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

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SENICDR CLASS HISTCDRY The class of '44. lust another graduating class. Although this is not the first class to graduate during this world conflict, it is the first real war class. For several reasons it can be called that. First, its number has been decreased greatly, second, every boy and many girls are planning to go into the United States Service, a number of boys have already been drafted from the classroom. Here is a class that has gone through all the years of school together. They've looked forward to the parties, dances, class-days, and what goes to make up a senior school year in normal times. But, just when these dreams were about to be realized, the call to war took many members of the class. lt also took away many of the things that have always symbolized a senior year. The purpose of the class was turned from one of personal desires and likes, and turned toward one of unified purpose to do its part individually and collectively, to get the war over, and to get the old world straightened out, so that the boys and girls could step into a peaceful and promis- ing future. The class of '44 is really two classes in one. ln lune of '43 twenty members of this class began their senior year, by taking the first half of the work at Tech High in the summer school. This summer session was conducted to enable the boys going to war to obtain their diplomas before leavingg the class gradu- ated at the half-way mark in Ianuary '44. All the boys in the class expect to be drafted im- mediately, some have already gone, some have pass- ed the Army Specialized Test, and may go to college -courtesy Uncle Sam. The other members of the class began their year in September, and graduated at the regular time in May, l944. Two members of the class are foreign born, Leah Rosenberg, in Wyshkow, Poland, and Herman Kap- lan, in Lithuania. X srl , gl' N I4 - f ' ,J 5 SNSE1 X ei T Page Twenty-Two

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Greetings From Humes l5.T.fAX.l3resident Students, Faculty and P. T. A. ot Humes l-ligh School, l bring you greetings. The past two years ot my lite have been very pleasant ones. Serving as your President has been one ot the greatest privileges that it has ever been my pleasure to enjoy. Your cooperation and understanding have been the factors which have made this true. My every dream and aspiration has been made true by your help ant faithfulness. P . . h To the l944 Graduates-May you practice the lessons you have learned in l-lurnes High School and always carry the colors of your country and your school high. MRS. HARRY HIGH Senior Class Officers .fra If f 7,94 K5 x 3 W FLOYD WRIGHT ...........i.......i............................................i............................,.,.............,...... President JULIA GREER ................. ....i...... G iris' Vice President OSCAR BUCHANAN .,..... VIVIAN SHOFFNER ........ HERMAN LAVELLE ...i. ,.,.......Boys' Vice President ...Secretary ..,.......Treasurer

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LAST WILL M TESTAMENT gl P We, the class of May, one thousand nine hundred forty-four, A. D., of l-lumes High School, of Memphis, Shelby Cunty, Tennessee, being in the sanest minds to be expected of seniors, in order to leave you more fully endowed with the things that are worth while, to provide for the separated lovers, and to do all we can to keep you from missing us too much, do will and bequeath and bestow the following to the stated members of the beloved faculty and the mentioned ones of the student bodyg l To Mr. D. M. Hilliard, our principal, we will anti bequeath all of our personalty and realty wherever it is situated in the building, and the fervent wish that the Class of '45 will be as superior a specie as we are. ll To Miss Eleanor Richmond and Miss Annie M. Prescott, we grant the responsibility of keeping track of wayward seniors. We also leave with them our sincere and heartfelt sympathy. Ill To Miss lennie Allensworth, l2-l home room teacher, we leave the hope that at least half of next year's l2-l will show up on time in the morning. To Miss Gertrude Geraghty, the l2-2's simply wish to say that they will leave. They also wish to say that they hope the month of May will see the end of her headache which they have caused. Since the l2-3 class had to leave Miss Elizabeth McCain in the middle of the year, they will to leer their sincere regret at having to leave, and hope that next year's l2-3 will also be the best senior home- room. The 12-4 homeroom leaves cr collection to be used by Mr. lones to purchase a new de-Luxe spring It cushion. They hope this will make it more comfortable for him to remember his '44 class. To Miss Mildred Scrivener the l2-5's leave the fervent wish that in future years she may have just as many senior class celebrities and a few less senior class scatter-brains. IV limmy Young leaves all the hot air he has been blowing off these past few years to heat the school during the coal shortage next winter. Charles Fite leaves his hall hand-holding to some other love struck sucker who can get by with being late to all his classes. Mary Emma Kelley leaves her band uniform to the next person skinny enough to wear it. lack Slater and Douglas Grimes leave the first four seats on the second row of the north side of the balcony to Robert Schaedle and Monte Smith for use during the show. Oscar Buchanan and Russell Dawson refuse to leave their swoon girls! looks to anybody. They expect to take over when Sinatra retires. Betty Rooney will leave the book she is writing, entitled l-low to Win and lnfluence All Men , to little sister Ioan who is following in her footsteps. Rosalie Bozof and Lois Barcus leave their giggles to Frances Butler and Frances Baruchman. Cordie Hughes and lane Powers leave their unto death friendship to Sylvia Shiffman and Sylvia Wolf. Smilin' lack Kaplan leaves that certain intangible something that enables him to get by with murder with the teachers to Donald Kauerz. Ollie Mae Billings, Ruby Graham, Louise Taylor, and Mary Christine Bogue bequeath their business training upon Virginia Lineberger, Page Twenty-Three