Charles City High School - Charles Citian Yearbook (Charles City, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1956 volume:

, .1 V I , ' • , ' h THE CHARLES CITIAN VOLUME 13 PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1956 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mable Ann Briley BUSINESS MANAGER Doris Rae Adams HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY Mrs. Marguerite Richardson U. S. History - French Geography - Government Girl ' s Athletic Sponsor Newberry Mrs. Lynda B. Washburn Commercial Longwood Mr. Dale Smith General Science - Algebra V.P.I. Mr. A. M. Bruce Principal English 11, 12 Physics John Hopkins University University of Virginia Emory Henry V.P.I. Mr. Macey W. White Vocational Agriculture Shop - Boy ' s Athletic Coach V.P.I. Mrs. Jeannette B. Yates Mathematics - Librarian Assistant Principal William Mary Mr. Thomas Y. Lovern Bible Randolph-Macon College Emory University LUNCH ROOM STAFF Mr. Eddie Hughes - Mr. Richard Jones Mrs. Ann Gunderson - Mrs. Mable Jones DORIS RAE ADAMS Doris Rae S. C. A. 1, Sec. 2; Glee Club 1,2,3; Class President 1,3,4, Secretary- Treasurer 2; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Softball 1,2,3,4; May Court 1,2,3, Queen 4; Library Club 1,2; News¬ paper Reporter 2; Who ' s Who 2,3,4; Annual Business Manager 4; Cheer Leader 1,2, Captain 3,4. MABLE ANN BRILEY Maybe lline S. C. A. 1, Treasurer 2; Glee Club 1,2,3; Class Secretary-Treasurer 1, 3,4, President 2; Safety Patrol 4; May Court 1,2,3, Maid of Honor 4; Library Club 1,2; Newspaper Re¬ porter 2; Annual Staff 3, Editor 4; Who ' s Who 3,4; Softball Manager 4; Basketball Manager 3,4. JOHN EDWARD BURT VI Junnie S. C. A. 1,2; Glee Club 1,2,3; Safety Patrol 1,2; Basketball 1,2,4, Co- Captain 3; B a s e b a 11 1,2,3,4; May Court 1,2,3,4; Newspaper Reporter 1; Annual Staff 4; Who ' s Who 4; K.V. G. 4; F. F. A. 3,4. N 4 e r ROBERT EWELL FENTON Robert S. C. A. 1,2; Glee Club 1,3; Safety Patrol 1,2; Basketball 2,3; Baseball Manager 2; May Court 3,4; News¬ paper Reporter 1; Annual Staff 4; Library Club 1,2; K. V. G. 3,4; F.F. A. 1. ' LLOYD CECIL MARSHALL Lloyd Glee Club 1,2,3; Safety Patrol 1,2, Captain 4; Basketball 1,3,4; Captain 2; Baseball 1,2,3,4; May Court 3,4; Annual Staff 4;F. F. A. Secretary 3, 4; K. V. G. 1,2,3; Assistant Leader 4. ' i. I 3 S’ ■v « i a J u SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We, the Senior Class of 1956, after many years of labor and waiting, after many hardships, shared with hours of happiness, have reached the highest goal in school by becoming Seniors. Each of us is about to go out into a world of his own, quite different from the past years spent in school. Some of us will continue to advance our e ducation by spending the next few years at colleges and univer¬ sities; others will enter various occupations. Each of us will remember, especially,the years in high school. As we look back, we will recall the year 1952, the month of September, and the first day of high school. Frightened, yet proud and thrilled, we en¬ tered the F r e s h m a n Class, with Mrs. Washburn as our homeroom teacher. We thought we were quite grown up but we soon found out that the seniors had their own ideas about us. At any rate, we were in high school. One of the first important things that we did was to elect class officers. For 1952-53 they were: Mable Briley, class president and Doris Adams, S e c r e t a r y and Treasurer. We ended t h i s wonderful year with an exciting trip to Washington, D. C. Time flew , and soon we found ourselves a step higher. In Sep¬ tember 1953 we enrolled as Sophomores with a class of five members. That year Mrs. Yates was our homeroom t e a c h e r . Doris Adams was class president and Mable Briley, Secretary and Treasurer. Doris and Mable were r e p o r t e r s for the Buzzer , our school paper. We ended this year with a