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

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Xlrs. james O. Shepherd. teacher of ljnglish for four years. has given untiringly of her time and effort. .Xlthough having been afliliated with the school for a comparatively short period. Mrs. Shepherd has taught Senior English. directed the senior play and sponsored the debate team. although there was no club for this last activity. ller diligent work and love of dramatics has contributed much to the success of presenting real drama in the senior plavs. Both in and outside of school. Klrs. Shepherd is a friend to all students. She is always glad to help some student regardless of the nature of the problem. The 1956 Coi,oNx.xnE Stall is proud to have this opportunity to honor Nlrs. Shepherd for her contributions to Culpeper lligh School. lt is with deep appreciation and sincerity that they dedicate the 1956 Cor.oxx.xnr: to Xlrs. Shepherd. e' li a Mrs. Shepherd Recognized for Contributions i i

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he 1956 CCDLONNADE IRXXEIINGIQOXDSOFCLIPEPER COLXTX 4 C IO I2 136 IO I2 24 36 39 42 45 52 88 8 9

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Three Who Went The Second Mile Xlks Hcnsox Xlns Rossox NIR louauvr MRS GEORGE NELSON HUDSON 1885 1955 Commg to Culpeper Illgh School ln the fall of 1919 as teacher of home econom1cs M1ss Ida Mae D1nges later became Mrs George Nelson Hudson and spent the rest of her hfe nn the Cul peper commumty She was a natlve of Trederlck County X lfglflla and had prevlous to her commg to Culpeper taught tn Alabama W 1th the exclusnon of two years from 1924 to 1926 she was a member of Culpeper Hugh School facultx untll she retired ln 1949 Among the ZCIINIUCS connected wxth the teachlng of home economxcs she was founder of and advlser to the Home Economlcs Club later known as the Future Homemalters of Amer1ca In 1940 the senlors dedlcated the COLONNADE to Mrs Hudson nn apprec1at1on of her many vears of helpful advlce patxent understandmg and invaluable serv1ce through the Home Economxcs Department Today scattered throughout the town and countw of Culpeper and elsewhere are glrls who are happler persons and more efllclent home makers because of the tralmng they recelved ln Mrs Hudson s classes lNIRS IEE FRANKLIN ROSSON 1926 on 'Nlrs Lee Franltlm Rosson whose traglc death September 20 193, resulted from an automob1le accldent was beglnnlng her elghth year of teach 1ng 1n the Culpeper County School system She Jomed the hxgh school faculty September 1949 Preuously she had taught 1'1 the Culpeper Elementarx School The former Xllss 'Xlargaret ohns she was a natne of Honsdale Pennsxl vama and a graduate of Susquehanna Llll versntv Whlle affillated wlth the school 'Vlrs Rosson taught Engllsh social studxes and Spanxsh In extra currncular actlvmes she was co- sponsor of the Y Clubs contrlbutmg largely to the success of the orgamzatlon As Spanlsh teacher she sponsored the Pan Amemcan Club for all Spamsh students Vlany acttvltnes of the clubs she sponsored beneflted from ter orngmahty and talent and her Influence on the school w1ll be long felt There were no lxmnts to the energy and ab1l1ty she expended axdmg the students m both class and extra currlcular aCt1V1ty MR ROBERT RED TOLBERT 1935 Born 1n Greenwood Countv South Carolma Vlr Robert Red Tolbert attended Clemson College commg to Culpeper ln 1918 For 27 years he was prmclpal and agriculture teacher 1n Culpeper retxrnng m 1945 to become head of the vocatlonal agrnculture department of Cul peper Countv Hlgh School Prevlously he had taught ln XIISSISSIQPI and m Prederlck County Xlrgmla On July 1 I934 Mr Tolbert ret1red from h1s 42 year teachmg career Officlals of the State Educatlon ASSOCIHIIOH present at a banquet nn hls honor glven bv former pupnls September 1955 pald hugh trlbute to 'Xlr Tolbert s qualxtles ofChr1st1an character hls effectnveness as a teacher and h1s attrlbutes of leadershnp Durmg many years of teachmg and leadershlp m Culpeper he alwavs held the respect and dewotton of hrs students h1s fellow teachers and people of the commumtv 'S- , Q 'au- 4 ,- - 1 1 Q - I v - ' . 1 , ' - - ' . , . . ' v 3 1 ' . . . . . v - 3 - ' 7 . . Q . 4 I. . . . . l A ' 1 w . . . . x . 1 H 9 A I . . . 1 Y I . I A 1 ' 4 ' v v . 1 F ' ' C6 ' - . . . ' . . l .V 1 1 1 . ' . 37 . . . , . -Y ' 9 , . '. . . . I . . . . A 3 7, . . - I . Q v 1 .' , . 7 ' . . -' 1 - . A ,, . . . . 1 a 2 H l .1 .,v y . , - 1 9 s 1 ' ' 3 . . . . ,, . . v . I 1 , . . . Y A ' u 4 'Y 4 A A 4 - x 7 .I ' ' V a .r a .Y' 1 .- 12 .4 , ,,