Marion High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Marion, VA)

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NANCY WHITE A spirit of inquiry is the greatest characteristic of the age we live in. JOHN WOLFE The greater man the greater caurtesy. ANNE WOLFENDEN A good heart is better than the heads in the world. VIOLET WIDENER Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ' MINNIE WILLIAMS The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness.

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KATHERINE UMBARGER No sky is heavy if the heart be light. REBECCA VANDERGRIFF Character must be kept bright as well as clean. JACKSON STAMPER Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in small things. MOLLY TESTERMAN She moves a goddess, and she looks a queen. ELIZABETH THOMAS Let your speech be always with grace. DANIEL THOMPSON A bad excuse, they say, is better than none at all. FARRELL VERNON Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass. DORIS VOGT They can conquer who believe they can. FRANCES WARD There is no wisdom like frankness. CHARLENE WASSUM Everything splendid is rare, and nothing is harder to find than perfection. s E N ! O R S

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Last Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of 1953, being of sound mind and realizing that we hove many valuable assets which may be basis to those we leave behind, do hereby make, publish and declare this, our last will and testament; Jane Colley wills to the first married girl in the class of ' 54 her place as senior housewife. Lynn Cormany wills her ability in Home Economics to anyoni) who will use it in the right way. John Shupe wills his position as center on the football team to Boyd Comer. Hazel Hester wills her locker — number 150 — to Pauline Combs. Shirley Shannon wills to Mary Lyn Stamper her Royal Typewriter in typing class. Violet Widener and Ronald Hurt will their ability to get along to any couple who can acquire such an achievement. Christine Coley wills her ability to cooperate with Miss Pedigo to Shirley Musser. Patsy Barker wills her seat beside Dale Dixon in Choral to anyone who can tolerate him. Barbara Mercer wills her ability to get along with the faculty at M. H. S. to C. M. Peavler. Mary Lindsey wills her typewriter to Sandra Groseclose in hopes it will write faster for her. Barbara Burnside wills the good times she has had in her short time in Marion to any new transfer student. Martha Lindsey wills to Carrol Murray her seat in Miss Pauline Anderson ' s English class if she is lucky enough to get it. Marie Blessing wills her SENIOR year to any student conscientious enough to stick to school. Shirley Davis wills her straight A ' s in government to Christine Lael in hopes she won ' t have to use them. Rosenell Rymer and Jane Burchett leave their seats in Carrier ' s to their sisters, Martha and Priscilla, in hopes they will carry out their motto, One for Both and Both for One. Violet Shelton wills her theme song, Smile Awhile to the whole kit and kaboodle! Christine Clark leaves her glasses to Annie Thomas so she won ' t have to peer at Mr. Mac when he hits the roof. Becky Vandergriff leaves her boots and saddle to Loretta Crewey so she will not fall from her seat in government when the Hurricane blows. Peggy Cullop leaves her A ' s in shorthand and government to anyone having the sense not to try to make them. Mary Repass wills to her sister, Elizabeth, her special seat in Phys. Ed. — the bench! Martha Shupe leaves her love for singing and music to Shirley Horne. Frances Ward wills her place as the only girl to take solid geometry and trigonometry to any girl fool-hardy enough. Atha Parker wills her personality to Joy Greer and Sylvia Vernon in hopes that they can imprave it. Kathleen Anderson leaves her great desire to cook to Gertrude Shumate, hoping her luck won ' t fail and her cakes won ' t fall. Katherine Umbarger leaves to Alma Prater her seat in shorthand and her seat in typing to Betty Jo Powell. Geraldine Jones leaves her privilege of being late to class to Elaine McKinnon but hopes she won ' t use crutches as an excuse. Bill Halsey wills his parking place to Mr. Mac. Paul Eblen wills his right to walk out of assembly first to the next S. C. A. President. Peggy Smith leaves her position as head majorette to Jackie Haulsee. Ruby A. Hopkins and Catherine Price will their typewriters to Betty Sheets and Minnie Price, hoping they can do better to develop the skill of typing without too many errors. Doris Pennington leaves her giggles to any junior who has the nerve to use them and she hopes he will enjoy them. Joyce Barr wills her position on the basketball team to Edwina Richardson. Molly Testerman leaves her position on the basketball team to Carrol Murray. Jean Rogers wills her breakfast doughnuts to her brother, Joe Bill. Florence Fray leaves her loss of sleep and circles under her eyes to Anne Eller. Abe Lincoln leaves his parking place out front to Clayborne Gwyn. May he leave it vacant during annual work time. Kendall Hawkins leaves his position as co-captain on the football team to George Thompson. Helen Morgan leaves her 99 on Mr. Mac ' s government exam to Margaret Williams. Charlene Wassum leaves her position as MARIONETTE News Editor to any student who wants lots of work as well as fun. Nellie and Charlie Blackwell will their example of a perfect senior couple to Gale Martin and Dale Dixon. Bobbie Lee Rankin wills her ability to write poetry during geometry to Lester Hall. Dan Thompson wills his crew cut to Bob Williams. Mary Anne Atkins wills her always clean saddle shoes to Martha Buchanan. Doris Kegley wills her shortness to Carolyn Lambert. Mary Ann Ingram wills her gray hairs gained from working on the annual to Jenny Jo Pruner. Minnie Williams wills her rhyming dictionary (mental) to the oncoming senior reporter. Robin Scott wills his seat in detention hall to Dave Johnson. Sherman Bales wills his love of football to Billy Greenwood. Carroll Richardson wills his patience in English Class to the Class of ' 54. Nancy Bentley wills her ability to be late ta every class to anybody who can get by with it! To Mr. Gillespie, we leave our plans and ambitions in hopes we won ' t disappoint him too badly. To Mr. McDonald we leave our apologies for our first impression of government with the hope that we live up to his ideals of the future governing citizens of America. To Mrs. Linkous, Mr. Wilkinson, and Mr. Smythe, our Senior sponsors, we leave our thanks and gratitude for their hours of work and helpfulness in our senior year. Witnessed my hand and seal, to this, our Last Will and testament on this the eighteenth day of March, 1953. Violet Widener Historian