Humes High School - Senior Herald Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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William Goings and lames Hardaway leave their Sam Brownes and sabers to two future R. O. T. C. officers. Ioe Middleton leaves his Uway with the women to Bevo Covington-shop early and avoid the rush. Ruth Devers, Carol Clayton, and Eddy lean Wroten leave their radio announcements to Esther Wainman and Esther lenne. Marcelle Bilger leaves Onkie the Donkey and her other unique costume pins to Doris McBride. George Babin leaves his ability as a political boss to a next year l2-l member. Shirley Sandefur and loyce Harris will their chumminess to loyce Nicholas and Betty Rooney, loe Wilder leaves his farming knowledge to Charles Walker. Drip Walker leaves her nickname to the leaky faucet in the lunch room. Mary Katherine Grimes, Pauline Hurley, and Syble kennon leave their book reports to Toby Glisson, Norma Breeden and Mamie Cole. Seymour Goldman and Harold Prescott want to take everything with them. Billye lean King, Louise Knight, Iuanita Lambirth, and Mildred Lawrence leave their night work to Doro- thy Grimes, Una Grace Anderson and Evelyn Kidd. Marilyn May, Mattie Murphy, Rebecca Salky, and Iennivie Paullus leave their happy school day memo- ries to Elizabeth Brogden, Ianie Hilliard, Elaine La Croix, and Sarah lane Schaedle. Cecelia Richartz wills all future basketball cap- tains to Martha Reitz. Billy Legge, Vernon Whitman, Clifford Douglass and Will Dixon bequeath their band music to Clarence Holt, Wilbur Rulemen, Keith Massey, and Billy Rich- ards provided they practice iong and diligently. Doris Sewell, Virginia Cummings, lean Nicholas, and Margaret Riggin leave their deep friendship and that 'lspot in front of Miss Scrivener's room to Iulia Blanton and Dorothy Dunn. Elsie Aikens, Helen Bingham, Rachel Cain, Faith Craft, Katherine Fillon, and lvlarie Glatt leave their erasers and rubber bands to the Humes Defense Pro- gram. Charles Bandy, lack Curry, Bill Turner, and Frank Carroll leave their knack for dressing to Iustin Lyons, Conway Moore, Earl Pardon, and Gene Lewis. Hirschell Agee leaves his bass drum, straps, sticks, and a strained back to Bobby lvfaterna. Alice Bartee leaves Charles Choate to the care of her sister Verna Mae. Tillie Alabaster leaves her trips to Nashville to anyone else who can afford them. Bobbie Saller leaves her ways with Mr. Iones to Sylvia Tennenbaum and Gloria Saller. Ellen Tinkle leaves her pretty dimples to La Verne Lazarov. Maxine Weakley leaves her place on the cheering squad to Ruth Hediker. Florence Shanks, Mary Fay Spivey, Melba Stinson, and Mary Emma Thompson leave their campus chat- ters to their friends. Gloria Wenzler, Margie Walters, lean Wallace, and Nannie Laura Thornton leave a package of note book paper to a worthy pupil. Raymond Bryan and Ernest Flaniken leave their crew-cuts to Harry Tate. Sallie Chafetz leaves to Sylvia Tennenbaum the gleam in her right eye. Robert Davison, Eugene Story, foe Tognetti, and Dan Bryan leave that much abused excuse for sleep- ing in class, which is that they have to work late, to all other lazy people. Robert Iohnson, Charles Dowdie, Henry Holt, and Boyer Sewell leave their nice dispositions to all stu- dents whose conduct needs to he improved. Billy White, and Richard Pepper each leave an inch from their height to Albert Nelius. Marvin Rogers, Dewey Iones, Frank Woodbury, Iohn Glancy, and Walter Barfield leave their quiet demeanors to the students that need them. Barbara Moss, Helen LaVelle, Dorothy lohnson, and Rosa Lee Schneider leave their well-groomed appearances to Freda Iolly, Mary Richartz, Florence Siegel, and Iulia Greer. Narene Kee wills her wisecracking ability to Helen Harris. Milton Weiss leaves his seeming ability to worry English teachers to some other sucker. Nellie Church and Austin Brice leave their romance to anyone else who can stand up under the strain. Rosalie Epstein and Fannie Salky leave two more pests to annoy Mr. Iones at the first three periods. Mike Lineberger leaves his absentee slip to lack Thorpe. David Spack, William Sharp, Francis Wilson and Clyde Scott leave their smiling personalities to the sour-pusses. To all Sixth Grade Students, Alvin Fox leaves the fervent wish that they will not have to spend as many years in highschool as he did. ln witness thereof, we the Senior Class of '42 place our seal on this first day ot lune l942. The above is respectfully submitted after having been duly witnessed by the following: GUNGA DIN, HECTIGEE MCGILLICUDDY, DAISY IUNE, A BUCK PRIVATE. P. S. Claire Bruch and Frank Billingsley just leave, period. Page Tuveuty-four ? ? T H E H U M E S H E R A L D

