Walstonburg High School - Talisman Yearbook (Walstonburg, NC)

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Cast Will and Zestament STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENE Ve, die Senior Class of Walstonburg High School of the session 1953-54, being of sound mind, but knowing that the glory -- hig Seniors must soon pass away, and desiring to make a discriminating disposal of our earthly possessions, and to rerpetuate some of the brilliant ideas that have filtered into our minds during our days of toil and study here, do hereby rr ke and publish this our last will and testament. SECTION I HEM I. We desire to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to our parents and friends who have made it possible for us reach this glad hour. HEM n. To our dear old Walstonburg High School we wish to express our deepest and sincerest love. We wish to let it known in this document that we, the class of nineteen fifty-four will ever be true to the ideals that have been so faith - T ly instilled in us while here in school. HEM m. To the faculty we wish to extend our deepest gratitude, and our sincerest respect for the patience, kindness, ina sympathy they have manifested in making us what we are. HEM IV. To Mrs. Taylor we extend our deepest gratitude for her broad sympathies, her faithfulness , and patience with 3 with the assurance that she will always hold a sparkling place in our memories. SECTION n HEM I. To the Juniors, the class of ’54 wills all its numerous virtues, together with all the honor following from its mem- r =3, to be enjoyed by the class of ' 55 and its heirs forever. May they transmit less of evil and more of good to each succeeding class, to the end. HEM n. To the sophomores, we leave our dignity, with the wish that as they enter the realms of Juniority they may as- s=ie the proper air fitting to Juniors. ITEM in. To die Freshmen, we leave the wish for four years of joyful high school experiences. SECTION III HEM I. I, Josie Baker, bequeath to Betty Jo Craft my undeniable contagious giggles. HEM n. I, Philip Beaman, will to Billy Sutton my office as Beta Club president. HEM HI. I, Marilu Burch, leave to Joan Parker my position as editor of the annual. HEM IV. I, Mary Ruth Cobb, will to Marion Beaman my sweet disposition. HEM V. I, Grace Cox, leave all my crushes in the care of Doris Bailey to be disposed of as she sees fit. HEM VI. I, Robert Cox, give my deep bass voice to Jimmy Wooten. HEM VII. I, Barbara Jean Craft, want Betty Ruby Craft to take over my position as the senior with a diamond from a Eirmville boy. HEM Vm. I, Jean Dildy, bequeath my quiet ways to Doris Dixon. HEM IX. I, William Galloway, donate my dainty appetite to Billy Rogers. ITEM X. I, Doris Hardison, will my mischievous ways to James Sutton. HEM XI. I, James Harrell, leave my position at center on the basketball team to Horace Lee Gay. HEM XU. I, Gerald Hinnant, bequeath my position as chief cheerleader to Donald Walston. HEM XIII. I, Elizabeth Holloman, will my flirtatious glances to Alice Holloman. HEM XIV. I, Edwin Jones, leave my vivid imagination to Bobby Honeycutt with the hopes that it won’t run away with Mm , HEM XV. I, Donnie Langston, give my irresistible smile to Joyce Parker. HEM XVI. I, Carol Norman, give and bequeath all my love letters, which contain directions as to the manner in which to approach men of different minds and love characteristics to Shirley Sermons, hoping that she may receive further in- structions from the moon. HEM XVn. I, Pat Owens, leave my romantic ways with the women to Frank Walston. You can take up where I left off. ITEM XVin. I, James Suggs, leave nothing to anybody. I’m going to take it all with me. ITEM XIX. I, William R. Jenkins, leave quickly. HEM XX. In interest of justice in the matter of the final settlement of this estate, the class appoints the rising Junior class as the executor of this last will and testament, granting, in remuneration for its trouble, the deathless gratitude of this immortal spirited thing, the class of 1954. Written and signed in accordance to the wishes of the class of fifty -four this eighteenth day of the month of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred, and fifty-four. CLASS OF 1954 Witnessed: Sam Ruffin T. A. Hood William R. Jenkins Testator

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Class Poem That year ’bout nine in the morning, We gathered at the ninth grade door. Scared, silent, timid, Wondering what was the score. We heard in the class rooms about us, Happy voices, laughter, gay songs. But we quietly took our places, Apart and afraid of the throng. There was Math, Civics, and History, We thought we’d never make the grade, But Spring found us surer-more confident, The foundation had been laid. Came the fall- we were Sophomores, Wise, intelligent, we knew it all. We laughed at the poor green freshmen- They were so childish that fall! It was spring, we were older, Not quite so SURE we knew it all. And queer how THOSE FRESHMEN, Had changed so much from the fall! That fall we were juniors, A big year for us all , Our class rings, our banquet, Our boys had all grown tall. We slipped up town without permission, We walked on the campus in the rain. We laughed, we cried, we loved, We learned to appreciate the little things. Seniors, we could hardly believe it! We had waited so long for this day. We stood quietly, unbelieving, That we now had so short a stay. We elected superlatives, class officers, Worked on the Annual day and night, Went to Washington and Beta Convention, Reveled in all the sights. Came the spring, ' twas almost over, We treasured each moment as the last. Our teachers, our friends, our classmates. And now. Our High School Days are past. Class Poet Mary Ruth Cobb

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JOAN PARKER BOBBY HONEYCUTT - SHIRLEY SERMONS - BUZZIE WALSTON - - BETTY JO CRAFT JIMMY WOOTEN {junior Class Officers President Vice President Secretary — - Treasurer - - - Reporters