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

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Class of ' 52 TOP ROW Ruby Maxine Baber, “Maxine,” Commercial Claudette Lois Backe, “ Backie,” General Mary Ellen Baumgardner, “ Bummy,” Commercial Janet Elaine Bolen, “Jan,” College Preparatory Eleanor Mae Brown, “Eleanor,” General BOTTOM ROW Estil Herbert Brown, “ Estil,” College Preparatory Shirley Rebecca Brown, “Shirley,” General Ada Davis Bunch, “Dolly,” Commercial Robert Young Button, Jr., “Bebop,” College Preparatory Roy Daniel Carroll, “Roy,” General 4 21

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Seniors of ' 52 Make History in C.H.S . “These will be the happiest five years in your life!” proud parents said as the new eighth graders set out in 1947 to enter high school for new adventures, good times, and hard work. They had begun their journey into high school days. The students made the first major adjust- ments to routine and the class elected Estil Brown as their leader, whom they further honored with the presidency for each of their succeeding years in C. H. S. The mis- chievous flock was kept under control by Mrs. J. W. Ross, Mrs. Robert Chilton, Miss Sutton Bland, and Miss Emily Carper. As freshmen, they became further acquainted with C. H. S. life. This year’s homeroom teachers, Mrs. George Hudson, Mrs. Gordon Witt, and Miss Joan Lane, helped them to settle down in earnest. By the time the ambitious classmates attained the height of sophomores, the rest of the school had accepted them in the major activities. Guided by Miss Martha arriner, Miss Virginia Lewis, and Miss Ellen McMullen, the class advanced still farther up the road to graduation. Upperclassmen now, the Class of ’52 settled down to accumulate funds for the annual Junior-Senior Prom. The juniors weathered the storm of more responsibilities and harder courses assisted by Miss Gertrude Lewis, Miss Laura Thornhill, and Mr. Joseph Hafer. For the last time, the Class of 1952 entered C. H. S. — this time as the proud leaders. The first step down the long aisle came when the seniors first marched in and took their places at the head of the student body. The seniors were kept on their course by Miss Jean Ferguson, Mrs. Revere Houck, and Mr. Floyd Binns. Rings arrived, they watched their last football and last basketball games. Caps, gowns, and calling cards were ordered and the Cotillion came and went followed closely by the senior play. Then came the prom, that wonderful evening which is now only a memory. Only a few steps remained to be taken, and these passed with the fleeting days. Class day was over now, and proud seniors entered the auditorium for Baccalaureate Sermon and left in the shadow of gradua- tion. Graduation exercises came, and for the last time the Class of 1952 started down the aisle. Even now, as they look back on these last five years, they could remember with pride their high school days — their laughs and their tears, their work and their play. Diploma in hand, each new citizen stepped through the door that separates high school and the future, fully aware of the great responsibility that was his. SENIOR OFFICERS Front Row, Left to Right: E. Brown, President; R. Jacobs, l ice President, B. Sophia, Secretary Second Row: K. Crosman, Treasurer, Mr. F. Binns, Adviser 20

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TOP ROW Barbara Jean Carver, ‘‘ Bobby ,” General Carroll Humphries Clatterbuck, ‘‘ Red, General William Moffett Clement, “Bill,” General Richard Warren Coates, “Richard,” College Preparatory Ross Robert Coates, Jr., “Bobby,” General BOTTOM ROW William Ernest Colvin, “Billy,” General Frances Claudine Cook, “Claude,” General Winfrey Kelly Corbin, “Kelly,” General Kenneth Wirt Crosman, “Kenny,” College Preparatory Kenneth Ashby Cunningham, “Kenny,” General Seniors 22