Webster Springs High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Webster Springs, WV)

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Bao! will .7 nt af .Wie ' Cfatw, We, the Senior Class of 1951, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. Kenneth Nicholson-Wills his brother Shorty his ability to get along with Mrs. Pettit. Wanda Cool-Wills Elladene Hall her sense of humor. Agness Cutlip-Wills to Shirley Fisher her back seat on the Cleveland Bus. Sue McCutcheon-Wills her permanent seat in study hall to Maggie's next victim. Nancy Cogar-Wills her curley hair to Barbara Carter. Nora Bennett-Wills to Franklin Bennett her ability to get along with Mrs. Donald Ida Burnside-Wills to her brother, William, some of her brains which she hopes he can use to a better advantage than he uses his own. Kenneth Ware-Wills to Lottie Sanders his ability to grow taller. Jackie Smith-Wills to Arlene Walker a bottle of hydrogen peroxide to give her hair that natural look. Ann Harrison-Wills this motto to her sister Phyllis: Labor Omnia Vincit. Phyllis Carter-Wills her position as secretary of the Library Club to whoever can fill it best. Florence Payne-Wills Jack Lyke her Democracy book at the end of the year. Jean Kittle-Wills to Mary Morton her short legs. Evelyn Miles-Wills to Mildred Freeman, her ability to get shorthand and typing. Shirley Hall-Wills her clarinet to Hope and Colleen, her sisters. Rita Kerr-Wills her blond hair to her sister, Kathryn. Ann McGuire-Wills to Darlene Hudson her ability to like one boy at a time. Mary Light-Wills her ability to Gertrude Stump to express her opinion freely. Kathleen Dyer-Wills to Elphra Arthur her ability to keep smiling when things look gloomy. Anna Belle Thomas-Wills her Democracy book to Harry Cutlip. Elva Gregory-Wills Goldie Drennen her ability to get along with a certain teacher. Rosemary Redden-Wills Wilma Arbogast a comb, and hopes she makes good use of it. Bonnie Casto-Wills to Mrs. Pettit her mother's ability to get deer next year. George Douglas-Wills to William White his ability to get along with Mr. Conway. Lorraine Ware and Frances Brannon-Will Jean Thompson and Louise Cogar their reed selling business in band at the end of the year. Betty Miller-Wills to Junior Gibson her ability to get along with her sister. Josephine Gillispie-Wills Shirley Daugherty her ability to jitterbug. George McQuain-Wills to all the students that smoke, one dozen Smoke-No-More tablets to break them of that inhaling habit. To Mr. Conway the Senior Class leaves all the small frys in the Webster Springs High School. To the Junior Class, we will our front seats in assembly. To the Sophomores, we will our ability to get along with Mrs. Donald. To the Freshmen-We will our quietness in assembly. And, last but not least, we leave our many, many thanks for helping us through these trying years to our wonderful sponsors. Given under our hand and seal this the lst day of January, nineteen hundred fifty-two.

