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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
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CLASS WILL (Contunued) 1, BONNIE FATE CROWNOVER. leave my sunny smile to MUSA OLIVER. I. MARY LOU DUCK, leave my ability to write love letters to JOHNNY PEARSON. 1. HELEN WILKINS, leave my ability to paddle my own canoe to PEGGY PATTON. I have found some one to paddle mine for me. I. JAMES WOODS, leave my ability to pick pretty girls to JIMMY FRONABARGER. I. MARGIE ANDERSON, leave my knack for losing my books to DYKE DICKERSON— A good excuse for not getting assignments. We. the Senior girls, leave our memberahip in the BILL KELLEY Fan Club t« all pUd- gea. I. CLYDE HANNA, leave all my “out of town girls’ to WAYNE HINSON. 1, BILLY AZB1LL. leave my ability to play basketball and football to anyone who can take my place. I, JO ANN HOUSTON, leave my friendly ways to WILMA STANFILL. We. ALICE PARKER and MAXINE LIPSCOMB. PAULINE WALLACE and LORENE ROBERTS, will our friendship to any four congenial people. I. BOBBIE CONNALLY. leave my seat in the study hall to JEAN CAREY. We. GROVER BEDWELL and THOMAS LITTLE, leave our well earned endurance to all veterans who follow us. I. JO ANN BUNCH, leave my happy-go-lucky ways to anyone with a bad disposition. I, CHARLES HAY. leave my swivel-hips to my brother BEN. I, F.A. FRONABARGER. leave my irresistible charm to many who need it. I, MARY MITZNER, leave my gift of argumentation to JERRY SMITH. I. LOUISE MC PEAKE, will my ability to please’ to JOY YOUNGERMAN. I, WAYNE RHODES, leave my quiet ways to .BILLY DENNISON. I. VELMA MANESS. leave my love for Phys. Ed. to BETTY SUE MARTIN. 1. WILLIE MAE JOWERS. wil my pretty clothes and pretty figure to JO ANN WEBB. We. the Senior Class, leave for MISS GRIFFIN, the book, “Amateur Detective Sugges- tions’ which we hope will be of great assistance in solving some of the pranks of various students. 1, LEE ROY GANTT, leave my love for opera to MISS HOLLAND. We. JOHN ROBERT JAMES. ROBERT LITTLE, and ELSTON MCKEE leave our good personalities to SAMM1E WHEELER. 1, JANE SMITH, leave my position on the ’Stringtown News’ to MAXINE STANFILL. I. MARJORIE INSCO, leave my good personality to BETTY STANFORD. I. LORRETTA DODDS, leave my sophistication to JUNE COPELAND. I. NORMA JOYCE AYERS, leave my love for Poplar Springs to ELIZABETH ORR. We. RACHEL STANFORD and JO REBA JAMES, will our friendship to GILDA SCOTT and MARY JEAN WEBB. I, MARY DYER, will my ability for picking good looking boys to JEAN STEWART. I. ALBA ELLEN SCATES, teave my pretty voice to BETTY ANN RHODES. We. SUE ANN BOLEN and CHRISTINE FIDDLER, will our seat in the study hall to CLARA FAYE BOLING and LOUNELLE LEWIS. I. MARY AGNES PAINTER, leave my chewing gum under the second seat on the Senior row to MISS ENGLAND. I, BILLY JOE DEERE, leave my witty ways to DOUGLAS LEWIS. We. ALLENE TAYLOR. CHRISTINE WHITE. MARY WALLACE. EVELYN CAGLE, and MARY RHODES, leave our softly modulated voices to JUNE SYKES and MARLENE ZIMMERLEE. I. EMMA JEAN TOLLEY, will my English book to anyone who likes English. I. MAXINE PENDERGRASS, will my winning personality to JEAN ANN SCOTT. I. LEROY POPE, leave MR. BOBBITT with one less headache. I. JOAN STEWART, just leave. We. MARION KEE and BILLY STANFILL. leave together. 1. JO ANN GRISSOM, leave my pleasant manner to all who need and don’t have it. — -Mary Agnes Painter 16
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