Rule High School - Golden Memories Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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.ew my veizmwz BY We, the class of l94O, of Rule High School, consisting of sixty individuals of sound mind and healthy bodies, do hereby make and declare this to be our last will and testa- ment, in form as follows: To the entire school we leave the example we have set as worthy and blameless students. Our record has been spot- less. To the community at large we bequeath the influence we have had for the honorable and better things of life: Our interest in music, in local dramatics, in club organizations- all these have contributed to the cultured spirit and in all we have taken part and have done our share. To the junior class we bestow our richest treasures. Our senior dignity lbelieve us truly we have a large amountl, our superlative brilliancy, our good looks, our charming manners, our favors with the teachers, our splendid grades, above all our senior privileges lwhich we looked for but never foundi, and our triumphant exit as the most popular class this school has ever known os seenl--there are the rare treasures that we hand down to then on-coming senior class. Our bountiful estate of personal property we do hereby dispose of as follows: We, the senior class, leave to Miss Dowell, our advisor, friend, and companion, our deepest sympathy and profound respect. We leave to the faculty as a whole, our best wishes, our love and appreciation for what they have done for us during the four years, and hope they won't have as much trouble or as many heartaches over the ascending juniors as they did over the outgoing seniors. Dorothy Benson leaves her lively spirit to James French. Lester Hansard leaves his bashfulness to B. B. Bateman. Mary Will Bohanan leaves her little giggle to Willow Dean Lines. Lelia Caldwell leaves her neatness to Edith Human. Harold Holland leaves his typing speed to lda Cooper. Alberta Childress leaves her book knowledge to Miss Schafer. Mildred Compton wills her musical gifts to Stephen Smith. Music has charms to soothe the savage beast. Lester King leaves his gifts of gab to Louise Noe. Kenneth Roby leaves a stack of broken hearts behind him-You could pick up six basketfuls . Vera Cox leaves her letters received from Turkey to Mr. Sharp hoping he can entice more pupils to become interested in history. - J. R. Monday leaves his position as captain of the foot- ball team to John Ellenburg. Robert Manley leaves his position as president of the senior class of '40 to the one eligible for the office. Phillips Martin leaves his way with the women ' to Doyle Evans. Ray Mink leaves his reserved seat in the picture show by Mildred King to Jewel Love. Emma McKinney leaves her history book to Lucille Wilson if she will promise not to let Mr. Sharp see her use it. Clyde Newman leaves his notebook to anyone who can find it as it has been missing for some time. Cora Morris leaves her title as Miss Rule High to Martha Turbyville. Margaret Roth leaves her plump figure to Miss Gib- son. We bequeath to our principal, Mr. Humphreys, all the respect, reverence, and awe that we hold in him that he may distribute it among the on-coming juniors, sophomores, and freshmen so that they may conduct themselves in his presence as we did. To Miss Schorer we will the balance of our class treasury, to be used in buying a pair of rubber shoes for detective work. We feel she will be sure to need these in dealing with the classes that are to be our successors. Kathleen lngle leaves her scholastic ability to some lucky junior. The million dollar smile of Agnes Stair goes to W. C. Thornton. Ed Moyers leaves his athletic ability to Bill Foxx if he will improve his method of making love. Walter Williams leaves his ability as a great talker to anyone who wants to handshake the teachers next year. Paul Summers leaves his big feet to Mr. Crownover. Ruby Swaggerty leaves her dimples to Eula Mae Cox. Bernice Teffetteller leaves two inches of her height to Evelyn Byrd. Kyle Reed leaves his ability in winning essay contests to his sister, Margaret. Zelma Sharp wills her place as band sponsor to Juanita Harris. Edna Arnwine leaves her place as midget of the senior class to Pauline Kerr. Roy Crippen leaves his worldly possessions to Leatrice Scruggs. Estelene Bateman leaves her empty compacts, broken combs and lip stick containers to Agnes Huffman. Othello Brakebill leaves her position as editor of Golden Memories to Mary Helen Gilbert. Earl Hodges leaves his role in the senior play to Howard Wright. To anyone who needs it Alvin Thornton leaves his bluff. Apply early to avoid the rush. We, the outgoing class of Rule High School, approve of this last will and testaments, and hereunto affix our names and seals, this, the sixteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty. Page Nineteen

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VIOLA WISE Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wise. Servio Club, '38, '39, '40, Monitor, '39, '4O. So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is Goa' to man. When duty whispers low, Thou must. The youth replies, I can. -Emerson. PAULINE WRIGHT Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Wright. Civics Club, '37, Girl Re- serves, '37, '38, '39, Servio Club Treasurer, '39, '40, Health Council, '39, Commercial, '40, National Honor Society, Monitor, '4O. Experience teaches. -Tacitus. Page Eighteen JOHN WILLOCK Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C, Willock. Assistant Motion Picture Operator, '39, '40, Chemistry Club, '39, '40, Art Club, '4O. Everything is sweetened by risk. Smith. WALTER WILLIAMS Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Williams. Civics Club, '37, '38, '39, '40, Hi-Y, '37, Christmas Play, '38, Monitor, '39, '40, Reporter Group, '40, Senior Class Play, '40, He was a scholar and a good one: Exceeding wise. fair-spoken, and per- suardingf'-Shakespeare.

