Woodrow Wilson High School - President Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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CLASS PROPHECY FEB. ”55 7 hose real gone kids of the Class of 55, Are still very nervous and quite alive. In a world of tomorrow we find these crazy cats, Filling their ambitions and wearing space hats. A gli mpse through the current newspaper, The Moon and Stars,” Shows us these kids are doing quite well on Mars. As a pianist Nancy Mers is making good, Pla ying a piano made of blue wood. Sandra Wilkinson, a keen teacher. Space cadets are her main feature, hrank Wickers is quite a success. First president of this new metropolis. Joe WAi e, who is practicing law. Keeps all legal business up to par. Bob hlarmison, still quite a joker. Plays a mean hand of Inter-Planetory poker. Sh irley Harris, still a brain. Was the first to discover dry rain. George Antonucci keeps his muscles in tune. By a daily run around the moon. Eric Smith, standout basketball player. Has a strong lead in his run for mayor. Poger Capps, heavenly artist. Paints scenery on clouds for big parties. Harold Prince, still looking for dough. Has gone to explore the rainbow. Butch Kilpatrick is quite the rage. With h is baby blue rocketship, he makes the front page. Editor of the newspaper, is Jack Male, He’s on the ball, so it should not fail. In charge of the comics, is Nemon Piland, Just for inspiration he lives on a planet island. Bill Whitehead, it seems, is quite a dreamer. He s working on a new idea, a rocket steamer. Martin Morgan models in a clothing store. His latest, a space suit to wear at ten, two and four. Dorothy Willis is doing dandy. She works the Milky Way, selling candy. Eeature writer of the woman’s page, Nancy Payne writes gossip for any age. Earl Thornton is in charge of guided missiles, As a sideline he manufactures toy whistles. Hostess on a main rocketship, Joanne Wilkinson has gone to Venus on a one way trip. Evelyn Seebo draws money like magnets Selling her economical food tablets. Pp99y Smith keeps her work lighter By using the new wonder machine, the atom writer. Morris Gardner, with his jet scooter, is makina News, He seems to get traffic tickets by two’s. Looking at a W ' ani Ad, we now see, Harvey Sawyer sells convertors for your old TV. Norma Jean Bailey found a promising career Testing ultra-violet lipstick — non-smear. Tommy Bailey, a famous disc tosser. Plans a trip to Earth on a flying saucer. Anne Davis almost shocked the world off its axis When she stated that the moon wasn’t as large as Texas. Bill Denmark, whom all the kids adore. Plays Santa Claus in a department store. Known for her touring is Faye Knight, She’s off again on another pleasure flight. Capt ain of the Space Cadets is Paul Baines, There is never any confusion in the air lanes. The book, “Spaceship Back to Earth,” is quite renown, The author of which is Gloria Brown. As witty as ever, is Kenny Leary, He keeps the sun polished so earth days aren’t dreary. Thora Sawyer is right up with the age. She writes news columns for the society page. Francis Hayslette, armed with a ray gun. Spends his time shooting stars just for fun. Sarah Murdaugh keeps quite dizzy, Drives around Mars in her space rocket named Lizzie. Laying his old trombone aside, Victor Lawson, has become an outer space parson. Peggy Pearce, who is always so serene. Has cut her hair space style, and dyed it green. Philip Vdells, so it is told. Had discovered a way to never grow old. When you have a toothache, the best thing to do Js to let Lorraine Spindler fix it for you. Anna Silva teaches girls’ gym. She does a good job in keeping them trim. Eva Jean Eriedman, who was always gay. Has the leading role in Alvin Powell s latest play. Billy Bunting will have published soon. The second series of the “Man in the Moon. Edward Goodwin finally made the rank. Has his own safe deposit box in the Inter-Plane- tory Bank. Katherine Newton has space clothes galore. She models for a leading clothing store. Durwood Britton lives in a maze. He smokes without tobacco these days. A chief botanist is Tommy Bowers, His latest experiment was growing moon flowers. Working day and night as a planet spy, “Just getting all the facts,” says Talmadge Ely. On our planet lives Charles Paine, As weather man he predicts rain. James Howard has quite a job As he guards the hoosegow mob. A glittering job has Charles Baines, V ashing the windows of jet planes. Lyman Eutrell, who is quite a tease. Spends his spare time reading tea leaves. So ends the prophecy of these mixed up cats and nervous kiddies In all the settings of space and planet cities. Imagining their futures as apart from today, we respectfully submit — Peggy Carson and Mary Lee Haltaway —27

