Woodrow Wilson High School - Echo Yearbook (Beckley, WV)

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SENIOR WILLS The night was dark and stormy, and the rain beat against the broken-down shutters of The Burdenofstudy Manor. It was at this old mansion that the underclassmen of W. W. H. S. met to hear the Iast will and testament of the class of 44. After all were seated, Mr. R. U. Smart, attorney at law, began the reading of the will. We the class of 44, being of sound mind will our most prized possessions, talents, and abilities to the struggling underclassmen and faculty of W. W. H. S. To Mr. Peregoy, we will the book How To Make Geniuses Out of Morons and hope that he succeeds in every way. No one has yet. To Mrs. Bostick, we will a lie detector machine so that she will be able to know who to excuse and who not to excuse. To the janitors, we will a more appreciative student body. Eva .lane McNeil wills her natural wave to Margaret Ball. I, William Buchanan, will my ability to get girls anytime I want them to Harry Ellis. Robert Davis wills his drumming ability to Raymond Lamb. He needs it! Margaret Fleshman wills her gallon words to Betty Allenbaugh. I, Mary Lee Walker, will my many boy friends to any needy junior. Vera Operchuck generously wills all her pet cockroaches, collected at all joints in town, to any junior having an extra meat ration point. I. Mary Ann Waulk, will the chewing gum collection under my seat to Mr. Herrera, provided he will not Iet anyone see him chew it. I, Mary Lilly, will a certain gray pontiac from McAIpin to Louise Hancock. Annabelle Laing wills her ability to keep all the service boys happy by writing them Ilovel letters to Sooky Bowers. I, Mickey Callison, will my red plaid shirts to Red Hilbert, provided he will not Iet the moths make holes in them. James Elkins wills his F's in Bookkeeping to Tom Dickerson.

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ECHO STAFF 6 Q, ,Og J V3 A 43? F WN y Q 3 fe 4, ,gifts L t Q. fr- f A , Sy 'il 'i . '. 'fjg f ' , Q , , N X 'is ix.: .1.,, , 'wif First row: Louise McKinney, Lorene Rahall, Ave Lee Young, William Wolford, Maxine Edwards: Second row: Thelma Drysdale, .Annette Benderman, Lou Ellen Harvey, Katheryn Tolliver, Char- lotte Wood, Marshall Gwinn: Third row: Phil McDaniel, Jeanette Ballengee, Jack Bazzarre, Virginia Weston Minter, Matt Powers, Annabelle Laing: Fourth row: Robert Johnson, Judith Jackson, Carmen Jean Burke, Alma Wetzel, Marie Cox: Fifth row: Ruby Peters, Catherine Armstrong, Nellie Ellison, Eileen Harper.

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l, Louise McKinney, will my ability to make Mr. Herrera miserable in Busi- ness English to Paul Bridge. l, Elizabeth Toney, will my ability to put everyone in their place with my witty sarcasm to Joyce Crozier. I, Jack Prince, will all my A's in all classes to Bill Zeigler. l, Alma Woods, will my last seat in every class to Emerson Woods. I, Norma Jeanne Hodge, will my ability to tell moron jokes to Jean Cheese- brew, who does the same. I, Mary Verduce, will to Charles Smith, my ability to stand up for classical music in a good debate concerning classics and jazz. Thelma Drysdale wills to Margaret Olson, her red hair, provided she will use only the best kind of dye. Fefe Rameih wills the mole on her nose to Bobby Calahan. I, Ruby Peters, will to Lou Ann Canterbury, my love for football and basketball players. Judith Jackson wills her love 'lor Mrs. Bostick to Sue May. Sam Fondale wills his shyness to the lacking, Bob Green. l, Lorene Rahall, will to Billy Caldwell, my ability to raise an argument in any class in order to keep from doing classwork. Jack Turner wills his power to say, I don't know to any teacher of W. W. H. S. to Clay McDaniel. Eileen Harper wills her dimples to Maxine Evans so that Maxine can keep Donald Wise on a string. I, Kathryn Tolliver, will my football sweater to any girl who can play end, guard, tackle: sit on the end of the bench, guard the water bucket, and tackle anyone who tries to get it. Bill McCormick wills his irrepressable smile to Jimmy Sigmund. Allene Wright wills her brilliancy to Helen Vance. l, Corrine McGuire, will my love for everyone, male or female, to Fern Elswick. Matt Powers wills his long distance telephone bills to any junior who is away from his loved ones.