John Gorrie Junior High School - Siren Yearbook (Jacksonville, FL)

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Eva Mae Goodrich, alias Queen Elizabeth, wills her conceited ways to Miss Bogue. . Ruth Harvard leaves her ability to make hsh croquettes to Ella Mae Haiptle. v Frank Harrison wills his distinction of being the only perfect Spanish student to Miss Baker. b A Francis Martin wills his slick, black, curly hair to his brother, lshum. h Joseph Powell leaves his red socks to Coach Butterfield. Holmes Elmore leaves his ability to be at the head of the class to Mrs. Rogers. Jack Holgerson leaves his huskiness to Robert Causey. Charles Wheatly wills his numerous blow-outs to Hil- ton Geiger. Frank Reeves gives his wise-cracks to Miss Stenwall. Fermun English wills his sleepiness to Mrs. Blanchard. WILLS OF 9 A X We, the undersigned, being of sane mind, do hereby will and bequeath our property to the below mentioned:- I, Leroy Hoyt, will and bequeath land all that stuffJ to Billy Ball, my ability to handle all the big deals that come along. I, Lou Frances Philips, will my ability to get A in Math to John Pilkington. I, Billy Wild, will the chewing gum under my desk in Room 15 to Mrs. Goodrich. I, May Ingle, hereby will my ability to say, Yes'm, to Madie Lippit. I, Betty Cashen, will and bequeath my ability to get t s for talking in Mrs. Coleman's room to Celeste Ben- nett. I, Mary Manning, will my naturally curly locks to Mary Jane Brelsford, in hopes that she will enjoy them. I, Barton Green, will my flirtatious winks to Billy Taylor, 7AT. I, Selwyn Jacobs, hereby will my ability to get in lights with Mrs. Tyler to Jimmy Ragan. I, Mark Lillard, will my long distance record of stay- ing out in the hall from Mrs. Coleman's room to Peter Manson. I, Marion Henson, will my place in Mrs. Peek's room to Frances Slade. I, Betty Arnold, will my Lady of the Lake notebook to Biba Yerkes. I, Mary Noble, will and bequeath my broken desk in Room 16 to Merryday Rosser, in hopes she won't get into as many lights as I did. I, Neel Witschen, will my much admired red hair to Davidson Dunlap. I, Frances Keen, will my Julius Caesar notebook to Elizabeth Butler. I, Frank Hessey, hereby will my title of Lord Mont- breton to Dick Graves. I, Elizabeth Ann Lewis, do hereby will my trusty eraser to Billy Lewis, who I am sure will use it. I, Jean Zacharias, hereby will my absent-mindedness to Alise Lippman. I, Jimmie May, will my ability to get good grades in Latin to Charles Boyd. I, Tom Adams, will my sailing ability to Dekle Taylor. I, Yvonne Champlain, will my ability to do my house- work five minutes before it is called for to Hilyer Mc- Donald. I, Frances Williams, will my ability to lee one of the quickest persons in the room to Sara Clair Williams. WILLS OF 9 A Y I, Dorothy Drygas, hereby will and bequeath my ear- to-ear grin to Barbara Boone. I, Bill Bremer, will my graceful shape to Beal Buch. I, John McClellan, of SQAY, being of sound mind WJ hereby bequeath my ability to fall off a log to Ramond Ramage. I, Margaret Wilson, bequeath my ability to get on the Honor Roll at least once a year to John Pilkington. I, Charles Serodino, hereby will and bequeath my seat in Mrs. Toppings room to any poor sap who needs some history. I, Dot Armstrong, hereby will and bequeath my love for Mr. Kirkham lCorkyJ to Josephine Burroughs. I, Charles Barnes, being in a ................ state of mind, hereby will and bequeath my ability to make A's in every subject but Science, English, Math, History and Latin to be divided equally among all who do not graduate this year. I, Martha Lee, will my ability to get sunburned and freckled to Alma Lucy liudger, I, Roberta Dyer, being ll hopej of .1 sane mind, do hereby will my old-ladies' specs to Judy Anderson. I, Betty Hutsell, hereby will and bequeath my Floyd Gibbons Yatch to Celesta Bennett. I, Kathleen MacDonough, being on the verge of a nervous breakdown, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to aggravate Mrs. Topping to Billy Clapp. I. Nancy Adamson, hereby will and bequeath my fond love for brown Fords fnot roadzstersj to Bibba Yerkes. I, Hilda Edwards, being of sane mind and plump body, do hereby will and bequeath my abundant supply of golden locks to Mr. Wheatly. I, Jimmy Lanier, hereby will and bequeath my long legs to Dick Suddath. I, Virginia Humphries, being in a very over-home- worked state of mind, do hereby will and bequeath all of my midnight oil used in the process of eliminating my homework to future inmate- of the ninth grade. I, Catherine Bonney, do hereby will and bequeath my apprehension of ninth grade to the next victims of the ninth grade. I, Hoke Sisk, hereby will and bequeath my fancy nerts and burps to Johnny Holmes. WILLS OF 9 A N We, the members of QAN, the pride of John Gorrie, do in this, our last will and testament, bequeath the fol- lowing property to those mentioned below: I, Sidney Berkovitz, hereby will my warning slips to anybody who wants them. I, Farris C. Joseph, will my athletic ability to Nicko- las Garrett. I, Frank McCoy, will and bequeath my sweet tooth to anyone needing it. I, Lois Boone, do hereby will and bequeath my trouble- some shoe strings to Margaret Jones. I, Bertie Bigelnaan, will my ability to make A's in Latin to Eleanor King. I, Julia Brelsford, hereby will and bequeath my gold- digging ability to Alice Palmer. I, Marjorie Brooke, will and bequeath my D's in his- tory to Argent Webster. I, Eleanor Clirruthera, will my dignity to Mary Forest. I, Alice llornstein, will my vocal apparatus to any- oae who needs one.

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' I, Lois Oxford, hereby will and bequeath my Julius Caesar notebook to Latacia Haddock. I, Helen Barber, will and bequeath to Lee Roy Car- mickel my Algebra book to make I, Junior Walker, on this hot summer day, will my ability as a draftsman to Courtney Hunt. I, Cleo Shaw, hereby will and bequeath to Camelus Brooks my History book to make WILLS OF 9 A M I, Cleo Lazos, will my tardiness to Math class to Sam Felos. I, Frances Robarts, hereby will and bequeath my ability to recite my history lesson for Mrs. Goodrich to Billy Wil' liams. I, Dot Boring, will and bequeath my everlasting pet- manent to Biggie Smith. I, Thelma Brock, hereby will and bequeath my report card, richly decorated with A's, to Jean Richards. I, Howard Hall, hereby will and bequeath my love for my Math book to Mary Forest. I, Flem Clark, will my ability to sleep through school to Charles Ostner. I, Gertrude Hooker, will and bequeath my ability to blush to Kathleen Lowe. I, Chester Sikes, will my ability to make A in Math to Bobbie Owens. I, Russell Carlson, will and bequeath my ability to chew gum in Mrs. Brower's room to Winifred Gannaway. I, W. Altman, will and bequeath my ability to act like a monkey to Ralph Platte. I, Loline Hoppers, will and bequeath my ability ta be absentee monitor to Ethel McDonald. I, Elbert Tillman, will and bequeath my Science ability to Billy Ball. I, Margaret Sutter, will and lrequcath my good ole Algebra to Marvin Rooke. I, Naomie Marshall, will and bequeath my ability to chew second-hand gum to Judy Rose. I, Edith Austine, will and bequeath my ability to sit in the hall during Math period to Judy Rose. 9 A V WILLS I, Ella Mae Hingle, will my ability