Palm Beach High School - Royal Palm Yearbook (West Palm Beach, FL)

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To one of the Gelders twins, I, ucy Effinger, here- by bequeath my seat as a second so in e lee Club. I, Gladys Engman, being in an unusually sane state of mind, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to gossip in D.C.T. class to anyone who needs it. I, Bill Ferrin, will my ability to get along with my home room teacher to Ward Albertson. I, Howard Ferrin, do hereby leave my ability to go steady so long without fighting to Howard Gordie. I, Claudine Fitzgerald, will my excellent ability to play basketball to Johnny Cook. I, Norma Fitzgerald, will to Mr. Sutor's future his- tory classes the swell time I had. I, Louise Forst, will to Annette Henderson my grace and dancing ability. I, Phyllis Freeman, hereby will and bequeath a full and unused package of gum to any commercial student who can chew in Mrs. Wray's class and get away with it. I, Eddie French, will to Bobby Tanner my ability to keep out of trouble and my glorious Friday nights. I, Louise Gamble, in a very doubtful frame of mind, leave to any sophomore or junior a slightly worn piece of candy in desk five in the girls' study hall. I, Louise Gatlin, in sound mind t?l leave my little box of aspirins and my real rubber ice bag to any person taking bookkeeping and in need of those life savers. I, Jean Glad, do hereby will to Evelyn Spencer, the twenty-four inches around my waist. I, Ruthann Goehring, do hereby bequeath my knowl- edge of bookkeeping to any needy soul in next year's classes. I, Daniel Goodrum, do hereby bequeath my ears to Stauffer Bell. I, Quentin Graddon, leave all my dramatic ability iwhat there isl to Jean Hockett. I, Jean Ann Graham, will to Jinny Peters my ability to get along so well with Mr. Montoya, also my ability to write 100 times, I will not chew gum in Mr. Montoya's class. I, Cornelia Grant, do hereby will all the good times I have had at Palm Beach High to my brother, Neil. I, Yeta Greenberg, do hereby will my sense of humor to my algebra teacher, Mr. Redding. I, Eugene Griffin, do will and bequeath my seat in Mrs. Cook's English Class to J. C. Powell. I, Ruth Guthrie, will to Billy Prince my ability to chew gum in class and never get caught. I, Persis Haas, do hereby will to my little brother my ability to lose things and to find them again after many days of worry. I, Chester Haerlin, will my ability to grasp Spanish so well in three years to Charles Camus. I, Audrey Hall, do will and bequeath my big feet to anyone with a poor understanding. I, Mildred Hall, do hereby will to my sister, Mabel Hall, my success at P. B. H. S. I, Corrine Hallonquist, will to my cousins, Rosalie Verner and Nola Loy, two more years of fun in high school. I, Merza Le Hallonquist, will my long used desk in Mr. Holt's room to Betty Jean Huff. I, Betty Hammett, bequeath my ability to sell pop- corn at the theatre to Irene Treadwell. I, Jimmie Hardin, will to anybody who wants it, my schedule for five study halls and one gym period. I, Harto II I Frank Hartwelll, do will to my brother, Harto III , my ability to have nothing but bad luck with girls. o hereby bequeath to Mary Alyce Ray the color of my hair. tIt was easy.l I, Anne Hamlin, do hereby will anything I have to anybody who wants it. If this seems broad, I haven't any- thing anyway. I, Gertrude Harvel, do hereby leave to Patty Anne Clarke my share of The Green Beetle. I, Betty Lou Hayes, hereby will and bequeath to any willing Junior my love for the classics and success. I, Helena Held, will to the one who needs it, my ability to brownie. I, U. V. Henderson, being of sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath to my younger brother, Bob, my aptitude in science and math. I, Virginia Hendry, in a sound state of mind, be- queath to Helen Larisey my ability to get out of school for various things. I, Edith Hester do will to Betty Sue Bussey, my abilit ype a such a high rate of speed. I, Katherine Higgs, leave Ruby Jean Miller my place next year. I, Harold Holden, will all my selfishness to whomever wants it. I, Margaret Holt, do here will my ability to attend school regularly to Virginia Hester. I, Bobbie Holz, will all my attentiveness in drama- tics class to Mary Lou Brown. I, Pat Hooker, in a sane state of mind, and after due consideration, do hereby will to my little sister, Maxie, my ability to shoot the bull. I, Betty Ingram, will my seat in Mrs. Cook's class to Ethel Smith. I, Rosalie Ingram, will to my sister, Margaret, all of the nice teachers I have