Stanford High School - Memo Yearbook (Stanford, KY)

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SiiMjwuf a Ctaa , of, 1953 In the year of 1941, fifteen of the students of the present class of 1953 marched bravely up to Mrs. Dozier's first grade room, not realizing what was before them. They were Eula Jones, Mary Joe Anderson, Laverne Hurst, Charles Hume, Victor Young, Don Dawson, Norma Ray Bourne, Shirley Martin, Sue Taylor Good, Tina Rice, Lula Gay Griffin, Eddie Mac Turpin, Short ’ Saufley, Jim Frisbie and James Reed. We had no new students in the second grade, but we all did well under Mrs. Montgomery. In the third grade, under Miss Singleton, we were joined by a light haired girl and a dark haired boy, Carolyn Wyler and Bobby Hester. Not only did we gain students, but we also had seven other teachers. In the fourth grade Eugene Lawrence straggled in from Hubble to make Miss Denham's class a little larger. Rosemary Tillett paraded in from Hustonville in the fifth grade under Miss Jones. In the sixth grade Ruby Adams, a very small girl, James McGuffy, the boy with the curly hair and Briar Clark, the fearless debater, all joined our ranks. Miss Dudderar was our teacher. In the seventh grade we caught up with lover boy Don Potts. Bill Cox, the brains of the class, skipped a grade just to be with us, and James Weaver, our boy athlete from Hubble just quietly walked in. Miss Davis taught us. Nope, no new students in the eighth grade, but Mrs. Embry worked us hard. Virginia Berry, our girl athlete, and Billy Mac Bell, the ladies' man, put their names on our ninth grade roll with Mr. Ball as our home room teacher. We were the last class that submitted to the freshman initiation. Miss Ruth Davis taught us as sophomores and no new students were gained. No one joined us as juniors either, and our home room teacher was Mr. Ball. Now we have become seniors. The addition of Jim Wilmot made our final total twenty-eight. For the third time we were stuck with Mr. Ball, but we enjoyed every minute of it. Thats all the history, but each one of us is planning a fruitful future.

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CLASS WILL We, the graduating class of 53, from the education of our high school days, naturally accumulated various and valuable qualities. We have acquired a vast store of knowledge, and great skill in athletics. Therefore, we are burdened with these characteristics and think it fitting to dispose of them. We realize that the school, as a whole, will be at a great disadvantage if we take all of our priceless possessions away with us. We think it is proper to dispose, in the way we think best, of a few of the traits which we have acquired in the twelve years, and to make fitting bequests to those worthy and needy. Therefore, we the Senior Class of 1953, being of sound minds and failing memories for history dates, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament in the manner following: To the junior class we leave our seats in the senior room, in chapel, and in the lunchroom and, also, our prize dictionaries for English 12. We grant the sophomores and freshmen the privilege of saying that they were in high school when we graduated. Ruby Adams bequeaths her ability not to study to E. G. Brock, and Mary Joe gladly gives her job as editor of the Lincolnian to Ann Caudill. To Sammy Matheny, Bill Cox presents his ability to play tenor sax, and Billy Mac hands his trick of catching women to Billy Wilson. Mr. Embry is to receive a lock of hair from Donald Dawson’s fine, wavy crop, and Norma Ray leaves her nack to go with men at the Riteway to Betty Ann Rice. She thinks Betty Ann can use it on Tommy Ensslin. Virginia Berry palms off her high temper to Peyton Gooch, and Jim Frisbie lets Bobby Clark have the use of his brain. Sue Taylor wills her ability to go with sophisticated men to Alice Traylor, while Lula Gay bequeaths her posing charms to Maggie Oster. Ronald Stricklin gains Eugene Lawrence's nack for getting girl friends, and Shirley Martin drops her quality of urging a crowd to cheer in Bobby Denny’s lap. Laverne wills her quiet nature to Johanna Camenisch, and Eula gives her beautiful voice to Miss Grimes. Victor and Charles Hume present their hunting guns to Shokie McCormack and Jim Spoonamore. Carolyn leaves her driving speed to anyone who believes he can keep up with her. She can only think of one person who might qualify for this gift, and that is Jerry Cox. “Briar” regretfully leaves his love for arguing to Jimmy Baughman, and Tina leaves her cute figure to Jane James. Jim Weaver wills his ability to give all the girls a thrill to Jerry Braum. Tommy Grimes gets Don Potts’ peroxided, wavy hair, while the shrewdness to go with two girls at the same time is the gift to Billy Lawson from Bobby Hester. Rosemary drops her quiet ways in the lap of Mary E. Bell, and “Short” hands over his ability to play basketball to Jimmy Baxter. Jim Reed doesn’t know what to do about Nancy Murphy, but he decides she will be safe with Herby VonGruenigen. Jim Wilmot wills his farming skill to Kenneth Hester who, in our estimation, is a city slicker. Harold Hester is the proud receiver of Eddie Mac’s pretty blond hair. Jim McGuffey turns over his position as manager of the basketball and football teams to Kate Ball. He thinks she will love this.