Culpeper County High School - Colonnade Yearbook (Culpeper, VA)

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Saga of Our graduates them outstanding; they were elected Good Citizens. A new by-product, Junior Sophisti- cation, marked the beginning of an important era in the history of the firm. To entertain a company going out of business. Juniors gave what was known as the Junior-Senior Prom, which was a huge success. As a final prelude to the longed-for year in which they were to make their debut. Juniors ordered those symbols of success. Class Rings! At last Graduates are in mass production. In charge of the assembly lines Miss Carrie Gibboney and Mr. Floyd Binns have been capable and efficient foremen. Dignity has been added as a decorous mark of distinction. Intelligence has also finally been acquired and brains have been developed to a remarkable degree. For advertisement, they are publishing this, their Colonnade, that you may see the excellent material and methods of assembly used in the manufacture of Graduates. They have presented Every Family Has One” that you may see the unusal amount of Talent in their makeup. In keeping with the popular use of jingles in advertising, they have made the following transcription: Senior Class, Senior Class Have more fun with Senior Cla-a-as. Happier, gayer, smarter, too. Senior Class is super do-o-oo! And now the Graduates receive the finishing touch, caps and gowns. Graduation — the final stage in production has arrived and now Graduates are ready for the world market. Soon they will receive their Certificates of Guarantee, Diplomas. You can see them on display at your favorite high school. We hope you find them satisfactory. Ann Forbes Stanley Rosenthal Margaret Eggborn

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Saga of Our graduates And now a word from our sponsors: Seniors, Incorporated, presents its newest and most remarkable creation. Graduates. Makers for four years of worst grades and most noise. Seniors are proud to present this finished and complete product. However, due to a surplus demand on the battle fronts and in the services, the number of Boy Graduates has necessarily been reduced. If your high school is temporarily low in its stock of Boy Graduates, we assure you that the ones now available are of the highest quality. Seniors are proud of their Graduates, and when you know their background, you will understand and share this pride. In 1941 the Board of Trustees met and elected Henrietta Berry to handle the business affairs for the year. Miss Blanche Lazenby and Miss Frances Bain, as head Foremen directed the work and activities of Freshmen, as the company was then known. Freshmen led the school this year in Scholastics, an important by-product of the firm. In this year, also, an outstanding characteristic of the product became apparent. The Freshman foremen tried to eliminate this trait, but the trustees unanimously decided that it was an asset. Therefore, the Graduates, as they are today and through the four years required for their completion, have Fun. After a brief rest, operations were resumed in the second year. The corporation, under a new name, felt the need of a change in administration and of new ideas. They were now Sophomores, and their first act was to elect Tom Edmondson as head of the Board of Trustees. Miss Bain remained as foreman, although Miss Lazenby had left the factory. Mr. Carter White and Miss Edna Byer became heads of the remaining sections. As the year advanced. Sophomores gave evidence that they had a great product in the making. More favorable characteristics appeared. It was found that Sophomores con- sidered Talent an important part in the assembly of future Graduates. Patriotism was also used freely in the factory. The results of this wise use were shown in their smart appearance at military drill and by the fact that from their group came the first boy to join the service. Denseness, a characteristic of Freshmen, was lessened somewhat and Sophomore Sauciness took its place. In the third year of existence, our company again changed its name to the more impressive one. Juniors, with Miss Byer retaining her position as foreman and Miss Myrtle Jenkins completing the staff. The Board of Trustees, deciding he has been efficient, again elected Tom Edmondson as its president. By this time the firm was assured of the future success of its forthcoming, astounding, new product. This year Juniors made great plans for their final year in production. Three of the members of the executive depart- ment were accepted into the Quill and Scroll. An extra dash of Literary Talent had been used in their manufacture. An extra coating of citizenship applied to three boys made J28 1-

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Zempus 7u0it It was a dull rainy afternoon in the year of 195 5. What was one to do to pass away time on such a dreary day? I hit upon an idea. I would go up to the attic. There was usually something interesting there. While scrambling through old papers, books, and letters, I came across an old photograph which was probably meant to be a class picture. Hmmmmm, I thought, they look familiar. I looked more closely, and sure enough, there were my friends of the senior class of 1945. My, my, don’t they look just too, too adolescent? Gee, I wonder where they all are and what they’ve been doing. Yawnnn. Well, I’ll go to sleep and dream on it; these papers make a good pillow. Why Father Time, fancy meeting you here! Say, could you delve into your Record Book and tell me what my senior classmates have been doing all these years?” Sure,” answered the old chap, as he carefully placed his scythe and hourglass beside him. Sit down and look them up in my book here.” Thanks,” I answered as I eagerly glanced over the pages. A’s, B’s, ah, here’s one I’ll be interested in; Duff Green, president of senior class of ’44-’45, makes good as sports editor of the largest newspaper in U.S.A., The Culpeper Loud-speaker,” which is pub- lished by R. J. Inskeep, who after the manner of all city editors indulges in a tantrum every morning to start the day off right. Dorothy Watson is the charming editor of I Speak from Experience,” a column for the lovelorn, to which Mary C. Corbin writes every other day for advice on her many love problems. Oh, and what was that school cheer; He’s a peach, he’s a dream . . .”? I remember now. Woods Price Stringfellow. I’ll look him up. Here, he of all people has dedicated a new wing to the old school building and named it Anne Price Stringfield.” The new professor is none other than Charles Hurt (incidentally, he’s grown a very distinguished looking goatee.) There have been some new teachers installed too, I see. Elizabeth Jones, Latin; Dot Faulconer, civics; Louise Leavell, who has invented a typewriter that types shorthand, and for physical ed. instructor, none other than energetic Sarah Robbins. The Super-Sales Club, which was organized by Hazel Rosson, is campaigning for higher wages and roller skates to ride on behind counters to save time. Supporting this campaign as members are Lucille Beahm, Alma Dodson, Thelma Tinder, Edna Curtis, Ruth Ceil, Elizabeth Green, Lorraine Taylor and Rebecca West. They seem to be doing an excellent job, too. Thumbing through the famous and interesting old book, I noticed a section on enter- tainment. At the head of the list was Tom Edmondson who had organized a six-piece jazz band entitled the Jazzberries.” Players from C.H.S. are Roger Curtis, Eugene Byram, Bobby Heflin, and his current torch singer is Claudine Weaver, well known in Hollywood circles. The new television program, Call of the Wolves,” made its debut several weeks ago featuring the Trilling Trio,” Evelyne Booth, Virginia Jones, and Alice Donald, who introduced a new song, Cokes for Three.” Speaking of entertainment, here’s Ann Forbes starring in Potassium Cyanide and New Ruffles.” What next? And here’s an item which says that Broadway has opened a new piano musical called One Foot in the Grave” featuring Peggy Dinkel, top flight pianist of the day. Into the radio world today enters Elizabeth Roberts, M.C. for her own quiz show, There’s Dough in These Hyar Hills.” They say Miss Roberts thinks up her own questions for her quiz show. ”{ 30 F