Lompoc High School - La Purisima Yearbook (Lompoc, CA)

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SENIOR WILLS l, Meta Abston, being sound in mind and body, do hereby bequeath my su- perior ability as an athlete to Adele Avila. Ambition: Never to lose my temper and speak in a sharp manner to people. I, Marg Alexander, being without mind and of crooked body, hereby be- queath to my little brother. Bob, my ability to be true to wood old Lompoc lligh ' 6 Ambition: To live in Lompoc and love itl I, Alane Bishop, with one pedal ex- tremity in my sepulchre and not being a sychophant, do hereby will, devise, and bequeath to Bill Alexander, his heirs and assigns forever my extensive and recon- dite vocabulary, knowing that he will profit by it. Ambition: To have a present with a future. I. -lune Bishop, being of both sound and able mind and body, will ALL my old maid characteristics and ideas to Donna Whitman, hoping she can use them. Ambition: To attend school at the Pasadena Playhouse. I, l'hyllis Campbell, do hereby will and bequeath my tallness to Tommy Alcfall so he can play 'the part of an adult in plays, and to Mary Lou Hen- derson and Beverly Ainsworth my abil- ity to get to class so they won't be embarrassed or afraid to confess when they meet Mr. Ilull. Ambition: To travel and make friends throughout the country. I, 'lack Putt Carr, being of sound body and shot mind, do hereby will and bequeath to Skippy and Ben D. my ability to keep my big mouth shut, know- ing THEY need it. Ambition: To make all the girls swoon, and one in particular. just call me l rankie. I, Betty tA. 12.1 Clark, do hereby will and bequeath to all young and am- bitious students my remarkable ability to take second year Latin and keep the respect of a certain teacher. Ambition: To exchange my school books for a cook book. I, Frances Ann Collier, do hereby will and bequeath my commando tactics to Minnie Belle Hoover, knowing that if she profits by them like I have she will indeed be able to defend herself against all obstacles. Ambition: To wait patiently and see who gets married first, Betty Clark or Phyllis Campbell. lIere's hoping they have a double wedding so they won't argue any more. I, Haraldine Friis, being of sound mind and body, will to my sister .Ioan- sine my ability to be late all the time when I had Miss Green as my first period teacher. Ambition: To finish school and do defense work and put part of my wages into bonds to keep ammunition rolling to my brother, Iiarl, who is in the US. Navy. I, Doris Gilliam, being of infantile mind and miniature body, hereby will and bequeath my irresponsible and inex- perienced age to any of the Lompoc lligh School' modern sages. Ambition: To finish college and make my ambitions real. I, Eileen Grossini, being of solid mind and body, do hereby will and bequeath my rosy cheeks and sweet temper to Wilma Armstrong, knowing she will profit by it in the future. Ambition: To lose my temper. I, Darlene Guggenmos, being of sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath my ability to collect slips without disturbing the whole school to Barbara Gates, knowing that she will profit by this great gift of skill. Ambition: That is the question. Wie, jim Hoag and Earl Bailey, be- ing of , do hereby will our sixth period gym class to brother john Sudden A. B. T., hoping that it will aid him in seeing as much of Lompoc Valley and surronding country as it has us. Ambition: ???? I, Dick Hooker, will my common sense to .loc Milligan, hoping he will not look tor a bottle of vacuum again. Ambition: To be a race driver or test pilot.

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SENIOR DIARY FRES H M A N YEA R 'l'here we were, 90 of us entering high school together. .-Xnd what a glorious day it was. Of course, during the year we underwent the usual course of mis- haps which marks the advent of a new class. XVe cleaned the L -how this was done and by whom will be left in otbscurity. The freshmen initiation was fun-for the sophomores and we all enjoyed the return party. 5Ul.'llOlNlURE YEAR XYe re-entered school the September of 1941 in a very much tamer state of mind than the year before. X'Ve gave the annual sophomore dance in the form of an lfaster liunny Ball. Our class took part in many school activities. .IUNIUR YEAR Hur junior year was a great success. We presented Hold Everything lo an overflowing house on December 4. 'l'hen in the spring we honored the Seniors with the Prom. XVe all had a lovely evening of dancing to soft music in a Chinese garden by the dim lights of Chinese lanterns. SENIOR YEAR .Xlways through our high school years we have had our battles, mostly between the boys and the girls and in Miss Green's lfnglish class. llowevcr, with our beloved teacher's help, we have come out on top tit's the girls this yearj. A-Ns always, we've had a grand time. We Fly Away Home two nights and had a wonderful time doing it. Une of the great days of the year was senior llitch Day. Now there are 36 ot us leaving the doors of training together.