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HT HIHH HHH THHHHHHT We, the Senior Class of 1942, of Humes High School, City of Memphis, County of Shelby, and State of Tennessee being of sound mind and body, do hereby revoke all former wills heretofore made by us and do hereby bequeath all our possessions in the manner hereunto subscribed, said will to be executed immediately following our graduation. Article I. To Mr. Hilliard, our principal who has so skillfully guided us, we leave and bequeath the fervent wish that the Class of '43 will be one half as attractive, equally as intelligent, and twice as studious as the Class of '42. Article ll. To Miss Eleanor Richardson and Miss Annie Prescott, who have worked so faithfully, We will our hopes that there will be fewer difficult prob- lems for them to have to solve next year. Article lll. Section l. To the six Senior Class sponsors, Miss Iennie Allensworth, Miss Gertrude Geraghty, Miss Agnes Gibson, Miss Mildred Scrivener, Mr. C. C. Iones, and Mr. Sim Winfield we leave the hope that next year's Seniors will carry on a Who's Who Contest as good as this year's. Section 2. As a special request, the l2-2 home- room Wills to Miss Geragthy the wish that her next year's homeroom will have fewer late-comers such as Will Dixon, Warren Gaines, and lack Donnell. Article IV. The individual members of the Senior Class have many cherished possessions to be be- stowed upon numerous worthy heirs of Humes High School. These are to be distributed in the manner herein described. Henry Pardon and Herky Nolen leave their book entitled, How to Get A's in English Quickly and Easily to lack Drucker and Tommie Vinson. Virginia Nickells, Isobel Hughe-S, Rosalie LCIZCIIOV, Audie Lee Payne, and Iewel Hayes leave their lovely locks to Freda Harrison, Shirley McConnell, Iean Ann McCullough, and Barbara on the condition that they visit the Cosmetology room weekly. lake Alabaster leaves his own invention, the Hooper Radio to any eccentric inventor who is will- ing to untangle the wires. Eugenia Anton and Frances Poor leave their ath- letic ability to Nellie Barton, Tune and lane Majors. Iuanita Beard, Pauline Roberson, and Shirley Pure- foy leave their timidity to Mary Emma Kelly. Charles Hisky leaves his lordly manners to any- one who'll accept them. Evelyn Bishop, Virginia Billions, L. V. Dawson, and Dale Thornley leave their salesrnanship worries to Miss Marjorie Walkers next year pupils. Gene Baxter wills his daily 'bone-rollin game to Frankie Vego and hopes hell be as successful. Lois Smith, Dempsey Smith, and Kay Smith leave their last name to any person who'd like it. Earl Iones, Warren Gaines, Angelo Hodges, Willard Pike, and Iames Person leave their hours in defense school to future defense workers, Iune Hooper leaves her t'daring evening dress to Marilyn Davis. Dorothy Butler, Iennie Chrisaiis, Virginia Durham, Dorothy Gassaway, and Ianie Kennedy leave their shorthand transcription worries to next year's pupils. Max Plant leaves his Uzoot suit to any drape shape who can wear it. Hilda Chapman, Frances Ferguson, Victoria Har- ris, Fredine McCullar, and Mary Glancy leave their left-over graduation invitations to seniors of '43. Frances Rumley, Laurie Green, and William Loft leave their honor society places to the students who are lucky enough to get them. Iames Miller and Sonny Boy Shelby will their boxing gloves to Louis Anderson and Louis Williams. Jeanne Hooper and Helen Williams bequeath their sponsor outfits, buttons included, to Iayne Seymour and Naomi Gibson. May Young, Mary Ann Wynne, Anna Oswald and Ethel O'Bryan leave their sweetness and sunshine to Louise Neeley and Ruth Bartee. Rema Driskell and Aglaia Nicklas leave their unique names to Voula Skouteris and Theone Agnos. Raymond Houston and Ernest Galbreath leave their height to Eugene Walsh and Arthur Senn. lane Bagwell, Taleeta Schneider, Anne Lee and Mamie Bluestein leave their high notes to luanita Astin and all other chirping birdies. Edgar Sing, Burton Wilder and L. V, Priddy leave their book knowledge to William Ferguson and Paul Webb. Clarence Blanton, Winell Vfilmoth, Ioe Hadley and lack Donnell leave their wonderful line to Bobby Thompson. David Finn leaves his dry remarks to some wet blanket that needs them. Betty Holmes, Betty Nolan, Sarah Hornbuckle, and May Young leave their discarded Shorthand Books to Margaret Evensky, Virginia Schneider, and Eloise Iohnson. S E N I O R E D I T I O N E Ei P05112 Tzwizflf-f711'w

