Russell High School - Revilonian Yearbook (Russell, KY)

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REGRETFULLV. WE LEAVE I, a duly authorized attorney, of the reg- ular bar of R. H. S. , do hereby, upon behalf of my client, the class of 1951, of the school of Russell, state of Kentucky, write the following last will and testament of the said class, duly made out by me, legally signed and witnessed by said testator. To you, dear JUNIORS, we bestow our richest treasures, our Senior dignity, our superlative brilliancy, our good looks, our charming manners, our favor with the teach- ers, our splendid grades, and our triumphant exit as the most popular class this school has seen--These are the rare treasures we hand down to the coming Senior classes. To the TEACHERS, we bequeath all the patience, forbearance, long suffering and self- sacrifice ever possessed by us, on the princi- ple that, To him that hath shall be given. To MRS. ROSE, because of her extraordi- nary love for souvenirs, we leave all our composition books, wellfilled, which testify to our long career of studiousness. To MRS. WADE, because of her great de- sire to be absolutely letter perfect , all the worn out typewriter s and lead pencil eraser s, with the understanding that they are to be loaned to whosoever shall ask for them. To MISS WASHINGTON, we leave our elec- tric searchlight, which will enable her to find those two long-lost entities, the greatest common divisor, and the least common multiple. To MISS FOUTS we leave, without the slightest mental reservation, all the dog-earned ed and dilapidated books, with the privilege of gluing, pasting, sewing and generally repairing them. To the following, we leave our personal bestowals which have been awarded to the in- dividuals with complete consideration to the fitness of the recipient. To PHYLLIS PHELPS goes JOYCE JUS- TICE'S size 2 shoes. JOE WILLIAMS and PEE-WEE REED will their ability to get thrown out of four classes in ten minutes, to PAT CANIFF AND BILL BURGESS. PAGE JOHNSON wills his seat in the P.B.K. Grill to DON VINSON. JUANITA STONE wills herlove for music to DOROTHY WYANT. To MISS CLARK goes JACKIE WARNICK'S singing abil- ity. To JANET LOWE goes all the money that PHYLLIS MAY has stolen out of the Senior class treasury. MARY WYANT leaves her paint brushes and books on How to be an Art- ist to anyone who likes hard work. BARBARA HYLER wills her chair in bookkeeping to DO- LORES WORTHINGTON. PHYLLIS ADKINS loves to write letters, so she leaves her jobs to PHYLLIS WILLIS. To WANDA KIGER goes JOHNDA WILLIS'S love for the teachers. JOE MANTZ thinks he is awfully good at keeping out of trouble, so he wills this valuable ability to BILL HILL. JERRY GIAR wills his trig book 28

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■ WE PAV TRIBUTE TO Our Home Room Mother MRS. CHARLES POE Our K. E. A. President ELIZA CLARK TO MRS. POE There are wonderful souls who live about With a calling all their own; Who do the tasks that the rest forget, Don't want to, or leave alone. They live for OTHERS by deed and word; 1 Tis the creed they believe and love; Tho never receiving their rightful due, They're akin to God above. Our P.T.A. Leaders STANDING: Mrs. BillBratton, Mrs. Herbert Greene, Mrs. Stanley Stark, Mrs. Edmund Kidd. SEATED: Mrs. Russell Morris, President; Mrs. Clarence Haeberle, Vice President; Mrs. Bert Rigg, Treasurer; Mrs. James Phelps, Secretary.

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REGRETFUUV. WE LEAVE. . to BOB HARRIS. PAULINE LEIBEE wills her seat in office practice, to MINNIE McINTYRE. To ESTA PICKLESIMERgoesINA MAE NEW- MAN'S beautiful, slim figure. CLAUDINE SNODDY wills her love for bookkeeping to her sister RUTH. LEONA RIFFE wills her love for piano playing to DIANE WILLIAMS. To all the lucky JUNIORS, goes CHARLIE PEL- FREY'S A” brain. FREDA HATTON wills to her sister CAROL, the pleasures and studies of a senior. She also wills her heightto BAR- BARA McCALLISTER. SAM HOFFMAN is willed JIM POE'S place as Senior class Pres- ident. to KAREN MEEKS goes MARY STOL- LINGS'S blue eyes. BOB BEBBER wills his place as President of the Conservation Club to ESTA PICKLESIMER. BETTY McGINNIS gets NADINE BROUGHTON'S good grades in office practice. THELMA ADAMS wills her quiet- ness to EMILY SCHUMEN. HELEN RATLIFF wills her place as Beta Club President to JIM DOWNS and her convention fun to PATTY COX. DF.AN PERKINS is willed WAYNE WILBURN'S nickname Kirby . JOE MAY gets RUTH Mc- CLURG'S bright, red skirt. ELLOUISE ISON wills her love for tall boys to BONNIE CLARK. LORETTA FRANCIS wills her seat in Senior row of assembly to JANET LOWE and her seat in 5th period study hall to JANICE VIRGIN. JOAN BLANKENSHIP wills her place in Senior Class to JEANINE RILEY, if she ever makes it. To TALMAGE GAMBILL goes REBA RICE'S seat in 5th period study hall. To JOSIE HAMMOND goes MARTHA SPARK'S ability to skip school and get excused. CONNIE STEV- ENS wills her place in JOE MANTZ'S heart to JUNE LEE SMITH. TED CLARKE wills the sixteen hairs on his chest to JOHNNY MILLIS. MARY LEIBEE wills her love for the name Charlie to WILMA CHAPMAN. To MELBA BULLARD goes DORIS EDWARD'S quiet and gentle nature. SHEILA CHILDS wills her abil- ity to get along with MR. JOHNSON to anyone who wants to try. RUSSELL MENSHOUSE wills his good grades to Squirrel Clarke. To MADELYN WORKMAN goes SHIRLEY WAS- KEY'S streak of blonde hair. DOROTHY BURTON wills her strong alto voice to BILL STEPHENS and her laughing jokes to MRS. ROSE, since she needs them in first period. HELEN GAMBILL wills her title of brown nose to BARBARA McINTYRE. To MARILYN RIGG goes NINETTE GILLEY'S place as the only girl in MISS WASHINGTON'S trig class, and to DELMORE MULLINS goes her place in Beta Club. DORIS TURLEY wills her place in sixth period study hall to BONNIE CLARKE. MARY LOU POWELL wills her grades to her brother, JOHN PAUL. CHARLES VANDER- HOOF wills his ability in Chemistry class to ANNA MAE NOLAN. To BOBBY EARL Mc- KENZIE goes VERNON THOMPSON'S peach fuzz. JACK POWELL wills his gun rack to JOHN MARK ADAMS. In case he gets his head shot off, he can use it for a coffin. To BOB HARRIS goes JOHN BENNET'S size 13 shoes. Regretfully, I, LOELLA BARNDOL- LAR, will my trip to the Beta Convention to my sister, BARBARA. Signed, Loella Barndollar 29