Varina High School - Varinian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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ff s !'.t- 5 , 1, 3'4u ! fi, . I .MLa.w4'Hv2Q3 rgeab gqmiasjikagavlteewlbi-4. . , After a week's visit in Florida, I boarded the train for Savannah, Ga. I had met some classmates in every place I had visited so I was rather on the lookout for somebody in Georgia. I was not disappointed. It was while standing on a bridge overlooking Savannah Bay that I saw Raymond. He, as I, was watching the large collection of boats and I did not recognize him until I asked him a question and he turned to give answer. We talked there till sundown and I learned that Raymond was a naval officer, a professor in the naval academy at Annapolis, and he and his wife were starting the next day on a cruise around the world in their private yacht. I dined with them at their home that night and as they were going to Richmond before starting on their trip, I had the pleasure of coming with them that far. VVQ arrived in Richmond during the early evening of the next day. I immediately started for a friend's home. The following day, however, I hired a taxi and wandered out to Varina. Gracious, what a change. It had grown so that I would not have recognized it but for the sign. School had closed for the summerg however I noticed signs of life about the place so went in and made a discovery. The Junioi Class of 1926 were having a reunion and were pretending to go through their classes, as they had done in school days. It was rather a ridiculous sight to see these grown men and women acting like children but they seemed to be enjoying themselves, so I entered the fun. VVhile we were having an argument in Civics class who should walk in on us but Margaret Throckmorton. She was on her way to visit at her home and upon seeing signs of life about the school she, as I. had been curious. I was surprised to learn that Margaret had just returned from abroad, where she had been on an extended honeymoon. Before her marriage Margaret had specialized in Home Economics and had been teaching in a college. After leaving Richmond I went to Xllashington to get some information which I wanted and as a climax to my journey, I ran into Ruth. She had a high civil service job and was to be promoted again very soon. Her steady and accurate services were a necessity to the government and they would do their utmost to keep her. On the train bound for Home, Sweet Home, I reviewed the past three weeks and as the panorama of events crowded themselves through my mind, I wished with all my heart that each might continue to be as prosperous and happy as I had found them. -CONSTANCE FoxA1,t.. a 1-is-et 26

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WlESTOVER QI Situated on the James, in Charles City County, is the handsome and historical estate, VVestover. The mansion, which is over two hundred years old, is one of the most,imposing in Virginia. LAW QI VVestover was the residence of Col. William Byrd,the founder of Richmond. tim tgw 1-45 1,46 tvgw 1,41 gin QI Linked with the traditions of VVestover are legends of the beautiful Evelyn Byrd, and the home was a rendezvous of the most cultured spirits of Colonial Virginia. 1.51 'CAT 1.51 CIW