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

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it 24 Oqulvzsi cgerzioz Edition LAST Wllllglg ll Ailfllllg-NIV We, the seniors of 1946, in order to alleviate the great sorrow We are causing our fellow classmates by leav- ing them behind, do hereby bequeath to them some of our most prized possessions, to be duly distributed immediately after our graduation. ARTICLE I. To Mr. Hilliard we leave the hope that next year's senior class will carry out his Model Class Day. ARTICLE II. To Miss Richmond we leave the com- mercial department, hoping that it will relieve her of some of her numerous duties. ARTICLE III. To Miss Prescott we leave our undying gratitude for having so much patience when coping with our problems. ARTICLE IV. To Miss Jennie Allensworth we leave the hope that 12-1 continues to produce the class president and as many other students of distinction as possible. ARTICLE V. To Mr. Jones we leave a typewriter and plenty of paper with which to write a book of jokes that we hope he will some day publish. ARTICLE VI. To Miss Thompson we leave Shirley Fitzgerald to decorate her bulletin board, since Kenneth Moore w0n't be here next year to do it. ARTICLE VII. To Miss Scrivener we leave our history contracts and the hope that next year's students will get theirs in on time. ARTICLE VIII. The numerous bequests of the individ- ual students are hereby recorded. SECTION 1. Joan Rooney leaves the junk in her locker, due to the lack of transportation which would be required to cart it away. SECTION 2. Frances Butler leaves her dimples to Ed Lilliard, to make him even more attractive. SECTION 3. Hootie Shelby and Martha Dupuy, Jane Hayes and Billie Jean Hardison, Peggy Woods and Noma French will their everlasting friendships to Roselyn Strong and Carolyn Reitz. SECTION 4. Theone Agnos leaves her chain of broken hearts for that sailor. SECTION 5. Bernard Cole leaves his unbalanced books to the next treasurer of 12-1. SECTION 6. Jettie Middleton, Hazel Wright, and Viola Dodson leave their height to Maurice Petrovsky. SECTION 7. Geraldine Knight, Ruth Ray, Beautone Thornberg, and Charline Miller leave their hope chests to some girls who haven't already found their men. SECTION 8. Mildred Mims leaves in a hurry, trying to catch up with her twin, Hildred. SECTION 9. Jean Milton, Marjorie Scott, and Regina McDaniel leave their artistic ability to Ferdy Brown. SECTION 10. Eloise Wood, Kathleen Nolan, and Mary Jo Nearn leave their dry wit to Hugh Powers. SECTION 11. Venita Trotter leaves her collection of class rings fsize largel to Mary Willie Lambeth. SECTION 12. Aubrey Gaskins leaves his band, complete with personal arrangements and singer, to Bob Tillman. SECTION 13. J. E. Shipman leaves his roving nature to Carl Womble. SECTION 14. Georgia Skouteris, Mary Hardaway, and Beverly Shivers leave their quiet, studious ways to Virginia Coscia. SECTION 15. Dimple Hall leaves her baton and strut- tin' style to Gladys Dye, who, We're sure, will do it justice. SECTION 16. Billy North and Martha Eastman be- queath their last names to Laverne South with the provision that he find a West to complete the cycle. SECTION 17. George Mabie leaves his finesse with the chicks to Greek Stathis, who really doesn't need it. SECTION 18. Francis Kelly, Dorothy Hubbard, Louis Booth, and Alfred Buss leave their positions in the band to anyone with enough endurance to rehearse far into the night. SECTION 19. Beverly Blackman and Billye Sanders leave their sponsors' uniforms togwho knows '?