Washington Seminary - Facts and Fancies Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Washington Seminary, City of Atlanta, and State of Georgia, being sound in body, and supposedly sound in mind, do hereby make, publish, and declare this, our Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following: First: We direct that all our just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after our decease as can be done conveniently. Second: To Llewellyn D. Scott, Principal of Washington Seminary, City of At- lanta, and State of Georgia, should he survive us, we give and bequeath suflicient funds to purchase a special hat-rack for himself so that he will not have to take his hat with him wherever he goes. Third: We give and bequeath to the Junior Class of Washington Seminary, City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, our many privileges, both those which were given to us gnc? those which we have taken, hoping said juniors will have more use of them than i we. Fourth: We give and bequeath to the Sophomore A Class of Washington Seminary, City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, our inhuman ability to play basketball. Fifth: We give and bequeath tothe Sophomore B Class of Washington Semi- nary, City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, our excellent class spirit. Sixth: We give and bequeath to the Freshman Class of Washington Seminar , City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, our worldly knowledge and any other left-overs tit or use. Seventh: The following individual bequests are made: I, Helen Bell, leave to Medora Fitten my executive ability. I, Ida Akers, bequeath to Louise Connell my gift of being able to make eyes at almost anybody. I, Martha Gordy, leave to Edwana Eby my never-failing tact. l, Harriette Milam, leave to Mary Virginia McConnell my quiet voice and unassuming nature. l, Cundell Smith, bequeath to Frances Kraft my etticiency with the curling irons. l, Bebe Young, leave to Frances Hoyt my dignified manner and quiet nature. I, Jane Brooks, bequeath to Jeanette Gilham my senior dignity. I, Anne Gray, leave to Ann Brumby my ability to chew gum in a way that is not noticeable. l, Annette Hightower, bequeath to Alma Knight my various cares and responsibilities ancl hope that they will lie less lightly on her shoulders than they did on mine. I, Helen Aycoclc, leave my ability to comb my hair and put on face cream in Chapel to Ruth McCurry. I, Alice Armstrong, leave my boldness and audacity to Miriam Pope. I, Dorothy Sanford, leave to Mary Morris my excuses for getting out o gym. I, Charlotte Sage, leave to Sara Jarvis my stage talent. I, Beverly Bailey, leave my million dollar smile to anyone suffering with a chronic grouch. i I, Elinor Wilkinson, leave to Allie Malone my keen sense of humor. I, Anne ljttlepage, Ieaveyto Anne Hill Kenan my high scholastic recor . -37.

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lda Akers is now famous for her correspondence course-in ten easy lessons-on how to be a successful sponsor. Anne Gray is the inventor of a most remarkable alarm clock which enables one to rise from bed at nine o'clock and to reach his destination at eight-thirty. Helen Roberts is now permanently connected with a prominent Atlanta depart- ment store. Beverly Bailey's political dreams have at last been realized, and she is president of the Get Your Man club. Cundell Smith, Marjorie Hames, and Doris Coleman are operating a beauty shop which has a world-wide reputation for unusual coiffures. Sibylla Pringle is a much-married young person who is, at present, in Reno divorc- ing her eleventh husband. Dorothy Sanford is one of the few people who has realized her childhood dream. She married a billionaire. Between her trips to Europe she spends her time raising a rare variety of tropical fish. ' Martha Fuller and Catherine Campbell are still very romantic. Their advice to the lovelorn column can be found in all the leading newspapers. Their helpful sug- gestions are said to be the cause of the fifty per cent reduction in the divorce rate of the United States for the year I945. Frances Butters has become a social worker. Her pamphlet entitled The Right Way has brought many new workers into this field. The Zuber twins and Mary Helmer have never parted from one another. For the past several months