Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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Time Marches On N September, 1938, we received our promotion to a higher position in the business of learning. It seems only yesterday and yet it has been four long years of happiness, work, and fellowship with one another. The day we entered high school was one to be remembered. We were a large class and it seemed as though we couldn’t all find seats that morning. Each one was talking of what he wanted to do in the future. The sun was shining in the windows and we were all so proud of ourselves. We undertook the task of completing a job to enable us to do better work in our life, but it took sometime for us to put away our childish acts which were out of place in high school. This new position offered us not only new knowledge and learning, but also a chance to acquaint ourselves with problems of everyday life, associations with individuals, and a chance to develop ourselves into industrious citizens. I guess we worried the teachers those first few weeks, because it seemed impossible for us to get our classes straight. Instead of going into freshmen classes we always went into junior or senior classes; but soon we settled down and passed our tests and examinations with good grades, and then our thoughts turned to the good times we would have in our Sophomore year. We were sorry though that some had to leave school, because we had wanted to go through school in one big group. We went to our Sophomore year to complete another step. We now realized the full meaning of loyalty, politeness, courtesy, studiousness, bravery, cooperation, and willingness to do our part. We had by this time gotten used to the routine of high school life, and we had also learned how to master our problems. Some of us began working on week-ends, and we were very industrious in keeping up with our school work as well as our outside work. We had begun by this time to work out our own questions and master them. Our advisors, so far, had given much of their time in giving us a start in our job and now in our third year, we were under way in performing our jobs. We had begun to learn the full meaning of loyalty, earnestness, studiousness and other good traits which we had attained. Of course, we had to be corrected for our faults sometimes but we didn’t hesitate to right them. We just kept forward with firm wills and made up minds. We were all very good in our tasks except for a few mischievous ones, who had not yet awakened to their problems. We did much to help others that year, and we tackled harder jobs and problems than we had ever attempted. We gave a dance for the seniors that year with the help and advice of our teacher, Miss Simmons. In our last year, we tried to gain all of the knowledge possible. We entered into things which were new to us. We asked about problems which we wished to understand and tried to review in our minds the knowledge that we had obtained. Although a war has interrupted our progress, we will keep going because we know that it is essential to be good learned American Citizens at our Country's demand at a time such as this. We will tread forward with our minds more firm than before and with a steadier step. We mean to do our part for our country and make ourselves worth while in future years. 17 NAG EAN WOES IE deh Cush Sen jal OROML

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Lamp of Memory Noisiest girl and boy... Jackie Barker and Jess Burgess Best looking girl and boy....Gene Cecil and Paige Clanton Cutest girl and boy....Marjorie Gregory and Calvin Carter Best disposition................ Christine West and E. B. Quarles Most popular girl and boy, Hazel Crawford and L. D. Laughon Quietest girl and boy... Ruth Anthony and J. R. Hogan Best dressed girl and boy, Marjorie Gregory and Dick Smith Most studious girl and boy, Rachel Preston and Wayne Walters Musical girl and boy........ Nancy Robbins and Guy Wilson Dignified girl and boy....Kitty East and Paige Clanton Most dramatic girl and boy, Iberia Reynolds and L. D. Laughon Best leaders of class... Hazel Crawford and L. D. Laughon Mischievous girl and boy, Dorothy Roberts and Tommy Holt A oa) ale laine Most courteous girl and boy, Lucille Pugh and E. B. Quarles Best all-around girl and boy, Hazel Crawford and L. D. Laughon Girl ard boy most in love Christine West and Guy Wilson Most ambitious girl and boy, Rachel Preston and Billy Travis Most bashful girl and boy, Rebecca Smith and Paige Clanton Most athletic girl and boy, Martha Qualls and L. D. Laughon Neatest girl and boy... Kathleen Cox and Dick Smith Class vwits ose a es eee eee Gene Cecil and Jim Bennett Most likely to succeed....Christine West and E. B. Quarles Biggest eaters................ Hazel Crawford and Tommy Holt

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ANS The Senior Play A three-act comedy entitled “Home Was Never Like This” was presented by the Senior Class on Friday night March 27, 1942 Time: The present. Place: The living room of Rest Haven, an exclusive summer home on the shores of a lake CAST OF CHARACTERS Jeffrey Tolar.. oie ee oR need ee Neer ree ee wr Sasser A a oe Ue re L. D. LaucHon Nancy Kolar. wgatetnpadeane sal SUsedecne Genahss- Sancta tds qndogs bas Seen ee teat aeeeece ns ca oa ne Beene eee eee Sees RA A See ere Lois Rosey Harriet T olan so vccccbcct pct phe hate So ee ee Marcaret PAYNE Victor Tolar...... ED AEN NE Wee Pee ORT! Te CERN Te hn Oe ene eee BK oe James BENNETT Ralpht Milburn ee ee eee eae ie ee PTR Cy ie ee eS Ee ed Paice CLANTON Eve, Milburtic.c.cccsicantecciblccetteeces SA se GG TINS TEI NSH Jessie ’Greenberry. Scie ccctte tee eke ee oe ae LucitLE Pucu Frances Hadén 222 ose Love wncelcav ctl ed etn ES CurisTINE WEsT Gilbert. Hadetizu ric fascia I EE ee E. B. QuarRLEs Sylvia Had enjoin 28 te eo ee er ee ee Resecca SMITH Belle Woodson oe ee ae he ee ae eed © Bienes NE Veh ce chee a Pe Dorotuy Roserts Dan Riggs......... wo dedaateubcsca cA SBOP. od 6 5p ee OR AE I AEE AE SEI Georce SMITH Hattie Rockaway. LEC we 3: Gaia) ak ae ee be LON Maa. be oe Bi. Gin, ee ee Nancy Ropsins Alelahilihs wesbic coe b bees auglsdbebot es See sy oak Leta ee Ne Nee oO CALVIN CARTER Committees which aided in the production of the play were: Production—Rachel Andrews, Virginia Shelton Programs—Rachel Preston, Iberia Reynolds, Gene Cecil Bookholder—Nancy Hall Costumes and Properties—Marjorie Gregory Ushers—Samuel Smith, Dick Smith, Billy Travis, Jess Stage Furniture—Malcolm Drinkard, Rosa Belle Lane, Burgess RG Ear EE ae Bras Wear Finance and Tickets—Leona Farmer, Kathleen Cox, is ey fected ears : Loma Brooks, Gertrude Haislip, Mary Hancock, June Publicity—Hazel Crawford, J. R. Hogan, Calvin Cart- Worley, Dorothy Reynolds, Frances Cox, Shirley er, Booty Barnard, Pauline Cecil, Jacqueline Barker, Dowdy, Shirley Preston, Martha Qualls, Helen Dorothy Hobbs Richards, Doris Morris, Connie Shelton 18 O47 NWN tS