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

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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.

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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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I, Dorothy Mae Smith, leave Betty Bowe my bash- fulness. I, Miriam Smith, will my talkativeness to Geneva Brown. I, Peggy Smith, do leave thankfully my sewing ma- chine in the home ec. room to any unsuspecting sopho- more. I, Ronda Stephens, do will and bequeath to Gloria Griffith, my enchanting way of singing There'll be Some Changes Made. If Mqsgg do hereby will to Paulette Blank my ability to get by without studying. I, Marilyn Stone, do leave my French horn to some struggling high school musician. I, Ethel Strohm, will my seat in Mrs. Louttit's home room to Marie Fairbanks, I, David Sutherland, want all the juniors to remem- ber Mr. Sutor's history class. I, Joanna Taggard, do hereby will to anyone who needs it, my ability to get along with the teachers. I, Marion Tessier, will to Barbara Brown my ability to attend school. I, Jane Thomas, leave the hope that my brother, Jackie, will carry on the traditional family good looks. I, Lutishia Thompson, leave my desk in Mr. Holt's bookkeeping class to my old friend Mary Benton. I, Mickey Tomassello, do hereby bequeath to Aileen Mitchell my ability to find plenty of time to do nothing. To my sister Irene, I, EleneTreadwell, will my ability to get away with anything, and all my old boy friends. I, Jerry Treadwell, hereby will to Betty Jean Huff my ability to get along with Mr. Holt. I, Erwin Vanstrum, own nothing and owe much. The rest I leave to the junior class treasury. I, Nancy Trimble, hereby will to Ann Wooten my courage to have two subjects with the same teacher a day. I, Jimmy Turnage, will to Peggy Buford my big feet and jitterbugging ability. I, Robert Nose Underwood, do hereby bequeath my beloved nickname, Nose, to Bobby Lund, and my ability to be high point man for Palm Beach High's Basketball opponents, to Bone Dickens. I, Sadie Vassar, bequeath to Hilda Hodges my ability to make excuses and get by with things. I, Beth Vaughan, will all my love to a boy just a little bit north of South Carolina, my books to dear old Palm Beach High, and if there's anything left, the dogs can have it. I, Pat Ventura, do hereby bequeath my priority on aspirins to next year's annual editor. I. Roy Voorhees, to any junior, do hereby leave this school and all the contents of knowledge therein. I, Pauline Walker, do hereby leave my bookkeeping seat to any ambitious junior who wants to find out what he doesn't know about bookkeeping. I, Jewell Wall, leave my best wishes for a happy and glorious senior year to Merrie Benton. I, Robert Ward, will my chewing gum and bad grades to Gloria Griffith and wish her luck. I, Nancy Ware, do will to Virginia Peters and Paul- ette Blank my ability to tease and get away with it, also to skip third hour lounge without getting caught, except once. I, Earldine Watkins, do hereby bequeath to my sister Eva, ess. W+ I, Alexander Wells, leave my R.O.T.C. command to the besgnilnih n handle it. Il' 'Carlton West, hereby bequeath my set of left handed rncTrik6y'317e'nches in auto mechanics class to Clifford Del Santo. I, Regina Wheatley, do hereby will to Katherine Ayres my seat in home room class, I, Bob Widell, hereby in view of the 1942 football season, will to Glen Day my ability to play end. I, Elsie Widell, hereby leave to Beatrice Plummer my wrinkled slacks to wear in Spillman's class if Spillman will let her. I, Bob Wattenbarger, leave my handsome face to some sophomore who hasn't seen me, I, Eunice Widell, do hereby will to Anne Barnes, my special technique in getting along with the Dean of Girls. I, Dorothy Wiggs, leave to Margaret Oldford, my small build. Maybe she could improve it. I can't. I, Virginia Wilburn, do will my ability to operate the switchboard to Doris McDonald. I, Steve Willis, will my yellow sox to Harvey Morgan, and my peroxided hair to Betty Barrow. I, Anna Jean Woesner, leave the hope that next years D.C.T. clubs have as grand a year as this one. I, Rita Zadaney, leave to anyone who thinks he can do it, the ability to make As and Bs in bookkeeping under Mr. Holt, without any real studying. tSignedl CLASS OF '43 Testator: Mrs. Marguerite Savage. Clerk: George Miller. Witnesses : Nancy Ware, Bobby Riggs, Peggy Riggs, Lillian Burton, Steve Willis, i w ' 7 i 'wlglwwx if -fl H 3?