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'52 Semlm ' In September, 1946, a handful of small, scared, seventh graders dared to venture into the dark and gloomy halls and classrooms of the Webster Springs High School. Being a very efficient and quick acting group, that was the year our principal had to slow us down. For almost a week, he would come to our classrooms once a day and take us into the halls and up and down the stairs. Deciding to settle down, we elected our class officers who were: Arch Talbert, President, Bob Corley, Vice President, Paul Cogar, Secretary and Treasurer. When we began our next year in the student-loved building, we elected as our class officers: Jimmy Hammond as President, Frances Brannon, Vice President, Sue McCutcheon, Secretary, Kay Marsh, Treasurer. Owing to our guilty conscience, about the only tragic thing remembered that year was the high-powered talk Mr. Conway gave us, a reform talk in Miss Gillespie's American History class. Believe it or not, we reformed too! We ended that memorable year by having a roast on Baker's Island, where we all enjoyed sticky marshmallows and burnt wieners. Our most important class officers that exciting year were: Everett Boggs, President, Bud Talbert, Vice-President, Frances Brannon, Secretary and Treasurer. Then the seniors decided to initiate us. For one whole day, any senior who wanted his books carried somewhere grabbed someone from the halls to carry them, a poor lowly freshman. The seniors broke down and that night entertained us with a party in the study hall of the high school building. After a long conference with Miss Morton, we decided to have our first dance, even though she thought we were too young for that sort of night life. Sue McCutcheon, our own contestant, grabbed the Miss Wildcat title that year. In the class tournament that year the boys won only one game, but the weaker sex of the class went to the semi-finals. Our officers the Sophomore year were: Jimmy Hammond, President, John McCoy, Vice- President, Frances Brannon, Secretary, Alice McCoy, Treasurer. When our poor befuddled group of not-quite-so-green Sophomores returned to the school of their dreams almost everyone felt a little better. The Seniors didn't look quite so mean, and at times we even thought we saw Mr. Conway smile, although, of course, not at us. Our inevitable that year was Mrs. Hines and Biology. The only way we passed was by lots of midnight oil and a short prayer before each test. The girls went to the finals in the class tournament, but the boys never won a game. At the end of the year we were treated by a roast given by the home room mothers at Holly River State Park. Our Junior year started off with a-bang with Ronnie Hamrick, President, Frances Brannon, Vice President, Sue McCutcheon, Secretary, and Alice McCoy, Treasurer. We sponsored the Wildcat Contest and Dance, which wa,s our first orchestra dance. That year we proved that anything could happen. Miss Morton chased Ronnie Hamrick through assembly advertising the Sadie Hawkins dance. That's where she acquired the name, Speedy. Jackie Smith and Kenneth Nicholson were Daisy Mae and Li'l Abner. They atten- ded the Cowen football game and a couple of Thuse meetings as advertisement and of course were on hand to direct the dance. Frances Brannon and Sue McCutcheon represented the school at Rhododendron Girls State. After returning, every time they saw a boy, a peculiar gleam appeared in their eyes. Our tournament teams again got to the finals but, of course, we found an excuse. We sponsored the Junior-Senior Banquet, having the theme Pirates. We thought the term fitted the faculty but were undecided about ourselves. After daring anyone to say any- thing about the banquet food, we all raced to the crowded gym to get a table for the prom. Having the same orchestra that we had for the Wildcat Dance,the prom went over a huge success. At the end of the year we elected our class officers for that all-busy Senior year. Tommy Hull was elected President, Frances Brannon, Vice President, Ann McGuire, Secretary, and ,Alice McCoy, Treasurer. In September l95l, seventy-seven Seniors a ain entered the halls of what was now dear old Webster High. We were as dignified as Seniirs could be, but instead of thexhappy-go-luclfy air of former years our thoughts involuntarily turned to Democracy---and a term paper, English---and Shakespeare. The Juniors sponsored the Wildcat Contest. The Senior contestants were Joanne Stidom and Richard House. June Cooper was crowned Miss Wildcat and Donald Hamrick, Mr. Wild- cat. We didn't mind losing too much. After all, we can afford to lose one in awhile. ' The Senior Democracy classes, under the supervision of Miss Morton, elected officers to operate the government of the town on Friday, December 14, 1951. Prior to the election two parties were organized, and each held a caucus to make plans for the campaign. The opposing parties were the Improvement party and the Reform party. The Reform party won the election on a platform of parking lots for women, abolition of beer joints , restrictions on permitting horses on Main Street, and constructive measures to improve the moral conduct of youth. The successful condiates were: Mayor. Jimmie Hammond, Recorder, Bud Talbert, Councilman-Frankie Brannon, Paul Cogar, Richard House, Sue McCutcheon, and Kenneth Nicholson. Our homeroom mothers who had always been, and still were, ready to help us with our many troubles and problems were: Mrs. William McCutcheon, Mrs. G.E. McGuire, Mrs. Jesse Marsh, Mrs. P.S. McCoy, Mrs. Earl Nicholson, Mrs. Gordon W. Woodell, Mrs. Paul Hull, Mrs. Russell Talbert, and Mrs. Thompson. Our class sponsors, who have helped us continuously and spurred us on to higher ideals were: Miss Mayme Morton, Miss Simone Jorishie, Mrs. Young and Mrs. Bernard Poole. They still have seventy-seven of us to look after because, we think, they haven't found the solu- tion for getting rid of us---yet. Ahead of us lies a long road. In it are two boulders and the figure of a man blocking the road. The first boulder is English, the second one is Democracy. We'll not mention the man the figure stands for. lf we, by chance, get past these, then we know we are super human and the rest of the way will be clear sailing.

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