Stanford High School - Memo Yearbook (Stanford, KY)

Page 31 text:

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.