James Monroe High School - Echo Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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Bobby Thurston bequeaths his presidency of the S. C. A. to next year’s leading officer. Carl Howard and Joe McCary bequeath their 1 13 original excuses for not having their home work to George Jones and George Shepherd. Mary Oliver. Doris Pepper, and Virgilene Donald bequeath their basket¬ ball abilities to Peggy Sullivan, Sue Straughan, and Peggy Pitts. Teddy Jones and Frank Marchal bequeath their good-humors to Leo DeBruyn. Charles Linton bequeaths his ability to portray the father in plays to Bobby Hildrup. Billy Layton bequeaths his favorite spot at City View to anyone who enjoys a view of the city as much as he does. Ann Sacrey bequeaths her big brown eyes to Sidney Loving. Jimmy Hearn and Jake Ellis transfer their membership in the Bachelors ' Club to Rodger Loving and Hayden Silver. Virgina Stiles, Barbara Williams, and Shirley Townsend bequeath their abilities to get to school one-half hour early to anyone on the S. C. A. monitor system. Lee Pritchett bequeaths his long side-burns to Donnie Alexander. Ray Donald, Richard Hall, Charles Harding, and Henry Cloe bequeath their athletic prowess to Billy Middleton, Edward Cann, and Franklin Powell. Herman Carr and Virginia Brooks bequeath their abilities to act to next year’s shining stars. Tom Segar bequeaths his trouble in geometry to any unlucky Junior. Betty Jean Walker bequeaths her blond hair to India Lindstrom. Jackie Pitts bequeaths her post as the most romantic girl in the Senior class to Catherine Shelton. Peggy Flippo bequeaths her argicultural knowledge to Tommy Reed. Mary Ann Perry bequeaths her efficiency in the cafeteria to anyone who works there. Jean Layton, Delores Garnett, Jackie Green, Lucille Hudson and Frances Berry bequeath their desks in the Senior home rooms to any Juniors who pass. Barbara Garner bequeaths her love of pop-corn, and Sonya Sponseller, her frozen custard to some hungry underclassmen. Andrew Skinner bequeaths his WILLINGNESS to exert himself to Philip Coleman. Janet Chinn and Lucille Chandler, Barbara Eanes and Barbara English bequeath their friendships to Eleanor Pritchett and Pauline Binns. Doris Ann Lindsey bequeaths her drum majorette strut to next year’s drum majorette. Barbara Castle bequeaths her large vocabulary to Jimmy Jones. Mary Weber Stoner, Phyllis Burton, and Jackie Dagg bequeath their ceaseless talking to Ruthie Yanow. We KNOW that she will make good use of it! Marlene Kendall bequeaths her voice and a recommendation for a good throat doctor to next year’s head cheerleader. Virginia McGee bequeaths her horse-laugh to Joan Sullivan. Duke Taliaferro bequeaths his flashy plaid shirts to Nelson Graves. Tomty Cocke bequeaths a pair of shoes to anyone who is man enough to fit into them! Peggy Hall bequeaths the fun she had in making this will to the composer of the 1950 last will and testament. In Witness whereof, we, the Class of ’49, have hereunto subscribed our name and affixed our seal, the seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine. Class of ’49. Per Peggy Hall Witnesses: Peggy Snellings Judy Scott Twenty-Seven

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1949 of the James Monroe High School, of the State of Virginia, having completed our pursuit of knowledge in school and wishing to distribute our various assets equally and accordingly, do hereby execute this last will and testament. ITEM I To the faculty of James Monroe High School we bequeath our sincerest thanks and appreciation for being such wonderful friends and instructors to us during our memorable days in high school. ITEM II To the class of 1950 we bequeath the deeds to rooms 33 and 35 inclusive of the radio, the piano, and all carved initials on the desks. ITEM III To the Sophomore Class we bequeath for their Junior year, the courage to live through Senior Day. ITEM IV To the Freshman Class, who, when others smiled at our airs and dignity, still approached us with frightened faces and trembling limbs, we bequeath the precious little things for which we have no further use: our invisible gum chew¬ ing; our deft note passing: and our short-cuts in reading monthly book reports. By the early employment of such talents we hope that you may reach heights that even WE could never attain. CODICIL Joe Heffernan bequeaths his ability to give a history answer—right or WRONG—and stand by it to Billy Doumas. Jean Donahoe and Bobbie June Caverlee bequeath their ability to get along with the male population of this institution to Beryl Beck. Franklin Carroll and Bobby Reynolds bequeath their ability to get along with the female population to Jack Young. Natalie Lancaster and Judy Scott bequeath their stylish clothes to Betty Jane Thompson. William Stewart, Raymond Colley, and Aubrey Daffan bequeath their band instruments to Charles Whittaker, Bernard Curtis, and Gilbert James. Mary Frances