-But may the best girl win. SECTION 20. Emma Lee Smith, Louise Brown, and Betty Jones leave their names to Irene Katsoulis. SECTION 21. Goldie Brown, Nancy Countess, and Helen Chrisafis leave their immaculate hairdos to Fannie Mae Stuart. SECTION 22. Jimmy Papageorge leaves the chemistry lab and what's left of the equipment to Mr. Winfield. SECTION 23. Rachel Carter, Ada Hudson, Mary Frances True, Nelle Hubbard, and Louise Rule leave their places in cosmetology and a handbook on the application of the subject to future Misses America. SECTION 24. Johnny Harris and Jean Marie Jordan leave that wicked jitterbuggin' to any pair who can get around that fast. SECTION 25. Pat Kee leaves his versatility on the gridiron to Calvin Allen. SECTION 26. Edwin Poole leaves his verse writing to anyone else who can't concentrate on English. SECTION 27. M. L. Winchester leaves school hoping that his sister, Catherine, will keep up the VVinchester reputation. SECTION 28. Robert Bishop leaves his place in the shop to Jack Rudy. SECTION 29. Sue Peeler leaves her daily question Did I get any mail? to the other girls whose O.A.O.'s are far away. SECTION 30. Peanut Smith, Hazel Trenthem, Bettye Pegues, Alma Shears, Cornelia Fillion, and Lillian Holt leave their height to Billie Marie Briggs. SECTION 31. Anita Cummings and Kitty Hines leave their ability to be well liked to Mary Frances Davis. SECTION 32. Peggy Hill and Geneva Crone leave their front seats in physics class to Billie Hill and Thelma Crone, to be used by them to the best advantage. SECTION 33. Marian Kaplan leaves her abilitv to talk to six people at once to Charlotte Patterson. ' SECTION 34. Virginia Mead leaves the piano bench in Glee Club empty and Miss Alexander with a sorrowful countenance. SECTION 35. Jimmy Craig leaves his position as 12-1 internal revenue collector to anyone else who needs some extra pocket change. SECTION 36. Charles Bacigalupo and Charles Van Nieuwenhuyze leave their names to Humphrey Kotrecht and Sydney Loskovitz. SECTION 37. Billy Davis leaves his torchy trumpet playing and the music to Stormy Weather to Gartley Bradley. SECTION 38. Mary Frances Allen and Catherine Rut- land leave their quiet -L 'FD manners to Shirley Saller.

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- Clllunzsi 04595 gsniom Etfition 236 JUDSON WILLIAMS Band: Ori-hestra: Non-vom Club: Se.-rt-gary ofA Band: Band. three und one hall' years: HISYOFX. three and one hall' years: Ori-hestra. two years. MARCUS L. IVINCHESTER slwvmdyiv Sabre Klub 45--lli: Non-Pom Club 43- l-l--lip T and l Clul- 44-45: Key Ululi -I5-alll: Vnpmin ROTC 45-46: Porpornl and Sm, RHT1' lf!-4,13 Seri-Yrillli xliljill' H-45: Student Goxernine-nt lil- H2 Reporter T and I Cluh ll-45: lfelegzzite Ro- 's Stall: 44-45: Winner or t'0KlUll Essay 43.1.55 Mzxtlwxnatns, four years: HHTV, three years: Shop. tno years . N SHIRLEY ELOUISE WOOD -X uBird-Bl.al'nu .u 1. is Senior Girl Reserves: Glee Club: Treasurer X W ll-lg Red Cross Representative: Typing, two years: Bookkeeping, two years: Offir-e Prar-tirfe, one year: Commerf.-ial Law, Home Er nomics, k 'f two years. 5 Z BRY E OODS 14 addy!! F Studv t Go e mne tg St t ernment Moni lor: S n'l e 1' mittee 46: T -asurer , Sl en vernm n ep sentati : 'ho d, tw 1 ': Boo le ring, two A 'ng, In 'ea : 0l i' Prai-til-eg o ncono '1- tw yt-a 1 I 1-an Hist . Q HAZEL DEAN WRIGHT ,l 'fsiimf' ' Senior Girl Reserves: Student Government , ll N oo' y 'Q . +V' 5 ef' El ll Ei- A u...,. ' Monitor: Student Government Representative: Set-rr-tary of ll-Il: Shorthand, two years: Typ- ing, two years: Bookkeeping, two years: Of- fice Pravtif-e, two year:-wg Amerir-an History: Home E4-nnoniif-s. .W f MIDYTEVQM GIQADUATES Frank Adcock Oliver J. Butler, Jr. Howard Coats Thomas William Craigo Herbert Davis William Franklin Davis, Jr. Clarence Dillingham Rufus Alton Eichelberger VETEl3fL...i+lS Harvey Aden Eugene Anton David Blaylock Austin Brice Joseph E. Bridges Ralph Carter Martin Cooke Billy Curette William S. fBillyl Dowdie Jack Elder Nick Fillon Armond Greganti, Junior James H. Hicks William A. Jennings Ebb Kitchens Melvin Eugene Lewis Justin Lyon Joseph Raymond Marchisio Frank Mitchell Charles Harry Padower Milton Rhodes Wilbur Chris Ruleman, Jr. Frank Sexton John Surber Donald Thompson Milton Stanley Weiss ,W VJECEIVIINIG DIDLQMAS Vernon Marler Charles May Elmer D. Moore Orville Lloyd Moye Lawrence J. Pleasants William Emery Richards Floyd Rowe Miles E. Smith Richard Smith Vermont M. Smith Thomas Summers Edward Donald Taylor James O. Thomas Lee John Visconti John Wallace Stanley Walter Sidney White