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Sinmn miss ituiiiuv As we, George Babin and Alvin Fox, sat at the table occupied by only the high officials of the United States government, we holding the office of Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army and Admiral of the U. S. Navy respectively, saw the names of several of our old friends of the class of '42 pass before us. In fact several were here with us. Presiding over the table was the newly elected President of the U. S., Warren Gaines. Around the table sat several members of the President's cabinet which included Secretary of State Billy White-who had just finished his 200 point peace plang Secretary of Interior Raymond Bryan-who had just resigned as president of Bee Line Oil Co., Secretary of Labor lla Wayne Smith, the pacifier, who had just settled an argument between Henry Nolen, president of C. I. O., Ernest Galbreath of the A. F. of L., Secretary of Treasury Gene Baxter-who was trying to explain the one hundred million dollar shortage in the treas- ury department, as if he didn't know where it went, Secretary of War jack Curry-who was now using a tank to keep the women off himg Secretary of Navy james Miller-who had converted the Normandie into a pleasure ship for his family which numbered in the tens, Secretary of Agriculture joe Wilder--who was arguing with Price Administrator Earl jones over the price of eggs. Chairman of OPM Marvin Rogers was trying to gyp someone out of a set of tires for his small combined pleasure and business coupe, a six- teen cylinder Ford. At this time in rushed Vice-presi- dent Frank Carroll who informed us that Frank Wood- bury had just been elected the speaker of the House of Representatives. Some of the business brought news of old friends before us. General Austin Brice, who was now mar- ried to Nellie CBeer-bottlej Church, was head of the First Army. Chief of the Second Yoo-Hoo Army is General Dewey jones. Head of the Third Army is General Charles Dowdie, who is engaged to marry Gloria Wenzler. General joe Hadley is boss of the Fourth Army. Private jack Donnell has been General I-Iadley's orderly for several years now. While everyone else was arguing, I noticed in the paper that Bill Turner, head of Scripps-Howard, had signed the Presidents wife Sarah Hornbuckle, to write her column My Day , for his newspaper chain. Someone interrupted my peaceful reading to ask me who I was going to put in charge of the Pacific Fleet? I told him that before I did, Rear Admirals Kay Smith and joe Tognetti had to quit fighting over Vir- ginia Nickells, I didn't want to send a single man to the Hawaiian Islands. After discussing all matters of state, the members proceeded to Scotts Bar-run by Clyde Scott, for a round of nourishment. Ernest Flaniken, resplendent in his new uniform, with the title of head doorman ushered us in. As we checked our hats we found that the hat check girl was Ellen Tinkle, who had Sally Ann Chafetz as her assistant. General Babin was stopped by the cigarette girl who turned out much to his surprise, to be june Hooper. To accommodate her he purchased a pack- age of Bilger's Best Cigarettes. They had to call Doc- tor Robert johnson to revive her when he tipped her a dollar. Our ale was brought to us by Tillie Ala- baster and Alice Bartee. As we sat and talked, we heard the WPA. band start its nightly concert in the park across the street. General Babin and I went across the street to hear it and found standing upon the directors stand none other than the former drum major at Humes, Bill Dixon. We noticed that Vernon Whitman and Laurie Green were playing the slip-horns with David Finn on the trumpet. And still in the same old rut was Hirschell Agee contentedly pounding away on the bass drum. The vocalist was Maxine Weakley. As we stood listening to the glorious music, our chauffeurs, Corporal Max Plant and Seaman David Spack informed us it was time to pick up our wives, Dorothy Walker now playing the role of Mrs. Babin and Dee Sewell had the elegant position of Mrs. Fox. We instructed Max and David to return home by way of Fatzo's gym as the little ladies were having their weekly gym class. This is an exclusive gym run by Eddy jean l'Squsshy Wroten and Ruth Lard Devers, who had started it for their own use. On arriving we found that Mrs. Fox was still under the supervision of juanita Lambirth and Mrs. Babin was in the capable hands of Helen Bingham. As we sat in the lobby waiting patiently for them, janitor Clarence Blanton walked by and picked up the cigar stub I threw away and stopped to talk with us, From him we learned -that Henry Pardon was teaching bar-bell exercises from 3 to 4. He also told us that the women's physical ed class was overcrowd- ed with the new instructor, handsome Milton Weiss. He was aided by joe Middleton. We also found out from our little visit that Frances Rumley, Lois Smith, Melba Stinson, Mary Ann Wynne, Mary Glancy, and Billy jean Ping worked there as masseurs. After the girls had their workout we returned home to the Edgar Sing Hotel. General Manager William Sharp met us at the door and welcomed us back. On the way up we learned from jennivie Paullus, the elevator girl, that we had two new chamber maids in our suite. They turned out to be Frances Ferguson and Viola Dawson. I pushed the bell and S E N I O R E D I T I O N Ei ? Page Trrpnfjf-fit'1'