Rotan High School - Yellowhammer Yearbook (Rotan, TX)

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To Rodney Denton who wlll use lt wxthout alarm Betty Kennedy and Lots Adell Curry Leave all their cares and all thelr worry To oan and une who wlll take them as joys If some of the cares are senior boys oe Harrls wllls hls appearance neat To Alton Kmgsfleld who d much rather eat Bettye lVlorr1s bequeaths her southern drawl To Valerie Ashton with a parting you awl oe Mack Hargrove wllls his reasons for bemg tardy To Chrlstme lVlatth1es and Blllle ean Hardy Ruth Huggins bequeaths to two jumors who re smart lrlarold Carey and Gorden Allen her ablllty ln art To uanlta Allen he rslster so dear May leaves her position as senlor thls year Their knowledge of flgures Dmky and Tyrus pass Harrold Levms and Kenneth Edwards to farther persue Fay lVlcSpadden leaves her mee attitude thls day To one of the Streetmans with lIlltl3lS L IYICIC Arrxngton wxlls hls curly halr To Maurice Callan who would dare And spend the money for a permanent Though It s short and always termmant Georgia Loving bequeaths her flgure so flne To oyce Harrison and Mary Romme Robert ones leaves hls alertnes to Tyne Perkins Who wlll try lt out and post us on lts workings Nelda Smlth wxlls to ane Baskett and Betty Hammltt Her love of good food and abllxty to cram lt Kung Darrell leaves his shlnmg crown To one who ll certamly go to town Fred Byerly who mlght be next kmg Wnth crown and robe and everything To H111 Smith ane Gray wllls a new raquet and ball He ll flnd that she s never played tennis at all Wynoma Hull and Laverne Gruben leave pep squad sklll To Betty Thomas and Doreen Brownlng to use as they will To Clarence Perkins Blllxe Taggart wlshes to bequeath A tube of ultra violent to cover what s beneath To leave hls freckles IS Calvan Nash s desire For Vernle Rushing to wear and Archie Neely to aclmlre F y Gregory wills her llbrary post To the two who seem to want lt most ohn Barker and frlend Roy Bennett Who ll do very well the work that s ln lt The bolsterous manner that Mildred and Dorxs C leave ohn Bostlc and Carroll Levens will gladly recelve Lardo Adams bequeaths hls wavy halr To Raymond Alden and Stoney a brunette palr P1 th Falrey wllls her rldlng ablllty To pal Hammond who wlll need more aglllty Robert Collins leaves hls HlSt0Ty class seat To John Carter and Bllly lVlcCombs so neat For Robert has some klncl of fear That one of them will need lt next year To Blllle Parker who IS seeking male votes J J .W t J ' .. .I 1 - J - . 1 , .- J . , -1. 1 ,u - . . y p ' 1 ' V 1 :I . . L .Q .- . . 'I .' ' ..- u l. .,J v l .. J v - va . J . A t . . ..-

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tr ff C run sitturzerzt We the Senror class of Rotan Hrgh Qrty of Rotan State of Texas do hereby Berng sound rn body and also rn mrnd ln understandrng and rn all thrngs that brnd Make thrs our last testament and wrll Srgned and sealed by magrstrate s qurll To our successors the unror class we leave All the thrngs whrch we belreve That departrng we wrll no longer need Trustrng you wrll treasure rn word and deed Your new possessrons and thoroughly enyoy them Keeprng them ready to darly employ them But rn good condrtron to cheerfully pass on To the next unror class when you have gone Frrst our splendrd sponsors we wrll to you We ve certarnly enjoyed therr sprrrt tr e They wrll help you over many rough places They re always ready wr h smrlrng faces Take them gratefully and readrly use them But remember to never never abuse them Barbara Smrth leaves her coquettrsh srrrles Her flrrtrng Ways and charmrng wrles lo someone who needs them more than she oyce Brgham who accepts them gratefully A certarn Hendrrx wrth frrst name Paul Wrlls hrs geometry knowledge to B Summerall Krty Burk bequeathes her harr of gold To Walter Starnes to have and to hold rnny Leon grves up wrth a srgh All she has lost rn Rotan Hrgh To Judy Clrft every pencrl and pen Everythrng rncludrng men Brlly joe Green wrlls hrs outstandrng graces To Robert Brownrng who wrll take them places Alton Smrth wrth great relref To Elvrn Cross wrll bequeath Hrs Envlrsh notebook to be drvrded Wrth Doyle Thompson rn the manner decrded Lola o O Brrant leaves wrth a drsplay of bravery Her A s to Wendell Morrow for abolrtron of slavery lVlary Beth Hunter wrlls her abrlrty to sew To Vonna Taylor and Wanda C-ruben who need to know essre R rnrerrz leaves her dark tresses wrth two Who can use them Pete Thorn and Evenelle lVlcCrew Rua Branscurn bequeaths her posrtrons and places To a couple wrth honest shrnrng faces They re Temple Wall ce and Robert Frnch lhe job for them wrll be a cmch Frankre SoRelle leaves hrs seat he thrnks he ll make rt ln speech to anyone sucker enough to take rt Ava Nell Deel so tall and lean Wills a few of her rnches to Nlelba and lrene Chrrstrne Cooper let slrp the trp That she wanted the comb of ulra o Qrroa Jess Crow leaves hrs rrresrstrble charm 1- um' 1-J - . 1 J L 2 ' . -I l. . I 1 1 at . . r - 1' ' ' T J. . . J. k. V. . .,. Q . r I K. , . x . F 1. . tv .D .. M111

