Holcut High School - Eagle Yearbook (Holcut, MS)

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-.. . -.,,. . I, Louise Williams, will my graceful walk to a typical junior, james Slack. To Floyd Robinson, Merline McNeil hereby dilligently wills her ability to giggle. Beckie jane Bonds leaves her ability to hold on to the one and only to none other than the handsome junior, Bobby Tirnbes. I, Sadie Coker, will my quietness and good conduct to Virgil Fay Belue, who I am sure will use it to the best advantage. jackie Crane leaves her studious disposition and ability to get along with teachers to Geneva Davis. To Marie Watking, john McGaughy leaves his talent of being intelligent. Robert Lowery hereby wills his ability of being popular with the girls to Howard . Fredrick. I, Dartha Fae Lambert, leave my broad smile and winning ways to Billie Yow. To jo Ann Bobo, Alvin Gene Lambert leaves his ability of holding his temper. Gerald Hodge bequeaths his witty and humorous disposition to Quay Ivey and Dorothy Hester, trusting they will use it at any possible opportunity. I, Geraline Moss, hereby will my singing ability to Zelpha Kendrick and Marie Lowery. I, Myra Wade, will my state of well being and good personality to none other than Madell Hale. Lavonne Engle leaves her outstanding record as a ball player to june Grimes hoping she will ever be on the alert and use it at every possible opportunity I j W Amerson hereby will my solitude and talent at working Algebra Theron Morgan We do hereby affix our signatures to this last Will and Testament of the graduating class of 1949 The Seniors Witnesses George Washington Abraham Lincoln Hitler ' I ' , . . . A to ' 13

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SENIOR CLASS OF ' 49 We, the graduating class of Holcut High School, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nineteen hundred forty-nine, being of sound mind and deep understanding as Seniors always are, do bequeath the following: To our friends and enemy, the class of 1950, we leave the following possessions: l. To this class we leave our priviledge of taking two class trips. Z. To our inefficient successors we do hereby grant our well poised dignity. 3. The publication of The Eagle with its unlimited headaches and profound pleasure. 4. Our place in this Hall of Fame. 5. Our best wishes for your Senior year. 6. For your unready help and non-loyalty, your bad disposition, and our sincere wishes for your failure as a class of '50. 7. Last of all but not least, we leave with you our ability to know the above is ajoke. To each individual we leave the following personalities of our classmates to each of the junior class of '49, l, Quay Pruitt, bequeath my half of the nickname, Long Shank to Thomas Raye W right . Bennie jo Gamble hereby wills her ability to gossip to Joan Wimbish. To Geraldine White Nadine Enlow wills her ability to keep her big mouth shut I F rnestme Chase bequeath my typing ability to Helen Ruth Bridges I ouise Booker leaves her advice on good housekeeping to Mabel H111 and Frances Claunch l Cleta Barnette leave my perfect figure to Eula Mae Bostick 12

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY '49 Ten years after the graduation of the Seniors of '49 I went to New York just roaming around. So long had passed since I had seen my classmates and there was so much adventure in a trip to New York. I would have a chance to acquire some of the culture I missed at dear old H. H. S. After arriving I decided to look in all the papers for the social events, theaters, and amusements of all kinds for which I so desperately yearned. First I found that the theater or a similar facility was the place to start, so away I went to the Ice Capades and was overjoyed with the star, Myra Wade, who had left school her future to pave, and her dearest friend, jackie Crane, who had not persued the teaching profession but who had taken the exciting life of dress designer for such notables as Quay Pruitt and Louise Williams. No joy was so great as finding that Quay Pruitt was another great cornedienne, second only to joan Davis. She was playing on Broadway in a smashing success, Bobby Misbehaves . Louise Williams, through her poise and grace, found the nursing profession too tame and tiring and left for New York on the eve of her graduation from Touro Nurses Infirmary in New Orleans to accept a coveted position as top model for Robert Powers. There she came into her glory for who would be the assistant to Robert Powers but his name sake, Robert Lowery. No more was that boy I knew who studied so hard to be a professional ballplayer. Instead I found a guy who barely remembered the defeats of the boys team of 1949. Seeing Robert again I wondered what had happened to his cronies, john McGaughy and Gene Lambert. I was directed to the famous Madison Square Garden where the trainer of the world champ was none other than Gene Lambert. I had, of course, lost out on the sports news after leaving Holcut and imagine my surprise at seeing the champ, the heart throb of so many girls in the '40's, to be john McGaughy. It seemed they finally lost their chief interest--girls. By this time I realized I would have to use some of the money I had saved these many years and improve my appearance if I were to be known by such successful people, so bright and early the next day I started my tour of preparations Into a dress shop I dashed and there stood the owner Ernesting Chase. After complete wardrobe here I went to the hairdresser for one of the latestcoiffures and imagine my surprise to hear a familiar laugh and there stood Merline McNeil world famous as secretary and a notable authority on dictionaries. She told me that Lavonne Engle and Geraline Moss had fulfilled their prophesy of never marrying. Whether it was because of a disappointment or a desire for knowledge, these girls had remained single and were making a tour of the world. I had news for these people too Sadie Coker had made the army bases her headquarters and returned home on a thirty day vacation each year Dartha Fae Lambert married and so did Beckie jane Bonds Once more I-I H S will have such ball players as it knew in 49 Louise Booker is a veteran of these many years of marriage but housekeeping proved to be a much bigger Job than the pursuit of a business career She and her husband own a chicken farm and with the modern conveniences to guide the hens are doing well My stay in New York was most enjoyable I had acquired enough culture 14 , 8 to tide me over any place or so I thought. The news papers were full of a divorce