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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We. the Sophomores of Gardner-Webb College, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty- five realize that our days at Gardner-Webb are speedily drawing to a close. Desiring to make a disposal of all our valuable possessions that they may be of use to those who follow in our footsteps, we do hereby draw up this, our last will and testament. SECTION I Item I — To our parents and friends, who through sacrifice and love for us have permitted us to spend these happy days of preparation at Gardner-Webb, we offer our sincerest thanks and deepest gratitude. SECTION II Item II — To our dear Alma Mater, we leave our gift as a memorial to our days spent in study and training here and as a token of our love and loyalty. SECTION III Item III— To the faculty, we give our love and esteem, with the assurance that they have not labored in vain and that we shall strive to fallow their precepts. SECTION IV Item IV — To the student body of the year 1945-46. we bequeath the spirit of school loyalty, .if cooperation, of serious purpose in study and of making the most of opportunities — This we know the class of ' 45 possesses in great abundance. SECTION V Item V — To Mr. Elliott we give our love, our respect, our greatest appreciation for his loyalty to the class and his influence upon the life of each member. SECTION VI TO VARIOUS STUDENTS: 1. I. Bernice McMurry. will to •Dot 11 Franklin my ability to play taps in the dining room. 2. I. Lib Seism, will my front seat in history to Ila Mae Davidson. 3. I. Evelyn Harrill. will my disposition to Dot Mitchell. 4. I. Erlene Washburn, will my hope for a White Christmas and dreams to become a NAVY nurse to Martha Lynn. 5. I. Lucille Cash, will my position in basketball to Nancy Trout. 6. I. Ovella Benfield. will my letters from Chapel Htll to any innocent by-stander. 7. I. Colleen Hill, will my interest and intelligence in the field of science to the three Bessemer City girls. v I. Polly Costner. will my ability to get along with men to Nancy Plonk. 9. I, Martha Ellen Calton. will my medicine cabinet to Louise Martin. 10. I. Margaret Roberts, will to Pat Sumner the nagging letter-beggars. 11. I. Mary Grace Queen, will my biology laboratory key to some deserving freshman. 12. I. Jeanne Rollins, will my coquettish ness and my microscope to Mary Ingle. 13. I. Polly Camp, will my roommate. Lillian Gilbert, and part-time roommate, Anne Lundien. to the best incoming freshmen. 14. I. Coleen Talbert. will my seat at the piano in Glee Club to Velna Ivester. 15. I. Prue Parker, will my mortgage on the telephone to Sume love-sick freshman. 16. I. Ellwanda Scruggs, will my deep love for the Navy to Leila Jones. 17. I. Margaret Wacaster. will my fondness of Wake Forest to Doris Coates. 18. I. Mar Kate Bostic. will my Spanish translations to Delores Jackson. Gladys Johnson and Elaine Kendrick. 19 I. Ruth Ware, will my bed in the infirmary to Rat Crawford in hopes that she will like it better than I. 20. I. Ida Lattimore. will my roommate and good money to Shirley Phillips. 21. I. Jackie Huskey. will my interest in the Air Corps to Martha Connor. 22. We. Louie and J. T.. will to Saranan and Jack our seat in the Student parlor. 23. I. Ruby Connor, will my conquering achievements t» Betty Howling. 24. I. Martha Ann Walker, will my ghostly ability to Sara Jane Davis. 25. I. Bob Shaw, will my football uniform to J. S. LeGctte. Power Hon-. 26. I. Gene Hoyle. will my fancy talk to Thomas Philbeck. 27. T. Hilton Hamrick. will my pin-ups to Zeno Crump. -■ I ' : i Be MB, will my thinness to Lanky Jolly who so needs to reduce. 29. I. Mirian Lipscomb, will my honorable seat in government to Myrtle Whitaker. 30. I, Sam Green, will to Carl Jollcy my enormous eating capacity. 31. I. Janie Sue Scruggs, will my ability to make talks in English to Bertie Blalock. 32. I. Betty Jean Hamrick. will my answers in government to Marjorie White. S3. I. Mary Sue Kceter. will my library ' hours to Marigold l ong. 34. I. Pauline Schook. will my interest in biology to Jim McKnight. 35. I. Elaine I edbetter, will my interest in sailors to Erin Smith. SECTION VII Given under our hand and seal this the third day of the month of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty -five, CLASS OF 45. MARGARET ROBERTS, Testator. Page 7 tventy

