Grove High School - Futurist Yearbook (Paris, TN)

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JEAN WILLIAMS “She excels as an artist and in ev- erything else it’s the same, Jean is a success in every game.” F.H.A., ‘46; Pep Club, ‘46, ‘47, ‘48, ’49; Perfect Attendance, ‘46, ‘47, ‘48; Thespians, ‘48, ‘49; President of Quill and Scroll, ‘49; Glee Club, ‘48; Memphis Practice Speech Tournament ‘48; ‘Come Over to Our House”, ‘48; Tower Staff, ‘48, ‘49. enwors CHARLES ERNEST WILLIAMS ‘Why should | go through life in a hurry I’m a fellow without a worry.” “Come over to our House’, ‘48. HALLIE PATRICIA YARBROUGH “Our Countess of Wisdom, our prized ideal Pat is one of the sweetest on the hill.” F.H.A., ‘47, Treasurer of F.H.A. ‘47; Pep Club, ‘46, ‘47, ‘48, ‘49: Glee Club, ‘48, ‘49; Perfect At tendance, ‘47, ‘48; Merit Roll, ‘46 ‘47, ‘48; Comet Staff, ‘49; Tow er Staff, ‘49; National Honor Soc iety, ‘49; Who’s Who, ‘49 (Most Scholarly). JOYCE EVELYN WILLOUGHBY “Whatever she did was done with so much ease In her ‘twas natural to please.” F.H.A., ‘46, ‘47; Pep Club, ‘46, 47, ‘48, ‘49; Merit Roll, ‘47, ‘48; Perfect Attendance ‘46, ‘47, ‘48; Glee Club, ‘48, ‘49; Speech Choir, ‘48; Comet Staff, ‘49; Honor Roll! ‘46; National Honor Society, ‘49. JANE WILLIAMS “For Jane, our ‘’Editor’’ twin, Everyone's friendship is easy to win, And to her so honest and sincere Comes from her class—a great big cheer.” Pep Club, ’46, ‘47, ‘48, ‘49; Per- fect Attendance, ‘46; F.H.A., ‘46, ‘49; Inter-Class Contest, ‘47; “Come Over to Our House’’, ‘48; ' Memphis Practice Speech Tourna- ment, ‘47; Thespians, ‘47, ‘48, ‘49; Associate Editor of Tower, ‘48; Merit Roll, ‘48; Quill and m Scroll, ‘48, ‘49; Co-Editor of Tow- er, ‘49; Glee Club, ‘49; Vice-Presi- © dent of Quill and Scroll, ‘49; Na- © tional Honor Society, ‘49.

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WANDA JANE SPRINGER “She’s our ‘Duchess of Athletics’ and much more too, Around Janie, no one can be blue.’ Pep Club, ‘46, ‘47, ‘48, '49; Vice- President of Pep Club, ‘49; Glee Club, ‘46, '47; Girls’ Letter Club, ‘49; Basketball, ‘47, ‘48, ‘49; Com- et Staff, ‘47, ‘48, ‘49; F.H.A., ‘46 AT, , VIANN VINCENT Tiny, cute, friendly and sweet Enough to knock anyone off his feet.”’ Glee Club, ‘46, ‘47; Pep Club, ‘46, ‘47, '48, ‘49; Thespians, ‘47, ‘48, ‘49; Comet Staff, '47, ‘48, ‘49; Tower Staff, ‘48, ‘49; Treasurer ‘ of Glee Club, ‘47; Treasurer of Class, ‘47, Majorette in Band ‘48, 'A9; F.H.A., ‘46; Perfect Attend- ance ‘46, ‘47, ‘48; Memphis Prac- tice Speech Tournament, ‘47. enwors BILLIE SAGER “You don’t have to know this girl | by name Because she'll go places in the world of fame”’ President of Class, ‘44; Honor Roll, ‘44; Secretary of. Class, ‘46; Na- tional Honor Society, ‘49. J. D. UNDERWOOD, JR. “An athlete of great sport and fame An outstanding fellow in any game.” F.F.A., ‘46, ‘47, ’48. 3 ' ae Pep. ‘ eva py Ss ee CHARLES TROTTER “Tall in’ stature—red on the head Of him only good things are said.’’ FeghaAr, 4 Oya 47 HORACE WHITEHEAD, JR. ‘Good humor is always success.” F.F.A., ‘48; T and | Club, ‘49. F.F.A., ‘46, ‘47, ‘48, ‘49; F.F.A. Judging Team ‘47, ‘48; Perfect At- tendance, ‘47, ‘48; Secretary of EARLENE SMITH “A girl who is always willing to do her share when any work comes along.” F.H. Aj; 46; 473 ff 1? fe fk 4 DAN BRITE VEAZEY “A boy with wit and personality plus, He rates first place with all of us.” Boxing, ‘46, ‘47; G-Club, ‘46, ‘47, ‘48, ‘49; Football, ‘47, ‘48, ‘49; Hi-Y, ‘47, ‘48, '49; Perfect At- tendance, ‘47; Treasurer of Class ‘48: Comet Staff, ‘48, ‘49; Sec- retary-Treasurer of Class ‘49; Vice- President of Hi-Y, ‘49; G-Club, AY. el te Ri Silt ieee. ar cet SL

