Pensacola High School - Annona Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT-1939 To Claire Whitney, Zoe Whitney leaves the responsibility of keeping her name before the public. Adrian Roberts wills his position as a sucessful radio announcer to any golden-voiced hopeful de- To Ann Brown, Eunice Waters leaves her excess height. George Thurrauch bequeaths his Yankee accent to Katy (Gone With the Wind) Briese. Dorothy Smith wills that little pout of hers to Helen Booras. To Jean McMurray, Marion Whitehead wills her ability to so successfully execute the lost art We, the Seniors of Pensacola High School, being of a generous heart and weak mind, do hereby, upon graduating, will, bestow, and bequeath the following traits, oddities, and eccentricities to our beloved brethren of the Junior and Sophomore Classes: Item I. Frank McMichael, Paul Coriano, and Billy McNeil will their gigantic proportions to Raymond Harper. Item II. Thelma Hayno and Chrystelle Nichols leave their attractive smiles to Jean Hopkins and Julia Fulghum. Item III. Item IV. siring it. Item V. Item VI. Item VII. Item VIII. of blushing. Item IX. Leon Pearlman, George Atwell and Bryan Nobles bequeath their long bobs to Tiny Lamar and Allen Reinschmidt. Item X. To Marjorie Ferris, Marion Pointer wills her success in love. Item XI. Ruth Ransley bequeaths her love of the fine arts to Beatrice McGuire. Item XII. Howard West leaves his high marks to any three struggling sophomores. Item XIII. Betty Swift and Gloria Richbourg will their good times in DeFuniak to two prospective Glee Club members. Item XIV. Joe Shiller leaves his I trouble to Bill Bell and Barney Mattox. Item XV. Rose Mary Zecckine leaves her civics grades to any political-minded junior. Item XVI. W. B. Townley, Jr., our prima donna, wills his dramatic temperament to Marilyn Touart. Item XVII. Winifred Shone leaves her curly locks to Carol Webb. Item XVIII. Joe Rutan bequeaths his school-girl complexion to whoever wants the skin you love to touch. Item XIX. Flora Wilson wills her autographed shirt to Martha Ingram. Item XX. Lenora Stewart refuses to leave her interest in a certain junior boy to anybody. Item XXI. Bernard Van Etten wills his fiery top-knot to Tom Anderson. Item XXII. Kelly Prim leaves his expertness in turning corners on two wheels and driving with one arm to Bill Byers. Item XXIII. Item XXIV. Baldwin. Item XXV. Item XXVL lienne Moore. Item XXVII. To Ralph Nelson, Frank Home leaves his jitterbugging. Item XXVIII. Bob Gilmore bestows his raven locks on Glenn Connor. Item XXIX. Dolly McCaskill leaves her cute babyish ways to Peggy Hollingsworth. Item XXX. Florence Johansen wills her pep and vitality to any lazy junior. Item XXXI. To Bootsie Wright, Merle Hale wills her short skirts. Item XXXII. Jean Glenn and Marjorie Lawrence leave their inseparableness to Ruth Carter and Mary Jean Partridge. Item XXXIII. To all struggling shorthand students, Doris Hual leaves her ability to pass speeds. Item XXXIV. John Monroe bestows the art of wooing girls through song on Edward Kern. Item XXXV. Barbara Langford wills her pretty brown eyes to Kitty Ward. Item XXXVI. Virginia Maddox leaves her inevitable curl to Mary Register. Item XXXVII. To Lucretia Wilson and June Helie, Hazel Mertins leaves her tomboy ways. Item XXXVIII. Phillip Miller wills his star basketball playing to his brother Jake. Item XXXIX. To Jacqueline Marter, Alice Fell, and Ruth Miller, Tura Gandy, Dorothy LePoidevant and Georgia Phillips leave their silence and shy ways. Item XL. Weldon Kelly and Jack Home bequeath their track ability to Clifton Star Payne. Item XLI. Dorothy Harper bestows her lounging ways on Mary Ham. Item XLII. To Carolyn Lurton, Johnnie Mattox leaves her nice dancing. Item XLIII. Bretz Linger wills his aeronautical engineering to Bill Ray. Item XLIV. Earl Ortell and Bill McLeod bestow their bewitching dimples on Pat Patterson and J. T. Staples. Item XLV. Doris Greene and Amy Ropke leave their Friday nights at Mustin to Betty Ann White and Joyce Fussell. Frank Shields bequeathes his rugged individualism to anybody brave enough to try it. Fannie Bell Gingles and Haisley Lynch bequeath their intelligence to Betty Baars and Alfred To Gertrude Washburn, Jim Hathaway leaves his love of argument. Velma Fountain, Louise Turrell and Margie Jones will their beautiful blond hair to Ju-

