Varina High School - Varinian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Alma Becker Eddie Vanderoef Vllinifred Crouch Thomas Woolridge Frieda Adickes Mack Ratliff Velma Radvani Henry Nelson joe Sharp Claude Goode I' VI 173 is Jlmm' 3 L 1w2'v-wrwfcia 155,10 'WV VV? v ,Q Pg! 2 2525 if fb- Q - at , A , .a a , SEVENTH GRADE Thomas Moore Margaret Jenkins Robert Duff George Beadles Charles Cochrone Margaret Black Dorothy Ferguson Bruce Rennie Randolph Reams LIBRARY VVilson Pearce Willie Walton Nancy Boon Dorothy Nance George Oliver Helen Pollard Gladys Henderson Bertha Corson Annie Brown The Junior High School has its own library. 171 new books have been added this year, the money having been raised by the pupils. There are 322 volumes. of fiction and 265 volumes for reference work con- sisting of history, biography, travel, poetry, science readers and encyclopedia. During the year 1,485 books have been read by the pu-pils. The work of cataloguing the books, mending books, and the manual work connected with the library has been done by the pupils. Mrs. Kirby is the librarian. The Junior High School of Varina gratefully acknowledges the gift of a large number of books and four pictures for our Library which were sent by Central School. CLUB ACTIVITIES Each room of the Junior High School is organized as a club having its officers and committees, such as Health, Civic, Social, Program, Athletic, etc. Some excellent work has been accomplished by the clubs. This spring a 'iClean Up Campaign is being carried throughout the school- emphasizing cleanliness in every phase of life. Club members are doing all they can to improve the personal appearance, beautifying their surroundings, and being more courteous and considerate of their associates. ATHLETICS The pupils of the Junior High School are much interested in athletics. The activity period each day is given over to exercise, games, contests, etc. In the Field Day of 1929 our Junior High School won out in many of the events and we are planning to win more this year. The Athletic Meet for the Elementary Grades will be held at Varina May 9. The Contests, Relays, track events, etc., will be held in the morning. In the afternoon, the May Queen will hold her court, and the pupils of all schools m the District will entertain with songs and Folk Dances. The music will be in charge of Miss Mary Byrd Bledsoe, who teaches music in the Junior High School and who will direct the singing for May Day. The Junior High School pupils will choose the May Queen from the Five Point pupils of this building, 1191

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C9 , . Y 5 at itvggskfi --.J f .,., Q a g, 9 Q -if lg .5 - . ,dvas4:fAeac2i eqmkwgieaedu l-Qllysa , PRIMARY SECTION A rhyme is a rhyme XVhether old or new. So with a rhyme we invite you Our pages to view. XVe've all worked together To see what we could do To make this animal better- VVe'll leave the rest to you. JUNIOR LEAGUE NEws XYe have been doing some real league work this year. Every grade in our building has its own league. NVe meet regularly once each week. Here we dis- cuss and meet our problems. Every child is a link in the junior League Chain, A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. Therefore, every child has an incentive to be a better citizen. BIUSIC NOTES Our school is very fortunate in being able to pride itself in the possession of such a lovely radio. We have heard and enjoyed the series of radio concerts prepared especially for school children by Vlialter Danxrosch. Edgar Allen Poe says, lt is hard to discover a better method of education than that which experience of so many ages has evolvedg and this may be summed up as consisting in gymnastics for the body and music for the soul. Our grades are putting more emphasis on music appreciation than ever before. VVe have several victrolas and a new supply of educational records. Everybody loves the weekly song class. And should anyone happen to be passing by he would more than likely hear the familiar strains of Old Virginia or Polly XYolly Doodlef' VVe are greatly indebted to our faithful and untiring pianist, Mrs. Thimsen. LIBRARY NOTES VVe can live without fishes, VVe can live without hooks, But our boys and girls Cannot live without books. Each grade is the proud possessor of its own library. These books are a part of the ch1ldren's very lives. Theylre their playmates as well as their teachers. A number of new books have been added to each library during the year. l21l