Taft High School - Statesman Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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CLASS WILL and TESTAMENT We the unparalleled and unprecedented class of 1956 berng of sound mrnd and body do hereby present this our last wrll and testament for posterrty To Mr Cahall we leave three months of peace untrl next year s class takes over To the Junlor Class we leave the rmpossrble task of frllrng our shoes To the Sophomore Class we leave the hope that they too wrll someday be senrors To Mlss Anthony we leave all our money she has most of rt now anyway To John we leave the loudspeaker ystem and the loading dock Our personal bequests are as follows Joe Beasley leaves hrs lrfesavers to Mr Skurow Freddre Benton grves the lunchroom back to Mrs Herbert Nancy Brosh leaves her pep and sprrrt to Sondra Abbott lzora Kung leaves her basketball playrng abrlrty to Jlmmy Harrison Barb Sallee and Etta Widener leave Mr Taylor wrth a lot of work Ruby and Ruth Llttlelohn leave Lrllran to carry on the famrly tradrtron Rena Long wrlls her quret ways to Mary Prrngle Mrke Drcks and Henry Mrtchell gladly leave Mr Becker Sandra Barley leaves her supply of magazines to the lrbrary Lars Tedtord and Bull DeHaas wrll the worrres of student councrl back to Mr Brokamp James Hardy and Norma Towns leave hand rn hand Sylvla Coulter re lrnqurshes her srngrng vorce to Beverly Sparks Wilbert Hawkins leaves hrs strrped jacket to Prophet Arthur Powell Charles Durham leaves hrs alarm clock to anyone else who can't stay awake rn class Rose DrGranni leaves late as usual Augusta Chapman wrlls her presence rn the halls to anyone who can get out of class that often D C Foster grves hrs rnrtrals back to Washrngton Charles Barnett takes hrs art abrlrty wrth hrm but leaves the desrgn of the school class rrng as a symbol of Taft James Bartrum bequeaths lus lavrsh pompadour to Dewey Angel Get Wild Root Cream Orl Charlie lrvln Bevls leaves all hrs blond dolls to another redhead Dorman Abbott Stan Cox Herbert Albrrght, and Wrllram Anderson leave therr physrcs class wrth bulgrng Ben Polk Lovely Burkes leaves her lovely ways Walter Butler bequeaths hrs horn to anyone who can blow Yvonne Coopwood leaves her salesmanshrp abrlrty to Laurle Simms, who really doesn't need rt Tom Hatcher leaves hrs lunchroom Watch to anyone else with a strong arm and constrtutron Hazel Grllmore hands down her dancing skrll to Yvonne McPheeters Mildred Andrews leaves half of her mrld manners and takes the other half wrth her for future use Jeanette Austin leaves her top grades to Rrchard Austrn, who needs them Rogers Bradley leaves Alberta Grant hands down her regular attendance to Corrre Clay John Wynn leaves hrs rnrtratrve to all the vrtamrn starved underclassmen Calvrn Wofford leaves hrs reson ant and well modulated vorce to the interrupting P A system Barbara Thomas leaves her seat at 2 45 to go to work Otha Rush rushes to rush the grrls rn a rush The Twrtty twrns leave to confuse therr college frrends as they have confused therr hrgh school frrends Essre McGee wrlls her tank surt to Ethel Klnney John Jones leaves hrs credrts to balance the debrts of those strugglrng behrnd hun John Houston leaves Texas Flora Mules leaves 5 280 feet to the next mrle Armentha Mrzell leaves to Debby who needs rt her short stature Tom Morrrs bequeaths all the mathematrcal frgures that go round and round rn hrs head to next year s confused Math IV students Wrllram Rred bequeaths hrs Pr Tau Delta prn to the Junror who meets the qualrfrcatrons Althea Rice leaves her home made hand lotron to the rough hands of Taft High Howard Barker leaves hrs srster Faye to carry on the handle' Dolois North leaves for the South Donald McDanlel leaves strll gatherrng stray trays Geraldine Quotes leaves her dapper appearance to her srster Arvina John Payne and Carolyn McNear leave therr slenderrzrng secrets to Willram Ewing and Clarissa Dorsey Tony Wong leaves hrs rnqursrtrveness to anyone who knows all the answers Anna Wilks we know her krnd she's versatrle Sam Wrllrams wrlls hrs worn out tore-up obsolete acrd eaten moth eaten delaprdated old math III book to anyone who wrll treat rt as gently as he drd . ' , . . . . . . . . . . .. ' o 1 . Q. 1 o a ll ' I . . . . . . . pocketsg quite a profit- James Brown wills his original three-quarter length pants Cintroduced by the floodj to ll 71 ' . I . , c . , ' ' ' f o s a ' u 1 . , ' 1 ' . I e c n - , , , - - ' , I