had during my high school years. I, Doris Jarriel, do hereby bequeath my long blond curls to Ann Josey and hope that they bring to her more luck than they have to me. I, Lucille Johns hereby will to my sister Faye, my abilit o pay at en ion and to make O's in Mrs. McKen- zie's Glee Club. I, Marion Johnson, do will my ability to keep my temper with annoying cafeteria customers to Pauline McGhee. I, Katherine Johnson, do hereby bequeath to Ruth Dix my referee's whistle to use in future basketball games. May it serve her as faithfully as it has served me. I, Aline Jones, will my seat in chemistry class to any unfortunate junior who wants it. I, Dorothy Jones, will my peak-hole to the mirror in IV hour gym class to Gloria Scott. I, Imelda Jones, will to Gloria Jones my technique in saying, I can't ii. m. I , o ereby will my ability to laugh, regardless of time or place, and all the fun at good ole P. B. H. S. to anyone who wants it. I, Elizabeth Kinsey, do hereby bequeath to Melvin Marshall my ability to concentrate. - I, Helen Kinsel, do hereby will to my sister, Lucille, my ability to be late to homeroom every morning. I, Curtis Knowles, do hereby will and bequeath my donkey smile to Don Purvis. Keep smiling, Don. I, Pearl Knowles, will my ability to do bookkeeping 'to Betty Moore. I, Edgar Kopp, hereby bequeath my shoulders to Fenton Blitch. I, John M. Kringel, leave to all the future seniors of Palm Beach High, my wishes for a speedy recovery from the strain, sickness, and ennui of high school. I, Charles Large, bequeath to Brain Hollenbeck my vast intellect. I, Barbara Lester, leave my honored position to some junior. I, Gloria Jean Lichty, will my height to Betty May. I, Anna Vera Lilly, leave my ability to laugh to Jean Paul.

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CLASS WILL STATE OF FLORIDA County of Palm Beach City of West Palm Beach We, the Senior Class of 1943, realizing that our last days as seniors of P. B. H. S. are drawing near, and further realiz- ing that many of our possessions will be of little value to us, but that some ambitious uuclerclassmen may find them advantageous in their future years at P. B. H. S, we do hereby make public our last will and testament. ' SECTION I Article 1. To the faculty and Board of Trustees we, the Senior Class, wish to express our gratitude and apprecia- tion for their helpful guidance and noble inspiration throughout our happy years at P. B. H. S. SECTION II Article 1. To the class of '4-l we leave our special privileges, including our senior fee and Skip Day. Article II. To the sophomores we leave the hope that they will enjoy as much as we have, our junior and senior years. We leave also the responsibility of inspiring them, to the seniors of next year. SECTION III I, Billy Adams, hereby leave my ability to dye my hair blue to any member of of the Junior Class who wants to lose all his friends. I, Eileen Alway, hereby bequeath the English accent I lost at Palm Beach High to Ruth Owens. I, Clarke Anthony, leave my knowledge to Bill Ches- ter. He has almost all of it already. I, Dulcie Aud, do will my ability to get along with others to Thelma Evans. I, Keith Bailey, leave my sour-casm to Snookie Stambaugh and my obsession to Charles Hawkins. I, Sherlee Barish, will all the gum I've had to throw out in Miss Snoddy's history class to anyone willing to take it. I, Virginia Bates, will to Alice Hooker my senior theme. I, Roger Beeken, generously leave my teachers dear, to all underclassmen who will remain here. I,WA1wood Bggor, do hereby bequeath to whomever may benefit by it, my swell table in the library. I, Norma Bennett, after taking inventory, find that I have nothing better to will anyone than a pair of fin- gernails on which I always nibble before taking a tran- scription test in shorthand. I, Mona Bensel, in a sound state of mind, leave to Gloria Griffith, my pleasing personality and my huge shoulders and horsehips. I, Blanche Bishop, will my twenty straight pins from home ec. class to Vivian Bennett. I, Maxine Bodman, do hereby will to Jean Bodman all my worldly possessions and my athletic ability. I, Barbara Booth, bequeath to Gloria Hendry my ability to get out of school next year. I know she will need it. I, Elbert Boullioun, will my Texas accent to whom- ever can best use it. I, Bob Brockway, leave my ability to misunderstand trig. to any poor soul in the trig. class, next year, who may need it. I, Geneva Brown, will my ebility to say I can't in home nd my abi 1 y . t ' I, Billy , to Jimmy o en eck my ability to be 10 minutes late every