Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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. : ? pre rereerwrerwrewrecees PUNT Sr rr re re rere rent Mt ee enn eee s a7 «a9 @ «4 ee a7 = a a eo o-- DOUGLAS TUNSTALL WALDEN SG yaiel a Athletic Association, ’27; Jefferson Society, °27, °28; Dramatic Club, 730. “Duck” is a girl who has won the hearts of all her classmates by her funny, fair, fat, and forty ways. She has an overwhelming de- sire to be with the opposite sex, but we feel sure that she will someday reach the heights of her ambition. MARY ESTELLE WILBURN Otel a Athletic Association, ’27; Jefferson Society, °27, °28; Dramatic Club, ’30; Student Govern- ment, °30; Athletic Editor Nuntius; Orches- DtraioUs “Stell,” one of the “ole gang,” is very popu- lar with both the girls and boys. She appears to strangers to be “snootie,” “conceited,” and “hard-hearted.” She is often heard to say to Frankee, “come, let’s go in the library to see what we can find about the unknown author, “Emerson.” BEVERLY ANDREWS WILKINSON “Bev” Lee Society, ’27, ’28; Athletic Association, °27; Vice-President, 27; Treasurer, ’28; Presi- dent, ’29; Dramatic Club, ’30; Literary Editor NUNnNTIUs. Beverly, a quiet, studious and refined girl, is respected by the entire school. “Bev” has made a successful leader in all of our school activities. Her motto seems to be, “Work when you work, play when you play.” ALINE MAYBELL WOOD “Aline” Athletic Association, 27; Lee Society, 728, 29, Aline is another of our quiet, studious girls, with a sweet disposition; although not talkative, she is liked by everyone. Aline, keep pressing forward, and you will win the fight. ee ae ae te a ee Ee te ee ee oe oe oe eS oe ee ee ae oe oe Oe oe oe oe oe oe oo oo . ee ae Ee ae ee ee ee | Fe ee ee ae Ee Ble Ee Oe Ee ED pe ye Ee Ee eed

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f 4 - 4 ¢ a ? 4 e | ey di dl a - ome areal ee aa got | a 2 pat, en wet ey - q ra 4 - f 4 - e ) a ? a ge 4 4 ? a a » fos a 4) w 4 d LEMMA WILSON OWEN . “Tem” Jefferson Society, ’27, °28; Athletic Asso- ciation, “27; Dramatic Club, ’30; Social Editor ¢ Nuntius; Salutaterian. y) Here she is: fair, blue eyes, light com- RN plexioned, attractive, popular, studious, quiet, y dignified, an all-round sport, that’s “Lem.” w d te WILLIAM ROUNTREY ¢ “Bill” 5 Athletic Association, 27; Lee Society, °27, of 28: Historian, ’27; President, ’28, ’30; Vice- President, ’29; Baseball, °28, Manager, °29; q Football Manager, °30; Manager Basketball, . °30; Dramatic Club, 730; Assistant Editor-in- ‘ Chief Nunttus. - “He’s ever cheerful, true, and kind; 4 Indeed his faults are hard to find.” “Bill” is one of the most popular, and one of the most capable boys in our class. He is a good speaker, musician, and is a friend to everyone. His varied talents have made him a valuable asset to the class and to the school. MAUDE EVELYN SMITH 4 Polly Secretary, °27, °28, 30; Athletic Association, ’ °27; Jefferson Society, 28; Dramatic Club, ’30. é ‘ “A daintier maiden we never did see, y And just as reliable as she can be.” %y Maude is somewhat of a student and very ¢ obedient to Jaw and duties, but in summing ® her up, we have found her to be an all-round é good companion, just the kind to respond N when a fellow needs a friend. 4 b SHIRLEY SARAH SNYDER ¢ Chichi d Athletic Association, 27; Jefferson Society, b °27, °28; Secretary, ’29; Treasurer, °30; Dra- 4 matic Club, ’30. » “Peep, peep, peep!” Who’s here? Just 2 the sweet, stylish, sociable little “Chick,” with 's all her beauty and friends galore. “Oh those eyes, » Oh that smile, Would make ole ‘Windy’ . Blow many a mile.” é ® d % é s fd : Se, en en ee oe oe ne ee Oe oe ae oe ee ae Ele Ee ae ae ae

