Varina High School - Varinian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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22 dtbz varinian actual contact. From these writings we learned to draw the morals which the authors intended to convey to us. Thus we learned to know how to appreciate literature from all standpoints, which we are sure will be an inspiration to us all through life. We had many social good times during our Junior year too. particularly will we always remember two events as outstanding: one, the time when we entertained the Seniors of 'ZZQ the other when they entertained us. Before the close of the session we had lost one of our members, Thad Hobson. Of course this saddened us, for we were very proud of our class of seventeen members. As June brought to a close our event- ful Junior year we all felt a consolation that much had been accom- plished. Last September we returned to school again, happy but yet sad, for though we had reached the rank as Seniors we were saddened to think that this would be the last year of our history in dear old V. H. S. We started out with the same class of sixteen who had completed the Junior year. Not long afterwards, much to our sorrow, we lost Wilson Wade, one who had come with us from far down in the Gram- mar Grades, for he decided to take up a course at Smithdeal's Business College. However we stand today, fifteen members in all, the largest class ever graduating from Varina High School. Miss Sutphin added to High School Faculty in place of Miss Shelbourne. We are proud of the fact too that our class is the first to have among its members, boys who have taken up all four years of vocational work here in this agricultural department. We have, too, several members who have won fame in literary contests. Especially are we proud of our athletic teams, both boys and girls, who have won far and near in ball games and who have made such a creditable showing for the school. Besides these things we are glad to say also that our class is the tirst to attempt the publishing of an annual at Varina. Now from this brief history of our pa'st is it not clear to you that Varina's loss of the boys and girls of the class of '23 today, will be the world's gain of valuable men and women of tomorrow. -HATT112 CHILDREY, Histoifiau.

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the varinian 21 f During this year we were almost daily reminded by our teachers, Miss Shelbourne, Miss Pickhardt and Miss Tomko, that we were not half so important and smart as we thought we were, for the saying that You can always tell a Sophomore but you cannot tell him much readily applied to us as well as to previous Sophomore classes. There were many interesting events which happened all through the year, of which you would enjoy hearing, but space will not permit the relation of them here. When closing time came we could all look back over our Sophomore year and say that we had enjoyed it immensely. Soon September had rolled around again and the bell was ringing, calling us to our places as Juniors. Upon looking down our lines we discovered that two of our members were missing, for Helen Mosby and Arthur Sigmund had not returned to finish the work which they had begun with us in 1919. We were very sorry to lose them from our ranks, but if we understand correctly they thought they had found their calling in life, Helen as a telephone operator and Arthur as a sailor. We hope that fortune is now smiling upon them and they are succeeding in life. . Our Junior Class, however, was even larger than our Sophomore Class for five new members were added. Lorraine Johnson came into our class from the class of '223 Nettie Eberly, Gladys Fisher and Thad Hobson came in from Glendale to finish their high school course with us, and Charles Jefferson came from John Marshall in order, as fate would have it, to work hand in hand with Nettie. My, but we were thrilled to think that we were Juniors and that there were only two more steps before us, before the top of the ladder should be reached and the goal won. Thus we set out with a will to accomplish the work placed before us for the year. The faculty consisted of Miss Stoneman, Miss Shelbourne, Miss McCraw, Mr. Rice and Mr. Baker. During this year we learned to know the real meaning of work and study, and the true value of an education to us. We were carried farther into the world of literature. We learned to know those wonder- 'ful men called authors as if they were new acquaintances in real life. Through their works we were made to see the horrors of life without .gf

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the varinian 23 Qeninr Qlllass iBruphecp if OULD you like to look into the future, friends and classmates? It is the year of 1933. Time has passed quickly for the graduating class of 1923, and old Father Time has added but few marks on the boys and girls of yesterday. It is a warm June night, the moon is shining softly, and in a beautiful house lights beam brightly and music floats from the windows. Someone is having a party, it is a reunion of the class of '23, and all of the dear classmates have come together to make merry and talk of old times. None other than our friend Catherine l-Eernheisel is hostess and by her side stands an old man, her husband, to receive the guests. As a girl Catherine made clear her intentions of marrying for both love and money, but one seldom has both and Catherine always was luxury loving. She respects the old man very much and declares she always did like elderly men. Olive Hall comes up to greet our hostess and with her is our tall and gallant Randolph Harrison. They are both young, happy and forgetful of the rest of the world. Olive has a very large diamond on her linger which sparkles brilliantly. lt puzzles Randolph very much to know why it took him so long to find out how very desirable Olive really was. Olive has been doing splendid work as an interior decorator as well as teaching French in a private school. Randolph is a promising young lawyer and people say that a better one cannot be found. As the happy couple go off to dance Richard Fussell and Willie Lanham enter. Willie has not changed much, only the sparkle of mischief has nearly died from his eyes. He is the pastor of a very large church and is doing line work. Though Willie does not dance he enjoys talking over the old days with his friends. Richard has a large farm with all modern improvements and all young ladies in the community wonder why he will persist in remaining a bachelor.