St Marys High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (St Marys, WV)

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- Tl1e Purple and Golcl-l- To Lorna Westbrook: We leave Nellie Gallagherls right to have a new boy friend every week. To Delbert Shingletonz Lawrence Barnhart leaves his love to go to school. To Ruth I Moore: Carrie Butler's special license to go with an under- classman. To Lucille Quillenz Rosemary Powell leaves her tardy certificate. T0 Harold Butler: Cecil Kelly wishes to leave a book on How My Feet Grew to the Size They Are. To Hazel Moore: We leave May Cool-:'s gift of gala CTalk more Hazel, bashful people never get far.j To Evelyn Roby: We will Maxine Allen's win-some ways and gentle disposition. To George Riggs: George Cox leaves his way with the ladies. To the following Bills generation: Ruth Emma Bills and Ruth Ellen Bills leave their ability to make nothing but A's during their four years of High School. To Sara Russell: Kathleen Horner leaves her love for tall, dark, hand- some boys. To Lawrence Meeks: We leave the dancing grace of Roy Woodburn. In this our last will and testament ofthe Senior Class of 1936, we leave all our rights, property and privileges. We hereby appoint Joe Louis and Parkyakarkus, the sole executors of this, our last will. In witness whereof, we set our hand and seal this the twenty-ninth day of May in the year of Our Lord 1936. QSignerz'j Senior Class of 1936. CSignedD Bills and Horner. E251

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-----The Purple and Gold-4.i.t- CC ass Will lVe, the members of the Senior Class of Saint Marys High School, Saint Marys, West Virginia, realizing that our days in High School are numbered, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do make this our last will and testament to be carried out by the succeeding classes of Saint Marys High School. To Saint Marys High School: We leave our memories of the last four years in dear old S. M. H. S. To the Board of Education: We express our thanks for their coopera- tion during our four years' career. To the Faculty: VVe give sincerest regardsf To Mr. McMahan: We will and bequeath our sincere thanks and grati- tude for his kind assistance and guidance. To Miss Williams: We leave our gratitude and great respect for her help in our trials during our four years in High School. To Shang: XVe leave all the rest of our property Cjunkj to his discretion. To the Juniors: We leave our throne of authority and sisterly devotion to underclasses. To the Sophomores: We leave our intelligence. To the Freshmen: We leave our dignity. To Dick Cantner: Walter Stewart's ability as football captain. To Virginia Coram: joe Barron's ability as class president. To Mary Louise Echart and Helen Hammett, to be equally and peace- fully divided among themselves, Della Moore leaves her,love for that dark handsome curly-headed boy. To Pearl Smith: VVe will Helen Houser's sex appeal. To Nancy Lee Webb: Virginia Dysko wills her good looks. To Frank Lee Pickens: Billie Fogle leaves a book on How I Grew to My Majestic Height. To Jack Beale: Stanley Dotson's right to make the most noise in Senior roll call. CAlso in the classes.j E241

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e Purple and Gold 66Cllass Propheeyw In 1946, we made a tour of the U. S. Our starting point was Hollywood. The first people whom we saw we recognized immediately as Mr. and Mrs. John Israel, the latter which was formerly Virginia Dysko. After a few words of greeting they asked us to go with them to the studio where they were to have minor parts in Cecil Kelly's Scandals of ,el-7. After we talked to Cecil for a while he told us that he had a great surprise in store for us and took us to the leading performers. To our surprise prac- tically all the main characters were our former classmates of '36. The stars of the Scandals were Helen Smith and Edison McCullough. Golda Reaser did a very elegant and graceful toe dance. Core Locke was the soloist of the picture and his lady-love was Nellie Margaret Gallagher, the platinum blonde. The sound effects were created by the popular VVayne Williamson. After spending the night at the Knight Hotel, the largest hotel in Hollywood, owned and operated by the Knight Brothers, Beryl and Ellis, we started for Reno, Nevada, in the Skipper, a large cabin plane, one of the Hall Line, owned by Julian Hall. The pilot of the plane was Edith Kester. We had a very charming hostess, May Cooke. We landed on the Montgomery field l2 miles west of Reno. The driver of the Gray Hound Bus was Franklin Kernen. In ten minutes we had arrived in Reno. On getting off the bus we bumped into Virginia Snyder, who told us she was there seeking a divorce from Dean Childers on grounds of non-support. At this particular time she was on her way to see her lawyer, Rolla VVestbrook. On deciding that Chicago would be of more interest to us we chartered a plane that same evening. The main attraction in Chicago was known nationally as the World Series. On buying our tickets for admittance to the Stadium we recognized several ticket sellers as Della Moore, Pauline Cumblidge, and Freda Wilson. VVe occupied seats near the microphone and were surprised to hear a familiar voice, the announcer's, which we recognized to be that of Charles Newellls. His assistant was Lawrence Barnhart. Gn hearing the names of the players we learned that Frank Stout was the dominant short-stop for the Chicago Cubs. A march was being played by Billie Fogle and his noted band, whose outstanding musician was Allen Locke, the solo cornetist. As cheers arose from the spectators we noticed that the main cheer- ing came from one separate cheering squad, which included Ruth Ellen Bills, Kathleen Horner, the Lamp sisters, Lucille and Edith, Ruby Cosper and Madeline Rosenlieb. There was also a circus in town, The Colman Bros., which we attended. From The Fat Lady, Rosemary Powell Qnow weighing 480 lbs.D we learned that Harold Reese was one of the famous clowns. During the main show we recog- nized Glen Pryor as the man of the flying trapeze, and Stanley Dotson as the Ring Master. Feeling rather weak after attending the circus we Went immediately to the City Hospital. There on entering the elevator we ran into Don Dimmick. Of course at the time we didn't know that he was the head doctor of the hospital. He told us to prepare for a surprise and said that Maxine Allen was head Nurse of floor No. 25. He also told us that we would recognize three other nurses in the Hospital to be Corabelle Ingram, Sophia Shawver, and Ena Mae Pritchard. After a short conversation with each nurse we went to the Orphan's Home where the Matron, Rebecca Carpenter, on hearing that we were in town had asked us to come and entertain the children by telling fairy tales. l26l