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

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MARSHALS ■ 3 Front Row, Left to Right: Jill Laughridge, Elsie H. Davenport, Shirley Draughn, Chief; Iris Nichols, Joyce Hill. Back Row: Max Hiatt, Don Frye, C. W. Faulkner. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Franklin High School, fifty-two in number, do declare this to be our Last Will and Testa¬ ment . ITEM I To the faculty, our respect for your guidance, our appreciation for your inspiration, valuable as the years pass. These will become more ITEM II To Franklin High School, which wil march on as you have In the past. be always our Alma Mater, we bequeath the hope that you will continue to ITEM III To all incoming Senior Classes we leave the hope that your last year at Franklin will be a crowning event as ours has been. ITEM IV To the Sophomore Classes we leave all our sophisticated ways to add to your know alI characteristics of alI Sophomore Classes.

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SUPERLATIVES i MOST ORIGINAL Donald Harrell Mona Scott MOST TACTFUL Dot Sechriest Woodrow Jackson HAPPIEST Mildred Easter Roy Beasley Roger Shelton MOST BASHFUL Wanda France MOST CONTENTED Jewel Holder Cleo Stanley MOST TREASURED Linda Coe Phillip Taylor

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ITEM V To All Freshmen Classes at Franklin, the desire to become Seniors with four years of many activities. The following gifts are distinctively our own to pass on to others; 1. Oklas Harold s ability to get along in two English classes goes to Hugh Simmons who can ' t get along in one class. 2. Bobby Gunter and Christine Angel ' s inability to follow instructions to Blanche Boyd who delights in precision. 3. Mildred Easter ' s laugh to Barbara Harrell who has never been seen to smile. 4. Woodrow Jackson and Willard Niston ' s habit of courting to Gray Morrison who has never been seen courting. 5. The ability of Vance King, class president, to Selben Snow, Junior President, to crystalize class cliques into a functioning class. 6. Dot Beasley and Dot Sechriest ' s chuminess to Gary Holder, the Lone Ranger. 7. Roy Beasley ' s knack of saying yes ma ' am to James Marion, who is so apt to say UH-HUH, 8. The lady-like manners of Mary Lou Bowman to Elaine Bunker who is so tomboyish. 9. Wilburn Blackburn ' s lack of punctuality to Faye Hiatt who is promptness personified. 10. The athletic ability of Jill Laughridge and Max Hiatt to John Caricoe, who doesn ' t know a basketball from any other round object. 11. Iris Nichols ' stubborn hair to Jo Ann Tolbert whose hair stays put. 12. The sparkle of Nancy Hooker ' s eyes and her love of conversation to Raymond Holder who never sparkles or talks. 13. C. W. Faulkner, Jr. ' s ability of adapting himself to any group or situation to Wayne Tolbert who never knows what to do or say. 14. Donald Frye ' s many talents to Senator Golding whose only talent is being a man of the world. 15. The mischievious ways of David Hall to Troy Hodge, who pretends to try to be good if he isn ' t. 16. Norma Faye McHone ' s flirtatious ways to Jewell Gwyn, providing Jewell won ' t out flirt her. 17. The popularity of Hampton Beamer to Wilbur Hawks who wants to be a ladies ' man. 18. Shirley Draughn ' s pleasant manners to Pat Estes who Is following close in Shirley ' s footsteps in activities at Franklin. 19. Joyce Hill is always first where she belongs, when she belongs. This characteristic she leaves to Bruce Scott who has the knack of never being in place. 20. Elsie Hodges Davenport ' s way of collecting money from the Seniors, a dime or dollar, to next year ' s Senior C lass Treasurer. 21. That pretended pout of Joe Bunker ' s to Rex O ' Neal who carries a ready smile. 22. Ernestine Collins ' silken curls to Gail Snoddy whose hair is too, too straight. 23. The aching allergies of Reid Vernon to Robert Clifton, who never has an ache or pain. 24. The diminutive figure of Jackie Coe to Nelda Joy Vernon who could use it. 25. The melodious voice of Fred Wilson, the tingling fingers of Wade Macey to Curtis Gentry who neither sings nor plays. 26. The shy way Roger Shelton has of breaking promises to Thomas Nichols whose word is his bond. 27. The tactful way Wanda France has of knowing everyone ' s business and still not being nosey to Norma Dean Woodruff, who can ' t keep up with her own affairs. 28. James Shelton ' s timidity and bashfulness to Heath Quisenberry who is neither timid nor bashful. 29. The chic appearance of Mable Gravley and Roland Jones to Edna Wilson and Kenneth Horton to be models for ' 55. 30. Jewell Holder ' s manner of contentment to Frances Nixon who seems always struggling for more and more happi¬ ness. 31. The frankness of Mac Gwyn to Douglos Easter who makes you wonder what is behind his facial expression. 32. Pat Hall ' s pleasant ways to Nelda Jean Chappell, who often sours on the world. 33. The exclusive way of Donald Harrell to J. W. Belton who is just J. W. every day. 34. The lovely complexion of Pat Jones to Ernestine Phillips II to add glamour to next year ' s class. 35. Leroy Hawks ' attitude of living and letting live to Oslar Handy who can be a pest. 36. The ability Sarah Jones has in Senior Class correspondence to next year ' s class secretary. 37. The personality of Bobby Hodge to Robert Ward who almost has enough of his own. 38. Our red heads. Sue McKinney and Joy Mae Thomas leave their flaming locks to the Junior Class to brighten their way. 39. The quiet, friendly ways of Douglas Nichols and Cleo Stanley, to Gilbert Hawks, who can add these to his already strong personality. 40. Shirley Smith ' s placid manner to Billie Hooker who never seems to be quite sure of herself. 41. Mona Scott ' s ambitions to Ernestine Phillips 1 who has only one ambition, to be in love. 42. James Wood ' s ability to knock the chip off his own shoulder instead of letting someone else knock this off to any Senior who starts off wrong. 43. Jean Wil liamson leaves her hair fixing talent to Louise Beasley and Bonnie Mosley who have so many different hair arrangements. 44. Eva Jean Moxley ' s ability of causing people to think she is not friendly, when she really is, to any Junior who wants to live in a world of their own. 45. Our little mascots ' , Linda Coe and Philip Taylor, way of winning the hearts of the Seniors of ' 54 to all future class mascots. In witness whereof, we the Senior Class of 1954 have set our hands this twenty-eighth day of May, in the year of one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four. Joyce Hi 11 CLASS TESTATOR