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La WH ee Jester Having testified in the presence of our keepers that we are of worn mind and weak body, the Senior Class of Grove High School hereby and finally declares this to be its Last Will and Testament on this, the 11th day of May, in the year 1949, A. D. ARTICLE | 1. |, Gene Abernathy, leave my position as drum majorette to any girl with a baton and sticky fingers. |, Frances Arnett, leave my daintiness to all who weigh under 25 pounds. |, Dorothy Atkins, bequeath my job of taking up slips 4th period to my sister, Joy. |, Ras Bilbrey, will my braces and tape to the spiders, and let them weave a never-broken web over them. |, John Black, leave my name in hopes that. someday, another Ste- phen Foster will use it in a song ‘’Old Black John’. |, Rebecca Blanton, bequeath my position as editor of ‘’The Tower’’ and all my headache remedies to Rebekah Fagenbaum. |, Elizabeth Brooks, leave my soft voice to anyone wishing to talk to mosquitoes. |, Bobbie Jean Burton, leave the name ‘‘Queenie’’ which was giv- en to me by Jerry Ridgeway, which was given to her by Jane Black, which was given to her by Pat Brisendine, etc. 9. |, Ann Caldwell, leave old Grove, once again proving, ‘‘Beauty and Brains don’t mix’. 10. |, Earline Capps, bequeath my system of saying memory work to the juniors, who should learn how. 11. 1, Shirley Carter, will my bright crimson blushes to Gail Barton. 12. |, Homer Carter, leave my shop work with Mr. Hutson, still try- ing to figure out what it’s for. 13. 1, James Chandler, bequeath my self-confidence, manly (?) phys- ique, and appreciation of feminine beauty to Jimmy Brandon. 14. I, Allen Clark, will my high-powered ‘‘Jalopy’’ to anyone whose ambition is to be a sound effects man, specializing in ‘‘wrecks”’. 15. We, Katrina Clark and Peggy Dancy, leave our noiseless and tran- quill ways to Babs Gaskins and Wilma Brisendine. 16. |, Frank Clement, give my ‘’go-buggy”’ to my brother, Harold— may be he can get to school on time. 17. 1, Jane Fite, bequeath my ability to play basketball and be sweet at the same time to Thelma Manning. 2 NO WR wD 18. I, Ann Fitzsimmons, leave my place at Grove to the next gal with black hair and a petite manner. 19. 1, J. D. Foster, finally surrender my seat in physics class to those termites that have been there all year. 20. |, Curtis Freeland, will my rank in the National Guard to Charles Walker. 21. |, Doris Freeman, leave my basketball suit and my books to my sister, Margaret. 22. |, Bonnie Gardner, will my stylish ways to Pat Cronin. 23. |, Mary Ann Gaylor, bequeath my ‘‘never-say-die” spirit to Pat Owens. 24. 1, Glenn Gentry, bequeath my ability to explain Math IV problems four different ways to Tom Mayo. 25. |, Ed Frank Gorman, will my nightly trip to McKenzie to J. P. Johnson. 26. |, Bobbie Jean Hedges, will my cute giggle to Carol Fish. 27. |, Mary Louise Hert, give my place as head cheer-leader and my throat gargles to Cynthia Hancock. 28. |, Jackie Hill, leave the fun on the basketball trips to next year’s teams. 29. 1, Jimmy Higgs, leave Harry Truman in the White House—know- ing | helped put him there. 30. |, Elroy Hill, will my ability to get away with anything in history class to Chick King. 31. |, Virginia Hobby, leave my love of country life to Wilma Moody. an i Anna Mae Howard, bequeath my rowdy (?) manners to Diana iggs. 33. 1, Norma Humphreys, bequeath my flirtatious winks and smiles to Mary Lou Snow. 34. |, Doan Jackson, give my efforts and schemes to raise money to the senior class——here’s hoping -we enjoy the trip. 35. |, Daniel Jeffrey, leave my nickname ‘’Corky’’ to anyone need- ing a thermos bottle cap. 36. |, Mary Nell Johnson, will my ability to sing hillbilly songs to Rosemary Parkhill. 37. |, Lou Jane Kemp, will my good times at Old Grove to Mary Vaughan. 38. |, Alan Lasater, leave my flying knowledge to our fine friends, the wasps. 