to get warning slips to Edyth Anderson. I, Erin Watkins, will my laugh to Florence Hutcheson. I, Jane Spaulding, will my ability to write spelling words in Mrs. Toppings room to Edyth Anderson. I, Harold Mann, will my knowledge of English to Ed- gar Richardson. I, Paul Beighley, will my blushing to Lois Daugherty. I, Rufus Chance, will my ability to talk out in Mrs. Toppings room to Edgar Richardson. I, Ucal Godwin, will my ability to write contracts in History to Robert Stover. I, Harris Vanzant, will my ability to get a passing grade in History to M. Tumblin. I, Alvo Sil-zes, will my tennis shoes to Dennis Sikes. I, Edwin Young, will my ignorance of Algebra to asy- one whcm it may concern. CLASS WILLS OF 9 A P I, Vera Anderson, will my numerous dimples to Sam Godfrey. I, Theda Bess Blasingame, do hereby will my ability to receive weekly warning slips to Nina Blasingame and Leon Mae Heance. I, Cora Frances Carr, hereby will and bequeath all of my old hair ribbons, lipstick, and compacts Qwhen I finish with themj to my pal, Myrtle McCullough. I, Essie Carr, do hereby, if I pass, will my ability to act as a sophisticated ninth grader to Vivian De Bary. I, Fred Carr, will my lovely adored gym shoes to B. Marsh. I, Arden Davis, hereby will and bequeath my ability to copy History outlines to Benita Davis. I, Marvin Diebel, hereby will in plain view of all witnesses, my great and noble ability to chew gum in Sci- ence to James Culpepper, Jr. I, Lorraine English, will all my A's in Science tests to Lucy Elizabeth Lucky. I, John Entenza, will my ability to be late every other morning to Billy Ball. I, C, Herndon, being in my sound mind, will ta Alma Lucy Fudger my great ability in working graphs for Mrs. McClellan. I, Edward Klehm, will my ability of getting by with- out paying my shops fees to any person who needs it. I, Veta Irby Marsh, being of sound and disposing mind, will to any one who may need it, my love for John Gorrie, Mr. Wheatly, Miss Stenwall, and all of the other teachers. I, Jack McCullough, of the first part, hereby will and bequeath my straight, slim ligureli manly pose, curly hair, to Billy Taylor, party of the second part. He needs it. I, Travis Murden, being of sane mind, hereby will and bequeath my seat in Mr. Wheatlys office to Sidney Beigh- le '. i I, Lamar Murphy, hereby will and bequeath my ability to slip across the street to Roland Stewart. I, Wesley O'Dell, hereby will my fourth period seat outside of Mrs. Ro.-e Andersons room door to Tootsie. I, Nellie Mae Padget, hereby will and bequeath my History grades to anybody that needs them. I, Bernice Pharis, being in sane state of mind, will and bequeath my ability to wrinkle up my nose when I laugh to G. P. Manning. I, Frances Riviere, do hereby will my ability to finish my dress in sewing to Teddy Blume. I, Margaret Roberts, will my great ability to chew gum and get checks in Miss Millers room to Ethel McDonald. I, Roy Stephens, will my ability to set clocks back to all other unlucky birds. I, Almeda Sikes, do hereby will my A's in History tests given by Miss Mary Miller to Sylvester Bridges. WILLS OF 9 A T The members of 9AT, on graduating, hereby will and bequeath certain individual qualities to other members of the school. President Ralph Miller leaves his boxing ability to C. L. Bush. Vice-President Revel Hagan wills his mathematical mind to John Warner. Secretary and Treasurer Naomi Warren wishes to give her acting prowess to Louise Green. Ray Darman will leave his table etiquette to Fernando Stephens. Milton Geiger bequeaths his handsomeness to Mt. X. Thelma Slater wills her power to make facial renova tion to Marie Fare.

