Kirkman Vocational School - Spirit Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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Ben Pettitt ha a cattle ranch on the plains of Texas and is making a fortune furnishing bulls for the fights in Old Mexico. How surprised I was not long ago when I took my boys into the A and B Barber Shop. There was my old friend Alvin Blevins specializing in cutting hair to suit a man's personality. As I waited for the boys I decided to get a manicure. The manicurist was Janice Boston, now Mrs. Arthur Howard. Arthur stays home and cares for the three children while Janice works. Johnny Crump and Joe Devlin are traveling salesmen for the James Doyle Bucket Co. Last I heard of Walter McCommon he was going strong on that navy career as commander of the U. S. S. Tennessee. Harold Rochester always enjoyed strange adventures. Right now he's head instructor for the frogmen at the frogmen training grounds' on Chickamauga Lake. Ray Smith owns a boat dock and sporting goods store near-by. It's called Smith's Paradise. Gene Morgan, the unpredictable! Right now he owns Morgan Center in New York. It was formerlly Rockafellow Center and Gene won it on a bet. Thomas Davis has the biggest home and the biggest family in town. I should knowg they live next door. And what a racket! It goes on all the time. Rosa Hicks is the capable nurse who takes care of the Davises' numerous children. We're all healthy in Chattanooga these days for Sonny Crane is Sanitation Engineer for the City and his able assistant is Jimmy Taylor. Not long ago Allen Phillips was caught using his Print Shop to print S100 bills. I don't know where he is now. Not long ago Ann Buffington made a real name for herself in the Courts of Tennessee. She al- ways was a good talker and she talked Johnny Crump right out of trouble over something he was caught doing on Daisy Mountain. Our class had a host of good secretaries in it. Mary Jo Sliger is with a big bank in Chicagog Elizabeth Quarles is private secretary to the president of DuPont Companyg Margaret Mackey and Peggie Dodson are public school secretariesg and Shirley Elrod works for Quaker Oats Company. Ronald Sleepy Welter is testing mattresses at the Everlasting Mattress Co. owned by Charles Chambers. Mary Venable is still chasing a rich old bachelor who owns a mansion on the hill top. Don Riley has long since given up the search for a wealthy widow, and gossips are beginning to link his and Mary's name in society columns. . Joyce Stubhlefield and Marilyn Waldrip have traveled around the world several times. The last trlp was made in a jet propelled flying saucer. Lee Ewton and Edward O'Leary are in business together and have a rather successful Radio and T. V. Shop. Their head of sales is Rose Marie Poole. William Green just recently opened another store ln a chain known as Green's Soft Shoe Stores. They specialize in shoes for men with big feet. l CAFMX1 Legg and Kay McCrary are working in the biggest bank in town. Kay is a teller 3 Alston is a . . . Louise Lumpkins is teaching school somewhere, and I heard the subject was history, of all things! Manley Meadows is postmaster in Chattanooga. Jimmy Swanson is in Atlanta working as master of ceremonies on several T. V. shows. Of course, he's married. Hollis Harris has a print shop and Norma Jean Clowers is his wife and adviser on all business matter. V Right now Earl Clowers is holding a revival in a little community in the hills of North Carolina. He's doing some good work, I hear. Betty Elliott married some fellow from New York and is now living on easy street. Come to think of it her husband is a partner of Barney Padgett, an electrical engineer. If you ever need an A-1 electrician just call Jerry Smartt. He'll come at all hours and he really knows his work. . Ruby Green -is still evening school secretary and Ruby Jo McCanless is running a florist shop with Jo Turner. My--but the time's gone in a hurry, and I'd better rush or I'll be late to see my sons graduate from my Alma Mater. Ann Kosky ...29..

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CLASS PROPHECY Here it is, June 2nd, 1979, 25 years after my graduation from high school. As I get ready to at- tend the graduation for my twins, my mind wanders and I see again the happy faces of the Class of '54 as we received the coveted diploma. Looking backward I recall the wishes of my classmates and suddenly realize that those wishes have come true. There's my friend, Charlotte Haggard who wanted to be a famous hair stylist, and she is. In New York she owns her shop and is known the world over for her creation. Russell Carlisle is head machinist at Brooklyn Navy Yards and works for Johnny Denton, 3 mulwmllllonalre' Evah Blevins, voted the most beautiful secretary in the U. S., is Johnny's private secretary- Over at the Joyce Jones Children's Hospital Shirley Watkins is head nurse and Louise Downer and Betty Brown have charge of the baby ward. John Eaves, interior decorator, just finished with a new color scheme on the wall that's guaranteed to put the children to sleep quickly. J. W. France owns France's Super-heaters, Incorporated, and hires Earlene SiHEl0f0H and Caro- lyn Milliken as bookkeepers to keep up with the fabulous profits he makes. Behind the Iron Curtain are the senior twins, Doris and Chester Wallace. They are doing a grand job as missionaries. For some time Bill Hicks and Wilma McDowell have been married and at present are on a world tour. If they can get behind the Iron Curtain they intend to see Doris and Chester. Recently I saw Bobbie McCollum and Helen Harden. They were driving the latest model Jar- guaris, which made me remember that they left for