Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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lf Lfihg ALE CK0 1 JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY HEN we who are today the unlor Class drove up to the hxgh school ln our Bahy Austxns three years ago we were confldent of lmmedlate success ln all we undertook and llttle reallzed that the road whlch had heen smooth enough for our lclddle cars kmdergarten mlght not he so smooth when heavxer traffic went over If The flrst thlng we notlced was that we were the most mslgnlflcant persons who had started out on the road of school actxvrtles for very grown up and self possessed people were starting handsome cars all around us and we felt very small and helpless From that txme on xt seemed that we were the playthlngs of the Fates for every car on the road passed us and every accxclent came our way our tlres had to he contmually tnflated w1th school splrxt We stopped at a road house to purchase some refreshments and the school hody made a rush for us Sophomores umors SCHIOFS the Faculty and even out slders and we had to make a general party of lt and entertam them all They sa1d lf was our duty Our Austlns were so small that everybody humped mto us and tw1ce durmg the year we dlsagreeahle and even the upper classmen were afrald of them and don t say we weren t glad to s1ght the Sophomore Fxlllng Statxon at last When we drove up to thrs statxon we saw a lot of second hand LILZICS and we declded to exchange our Austms for them anythxng to get a larger car and have more of a r1ght of way on the road We started out wlth lugh hopes and were greeted heartlly ln Wrxtez-sv1lle Oratory Arh letlcs and Artsvllle and made a name for ourselves ln all four towns We met us wlth those Exam Company truclcs agaln but got hy all rlght and when we wanted refreshment we went down a slde road and escaped having to entertam the others So throu h all the twxsts and turns of the road of school act1v1t1es we have one tri g g umphant and have arrrved ln our present state We are now runnmg racers and have passed everythmg else on the road even those awful trucks have let us slip by rather easxly We have COIT18 3lI'l'10SI EO Elle End of the road and W8 hope VNC haven I left many RCW I'L1fS U1 If IOI' the OI'lCOl'D1Hg classes SO WlSl'1 LIS lL1k,li While W6 rest before SlZ3.l'IlI'1g OD the last lap C JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Preszdent CHILTON BRUIN Vrce Preszdent or-JN ANNEY Secretary Treasurer LILLIAN WIGFIELD 46 ff? -. H gt ,Q ,1- V 'Q : if 7 . I, J - .., , 4 . - ff . . , . A I Q! . . ,, Q H ,J A a 1 1 , A A - were ditched by a string of trucks from the Exam Company. They made themselves very ' 4 . I . ' , 7 7 . . ,, .g . ,, . . . , , , . , . Y S. ., 732.

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lg one ALEQKO l. Alun Helen Alle Kathc Int A llen Dorothy Allen Isabel Allen Paul 'Xlyerson Hunter Am r y Herman Anderson Nellle Armlstead Samuel Arnold Roverta Ayres Edna Backus B1lly Bla1r osephxne Blondhelm Henry Bowxe Ralph Boyer Mary Brawner Kenneth Br1ll Madallne BFISCOB Hermome Brown Marjorle Bruln Chllton Buddm Nancy Cael Wllllam Campbell Ruth Carlton ames Carroll Lucllle Carter Sarah Caton osephxne Chadwlclc ohn Chapelle Frances Cheshxre Henry Clavgett W1ckl1ffe Chft Rlchard Coclcey Preston Cole Parlcer Coll1ns B Cool: Russell Coolcsev Elv1e Craten George Crump George Davts Frances DAVIS Robert Dean Isabel Decoss Herndon Decoss, Mathew Delaney, Morgan Dlenelt, Rxchard Dolph, La Verne 45 IUNIORS Dove Xernon Duncan X lfglnla Dullrey George Dyson Elnora Edwards Frances Edwards Samuel Ewald Bernard F1elds Allen Fleet Elsxe Fletcher Charles Fletcher Claude Floyd june Foltz Kendall Games Frances Gallagher Raymond Gary Beth Gee Allan GISI Harold Hafllng Mary Hamxlton Elvert Hammersley Carl Hammersley Bernlce Hardbrower Ethel Harvey Earl Hawes Leola Hayden Charles Haywood Lucy Howard Elwood aclcson Leonard anney ohn enn1er Roy ohnson Paulme Kaiser Sarah Kaus aclc Kelly Wllson Kxrchner Marguerlte Loeb ennebelle Major Carlyle Major Srdney Manlcm Mary Manlcm Dletrlch Mayo Ann1e McBla1r Charles McDonough Mae Mendelson, alce Mxller, Elberta Mlller, Paul Moncure, Marguerite Vlonroe hlargaret Nloore Ehzabeth lVloore ames Mo are Oscar N1 rnr y Catherine Moss Alfred Nlurphy Everett NlClil1I1 W alter Page Whlson Parks Elsle Parks Margaret Penn Marguerlte Peyton Anna Pleasants Marle Pullman Fred uayle Fannxe Mae Reese B1 y Reese E en Reese Thomas Rex Franlchn Rex Nlary Lewls Rexss Teddy Roblnson Helen Rosenberger Francxs Russell ames Saffelle Samuel Santmyer Thelma Slegel Harold Schellhorn Louise S hlag Albert Smith Catherlne Smlth Ellen Smlth Helen Snyder Marshall Smxth Wxllxam Smoot Catherme Smoot Charles Studds Marshall Summers Thomas Taylor Edward Taylor Thelma Thomas BonElle Thomas ames Turner Everette Weaver, ohn Welch Elizabeth Whxte, Ora Wlgheld, Lllhan Yarborough, Betsy m , ,.,, , . V - . . . N ' mx. - K 'X , x , , .W u W V 4 ' , ' , A 2' . , ci J ' ' ' 0 A -.x jeux A - , - t - u V . , V V , Q I , I-1 . L3 I N , ,T-A , ,, , w 1-4 'tl' V V u 4 , , C-4 . V A ,ll P '...s..'-.ga . V N . , ' Q , ' L R , . 1 V s- , .. ' , - N-A N' , 5 ' Q 4 Q 1 K r ' 'N' ' '... 'hf , J V 4 W ' a w ' V J Q . ' , '-4 U u l u Q-4 . ' ' . C r sf 1 JI l 1 l l O 'C ' F l 'l V , . . 2 A ' is l ' , - - ' - - - . o.o. ' 1 5 ' ' X' X' .. a .. ' ' C , 1' ' . ' ' ' ' V F '-4 o 2,4 X' s. F e N.. 'l 'T' T 1-. Q. ' , V ' .-. 3' . , V, h I r -I s. r . . . s- A V E I 1'- ' ' , Y 'l . ,W , A my, 4 ,, ' ' Q' - F l'-ifvfw . A , . .X-4, Q,

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