trip to Charlottesville, to the University of Virginia. In September 1954, we found our selves drifting into our Junior year. Now we had a new member to join the class, Lloyd Marshall, a catcher to go with ever faithful John Burt, our pitcher, for the boys Baseball Team. Our Junior year was very eventful and happy. We received our class rings, and made some arrangements about the annual that we were to put out this year. Mrs. Richardson was our homeroom teacher and we held the same officers as last year. In September we became Seniors. Words cannot express how we felt. Our officers werethe same aslast year. This year we had a great job to do. We took upon our hands the task of making another volume of the Charles Citian for you. We shall remember all the days we went to sell ads; the long hours spent in deciding what was desirable for the annual,and what we could do to make the best yearbook possible. May Day, May 9, 1956 found Doris Adams as May Queen and Mable Briley as Maid of Honor. Toward the end of the last semester we had the excitement and fun of selecting our invitations, trying o n caps andgowns.and attending Bas¬ ketball and Softball games. At last came commencement night, the most important occasion of our school life-our goal completed. For us, Seniors, there will be many moments to remember as we go out to take our places in an adult world. Time goes on. i ' SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY TO MY CLASSMATES: I have for sometime now, beenhome from North Africa where I was working for the Baptist Board of World Missions. As I have little time with which to occupy myself, it gives me great pleasure to stroll along the tide swept beach of the James River and recall my past adventures. Foreign Missions takes a person to many parts of the world and I shall never forget one fieldat whichl was stationed. This was located on a large island. As is usually true everywhere else, there were days when weather did not permit us to work and we would sit around and talk of home. I met a man there named Ashby,who was possessed of remark¬ able power. Reputedly, he had the ability to answer any questions one asked him. Thinking this only a superstition, but having always disliked writing, I thought this an excellent opportunity to find out what has be¬ come of my senior classmates at high school. And so, as soon as I had the opportunity, I set out for the lodging of my prospective informer. I was heartily welcomed. I immediately presented him with questions concerning the professions and occupations of my classmates. Knowing that each one of you is interested in the others, I am sending each of you a copy of his answers. I asked him first about Mable Briley, the only other girl in my class. He said that Mable had married a minister and was living in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Next I asked of Robert Fenton, and he said that he had spent some time in the United States Army but was now working with his father in the shipyard. In order to check Ashby ' s infallibility, I inquired about John Burt, of whom I already knew. He stated that John had risen to the rank of admiral. Lloyd Marshall, he reported, had finally settled down on a small farm in Holdcroft and was working with his father-in-law. After retiring from Foreign Missions, I checked on all that Ashby had told me, and much to my amazement, I found that he was exactly correct. Even now as I stroll along the beach with my family, I wonder how such a funny little man could have given me such accurate answers. Sincerely yours, l � I - 5 i cS +� TJ h 5 1 . 2 43 £ rt « £« £ « T h •«“• 0 Vi M d) « a « D e , 5 •9 (3 ,2 H M 2 a«a •� o3 S s t: s . 