Texas just after graduation and from all appear- ances married those milionaires they wished for. Bobby Case is teaching Drafting at our Alma Materg and Eugene Horton, a West Point gradu- ate, is a five star general in the U. S. Army in Alaska. Beryl Meadows was always a lover of speed: so he opened the B. and M. Speedway. The very first entry was Dan Thomas who had a little trouble at the end of the second heat, and who should rush out on the track but Dan's super ace mechanics: Fred Pettit and Johnny Lusk. . Jean Whitmire has made quite a name for herself with the A. E. C. I recall James Perry's wish to be a doctor of geology. After graduating from Harvard he be- came a roving reported for National Geographic Magazine and has made numerous important surveys on how long the Rocky Mountains will remain standing. William Gennoe always wanted to be President of the United States but didn't quite make it. He did get to the White House though. He's the very distinguished looking gentleman who opens the front door when guests arrive. Of course, William would be lonesome without his old friend to keep him company in Washington. When Senator Kefauver retired, his place was filled by a young and brilliant Boy Senator from Tennessee-Raymond Goodner. Recently when traveling in Florida with my family we stopped for the night at a motor court- one of these ultra modern affairs. Its owner is Jackie Garner, somewhat changed and a bit over- weight, but the same old Jackie still. Evangeline Crowe, excellent history student, now presides over room 35 at K. V. H. S. and teaches history to frightened seniors. Jimmy Richey has reached his goal of farming on Sand Mountain and raising peanuts, syrup cane, and taters . The last I heard he was so prosperous he had to hire two secretaries, Monna Sue Penney and Bettye Akins. Like myself, some of our girls became homemakers. There are Jo Cordell, who has three chil- dren: Nellie Hawkinsg Arbedella Carlisleg Pat Travisg and Mary Morgan, who has two of the cutest little girls one ever saw. -28-.

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CLASS WILL Kirkman Vocational High School Hamilton County, Chattanooga, Tennessee. We the members of the Senior Class of 1954, on this ? day of June, do will and requeath our earthly possessions and characteristics as follows: To our Alma Mater we bequeath our everlasting loyalty and our best wishes for the future. To the faculty we leave our best wishes and appreciation for their helpfulness and understanding during the past four years. All that is best in our school spirit we bequeath to next year's Seniors. As individuals we leave the following: I, Shirley Watkins, will my strong lungs in Cheerleading to Patsy Brock and Johnny Faye Grant. Doris Wallace wills her brown eyes to Wanda Bullock. Mary Venable wills her ability to make speeches in History to Mary Garner, Betty Lackey and Alice Morgan. Jo Turner wills her red hair to Peggy Newman and Zella Kibble. Patricia Travis wills her love for food to Ernestine Boling. B Virginia Tolliver leaves her love for Shorthand to Fathia Harris, Joyce Boyd and Barbara arnes. Joyce Stubhlefield wills her chewing habits to Sara Netbery and Joyce Hagewood. Mary Jo Sliger wills her part-time job to Shirley Holcomb. Earline Singleton leaves her lunchroom activity to Mary Moore. Elizabeth Quarles wills her ability to do shorthand to Edna Dickey and Pat Cox. Rose Poole bequeaths her perfect attendance to Opal Stokes. Helen Harden wishes to leave Evelyn Carden her blond hair. Mona Sue Penny wills her boyish haircut to Evelyn Phillips. Mary Alice Morgan wills all of her boy friends to Delores Smith. Carolyn R. Milliken wills her happy marriage success to Doris Ritchie. Margaret Mackey wills her waves to Lenora Walker and Jean Thomas. Wilma McDowell wills her steady boy friend to Gaye Stapp. Bobbie McCollum leaves her ability to get along with Mr. Harding to Martha Goggin. Kay McCrary wills her happy time in D. E. to Bobby Brown. Ruby Green and Ruby McCanless will their ability to be at Kibble's every morning to Shirley Lewis and Mickey Moore. Louise Lumpkins wills her ability to get along with fellow class members to Shirley Traffanshedt and Mary Jones. . Ann Kosky wills her ability to influence Chief Bender to Roy Mlddlebrooks. Joyce Jones wills her D. E. teacher, Mr. Boyd to Jean Woodward. Rosa Mae Hicks wills her pretty black hair to Margie Galyon. Nellie Hawkins wills her brown eyes to June Burkhart. l, Charlotte Haggard, will all my customers in Cosmetology to Mildred Hinkle. Beryl Meadows wills his ability to get out of class to Carolyn Gass. Fred Pettit wills his l-lot Rod to Leverae Johnson. Dan Thomas wills his safe driving to Eugene Cooper. Russell Carlisle wills his back seat in English to anybody lucky enough to get it. Evah Blevins wills her heighth to Peggy Breeden and Martha Stanley. Johnny Denton wills his six feet four inches to Billy Belcher. Louise Downer wills her pretty complexion to Emmeline Conner. J. W. France wishes to will his ability to pass American History without working or studying to Raymond Akins. Donald Wallace wills his strong plyboard chair in Machine Shop to Waymon Gaither- Bill Hicks wills his ability to talk and say nothing to Richard Bush. Ben Pettitt wills his ability to make book reports without reading a book to Lebron Brown and Bill Ashburn. Alvin Blevins wills to Harry Morgan his seat in English and History. Joe Devlin wills his ability to get along with others to James Boyd- Johnny Lusk wills his souped up Ford to Tommy McNabb. William Gennoc wills his ability to play along and get by with it to John Sisk. Raymond Goodner wills his pesty ways to Bill Orton and Ken Myers. ...301