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

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Catherine Raymond Kendall Janet Arlene Bruce Mary Ann Mary Anna Shirley

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We, the Senior Class of 1956, being in our right mind, do bequeath and bequit, leave, give and get rid of the following: ARLENE KEETON leaves her height and big feet to Charlotte Batkins, and her ability to sing on the school bus to Jackie Kent in hopes that she may do a little bit better job. BENJAMIN WARD leaves his stocky build to Kent McLaughlin and his ability to forge excuses to Harry Batkins in hope that he can get by Mr. Mears with them. BILLY FERRY leaves his ability to duck cops to Betty Parker, and his love for broken down Plymouths to Oscar Mears, Jr. BRUCE GREGORY leaves his bashfulness to Gratton Stephens and leaves his library of jokes to Chris Davis. BUDDY POST leaves his short hair to Billy Richardson and his baseball position to Ben Graves. CATHERINE WALKER leaves her long wavy hair to Virginia Taylor and her ability to get by with wearing cool plaid socks to Carl Forrest. FLOYD PHILBATES leaves his football position to Dee Dalrymple and his ability to be quiet in class to Tommy Marvin if he can use it. JANE STEWART wills her love for Cadillacs to Barbara Updike, and her love for boys by the name of Fred to anyone who likes that name. JOHN GRAVES wills his ability to catch a pass to Jackie Anderson, and his ability to run the 880 to Charles Mullen. JANET DAVIS wills her ability to flirt to Waverlee Davis and her basketball uniform to Kay Batkins. KENDALL LIPSCOMB wills his ability to study to Julian Lipscomb and his ability to take two laps around the football field to Clyde Cobb. MARY ANNA MARVIN leaves her position as bench warmer on the softball team to any¬ one who can fill the position, and her ability to go steady for three days to Martha Randolph. RAYMOND RYAN leaves his ability to sing solos in typing class to Loretta Oates, and his energetic dancing to Gary Richardson. MARY ANN KURDZIEL leaves her driving ability to Jimmy Perry in hopes that he can find a use for it, and her mischievous ways to Gay Griffith. ROGER GREGORY wills his football helmet to Donald McKay, and his ability to go steady to George Gregory and Charlotte Batkins. SHIRLEY COBB leaves her unpredictable left hook shot to Vickie Kurdziel, and her well stocked hope chest to Barbara Ashley. TYRUS FIRESHEETS wills his flirtatious ways to Lin Smith, and his love for Physics to anyone who can pass it. Now, we, the Senior Class, just leave. 12

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Dear N. K. H. S. Underclassmen, Just a note to tell you about our 12 years at N. K. H. S. It was not all play, but quite a bit of work. One bright, sunny morning in September 1944, six red-eyed boys and girls of the present Senior Class entered the halls of New Kent. The six members were: Roger Gregory, Catherine Walker, John Graves, Charles Post, Jane Stewart, and Floyd Phil- bates. As we look back on it now, it was a really soft year, since we were allowed three recess periods a day. Mary Ann Kurdziel joined us in the second grade and we took up more serious studying under our teacher, Mrs. Fisher. The third grade brought us Kendall Lipscomb. During the fourth grade with Mrs. Peace as our teacher, we accepted into the class Raymond Ryan, Mary Anna Marvin, Tyrus Firesheets, Bruce Gregory, Janet Davis, and Billy Perry. After arriving in the fifth grade we found that we had grown so in numbers that we had to be divided into two classes. Mrs. Upp and Mrs. Waldrop were our teachers and they introduced us to the pleasure of taking examinations. Benjamin Ward and Shirley Cobb were added to our class. Mrs, Mears undertook the task of keeping us quiet in the sixth grade and we added the last member of our graduating class, Arlene Keeton. We took our annual class trip in the Seventh grade to Richmond to see the leg¬ islature in action. In the eighth grade we encountered the mysteries of high school life under the guidance of Mrs. Newton. In our Freshman year, under Mrs. Richmond’s leadership, we felt as if we had at last earned the name Teenagers. We learned that there were other things in life besides books, and we took our turn at going to football games, dances, and anywhere else we could go to keep from studying. When we advanced to Sophomores, Mr. Wells had the honor of being our home¬ room teacher. We started our fund raising campaign by sponsoring a Christmas Dance. Our Junior year was one of our best years. That fall we received our class rings and got our first glimpse at being Seniors. Our Junior and Senior Prom went off with a bang! Our theme Moonlight and Roses was carried out with an outdoor garden scene. Under the direction of Mrs. Richmond, who was our homeroom teacher, we success¬ fully gave our Junior Play, The Big Blow-Up. As you can see this hasn’t been a bit dull, now has it? So the best of luck to the underclassmen. We hope you have as much fun, and as much co-operation from the students and faculty as we have had. Sincerely yours. The Senior Class 14