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FEBRUARY CLASS HISTORY What ' s lower than a rat? You guessed it! Eighth-graders. Remember that sick feel- ing you had on that first day in dear old Wilson? Even though George Burns, then president of the student body, warmly wel- comed us to Wilson High, we still got some low looks from upper classmen. It was great to be in high school, but oh how miserable you felt when you were late for your classes because you couldn t find them. School days as eighth-graders were a mixture of joys and sorrows. You would never think that being a rat would make someone happy, but gee, it was wonderful when we became Fresh- men. Oh! The joy of being a full-fledged rat. ’ We were truly a part of Wilson that year, and we joined every club and went to every activity from bake sales ” to football games. Golly! Do you remember that mock con- vention? Flags fluttered everywhere. Even though we were much too ’ immature to take part, we had a fine time leaning over the balcony rail and watching all the excite- ment. Our Sophomore year came upon us quickly. We were practically grown and watching the eighth-graders and Freshmen. We worried about the fate of the younger generation. In our Sophomore year something new was inaugurated. Officially, it was called an 8 o clock class, but better known as the Saga of the Sleepy Student. Then in February, 1Q53, the great day came. We had finally made it. Our days of being pushed around were over. At last, we were upper classmen. Oh! We were busy little bees that year. We were recognized classmen, boasting individual pictures in the annual. We were really jaunty juniors. February, 1954, everything began to happen. Our class rings came, and we put them on and took them off so much we bruised our knuckles. Wasn’t it a wonderful feeling to be sophisticated seniors at last? Then came baby day when we put our sophistication aside and let down our hair. The boys looked cute in their short pants, and the girls looked darling in their ruffles, even though they were slightly wet from the water guns of the baby boys. Then we bagn to plan for the most im- portant night of the year. Thousands of feet of silver and blue crepe paper were cut, rolled, frilled, stapled together and finally put into place. Our Evening in Paris ” was wonderful, and I m sure no one on the clean-up committee will ever forget the morning after. September rolled around, and we came back from vacation as mighty 4B s. We started making plans almost immediately for graduation. We voted on class colors, posed for pictures and voted on class statistics. Everyone got busy and ordered extra an- nouncements, calling cards and caps and gowns. (T o be continued) — 26 —

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT — 28 — We. the February Graduating Class of 1955, being of sound mind and body, do bequeath and devise our worldly goods to-wit : I. Eric Smith, do leave to Coach Bitsy” Lewis the best of lucL in defeating Coach ' Hammer McClurg s Norview Pilots and to go on to be the State Champs. I. Lyman Futrell. leave to Miss Woodward a bottle of nerve medicine to take when she re- ceives another 8B registration. 1. Harold Abbitt Prince, better known as Poochie.’ leave my position as cub reporter and copy boy on the Student to Bill Smith. I. Peggy Carson, leave to Shirley Myers my ability to pick easy teachers in my Senior year. 1. A1 Powell, leave to Mrs. Brumfield and all future victims of trig., my contributions to the trig, notebook worked up by the mad mathema- ticians in 103. 1. Shirley Harris, leave to Shirley Myers my ability to giggle (at 4 o clock in the morning). Jack Shakey Male leaves to the Student ” the great qualities of his articles, and ability to put out a decent sports page. 1. John B. Kilpatrick, leave my graduating ability to Joan Ray Garthright. and to Mama Mays the memories of the Feb. Class of 55. ” 1. Gloria Brown, leave to all my teachers and Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Allen the good times that I have had since 1 have been at Wilson High. I. Earl Thornton, leave my brilliant mathe- matical and chemical abilities to Ann and Loretta. I. Evelyn Seebo. leave an old noodle to whip unruly teachers. 1. Peggy Pearce, leave to Sandra Stephens my ability to get Miss Deans for English. 1. Ann Silva, leave to Ruth Peregory a new chemistry book with easier chemical equations. I. Martin Morgan, leave to anyone who can ' t act my ability not to learn those Cotton Pickin’ ’’ lines for the class play. J. Ann (Texas) Davis, leave to all Texans the ability to intrude in and out of state t erritory, and to Willard King and Mr. Padden. my thanks for your patience in Mechanical Drawing. 