C H Friend High School - Chit Chat Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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National Honorary Beta Club About five years ago Miss Frances Howard, feeling that there was a need for recognition of honors in school other than those accorded to athletics, organized a club to correspond to the Varsity Club in the field of athletics. Membership included those who represented the school in literary events such as public speaking, reading, debating, spelling, and also those who represented the school in the state Latin Tour- nament. Two years ago the club was reorganized as an Honor Society, on a stricter basis of membership. A constitution was drawn up with provisions for a much broader membership, for scholastic records made students eligible as well as literary honors. High standards were set up, new members being admitted by unanimous decision of faculty and club members, upon a basis of scholarship and school citizenship. Provi- sions were made for the dropping of members whose standards were not maintained. Several months after this reorganization a representative of the National Hon- orary Beta Club visited our school. ' After careful consideration by the membership, the sponsor, and the principal, it was decided that the Honor 'Society of C. H. Friend High School should be incorporated in the National Honorary Beta Club. A new con- stitution was drawn up to comply with the rules of the national organization. Regular monthly meetings are held, and a formal installation of new members takes place in the spring. No history of the Beta Club would be complete without a tribute to its first president, Caralie Nelson, of the class of '37, elected when our club became a chapter in the national organization. Her contagious enthusiasm and her remarkable capacity for leadership were largely responsible for placing the club on the high plane it occu- pies today. The club is also deeply indebted to Mrs. E. H. Lacy for her help and guidance in the absence of Miss Howard. Mr. Rowan too has given invaluable aid and wise counsel. It is particularly fitting that Miss Frances Howard should be sponsor of such an organization. With her radiant idealism and the depth of her understanding of young people's problems, she has made of the Beta Club a tremendous power for good in the high school. '

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Spotlight Staff Editor-in-chief .................,..... Dorothy Maynard Associate Editor .................-....... Shirley Owen Business Managers .... Oza Ridgeway, Helen Hope Walker Circulation Managers ......... Becky Williams, Tom King Feature Editor ...................... Lucy Byrd Hodges Athletic Editors ............ Mary Stewart, T. J . Glascock Photographer ......................... J ane Wilkinson Faculty Adviser .................. Miss Katherine Beville

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National Honorary Beta Club President ............................... Shirley Owen Vice-president ...................... Lucy Byrd Hodges Secretary .................... .- ...... -,-,Oza Ridgeway Treasurern--. ........H........... Vernessa Henderson Sponsor - Miss Frances Howard ROLL Virginia Bebber Inez Bennett A. D. Dodd Mary Godbold Vernessa Henderson Hazel Herbster Lucy Byrd Hodges Margaret James Thomas King Frances Lawson Sarah Wade Owen Shirley Owen Oza Ridgeway Frances Smith Sam White Jane Wilkinson Rebecca Williams Robert Wynne