they have been much distressed over their inability to teach the Chinese to play basketball. .lane Brooks has just completed a symphonic arrangement of Tiger Rag which is expected to set the entire musical world agog. By now the Sphinx had become so accustomed to talking that it chattered on at so rapid a pace that we could scarcely sustain our share of the conversation. How- ever, the juicy morsels of gossip and information which were being imparted to us were so fascinating that we were perfectly content to listen. Alice Armstrong, it seems, is now famous as the modern Carrie Nation. She is devoting her entire life to stamping out the demon rum. lsabel Boykin has written a poem. It is said to be so unfathomably deep and so full of literary genius that even the most renowned critics are unable to discover its hidden meaning. Betty Power and Mary Louise Blanchard have both become Floridians. They agree that both the climate and their associates are wonderful beyond their wildest dreams. Nancy Moody is very happy because, after years of effort, she has learned to talk with a Georgia accent. Gladys Cook is in the process of writing a new dictionaryj that will revolutionize the English language. Elizabeth Holcomb is helping her in this important step to greater knowledge. Laura Hill has recently been appointed head of the campaign for Safety for Atlanta Pedestriansf' Laura has been devoting most of her time to driving the police car up and clown Peachtree, warning reckless drivers. Due to her perpetual smile, Nina Fuller has become the most famous model for toothpaste advertisements in the United States and Europe. Bobby Hightower, Trudy Dickey, and Amelia Flor are running a dog and cat hospital for stuffed animals. Bobby says her experience in caring for Oswald, the '35 Senior mascot, has helped her immensely in her chosen profession. jContinued on page 9Ij .36.

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We, Babs and Betty Zuber, leave to Lucile Baldwin and Constance Fabel our wardrobes. I, Rachel Burton, leave my air of innocence to Ann Woodruff. I, Trudy Dickey, will to Yvonne Crumley my unequaled curiosity. I, Mary Elizabeth Barge, leave my smooth manner to Mary Carver. I, Polly Penuel, leave my algebraic mind to Jean McKay. I, Elizabeth Coursey, leave to Jean Kerr my snappy classroom manner, hoping the teachers will be able to stand the strain. I, Ruth Shannon, bequeath to Cornelia Calloway my worries over studies, hoping that some day Cornelia will come to school with her lessons prepared. I, Emily Evins, leave to Jane Franlclin my gift of gab. I, Isabel Boykin, bequeath my outstanding ability to read Latin to Marion Walker. I, Margaret Preacher, leave to Miss Emma my ability to win dogs at junior parties, wishing her better luck next time. I, Dorothy Hood, leave my dancing ability to Ruth Brawner. I, Grace Archer, bequeath to Mary Margaret Winn my swiftness in t ing. I, Fraiilgs Butters, having but one thing to leave, and that my interest in Tech, refuse to leave it to anyone. I, Bobbie Hightower, leave to Kathleen Griffin my well-controlled temper. I, Edwina Johnston, because of my Scottish traits, leave nothing. I, Lucia Ewing, bequeath to Virginia Merryman my title as chief bench-warmer at basketball games with Miss Ligon's continued assurances that she is saving me for the next game. I, Ann Williams, leave to Ethel Erwin the act of being seldom seen and never heard throughout three years of high school. I, Margaret Talrnadge, leave to Peggy Hughes my cherished place in Mrs. Johns' heart. Martha Burnett, leave my infallible promptness to Elizabeth Colley. , Marjorie Hames, leave to Anne Irby my ability to prevent my fellow-students from hanging their coats on the cloalcroom mirror. I, Eighth: We nominate, constitute, and appoint our sponsor, Mrs. Dumas, exec- utrix of this, our Last Will and Testament. In event of death, refusal, or inability of said Mrs. Dumas, we hereby nominate Mrs. Fisher as executrix in her place and stead. Ninth: Should any ofthe beneficiaries under this, our last will, object to the pro- bate thereof, contest, or aid in contesting the same, then, and in that event, we annul any bequest herein made to such beneficiary. I, PEGGY ARMISTEAD, Class Testatrix, leave . . . by request. Witnesses: Oswald P. Whiffle, Charley, the Duclc, Mother Goose. f .38.