Tappahannock High School - Annual Yearbook (Tappahannock, VA)

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The Class of 1 955, declares this to be their last will and testament: ELSIE ALLEN leaves her slimness to Linda Ann Davis who so badly needs it. NANCY ALLEN leaves her ability to play Basketball to Peggy Davis, who tries so hard to make the team. RUTHER ALLEN, whose labors over this annual has drained his energy, and leaves him slightly dragged out, leaves this quality to Mae Lynne Brooks. ANITA BALDERSON, who says she has nothing to leave anyone, ended up writing a will too long to be in- cluded here. FRANCIS BROOKS, Tappahannock ' s Arthur Murray, wills his hip-swinging dances to David McCloskey who is coming along. DICKIE BROOKS leaves his good grades to Bobby Allen. B. T. COGHILL leaves his precise enunciation and winning personality to any of the teachers who might be improved by it. JAMES COGHILL leaves his ability to play Basketball to James Mitchell. ALAN COURTNEY leaves his courtesy and intelligence to Lloyd Brooks. BERNARD DAVIS leaves Bette to Bruce Parker even though he doesn ' t want to. ELIZABETH ANN DAVIS leaves her sunshine smile to Thelma Williams. ALEX DILLARD leaves the power to snow the teachers under intelligently to Billy Ware, his beloved cousin. TOMMY DOGGINS leaves his ability to stay with his diet to Joe Turner. CHIPPY DOWELL leaves for college, but leaves his heart at ST. MAGS. SHIRLEY ELLIOTT leaves her quiet personality to Nina Gawen who can’t seem to control her tongue. His shy and retiring manner, WAYNE ELLIS leaves to Patricia Lowery. ALLEN EVANS leaves his knowledge of Governmental affairs to the entire Junior class, because they ' ll need it. PATSY FOGG, the voice beautiful, leaves her vocal ability to the entire Junior class whose need in this field is evident. HENRY GREENWOOD leaps away and in a bound of impishness leaves his elf-like manner to Jimmy Hutchison. JOHN FiAILE leaves regardless. CECIL HICKS, the Hot Rod Driver, leaves his chance of getting a new Ford to Frank Akers who tries so hard for one of the Senior girls who’s also leaving. After 12 years she’s got it, now GLADYS LEE doesn ' t know what to do with it--so she just leaves. The typist of the class, PHYLLIS OWENS, wills her way with the typewriter to Janice Vauter. The laughing girl, KITTY SCHOOLS, leaves her good nature to all those poor students who take the teacher ' s yelling too seriously. JEAN SHACKELFORD leaves her ability to gain weight to Eva Doggins. The Senior Class Comedian, WELLONS TALIAFERRO, leaves his ability to make people laugh to Irving Lee Gladding, who takes everything so seriously. BARBARA TAYLOR le aves her interest in courting during school hours to Earl Fortner. STANLEY WHITTAKER leaves his gum-chewing to Mrs. Haley, who might like one every now and then.

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President Patricia Lowery Vice-President. . Ray Carlton Secretary John Wilkerson Treasurer Irving Gladding Advisor Mr. Browne FRONT: Lowery, Carlton BACK: Browne, Gladding, Wilkerson F rank Akers B obby Allen Bob Balderson Audrey Brizendine Lloyd B rooks Mae Lynne Brooks Ray Carlton Bette Cole Donald Croxton Mary Crowe Dorinda Davis Peggy Davis Vincent Davis Clarance Elbourne Lottie Elbourne Allen Elliott