Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Marshall, VA)

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Class Will Whitt We, the class of 1944, in 27 individual and distinct parts. being about to pass out of this sphere of education. in full possession of a crammed mind, well trained memory and almost superhuman understanding. do make and publish this. our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills or promises by us at any time heretofore made or perhaps carelessly spoken. as the thoughtless wish of an idle hour. And first We so direct that our funeral services shall be conducted by our friends and well-wishers, our Principal and his faculty. who have been our guardians for so long. only asking that the funeral be carried on with all the dignity and pomp that our positions as Seniors of grave and rev- erend dignity must certainly have deserved. It has pleased the Fates to call us into broader fields of service. and we do dispose of our possessions as follows: ITEM 1. We give and bequeath to our beloved faculty all the amazing knowledge and startling information that we have furnished them from time to time in our various examination papers. W'e trust they Will feel at perfectliberty to make use of all such bits of wisdom and enlighten- ment for the education of the classes to come after us. ITEM 2. We give and bequeath to the Inkwell and to the talented edi- tor thereof. all the events of our lives. past. present and future, trusting that all our hair-breadth escapes. glorious attainments and other deserved or undeserved notoriety and fame may furnish plenty of material for news items and editorials for ages to come. ITEM 3. We do declare the Junior class of 1944 the successors to all our Senior privileges and our Senior dignity. To them we leave our places in the Senior room with all the scraps of paper. discarded books and broken pencils that we may leave behind in the excitement of our hasty depart- ure. To them too we must leave our places in the thoughts of our Principal and teachers. They will love them as they have loved us: they will show them the same kindness and attention they have bestowed upon us, and they will feel the same interest in their attempts and successesg the same sorrow in their failure.

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Class History fcontinuedi September 1943 found a very attractive blond, Ileaua Kines, among the 28 Seniors. However, there were not 225 for long: Uncle Sam was in need of another soldier and sailor. Then the Seniors. distressed at losing two such fine boys, entertained for each in turn and sent them away well and happy. To provide their classmates with the jeeps they might be needing, the Seniors purchased and christened Susie during the jeep campaign in which the school bought eight of the tough little buggies. After more than a year of patient and impatient waiting, the Senior class rings arrived, and my characters found themselves pledged to keep a date with a diploma on May 31. The setting of my story was greatly improved physically during 1944. The library was redecorated. the P. T. A. presented cabinets to the girls for their physical education equipment and gym clothes. a commu- nity canning project was approved for Marshall and the S.C.A. purchased a speaker's stand for the auditorium stage. Then too, the school paper was printed for the first time and free copies were sent to the boys in the service. Now for the conclusion of my story, the Seniors presented a three act play Saved by the Belle on April 14. The hero was a shy fellow, Francis Triplett, alias Jackie Clark and his heroine was Frances Beach, alias Rita Powers. As Slugger O'Day, RO. was a captivating trainer. and Mrs. Fish. Rosa Rector, practically stole the showf, And so ends the story of the Senior class of 1944. May they live happily ever after. Iii JSA RECTOH .IEANNE SINCLAIR

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Class Will fcontinuedl ITEM 4. To the Sophomores We likewise give and bequeath Anne l,each's knowledge of languages. Francis 'l'riplett's ability in math. Buddy Yurgaitis' technique in science. Harriet Sinclair-'s historical data and Martha Rector's wisdom in the ways of the world. May they be worthy the name of Sophomores. ITICM 5. To the Freshmen class that is to be. we do give and bequeath any overlooked Wads of gum we may have left adhering to the underside of desks, assembly seats, or any other likely or unlikely places. We have sometime had to rid ourselves of these in too much haste to be able to pick and choose the most desirable means of disposal. ITEM 6. To Mr. Coleman. our Principal. we will a little black notebook in which to keep reminders. To Miss Partlow we leave a Senior class who will get its work in on time. To Miss Brewer we will a civics class that will not always be talking about something else in class. To Mr. Cor-der we will an algebra class that wonlt keep him in at recess. To Mrs. Smith we will a typing class that will not raise the commercial room windows during the fifth period. To Miss Sue Smith we will a volume of books by Hawthorne. To Miss Taylor we will a study hall with boys that are always present or aecounted for. 'I'o Mrs. Brent we will a. group of Juniors who will study more. To Miss Robertson we will an assembly in which they will not sing Sweet Violets. To Mrs. 'l'ra.inham we will a Home Economics Department equipped with boats. To Miss Iflowdershell we will a. group of physical education girls that can do exercises. 'l'o Mr. Smith we Will a group of agricultural boys who won't Waste time. I'l'lCM 7. lilach Senior has some personal treasure which he wishes to specify the disposal of: Lena Moore wills Dick Minter to Ruth Jeffries. QThat's if she can get himl R. 0. Updike wills his ability to talk to the girls to Mandley Johnston.