Hickman High School - Bluff Yearbook (Hickman, KY)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the class of nineteen hundred fifty-three, do hereby make and declare this to be our last will and testament, to be read on the 22nd day of May, before the students who will remain at Hickman High School after we are gone. The will was witnessed by the president of the of the Senior Class. Alyce Stahr wills her trying to have long hair to Peggy Taylor. Corrinne Sharp wills her pidgeon-toed walk to Peggy Jo King. Richard Hunter leaves his nickname, Henry , to Paul Mansfield. Russell Hutchins leaves his great ability to David Lawson. Dorothy Petty wills her ability to stay out of trouble to Jacqueline Turner. Kathryn Bradley wills her height to the first person who needs it. Jeanette Oliver says she is just leaving. Louise Kiphart leaves her big mouth with pleasure to some bashful freshman. Ray Kemp wills his speed to Ellen Kearby. Del Rhea Roberts wills her blonde hair with which she was born with to some peroxide blonde. Yvonne Yarbrough leaves her ability to stare Mr. Mitchell down to some poor, quaking freshman. Rowland Wiseman wills his ability to get along with Mrs. Mitchell to Joe Blincoe. Clara McClellan wills her ability to pass geometry to Jan Sargent. Bobby Wright leaves his genius to the teachers hoping they will use it as wisely as he did. Shirley Cooley wills her dimples to Dolores Ross. Jane Kearby wills her ability to be dignified to Shirley Samuels. Paula June Hornsby wills her ability to get a Garrison to Nancy Hollis. Terry Neal Cashion leaves a snapshot of himself here hoping that it will keep the girls happy while he is gone. Jo Gaddie wills her ability to be cheerleader four years to Wanda James. Sue Hall leaves her 22 waist line to the two Patricias. Leon Harris wills his ability to go to school one day a week to Earl Calhoun. David Roberts leaves his place on the BLUFF staff to Joe Ed Garrison. Jerry Castleman leaves his favorite teacher, Miss Sublette, to some lucky junior. Frank Allen wills his ability to run around during school hours to Roger Harris. Harold Garrison wills all he has left behind to Rayburn Garrison. Billy Garrison wills his ability to be president four years to Don Blincoe. George Bush wills his red hair to Dale Chaney who has tried unsuccessfully all these years. Paula Jean Rhodes wills her unused shorthand book to Nadine Pickett in hopes she will have a better use for it than she did. Eldon Easterwood wills his Stevenson button to Mr. Riddle. Donald Hammock leaves his good looks to little Socket. Maxine Logan wills her Pepsodent smile to Shelly Harris. Pearl Coffey wills her height to Harold Loyd Ross. Vera Lou Garner wills her temper to Joyce Yates and Betty Wilmath. by PEARL COFFEY

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CLASS HISTORY Four years ago, the Senior Class of '53 entered Hickman High School, embarking on a new phase of our education. We looked into the future with only a slight idea of what it held for us. We wondered who would help us when we need- ed advice and assistance. Now that we are approaching the end of our preliminary training and looking forward to Commencement, we can look back and recall how our many questions were answered by those who have guided us through these fruitful years. The members of our class, individually and collectively, are indebted to those persons who have helped us in achieving our goal-- Commencement in Life. FRESHMAN YEAR Our class entered its freshman year with forty-nine members. We were as green as some of the classes before us, of course, but after seeing the lower classmen in the last three years, we do not say we were the greenest class ever to grace the halls of H.H.S. Although we were new to high school life, our members quickly became a part of the pattern which people say is the happiest time of our lives. Shirley Cooley was our candidate for Miss H.H.S. Her business manager was Billy Garrison. We were even more honored when Jo Gaddie was selected as a cheerleader and Paula Horns- by was chosen as part of Who’s Who. Ruth Council was our participant in the April Fool Queen Contest. Our class officers were: President, Billy Garrison, Veep, Bobby Wright, Secretary, Harold Garrison, and Treasurer, Gerald Dunnagan. Our sponsor was Mrs. Alton Riddle. SOPHOMORE YEAR We began our second year in high school with a class of forty-six members. We were beginning to feel very bold, but we were soon quieted with Now, little sophomore, don’t be so bold. You're only a freshman one year old. We were very active our sophomore year. Our selection for Miss H.H.S. this year was Maxine Logan. Her business manager was Billy Garrison. Jo Gaddie again was selected for cheerleader and Del Rhea Roberts was elected attendant for the Basket- ball Queen. Several members of our class achieved a position in Who's Who and we made ourselves known on the bas- ketball court too. We also had one of our classmates selected for a Favorite this year. Our class officers were: President, Billy Garrison, Veep, Bobby Wright, Secretary, Paula Hornsby, and Treasurer, Ellise Dobson. Our sophomore sponsor was Mrs. Alton Riddle. JUNIOR YEAR As juniors we enjoyed our most prosperous year thus far. It was our duty to earn enough money to take the seniors on a nice trip. Without our sponsor, Mrs. James A. Mitchell, we could never have achieved this goal. The reward