Lexington High School - Tiger Yearbook (Lexington, TN)

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ClASS Will We. the Senior Boll Weevil frequently referred to as the ’49rs. or the atomic bomba (having had the unique privilege of entering this school of higher learning, the same year that the atomic bomb entered civilisation), being of alert minds that put the most extensive encyclopedias to shame, and convenient memory, do hereby present our last will and testa- BOLL. 1: We dodirect that our passing on” be conducted by our friends, teachers, and all other well wishers who have so courageously and laboriously directed our four years, ssktng only that it be conducted with all the solemnity due our unending devotion, our studious efforts, our unwavering attention, and our aptness of thought. BOLL U: To our Principal and his ever patient faculty, our longlasting gratitude for the many hours spent on their part in preparation, that our various subjects were always presented in the most interesting manner. WEEVIL I: Also to our teachers, we bequeath the unpredictable information set forth on our examination papers. Well, we know, this far surpassed the authors of the textbooks. WEEVIL II: We leave our faculty, a large amount of sympathy for their depressing attempts to pound knowledge into our craniums. May our high scholastic standing be their BOLL III: Toour Alma Mater, we leave our radiant pictures in the hall of fame, Joining our predecessors, that we may always be a shining light to those who follow us. WEEVIL 1: To the intelligentsia, our high I.Q.’s. BOLL IV: Through the bigness of our hearts and the broadness of our minds, we do bequeath to the following cotton pickers these, some of our most treasured possessions as reminders of this, the Senior Class of 1949. To the Juniors, we bequeath our Jolly voices and our jolly moods. To the Sophomores, we bequeath our silly Jokes. To the Freshmen, poor children, we bequeath anything their hearts may desire. To all who follow us, we gladly leave History IV and all the amendments to the Consti- tution. We. the Senior brides. Maxine Oakley. Marie Threadgill Tate. Marie Stanfill. and Mar- garet Lewis Ridley, leave our cook books to Mrs. Lewis and her Home Ec. Department. I. BUDDY BUNCH, leave my good physique to BILLY JOE HAVENER. I. BEATRICE MC PEAKE, leave to marry JIMMY LOFTIN. 1. LOU ELLEN ARNOLD, will my sweet disposition to quite a few who need it. We. NELLE LOVELL. JOSIE MAE TODD. NORMA SUE MC BRIDE, and VAUNCILLE PEARSON, leave our quietness to ROBBIE BYRD. We. EDALENE JOWERS and VERNON RHODES, leave our ability to look at each other in such endearing ways, to PATSY POPE and RAY FRIZZELL. 1, PEGGY EVANS, leave my love for basketball to LYDA DICKERSON. 1, JUNIOR WHITE, leave my popularity with the girls to GLENN JARETT and LUTHER KEELER. . . We. ARTHUR and WILBERT ROBERTS, leave our brotherly love for each other to any brothers who follow. I. BOZO HAMLETT. leave my I.Q. to CHARLES FLORENCE. We. J.L. TULLEY and LANOICE JONES, leave to make a living for our dear wives. I. BILL BROOKS, leave my artistic ability to JOHN ROBERTS. I. MABEL RHODES, leave my gift of gab to CAROL CROOK. I. BOBBIE SMITH. Uave my scholastic ability to NELLIE GOFF. We. the Senior girls, leave to MISS BAILEY, who seems too much wedded to her work as a teacher, this book belonging to us. How to Win a Husband -- Eventually. Why not Now??????? I. LAVERNE FISHER, bequeath to MARY BETH MYRACLE. my abilttyto put on a fine complexion. Save the surface and you save all. I. BILLY BELEW, leave my ability to flirt with MISS EDWARDS, to ROYAL WOODS. We. BILLY and JO HELEN OLIVE, leave our ability to make an appetizing relish plate to anyone who can fill our place. IS