Viper High School - Annual Yearbook (Viper, KY)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY ON JULY 3I, I945, VIPER HIGH SCHOOL WAS HON- ORED WITH A NEW GROUP OF FRESHMEN NUMBERING SIXTY- EIGHT. YES, WE WERE LIKE ALL OTHER STUDENTS IN THEIR FIRST YEAR, AS GREEN AS WE OOULO POSSIBLY BE. WE ENCOUNTERED ALL THE OIPPIOULTIES OF FRESH MEN EXPIERIEVCE, BUT IN SPITE OF ALL OUR CALAMATES WE SOON ENTERED OUR SOPHOMORE YEAR. WERE WE SILLY?' AS THE RULE GJES, YES. BUT NOT TOO SILLY T0 SING AND ACT. IN I946 WE WERE NOTED POR HAVING ONE OF THE BEST GLEE CLUBS IN PERRY COUNTY.A WE PROVED WE WERE WITTY BY PROOUO- ING THE OPERETTA, UGYPSY TR0UBAD0UR,H OIREOTEO BY IVII SS EDNA RITCHI E. YOU MAY TALK ABOUT A CLASS BEING JOLLY, BUT THE JUNIOR CLASS OF I947 wAS JUBILANT. YES, WE WERE EXTRAOROINARY, WE INCREASED OUR VOCABULARY BY ONE, NEVER'TO-BE'FORGOTTEN, woRO. THANKS T0 ULONzOH. SINCE WE OO NOT WISH TO KEEP YOU IN SUS- PENSE, WE HEREBY ANNOUNCE THE NEW WORD,nLONGGREENq DURING THE SECOND SEMESTER OUR MINOS WERE POSSESSEO WITH THIS ONE THOUGHT, THE JUNIOR SENIOR BANQUET. THIS BANQUET WAS THE JOYFUL ENDING QF OUR JUNIOR YEAR. MOST SENIORS ARE OIGNIPIEO, BUT THE OLASS OF I949. WE HAVE PROVED THIS FACT BY GIVING THE MORE-THAN-SUOOESSFUL PLAY, HHILLBILLY COURTSHIP.u SINCE ALL THE SENIOR CLASSES ARE OVER-RUN WITH wORRIES, WE BEGAN OURS WITH RAISING MONEY FOR THE ANNUAL HSENIOR TRIPH. A PIE SUPPER WAS OUR FIRST STEP TOWARD THIS GOAL. IT WAS A GREAT SUGGESS. NEXT WE GAVE THE PLAY MENTIONEO ABOVE. To MAKE OUR PLANNED TRIP BECOME A REALITY WE WILL PRESENT ANOTHER PLAY, WTHE GOOF FROM GOLPHER GULCHN. SINCE OUR MOTTO IS, UDO NOT SAY GO, BUT G0 THYSELFH AND SINCE WE MAY SPEAK FOR THE SENIOR CLASS, LET US SAY THAT WE HAVE ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD THAT ALL WILL Oo JUST THAT--Go!! BY DONNA LEE WHITE MARGARET WHITAKER K .- 7 Jw ,.f Aff? Q-X

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CLASS WILL OF H948-I949 WE THE GRADUATING CLASS OF I949 OF VIRER HIGH SCHOOL, CITY OF VIPER, THE COUNTY OF PERRY AND THE STATE OF KENTUCKY D0 MAKE AND PUBLISH AND DECLARE THIS TO BE OUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. WE DIRECT THAT ALL UNFINISHED BUSINESS BE COMPLETED BY OUR EXECUTRIX HEREBNAFTER DELEGATED UN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: FIRST: TO THE GREATLY BELOVED FACULTY THAT WE APRRECIATE HIGHLY, WE ASSIGN A MORE DIGNIFIED AND SOPHISTICATED SENIOR CLASS OF l949-H9500 SECOND: Now WE HAVE COME TO THE GREAT MOMENT WHEN WE, wHo ARE ADVANCING INTO A HIGHER FUTURE, LEAVE BEHIND US THE BLESSINGS OF OUR INDUSTRIQB CLASS. OUR LAST REQUEST IS HTHAT THESE CHERISHED BELONGINGS BE PRESENTED TO THE REMAINING ONESU. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: WE HUMBLY BEQUEATH THE MUSCULAR STRENGTH NOW POSSESSED BY JANE MCINTYRE TO MARGlE ADAMS, AND JANE'S ABILITY TO PLAY BASKETBALL TO MORTON COMBS. WE FURTHER WILL MANUEL WHITAKER'S ABILITY TO AGT AS A NUTWIT T0 EARL NSQUIRRELLYH WHITAKER AND HIS CLUMSY WAYS T0 MAXINE MCINTYREB HARVEY COMBS LEAVES ALL HIS GIRLS HBUT ONEH TO LEE DIXONQ WHILE CHLOE CAROL CAMPBELL BESTOWS HER PRES' IDENCY or THE BUFFALO CLUB AND HER DANCING FEET T0 LUOILLE BRASHEAR. A SEAT NOW OCCUPIED IN THE TYPING ROOM BY SAMMUEL LEE AND ELIZABETH ANN WE LEAVE SOLELY T0 BUSTER AND HENRIETTA. BEING A GENEROUS GROUP THE I949 CLASS LEAVES THE LOVING AND BOY CATCHING TECHNIQUE OF JOANN BR- ASHEAR T0 DORIS HALCOMBB BUT LET US ASSIGN T0 GENE ANDERSON THE LOUD, ROUGH AND FUNNY WAYS OF RAY PHIPPSS MERVIN COMBS BESTOWS HIS BEARD TO JIMMY WAL- TERSO K '25 A ...-I: .avg it Q: A