Armstrong Technical High School - Reflector Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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SE NIOIl CLA SS Ziliiilifllilflfllili23132221212 n u lr WALTER RANDOLPH OWENS, Stinky ' O Hampton Institute-Machinist. S IAMES L. PALMER, Jay S S S S College-Veteran, U. S. Army. S S S S KATIE ODEAL RICHARDSON, Duck S l S 2 Seamstress. S 2 S S JAMES HENRY RoBERsoN, Iimmie 5 S 2 - College-Radio Technician. I : S . Q WILLIAM DONZEL SCOTT, Bill l S S ix College-Member, Pg Lieutenant, Boys' Cadet S S Sl Corps. S 2 S S LAWRENCE MCPHERSON SCRANGE S S S College-Mechanical Drawing. S S l .l : .. . . ,, S S ANNA KATHERYN SMITH, Licorice ' SS College-Architectureg Member, Girls' Ad- S S S' visory Council, Excelsior Circle, Good Con- S SQ duct Club, Red Cross Club, Girl Scouts. S S S - S S IAMES SUMBY, Jim S S 5 Howard Universityg Member, American Le- . Ol Qion. S S s' J? I I S 5 S' S LESTER EARLE TYLER, Fatman 5 6 Si S S' College-Business: Member, Three V Letters, S S Athletic Association, Football Team. S 5. 5 RUBY ANN WEST l S S, 3 S. Lincoln Hospital-nursingg Member, Red S 4 Q Cross Club. . S S f I 5 RoscoE SUMNER w1LL1A-Ms, seo Boy S S S College-Electrician. Q S LEONARD EUGENE WOOD, Tank Q Army and Collegep Member, Chorus, P. A. SQ Club, Football Teamg Major, Boys' Cadet . S 2 5 Corps. S I S S 1-JERMAN VALENTINE CAMPBELL, Sonny S S S Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute-Electrical S S S Engineering. 9 S Q I I S g - I 5 2 Q S 5 S .J-F ,v A ff AL In-rcs:

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'GIBCXSQIBCSSQIBFXQCYBFXSQIB KXEJQIE Gf5c'X9QI uc'x9Q1'uc'X9Q1'5c'QQ1A:c'X9 CN.9C'Z'B History of the Class of '46 , , I want to draw a picture of the class of '46, but I am not an artist. I might paint the picture, but I am not a painter-except when it comes to my own face. Nevertheless, the canvas, oils, brush, and all the facilities for doing the job are at my disposal. Hence, I shall attempt not one but three portraits of the class. My first canvas begins with September 1943. We see five hundred and seventy-nine bright-eyed students enrolling in high school for the first time. How eager cmd happy their faces are! But if one is a deep observer he can see that something overshadows that almost complete enthusiasm. Yes-a war! Even though young-not more than fifteen or sixteen-still they feel the effects of the war. Many are participating in the various war time activi- ties. They go all-out for the bond drives. Some are doing outstanding work in the various school clubs. Carlene Greene represents the Advisory? Councilg Leroy Foster, the Cadet Corps, Iames McPhail, Choral Club, Marian Fowler, the Honor Society, Helen Williams, Louise lones, Rosa Means, Girl Scout Organization. There are so many outstanding students in the other clubs that the canvas cannot quite hold them all. Merry faces are peeping out of the comers. They reflect the fun they are having at the new girls' party given by the Excelsior Circle. Yes, in spite of a war, these young spirits can not be kept down. Thus, the first portrait is completed all too soon. The time may have been fleeting, but the impressions and fun the class of '46 had their sophomore year are indelibly imprinted on their minds. The second portrait presents the same class as juniors. The spotlight in the portrait is thrown on Marcel Couze and Marian Fowler, winners of the Howard award. After having spent one complete year at high school, the Class of '46 is better able to understand the true significance of a high school education. They have a new purpose and a new outlook on school life. So ends the junior year and the second portrait. The final portrait of the same boys and girls who saw the complete war years in high school is a touching one. The portrait has a number of new' faces. These faces are a little older than the average senior's, but the differ- ence is not too apparent. These are veterans who have come back to com- plete their high school education. Some of the veterans are George Taylor, the Third, Frank Cozzens, Claude B. Allen, Iohn W. Burns, Malcolm Tillett and Charles Hooper. George Taylor did splendid work in the music field while in the Army. In the foreground are the members of the Honor Society. They are Roscoe Thomas, Marcel Couze and Mary Leake. Looking closely we see Gwendolyn Beasley and Laura Gambrell, the stars of Katinka. Near them are other outstanding members of the cast. These are Iames Bradford, Iune Norford, and Iames McPhail. Beatrice Woolfork also has a prominent position, for she was Miss Armstrong. If this final portrait could speak, it would tell you- Chains are not always formed by materials, Sometimes they are formed in the abstract, This is the chain built of learning, That time keeps forever intact. This chain has culminated between the years, Growing both steadfast and true, For the most important years of our life, We spent them in leaming from you. Each little link stands for something, Every day being encouraged anew, Is it no wonder that we feel blessed: When, Armstrong, we had you. -Mary Portia Leake. 6X.9C!0GX.7C 9C.1D6X.3 GXJLG QI3Ci9QIWC'S9QZ3Ci9?3fi9 . . 4 .' ' T 1 .. -- Li... -L L. 4.,... - nL'1..n-1 - - rf-1-A - A- H