New Kent High School - Iliad / Cavalier Yearbook (New Kent, VA)

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CUSS HISTORY One bright sunny morning in September 1943, thirteen bright-eyed boys and girls of the present Senior class gathered in the first grade room of New Kent High School. Mrs. Dixon welcomed the group. We found it easy since we were allowed to rest on rugs every day. We all survived our first year c ;nd went back as second graders. Here we gained Charles Mihalcoe. Several teachers well prepared us for the third grade and happily sent us to Mrs. Perry. In the fourth grade Miss Christian taught us our multiplication tables. Upon entering the fifth grade, Mrs. Wuldrop took us on our first class trip to Williamsburg. The sixth year brought Doris Parsley, Miron Mihalcoe, and Calvin Smith to our class under Mrs. Brightwell. Mrs. Orange took us on our annual class trip to Richmond in the seventh grade. Here we gained Sherman McLaughlin, Kent Renalds, Eddie Smiley, and Drexel Crump. In the eighth grade we explored the field of science with experiments in the laboratory under Mrs. Reed. Cecil Goodman joined us. In our Freshman year under Mrs. Richmond’s leadership, we learned that in high school everyone cares about only himself and we must do all we can to aggravate the teachers. We went to Richmond and tourned Byrd Airport and WRNL Studio. Mr. Waldrop had the responsibility of being our homeroom teacher in the tenth grade. James Dinwiddie became a member of our class during the second high school year. With half of our high school days behind, the Junior year was filled with much excitement. Mr. and Mrs. Mears sponsored our Junior play House of Strangeness, which was a big success. We attempted our first formal Junior and Senior Banquet and Prom. After receiving our school rings we realized that finally we were ready to become dignified Seniors. Mr. Waldrop again was our sponsor. Now that we were at last at the goal of every school student we look back upon our happy experiences of the past and realize with regret that our school days are rapidly coming to an end. This year has been quite busy. With Mr. Alexander as our sponsor, we welcomed Eddie Watkins. To raise money we had a concession stand at the football games and presented the Senior play, Shoot the Works. The Senior class was honored with a Banquet and Prom. On our class trip we went to New York City for a week-end. Into these past nine months along with all our other ac¬ tivities we did put in a little studying. We all will always remember our dear ole days at New Kent High School and as a remembrance of us, we leave a trophy case.

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i i cuss OFFICERS LEFT TO RIGHT: Elizabeth Watkins, Reporter; Bryant Kent, President; Doris Waxmunski, Secretary; Charles Mihalcoe, Treasurer; James Dinwiddie, Vice-President.

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LAST WILL HD TESTAMENT We, the Seniors of New Kent High School, being of sound mind and body, do hereby make and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. WALTER PHILBATES wills his football locker to Roger Gregory, so he ll have some place to put his big helmet, and leaves his love for English to John Graves. KITTY DAVIS wills her ability to be engaged to Mary Anna Marvin and her ability to be head cheerleader to Betty Parker. DREXEL CRUMP wills his voice to Johnson Haley and his muscles to Billy Perry. ELIZABETH WATKINS wills her peroxide bottle and short hair to Shirley Cobb and her ability to play the piano to Donald Condrey. CHARLES MIHALCOE wills his ability to court in the dump truck to anyone who can stand the ride and his position at end to Bruce Gregory. EVELYN DILLARD wills her love for boys named Don to Catherine Walker, and her love for yellow Ford Skyliners to Janet Davis. BOBBY MILLS wills his ability to go steady to Floyd Philbates and his waves to Gay Griffith. EDDIE SMILEY wills his love for nurses to anyone who can meet them and his fast-talking abil¬ ity to anyone who can do it. SHIRLEY MIHALCOE wills her Hen Cackle to anyone who can stand it and her natural waves to Martha Jane Randolph. MIRON MIHALCOE wills his love for hunting to Raymond Ryan and his old age to Louis Combs. EDDIE WATKINS wills his shyness to Bill Jones and his curly hair to Gary Richardson. BETTY ANN PEACE wills her weight to Ann Carol Banton and her ability to sneak down to the cafeteria for food to anyone who can get away with it. JIM DINWIDDIE wills his height to Harry Lee Batkins and his wavy hair to Mr. Harper. INEZ CRUMP wills her nickname, M Fattie ,to anyone filling the name and her love for the dump truck to Barbara Ashley. BRYANT KENT wills his love to race to Tyrus Firesheets, and his football position to Buddy Post. DORIS PARSLEY wills her bashfuiness to John Peace and her height to Charlotte Batkins. SHERMAN McLAUGHLIN wills his ability to write on desks to Karen Highland and his heart to Marie Firesheets. CECIL GOODMAN wills his ability to draw in Biology to Loretta Oates and his skipping school to anyone getting by with it. JANE GRAVES wills her nickname, Marilyn , to Barbara Upp and her giggle to Sandra Morris. DICK ELLYSON wills his sleeping ability to Robert Sarver and his football position to Clyde Cobb. CALVIN SMITH wills his great love for Latin to Jackie Anderson and his football position to George Gregory. DORIS WAXMUNSKI wills her love for riding around West Point on Sunday afternoons to Jackie Kent and her ability to spill her plate lunch in the cafeteria to anyone who is clumsy enough. KENT RENALDS wills his hitchhiking ability to anyone without transportation and his big feet to Mr. Rudacille. SONNY BOROUGHS wills his speed for playing football to Charles Mullens and his car to Imajean Bowes. BARBARA TAYLOR wills her blushes to Virginia Taylor and her blond hair to Mary Douglas Christian.