Suffolk High School - Peanut Yearbook (Suffolk, VA)

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Peanut f X r . Senior History volumes on the affairs of great tie talent, it would be possible to •» illustrious class. I have neither , and must endeavor to relate only md representative of our class. We entered High School in the fall of 1921. with 26 members in the class, and with Miss Dora Britt as teacher. Our number was further increased during the year by Wortley Stephenson. Virginia Jones, Nina Herbert. Lawrence Butler and Wade Doughtie. Although not treated as badly as Rats” of other days had been treated, we were made to suffer many indignities, and with the kind aid of the over-bearing Sophs,” we were made to understand how insignificant and altogether lowly we were. The first and only important event of this memorable year was the election of class officers. William Jacobs was chosen president, Lillian Miller, vice-president, and Virginia Jones, secretary. Also, at this time a member of the class was selected to represent the Freshmen in the Honor Council. Lillian Miller was selected for this office. This year seemed the longest of our school career and, al¬ though we enjoyed it. we were glad when it came to an end and our Freshmen days were over. With the beginning of our second year in High School, the days begin to slip by as swiftly as a dream. Elated over our new power, we at once proceeded to take full advantage of it, with Miss Janie Wood as teacher . We went in for every sort of school activity,—whatever our school attempted, whether on the athletic field, in the orchestra, in amateur plays, no matter where, some of our class w r ere sure to be interested in it, working with a zest and enthusiasm which did credit to our class. This year, when class officers were elected. William Jacobs was again chosen president, Tony Darden, vice-president, Lillian Miller, secretary, and Lawrence Butler, Honor Council representative. As we were only Sophs, we were not allowed to have a Literary Society, but at the end of 1922 the Senior Literary Society was turned over to us. so that the |ANY REAL historians have written nations, and. had 1 the time and tl write volumes on the affairs of thi |l the time nor the space, nor the talent those things which are particularlv outstanding a ( 25 )

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0 E PEANUT iL sL M SENIOR TOcAST Here ' s to the Class of 25 , And also the rest; May they each live happy all their lives, And travel on the road that leads to success. A. E. S. 2 3 ( 24 )

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following year we might be able to show how much good w rk we could accomplish along literary lines. Our initiation to this society was an. event which our class looked upon with much anxiety and dread beforehand. However, we all managed to come out alive and enjoyed the whole affair immensely, except, of course, the thought that the Seniors, our fellow-classmates, would be leaving us within a few short weeks. At the beginning of our Junior year, we found a beautiful new school building awaiting us and we at once started to work with Miss Phyllis Mays as teacher, each one taking a pride and a joy in his surroundings that had not been possible before. The first thing was the election of class officers. William Jacobs was again elected president. Henry Clark, vice-pr esident, Lawrence Butler, secretary and treasurer, and Wortley Stephenson, poet. For our class motto we chose— Qui Veut l eut : for our class colors—Lavendar and Gold, and for our class flour—Wistaria. A few weeks later, the Literary Society was organized, with William Jacobs, president. Henry Clark, vice-president, Lawrence Butler, secretary, and Garland January, treasurer. The Junior class made a wonderful showing in athletics that year. Four of the best foot-ball men came from our class, namely: Andrews, Morgan. Brinkley and Griflin; also, Guthrie, a substitute, and Vaughan, the manager. Out of the six girls on the regular basket-ball team, two were from our class, Sadler and Modlin, and three other members were subs. Butler. January and Cooley. Out of the boys basket-ball quintette, four regulars came from our class, Brinkley, Morgan, Andrews and Griffin, one sub, Richards, and the manager, Vaughan. Five of our class members had places on the baseball team. Andrews. Griffin. Guthrie, Brink- ley and Morgan. Kach of these players did credit to the teams on which they played. The Junior-Senior reception was the most enjoyable event of our Junior year. Every year the Juniors give the Seniors a reception, which is usually held in the Armory Hall. At our reception to the Seniors of ' 24 , Grant ' s Orchestra furnished the music for dancing and refreshments were served later in the evening. That year, although a very full and a very busy one. passed quickly and at the end of it we realized that our greatest ambition had at last materialized and that we had entered into the role of lordly and dignified Seniors. With sorrowing hearts we thought of the fact that our school career at Suffolk High would soon come to an end. Our class officers for this year are William Jacobs, president, Thelma I’ruden, vice-president. Lillian Miller, secretary, Floretta Baird, treasurer, with Vliss Sanders as home room teacher. ( 26 »