Rock Springs High School - Rosphian Yearbook (Denver, NC)

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Last Will and Cestament State of North Carolina County of Lincoln City of Denver Township of Catawba Springs We, the Senior Class of 1951, being of sound mind, unmarred bodies, and realizing that the final days of our school years are about to end, do hereby make our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To the principal, Mr. Little, we leave our thanks for his kindness shown us during the past four years. To Miss Miller, we leave our cooking and sewing ability for the rest of the high school boys in hope that they have better success than we. To Miss Dellinger, we regretfully leave our knowledge in Chemistry and Science along with our books, because we feel sure we have learned everything out of class when we should have been learning in class. To Mrs. Maxwell, we leave our thanks for the kindness shown us in the long days in which we tried to learn English and Spanish. To Mrs. Sigmon, we leave our appreciation for her help during the hours we spent in the commercial department and also our deepest thanks for her patience shown us with the different play casts. To Mr. Wallin, we leave our Economic books and all test papers and also our ability to play basketball. To Mr. Carpenter, we leave all lost tools and also our thanks for the classes taught us on the boll weevil. (Maybe he won't get all of our cotton.) To Mrs. Little, we leave the pianos and our music and hymn books for next year's students. ARTICLE II To the Middlers, we leave our encouragement for the four years that follow, hoping that someday, they too, may become Seniors. To the Freshmen, we leave our knowledge, hoping that theirs along with ours will give them an easier time in the school years that follow. To the Sophomores, we leave our seats in English with a big wish for success. To the Juniors, we leave our chapel seats and our caps and gowns and hope that they will look forward to them as anxiously as we did. ARTICLE Ill To our friends, we leave our personal belongings as follows: I, Cecil Ballard, will my long legs to Ray Cloninger. Joan Ballard, will my waist line to Reggie Stroupe. Dariel Black, will my height to Vaughn Dean Brotherton. Russell Christopher will my place on the superlative list to Clifton Stroupe. Leo Christopher, will my wit and mechanical genius to Delano Robinette. Paul Garrison, will my knowledge to John Lester Little. Junior Gilleland, will my friendliness to Parks Glover. Geraldine Goodson, will my ability to play basketball to Frances Ann Little. Janet Hager, will my walk to Billie Mae Shellem. Betty Lee Kaylor, will my quietness in class to Goat’’ Nixon. Johnny Keever, will to those who don't need much, that which I can’t give. Guy Killian, will my ability to stay awake in class to Jackie Howard. Bill Lawing, will my ability to always have the wrong answers to Jimmy Thompson. 5) , ? ’ ? , 5) ? y , , ) I I I I I I I I I I I I I, Ruberta Lawing, will my seat in Sociology to anyone foolish enough to take it. I, Avoneal Lawing, will my turned up nose to Clyde Sifford. I, Charles Ledford, will my nickname ‘‘Shortie’’ to the Honorable Leonard Christopher. I, Betty Rose Little, will my temper to Frances Ann Little. I, Willie Little, will my ability to get along with girls to Tommy Nixon. I, Elliott Loftin, will my place in the Beta Club to Grady Barker. I, Barbara Jean Miller, will my intelligence to Maurice Crouse. I, Billy Nixon, will my wavy hair to Dennis Sifford. I, Joyce Nixon, will my ability to play basketball to Carey Sherrill. I, Billie Poole, will my witty ways to Gerald Howard. I, Iola Robinette, will my liking for Chemistry to everybody who doesn’t take it. I, Martha Rudisill, will my naturally curly hair to Carlene Edwards. I, McLelland Sherrill, will my height to Gerald Howard. I, Betty Joy Shellem, will all of my freckles to John Howie, who needs them more than I. I, Laura Sigmon, will my rounded shoulders to Virginia Ruth Abernethy. And finally I, Opal Mae Brotherton, will anything thats not already willed, to anybody who will have it. Witnesses: Opal Mae Brotherton Elsie, the Borden Cow Contempt of Court Glass of 1951 Re. Si dtash ? ’ 5) ? ’ ’ , , , ? , Elmer Beauregard bg

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Senior Class Prophecy Since the War is over and all the boys are back, | have decided to look up my former classmates. I happened to be in Charlotte, so I] thought I would drop by Presbyterian Hospital. As I entered the door, two of my friends were standing there. They were Charles and Russell. They were waiting for visiting hours to come so they could see Leo, who had had a bad explosion in his labo- ratory. He was trying to convert water into fuel for automobiles. Iola Robinette was at the switchboard. She told me that Betty Joy was Leo’s special nurse and Martha and Joyce were supervisors on second floor. As I was leaving I noticed a familiar man. As I got closer to him I] re- cognized him. Cecil told me that he was carpentering and hurt his leg so he decided to have a doctor look at it. Cecil told me that McLelland and Dariel are working at the National Carbon Plant. I got in my car and went up town. To the surprise of my life, Junior and Willie were directing traffic. At least they have the law on their side. Junior told me that he and Laura had just moved to their new home on Plaza Road. Willie told me that he stopped Avoneal and Joan for speeding just before I came. As 1 started home I stopped at a cafe to get lunch. While I was eating Paul and Guy came in. They were on their way to Raleigh to sell insurance. While we were talking I noticed the milkman stop out front. As he came in I reconized him. It was Johnny Keever. He told me that he had just bought a modern dairy farm outside of town. While we were talking Bill and Betty Rose came in for lunch. They were on their way to Charlotte to get a load of furniture for Denver Shopping Center. Bill is a partner in the company since his marriage. Bill told me that Billie Poole and Tommy Goodson and their husband’s had bought furniture from him. He also told me that he saw Opal and she seem- ed very happy as a housewife and mother of twin boys. As I started home a new Ford passed me. Two women were in it and they looked very familiar. I stopped at the office where Janet works and asked her. She said that Barbara Jean and Ruberta had just left there in a new Ford and that they live below Charlotte. Elliott Loftin is running a used car lot in Newton. Betty Lee is his book- ele pies Bill Nixon Prophet 16

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Ce ta ae | ‘ Best-All-Around ’ AVONEAL LAWING WILLIE LITTLE ‘ Most Studious”’ OPAL MAE BROTHERTON PAUL GARRISON ‘‘Most Ambitious’’ BETTY LEE KAYLOR GUY KILLIAN Sentor “ Most Likely to Succeed ’ LAURA SIGMON BILL LAWING ‘ Friendliest’’ RUBERTA LAWING JUNIOR GILLE LAND ‘“‘Most Popular’ BET LY ROSE LITTLE BILL’ NIXON 18