Water Valley High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Water Valley, TX)

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-. W- -.-. vw - -. . . ---..-....wfY,-i..,. ,,, PROPHECY Having been born the seventh daughter of the seventh daugh- ter, it is given to me the power to foretell all things yet to be. Thus, in looking into the future of the Senior Class of '48- l+9 I see the following things as they will be in 1959. I am at an exclusive Country Glub in New Orleans. It is al- most time for the very popular Radio Show, Lunch in New Orleans, to begin. The microphone is being set up by a female radio tech- nician who proves to be, upon examination, Maxine Abbott who has made an unusual success in that field. The M. C. is rushing in, and, as you have guessed, it proves to be Len Ainsworth, who took up that line of work when jilted by the Freshman girl in 1949. Several distinguised guests are assembled here today and among them I notice several members of the class of '48-'49, who seem to be having a second senior trip, so to speak. The distinguish- ed looking matron, dressed in mourning, leading her twin sons I recognize to be .Tune Brown whose husband, a freshman during her senior year at WVHS has just been shot for smuggling. The mike is now hooked up and we are on the air. The female vocal trio so famed for its glamorous members proves to be Georgia Faye Smith, Wanda Treadaway, and Dorothy Earnest. Dorothy is also a tap-dancer at a near-by night spot, earning extra money to send her husband through high school. Two distinguished ranch couples, composed of two seniors who married Juniors the year after graduation prove to be Mr. and Mrs. Percy Turner and Mr. and Mrs. Jay Spears. Jay is Percy' s foreman and Betty is Pat' s housekeeper. It is rumored that Percy is almost broke, due to reckless spending and some say he is to be convicted for misappropriations of senior funds back in 'l.9. Someone has fainted and the call Is there a doctor in the house? arises and the distinguished gentleman with his pill bag coming through the audience proves to be S. L. Tate, Jr. He breaks a bottle and when the janitor comes in to clean the debris we recognize Gene Bannister. Thinking that, with one exception, the class reunion would be complete, I hear the tinkling of Salvation Army Bells and recognize Eunice Holsenbeck as the laughing lassie. Thus ends Lunch in New Orleans.

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior Class of WVHS class of 1949, being of Qsupposedlyj sound and sane mind Qii' anyj hereby will and bequeath the following items and articles to other members of our school, faculty, etcetera, namely, herein after and to wit: I, Eunice Holsenbeck, will to Bessie Dee my seat in the school bus with the request she treat it with all due respect and tenderness. I, Gene Bannister, leave to George Weddell all the shoot- em-upl' books in the library with the request that he closely observe my marginal comments. I, June Brown, will my place as editor of the Annual to Lorece Shaw and my pleasant smile to Viola Reed. I, Wanda Treadaway, leave to Julia Faye Biggs my smile and happy disposition with the suggestion she use it frequently. I, Percy Turner, will to Thomas Briggs all my left-over A's and the hope that he can find some use for them. I, Betty Bhillips, will to Dixie Ritter my ability to talk loud enough to be heard and to Dixie and Pat Plevan six inches of my stature, to be divided equally between them. I, Georgia Smith, will to Viola Reed my seat in the English room and all my superior knowledge in that and other subjects. I, Maxine Abbott, will to Bessie Mae Shaw all my left- over paper wads and chewing gum cuds left on the under side of the desks. I, Len Ainsworth, will to Jay Spears my prowess as an athlete and my place as number one hearthrob on the campus. I, S. L. Tate, will to Malva Brown my place as teach- ers' pet, my seat at the lunchroom, and my collection of used milk straws and tooth picks. I, Dorothy Earnest, will my flirtatious nature and all boy friends left behind to Shirley Snider. As a class, we will to Mr. Mathis our class notes in Civics, Economics, Commercial Law, etc., knowing they will be of untold value to his future efforts as a teacher of the same. We leave to Mr. Stoetzel our thanks for being such a help- ful and cooperative superintendent. We leave to the Junior class as a whole our dignity and superior bearing , as well as all forgotten love notes and note book corners.