Montvale High School - Echo Yearbook (Montvale, VA)

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Peggy Stiff Elbert White John Whitworth James Witt Secretary Mechanic F armer To make up his history test Clerk in a 5 and 10 £ store Working on his children’s toys Hen-pecked” husband Farmer To my sorrow I suddenly awoke from my trance and thus ended my glimpses into the future of our classmates, even though there is much, I am sure, I overlooked. So now we, the Senior Class of ’51, say goodby to our high school career and begin the long journey into the careers of the future. Class Prophets Emma Jane Coleman and Nancy Luck

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H ropnecij As our school days at M.H.S. draw to a close, we shall soon be on our own. Little do we know what our future will be, or into what path Fate will direct us. Last night, as I sat in my room thinking of our approaching graduation, I began to think on what the future holds for each of us. Drifting into a trance, I began to have visions — visions in which I was able to follow the future careers of my classmates. My vision was a sad and exciting one. It was 1961 and I was checking the roll and here’s what I found: NAME AMBITION DESTINATION Douglas Ahrens To be a rich man Died in poorhouse Elsie Boothe Homemaker Homebreaker Robert Bowyer To get married Working in the garage Betty Sue Burkholder School teacher Sales girl Emma Jane Coleman Athletic director Referee Billie Jane Davidson Nurse Serving a jail sentence for poi¬ soning a patient. Junior Dooley Bachelor Married and has eight kids Darden Earley Big game hunter Caught in his own trap Barbara Foster Nurse Bad nerves Jeanette Franklin Music teacher Missionary to China Eloise Grubb To have a maid Going home to scrub floors Billy Gross Merchant Buying groceries for his family Doris Hartberger Nurse Nursing her own aches and pains Helen Anne Hatcher Home Economics teacher Learning to boil water Shirley Hutchens To get a husband Basketball coach Bobby King Drive a Greyhound bus Holes in his shoes Nancy Luck Elementary teacher Teaching the twins to say Dad¬ dy Bad case of verbs Dorlee Martin English teacher Lloyd Orange To go to V.P.I. Has flooded Death Valley trying to irrigate it Myrtle Roop Salesgirl Sold her boy friend on the idea of giving her a diamond Paschal Rose To be successful President of P.T.A. Helen Jean Shelton Housewife Mr. Prichett’s secretary

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Class Will Soon we will be leaving M.H.S. We hate to go, but, following the laws of Nature, all good things must come to an end. In parting, each member of this Senior Class wishes to will his most prominent characteristic or talent to a fellow student who most deserves such a gift. To the Sophomores we leave the task of doing everything we left undone. Remember you have two years to do it! To the Freshman Class we leave the pleasure of having three more years in high school. Now f or the roll call of Senior requests: Douglas Ahrens leaves his ability to keep from dancing with those lovely Senior girls to any Junior who is crazy enough to do the same. Helen Jean Shelton wills her love for typing, or rather the teacher, to Doris Catron. John Whitworth leaves his ability to be absent from school without an excuse to Jimmy Gar¬ rett. Peggy Stiff wills her thinness to anyone who has to squeeze through his Senior year. Nancy Luck leaves her love for Latin to anyone who is crazy enough to take it. Elbert White wills his ability to solve everyone’s troubles, but his own, to Bucky Hamm. Darden Early wills his “Adventures of Goose Creek” to William Early. Emma Jane Coleman leaves her position on the basketball team to Betty Thomas. Helen Anne Hatcher leaves her sympathy to next year’s editor of the Echo. Lloyd Orange wills his ring to Dot Vaughan (she wears it more than he does.) Robert Bowyer leaves all of his girl-friends to Tommy Berry (not that he needs them). Barbara Foster leaves her long black hair to Thelma Orange. Paschal Rose leaves his position as bus-driver to someone who can make it to school on time. James Witt wills his part in the minstrel to anyone who will try to do as well. Jeanette Franklin leaves her ability to play ’’Boogie Woogie” to Rebecca Brown. Elsie Booth wills her chewing gum to Bobby Garrett. (Watch out for Miss Rayburn, Bobby.) Eloise Grubb wants Miss Varner to take her place as being a housewife. (Miss Varner, you had better watch those dishpan hands.) Dorlee Martin wills her position in the kitchen to Beatrice Robertson. (We nope she’ll do as well as Dorlee.) Myrtle Roop transmits her friendly-quiet attitude to Peggy Dooley. Junior Dooley wills his dancing ability to Bobby Bartley. (They’ve been so entertaining to the Seniors this year.)