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X CI!7lU.I7ZEi. .Senior Edition 25 A h SECTION 39. Sue Craft, Amelia Ringold, and Martha Simonds leave their little triumvirate to Betty Jo Tucker, Shirley Mosley, and Betty Joy Mills. SECTION 40. Ruth Katz, Betty Burke, Virginia Cough- lan, Joanna Coseia, and Sidney Tardy leave their A's to Sonny Astin so that he may get a diploma two years sooner than expected. SECTION 41. Martha Moore leaves her adeptness at coping with the male shortage to Jackie Bilger. SECTION 42. Ruth Harper and Doris Brown leave their good looks to Betty Jane Allen. SECTION 43. Carrie Keltner leaves her slow southern drawl to Seymour Petrovsky in the hope that it will slow him down for a while. SECTION 44. Marene Smart and Lavern Arnold leave their affection for and loyalty to Hollywood to Skinny Miller. SECTION 45. Hays Mitchell and Moris Shore leave the picture show machine tin a state of collapsel to two other 'boys who get fun out of the little things in life. SECTION 46. Catherine Edwards and Helen Belch leave their friendly quarrels to Betty Blancett and Barbara Goings. SECTION 47. VVava Brown leaves her winnin' way with the teachers to Ann VVallnutt with the provision that she make good use of it. SECTION 48. Valeria Huff leavcw her skillful art of gold bricking in Miss Conyer's class to Shirley Terry. SECTION 49. Claude Mauldin leaves all his Wimmin at other schools to Jack Tennison. SECTION 50. Carline Blankenship, Thomasina Bray, Naomi Moore, Jean Cannon. Ethelda Koelz, and Billie Faye Hopkins leave their ambition to all tenth graders who would like to go to summer school and graduate in '47. SECTION 51. Bess Holt leaves all of Mr. Jones' un- finished Work to Dibrell Brazzil. SECTION 52. Ruby Clark and Mildred Solomito leave their seats in the auditorium at lunch to Mary Jean Newton. SECTION 53. Tootsie Diffie leaves that sweater-girl figure to Ruth Cunningham. SECTION 54. Sonia Rosenberg leaves her trips to the office during fifth period history class to the next occupant of the last seat, fifth row. SECTION 55. Nancy McArthur, Ruby Beaty, Emma Laura Sturdivant, and lla Raye Vvallace leave their ability to be seen and not heard to Betty Jo Green with the hope that a hint to the wise is sufficient. SECTION 56. Myrtle Scobey leaves her devotion to Buddy to Carroll Murrell-different Buddies, of course. SECTION 57. Mary Jane Price, Virginia Grantham, and Theresa Howard leave gladly the hours of toiling in Miss Robinson's room to Jo Ann Gaines. SECTION 58. Maryanne Hadley and June Gwaltney leave their positions in the Girl Reserves to two other girls who don't Want to work for their A's in history. SECTION 59. Richard Barton leaves his collection of sharp-looking sweaters to J. W. True. SECTION 60. Kenneth Moore bequeathes his big mouth to the next guy who can talk as much and get as good re- sults. SECTION 61. Allen Pryor leaves his off again, on again love affair, in hopes that he won't have as much trouble in future years. SECTION 62. Ray Riddle leaves his diploma to his twin, Ralph, hoping that he will receive Ralph's next year. SECTION 63. John Sewell and Wilbur Ruleman leave their positions as captain and co-captain of the football team to .....................,..........,,...... fthey won't let us tell, yet.J SECTION 64. Thomas Shanks and Fred Smith leave their buddy-buddy attitude toward each other to two other boys who promise to keep the home fires burning. SECTION 65: Pete Vergos bequeathes his nickname on the dance floor, Smoothie , to Vince Spinosa. SECTION 66. Bill Weakley leaves his dry remarks to be saved for a rainy day. SECTION 67. Billy Pendergras leaves his seat in the Red Cross meetings, to next year's representative, with the provision that it be filled more often than it was this year. SECTION 68. Judson Williams just leaves, if he gets his diploma.. SECTION 69. Marvin Edwards bequeathes his good manners to be divided equally among all the boys at Humes. SECTION 70. David Garihan leaves his T and I Club leadership to any other able-bodied metal shop member. SECTION 71. Jack Houseal, Elbert Gregory, leave their beauteous red hair to Dan Curry. SECTION 72. Edgar Hoye and Charles Murrell leave their Keep 'em Guessing line to the next best Casanova in line. SECTION 73. Doyle Murphy and Sonny Greenb-erglleave their bashful Ways to little Billy Clark, who could use a little bashfulness. SECTION 74. Allen Goodwin leaves his Captain's rank to Bob Kinkle, because that's the only way he'Ll ever get one. SECTION 75. Harold Goodwin and Dot Pearson leave their hopes and dreams to the next couple who get along as well as they do. SECTION 76. Tommy Gost leaves that well groomed look to Bailey Thompson, who undoubtedly also uses Wild Root Cream Oil. SECTION 77. Kenneth Graham leaves his excuse to get out of study to Charles Dawson. SECTION 78. Eugene Keith leaves his worries about Physics to the next sucker. SECTION 79. James Neal leaves his footballish look to next year's star, Billy Miller. SECTION 80. Ralph Nichols and Fred Williams leave their money worries to the other guys who make a living mooching pennies. SECTION 81. Billy Clark leaves his fighting ability to Ferdy Brown, to make all the victories certain. SECTION 82. Bobby Crow and Harold Moore leave their journalistic ability to Earl Kitterman. SECTION 83. Odell Dumas and Eugene Sexton leave their height to Nicky Gost. SECTION 84. Mary Virginia Johnson and William Davis leave, before anyone else, since they were eager enough to go to Summer School. SECTION 85. Frank Mitchell, Herbert Davis, Milton Weiss, Clarence Dillingham, John Surber, Milton Rhodes, Donald Thompson, Charlie Padawer, Oliver Butler, Ruful Eichelberger, and Frank Adcock, Thomas Craig, Frank Sex- ton left our ranks with Uncle Sam's greetings still ringing in their ears. SECTION 86. Joy Blaylock leaves her wonderful store of energy to Willie Nell Rutland. . SECTION 87. Hazel Edwards leaves her soda-jerking Job at night to the next Senior who can stand up under the strain. SECTION 88. James Warrick leaves his ability to out think or out wit the teachers to the next brilliant mind who can do it. SECTION 89. Robert Bilger leaves his many titles and his Southern drawl to Roy Crook. SECTION 90. Charlotte Walter leaves her knowledge of English lreceived from her English auntl to anyone who will listen. SECTION 91. Betty Harrison leaves that question Should I or should I not say I do before I graduate to all those love-lorn girls. SECTION 92. G. B. Dorman leaves his ambition to learn to type to anyone who is willing to get to school be- fore eight. SECTION 93. Elsie Miller reluctantly leaves the second seat, fifth row, in sixth period English class to any- one who is Willing to fight for it. In witness whereof, we place our seal on this the twenty-ninth day of May, 1946, A. D. The above is respectfully submitted by Peggy Hill and Geneva Crone, after being duly witnessed and vouched for by the following: Sioux City Sue Murgatroy Glockenspiel Nilon Hose Clementine MacDougal