Montvale High School - Echo Yearbook (Montvale, VA)

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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.)

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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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Bobby King wills his love for the Senior Panda to James McCabe. Doris Hartberger wills her pep and energy to Mary Bohon. (She surely needs it.) Shirley Hutchens wills her happy-go-lucky ways to Jimmy. Betty Burkholder leaves her love for week-ends to her sister, Lucy. Billy Gross leaves his morning study period to Tommy Dooley. Billie Jane Davidson leaves her early morning blues to Ruth Morgan. We, the Seniors of ’51, leave years filled with hard work and good times to the future classes. Signed this, the 6th day of June, 1951. by the Senior Class of Montvale High School. Senior Class onq Tune: Star of the East Our days together have come to an end. So we will leave our classmates and friends. Our memories linger, both night and day, Of helping each other in our work and play. Chorus: Ole Montvale High School, to you we’ll be true, In days to come, and in all that we do, We’re always smiling where ever we go, Praising dear Montvale High We join together in saying good bye. Though we are smiling, we’d all like to cry. We’ll never forget you for making us strong, To carry us on, though life may be long.