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

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ALFRED LEE WILES: “Alfred”; Course — Vocational; Ambition — Merchant Marine; Activity — Baseball. LYNWOOD LATANI WILEY: “Kisses”; Ambition — Naval Aviator; Activities — Paper Staff, Monogram Club. LILA ELIZABETH WRAY: “Lila”; Course — Secretary; Activity — Paper Staff. Colors — Blue and White Flower — Gardenia Motto — Non Progredi Est Regredi (Not to Go Forward is to Go Backward)

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DOROTHY BERNICE ROGERS: “Bernice”; Course — Commercial; Ambition — Secre- tary; Activities — Senior Class Secretary, Year Book. FRANCES MARIE CARLYN ROGERS: “Frances”; Course — Commercial; Ambition — Nurse; Activity — Year Book. JOSEPH LEO ROGERS: “Leo”; Course — Vocational; Ambition — U. S. Marines. MARGARET ELLEN ROGERS: “Margaret”; Course — Commercial; Ambition — Legal Secretary; Activity — Year Book. EARL WILINER SCOTT: “Scotty”; Course — Commercial; Ambition — Army Air Corps during war, Accountant during peace. EULAH JOSEPHINE SEARS: “Jo”; Course — Elective; Ambition — Nurse. MARY BELL SIMPSON: “Mary”; Course — Elective; Ambition — Nurse. CLAUDE PIERCE SMITH: “Claude”; Course — Academic; Ambition — Army Air Corps. MARJORIE ANN STAPLES: “Marge”; Course — Elective; Ambition — Typist. GORDON LESLIE STEIDEL: “Gordon”; Course — Vocational; Ambition — Army Air Corps. FRANK STROBEL: “Frankie”; Course — Vocational; Ambition — Professional Baseball Player. NELSON MOORE SUBLETT: “Nelson”; Course — Elective; Ambition — Pilot; Activ- ity — Patrol. EUGENE THOMAS: “Eugene”; Course — Vocational; Ambition — Navy. FOXHALL PARKER THORNTON: “Parker”; Course — Academic; Ambition — Ortho- pedist; Activities — Football, Editor of Paper Staff, Student Government. HATTIE VIVIAN THOMPSON: “Hattie”; Course — Elective; Ambition — Nurse; Ac- tivity — Home Economics Club. ALICE MAE TRAVERS: “Bonnie”; Course — Commercial; Ambition — To get an am- bition; Activity— Year Book. HELEN LOUISE WAGNER: “Helen”; Course — Elective; Ambition — Housewife; Ac- tivity — Year Book. ALICE ASHTON WELCH: “Alice”; Course — Academic; Ambition — Pharmacist; Ac- tivity — Editor of Year Book, Paper Staff. MARIAN COCHRAN WHEELOCK: “Marian”; Course — Academic; Ambition — Nurse. LINA ISABEL WHITE: “Linabel”; Course — Academic; Activities — President of Stu- dent Government, Year Book.

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Cl5$ ★ In the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty, a group of 144 stu- dents entered the Mount Vernon High School and were soon known as the Freshman Class, to be the first full-fledged graduates of the school. So eager were they for the knowledge which Mount Vernon High School could impart to them, that they came from various sections of the county, such as Lorton, Groveton, Franconia, Ft. Belvoir, Wel- lington Villa, and Mount Vernon. After they had become orientated to the new school, a day was set aside to vote for the leaders of the class. The results of the election were Frankie Strobel, President; Betty Clark, Vice-President; Dolly Mundy, Secretary; and Charlotte Berrett, Treasurer. Linabel White was Judicial Member to Student Government. The most eventful day of the year was the red letter day when the entire class went to Glen Echo. Who will ever forget it? The year ended, and in September 1941 the class became the “Know-it-all-Sopho- mores,” organized under the leadership of President Frankie Strobel; Vice-President, Delores Ga rdiner; Secretary, Becky Hummer; Treasurer, Marie Maters; and Martin Bostetter, Judicial Department Representative of Student Government. A party, given at the Groveton school where everyone had a good time, was the chief social function of the year. The group soon became Juniors. Wiley Barrington was elected President; Frankie Strobel, Vice-President; Glenwood Clark, Secretary; Sue Roberts, Treasurer; and Glen- wood Clark, Judicial Member of Student Government. The class helped maneuver a very successful Junior-Senior Prom. In September 1943 the height of their desires was reached because they became Sen- iors, better known as the Graduating Class of May 1944. Wiley Barrington was again elected class President; Robert Leisner, Vice-President; Bernice Rogers, Secretary; Sue Roberts, Treasurer; and Parker Thornton, Judicial Member of Student Government. Linabel White was elected President of Student Government; Martin Bostetter, Secre- tary of Activities and Special Advisor of Student Government; Kent Crowther, Secre- tary of Safety; Claude Smith, Secretary of Sanitation; and Raymond Cone, Secretary of Public Relations. To realize their good work for Student Government one need only read the progress chart of Student Government for the year. In addition, Parker Thornton was Editor of Em Vee Hi and Alice Welch, Editor of the Surveyor. Some of the seniors who were called to the service before being able to complete the entire academic senior year were John Davis and Dick Coflin. Thus, four of the happiest years of their lives were spent in high school. They know not what the future will bring, but they do know that the years at Mount Vernon will live in their memory forever. The very best of luck, happiness, and success to each member of this class in the life that is ahead for him and her. Jkslor V