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I, Betty jones, will my love of -john Gorrie to Martha Hanson fmaybe it'll help het somej. I, janet Ramseleli, will my blonde hair to Zaola Vifal- deen. A I, Marjorie Spivak, will all my looks to the future I, Dorothy Xlffilliams, will my ambition to make A in History to Vivian De Bary. t I, Bobby Carlisle, will my ability to be an angel in class to Sara Clair Vlfilliams. I, Leonard La Grange, will and betjueath my Ucuttinge up' 'in Miss Miller's room to Sydney Register. I, Albert Alfon, will my tree-like height fmulberty bushj to anyone needing it. j I, Frances H. Yerkes, will my ability to vamp Miss Carstens to Charlea Peter Davis. I, Sonny IXIOates, will and becjueatli my ability to orite cn the wrong subject in History fbluslies to Mrs. Good' richj to 'lane' Brelsfcixl. 9A POPULARITY CONTEST Most popular boy-Leroy Hoyt. Most popular girl-Peggy Palmer. Best looking boygjoe Steele. Best looking girl-Yjulia Brelsford. Most studious boyfjames Stearns. Most studious girl4Fredericka Roberts. Most athletic boy-Dick Bernard. Most athletic girlfYolande Barnett. Best dressed boyfNeel Witsclien. Best dressed girl4Dot Lewis. Cutest boy-jimmy Merrill. Cutest girlfVirginia Gorman. XX7ittiest boy-Bill Hill. Wittie:Qt girl-Mary Manning. NATURE, THE ARTIST Nature, the artist of skill, Sets up her easel in spring. Faint at the first is her sketch. Soon the bright colors she'll fling. Using light green for the hill, Painting in flowers so bright, Nature announces 'tis spring, Flooding the earth with its light. gPriscilla Adams. WHEN SCHOOL IS O'ER Let all rejoice for time is near For school to close and we May go each day where we wish And we shall happy be. To woods or ocean we may roam, Be free of books and class. Before we know it we shall find How quickly weeks do pass. So hail to the friends we have made At school the just passed year, When summers' o'er how glad we will be Each friendly voice to hear. -Jimmie May, QAX. CLASS HISTORY Come closer, children, and listen to the tale that we are going to tell you. It is a true stotygabout a class that came to john Gorrie junior High School 'way back in 1929. Now, this class was just fresh from grammar school. where one teacher taught every subject. But when these innocents entered the portals of .john Gortie they found things quite different. Not only did they have to accustom themselves to the respective teach- ers, but to make things worse they lost themselves in the :eemingly labyrinthin halls of john Gorrie endeavoring to locate said teachers. Now being lost in a school with fully a thousand more highly educated Qand might we say scornfulj students laughing at them and calling them exceedingly disrespect- ful names such as rats and infants, didn't particularly appeal to the members of the class. However, undaunted, this persevering class soon caught the drift of circum- szances, and were soon launched upon the high road to success, And so the year passed. as did likewise the vacation. Our heroes found themselves in the Eighth Grade. At last the scornful Ninth Graders began to make the new rats the objects of their gibes and the Eighth Graders were left alone in peace. In this peace the old school spirit began to develop. The class proceeded to spend their dimes and cjuartets on football tickets, But alas for the studies! Algebra and American History just would not soak in, and the Hparlez-vous-ing and 'dico-ing pro' gressed at a snails pace. Nevertheless with the bright and shining example of the Ninth Grade constantly in view, thi lfightli Grade class kept up its spirits and strove valiantly to keep up its grades also. Soon arrived the year of years-the year in which each student in the class could look down on a thousand other less highly educated students. Ali! Wlizrt a superior feel- ing to be in the Ninth Grade. But before long that su- perior feeling was quenched by Odysses, Lady of the Lakes. and julius Caesars. And where was the football team that had existed for so long? The basketball five stood to heal the crushed spirits of the athletic-minded studes. However, when the graduation plans began to form, things were evened up. Witli commencement thoughts constantly in their minds that superior feeling again welled up in the hearts of the students. The class confessed that it had been a very wonderful and creditable three years in dear old Gorrie. And on Qommencement Day there was many a wer eye when this persevering clasz left its Alma Mater in which they had been both inferior and superior, but which they loved and respected. They had lived up to their motto, Never Turn Back. And so, my children-the tale ends. ADELAIDE BENSON and JEAN ZACHARIAS. EDUCATION Freshman: I don't know. Sophomore: I am not prepared. junior: I do not remember. Senior: I don't believe I can add anything to what has already been said.