2 £ § « l-s 4 a nj � £ « «i a 3 3 s DO 4 S H d S W -5 - h 2 rs a 4! � ;s DOJ) O W W tt - c± ,H .2 s s ■« a S rt M o U n. � « txZ’Z rt 5 43 H l M £) 2 ‘ u £ 05 .. o n rj t l . « C o a vA o a m u ® H S « . CQ -H to 33 U| -t- JSoSo tnQ OJ3 fl) « o PQ M “ W PQ ., o -s d j g a ® c d s s w oH[it MAY DAY SNAPS Minuet Indians pilgrims 1 ; . « £ ' INI ' Westerners Liberty Buggy Ride Betty Adams T. Y. Lovern Stanley Hula SOPHOMORES Berta Bergdoll John Hof me ye r Juanita Booker Jerry Osby Bobby Herbig FRESHMEN Ethel Browning Edward Darlington Marilynn Hunt Barbara Lou Tench Virginia Waldrop Nancy Wray EIGHTH GRADE Shirley Adams Mary A. Fenton Travis Harwood Marvin Hula Hartwell Major Carroll Patrick Reubin Payne Paul Venus Phyllis Waitman Gwendolyn Waldrop William Waltrip Charles Reaves Enghabau Wiggins Carol Wiggins SEVENTH GRADE Mr. Stuart W. Lockridge Apprentice Jr. College Indiana University Marshall College First row: Mary Ellen Booker, Earl Briley, William Buck, Betty Gunderson, Cary Harwood. Second row: Douglas Mar shall, Kenneth Osby, Bethenia Preine, Mary Tyler, Nelson Williams. Third row: Kathleen Wobie, Richard Wray. First row: Ann Adams, Sammy Adams, Thomas Fenton, Karan Furr, Ray Howard. Second row: Mary L. Jackson, Lynwood Minter, Pamela Morgan, Lowell Patrick, Carl Reynolds. Third row: Judith Reaves, Richard Waitman. SIXTH GRADE First row: Patricia Allanson, Grover Bergdoll, Windley Berry, Diane Booker, Mrs. Jessie Reaves Ronald Briley, Ronald B r o w n i n g . Second row: Mary Hannabass, Charles Yates, Miss. State College Robert Jackson, James Marable, Virginia Marable, Mary Ellen Means. Third row: University of Alabama Joy Nantz, Don Osby, James Tyler, Joyce Waltrip. First row: Buster Bergdoll, Jane Binns, Randolph Boyd, Frankie Eargle, Karen Gunderson, Janet Hunt. Second row: Sherman Jackson, Shuler Jackson, John R. Major, Elmer Peterson, Sydney Reynolds, Bernard Robertson. Third row: Betsy Smith, John Smith, Wayne Webb, Ellenor Minor. FOURTH GRADE SECOND GRADE Miss Ella Nance College of William Mary First row: Daniel A dams, Joan Lee Avery, Timothy Berry, Kathrine Bergdoll, Henry Boyd, Nancy Cassell. Second row: John Christian, Edna Gunderson, Rose Minor, Michael Minter, Bonnie Morgan, Mary Orange. Third row: Marilyn Payne, John Peterson, Evelyn Reynolds, Albert Smith, Jerry Waltrip, Lillian Wobie. First row: Anne Bagby, Margaret Bobb, Earnest Booker, Wyatt Clark, Ha¬ zel Guinn, Susie Hannabass. Second row: Mary Hughes, David Lovern, Daniel Lovern, Jeannie Nantz, Ella Patrick, Charles Scott. Third row: Bruce Willcox, Virginia Williams, Dora Yates. .THIRD GRADE SECOND GRADE First row: ShirleyAllanson, Steven Bobb, Doris Clark, Juanita Jackson, Gloria Martin. Second row: Marjorie Means, Rufus Nantz, Jean Patrick, Curtis Robertson. Mrs. Hazel Berry Atlantic Christian College East Carolina Teachers College First row: Lewis Bates, Lyle Browning, Tommy Critcher, James Darlington, John Darlington. Second row: Janet Eargle, Gail Edwards, Moorman Gaddy, Natalie Han- nabass, Evelyn Jackson. Third row: Linda Marable, Bonnie Nantz, Martha Orange, Vann Pierce, Ronald Pugh. Fourth row: Sammy Reynolds, James Richardson, Linda Sherman, Roger Scott, Brenda Waitman. FIRST GRADE ELEMENTARY SNAPS d diet hoodie ■ . Unq ue 8 ti ona bl • ' V i ’v.- ' ' ft ? ? ? ? ? « Sailing l Sailing 1 H °me Again,, C.C.H.S. ACTIVITIES BIBLE CLASS First row: Mr. T. Y. Lovern, Teacher; Doris Adams, Bobby Lou Tench, Ethel Browning, Gwen Waldrop, Shirley Adams, Mary Fenton. Second row: Virginia Waldrop, Mable Briley, Hartwell Major, Reubin Payne, Enghabau Wiggins, Doris Jackson, Carol Patrick. Third row: Nancy Wray, Phylis Waitman, Sandra Marshall, Marilynn Hunt, Marvin Hula, Charles Reaves, Carol Wiggins. F.F.A. Standing: Mr. White, Teacher; Edward Darlington, Gene Reynolds, Stanley Hula, George Tyler, Lloyd Marshall, Bobby Herbig, Jerry Osby, John Hofmeyer. VIRGINIA FOREST SERVICE CHARLES CITY NEW KENT COUNTIES v 1 iwL ' Jtf; ’ iwv TL i K.V.G. Standing: Edward Darlington, Stanley Hula, John Burt, Lloyd Mar shall, Sandy