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Twltty Oliver 632 West 4th Street Whetstone Ruby Jean Doll Baby 638 Clark Street Olwer can be relzed upon to get thmgs done tn Honor Club a Tatler representattve ltkes gurls unusual clothes and foretgn cars Not many are much buster than Rubty she s rn F TA Honor Club Boosters lub Pho tography Club Y Teens and 9th Street Boost ers also works on the Tatler sta TWYmon Luther Jr 1909 Wepman Court Luther ts a member 0 Student Counctl ltkes joys tap danczng baseball and lshlng Whngham Frank Lee Valentvne 1610 Freeman Avenue Frank rs a member o the ootball team Tyree Donald Preston 1429 Mom Sn-991 Walker Walker Walker Walker White Viola Little but 714 West 5th Street Tyus w'll'am Tyus 527 Wes' SN Shes' Vzola lzkes mustc dancm d g an nzce people A member 0 the band hkes Sports T V belongs to Spanrsh Club and the Tatler and ootball Whltehead Curtls 1038 Linn Street Upchurch James K 2206 Ravune Street Widener Etta Bernice 1038 Llnn Street hm ltkes all sports espectally baseball and The depgndgble around Taft m G A A Ootball Sentor Secretarzal Club on the Tatler sta Alf-mln 1607 John SVSU? Wnlburn James B Alabama 1336 Vlne Street Catherme Cathy 1559 Central Avenue Alpha Hb Y A Band swlmmmg team hummg Club 306 Yearbook Sta lunchroom work and watchzng wrestling matches capture thts sen tor s mterests Delores Dee Dee 552 Armory A member o Senzor Secretarzal Club Honor Club works tn the o :ce lzkes bowling and :shtng keep thzs sentor occupze Walks Anna Jewel Omen 23 London Court Anna shows her spznt by belonging to C A A Avenue A Band Sctence Club De enders Boosters and Swzmmmg Club Wnllnams Allce Fay Hoodle 2125 Loth Street Norma Jean Buckwheat 1617 Western Avenue and Sewmg she S ln G A A Sclence Club Nmth Street Booster she lzkes clothes and and AIPIW Ch' Gamma CC1dlUf1CS Wllllams Rosalie Sweetie 3630 Alaska Avenue W D Rosalze ts kept busy by cheerleaders Y Teens ard Jayles Sylvfslerl b d d l6l9 udley street Boosters .lunzor Chozr Juntor Red Cross and ames l es C U S an goo music the Tatler lakes to skate read and listen Ward Henry DeWitt Mr Magoo 746 West 9th Street to music An actwe A Band member De enders Hz Y k b k b ll b b ll d 1 Wullnams Samuel Arthur June 911 Barr Street Zeaecp hlmaiuxx, a use a an tennis a so Sam rs Ln A Band lzkes baseball and good Ware Oliver 923 Luncoln Park Drlve musw Olwer partzctpates Ln basketball baseball Wllsvn Adflnn Glenn Glenn 900 J0l n SVCS' and cross Country llkes fo have a good Wingate Barbara Mae 1320 Republic Street time Wofford Calvm Raymond 1927 Western Avenue Ware Pauline Lenora Paula 418 Bank Street won D K 216 E , 6th St 1 Warren Beulah Sue Susle 109 Mulberry Street g on ueng as ree Sue ts Ln Alpha Chz Gamma works tn the 0 Wong Foo Sak TONY 1062 Fmeman Avenue we likes to ,end and sew Tony ts a wheel around Tat belongs to PL Tau Delta Honor Club and Alpha Ht Y Watkins Gardenia Dennle 721 Llncoln Park Drave member 0 the Colo, guard Watson Wulllam Henry Wlllte 654 West 4th Street W,-,gl-1, 1-u1a Lulu 1018 FH-ldlcy Street Wtllze keeps actwe wzth Delta Ht l and Les This gal ,S an Alpha Booster llkes to dance Amzs also ltkes tennzs and golf and Sew WGS' Tl10fnUS 812 77h Slfeel Wynn John Earl Mickey 836 Clanton Street Whetstone Dorothea Patsy 963 Ruchmond Street Young Julm Mae Boo 814 01,v,,. 51,931 Member of 9th Street Boosters and Glee Club julia LS m Y Teens Les Amis and Dmmancs ltkes to sung dancer rn the Taft Capades Club ltkes to dance and ltsten to muszc , l - , ff...en- . . f . ' . - u - rr . ' f f I f ' , . ., .I . A ' - - ' h f , . . f ' ' ff 1 , I ff, D 1 f. . H. . .ly I u n 1, . ' , f . ' , ' ' I ' ' danczng and swzmmrng Alice has many hobbies...swimming, hiking . ' f I I' 9 . . no rl ' . . . 'I' . f- I . 7' . f' ' f--- 1 . . ., . ,, . . v ' 'a ' f

