Greenbank High School - Mountain Breeze Yearbook (Greenbank, WV)

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I O R 6 t A E, the Senior Class of 1947, after due consideration of our many attri- butes and effects which should be passed down to our underclassmen and teachers that they might be'retained in our Alma Mater, do hereby, make and affirm this, our last will and testament, declaring all previous wills null and void. SECTION 1 Unanimously, we have agreed to give and bequeath to our esteemed Faculty our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for helping prepare us in school for our journey in life. To the members individ- ually we leave the following: ITEM 1. To MR. HARRIS, our honorable principal, we leave all inscriptions which he may find on the desks, and a copy of “The Economical Method of Saving.” ITEM 2. To MR. BLACKHURST, our class sponsor, we bequeath our absence, which we know will be more inspiring than our presence. ITEM 3. To MRS. JENKINS, we leave all the wasted typing paper which is the outcome of her Typing II Class, on which she can practice writing “A’s.” ITEM 4. To MRS. COYNER, we donate a “Disciplinary Rod” for use in her Freshman classes. ITEM 5. To MISS BROWN, we leave a World History Book, a gross of pencils, and a ream of paper for use in another year of teaching. ITEM 6. To MR. RILEY we leave a basket-ball bladder, and a book on how to shoot quadratic circles from the floor. ITEM 7. To MISS SMITH we will a pot of glue, a rubber stamp, and a supply of books so she will feel at home next summer. ITEM 8. To MISS JOHNSON we give our entire consent for practice on any of our two pianos with hopes that a “Boogie” Man won’t molest her while playing. ITEM 9. To MISS POST we will a can of beans and a can-opener which may come in handy sometimes. ITEM 10. To MR. SMITH we will three ears of seed corn wrhich we hope will provide roasting ears this summer. ITEM 11. To MR. HILL we leave a bottle of hydrochloric acid and the following poem: Once there was a chemist Took a tube of lime, Put it in a beaker, Added salty brine. A student said, “There’s danger. Be careful wfhat you do.” “Nonsense!” said the chemist. Set it on to brew. Added sulphuric acid, A gram of manganese, Fried a slice of bacon, Poured in all the grease, Stirred the whole together, Dipped some for a test, Out of all his labors— What an awful mess! SECTION II ITEM 1. To the dear JUNIORS, our successors, we leave all privileges which we merited by our good behavior, and we give you the position of being in the good graces of the faculty which we obtained by long and faithful studies. ITEM 2. To the SOPHOMORES, we bequeath all our pleasing characteristics which we hope will be put to good use. ITEM 3. To the green FRESHMEN, we will a higher rung in the ladder of education which must be assumed with determination, else this clause is void. SECTION III ITEM 1. To MR. TAYLOR, our janitor, we will all knowledge found in the waste baskets dur- ing examinations. ITEM 2. To the BUS DRIVERS, we bequeath any small articles which they find in the buses after school is out. This includes small coins, buttons, hair pins, pencil stubs, pen nibs, scrap paper, and all others except diamond rings.

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ft It Ft Fo CLUB) The Grcenbank High School Glee Club is one of the school’s oldest organizations. Through the years members of every class have joined the group. The purpose of this group is twofold: to find pleasure in singing and give pleasure to those who listen. The list of the Glee Club’s activities grows each year with numerous appearances at school assemblies, civic affairs and church services. Each sprirg this group furnishes music for the Commencement and Baccalaureate programs and presents its annual Spring Concert during Comm encement week. The 1946-47 Glee Club is the largest thus far with an enrollment of 40. On April 2, 3 and 4 the Club presented a two-act opeietta entitled “And It Rained.” This was the first high school operetta in several years and was well received. IDENTIFICATION------Back row, left to right: Miss Johnson, Wilson Sheets, Blake Brietenhirt, L. E. Campbell, Mary Dare Hedrick, Louise Mullenax, Betty Ruth Conrad, Cora Sue McElwee, Bonnie Sheets, Dorothy Campbell, Irene Miller, Eleanor Shields, Jewell Wilfong, Eloise Lambert, Gloria Dean Eye, Kathleen Ryder, Martha McCutcheon, Maxine Vandevander, Kathleen Slayton, Jolene Dare Kerr, Nancy Har- ris, Ella Freeman, Martha Campbell. Front row, left to right: Louise Shears, Berlin Galford, Helen Tracy, Robert Eades, George Cromer, Lorena Shears, Benjamin Poscover, Betty Turley, Glenna Wooddcll, Carolyn Ryder, Faye Moore. Not appearing in photograph: Leo Judy, Leonard Meador, Betty Orndorff, Jeanne Sheets, Kitty Spencer, Virginia Snyder, Jeanne Tenney, Mildred Tracy.