Drew bequeaths her ability to rise at 8:45 a. m. and arrive at school at 8:50 a. m. to Eleanor Rae Jones. Nancy Hall and Carlton Onderdonk bequeath their golden voices to Phyllis Damron and Tom Schuler. Pat Heflin bequeaths her movie star collection to Harriet Maynard. We hope Harriet has room for them all! Betsy Brown and Mary Ellen Southworth bequeath their cute smiles to Anne Taylor. Tom Carey bequeaths his Delaware accent to Peter Hearn. Olga Bauer bequeaths her ability to out-shout the thunder of whispering Seniors to next year’s hard working home room secretary. Gloria Carter and Joyce Shepherd bequeath their beliefs that the way to a man ' s heart is through his stomach—not surgery, but cooking—to Nell Smith and Mary Anna Brickett. Frank Berry bequeaths his ability to get Lowell Self into trouble to John Wright so that John may use it on Mac Willis. Lowell Self bequeaths his ability to talk his way out to Mac Willis. Barbara Forbush bequeaths her good-looks and charm to Patsy Wilhour. Joe Scher bequeaths his wish to become another great disc-jockey, like our own Harold Green, to anyone who may have a similar ambition. Ellen Ross Gibson, Betty Belman, James Pappas, and Rodger Chartters bequeath their driving abilities to anyone who can keep their license and do what they did! Carrie Nunnally and Lois Harder bequeath their abilities to apply make-up —stage that is—to next year ' s Senior Play committee. Peg Snellings bequeaths her artistic ability to George Benson. Twenty-Six

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PREVIEW OF AN AMAZING FUTURE The consideration of future events is always an interesting subject. To think about the career possibilities of my fellow classmen is still more interesting because it involves each one of us personally. It is our good fortune to leave high school at a time when the world seems to be seething with energy, enthusi- asm, imagination and invention. Our good fortune is still greater because we are graduating in a time of peace and prosperity. I am, nevertheless, pleased with the assignment of presenting the prophecy for the Class of 1949. Gloria Carter was arrested by Tom Carey, Wild-Life Conservation officer, when she hit Chicken over the head with a rolling pin. Charles Harding was sworn in as President of the United States by Chief Justice Herman Carr. The wedding that rocked the world was that of Peggy Flippo’s and Tomty Cocke’s. Barbara English, a laboratory technician and friend of the bride, administered their blood tests. Reverend James Pappas performed the marriage ceremony in his parsonage. Their future plans include a new modern home to be constructed by Tommy Segar, a general contractor. Carlton Onder- donk is now surveying land in Stafford County to determine where the house will be erected. Billy Layton, president of the Lonely Heart’s Club, has employed three dependable secretaries: Doris Pepper, Mary Oliver, and Carl Howard. Does the Navy actually need any more men?” Admiral Nimitz asked himself when Frank Berry, Joe Dan McCarey, and Frank Marchal reported for duty. Raymond Colley and Joe Heffernan have invented a grapefruit spoon with an umbrella attachment to prevent the juice from flying into the eyes. Betsy Brown won the Poetry Pulitzer Prize for her collection of religious poems. Professor Barbara Eanes was injured while performing an experiment at M. W. C. She was rushed to the hospital where Dr. Mary Weber Stoner and Nurse Virginia McGhee nursed her back to health. Peggy Hall accepted the editorship of the Washington Times Herald and named Bobby Thurston as sports editor. Pat Heflin’s movie theater was recently the scene of the premiere of Bar¬ bara Castle’s latest motion picture, The Return of Macbeth.” When James Hearn took over the job as principal of J. M., Delores Garnett, switchboard operator, was there to greet him. Peggy Snellings, commercial artist, has completed the advertisements for Ann Sacrey ' s new product—Sacrey ' s Sentimental Sachet Powd er. Lee Pritchett signed a contract with Metropolitan Opera to act as under¬ study for Rise Stevens. Carrie Nunnally and Virginia Brooks were recently admitted to the nursing staff of Walter Reed Hospital. They were immediately given the title, The Singing Nightingales. Mary Ann Perry, in her trip around the world, met Judy Scott in Africa, where Judy was buying monkeys for Macey ' s Pet Shop. Virgiline Donald, a housewife, has a tip for homemakers who want to listen to the radio while dusting—dust the radio until the program is over. Virginia Stiles made her debut to Broadway when she beautifully played the Hungarian Rhapsody on the black keys. Why can’t I concentrate on my work?” asks Marlene Kendall, who is Peter Lawford’s personal secretary. Lucille Chandler, once an orator, is now concentrating on hypnotism. During her last oration, the entire audience went to sleep. Sonya Sponseller has manufactured frozen custard in a new pastel shade— lavender blue. T wenty-Eight