Stuart High School - Jeb Yearbook (Stuart, VA)

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Being the only Senior wearing a “Diamond”, Nancy Puckett leaves her title to any Junior who can be lucky as she is. Barbara Ann Handy and Dorothy Holt will the two front seats in the auditorium to Betty Jean Hazelwood and Mary Ruth Hundley admon¬ ishing them not to laugh in the visitors faces. Van Sharpe and Ray Lawson leave their chemistry books to Emma Jean Coleman and Irene Blaylock. They will be in the trash can in the Senior Room. Jack Bell leaves the back seat in the commercial room to Lorene Belton hoping she will take Bookkeeping and do as well as Jack. Eleanor Gregory wills her dark curls and brown eyes to Margaret Hop¬ kins. Van Sharpe leaves his cute ways as well as his title “Ten O’Clock Scholar” to Fulton Clark, and is sure he knows how to use them. Wharton, we know you are going away to college and we’re going to miss you greatly but we are sure you want to leave something for us remember you by. I bear you are leaving your ability to get along with people to anyone who needs it. To Una Adkins and Onie Williams, we will the gym so they can have a place to wait for the bus. Jack Bell and Wharton Francis leave their place in the little store in the gym to Sammie Foley. To Mary Ruth Hundley, Dorothy Holt wills the back seat of a blue ’47 Ford, so that she will not take the front one. Laura Hopkins leaves to Sadie Williams her ability to play basketball without fouling and her seat on the bus so that she can go to every ball game. To Patsy Owens, Barbara Ann Handy wills her ability to play the piano to go with Patsy’s dancing, so the Senior Class of the coming year will enjoy her musical talent along with her dancing. Edwin Clark leaves to James Robert Justice his “Gift of Gab” so that he can do as well in getting the teacher’s mind off of class by arguing, while the time slips by before she knows it. To Annette Agee and Junior Vipperman, Thelma Pendleton and Ray Lawson bequeath the “Huckle-Buck”, hoping they will enjoy it as much as they have. To Betty Mae Webb, Verna Hughes leaves her ability to be an “A” student and the pride of her class. Lloyd Burge leaves his talent to sing and play a guitar to Jimmy Floyd providing that he replaces him with the “Coon Hollow String Band.” Gifford Willard bequeaths his ability to be tardy to Harley Walker and Juanita Slate provided they refrain from being caught. Ruby Helms leaves her ability to play the piano to Annie Adkins hop¬ ing she likes that “Jazzy” stuff. Thelma Pendleton wills her height to Anne West with “Best Wishes.” The Senior Class leaves Mary Jo Murray the stage so she can twirl her baton in talent shows. Nancy Puckett bequeaths her talent of making love to Claudine Rogers, and hopes it will do her some good. 1 o Mary Lee Rogers, Ralph Turner wills his ability to get married. Gay Smart leaves her studiousness to Maxine Fain and Louise Holt. Margie Carter leaves her “giggler” to Edward Walker and advises him to consult Mrs. Moore if he does not know what to do with it in Study Hall. To Nadean Morse, Frances Hazelwood leaves the “Box Office” in the Star Theater so she can watch the “CROWDS” go by. Signed and declared by the Senior Class. Dorothy Holt Barbara Ann Handy Nancy Puckett Class Lawyers

