Sumner High School - Sumnerian Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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I, Myra Jones, bequeath to Ruth Anne Gatewood the ability to make quick decisions under any circumstances. To Marcia Todd, I, Jewelean Jones, bequeath my position in the office. I, Aubrey Sutton, being of sound mind and body, bequeath my ability to eat lunch each day, broke or not, to Earl Jones. I, Annie Pearl Smith, will to Beverly Fouse the ability to get along with our friend, Jackie I, Arnette Dixon, bequeath my track ability to Robert Harper and Chief and will my last penny to some worthy cause. I, Patsie Sipple, will my ability to keep calm and never get excited to Gloria Dodds and Rita Wynn. I, Kenneth Smith, bequeath my ability to reason with everyone to Alfred Burdette. I, Cecil C. Smith, bequeath to Stewart Minor, my ability to get along with my teachers. I, Melvin Smith, bequeath to my sister, Saundra, my vast knowledge. l, Alvin Smith, bequeath to Alvin Goodwin, my ability to panhandle money at the right limes. I, James Shelby, bequeath to Herman Watson, my seat in algebra II and trigonometry. I, Donald Yates, will my membership card to the lonelyhearts club to anyone. I, Gwendolyn Davis, will my ability to play it cool without freezing, to Lois Mebane. I, Joan Janet Ledbetter, bequeath to Drector Allen Collins, the ability to get into every- thing and still be able to get out. I, Opal Jewell Blair, being of sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath to my under- classmen the ability to go to Spanish for three years and still retain my sanity. I, Willa Rose Long, will my underclassmen the ability to get homework and stay out of the seventh hour. I, Evelyn C. Luckey, will my height to Perricia, Taylor. I, Ronald Kinney, will my senior English book to Campbell McReynolds and hope he can do something with it. I, Irene Kennard, bequeath my seat in American history class to Celestine Denson. I, Ella Jean James, being of sound mind, bequeath to my club sisters, Gail Poindexter, Clarencetta Wilson and Phyliss Gibson my success as a senior. I, Gerald Hynes, bequeath my ability to be trifling and lazy and still pass to Monte Owens I, Willis Wayne Henson, bequeath my seat in French II class to Marilyn Henson. I, David Henderson, bequeath to Jackie Brown, my ability to play cool jazz. I, Maurice Harris, will my girls to Doc. Cheese. I, Willie Ethel Harris, bequeath my wonderful personality to Carolyn Officer I, Harold Hooks, bequeath my ability to get along with others to all underclassmen.

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I, Ronnie Brown, will my ability not to play hookey from school to Melvin Moore, Jesse Moore and Herman Fennell. I, Jerry Brown fMr. Esquirej, will my ability to be late everyday to every class to some unfortunate junior. I, Maureen Brewer, bequeath to a certain little girl the ability to learn my technique of getting who she wants without trying. I, Theodore Barge, bequeath my unshakeable locker to an unfortunate sophomore. I, Hazel Bagsby, being of sound mind and body hereby bequeath to Beverly Moore my Shorthand II book and hope she does as well as I did. I, Velva Lawson, will anyone the ability to get out of geometry class without complaining. I, Kathryn Anne Lewis, do hereby bequeath to Zelma Ashford , common sense to hold her boys. I, Naomi Manning, bequeath to underclassmen the ability to complete their senior year. I, Deanna Moore, bequeath my ability to tint my hair every other month to a certain sopho more. I, Jura Dean McConnel, will to Theresa Shannon my beautiful legs. I, Elizabeth Ann Marshall, bequeath to Beverly Fouse, the wisdom to go to K. U. and not fOI'g6t everything. I, Harrietta McReynolds, will the underclassmen my ability to keep quiet in class and not bother others. I, Barbara Jean McBride, bequeath to Henry Brisco, all my love. I, Beverly Jean McGruder, will my ability to be cool to any worthy underclassman. I, David Fines Maddox, bequeath my seat in the orchestra t'o anyone who can do as well as I. I, Jerry Lee Williams, will my ability to print, to all girls and boys who take the course. I, Benjamin Franklin Wakefield, will my ability to play a bass tuba to John Lee. I, Ocie Alexander, will my place in the choir to Beverly Hess. I, Carolyn Ashford, will to my Sigter Zelma Ashford, my seat in American history, and I wish her much luck. I, Julialee Anderson, bequeath my Modern Physics book and class to anyone but a senior. I, Kenneth Allen, will my printing ability to Earl Jones. I, Walter Bailey, bequeath my catching ability to some unfortunate senior next year. I, Olivia Burns, bequeath to some fortunate junior or sophomore my seat in Spanish II. I, Catherine Brummell, bequeath my ability to stay out of study hall 305 and also my way out of jams to some junior or sophomore. I, Gloria Jean Black, bequeath to Harold Parks the ability to attend Sumner for three years, without receiving any seventh and eighth hours.

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I, Anne Perkins, being of sound mind and weak body, bequeath to any junior the desire to excel and succeed. I, Bertra Pleas, will to my club sister Rosalyn Elmore, my position as head majoretteg my size 12 suit to Gale Foster, to Sharon Lee, my ability to get along and my pleasing personalityg and to Kathryn Smith, my blue tennis shoes. I, Louis Henry Plummer, bequeath to Herman Watson my mathematical ability. I, William Perry, being about crazy, will my athletic ability and some of my cool ways to Sylvester Wimbley I, Noble Henson, bequeath my drums to anyone worthy. I, Audrey Greene, do hereby bequeath the dignity of being a senior to my cousin, Effie Neeley. I, Patricia Gilkey, being of sound mind and body do hereby bequeath my year of together- ness to Michele Sue Sears and to Janice Moore, a pleasant senior year. I, Margurite Gant, bequeath all my clothes to Beverly Grant. I, Gladys Gossett, bequeath to all who lack it, the ability to see the good in all things and hope that it will serve to make their lives fuller, richer and so much happier. I, William Gideon, being of sound mind and body, will my ability to scheme to Richard Ryan. I, Wilma Fulcher, being of sound mind and body, bequeath to Ronald Slaughter all Les Gaies junior and sophomore girls. I, Carieta Foggs, bequeath my ability to get rides to school practically every morning to my sister Joanne. I, Herbert Fields, being of sound mind and lazy body, bequeath to Robert Harper, Harold Parks and Waymon Guinn more wisdom. I, Johnnie Ersery, bequeath to Beverly Fouse my ability to be a lady at all times. I, Donna Browne , will my twelfth-grade books to Teresa Cole, hoping she'll find them useful. I, Donette Jones, bequeath to Jacquelyn Edwards, the ability to leave for school at 8:05 a. m. and not receive an orange slip. I, Marie Lorraine Harris, will my position as head cheerleader to Future Welch and hope she does well. I, Andrew Hockett, bequeath to Roger Downs, my ability to go to class the round-about way and still get there on time. I, Barbara Jo Harris, do hereby bequeath my pleasing disposition to R. J. in hope that she will reform. I, Earl Hollinshed, will my appetite to James McKinney, a very fortunate junior. In witness to the affirmed sincerity and truthfulness of this document, we, Willie Ethel Harris and Gladys Gossett, do hereby place our signatures and the seal of the peerless senior class of Sumner High School in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and SIXW- wdaz A-uae .Qfa.,t.g.J f' xd,la.d.f.fve504AwC