Luther Jackson High School - Tiger Yearbook (Merrifield, VA)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT To utter goodbye - requires but a simple motion of the lips, yet it becomes a task, when from the heart we realize that we must take leave of the pleasures enjoyed at Luther Jackson High School, We, the Senior Class of 1955-56, do hereby declare this our Last Will and Testa¬ ment. To the faculty, we leave our sincere appreciation and gratitude for the splendid cooperation which we have re¬ ceived from them. To our parents, we wish to express our thanks for their help in encouraging us to reach our goal and re¬ ceive our diplomas. To the underclassmen we leave the following: Mary Monroe wills her Spanish book to Wilma Har- rod with the hope that she will keep it free of fingerprints. Arnold Lewis wills his ability in sports to Donald Hall suggesting that motion is needed and not a cook book. Elcetia Winger leaves her artistic ability to Wayne Wilson. Arthur Beverly wills all his girl friends to Wilbur Duncan and Gilbert Carter. Barbara Thomas leaves her French tongue to Barbara Hawkins. Robert Burley bequeaths his position as Chief Justice of the Student Court to Jessie Cochran. Lucinda Brooks wills her ability to eat as much as she wants and keep her slim figure to Mary Grooms. Reginald Rich would like for his ability to stay out of trouble to be left only to James Barnett. Ray Harris wills his ability to get to school on time to all the students who are late. Clarice Hunter bequeaths her ability to get along with her teachers to Anita Thomas. Randolph Harris leaves his height to Theadore Jones. Wallace Costner wills his feet to Coach Felton. Lester McDaniel wills his ability to play basketball to Roscoe Grayson. Eunice White bequeaths her ability to be full of fun at all times to Barbara Bush. Jean Reed wills her ability to read shorthand to all of the students in the Shorthand I class. Blanch Blackwell wills her Government book to the next senior class inhopes that they will do better than the present senior class. Cecil Terrell wills his ability to operate the basket¬ ball time-clock to Jaines Brown. Margaret Carter bequeaths her ability to be quiet on IS 32 to Josephine Chase. 19

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CLASS HISTORY Our firstyear at Manassas in 1952, was like the beginning of a new life. We had before us a great challenge and many objectives and goals to accomplish. There were approxi¬ mately 160 students in our class at that time representing four counties; Fairfax, Warren, Fauquier, and Prince Wil¬ liams County. During the first year the class was organized and we were ready to meet our goals. During this year the students of Fauquier County were transferred to a new high school in Warrenton, Virginia , causing our class to be fewer in number. Yet, this did not alter our plans to do great things. Our sophomore year found us accomplishing many of our goals and optimistically looking to the future when we learned that a new high school was being built in Fairfax, our own county, and that we would have to leave dear old Manassas the following year. Throughout the year, all of the students were excited a- bout going to the new school. Their thoughts were confused with sadness which comes from leaving behind something cherished, while at the same time wanting to engage in a new adventure. So in September, 1954 we were students in the beautiful Luther Jackson High School in Merrifield , Virginia, where we were members of the junior class. The first year at Luther Jackson was the most exciting in our class history. Even though we had to leave so many of our understanding teachers and classmates at Manassas, we found new friendships in our teachers and students at Luther Jackson, along with spacious quarters and the best equipment at our disposal. The many changes which occurred during our high school days may have lessened our number, but it served to broaden our intellectual and cultural life and provided invaluable contacts and experiences. 18

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