Newberry High School - Oracle Yearbook (Newberry, SC)

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lass State of South Carolina County of Newberry We, the 1954 graduating class of Newberry High School, of the County and State aforesaid, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do hereby ordain, declare, and publish this typewritten instrument as our last will and testament. We give, devise, and bequeath the following of our earthly possessions in manner: ITEM I. We, Freddie Vigodsky, Ned Darby, and Mickey Rabin, will our poker chips to Eddie Hopper, Jerry and Harry Summer. ITEM II. To Mary Stanley Salley, I, Barbara Wilson, bequeath my Southern drawl. ITEM Ill. We, Bobby Fulmer and Shirley Cromer, leave our ability to be the steadiest couple in the Senior Class to Sidelle Crooks and Billy Ray Hesterg Dorothy Kyzer and Butch Morris. ITEM IV. We, Mack Darby, Ned Hipp, and Perry Riley, will, to any person whose lifetime is quite limited, our drive-like-mad skill. ITEM V. We, Shirley Aughtry, Herbert Lee Gilliam, Mary Ann Connelly, and Coritta Bundrick, bequeath our way for appreciating a good joke to Punk Fuller, Billy Abrams, Charles Lever, and Jimmie Ray Pruitt. ITEM VI. We, Bill Tedford and Annette Young, will our ability to understand math to those unfortunate people who can't. ITEM VII. To our little brother and Earl Merchant, we, Bunny and Ross West, leave our cowboy togs. ITEM VIII. We, Judith Jones, Ka Dominick, and Betty Vaughn, bequeath our petiteness anti' vivacity to Faye Banks, Joyce Ann Hughes, and Clara Elwell Stokes. ITEM IX. We, Byron Richardson and Joyce Pruitt, leave our positions as N. H. S.'s singindg couple to Sara Alice Long and Rusty Harley, Eddie An erson and Evelyn lluffman. ITEM X. We, Doris Ann Parks and Barbara Gilstrap, will our knack for understanding polaroid cameras and playing for the Glee Clubs, respectively, to the people who will take over our jobs next year. ITEM XI. To Jimmy Wood, I, Andrew Shealy, leave my family car. ITEM XII. We, John Brown, George Oxner, J. T. Sterling, and J. W. Smith, will our dependability as bus drivers to our proteges. ITEM XIII. We, Bryant Jennings, Lewis Sligh, and Donald Seymour, bequeath our industriousness f?l to Steve Rinehart and Ted Willingham. ITEM XIV. I, Mary Thomasson, will my red hair to Glenda Jones and Patsy Maxcy. Twenty-E ight A . ITEM XV. To any little spoke who wants to become a big wheel, we, Ann Clark, Emma Minick, and Betty Lee George, leave our jobs. ITEM XVI. We, Joyce Owens, Ann Mays, Dickie Carver, and Edward Ruff, will our I-can-get-along-witlv anybody attitude to George Willis, Toby Willis, Jimmy Terry, and Mary Frances Waters. ITEM XVII. To Lugenia Martin, Nathaline Knight, and Jean Spotts, we, Louise Sessions, Helen Stutts, and Ann Campbell, leave our positions on the basketball team. ITEM XVIII. We, Martha Dell Sbealy, Betty Cousins, Beverly Oxner, Nonie Berry, and Doris Robertson, will our sweet charm to Elizabeth Morris, Mavis Berley, Claudette Kneece, and Mary Sue Shull. ITEM XIX. To Jane Henderson, Patricia Bedenbaugh, and Barbara Way, we, Lynn Martin, Carol Ann Baxter, Shirley Ringer, and Patricia Shealy, bequeath our roving eye. ITEM XX. We, Lewis Lever, Betty Graddick, Martha Folk, Nancy Ayres, James Leopard, and Althea Truesdale. will our excessive friendliness to all conceited people. ITEM XXI. We, Joe Miller, Earl Lusk, and Hugh Bickley, bequeath our athletic ability to Robert Teseniar, Bob Bodie, and Charles King. ITEM XXII. We, Lottie Boland, Caroline Cook, and Bertha Long, to any girl in need of it, will our instincts to get a man. ITEM XXIII. We, Bobby Berry, June Nelson, Mary Cromer, and Mary Riddlehoover, leave the ability to be good listeners to anyone who needs to have it. ITEM XXIV. We, Tommy Longshore, Olin Banks, and Harold Folk, bequeath our peg pants to those many up-and- coming cats. ITEM XXV. We, F s and Nancy Stone, will our statuesqueness to Molly Partridge, Elizabeth Earhardt, and Betty Leavellg we also leave our positions on the Cordial staff to two journalistic inclined students. ITEM XXVI. We, Bobby Lee Carver and William Smith, will our nonchalant stage performances to any persons skilled in singing and fiddle playing. ITEM XXVII. We, lthama Brooks, Donald Lee Davis, Norma Wessinger, Toni McCullough, and Margaret Harmon, will our good looks to Clarence Kinard, Bud-dy Harmon. Peggy Bickley, and Mary Ann Addy. We, the undersigned, at the request of the Senior Class of 1954-, who acknowledged the above typewritten instrument as their last will and testament, in their presence and in the presence of each other, hereby subscribe our respective names as executrix and witnesses to the execution of said last will and testament. EXECUTRIX WITNESSES: X N. K. Stone G. K. Dominick C. A. Clark B. L. George

