Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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PAGE FOURTEEN VICTORY OPTIC 1948 The Seniors Last Will and Testament Being mindful of the uncertainties of life we do make, publish and declare this our last will and testament. I Leonard Jarvis do hereby give and bequeath my ability to get out of class to Jean Andre since I won’t be needing it in college. I Joan Stull will my seat on Bus 18 to anyone who might be lucky enough to get to it first. I Bob Johnson since I can’t leave what I’ve got, I’ll just leave! I Charles Brooks leave my position as senior president to Benny Williams. I Elvira Alvino leave my straight A's every six weeks to Flora Shif-fra. I Carvel Brown leave my precious lunch hours to Bobby Garrett. I Rosemary Brunetti leave my music to Jerry’ Tate I Beatrice Cooper leave my bashfulness to Jerry' Webb? ? I Bob Cottrill leave my voice to Kenneth Rigdon. I Lelah Crites leave my sponsor uniform to any lucky girl. I Clarence Davis leave my personality to Bobby Ross. I Eugene DeFranceschi leave and take Patty with me. I Ralph Dennison bid everyone adieu and take my twin Ray with me. I Betty Denton leave with Virginia Bramer. I Natalie Dodd leave my bookkeeping practice sets to any junior girl who will take bookkeeping II next year. I Patti Eaton will my friendship with Mrs. Pyle to Mary Collins. I Alpherdine Elliott leave to join Paul. I Robert Emery will my weight to some skinny football player, Nile White. I Jimmy Eurert leave my vim', vigor and vitality to Pete Congi. I Anita Fragale will my ability to roll my eyes” to Edna Hickman. I Judy Cottrill leave my dancing ability to Edna Collins. I William Fretwell will my chair in Modern Problems to some lucky? senior. T Jeane Ross (Penny) leave my “gift of gab ot the writer of next years Nerve and my boisterous laugh to haunt the modern problems room! I Harold Gains will my seat in the office to some fortunate sophomore. I Patty (Bootsey) Gallien will my bells and uniform to Mary Le-nore Torch. I Tony Gallo will my whistle to Gene Guinn. I Jimmy Goldsmith bequeath my cute little statue to Miss Xenakis, who I know will take good care Of it. I Junior Grogg will my chair in modern problems, next to the bulletin board to some boy so he can see the interesting sites. I Doris Hammond will my singing voice to anyone in Glee Club who wants it. I Bill Hurst will my “horse laugh” to Gary McCauley. I Luclla Hustead bequeath my question asking ability to any shy junior, they’ll need it. I Chester Ingram part with Steve Drummond and my love for modern problems. I Ed waul La ko leave my close resemblance of Gregory Peck to Aliston Me A tee. I Lucille Lcprz bequeath my blight green jacket to Patty Collins. I Marie Griffith leave my red hair to Freda Hardman. I Rose Lucente will my smile to any gloomy junior. I Roma Lucian leave my sponsor uniform to my successor. I Stanley McIntyre bequeath my lock and locker to Billy Blake. I Barbara McKinney will my notes on Shakespeare to Patsy Rcss. I Betty Mancina will my modern problems assignment book to Connie Diaz. I Jimmy Martin bequeath my chair in junior English class as a bed to Fred Fazalore. I Angelo (Chico) Miller will my claim of a locker to my friend. Jack Amsakis. I Romona Muniz will my interesting comics to Tillie. I Maiie Musci bequeath my stage spot each thuse to Ruthcda Nestor. I Bob Nale will my industry to Davy Thompson. I Larry Nale will gladly leave! I Betty Nestor leave my nickname peroxide” to Beulah Carder. I Rosalie Nutter do hereby bequeath to Winnalee Lantz my sleepless nights and hard working hours. I Frances Palagino will my salesmanship book to Gloria Capicola. (if Carl Crimm leaves it alone.) I Max Parks will my love of learning and grades to Jack Rebrook. I Jack Patterson will my special seat in modern problems after school to Clarence Smith. We Mary Lou Patterson and Margaret Sneed will to the band drummers, Jimmy and Jack, back row seats in band class. I Betty Paugh leave my cute smile to Clara. I Jack Plivelich will my ability to place tacks in seats to Billy Kerere. I Charles Prather leave my physique to Ray Sylvester. I Hodge Rebrook leave my chewing gum to next year’s “chewing gum fund.” I Bob (Rosie) Ribero bequeath my ability to pester everyone to Oscar Lichillo. I Frances Rice bequath my Victory spirit to Louise Nardella. I Richard Robey will the key to the great metropolis of Sardis to Ralph Smith. I Margaret Scott will my position in the girls trio to Rhoda Summerville. I Lona Seamon will my giggle to anyone who needs it. I Frank Secreto will my way with women to Jack Cottrill. I Helen Sharpe bequeath my alto clarinet and chance of going to Huntington to anyone justifiable. I Betty Shaver will my modern problems book and teacher to a very deserving junior class. I Martha Jean Simon will my English literature book to Marcel-ina Fernandez. May she get as much use out of it as I did. I Lewis Sirk will my “mental and physical superiority” to Smiley Caldwell. I Paul Smith bequeath my curly hair to Doc Hutson. I Jimmie Snodgrass will my short hair cuts to Carmen Oliverio. I Tony Spina bequeath by eyes Johnny Luikart. I Norma Swiger will my pencil marks to the art class and future artists. I Margaret Ann Tamenne will my giggle to Ruth Colaceio. I Joe Tiano will my personality to Pete Congi. I Joe Trupo bequeath my “beard” to Carl Seamon. I Betty Lee Turner bequeath all my worldly possessions to Emma Starkey. I Norma Webb leave my pep” to everyone! I Billie Williams leave my notes on Shakespeare to Jack Mikes. I Connie Williams will my front seat on bus 15 to trouble makers in the back. I Davy Wolford bequeath my place on the balcony to Everett Trader. I Miriam Blake bequeath my you-alls” to Martha Ann Haggerty so she can knock them dead next year. I Bobby Newbrough will my position as center on the football team to “Tweedle” Tenda. I Dewitt Shingleton being of sound? mind and body, do hereby swear to give a generous portion of my weight to Duane Daniels upon my graduation. Signed, published and acknowledged by Miss Delores Jeane Ross as and for their last wills, in the presence of us. who, in my presence and in the presence of each other, and at each request have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Leonard Jarvis Betty Nestor “Bud” Glaspell

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PAGE SIXTEEN Honors and Events victory optic i948 Valedictorian Salutatorian Scholarships Senior Play Cast Sneak Day Freak Day Jr.—Sr. Prom Commencement