbour walls her chewing gum to Grace 7 il- moth, Faye Gooke v;ills her dignity to Eva Lee Haynes, Evelyn Simmons Ramey v ills her ability to act to Lois Lineback. Alice Allred Y:ill her red hair to liozelle Renegar. Swrain Gooke wills his height to Henry ihlred hop¬ ing he Will attain the same by the time he becomes a senior. Gharles Brinkley v ill the keys of the school bus to John Greenwood. Gertrude Shelton wills her talkativeness to 2adia Edith Miller wills her curly hair to Virginia Allred. Betty Hatcher 7ills her height to Lei a Moseley, Rachel ' illard wills her poetic ability to Lottie Belle Gundiff. ' i ' arren and A-arren Incorporated will their company to Johnson and ' . eddle, Doiia Gordon and Mary Hope Booker w.i.ll their

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WILL continued: tongues and appetites to Alma Nichols aid Josephine Hudson, (”Yoo hoo, Harold”) Roy Kirkiiian wills his ability to handle the senior girls to Edv ard McGee. Lillian Badgett V7ills her place on the basket¬ ball squad to Louise Simmons, Nannie Jarrell® wills her ability to study to Clara Belle allred, Rushie Lineback v;llls her smiling eyes to Ruby Wilmoth. Leona Marion wills her graceful manner to Helen Horton, Rebecca McMillan wills her taste for ice-cream and candy to Christine V itt, Coy Kirlanan v ills his smile to T, W. Estes, hoping it may possess the same charm for the ladies, Charles Burroughs v ills his job of getting news¬ paper and year-book to Harold Stone. Lovie Cundiff wills her luck in love to Guida Mc- Graw, wishing her as much success as she has ac¬ complished in the past four years. To the Junior Clas.. of 1939, it is our privi¬ lege to will all the dignity wc did not possess, and all the privileges we did not have, so you won’t be kept under strict rules nesd: ear. We will you our friendliness p.nd all the good advice v e refused to take. To you we leavd our seats in the deten¬ tion hall. Don’t have a ”Sneak Day” and maybe you won’t need them. For the Faculty, a papier-mache basket bas-relief of a worm in the act of turning, made of deihtntion hall slips. Also am engraved testimonial signed by the school doctor, to the effect that we have come through four years of struggle with an unexcelled record in the matter of heart action, cranial expan¬ sion, v eight reduction, and synthetic complexions. I, Dorothy Francis, testator for theS Class S ' ! 1939, will all the pencil stubs, left-over erasers and any pieces of paper that I failed to use in the drawing up of this, our Last Will -md Testament, to the testator of the Class of 1940.