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Class Histor September, 194-1, many tearful mothers watched their ubabiesl' leave for their first day of school. Some left for Speers Street or Boundary Street, others for Mollohon or West End School, but each thinking he was entering the best institution. As we reached our respective schools, a glance up the steps showed us that there was a long climb ahead. During these glorious five years of grammar school, we learned a lot which was not found in the books that we carried in our treasured, new book- satchels. Uur happy clan became really united in 1947 when our Junior High days began. Again we gazed up the stairs, there still seemed like such a long journey ahead, but we could look back and see a few steps behind us. My how grown-up we must have been! We were changing classes and having exams. A stroke of Romeo and luliet began to blossom as the treasured notes were passed to one's favorite girl. Just think, a wedding and we were only in Junior High. Oh, it was a Tom Thumb wedding. Gloria Hawkins and Jimmy Haltiwanger won the citizen- ship medals and Gloria and Bill Tedford won the scholarship medals. Surely, now we must be matured. It was now 1949 and we were entering Newberry High School. Still more steps, and as we looked towards the top, the juniors and seniors resembled giants. It was so embarrassing to sit down too soon in chapel and to get lost in the halls. After becoming adjusted, we elected Carol Ann Baxter as our class president and Helen Stutts as class beauty. Next came the step labeled '4freshmen . Now we felt more at home as we laughed at the poor sub-freshmen. That year we elected Gloria Hawkins as our capable class president. Again Helen was our favorite class beauty. We became interested in school activities. Norma and Betty Lee became major- ettes, and a lot of boys and girls began to partici- pate in sports and club activities. We attended our first big formal at the Community Hall, Christmas. Weren't we something? Going to a formal with dates and in a car fwithout parentsl. The next bright September we reached the sophomore step. That year also held many good times. Our football team went to the Paper Bowl and made a very good showing. That summer the girls attended J. H. A. camp. Louise and Helen were elected class beauties for that year. The boys began to bring out of shop odd-looking objects which they swore were furniture. Then came our junior year. We spent most of the year thinking of our first own junior-senior. The glee club made a 1+ rating and the band made 2+ in Bock Hill. Harold Folk, John Brown, Bobby Fulmer, Byron Richardson attended Boys' State. The election of Student Council officers for the next year was held. Ann Clark was elected president. Flash! Emma and Bill won the history award. Margaret Harmon and Ann Clark were junior class beauties. George Lipscomb, Bubber Hutto, Bobby Mays, Gene Griffith, and Gloria Hawkins decided to attend college the next year. Chevis Boozer, Bennett Shealy, and Rudolph Ferguson joined the service and all of them were missed greatly. Our Stunt Night was a great success. The money was used for the expenses of the Junior-Senior. We were all deeply hurt by the tragic death of Vera Nunnery, our former classmate. At last our climax was reached on August 31, 1953. We attended school for the first time as digni- fied seniors. Little did we realize the full and happy year ahead of us. Emma Minick was elected our very capable class president, and everyone agrees that a better one could never be found. Emma super- vised the raising of money for our trip to Washing- ton, and she was responsible for all of the other fine things the seniors sponsored. For the first time N. H. S. had a Ring Dance. There was a mighty proud looking bunch of seniors on the stage that night as we received our long awaited high school rings. We sold delicious cakes, had a Valentine Dance . . . Tommy Longshore was King of Hearts . . . had a sock dance for the ones who don't like to dance with shoes on. We also sold magazines and had a booth at the County Fair. The booth was also a first time for a senior class. We were very proud of the outcome. The Washington-bound seniors have done a grand job of working for their trip. Nanc Stone edited our school paper and Betty Lee, our annual. Betty Lee was Miss Hi Miss . . . Emma was D. A. B. Representative . . . Shirley Cromer was the Voice of Democracy Winner. Joyce Pruitt was elected Homecoming Queen and Carol Ann Baxter, Frances Hayes, Louise Sessions, Ann Clark, Margaret Harmon were her attendants. Kay Dominick was president of the Beta Club . . . Mickey Rabin, our Mr. Senior . . . Lottie Boland flashed her rock . . . Ned Darby and Louise stepped out of Vogue as our best dressed seniors. Invitations were ordered and fitting for our caps and gowns helped keep us busy. The Junior-Senior was held in our honor this year. Final exams . . . the wonder- ful dream of receiving our diplomas. Six senior girls were nominated for class beauties. Their pictures were sent off to Rock Hudson to be judged. Mick, Bill, John Brown were the lone male Beta Members . . . the last minute mad scramble before the big night. As the time drew near for the Class of ,54 to graduateg we all thought, Surely we have now reached the peak of the stairs. We gazed ahead of us and still saw steps to climb. We had come a long way but we had only stepped on a wider staircase. It was wonderful, and we all have treasured memories for a lifetime. Motto of Class of ,545 And a good time was had by all. Twenty-Seven

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