Achilles High School - Shield Yearbook (Achilles, VA)

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GLASS HISTORY Four years ago when we were Freshmen our graduation day looked so far in the future we seemly never thought of lt. But now it seems as though it was only yesterday. In the year of 1947, sixty-three of us were Freshmen. We had Mrs. M. T. Harris as our sponsor a few weeks, then Mrs. Anderton took us over. Our officers of this year were: President, Leonard Riley: vice-president, Susie Ann Hall: secretary and treasurer, Frances Heywood, historian, Lois Ha1l.0ur motto was: 'At the bottom but c1imbing.' Our colors were green and gold, and our Flower was the gardenia. Only forty-four of us managed to reach the Sophomore Glass. Our leaders this year were: Wallace Taylor, president, Ray Borden, vice-president, Betty Paige King, secretary, Mary Eva West, treasurer, Mrs. Anderton, sponsor. Our motto was: 'A winner never quits and a quiter never wins.' Our colors were blue and gold, and our flower was the gardenia. Only thirty-three of us reached the Ju ior Class. Billy Geougs came in later and made thirty-four. We had a very successful year with Mary Alice Williams, president, Nelson West, vice-president: Leonard Riley, secretary: Betty Paige King, treasurer, sponsor, Mrs. Anderton. We had quite a pleasant year and gave a play entitled 'The Jade Ringn, which was said to have been enjoyed by all. We also entertained the Seniors at a banquet. Finally, we have reached the Senior Class. We are sorry to say Wallaa Taylor left, leaving us with an uneven number thirty-three. Officers for this year are: President, Ray Borden: vice-president, Nelson West, secretary, Helen Croswellg treasurer, Nellie Carmine: and we are glad to say that we have Mrs. Anderton back again as our sponsor. later during this year two other members of our class left, Mary Eva Jordan and Billy Geouge, but Mary Eva has returned. We wave a play entitled nMy Wife's Familyu and a Halloween Party which was a great success. We want to say that we are the first class to have maroon and gray caps and gowns for graduation, and the first to have our pictures 1n the annual in caps and gowns. And we are first at Achilles to ever have the same sponsor all Pour years of high school.

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CLASS PROPHECY As I lay back in my easy chair in the year of '61 my mind drifted back to the days spent at dear 'ole A.H.S. and some of the wonderful classmates I had had. Propping my feet up on a stool, no other person popped in my mind but Joe Brown. Joe was now a famous millionare in the now fast moving modern world. It seemed as though some rich uncle had died and left him a sum of money. Joe lived about a block from me in a huge modern home. He had employed as his valet Bobby West! Alice Rowe was doing the cooking, but poor old Joe was still a bachelor. As my mind sailed back I thought of classmates who were employed in great Jobs right in my own home town. There was Betty Paige King, who owned the corner beauty shop and who fixed my hair weekly. There was also Allen Davenport who now owned the towns largest florist shop and was world famous in the business. At the hospital Kay Edwards was employed as Superintendent of Nurses Louise Robbins, Nellie Carmine, Lois and Susie Hall were also employed as nurses. Living right next door to me was none other than Mrs. Merton West the former Fay Edwards, one of my favorite classmates. My what a happy day this was. I happened to pick up the paper and whose picture should I seeg but Joseph Rowe's? Joe had recently returnedb from coaching the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nelson West was pictured on the front page. He had been promoted to Admiral in the Navy. That reminded me that Gerald was also in the Navy. I fingered through the pages where I came across the comics and I learned that Jackie West was now a famous cartoonist and had succeeded Al Capp in writing Lil Abner . A knock sounded on the door and who should be there, but Leonard Riley, who was now one of the towns most able Baptist Ministers. As we discussed our classmates, I learned that Ernest Lee now owned a large pickle factory and had hired as his private secretary none other than Helen Croswell. In one of his offices he had employed Marion Davis. I learned that George Belvin and Winfred Hogge were aviators and had em- ployed 8S,St9W8Pd6S363 on their planes Frances Worley and Elva Hall. Mary Eva, Leonard told me, was a famous hat designer, and she and Billy had moved to Paris. Ray Borden now had lights flashing on him in the world. He was being presented nightly at Carnegie Hall as a famous concert pianist. Carolyn Crew was opera soloist also at Carnegie Hall. Leonard had just found out that Dickie was a famous basketball player and that he would speak tonight on television concerning the sports world. And after learning that, I learned Wellington Carmine was a famous commercial artist. We retired for dinner. Mary Alice Williams