Alexander Park High School - The National Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Qe ig -6 cMcdional Mrs. William Early Miss Beatrice Belcher Mrs. Ralph Maroney Almost every student in Alexander Park High School is familiar with the office clerks, Mrs. Maroney and Mrs. Early. During lunch periods, Mrs. Maroney works as cashier in the cafeteria helping Miss Beatrice Belcher, the cafeteria manager. Mrs. Early and Mrs. Maroney are assisted by ‘‘the office messengers.” These students take messages, file, and help in many other ways. They are pictured below. Nancy Wiggins, Jackie Whitehurst, Jeanette Edwards, Miriam Drew, Norma Early are kneeling. Kay Spies, Betty Robinette, Margaret Fergerson, Wilbur Presson, Doris Rimmer, Patsy Miller, Alleene Yeates, and Irene Spivey are standing.

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Me. William A. Early When Alexander Park first became a settlement, Mr, William Early was faced with the difficult problem of educating over four thousand children in a new community. That was in January 1943 — since then schools have been built by the government and organized under Mr. Early’s management. Resigning as principal of Alexander Park in December 1945, he became Superintendent of Norfolk County. In his absence, Mr. William Seawell has been appointed Acting Principal, assisted by Mrs. Anne Kilgore, counsellor. Mr. William Seawell Mrs. Anne Kilgore

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MR. MARION ELMER ALFORD Perry, Florida Math, Trigonometry MRS. ROSA M. ALSUP Greenville, North Carolina English, History MR. HAROLD ATKINSON Norview, Virginia English, History, Math MISS NANCY O. DEVERS Stevenson, Alabama English, History MISS NANCY CARY DICKENSON Portsmouth, Viiginia Librarian MRS. ELIZABETH C. DONALD Lexington, Virginia Home Economics MISS ALICE R. FEITIG Richmond, Virginia English, History, Chemistry MISS CORA MAE FITZGERALD Portsmouth, Virginia English, Civics, Math MRS. ELIZABETH B. GAM BILL Sedley, Virginia Hume Economics MISS ANNE M. GEMMELE Roanoke, Virginia Spanish, Band