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SECTION IV As individuals, we hereby will the following, being of sound mind and absolute willingness, as is required by law: I, HUBERT REXRODE, will my football prowess to Julian McLaughlin. I, JULIAN GUM, will my excess adipose tissues to Peggy Taylor. I, CORNELIA BENNETT, will my tendency to fall for men teachers to Betty Turley. I, KENNETH DUSKEY, will my intelligence to Layke Sutton, saying, “Please Use It.” I, BOB EADES, will my irascibility to Patty McPherson. I, BLANCHE HAMED, will my A’s to “Caghead” Wright. I, EULA TAYLOR, will my red hair to Irene Miller. I, DORIS SIMMONS, leave my jocosity to Odbcrt Calain. I, ARLIE RYDER, will my taciturnity to Leon Ryder. I, BONNIE PUGH, will my prissiness to Betty Sutton. I, BETTY GALFORD KENNISON, will my domestic ability to Eloise Lambert. I, AUDREA SHEETS, will my favorite song “Billy Boy” to Louise Shears. I, MARY JO WHITE, will my stenographic aptness to Jimmy Wooddell. I, TROY MOORE, will my blushes to Freda Rexrode. I, ESTELLE DUCKWORTH, will my isolation to John Neil Ralston. I, THELMA CUMMINS, will my love for the men to Carolyn Ryder, saying, “A few more won’t, matter.” I, EARL DeLUNG, will my false teeth to Evelyn Taylor. I, PEARL RANKIN, will my Caesar translations to Blake Breitenhirt. I, MONNA BELLE VANDEVANDER, leave my voice to the school for use as a fire alarm. I, GATHA GUM, will my Economics Knowledge to Ward Beverage in case he may need it in years to come. I, SUE McELWEE, will my sweet disposition to Hazel Brewster. I, DOROTHY CAMPBELL, will my ability to fire a furnace to Mr. Taylor. I, NORMA GRAGG, will my knowledge to any Junior who thinks he can handle it successfully. I, NORMA ARBOGAST, give my Chemistry data back to Mr. Hill. I, ALICE SUTTON, will my imperturbability to Miss Johnson. I, BETTY BROWN, will my pseudonym “Half-Pint” to Dick Snyder. I, BOB WAGNER, leave my studiousness to James Sheets. I, BOB McQUAIN, leave my habit of formulating and dissolving engagements to Virgil B. Har- ris, Jr. I, GEORGE HARRIS, will my loquacity to the Miller twins, saying, “Here’s enough for you both.” I, RUSSELL CASSELL, leave my profanity to Mr. Smith. I, JEAN TENNEY, will my cheer-leading accomplishments to Kathleen Ryder. I, DONALD SHEARS, will my affections for geometry to Berlin Galford. I, SAMMY BARLOW, will my perfunctory actions to Miss Brown. 1, JIMMY ADDINGTON, will my position at the top of the roll to Glenna Wooddell. I, EDWIN DOYLE, will my matrimonial expectations to Stanley Robertson. I, GOLDIE SLAVINS, will my coquettishness to Mr. Riley. I, LEWIS SHINABERRY, will my permanent wave to Leonard Meador. I, NEIL GRAGG, will my benignity to Zelda Buzzard. I, L. E. CAMPBELL, will my propensity for auxesis to anyone who has intrepidity for altisonant grandiloquence. SECTION V In testimony whereof we, the said Graduating Class, do hereby cause this will to be signed and sealed on this, the first day of April, A. D., 1947. —THE SENIOR CLASS.