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Wanda Murphree wills her precious notes. Imogene Ellis Ieaves her learning and figureings To Leonard Cleveland and Griffin Higgins. Bobby Inez wills her oxfords so neat Io Betty Miers for her danclng feet Doris Vance who knows how to sew and cook Leaves Wilma Rushing her needle and book Kenneth and Morris will their place on the team To Eugene Baker and im Randolph players supreme The locker that was used by senior Wanda Hull Is left to Harold Coppedge in this last will And the locker of her brother Edwin Hull Is left for Wynell W1I'lan son to fnll May this our I st will and testament be Executed and preserved for posterity Cfuzuzy uzfo ig.: Clzysfaf B There was a carnival in town the other day Not a very large affair but gay and colorful I went one night and so did most everyone else in town It was warm and there was the smell of peanuts in the air the roasted kind of course and popcorn There were the usual rides and ames of chance and even one tired mangy elephant I saw Frankie SoReIIe and PYICIC Arrlngt n among others taking in the hula hula dancers imported I m sure from as far south as North Roby When I heard a piercing shriek I knew for certain that it was not the wild woman but only lnny Leon on the ferrls wheel Ruth Fairey was riding the elephant and I started to Join her Then I saw the sign which read IVIADAIVI ZAGA STRAIGHT FROM THE FAR EAST LET HER GAZE INTO THE IVIARVELOUS CRYSTAL BALL AND TFLL YOUR FUTURE AND PAST I particularly couldnt resist even if her robes of mystery did nook like curtains from Sears bargain baserrent It was a nxght for things to happen There was so ethlng besides oyxgen in the air' I entered the tent and sat down Apparently Madam Zaga had gone out and I was alone with the glowing b ll Of course what I dad was wrong but I couldnt resists' What would you have done3 I p ssed my hand over the ball and muttered absently Alma Mater OPEN THE DOOR RICHARD To my surprise the thing Ilt p like a pm ball machine I nearly feII over backwards' just to make sure that I was not dreaming I asked the thing a question at random Where was Shehasta parked last Wednesday n1ght3 Nothing happened I laid my hands over the ball and rested rry chin on them Oh well what could I expect3 Suddenly I felt my hands getting red hot The hot The bull was as red as Qt Nick s nose and vlbratln like my knees durm an Englrsh exam Little lights began to flash all over it and bells began to ring It worked alright! There was no doubt about that An evil thou hr took possession of rne Oh it was terrible and my vlr tuous self fought it off but it was no use It seemed that I was under some trong influence that I could not get rid of I snatched up the crystal ball and I' , - , ' .'. 2 ' . . 5 . f ' 7 f ' cz i . , 7 I , . . U , f, . . Q- A1 n . iv w 1, . . - 9 I I w y I - , . L , . I could never resist a fortune teller. Ah, sweet mystery of life! This one , rr . . . . 1 . , K . . . 3 . V . , . . 1 . a , , . u U' . . ' . . g .7 . g A . Q . Y , .' . . g . A in ' ' . . y .- , ' . . .