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SENIOR WILLS I, Nadine tblickyj lloru, being of crippled mind and unstable body, hereby bequeath to Rosie Chilson my serious and very sad disposition. Also to Mary Ann Bolk and Barbara Mundell 1 leave my poetic urge, knowing that they will all profit by these great wealths. Ambitionrz To be or not to be. I, .lack lludson, if I had this to will, would bequeath to Bill Alexander the ability to play the licorice stick so that when he gets to college, he will find his instrument intact when he begins his practicing. Ambition: To prove to Miss Green that Sir Frances Bacon was the com- poser of Shakespearean farce. Vlfe, Shirley lielliher and Bettie Ren- nie, being of twhat?j minds and un- sound bodies, do hereby will to Marilyn l,aubly and Virginia Petersen all the grades we got in high school. It will be VIQRY easy for them to flunk any class they care to. Ambition: To spot sea-legs two blocks away. l, llelen Kennedy, being of weak mind and sound body do hereby will my curly hair to Beverly Alexander, hoping she will profit by it. Ambition: To be successful. I. .lanet Lawson, will my l'CCUl'tl for perfect attendance to Virginia Petersen, knowing she will profit by it. Ambition : : To graduate I I I, Mary Ann Malone, being of sound body and unstrung mind, hereby will to janet Dale my great height so that people will not look down on her as they do on me. Ambition: 'l'o grow tall. I, Norma Martin, being of sound I Pl mind and weak body, hereby will to any member of the coming chemistry class, my ability to get along so explosively well in the lab, knowing that it will be of great help to him in understanding chemistry and its ways. Ambition: 'l'o find a hammer-tested, shatter-proof, pyrex glass test tube guar- anteed not to explode. l, Robert Matlack, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will and be- queath my nickname Romance,' to John Mankin, knowing it will conquer bash- fulness when speaking to a girl. Ambition: To be the Chief Iingineer on a new Victory ship. l, Norma ,lean Moore, being of sound mind and unstable body, do hereby will and bequeath my Mystery Pau Cake Make Up lsuntanj to -luana Mae U'l lair. knowing that she will appreciate the permanent finish. Ambition: 'l'o nab that man ll I, Aulene Mcl.aughlin, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will all of my unmusical ability to Charles Deering, knowing that he can't profit by it. Ambition: To get a good suntan. I, Bill l'endley, do hereby will and be- queath my unusual ability to manage the football team to Don Butterfield in the hope lle will be able to use it before he graduates. Ambition: To become the youngest L'.I'.tl. in the U.S.N. I, Betty Rasor, being of solid body and unsound mind, do hereby will and be- queath my dramatie ability tremember the Senior l'layJ to Minnie Belle lfloover, hoping she will not have to pay to get in as I did. Ambition: To act in a Shakespearean play on Broadway. I, Katherine tliatiej Ruffner, being of weak mind and unsound body, will and bequeath to VVanda 'Cowan my short- ness, hoping she will not be more than six feet tall. Ambition: XVhat's that? l, tieorge Santos, being in fine physi- cal condition and having a cultured mind. do hereby and thereafter bequeath my ability to study in study hall to Pat. Nancy, and Janie. Ambition: 'l'o join the Navy as a gun- ner to clip the -laps off the land and into the bottom of the sea. I, Norma Rae Stalker, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will and be- queath mylong fingernails to Mary Lou llenderson, knowing that she will use them for protection in future years. Ambition: 'I'o keep out of trouble. I, -lean Swartz, having returned to the fold, do hereby will, bequeath and devise my various globe-trottings to Nanci