Botetourt High School - Post Yearbook (Gloucester, VA)

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The DUAL are doing a wonderful service in the matter of improving the grounds and buildings. Pride in their schools is one of the many virtues of our people. Gloucester is one of the pioneers in organizing a Chamber of Commerce with a paid up membership of nearly two hundred repre¬ sentative citizens, the organization is already being felt as a great power for the general advancement of the county. Our transportation facilities are far above the average. We are in close proximity to New York. Washington, Baltimore, Richmond, Norfolk and Newport News. Our local ferry, owned by Mr. W. T. Ashe, one of our most public spirited men, is unsurpassed by any in the State. The service offered is all for which one could wish. Her capacity is thirty automobiles and her equipment is second to none. Noted for her beautiful water fronts, Gloucester is fast becoming a summer resort for the cities around. “Little Richmond,” a colony of twenty-five summer homes, is owned by Richmond business and professional men, who drive down for week ends. Good roads, good schools, good churches, happy homes, an in¬ dustrious citizenry, characterize Gloucester County. With a con¬ tinued spirit of co-operation we shall reap if we faint not. The Dual takes this opportunity to thank all patrons, students, friends, who have made it possible for this edition to be published. 4

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The DUAL EDITORIAL Gloucester County is built upon a past beautiful and sanctified by a true patriotism and a holy devotion to service. In times past, when her fields ran red with the sacred blood of her young manhood, she bore up patiently and bravely. In every conflict in which our country has engaged Gloucester has sent the flower of her youth to battle for the right, and in every instance the noble young men played the part of the true and brave Virginians that they were. If brave men and virtuo us women make a county great, then Gloucester is great, indeed. Though rich in the glories of the past, happy and prosperous in the present, she has caught the spirit of progress and looking into the future she sees the vision of a better day and by following conservatively the star of hope, with an unfaltering faith and courage, our county will ere long be great in every way beyond the expectation of the most sanguine. We boast of a splendid climate, fertile soil, a happy and intelli¬ gent citizenry. Our people still cling to the landmarks as their guide and stay. The true reverence for the higher and more lasting things is evidenced by them upon every occasion. Faith in God, love for country, a fine belief in the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man are taught around the fireside, in the Sunday Schools and from the pulpit. Our system of public schools is improving rapidly. Consolida¬ tion has brought about increased efficiency. The school buildings and other physical equipment measures up well with the sister counties of the State. Our two modern high schools, with excellent faculties, are doing a fine piece of constructive work. These two high schools have been recently the recipients of most favorable comment from both the State Department and the Federal Bureau of Education. Four¬ teen per cent of our white school population is in the high schools. These schools are yearly sending young men and young women into the different fields of usefulness, a large percentage continue their education in higher institutions of learning. The community leagues 3

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The DUAL HON. HARRIS HART State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 5