Berry, Ashby Parkinson, Robert Fenton, George Tyler, Mr. White. Sitting: Mr. Clarance Adams; Chief Forest Warden, John Hofmeyer, Jerry Osby. cfCjU , V u r J 1] jC Cal BASEBALL Standing. Mr. White, Coach; John Hof me ye r, George Tvler Stanlpv u n i a p-,, -i -, r Edward Darlington, WilHatn Waltrip, Manager. Kneeling: BobbyHer r Jer Osbv sTn Berry, Gene Reynolds, Ashby Parkinson. Captain: Sandy Berry ® 7 Y ’ V SOFTBALL sss Mr. White, Coach; Sandy Berry, Captain; Lloyd Marshall, Harold Jackson, T. Y. Lovern, Bobby Herbig, George Tyler, Stanley Hula. I BASKETBALL Mable Briley, Manager; Doris Jackson, Shirley Adams, Phyllis Waitman, Marilynn Hunt, Berta Bergdoll, Juanita Booker, Barbara Tench, Co-Captain; Mrs. Richardson, Girls Athletic Sponsor; Doris Adams, Co-Captain; Ethel Adams, Sandra Marshall, Nancy Wray, Virginia Waldrop, Betty Adams, Mary Fenton. CHEERLEADERS Front row: Betty Adams, Doris Adams, Head Cheerleader; Barbara Tench. Back row: Ethel Adams, Berta Bergdoll, Sandra Marshall, Juanita Booker, Marilynn Hunt. SAFETY PATROL ( Kneeling: Lloyd Marshall, Captain. Standing: Mable Briley, Marilynn Hunt, Juanita Booker, Ethel Adams, Jerry Osby, Virginia Waldrop, Nancy Wray, S tanley Hula, Ethel Browning, Reubin Payne. Imami mem MMI HIGH SCHOOL SNAPS 3 -f 2 Thats our Crew Our Working Man Her big s Band Adams Sister’s Trio Star Players c - H. S . Vs - Middlesex Dig that pose, please! gels Unaware. We, the Annual Staff of 1956 sincerely thank you, our sponsors, for making this volume of THE CHARLES CITIAN possible. 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BOELING 18th Cary Streets Virginia LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT WE, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1956, OF THE COUNTY OF CHARLES CITY AND THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, BEING IN POSSESSION OF REASONABLY SOUND MINDS, AN UN¬ USUAL AMOUNT OF ENERGY, A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF DIGNITY, REALIZING THAT OUR DAYS AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE NUMBERED, DO HEREBY DECLARE THIS OUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: ARTICLE I To our parents and friends, who have made our education possible, we do bequeath our love and appreciation, may they ever hold first place in our hearts. ARTICLE II To our school we leave our best wishes for success in the ever present task of making boys and girls of today into men and women who may successfully assume the responsi¬ bilities of the complicated world of tomorrow. ARTICLE III To Mr. Bruce, our principal, we leave our sincere affection and heartiest gratitude for the kindness he has shown us both in and out of English class. To Mrs. Richardson, our sponsor, we leave our gratitude for the time and patience she has given us during our high school days. To Mrs. Roach and Mrs. Jones our sincere thanks for the wonderful lunches they ' ve provided for us. To Mr. Roach, our janitor, we leave our undying gratitude for having helped us to keep a school of which we are proud. ARTICLE IV To the Juniors we leave the superiority over all other classes and the honor of being Seniors. We also bequeath a magnifying glass with which to find the Senior privileges. To the Sophomores we leave the prospects of someday becoming second highest. To the Freshmen we leave high standards that were set by the class of 56 for you to live up to and also the honor of no longer being green. ARTICLE V I, MABLE BRILEY, WILL AND BEQUEATH MY DIMPLES TO MR. BRUCE. I, JOHN BURT, WILL AND BEQUEATH MY ABILITY TO SPEED SHIFT TO BOBBY HERBIG. I, ROBERT FENTON, WILL AND BEQUEATH MY ABILITY TO ALWAYS KEEP MY HAIR IN ONE STYLE TO MRS. YATES. I, LLOYD MARSHALL, WILL AND BEQUEATH MY ABILITY TO FIX ANY FIXABLE HOT ROD TO JOHN HOFMEYER. I, DORIS ADAMS, LEAVE PEACE AND QUIET AS A RESULT OF MY ABSENCE TO C. C. H. S. OUR TALE IS TOLD