Northampton County High School - Lighthouse Yearbook (Machipongo, VA)

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CLASS WILL 1950 We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred and fifty, being of sound mind and body, fully aware that the end is not far away, do hereby draw up our last will and testament. To eliminate ill feelings and arguments, we have itemized each article that is to be given away upon our departure. To our dear Alma Mater who has been our beacon light, and has stuck with us through bad days as well as good ones, we solemnly leave our loyalty, and unwavering determination to succeed so that the banner will forever wave for Northampton County High. To our Principal and faculty who through our years have inspired us to always do our best, we leave our sincere appreciation and many thanks. To our sincere and understanding parents who have striven to their utmost ability to make this portion of our career successful, we say, It is our determination to do as much for you as you have done for us, and to make you proud of us in the near future. To the Junior Class we bequeath the pride and joy of our hearts, our Basic Mathe¬ matics, hoping that they will love it as much as we hated it. To the Sophomore Class we gladly leave the vacant space under the seats in room 2 for chewing gum, which they will be glad to use when Miss Blanchard yells, fifteen off for chewing . To the Freshmen we bequeath the ability to conduct themselves properly on the stairways and in the corridors. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Robert Brickhouse wills his artistic ability to Clifton Watts. Vernessa Fitchett wills her vocal ability to Bernice Jones. Marion Powell wills Samuel Simpkins her white teeth. Mary Smith wills her quietness to Rosia Sewell. Rosa Smith wills Garcelon Jarvin to Lucille James. Mae Mapp wills her quietness to Vivian Chapman. George Jordan wills Brinie Sunkins to Isiah Sample. Daniel Sample wills his friendly smile and wide awake appearance to Clifton Powell. Alice Collins wills Barbara Frances her neatness. Laura Hargrove wills her small feet to Charles Bibbins. Natalie Backless wills her beautiful, smooth complexion to Vivian Beech. Bessie Robinson wills her soft voice to Dorothy Kates. Delois Mason wills her hair styles to Evelyn Ames. Thomas Wynder wills his strength to Charles Bibbins. Marion Giddens wiUs her height to Joyce Harvey. Alvin Sample wills his sense of humor to Calvin Brickhouse. Lity Stevens wills her quietness to Deloris Davis. Francis Press wills her quiet gentleness to Anna Mapp. Elnora Savage wills her soft well modulated voice to her sister Elizabeth Savage. Jenever Wright wills his girls and Basic Mathematics to Clifton Stevens. Roosevelt Townsend wills his sense of humor to Robert Collins. Cloresia Hargrave wills her plump figure to Alice Sample. Eleanor Ames wills her lovable personality to Ruth HaUett. Beatrice Bailey wills her height to Leona James. Hattie Goodwyn wills a few of her pounds to Agnes Jacobs. Frissell Harmon wills his artistic ability to Nathaniel Stanley. Evelina Lister wills her wide awake appearance to Vivian Beech. Jinilla Baker wills Clinton Collins her height. George Wyatt wills his ability to play quarter back to Lafayette Holley. Charles Robinson wills his football and basketball suit to George Watson. Maurice Wynder wills her hair baretts to Agnes Jacobs so she can keep her hair out of her face. Moses Wilkins wills his personality to Cullen Allen. Eugene Waters wills his vocabulary to Charles Bibbins.

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Alvin Collins wills his neatness to Carl Adair. Clyde Garrison wills his quietness to Helen Bland. Pauline Wright wills her ability to tell the truth to Clifton Stevens. Robert Allen wills his legible handwriting to George Wilson. Eugene Harmon wills his gentlemanly manners to Lafayette Holley. Julius Bailey wills his excellence in Geometry to Elmer Ames. Paul Hallet wills his mischievousness to James Johnson. Ida Morris wills her quietness to Victoria Jordan. Claudine Lewis wills her bow legs to Cleo Finney. Dorothy Hughes wills her well groomed appearance to Wilsie Waters. Shirley Weeks wills her quiet charm and dignity to Sarah Harmon. Earnest Rogers wills his quietness to Clifton Stevens. Louis Rogers wills his vocal ability to Coleman Wilson. Charles Joyner wiUs his vocal ability to Lafayette Holley. Charlie Christian wills his vocal ability to Robert Collins. Elois Spady wills her ability to know all sports to Thelma Wright. Verneda Watson wills her shape to Deloris Davis. David Handy wills his ability to participate in sports to Charles Bibbins. Abraham Wescott wills his good grooming to Clifton Sample. Ira George wills his manly physique to Clifton Watts. Helen Trower wills her small features to Thelma Wright. Alston Morris wills her figure to Cleo Finney. Tabitha Trower wills her vocal ability to Helen Bland. Louise Weeks wills her vigor and vitality to Gearldine Mason. Morris Spady wills his quietness to Clifton Sample. Johnnie Watts wills his height to Clifton Sample. Mary Savage wills her legs to Vivian Beech,. CLASS POEM We Shall Always Remember Dear old Northampton we would just like to say, That we shall always remember you as you are today, Your lofty building, great and tall, The things you stand for both large and small. II We shall remember our teachers who tried so hard To show us the pitfalls and to keep us on guard We shall remember our classrooms in every detail And to do thy bidding we shall not fail. III Our principal whose every act was in our behalf And all the members of our teaching staff, Yes, we shall remember the hours they have spent For to us they were blessings from heaven sent. IV Now to the dear schoolmates we leave behind Keep this thought in mind We are going the way that others have gone But you are with us Northampton, we ' re not alone. V We are leaving you Northampton for a lofty goal, But we shall remember the things we ' ve been told, For we shall need them as we go out in life To encounter the darkness, bitterness and strife. VI Now the time has come for us to part But we shall always remember you deep in our hearts These last words we say with a sorrowful sigh We ' ll forever cherish you Northampton, and now good by. (Eleanor Ames) CLASS SONG Good-by Northampton (Tune Danny Boy) Oh County High, Dear County High we ' re leaving, We hate to say the time has come to part. All through the years we ' ll cherish thee Northampton ' Cause it was you that gave us our first start. We ' ve loved the years we ' ve shared at Northampton High, And so it ' s hard for us to say goodby. We ' ll miss our school and we shall miss our teachers, too, Northampton High, Northampton High, we do love you. (words by Maurice Wynder and Tabitha Trower)