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Alrce Willrams leaves her Taft wonderlan ' to all the new sophomores Hiram Thomas bequeaths hrs swrm mrng trunks to Vernon Mobrley Barbara Stewart entrusts her goo goos to anyone who can stand them Dora Stephens regretfully leaves all the money rn the lunchroom Robert Southerland shares hrs abrlrty of attractrng shy grrls wrth Joe Montgomery Gardenra Watkins leaves her flowery personalrty to all the wrld flow ers Turner Sherfleld leaves hrs magrc basketball to Omar Bomar Robert Sanders leaves gladly Betty Simpson wrlls her worn out shoes to the future Journalrsm class Tena Grlbert leaves her seat rn of frce practrce to anyone who can frll rt as well as she drd Maxre Franklin leaves her school transrt card to Brenda Hector who has to come as far Clrff Fennell leaves hrs track shoes to hrs brother Tyrone whrle Eva Green leaves her last name to Glenda Brown Hattre and Addie Edwards remrnrscently leave therr early hours to any Junror who wrll be on the Year book Staff Robert Cox frnally decrdes to leave and wrlls hrs hrgh school drploma to anyone wrllrng to go frve years to attarn one Howard Gallahue leaves hrs tardy excuses to anyone who can use them as often as he drd Jean Gibson leaves her smcere smrle to all frownrng junrors whrle Mrlton Henderson wrlls hrs Jrve talk to any grrl who wrll fall for rt Evelyn Swan leaves her many legal ways to get out of class to Mr Becker Mary Hamrlton leaves her unsettled arguments wrth Mrs Jones to any Junror brave enough to settle them whrle Antoinette Hamilton leaves w1th the sound of her footsteps strll rrngrng rn the halls Willie Rogers leaves lookrng young agarn Geraldine Robinson bequeaths the prllow she uses rn Englrsh class to Mrs Grooms Donna Ramsey leaves her rndescrrbable laugh to haunt the halls of Taft Earl Mrndhardt leaves thrrd base to batty batters Ruby Whetstone leaves her frctron fantasy to any other day dreamer James Upchurch leaves hrs abrlrty rn math IV to anyone who can use rt Mary Logan leaves her dancrng shoes and her place rn the Taft Capades chorus lrne to Mr Trlnkle and Mr Wrnterrng Dons Leatherwood leaves the frrst part of her name to the art class and the last part to the wood shop Ken Lattrmore the best curly head Taft ever had leaves hrs sheepskrn chaps to the next long ranger Jrmmy Harrrson Henry Ward the harlequrn of Taft leaves laughrng Dorcas Smrth leaves her over worked pencrl and note pad to anyone who doesn't want to buy new ones Tom Hatcher leaves but not wrthout Elrzabeth Mary Ann Jackson bequeaths her Senror chorr robe to another soprano Carrie James leaves memorres of Mlss Anthony s Latrn class semper frdelrs Maudie Johnson wrlls her color ful supply of Bermuda socks to the person who wrll occupy her seat rn Mrs Wrrght s Sth bell class Carolyn Knrght bequeaths her football band musrc and drlaprdated unrform to anyone who can crawl rnto the tatters Delores Harrrson wrlls her hrgh notes to Zenola Reed Wrllle Johnson leaves hrs crazy steerrng wheel to Rudr Battle Carolyn Henderson leaves Mass Anthony Leroy Stallworth leaves hrs secret of cuttrng classes to Mr Dowdell Marvr na Merrrtt wrlls her oprnronarres to all outspoken junrors Mr Love leaves srngrng Love Is A Many Andrewed Thrng Gladys Shafer leaves to Jorn the famrly busrness at the pen company Vrola White, alras Speedo' rs leavrng anyone care to watch her? Mable Coleman leaves her offrce as secretary of the senror class to anyone good enough to handle rt next year Betty Davls Chrrstrne Davrs Geneva Davrs and Roosevelt Davrs leave therr last name to Katherrne Lucy Howard and Barbara Shirley Chrlds leaves her front row seat rn offrce practrce to Donna McNrchols, whrle Omelra Cook wrllrngly leaves her typrng class to all the sophomores who thrnk they want to take rt Betty Clayton leaves her wonderful sense of humor to Norma Hill Ann Curry wrlls her speakrng abrlrty to Donald Kung Evelyn McCord and Cather- rne Walker wrll therr Junky locker to Howard Steel and Randy Terzrs Dorothy Campbell leaves her frrendly personalrty to Pat St Clarr Lawrence Eakins wrlls hrs good manners to Alex Mascus Phyllus Brown leaves her abrlrty to move qurckly to Mary Grlmore Bull Forman leaves hrs pull wrth the teachers to Neal Jackson Cleo Cunningham leaves her sweet smrle to Evan Harrrs Barbara Sallee leaves her abrlrty to do everythrng well to Dorothy Baker whrle Odessa Presley leaves her energy and pep to Gayle Henson Lors Tedford leaves her knack for gettrng rnto thrngs to her srster Shirley who seems to be dorng pretty well on her own Lrllre McDaniel bequeaths her hold on the A Honor Roll to Sharlene Chownlng, and Brlly Connell leaves the noon trme drsc jockey Job to Lenvllle Bryant who wrll have to look for a new partner . . 1 ' ' . . J l 1 I l . , I - , . . ' . . I I D 1 . 0 Shirley Neeley leaves her natural black hair to anyone with 694. Norma Newton leaves as an Oldton . . H - V . . . 1 . . . . . . . , 0 . . ,,' . . . . . . , . . , . . S . . I . . . I . . . , I , . 0 . . . I , . I . s . . I . .