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

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OUR YEARS ACT I Time: 1945-46 Place: Franklin High School Enter Freshmen Mrs. Locklear’s First Year Sneak Day Honors Won By F.H.S. Track Team Fun Center Opened Dumb? And How! Poor Soul! What Fun! Hurrah! No Necking! ACT II Time: 1946-47 Place: Franklin High School Wise Fools!! Mrs. Locklear becomes Senior Home Room Teacher Prayer Meetings! Sneak Day Again Oh! Oh! Oh! Track Team Wins Again Rah! Rah! ACT III Time: 1947-48 Place: Lranklin High School Electric Bell System Honors Won By L.H.S. Basketball Squads Don’t Take My Penny” Bought Athletic Bus Junior-Senior Banquet Lirst Edition of Maroon Grey Bong! T rophies! Slick Chick! Old Doubtful! First Formal! Good Beginning! ACT IV Time: 1948-49 Place: Franklin High School Seniors Agriculture Shop Constructed Student Store Opened Access to Football Field Faith, Hope and Flarity Junior-Senior Again May 27 Graduation Day At Last!!! Finally! No Strong Beverages! Muscle Men?!! Cute ’un! Corsages and Boivties Sob! Sob! Curtain 11

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4 SUPERLATIVES Most Likely to Succeed 4. Most Likeable 7. Most Attractive Best Sports 5. Biggest Flirt 8. Quietest Best All-round 6 . Happiest 9. Cutest 10

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LAST WILL and TESTAMENT WE, THE CLASS OF 1949, being about to pass out of this educational world of Franklin High School do declare this to be our last Will and Testament. ITEM I. We give and bequeath to the high school faculty of Franklin our sincere appreciation for their guidance and leadership through four years of school life. ITEM II. To our administrative officials we have much admiration for your tact, tolerance and broadmindedness in dealing with us in such a patient and understanding manner. You have been not only officials, but true friends. ITEM III. To Franklin High School, our Alma Mater, we leave our best wishes for your future; may you mean to other classes what you have meant to us, the class of 1949. ITEM IV. To all incoming Senior Classes, we leave our home room, with its wide circ le of memories, our knowledge and Senior traditions. ITEM V. To all Sophomores, we leave our lack of dignity, our ignorance and stuck-up airs—Im¬ prove on our use of these. ITEM VI. To all Freshmen classes, we leave with you the ambition that will make you become Seniors and enjoy the prestige we now enjoy. The following gifts are very significant to us—So think deeply of their value 1. Edgar Draughn’s heart to Geraldine Renegar, she has it anyhow. 2. Betty Jo Roberson’s giggles to Flora Hem- mings, who never smiles, let alone, giggle. 3. Charles Sykes’ ability never to get in a hurry to Carlos Surratt, who hurries through life. 4. Stanley Rose’s ability to sleep on class to Billy Overby, who is afraid to sleep for fear he’ll miss something. 5. Norris Hodge’s ability as President to Glenn Macey; may Glenn be as efficient as Norris. 6. Frank Miller’s ability to drive the Athletic and school bus to Bobby McHone. 7. Raymond Gardner’s ability to get along with Mrs. Locklear to Don Nichols. 8. Charles Chappell’s use of the dictionary to J. C. Atkins. Maybe J. C. will then say more. 9. Albert McHone’s quality for being quiet to Mildred Jarrell, who rattles all the time. 10. Annie Laura Lambert’s dependability to Peggy Hall, who can’t keep up with her self. 11. Rosa Nichols’ ability to play basketball and make 99 on English to Helen Carter. 12. Bobby Lou McCraw’s enthusiasm to Berline Tate, who is placid. 13. Betty Bunker’s lady-like ways to Dorothy Hill, who is often tomboyish. 14. Myrtle Fulk’s height to Ruby Harold, then Ruby would not have to look down on so many admiring boys. 15. Louis Allred’s pranks to Ed Southern and Buster Gordon, who always want to get into something mischievous—but never do. 16. Bill ie Gentry’s softly modulated voice to Buddy Hutchens, who could use it. 17. Ray Creed’s curls to Roger Thomas and James Smith so they will look more adorable. 18. The height, and big feet of Joe Fulk to Roger Lowe and Ralph Evans—they could use some of Joe’s extra height. 19. The friendliness of Wanda Golding to Mary Felts, who won’t be friendly but to a few. 20. Lorine Hall’s diamond to Verna Thornburg because Verna’s done enough courting to have one. 21. Virginia Keye’s shrill voice to Rachel Creed who can never be heard. 22. Wallace Leonard’s talent as a ring-leader to Howard Shelton who never investigates trouble. 23. The style of Curtis Lewis to Alfred Gardner and Smith Hardy, which will help them be more the ladies’ men type. 24. The silence of Myrtle Phillips to Nancy Beamer, who talks so much, but really knows what she is talking about most of the time. 2 5. Helen Stone’s power to stand in with the faculty to Thelma Hanks, who likes to get into a few mischievous deeds. 26. The chic manner and looks of Marie Webb to Annabelle Beasley; use them to an advantage, Annabelle. 27. The ability of Betty Lou Sutphin to do many different things to Annie Ruth Hodge, which should make her very popular. 2 8. Herman Nichols leaves his love of history to Kester Jarrell, who pretends to like it. 29. Billy Norman’s air of being withdrawn into a world of his own to Bill Scott, who loves to get into other peoples’ worlds. 30. Benton Wagoner’s strong personality to Billy Ray Nichols, so he will be more popular. 31. The blush of Don Venable to Doris Nichols, who knows how to use it. Last, the winning ways of Larry Fulk and Mickey Anne Sutphin to all Class Mascots. We do hereby constitute and approve the said High School faculty as executor of our last Will and Testament. In witness whereof, we the class of 1949, the testator, have to this will set our hands and seal this 27th day of May, one thousand, nine hundred and forty-nine. SENIOR CLASS OF 1949.