Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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Frep LAVILLON YEATTS “Freddie” Athletic Asociation, ’26, ’27; Lee Society, ah “Who's there?” Why, it’s Freddie, the sheik of the class. Freddie, during study periods is as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean, but nevertheless when it comes to getting good marks, he is up with most any of us. EpituH Kyte YEATTS . exacos Athletic Association, ’26, ’27; Treasurer Jefferson Literary Society; Histcrian of Classvot @2 5 Kyle is one of our neat, quiet, modest, re- fined Seniors. Because of her calm disposi- tion and gentle manner, she is very much admired. She is always anxious to hear a Bell, but-not a “bell that rings.” +h —

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RicHARD POWELL SMITH “Sugar” Jefferson Society, 27; Athletic Associa- tion, 26, ‘27; Football, ’26; Basket-ball, ’26, TH Richard Smith, popularly known as “Sug- ar,’ has been in the class since the First Grade. J Although a sheik, he is often blushing when around the fair sex. “Sugar” is the center of the “wrecking crew,” and the steadiest floor-walker on that quintet. STAFFORD ELLIs WILBURN “Shorty” Athletic Association, ’26, 27; Football, ’25. ’26; Basket-ball, ’25, ’26, ’27; Baseball, ’24, 25; Jefferson Society, ’27. “Shorty” has been with us for a long time and is very popular with the opposite sex. He is always joking, but not in football, as he has proved to us, having been elected captain of the team of ’26. His athletic ability and jolly manner have made him a friend of all who know him. HattTigE ELIzABETH WITT “Hattie Jefferson Society, 27; Athletic Associa- TlOmeCONNee Ane basket-ballee:20. 2 7 Ltrack. One 7a “Hattie” has not been with us long but nevertheless she is very dear to us all. She is very refined and dignified, and never talks much in school. We are sure that “Hattie,” with her quiet and dignified air, will make good in future life. AvELL Patrik WorLEY “Red” Athletic Association, ’26, '27; Lee Society, hie “Everyone who knows her, likes her.” Is that not enough? She is always de- pendable, sensible and reliable. We are in- deed fortunate to have in our class one so loyal and ready to lend a helping hand as Adell. 19

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HW RADUATING CLASSES naturally imagine that “the whole world” is impressed with one thing of paramount importance, and that is, “The Graduating Class” it- self. This imagination we fully share with an onlooking and enthusiastic creatioa, as if the earth is intended to be made just for this year because of us. With the Historian, the following entered the First Grade and are together as the nucleus of the Class of ’27: Josephine Cundiff, Bertha Frazier, Guy Burnette, Baxter Rountrey, Richard Smith and Herbert Frazier. To these, others were added each year until our number is now thirty. Our career in the Grammar Grades is so eclipsed by our present exalted position thai things, impertant enough then, are a vague recollection; and when we emerged from the lesser stage of study, like butterflies from the chrysalis, there was never, in our opinion, a more am- bitious class than we, nor one whose anticipations are greater. May we hold fast to this! During our four years of High School, teachers have come and gone, but at present the instructors are: Mr. R. C. Childs, principal for the fifth year; Miss Juliet Fauntleroy, whom we met in our first days in the grades; Miss Phillips, instructor in mathematics and Latin; Mrs. Rowbotham, instructer in English, and Mrs. Arthur, who was Miss Milam, instructor in Spanish. We, who are now Seniors, assembled in the fourth year room on the morn of September 15, 1926, in order to put forth our best efforts to end our High School career successfully. Our class was organized during the first days of the session by our electing the following officers: Guy Burnette, who served so well during the year as Junior Class president, was re- elected president; Hampton Powell, vice-president; Evelyn Pickrel, secretary, and Ruth Meacham, treasurer. : Under the care of our five helpful instructors, and the assistance of the four officers, we are laboring sttenuously-for oir reward—a diploma ! All the time we are striving to live up to our class motto, which is, “Out of the quiet harbor into the billowy sea.” Some of us are still wondering what the “quiet harbor” may be, and are hoping that the sea will not be too billowy when we launch forth, but just enough so to keep us alert. And so, after four years of varied experience, we come to our final end, which is looking forward to that new land, that new field, still unconquered, and untried; the land which fol- lows the land of graduation. — fue w « ¢ te ; to 2-eZ F yy Zz DP oo $ 3 oe ( C- ¥ va Ss WC ; : ——— 21 ‘ A¢GE—- 5 J 4 + ; Oe coe Fe 9 j ; Px = py) , ) 7 Ge-- Lo, : a v f , — —T g } j f 2G f ,», 42-— ) he pe as o JL? 4 a — 4 pet A ih i. { wv ere - os