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oF , eter ee ce cece PUNT cer wr wre re cerry a Ml Varn ies Vode Nol an Oe ane Wo ae ok ie a i No ee ae ed ed ea ee ea on a Cdn eg eS Pe wn oe ane Cee ene nde onde on Se ed ee ee ee ee al ee 7 — ass s 2s 2 history One bright September morning in 1926, Miss Juliet Fauntleroy was greeted by the smiling faces of forty-two fresh freshmen, Under her leadership and the motto, “Truth conquers all things,” we finally settled down to work. Due to the number of students, we were divided into sections for classes. Miss Juliet and Miss Phillips were our Math teachers, Mrs. Arthur our Science instructor, Mrs. Rowbotham con- ducted English, and Mr. Childs tackled us all in one class for Latin. Some of our members grew tired and quit; others found it was impossible to follow the majority into the Sophomore class. The following September a young man was ushered into Room No. 9 by Mr. Childs, and introduced as “Mr. Bledsoe,” our future home-room teacher. Our origi- nal class members had decreased to twenty-eight. Ernest Gaddy and Gordon Owen were added, bringing our number up to thirty. In spite of the fact we felt much honored in being Sophomores, we found the work much harder than we had ex- pected, and we didn’t have as much time for looking down upon the “rats” as we had hoped for. To our High School Faculty Miss Roby Newton was added, taking Mrs. Arthur’s place in teaching Science I and History II. It was with great joy that we entered our Junior year. Mrs. Rowbotham was our home-room teacher. Mr. Trent replaced Mr. Bledsoe, teaching us History III. Miss Phillips continued instructing us in Math which had progressed to the stage of Plane Geometry, and helped us over the orations of Cicero, and Latin Grammar. Miss Newton taught Spanish and French. We were lucky enough still to have Mrs. Rowbotham for our English instructor. Five of our Sophomore classmates had fallen from the line but five others “fell in,” bringing our number up to thirty, the same enrollment of the year before. Virginia Blankinship, Winfree Hughes, Eliza- beth Kirkpatrick, Eleanor Morris, of Evington and James Burnette of Leesville, one of our former freshman classmates, willingly and joyfully fell in line with the Juniors. Early in the spring of ’29 we entertained the Seniors and High School faculty at a picnic on the Dalton lawn. This was an overwhelming success. At Commencement we were allowed the pleasure of making and carrying a daisy chain for the seniors. Two of our boys played a prominent part in the operatta, and several others played minor parts. Here we found that each one had striven to live up to our motto, “Not failure, but low aim is crime.” As a result, all but three of our number were ready to enter the Senior class. September 10, 1929, found us looking eagerly into the sweet smiling face of Miss Phillips, who agreed to help us over our final trials and troubles. To this she has been true. Robert Clark of Dry Fork, joined our number. Now we have a class of twenty-eight. Our Senior dinner and supper, given in the Presbyterian church, was a big success. Spring found many of our members active in the Literary Contest and Field meet. We are expecting, by the co-operation of all our members, to put out an annual and stage a Senior Play. We offer our last thanks to Mr. Childs, Miss Phillips, Mrs. Rowbotham, Miss Woodson, Mr. Crigler, and our teachers of the past for their help and unfailing encouragement. We feel that on May 27, when we have truly found that our motto per aspera ad sidera—‘Through difficulty to the stars’—is true and that honor comes after labor, we will not find ourselves lacking a diploma, our final reward. ETHEL ANTHONY, Historian. Yea a a a a a aD eS ED OT ED ED ED Ee le Oe eld