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CLASS HISTORY parting, and with our new responsibilities we left, in hopes With hearts laden with sorrow of returning the coming fall. nrharw tThe uXL foSd-nV rL ay a friend,, word when tears of home- sickness were about to stream forth. , , i tv, „ „, rinmia annitment which housed our two new members of the Luto %r £»™£ «, chan.es had also been made in the snacious Huggins-Curtis Hall. tune of I Love You Truly. We soon realized that our number had slightly decreased S™ had fallen .victims of Cupid .arrow and had departed from us. Some had grown tired of book s and »»»6 md n B other colleges. After a few weeks of school the four new members of our » ' £ ™ J mfxed flow™ reception in Curtis-Huggins Hall, which was decorated beautifully with autumn leaves and mixed now A member of the faculty who was not new to u. but who waa this -ar serving in a new capacity zn Madras a -Kr SSsirJBR «rss etc is s.r iJf , , SH i, , 3sri™ - be- h ei P n d advice. October ' s -bright blue weather brought visitors lore , The Kings Mountain Baptist Associa- Y ' of ra 1 oTtVe mer as T SrS%S ' Picture as possible. Later in the month came our chance for revenge, so to J ' JZ f toZ our when we could display our authority and importance. Rat Day for the freshmen ca fun. but at the end of two days we tumbled into our beds rejoicing tnat in one ' s college life. In celebrating Hallowe ' en. Mrs. Harris contributed a great deal in the way of food and decorations. We had a program consisting of the visits of the most common campus ghosts. In November, our new voice professor gave a lovely recital in the E. B. Hamrick Auditorium: a reception followed in her honor. We were growing older: yes. time was hastening on, «»? «£■ » ™ f ed -A ChriaS for the holidays, the College Choir Presented a P ram of Chnst rr,as ™ s £ r ™X Occasion with our We Sr -tESta ZkttJ TZ ?£ZFSft£ gift encircling the third finger, left hand. Many had been refreshed with the extra sleep: but some Z l °l™ mons tnV J2S. ft Hoover, wi th ll rL ™ owl proud we were! Sam Greene. Jr., and J. T. Jones, Jr. .vho gave us such a cordial welcome to his garden of fresh flowers and .cool °- ,or the Tnninr-Spnior occasion Too. we will rememher charming Alice i raarjut le « uiw= ■ »» t- taaX S anT r ab e° a°ll Reverend Paul Hardin ' s addresa Th™ we ™ -«Vl ™ Our heart, were filled with pride and we were accused of even being °tistical when w .saw one of our own number. Margaret Roberts, of Shelby crowned Queen of the May. 1 h» « m p me m 0ri es. the background of those lovely campus greenS M If they °™ ld D X£n M ™™ , „„„ Misses Doris wouldn ' t they? Margaret ' s attendants were: Mrs. Dorothy Dame on ■ ™ ' V ' nn r Louise Edwards, Coates Velna Ivester. Marjorie White. Patricia Sumner, Jeane Rollins. Kub Connor ijoui e and Margaret Wacaster. How happy yet how sad were the actual closing moments of on, stop at Gardne, Webb. . Eugene Washburn. W. B. Beam. Robert Jones, and Sam Hill— those v. ho ■ ■ ° e be comp leted. claisroom to the battlefield. Their education had been interrupte I in order that ouis nygM to co p We paused there at commencement to offer a prayer that fighting would cease would reign supreme over all the earth. Laden with baggage, plus diploma, we paused for one last word with classmates and for one last glimpse of our Alma Mater. Then, with perhaps a few tears, we puled up anchor and sailed forth into a new world— resolving to strive, to seek, to find, but not to yield. MARGARET WACASTER. Class Historian. Page Nineteen

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FIRST YEAR CLASS OFFICERS Capable . . . Loyal . . . Active. Marjorie White Jack Hoyle Louise Martin .... President Vice-President . . . Secretary Helen Queen Treasure Page Twenty-one