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Stuart High School of the year 1949-1950, of Patrick County, of the State of Virginia, being of sound mind and dis¬ posing memory, and realizing that our school days are about to end, do make, declare, and publish this our last will and testament. To our Superintendent, Mr. Law, we wish to leave our fullest appre¬ ciation for the help he has given us during our school days. To our Principal, Mr. Via, we will our admiration and thanks for the assistance and understanding he has shown us during our most important school year. To the faculty, we will our earnest affections, our sincere gratitude, and eternal memory, and forgive them for the home work they gave us and hope that they will forgive us for the headaches we gave them. To Mr Hazelwood, our home room teacher, who took pity sake on us, we will t ' iove and admiration of the entire Senior Class sincerely trust¬ ing that we haven ' t been too difficult, and caused her too many sleepless nights. To the Junior Class, we leave our title of Seniors knowing they will be as p oud of it as we are, and will not forget to realize its importance to them and our school. To Mrs. Powell, our Junior Class teacher, we leave the ability to handle all clubs as she has for the past years and help solve the problems of the school as well as the students and take care of the Seniors that “Faint. We leave Miss Persohn the same position next year as she has this year hoping she can get along with the new coach as she did with Mr. Kairis. To Mrs. Mildred Hopkins we leave the responsibility of having charge of getting the representatives from colleges to be here on “Senior Day. We also leave her another Freshman class. To Mrs. Gertrude Hopkins, we will a new Chemistry Class and sin¬ cerely hope that none of her students get sick while they are having ex¬ periments. To Mr. Tate, we leave our Senior room for him to teach in so that he can raise every window and let the room get cold for the Seniors when they return. To the Eighth Grade, who has had a very hard time this year keeping a teacher, we leave Mrs. LaVergne Woody, believing that she will remain with them. To Mr. Creasy we will a Physical Ed. Class that knows how to play volley ball so that he will not have to stop every three minutes and give them a new rule. Verna Hughes leaves her ability to make mistakes in typing, to Miss Fulcher. To Miss Sherwood, our Home Ec. Teacher, we will the entire Home Ec. Dept, as well as the cafeteria, and anticipate a minimum of trouble in securing someone to work in the lunch room. To Mr. Williams we leave another Agriculture Class consisting of boys who will not mind entering the contest for “Public Speaking. To Mrs. Richardson we will forty-15 cent copies of “We Wish You A Merry Christmas. To Betty Jo Clark, we leave a new typewriter and a bookkeeping book. They will be in the office. To Mrs. Moore, along with library we leave another Senior Class Study Hall group who are nice and quiet. To Arlene Hughes we leave the rocking chair in the Home Ec. Room so that she can go to sleep in Class. Carolyn Thompson has nothing to bequeath except Chris Williams and her French Class. She will have to take Chris with her, so she is leav¬ ing her French to Betsy Ross Clark. To Frances Dunklev, Betsy Williams wills her swiftness on the basket¬ ball floor hoping she will make first team next year. Good Luck.

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WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF What would happen if Mrs. Hazelwood had a quiet class? What would happen if Jack Bell lost his job at Ashby’s? What would happen if Lloyd Burge couldn’t tell his jokes to someone during fourth period study hall? What would happen if Ervin Cassidy got an office job after 2 Y z years of agriculture? What would happen if Edwin Clark lost his voice? What would happen if Wharton Francis lost his appetite? What would happen to Ray Lawson if Mrs. Hazelwood caught him drawing pin-up girls during history and Engish? What would happen if Van Sharp couldn’t sleep in study period? What would happen if Ralph Turner ' s wife (Annie) couldn’t do his home work for him? Cheater! What would happen if Gifford Willard came to school without being sleepy-eyed; Gif¬ ford is it the lack of sleep or is it a girl you’re dreaming of? What would happen if Margie Carter’s hair turned black? What would happen to Eleanor Gregory if she didn’t take Home Economics this year? What would happen to Barbara Ann Handy if someone got the rocking chair in the Home Economics room during fifth period before she did? What would happen to Frances Hazelwood if the “Hills” disappeared, especially the two- legged ones? What would happen to Ruby Helms if she wasn’t accepted at National Business College? What would happen to Dorothy Holt if she and Barbara Handy weren’t on speaking terms? Don ' t worry, she’d make out. What would happen to Laura Hopkins if Dr. Hudson decided he wouldn’t need her help in the Drug Store? What would happen if Verna Hughes made below “A” on her report card? What would happen to Thelma Pendleton if she didn’t stop at Arko’s on her way home from school? Thelma, do you stop to get a coke or is there another reason? What would happen if Nancy Puckett broke her engagement? What would happen if Gay Smart lost her friendly smile? What would happen to Carolyn Thompson if her jeep broke down? Would she ride in a lumber truck or an Oldsmobile? What would happen if Betsy Williams lost her ability to play fine basketball? What would happen if Mrs. Gertrude Hopkins had a room for her home room instead of the auditorium? What would happen to Mrs. Elva Powell if her Literary Club won the big contest? What would happen to Miss Fulcher if her bookkeeping students learned bookkeeping for one time? What would happen if Mr. Williams got in a hurry? What would happen if Mr. Tate should find a piece of chalk in the Senior Room? What would happen if the Glee Club didn’t have the help of Mrs. Moore? What would happen if Mrs. Woody ate lunch at the cafeteria? What would happen if the Juniors didn’t get their class rings? What would happen if the teachers could get substitutes without combing Patrick with a fine tooth comb? What would happen if our dream of a new school came true? What would happen if the Seniors agreed on one thing without arguing? What would happen to Mr. Via if he came to school at eight o’clock? What would happen if Miss Pershon didn’t teach Latin? What would happen if Mr, Creasey lost the “gym?”