Fairfax Hall High School - Chain and Anchors Yearbook (Waynesboro, VA)

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EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO Notts.

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FRANCINE HULBURD ROCHESTER, NEW YORK SPECIAL. SENIOR Dramatic Club. Quiet, gentle, winning, and stu- dious. All these and many more good things may be said about Francine. A perfect lady—’tis true—but here is the place to go for this and that. She’s always helping us out. SY LVIAZARNOLED MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY CERTIPICATE-SENIOR Glee. Club—1, 2; Dramatic’ Club—1, 2; Fieldball; Soccer; Hockey Varsity. A delightful manner is a nice thing to have, and so is the knowl- edge of good things to eat and how to make them. Maybe her sweet- ness has something to do with it. Anyway, we always manage to get dilly on “that certain” committee,

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a History of the Class of '28 CHAPTER I. LANDING AND SETTLEMENT slowed down, paused a few minutes, then pulled out and dis- appeared. The group of Fairfax Freshmen, deposited from that train, stood on the platform watching it disappear and feeling that their last hopes had disappeared with it. Then after a few days spent in becoming accustomed to their new surroundings, they began to explore the vast unknown around them. Each day brought something new. Schedules were arranged, cards of house regula- tions were freely handed out, a welcome party was given by the old girls, church conduct was explained in minute detail, and Y. W. Vesper Services were held. Soon the Freshmen organized their class and fittingly selected green and white as class colors. A St. Patrick’s Day Dance was their biggest venture in the social whirl of school life. Such happy days with so few cares to worry one! All too soon the time sped by, and we wished the departing Seniors all happiness and bade good-bye to our Alma Mater for the summer. —s GHAPTER II THE COLONISTS GAIN CONFIDENCE The next autumn, they reaped the fruits of the last year’s labor—they were old girls—and very conscious of it. In fact, so much were they aware of their importance that on every possible occasion they impressed their superior- ity on those humbler beings, the Freshmen. It was in this memorable year that blue slips were the rage, and these Sophomores certainly were capable of earning them. For those who do not know the meaning of that term, let me say that they were little blue paste-board cards given by the faculty as rewards of merit for failure to wear rubber heels, for singing, whistling, or running in the corridors, et cetera, and which would admit one to the two-hour study hall Monday morning. In the spring we entertained the school with a porch party, where Japanese lanterns gave a soft light, and dainty refreshments were served by the members of the class. Several specialty numbers were presented between dances, which added to the novelty and enjoyment of the evening. Swiftly upon this came Commencement, and the second vear was ended. CHAPTER III. THE COLONISTS STRUGGLE ’O.GAIN-DHEERSRIGtILS The next fall a group of determined Juniors, who knew the work of the year ahead, returned eager to begin. They were soon organized, and with Mrs. Shumway as sponsor, many mysterious plans were made in the class meetings. Our Studio Party given in the gym was most Bohemian and received much praise. Shaded lights, brilliant shawls, colorful pillows scattered care-