morning. I, Edwin Bussey, hereby will to Frances Ann Thorne, my ability to get along with the teachers so well. I, Penny Calk, do hereby will to Susie Sturrock, all my good times in school. Good luck, Susie! I, Jim Carver, am not leaving anything to anyoneg I'm keeping it all for myself, I, Bill Chester, leave Snookie Stambaugh to carry on any wolfing Bailey and I missed. To the boy in Palm Beach High who shows the most interest in girls, I, Raymond Cobb, bequeath my super special wolfish abilities. I, Irving Cohen, hereby leave any and all knowledge absorbed by me for redistribution. If you can name it, you can have it. lFenwick Cole.l I, Howard Cook, do hereby in the sane state of mind, which is still with me after all my high school night- mares, will to my sister, Olive, my flirting ability and my book entitled Bringing Up Little Sister, with warn- ing beforehand that the guy who wrote the book didn't have our little sisters in mind. I, Jane Cooper, will to Carol Gallagher, all my sec- ond-hand gum, and that's a mouthful. I, Roddy Cooper, hereby will to Tank Monroe, all my excessive weight. I, Jane Couffer, do hereby bequeath my talent to brownie to that up and coming junior, Francis Ulrich. I, Martineau Crews, do hereby will to Phyllis Mosler my ability to get along with the Navy. I, Walter Crews, will all my unused gum to Miss Bell. I, Lois Cropp, do hereby leave to Clara Duck my rid- ing boots which are so warm in cold weather. I, John Cushman, will to Dick Hill my ability to study four hours a night and still fail. I, Helen Anne DanneJ:,,wi1l my ability to make good gra hn's history class to Kathryn Scot- ten. To John Farrell, I, Jack Dalton, do hereby will my ability to entice from Billy Cooper his that's not the proper spirit. I, Mary Davis, do bequeath to Elaine Rosner my de- sire and wonderful ability for learning Latin. I, Mary Dawson, do bequeath to my brother, Clyde, my ability to make A's on my book reports without first reading the books. I, Herbert Diekhans, will my brains to anyone in the Junior Class who will need them to graduate. I,,,Bejty Lou Douglass, do hereby bequeath to Miles Albertson my height. I, Annette Dubbin, will my ability to guard in bas- ketball to Miss Taylor's future members in gym class. I, C me Dyer, do ereby will to Thelma Ballen- tine my inability to give a talk to a class without getting scared, I, Arlene Dyess, will that my brother, Gerald, doesn't have as hard a time getting to the top as I did. I, Ethel J. Eassa, will and bequeath to my sister, Viola, my ability to play basketball and my Spanish grades, in hopes that she will 'iever need them.

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I, Harold Lund, hereby will and bequeath my long hair to the first junior with a butch that claims it. To my cousin, Jeanne Wheatley, I, Carolyn Lydy, leave my ability to pass tests without studying. I, Geraldine Mathis, do will to my sister, Doris, my ability to get excused absences. To Billy Printz, I, Marian McCarley, bequeath my ability to be late to Home Room and not get caught. I, Blanche McCall, hereby will my ability to take kidding to whoever may need it. I, Lois McGhee, do will and bequeath my fondness for talking to Annie Rogers. I, June McKenna, bequeath to my loving brother the fitting title of Fish-Face. I, Elizabeth McKissick, do bequeath my ability in bookkeeping to Betty Alderman. I, Ginnie McVey, in a liquid state of mind, do hereby bequeath to Gloria Griffith, my ability to figure out every- body's love troubles except my own, I, Noreen Meldrum, do hereby bequeath to Catherine Scotten my ability to slate out late and come to school the next morning. I, A. W. Merrell, will my desire to be in the Navy to Bill BEE-Hfxf I, Betty Jean Merrell, do will to Louane Holden my gift of gab. She will probably need it. I, Pearl Micksch, will the knowledge that I have and my laugh to Betty Webb. I, M. C. Miles, will my lonely seat in Mr. Hold's eco- nomic class to Clifford Delsonto and hope he keeps it company. I, George lVIiller, will to Jimmy Hollenbeck and Kenny Littrell my unique ability to get out of class for luncheons. I, Rayarine Miller, do hereby will to Lois Ann Hol- lenbaugh, my ability to laugh at anything tincluding her jokes.l I, Dorothy Miller, being of sound mind t?l and body til, do will and bequeath to Clara Duck all the fun we've had on trips made by Glee Club, provided she will strike a sour note in my memory every once in a while but not where Lottie B. can hear it. I, Thelma Jean Miller, do hereby will my ability to play the piano to Gloria Hendry, and may she