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CLASS HISTORY Dear Class of ' 40: It hardly seems possible that we have completed our four years at dear ole P. H. S. What grand times we ' ve had! Most wonderful of all has been this senior year. So many things have happened that have made us feel important. Just being called a senior is an experience in itself. For the first few days we were almost as bewildered as rats trying to find our way around in the new addition to the building. The first time the sound system was used we all nearly lost our wits from fright. To walk through the halls without being smashed — what a relief! Following a precedent of earlier years we again chose good class officers. Julian Olsen was president, June Mertins, vice-president, Barbara I.angford, secretary, and Phillip Miller, treasurer. Near the first of the year an election was held and Nancy White was chosen D. A. R. representative. This honor is annually given to the girl in the senior class who is considered by the faculty and students to be the best school citizen. - .. - - ' Though our football team didn ' t win as many games as teams sometimes have it made a fine showing. Bill Langford was captain and Frank Shields, co-captain. Julian Olsen was chosen as the most valuable player on the team. Julian and Bill Langford were selected for the Florida All State team. Certainly the cheer leaders added to the excitement and color of all the games. Three of these were seniors: June Mertins, Edwin I ' ohlman, and Billy Creel. The Tiger ' s Tale was better than ever this year with the following members of our class on the staff: Thelma Abbott, editor, Edwin Pohlman, assistant editor, Elsie Merritt, news editor, Madelyn Edwards, feature editor, Pat Noble, sports editor, Cleo Lochas, business manager, Lawrence Mayo, circulation manager, James Crooke, art editor, and Florence Johansen, head of the typing department. You can easily understand why it had to be good since these people were on the staff. Never before were so many members of our class officers in clubs. We were especially proud to have three seniors as club presidents. Nancy White was president of the Debate Club, Norma Baxter, the Dramatic Club, and Julian Olsen, the Glee Club. In the Dramatic Club Florence Johansen was treasurer and Lawrence Mayo, secretary. In the Glee Club Billie Ehlerding was publicity chairman, and Lawrence Mayo, treasurer. The Hi-Y Club officers were all seniors. In the first term John Monroe was president. Bill Champlin, vice-president, Charles Kephart, treasurer, David Russ Carroll, secretary, and Pat Noble, sergeant-at-arms. In the second term Bill Champlin was president Tommy Galey, vice-president, Charles Kephart, treasurer, David Russ Carroll, secretary, and Julian Olsen, sergeant-at-arms. This year for the first time a Student Activity Council was organized. Charles Kephart was chairman of this council L. K. Coleman, vice-chairman, and Jean Fisher, secretary. The basketball season was one of the greatest in the history of P. H. S. The team won twenty out of twenty-three games, won the West Florida Championship, and was defeated by only two points in the State Tournament. Phillip Miller was captain of the team and Julian Olsen, co-captain. Oscar Crona, forward, and Ju- lian Olsen, guard, were selected for the Florida All State team. In the minor sports Bill Noonan was captain of the golf team and Drew Sims was honorary captain of the track team. Don ' t worry about intelligence tests too much! They were not any worse than we had always been told they were. The carnival made us forget all of our cares with its excitement and fun. With Barbara Langford and Bill Champlin as the majestic rulers it had to be good. Nancy White and Glen Albino were second in the election for king and quesn and therefore were first maid and knight. David Russ Carroll was knight of honor. The other maids and knights were Sylvia Bond, Madelyn Edwards, June Mertins, Marion Whitehead, Oscar Crona, James Clancy, Billy Creel, and Jack Bruda. Marilyn Marter was class representative. Drew Sims was an escort. The next big event was the senior play titled Headed for Eden. The cast included Elsie Merritt, Nancy White, Louise Daffin, Cleo Lochas, Terese Frenkel, Virginia Maddox, Norma Baxter, Necie Etta McVay, Barbara Johnson, Gwendolyn Creel, David Russ Carroll Lawrence Mayo, Wallace Dawkins, Roy Holt, Paul Shreck, W. B. Townley, and Julian Olsen. And now with the closing exercises of school we bring to a finish these four happy years. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to the faculty for their kind and helpful direction. It is with a bit of sadness that we close this our last letter to you, but with high hopes and joyful hearts that we look forward to making a name in the world. Yours joyfully, The Class of ' 39 Historians: Florence Johansen Norma Baxter