39. |, Billy Joe Marr, bequeath my bright smile to the Pepsodent Tooth Paste Company to use in its magazine advertisements. 40. |, Martha Marshall, leave all my sweaters with Sue Neal Burnette —and | have hers. 41. |, Maxine Mathis, will my good conduct grade to Jane Baker. 42. |, Leona Medlock, bequeath my first-to-say-and-quickest-to-get- through style of memory work to the juniors, sophomores and freshmen. 43. |, R. T. Miller, leave my radical ideas in history class to anyone wishing to start a third party at Grove. 44, |, Maunone Mitchell, leave—very reluctantly—my name of “Shorty’’ to Ruthie Alexander. 45. |, Harold Nairon, bequeath my adept ability of penmanship and writing to Miss Morris as a future example of ‘How not to write a paper to be handed in”. 46. |, Susan Nelson, will my pleasing personality and charming eti- quette to my sister, Ann. 47. |, Robert Odom, leave Grove, hoping that if | eat my spinach, will some day grow up to be as big a man as Ray Adams will be. 48. We, Ruth Odom and Earline Smith, leave with deep appreciation of our teachers for letting us stick our gum to the seats. 49. |, Katherine Phelps, being the last in the family line, bequeath our sweetness and beauty to the next family with four girls. 50. |, Ann Powers will my position as piano player for chapel programs to Ann McGehee. 51. 1, Roland Parkhill, leave my guitar to all the quick-tempered people at Grove so the next time they ‘‘sound off’’, they'll be in tune. 52. |, Doris Ray, bequeath my gym shorts to the Carlisle Indians. 53. |, Charles Rye, leave my studious attitude to anyone in the under- classes who likes the grade he’s in now. 54. |, Billie Sager, bequeath my puzzling questions in English class to Dr: 12.0; 55. |, Jane Springer, leave the captaincy of the girls’ basketball team fOr 522 eo See (fill in when answered). 56. |, Charles Trotter, leave my ‘wonderment’ of logarithms to next year’s trig class. i 57. |, J. D. Underwood, leave Grove with the dream that |, too, may come into the typewriter manufacturing industry. 58. |, Dan ‘’Trigger’’ Veazey, leave for Hollywood immediately after graduation to star in Roy Roger’s latest picture, ‘Foam on the Range”’ 59. |, Viann Vincent, bequeath my four years at Grove as an example of how to have fun and be an angel. 60. We, Jane and Jean Williams, ‘’The Jailhouse Twins’’, leave Grove with people still wondering ‘’who’s who’’. 61. |, Horace Whitehead, bequeath my hair oil to the new building for use as fuel. 62. |, Ernest Williams, bequeath my “‘chic’’ maroon trousers to Jim- my Evans. 63. |, Joyce Willoughby, leave my grades in shorthand class as a mem- orial of ‘Par Excellence’’. 64. |, Pat Yarbrough, will my good-natureness to Shirley Paschall. 65. |, Bo Brice leave Grove with a feeling that, because of the ever- patient faculty, | have learned something. ARTICLE Il To the juniors, who will be the first class to graduate in the new build- ing, we leave the grand feeling of being SENIORS, and the realizaton that you’re near the end of your high school career. ARTICLE III We leave to the sophomores the assurance that they, too, will soon be seniors and should ‘’get down and dig”’. ARTICLE IV To the freshmen, we leave three more years of fun at Grove High— three years of books, ball games and the thrill of climbing this hill every morning. ARTICLE V To our teachers—the persons making it possible for us to LEAVE and now to face life with a smattering of what goes on—to them we leave only the memories of our four short years in which they did so much for us. Having witnessed the writing here of the will of the Class of ‘49, we do now affix our signatures as a cymbal of legalability. Witnesses: 1. Buttons and Bo 2. Check Ed Trousers 3. A Little Bird 4. Hye Weeks Executioner: Bo Brice