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

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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.

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VALSDICTCHY It is not an easy or pleasant task to have to say goodbye. But in behalf of the Senior Class of 1939, it is my duty to Icavo with you some final thoughts, which I hope will express to each of you our love and appreciation for all that has been done for us during our school 1 if o. To our parents wo v ould express our apprecia¬ tion of tho- Opportunity you have given us of going school, for the care you have provided, the interest you have always shown in us. It is our earnest hope that we will never disap¬ point you. VVe feel that we owe to Mr. Mcleod and to all our teachers a debt that we can never repay. To them we owe the ideals we have of making our lives mean something in this busy world. We app¬ reciate your faith in us and wc hope to live up to your expectations. Now, in return, I am going to promise to all our friends and parents who are hero tonight, that wo, as the graduating class of 1939, make a solemn pledge that for each year v c live in this community we arc going to give the best of our knowledge, physical efforts, and financial aid toward maViing our community become- not Just a bettor place- but the best place in North Carolina in v hich to live. I am proud to speak for the class of 1939 and to express our appreciation to each one of you for your presonce hero tonight. Virginin. Boamor, Valedictorian