1. Francis B. Harry Hayslett. leave to Mr. O. B. Dyer and Mrs. Brumfield some brilliant scholars to take my honored positions in their re- spective classes. 1. Nancy Mers. leave to my sister. Anna. the ability to get Coach Landis for English. 1. Frank Wickers, being of sound mind and body, leave my formula-filled trig, book to anyone crazy enough to want it. 1. Katherine Newton, leave to my brother. Clarence, the ability to get the best senior Eng- lish teacher at Wilson. Coach Landis. 1. Durwood Britton, in the sight of future events, do at this time of my high school career, leave to some unfortunate eighth-grader my sec- ond period tobacco bark. I. Norma Jean Bailey, do hereby leave Our Mama Mays in the gentle hands of the forth- coming graduating class. 1. Roger Capps, leave all locker dust to SBs and all D.O. scrap book designing to Mr. Ank- eney. 1. Dot Willis, leave my place at Murden’s to Nancy Felton hoping she will use it wisely. 1. Bob Harmison. leave to some lucky eighth grader my chair in 112 and my ability to get along with Mama Mays. 1. Thora Sawyer, leave to Silene Caskey, all the wonderful friendships and good times I had in the Band. I. Tommy Bailey, wis h Miss Mays a lot of luck and happiness for being a successful Mama ’ to Reg. 1 12. 1. Thomas Bowers, do hereby leave to all fu- ture students of English literature, our beloved English teacher. Miss Deans. 1. Edward Goodman, leave to Sidney Jacob- son the words. Right Flank, march! I. Billy Bunting, leave to any fortunate fresh- man my seat in Mama Mays’ registration, and to Ken Leary my ability to attend school. I. Connie Wynn, being of sound mind. leave to some eighth grader, my ability to get some of the best teachers in school, and still not pass. I. Talmage. being a mental wreck, leave to Aulsa and Charlotte Fly with great joy. Mrs. Johnson and Miss Deans whom they can chal- lenge in English. So be it. 1. Sarah Murdaugh. leave to Beverly Harris a successful year as the new editor of our Student. ” and the honor of being in the first class to grad- uate from the new Wilson High School. I. Mary Lee Hattaway. leave my American Government book and seat in Miss Codd’s his- tory class to Nancy Skundberg. I. Eva Jean Friedman, leave to my sister. Betty, my ability to miss nine out of every 10 days from school and still graduate. 1. Faye Knight, do hereby bequeath to June Chapman my most precious seat in Miss Deans’ English 8 class. 1. Joe White, leave my best wishes for success to the co-captains of the 1955 football team, who- ever they may be. I. Clifton Staples, leave my ability of running to school in the morning to anyone who has as much trouble getting up as I do and. especially to Jerry Blevins and Gene Staples. 1. Nancy Payne, leave to Ann Brown my abil- ity to say the right things to the right people at the wrong time. I. Phillip Wells, do hereby leave all my wor- ries and space to the eighth graders as well as to Richard Williamson. Reg. 11. who is trying so hard to overcome his ability to fail. I. Paul Jrving Baines, being of sound mind and body, do hereby leave my trig, notebook to Mrs. M. G. Brumfield for the benefit of future students struggling with trig. 1. Morris Gardner, being of dumb mind and weak body, leave my ability. I. Charles A. (E. O.) Baines, hereby leave to some fortunate freshman the many enjoyable hours 1 have experienced in O. B. Dyer’s wood- shop. 1, Lorraine Spindler, hereby leave my seat in front of Coach Thompson’s desk to Shirley Slade. I. Peggy Ann Smith, leave to Julie Webb the ability to get Miss Deans for English 6. 7 and 8. I, Harvey L. Sawyer, leave to the lucky stu- dents behind me the ability to get Miss Deans for English 6, 7 and 8. I. Charles A. Carter, Jr., alias Sonny, ” do hereby leave all my History books and all the headaches and worries that go with them to every History teacher, especially Miss Codd. 1, Bill Whitehead, leave to some lucky eighth grader my ability to loaf in Mechanical Drawing. 1. Ralph Antonucci. being of sound mind, hereby make my last will. To my brother, sisters and all the rest of the Nuchies to follow, 1 leave my ability to graduate from a championship school. 1. Billy Denmark, leave to any boy or girl the ability to end their high school education in five and a half years. 1. Joanne Wilkinson, hereby leave to Arnold Rubin my part in the senior class play, and the fun we had during rehearsals. 1, James Howard, leave to Mrs. Baird, my ability to attract attention in her fifth-period class. Signed, sealed and attested this twenty-eighth day of January, nineteen hundred and fifty-five. Signed: The Senior Class