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61644 pfwpfzecy By Wandering along the narrow, rugged path close to the bank of the Tennessee River, and looking into the clear blue sky, I realized that I was tired, hungry, and thirsty. Having started out with no certain destination, and wandering until I became exhausted l could not go farther, l stumbled over a rock and found myself in a large, dark cave. Trying in the darkness to find my way out, I found a candle and hastily lighted it. What a surprise! Right before my eyes was a golden chest. I immediately prized off the old rusty lock and carefully lifted the lid. To my right lay jewels-bright and very tempting, I must say: but to my left lay on old stained scroll. l picked it up and as I unrolled it I read these words: At the bottom of this chest, unde' the jewels, is a crystal globe. Look into it long and the future of the Rule High graduating class of '40 will appear. After lifting aside many jewels and intricate gold carv- ings, l found the ball-a perfect sphere which cast a faint, phosphorescant glow. Holding it to my curious eyes, I trembled to see the future unroll like a moving picture. I saw Mr. and Mrs. James Frye, lMrs Frye, the former Kathleen lnglel happily married, residing at 3420 Vermont Boulevard. Their children were playing joyfully next dcor with Mr. and Mrs. John Blackstock's lMrs. Blackstcck, the former Cora Morris, Band Sponsor of '39 and '4Ol. The nurse in care of the children was Miss Viola Wise, still an old maid, On the corner of the block, Artance Farmer was a pro- prietor in the Farmer Delicatessen Shoppe. Across the street was a big dog and Cat Hospital operated by Drs. Earl Hodges, Clyde Newman, and Lennis Woggoner, who were assisted by nurses Pauline Wright and Velma Underwood-none married except Earl. Kyle Reed was manager of a local Walgreen Drug Store on the corner of Vermont Avenue and Schofield Boulevard. The beautician for the Make-Up Department was Louise Roach, John Willock and Ray Mink were operating The Shuck Theater. Leila Caldwell and Ruby Swaggerty were teachers at ,Rule with Principal Bob Manley. The Janitor, Ed Moyers, had just been laid off a week because he had worked too hard. Phillips Martin was City Manager of Knoxvilleg his secre- tary was Mary Elizabeth Massey. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Puckett, lMrs. Puckett, the former Emma McKinneyl the leading society couple of Knoxville, had as their guests of honor at the Cherokee Club Miss Eleanor Blackburn, Miss Edna Wise, and Mr. Eugene Owenby. Roy Crippen and his wife had just returned from a world cruise. They visited Hawaii where they saw many of their old school friends. They visited Hawaii where they saw many of their old school friends. Robert Johnson has been digging for the last five years for a pot of gold hidden in the Norris Lake. The map was willed to Robert by the late Great League Baseball player, Harald Holland. Mrs. Bill Martin lthe former Dot Bensonl was Mr. Holland's private secretary. Bernice Teffeteller's father has announced the engage- ment of his daughter to Lester Hansard, a multi-millionaire. lt seems that was all of the class that has stayed in Knoxville. Almost all the others had found fame and for- tune elsewhere. Page Twenty Mr. and Mrs. Gene McGee lMrs. McGee, the former Mildred Comptonl have just built a most beautiful mansion in New York City where Gene is an NBC radio singer. Bob Smith was foreign minister to France. Alvin Thornton and Kenneth Roby are starring in Going With the Breezes . Playing opposite them are Barbara Fritts and Alberta Childress. Mr. Walter Williams is director of the picture which is being produced by the Metro-Mayer. The script was written by Miss Estelene Bateman. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Monday lMrs. Monday the former gthello Brakebilll and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill are touring urope, Charles Larew was the All-American Street Cleaner, hav- ing won the Pulitzer Award for excellent cleaning the past year. Paul Summers was Peace Plenipotentiary who had re- cently made o speech asking for peace between Iceland and Norway which have fought for three solid years. Nancy Tillery was foreign correspondent for the Scripps- Howard Newspaper. Agnes Stair was chief cartoonist for the Knoxville News- Sentinel. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Emert lMrs. Emert the former Leona Blankenshipl have just flown to Honey Moon lsland for several weeks. Ruby Lane has been sent to Africa as a Baptist Mission- ary. Vera Cox accompanied her as far as Turkey, where she was to marry to a young college graduate, Oreen Okang. In Vienna, a famous artist, George Thomas Reed, has won more world recognition, by painting a portrait of Edna Arnwine, a very beautiful New York model. Elsie Hoover has obtained a job as head waitress at the Andrew Castilon, on the Rhine River. Mary Will Bohanan was an office clerk at Rule School. ln Chicago John Fritts, the leader of the W. O. N. T. Work Strikers, has just engineered another strike. President Dexter Overton has sent a representative to see if Mr. Fritts will compromise. Frankie Lanter and Margaret Roth, two aviatrixes, have just broken the record for flying around the world. Starting at New York they made the round trip in three minutes and three seconds. The previous world speed record was five m:nuteS. Governor Lester King appointed Zelrna Sharp as Miss Tennessee for the i980 World Fair, being held at Knox- ville, Tennessee, for the first time. Suddenly the ball in my hand became cloudy--the flow dimmed gradually until all light was gone and I realized the curtain hanging between the present and the future had been dropped. I was privileged to see no more. l looked for the chest just before the candle sputtered and went out but l saw that it was gone. Following a gleam that l spied l reached the fresh sunshine again. The crystal ball had become only a quartz stone in my hand. Had it ever been more? Perhaps I had only dreamed. Who knows?