enjoy it as much as I. I, Allen Mo1lineaux,will away all my English wor- ries to anybody who wants them. I, Gladys Moon, leave my ability to fail to who- ever wants it. I, Nora Moree, wish to will my seat in Mr. Sutor's 2nd period class to anyone who wants it. I, Pearl McGregor, do hereby will to Beverly Hale my ability to get along with all teachers. I, Loraine Murray, will Betty Sue Henderson my favorite rationed rubber curlers. I, Jacqueline Murray, do hereby will to Mrs. Mc- Kenzie all the sheet music I found in my notebook. After meditating extensively on the subject in ques- tion, I, Norman Nelson, finally arrived at the extremely happy expedient of cheerfully passing on my less lucid moments, and my morbid outlookon life to Dick Hill, Jr. I, Elizabeth Netto, in a slightly dazed state of mind, hereby bequeath to my cousin, Mary Clark Warwick, the intelligent look on my face when I am asleep in school. To the school I, Richard Newlon, leave my reputa- tion tI won't need itl. To the girls I leave my heart tlet them bleed itl. With the teachers I leave my knowledge tI've decreed itl. I, Jack Obee, do hereby will and bequeath to Snooky Stambaugh, Jr., my ability to behave in class as can be verified by all teachers and also to catch all the jokes. I, Jane Owens, do hereby bequeath to my talkative sister , bility to keep quiet during class. This is for the benefit of the teachers. I, Anna Paluga, will my ability in certain subjects to help friends in this line of work from written matter. I, Gus Peeples, will to T. J. Miller my ability to man- age a theatre. I, Warren Peper, hereby will my ability to argue with Mr. Gathmann on the theory of time infinity to anyone who can do any better. I, Bill Phiel, hereby will to Gene Grant my C's and D's. I, Eileen Pinder, will my ability to make B's in Glee Club to Alice Wells. I, Helen Pinder, will my 80 words a minute short- hand certificate to Lorraine Madison. I, Martha Pittman, will to any Junior who wants it, my position as treasurer of Spanish Club. I, Frances Pointek,do hereby bequeath to anybody who wants it, anything that I have that they think may dc them any good. I, Bryan Poston, bequeath to my younger brother, George, my ability to ignore the girls. I, Martha Powers, in an almost sensible state of mind, do hereby will to Paulette Blank one slightly used aspirin and wad of gum. I, Virginia Puckett, will to Frances MacLaughlin my seat in the Palm Beach High Glee Club room. I, Bobby Riggs, in an insane state of mind, do will and bequeath my position as President of the Senior Class, to some poor unsuspecting person who'll be sorry he got it. I, Peggy Riggs, do hereby will and bequeath to Chick Fagan, my shy manner and my ability to blush whether I'm embarrassed or not. I Betty Anne Robbins, will my ability to make good grades in all classes to Juanita Clemens. I. Marian Roberts, in a forgetful state of mind, will to my little brother, Jack, a worn out mind, a stub of a pencil, and an old history notebook in hopes that it will cause him as much trouble as it did me. I, Betty Roebuck, in a sound state of mind, do hereby will my last pair of jive shoes to be equally divided be- tween Frances Mayhew and Mary Alyce Ray, so they may walk as I did in Palm Beach High School. I, Myrtle Roebuck, do hereby will to Helen Simms my ability to go to the beach on Fridays and enjoy myself without being caught. I, y, being in the usual state of mind, do hereby will my wonderful ability to daydream my way through high school to any worthy student. I, Murielle Ruiz, give and bequeath my entire collec- tion of men, except one, to Murial Warshawer and hope she enjoys their company as much as I have. I, Butler Russell, being of liquid state of mind, do will to Eugene Sykes my seat in Mrs. Deason's history class and hope that he will use it to her disadvantage. I, Irene ' do hereby will all my woes and worries o school to anyone moronic enough to have them. I, Carol Ann Sands, leave my special speech talent t?l in Miss Wiley's room for the first unfortunate person who needs it next year. . I, June Schroder, leave to Marjorie Sharp, in this day of rationing, the points of my pencils. I, Betty Sheen, do hereby bequeath to Jimmy Hollen- beck my ability in Spanish. I, Wynelle Shellhouse, hereby bequeath to any able bodied junior my ability to stay in the doghouse so much. I, Harlow Shotwell, leave my ability to keep quiet in history class, to John Witt. To my sister, Dale, I, Jean Simon, leave my bad reputation with teachers and sincerely hope she has as good a time arguing with them as I had.