Walnut High School - Echoes Yearbook (Walnut, NC)

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Fifteenth: Lillian Rigsby wills her meanness to anyone who things they are good. Sixteenth: Rita Henderson wills her boy friends all but Bobby McClure to a lonely girl fNo1-'ma Jean Paynej. Seventeenth: Irene Thomas wills her athletic ability to Fayetta Cook, and her speed to Eileen Thomas with hopes that they can use it. Eighteenth: June Fisher wills her neatness to Pansy Cody, and her freckles to Juanita Massey. Nineteenth: Lloyd Roberts wills his ability to get along with Mrs. McClure to anybody desiring it. Twentieth: Freeda Worley wills her singing talent to anyone desir- ing it. Twenty-first: Mamie Henderson wills her boy friends to Juanita Massey and her stubborness to Robbie Davis if she can prove worthy of it. Twenty--second: Imogene Lunsford wills her laziness to Levonda Freeman. Twenty-third: Ava Etta Cook wills all her Davids to Lucille Sawyers except David Treadway. Twenty-fourth: Morgan Davis wills his nickname Twerp to Ted Buckner. Twenty-fifth: Eugene Wild wills his knowledge of French to J. V. Rice. Twenty-sixth: Floyd Lewis wills his bus driving to Leonard Payne and his laziness to..,anyone who will have it. Twenty-seventh: Herbert Chandler wills his five years of high school to Bobby McClure. As we take a last look at our possessions we complete our will by bequest- ing to groups the following: To the Junior class we leave the hope of finding the microscope, to search for the Senior privileges which we did not find. Also the hope of graduation, to help this along we leave them our English translation of Sans Famille and also our Macbeth booklets. To the Sophomore class we gladly leave them our title of the Favorites . To the Freshrnan class we leave an oar to paddle their own Canoe, also all our notes, booklets, and cribbed French books. you'll need them. Good luck! In closing this will and testament, we the Senior Class express our graditude to everyone who has helped us in our school days. We can sin- cerely say it has been fun and we have enjoyed it. We hope the rest of the classes will enjoy their school days as much as we have. Best wishes to the faculty, superintendent, and all members of Walnut High School. THE CLASS OF 1950 Mary V. Guthrie Z4

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Class Will V Ladies and gentlemen, Board of Education, Superintendent, Principal, teachers, and friends: Upon behalf of the class of 1950 of Walnut High School, State of North Carolina, I have called you together upon this solemn and serious occasion to listen to her last will and testament, and to receive from her dying hand the few gifts she has to bestow in her last moment. The following may seem but trifling bequests but we hope they may be accepted, not as worthless things to be thrown away because we can no long- er keep them, but as a value to those who may receive them, may these be remembered by the classes left behind the FAVORITE class, the class of 1950. ' We bequeath to the dear faculty who have been our instructors in all the years we have been in school, the hope of at least one more class as favored as we Favorites were. First: To our classroom teachers, Mrs. McClure, Miss L. McClure, Mr. McClure, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Anderson, our principal, we leave the pleasant memories from having taught the Favorites , the class of 1950. Second: Margaret McDowell wills her friends to anyone who can find them. Third: Alma Lee wills her soothsaying remarks to Miss Louise McClure Fourth: Pansy Allen wills her new billfold and treasured pictures to Ernestine Reeves. Fifth: Helen Lewis wills her many boy friends to Fayetta Cook because she flirts with them all the time anyway. Sixth: Marvin Laws wills his position as cheerleader to anybody who is capable of taking care of seven girls. Seventh: Jean Allen wills her ability to learn French to Velma Wild. Eighth: Billy John Reeves wills his name JUNIOR to Leonard Payne because Sl-IE has gotten married. Ninth: Wesley Dockery wills his share of the class wolves to Bobby Chandler. Tenth: Mary Elsie Thomas wills her boy friends to Christine Cody, her blonde hair to Florine Faulkner, and her athletic ability to Juanita Allen, Eleventh: Wallace Hollifield wills his preaching ability to Ninety Dollars. Twelfth: Mary V. Guthrie wills her seat on the side lines at basketball games to Dorothy Henderson, and her Beta Club position to anyone who wants it. Thirteenth: Ella Capps wills her love for French to Robbie Davis, and her position as class treasurer to anyone who likes to count money. Fourteenth: Inez Baker wills her boy friends to Loriane Freeman and her blond hair to anybody desiring such. Z3

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