for our hard work was a five day trip to Lake Tanacomo, Missouri. We also won the Miss Hickman High Contest for our candi- date, Alyce Glyn Stahr, and her business manager, Harold Garrison. We were well organized in school activities this year. We furnished two cheerleaders, Del Rhea Roberts and Jo Gaddie, six ball boys, and Basketball Queen Paula Rhodes and one attendant, Paula Hornsby. We presented a play There Goes the Bride with the help of Mrs. Alton Riddle and Mrs. Ben White and surprised even ourselves with its success. We furnished part of the Favorites and Who’s Who for this year also. We began a school paper, THE JUNIOR GAZETTE, which became a successful and much needed part of our school. Our class officers for the year were: President, Billy Garrispn, Veep, Bobby Wright, Secretary, Paula Hornsby, and Treasurer, Jane Kearby. SENIOR YEAR In September thirty-three dignified seniors mounted the steps of H.H.S. We did not know exactly what positions we were to fill as upper classmen, but under the guiding hands of Mr. T. D. Ozment and our class sponsor, Miss Vivian Caldwell, we soon learned what we were to do as seniors. We selected an efficient annual staff to publish the '33 BLUFF. We were hailed as successful journalists when we once again published the school paper now called THE DIGNIFIED CHATTER. We provided several basketball boys and a cheerleader, Jo Gaddie. Our class monopolized Who's Who and Favorites. Paula Hornsby was selected Basketball Queen and Paula Rhodes was elected as an attendant. Jerry Castleman and Corrinne Sharp were crowned Mr. Miss H. H. S. in a very impressive ceremony. We gave a Negro Minstrel which was a tremen- dous success. Our class officers were: President, Billy Garrison, Veep, Bobby Wright, Secretary Paula Hornsby, and Treas- urer, Shirley Cooley. We are at the end of our high school career now and as we look back we realize that we have not prospered badly, instead we have set a goal for those who follow to strive to obtain. We would like to say thank you to each one who has helped to make our high school days what they have been. 26

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CUSS PROPHECY DEAR DIARY, This morning I was sitting for a few moments after getting my children off to school, and just happened to reach for the Hickman Courier to help me relax. I had to smile when 1 looked at the date. Just ten years ago I was a senior in high school, my, how time does fly! Just look at what has happened to my school friends. The headlines say, Eldon Easterwood is inaugerated President of the United States! In the article below it says that Mr. George Bush, who teach- es school at Hickman High, was an honored guest at the inaugeration. I re- member that they were both big politicians when we were in school. Since we have a new President, Governor David Roberts and his right hand man, Rowland Wiseman, have hired Richard Hunter, who owns a big construction company, to build a new scenic highway through Hickman. I see in the theatrical announcements, that Maxine Logan and Leon Harris, the Sheik of Hollywood, are playing leading roles in a current thriller. Bobby Wright is their publicity agent. Also, it says Paula Jean Rhodes, Bubble- gal , is now playing in Facts and Figures which has just opened on Broad- way. I know they'll be a big success. In the want ad section I see that Mr. Billy Garrison, a big rancher, and his foreman, Frank Allen, need a lot of help to brand all of the thousands of cattle they have on the Bar-X. It says that Miss Pearl Coffey needs sales girls to work in the big Five and Ten Cent Store. Dorothy Petty, her manager, is interviewing girls for the jobs now. In the personals I see that Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kemp and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Garrison, who a few weeks ago announced the birth of a third child, celebrated their anniversaries together last week. Also, I notice that Louise Kiphart, a lieutenant in the Wac, is in Hickman on leave. Shirley Cooley, now Mrs. Charles Hickerson, has been to Memphis on a shopping trip with her twin sons. While there, she visited with Jeanette Oliver who works in a large bank there. In the school news Mrs. Sue Hall Thomas is going to be guest speaker in chapel. Also Mrs. Clara Sargent, the English teacher, and Mr. Terry Cashion, the principal, are planning to have a debate. Mrs. Sargent is my old schoolmate Clara McClellan. In the Honor Roll List I see that Mrs. Kenneth Blincoe has published a best seller How to Skip School and Get Away with It. I always said Yvonne would be an author. And what is this big advertisement on the back? It's an advertisement for the big drive-in of Kathryn Bradley's and Vera Lou Garner's. When I took Donna Jo, one of my daughters, to the hospital last month, whom should I run into but Alyce Stahr, head nurse for Dr. White. While I was in town, I saw Mrs. Dan Adams, formerly Del Rhea Roberts, who was buying toys for her four sons. I see that Donald Socket Hammock has just signed a contract with the Minnapolis Lakers. He is doing very well with the athletic world. Hoot Hutchens has made a career in the Navy. Mrs. Corrinne Sharp Castleman came over to see me a few days ago. We planned a home-coming for her husband, Jerry Castleman, who is in the Air F orce. And as for me, Jo Gaddie, I'm happily married and still live here in Hickman. Good-night! 28