Axton High School - Axtonian Yearbook (Axton, VA)

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THE AXTONIAN COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AXTON HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM BACCALAUREATE SERMON Sunday, June 2, 1946, 8:00 P. M. PROCESSIONAL DOXOLOGY INVOCATION HYMN No. Ill— “0 God, Our Help” SCRIPTURE SPECIAL — “The Lord’s Prayer” Forsyth Girls’ Chorus PRAYER HYMN No. 147 — “0 Master, Let Me Walk With Thee” SOLO — “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” Speaks Mrs. H. C. Turner SERMON, “Looking at Life” Rev. C. L. Harman BENEDICTION RECESSIONAL GRADUATION EXERCISES Monday, June 3, 1946, 8:00 P. M. Part I Invocation Rev. W. A. Hawley Welcome James Wagner Original Jingles Dorothy Dillon History, “The Mirror of Time” Pauline Wyatt Duet, “Londonderiy Air” arranged by Felton Mabel Earles and Joanne Craig Who’s Who in the Senior Class Henry Eggleston A Little Fun Arthur Tole r, Sheila Burchell, Marvin Kendall Will Ramey Burgess Prophecy Doris Elliott Loyalty Song Class Dedication of Annual Wilbert Haley Annuals Presented Elizabeth Johnston Gifts Clifton Wells, Virginia Holland Original Poem, “Parting” Dorothy Dillon Daisy Chain Song Juniors Response Seniors Interlude “Sleepy Hollow Tune” Richard Kountz “I Heard You Go By” Daniel Wood Mrs. H. C. Turner, Soprano Part II Salutatory, “Teamwork” Mabel Earles Special — “Stars of the Summer Night” Woodbury Pauline Wyatt, Mabel Earles, Louise Davis, Virginia Holland, Doris Elliott, Joanne Craig Announcements and Delivery of Diplomas Mr. H. L. Saville Class Song Seniors Valedictory, “Patrick Henry” Joanne Craig Page Thirteen

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THE AXTONIAN SENIOR PLAY “Don’t Take My Penny” (A Comedy in Three Acts) AXTON HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Friday, December 7, 7 P. M. • CAST Sally, a maid with a purpose Virginia Holland Norman Porter, a publicity man Clifton Wells Penny, a pretty little miss Joanne Craig Caleb, her absorbed father Arthur Toler Mark, her farm minded brother Coleman Lawrence Mavis, her attractive sister Mabel Earles Lydia, her busy mother Pauline Wyatt Joanna, her loyal girl friend Doris Elliott Kerry, her resourceful boy friend James Wagner Greg, his pal with ideas Marvin Kendall Gram, just her self Dorothy Dillon Monsieur Henri, French designer Henry Eggleston Claire, a model Sheila Burchell Elsie, a model Elizabeth Johnson Lucile, a model Louise Davis Red, a delivery boy Wilbert Haley Harrison Day, a young author Ramey Burgess John, the gardener Gerald Wilson Place: The living-room of the Pringle home in a small city. Time: The present, a Saturday in late June. SYNOPSIS Act One: The Pringle Living-room 8:00 A. M. Songs — Girls Chorus: “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” “Daisies Won’t Tell” Act Two: The same 4:00 P. M. Songs — Girls Chorus: “Sweetheart of All My Dreams” “Let the Rest of the World Go By” “White Christmas” Act Three: The same 8:00 P. M. Director — Miss Clara Norvell Director of Costumes and Stage Property — Mrs. Mary Bryan Pianist — Miss Jean Clarke Page Twelve

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THE AXTONIAN The Mirror of Time S we, the seniors of ’46 prepare to leave our Alma Mater, we pause to glance backward into the mirror of time and to record some reflections which have made history in our high school. They are vivid pictures and we see our- selves as others see us. In the autumn of 1942, a timid but proud group of forty-two youngsters take their places in assembly with the high school groups and later in their home room with Mrs. Sacra and Miss Ward (now Mrs. 0. W. Hairfield) as sponsors. From the first home room meeting is reflected a scene of the class being organized and Bobby Stultz taking the chair as president and Edna Arrington, as secretary. The mirror of time reflects the activities of the year. Here are the Victory Corps workers selling bonds and stamps ; there are groups of boys and girls strolling in with scrap iron for the large crate outside the agricultural building. Again one group of girls in the home economics club is busy making things for display in the Danville Fair; an- other is working on squares for an afghan to be sent to the U. S. 0., and a third is filling packages for overseas lads. At times boys of the F .F. A. group are bringing in samples of farm crops for judging contests or the fair; others are carrying home tools they have made in the shop. On the campus one catches passing glimpses of games of volleyball, bas- ketball, softball, and baseball. One activity which is reflected vividly is a banquet hall with the boys, their fathers, and Mr. Saville seated at a beautifully decorated table eating, and the home economics girls under the supervision of Miss Nutter (now Mrs. P. H. Barker) serving them. But one sad feature this reflector records is the great changes in the freshmen’s ranks. There is Ramona Barker moving to Roanoke ; Bobby Stultz and Edna Arrington to Mar- tinsville; David Barker to Miami; and Ernestine Biggs, Mary Walls, Edith Boyd, Billy McMillan, Landon Gravely, Jesse Hundley, Thomas Eaton, Robert Dickinson and Junior Nester dropping out. Some enter war work. In compensation for so great losses, one fine boy, Clifton Wells from Brosville High, is welcomed into the group. “ In the fall of 1943, twenty-eight freshmen become sophomores. Ruby Jones and Myra Turner remain freshmen. The group is in two sections. Mrs. Neil Gregory sponsors Group I, of which Virginia Holland is president, Henry Eggleston, vice-president, and Mabel Earles, secretary. Mrs. Bryan has Group II, of which James Wagner is president, Pauline Wyatt, vice-president, and Carleen Matthews, secretary. This year history is repeating itself in club work and athletics. One impressive re- flection is the May Day with Joanne Craig crowned Victory Queen on the campus. An- other scene, very clear, is that of the patrons and friends of the school being served at a tea in the cottage by Mrs. Bryan and the home economacs girls. During the sophomore year, the mirror of time records only three dropping out. Aileen Joyce, Ida Martin and Robert Harris go to work, and later Robert enters the navy. Louise Davis joins the ranks from Ferrum. In the fall of 1944, twenty-six juniors are reflected in the library choosing Dorothy Dillon president, Louise Davis vice-president, and Joanne Craig secretary. War activi- ties are recorded one after another. The Victory Corps busies itself at one time by black- ing up for a minstrel for those who had bought one dollar’s worth of war stamps; at Page Fouytcen