Mount Vernon High School - Surveyor Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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CLASS POEM A band of mariners are we, A strong and valiant crew, And in our ship Nineteen-nineteen We sail the ocean blue. Our number is just forty-four, All picked with greatest care. And from our mast the Blue and Gold Our flag, floats in the air. We have a skilful captain Our sturdy craft to guide, And, to assist him, three good mates, Who stand firm at his side. Out of the harbor into the sea Our ship has made its way, And forward still, with never a stop, We ' ll sail until some day We ' ll anchor in a harbor fair In the Land of Dreams-come-true, And on the mountain peak Success We ' ll plant the Gold and Blue. — Mary Louise Fitton, O CLASS SONG 1 In that river valley There ' s to be a rally, For they ' ve kept a tally On the class held dear. Greeting, for the class is meeting, And the drums loud beating You can plainly hear. Chorus M. V. H. S., we will proudly flaunt our banner to the skies. M. V. H. S., you are the place that we will always idolize; M. V. H. S., where they surely put the classes to the test. M. V. H. S., we are sure that you think that we ' re the best. 2 We will bear in mind That you ' ve been so kind. And you ' ll really find That we hate to leave. Sighing like the night wind dying, Soft our hearts are crying; For these da s we ' ll grieve. Fern l eipold Page i» ent

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CLASS HISTORY The Legendary Age Whilom, in ye darke ages a smalle compaignye of scholars sette out in search of learnynge. They journeyed for six years in a most worthi lande ycleped Ye Central School, where was layed the firme foundation for their later wondrouse knowledge. From this lande they wandered to a fairer and more gloriouse contree ycleped Ye Grammar School. There this smalle compaignye grew in nombre, that is to seye, many other scholars joined the bande from strange landes. Now at this tyme the worthi art of printinge was not developed to a great extent and this compaignye fain would labor to publische a paper, Ye Grammar School Tatler, which would telle about the many dyverse peoples who dwell in this excellent lande and also concerning, their dyverse maneres and lawes. By the use of the hectograph one most interesting edition was printed by their determined efforts, although with muche difficultie. This first attempte at journalysme forecasted grete literarie achievements in store for them in later years. Alas! the times and customs were too strongly arrayed against them. and so the Tatler ended. However, the years passed profitably and swiftly and their sojourn in this lande soon ended. Epoch I They passed safely from ye darke medieval ages, that is to seye, the noble compaignye came to the contree of Ye Junior High School, which was a still fairer lande. At this tyme knyghtes of grete strengthe and the gentylleste of damyselles joined their nombre from farther contrees. Many grevouse obsta- cles there were to be overcome, but this vertouse bande defeated eache in turne. One faire day, by adventure or by cas, it bifel that the thought of pub- lishing a chronicle of the noble deeds of this illustrouse compaignye occurred to them. Ful many a difficultie did they encounter while striving to attayne this goal, but success finally crowned their efforts and a most precyouse volume ycleped Ye Pioneer did they presente to the worlde. This unusual attaynmente was unheard of heretofore, and to this day has so remayned. The latter parte of this period was filled with darke forebodyngs because the compaignye was soon to leave this faire lande, to travel unknowne paths to a distant and greter contree. Many tales had reached their ears both gude and bad and therefore were they muche disturbed. Epoch II But lo! upon the arrivalle of the noble bande did they discover that this new contree, Ye Senior High School, was by farre the most wonderfulle, pas synge alle the others. The inhabitants of this fairest lande informed them that they had escaped a most degrading and humiliating residence in a certayne cytee ycleped Ye Freshman by their sojourn of a year in ye lande of Junior High. Therefore the compaignye considered themselves fortunate indeed. The cytee in which they now dwellte was ycleped Ye Sophomore, and as this com paignye was already noted for its wondrouse abilitee and unusual attavnnicnts. this cytee at once increased in importance and the other inhabitants of the lande of Ye Senior High School soon began to regarde it with awe. Now, the Knyghtes of the Gridiron had distinguished themselves muehlv. and so the damyselles of this compaignye rewarded their merits b giving them a banquet on the festival of Hallowe ' en. The learned facultye also attended the partye as the guests of honoure. After tarrying a year in this cytee of Sophomore the compaignye moved onwarde to the better knowne cytee of Ye Junior. PaCC 1 « rnt U c