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THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT-1939 Item XLVI. Joe Frosio bequeaths his studiousness in Latin to Helen Anderson, in hopes she can use it to advantagre. Item XLVII. Clodis Killam and J. E. O ' Daniel will their hilarious natures to Henry White and Harold Gordon. Item XLVIII. Frederick Klingrer bestows his good disposition on Calvin Fennell. Item XLIX. To Walter McLeod, Henry Hilton-Green leaves his accurate sailing: ability. Item L. Lillian Brockett bequeaths her melodious laugh to Jean Stow e. Item LI. Thelma Abbott leaves her ability to do newspaper work to Jeanne Wentworth. Item LII. Glen Albino wills his height to Eugene Griffiths. Item LIII. Louise Andrews leaves her quietness to Mary Jo Barbrey. Item LIV. Helen ' Appleberg, Emma Bobe and Bernice Bowlin leave their black hair to Joyce Pohlman, Mary Jean Partridge and Alice Fell. Item LV. Alden Baker leaves his shyness to Freddie Sanchez. Item LVI. To Catherine Welsh, Agnes Banfell bequeaths her black hair. Item LVII. Eloise Bell leaves her ability to ride a horse to Carolyn Lurton. Item LVIII. Walter Birks leaves his fast walking gait to Harry Stone. Item LIX. Hubert Bonifay wills his meekness to A. Henry White, Jr. Item LX. Maurice Brown leaves her influence in the Army to Virginia Smith. Item LXI. Ernestine Bryars leaves her drowsiness to Sleepy of the Seven Dwarfs. Item LXII. To Betty Scherer, Mary Carriger wills her ability to do the hula-hula. Item LXIII. Billy Champlin wills his ability to play golf to Bob Martin. Item LXIV. Agnes Clark leaves her unique personality to Polly Sherrill. Item LXV. To Donald Ray Germany, L. K. Coleman leaves his bull throwing. Item LXVI. Annie Ora Coxwell wills her freckles to Eldora Powell. Item LXVII. To Joyce Myers, Gwendolyn Creel leaves her turned up nose. Item LXVIII. Dorothy Crow wills her good looking clothes to Jean Gullette. Item LXIX. Julius Daniels leaves his Ten Pretty Girls to whoever may need them. Item LXX. Wallace Dawkins leaves his track ability to Bill Lyons. Item LXXI. Bert Delehanty leaves his swimming ability to Herman White. Item LXXII. Virginia Donaldson and Myrtle Earnest leave their friendship to Julienne Moore and Jean McMurray. Item LXXIII. Madelyn Edwards leaves her cute little ways to Betty Smith. Item LXXIV. To Mary Leonard, Josephin e Enterkin leaves her timidness. Item LXXV. Wilma Farr wills her pretty skin to Dale Scott. Item LXXVI. To Florence McQueen, Clara Fillingim leaves her height. Item LXXVII. J. E. Edge leaves his nonchalance to Lansing Smith. Item LXXVIII. Loam Brown bequeaths his business abilities to Jeanne Wentworth. Item LXXIX. Elizabeth Lynn leaves her combination of beauty and brains to Dale Scott. Item LXXX. Jack Home bequeaths his way with women to Bobby Gibson. Item LXXXI. Bernice Cobb leaves her sunny nature to Billy Major. Item LXXXII. Maxine Bateman wills her dancing ability to Julienne Moore. Item LXXXIII. Julia Fulghum bequeaths her shortness of height to Jack Lergenmiller. Item LXXXIV. Helen Godwin leaves her good nature to Virginia Smith. Item LXXXV. Elsie Merritt leaves her dependability to Gertrude Washburn. Item LXXXVI. Edna Bruce Curtin leaves her desire to be a nurse to any tendar hearted junior. Item LXXXVII. Robert D ' Lugos wills his track shoes to Allen Bonifay. Item LXXXVIII. Louise Self and Bernice Reid will their ability to worry about taking exams to Helen Anderson. Item LXXXIX. Aline Richbourg, Opal Maa Smith, and Hazel Taylor bequeath their immaculate appear- ances to Cecile Mae Atwell and Gene Bauler. Item XC. Maude Wise will her ability as a rose gardener to Theresa Adams. Item XCI. Juanita Stanton and Annie Jean Rutan leave their good grades in English to Bobby Calder and Fred Turner. Witnesses: Testators: Ferdinand the Bull Jean Fisher Winnie the Pooh Edwin Pohlman Donald Duck Nancy White