Marion High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Marion, VA)

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CLASS Lucille Taylor Gay, faithful, eager. Shirley Taylor Winning, generous, pretty. Maitland Wassum Dizzy, different, daffy. Georgia Watson Ambitious, determined, practical. Jackie Weaver Polite, neat, dependable. Allen Wolfe Fun-loving, beaming, dandy. Bill Wolfe Humorous, noble, pleasant. Hunter Wymer Quiet, determined, helpful Walter Wymer Happy, handy, hardy.

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SENIOR Mary Sebastian Intelligent, gracious, happy. Virginia Severt Quick, light-hearted, amiable. Sally Shupe Intelligent, courteous, idealistic. Sam Simmerman Mischievous, clowning, bright. Hugh Slagle Outspoken, noisy, dauntless. James Snavely Dignified, gallant, dutiful. Jean Snider T winkling, versatile, able. Marianne Sprinkle Calm, patient, prudent. Mildred Sturgill Romantic, winsome, fair. Patricia Torroca Talkative, sparkling, lively.

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Last Will and Testament We, the Seniors of 1947, being of unquestionably high character, and of equally high intelligence (av. I. Q. 30) do hereby bequeath our most cherished (?) possessions to the oncoming innocent and unsuspecting lowerclassmen. ARTICLE I PERSONAL BEQUESTS 1. Don Pafford wills his substratopheric height to Popeye” Martin. 2. Mary Sebastian and Maxine Reedy leave their ability to make A -J-’s to the football squad in order to maintain their eligibility. 3. Tom Cox willingly tosses the annual editorship to next year’s victim. 4. Clayton Lane leaves Mary (for awhile). 5. Pete Slagle passes on his passion for persuasive argument to next year’s Debating Club. 6. To the entire male population of M. H. S. Sammy Burkett bequeaths his good looks . . . and heaven knows, they need them. 7. Bilbo” Allen hands down what’s left of Russia and John L. Lewis to Mr. McDonald for next year’s theme assignments. 8. Leola Culbert leaves the paper in her locker to Mr. Wolfe with the hope that it won’t take more than all summer to burn it. 9. Allen Wolfe deposits 5 0c for his locker so Spanish won’t be the only thing that brings him back. 10. Evelyn Buck leaves anything edible she’s concocted in Home Ec. in the past three years to Ray- born York. 1 1. Viola Johnson leaves her quietness to Betty Crewey. 12. Virginia Severt turns over her place behind Roses’ candy counter to Carolyn Taylor. 13. Johnnie Atkins wills his big brown eyes to Johnny Glenn to wink at the girls with. 14. Lucian Lindsey leaves his loud shirts to Bob Ross. ARTICLE II l or Kilroy we set aside an entire black-board on which he may scribble his name to his heart’s content. ARTICLE III 1. We, as Seniors, leave our places in lunch line to whoever can run fast enough to get them. 2. The Seniors on the athletic teams will the remains of their varied abilities to next year’s teams with the hope that they better our already excellent record. (No conceit in our class!) 3. Io the faculty, we wish to express our deepest and most sincere thanks for a thankless and some¬ times misunderstood task. 4. To the Juniors, we leave the front seats in the auditorium, the back seats in class, and the buoyant feeling of being SENIORS. And to all the classes, we extend the hope you have the fun we had. 5. And lastly, after five years of w ' ork and play, we leave to our school halls filled with shadows of dis¬ appointments that we have shared and with echoes of laughter from days we’ve known and loved. Witnessed, our hand and seal, to this, our last will and testament, on this the 14th day of April, 1947. Witnesses: Nile Lil and Al