Draper High School - Valley Echo Yearbook (Draper, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1953 volume:

Produced by special arrangement with the Draper High School Faculty Title page Page 1 Contents Page 2 Fore word -Annual Staff Page 3 Dedication Page 4 Principal Page 5 School Page 6 Faculty Division Page 7-9 Class Division Page 10 F reshmen Page 11-13 Sophomores Page 14-16 Juniors Page 17-18 Under Snaps Page 19 Seniors Page 20-23 History Page 24 Will Page 25 Remember When Page 26 Snaps Page 27 Prophecy Page 28-29 Who’s Who Page 30-31 Act. Division Page 32 Beta Club, S.C.A. Page 33 Glee Club, Paper Staff Page 34 F.F.A. , K.V.G. Page 35 F.H.A., Junior F.H.A. Page 36 Athletic Division Page 37 Cheerleaders, Baseball Page 38 Girls Basketball Page 39 Boys Basketball Page 40 Special Division Page 41 Bus Drivers Page 42 Others Page 43 Roamin’ and Reminiscin’ Page 44 Elementary Building Page 45 F orward Look Page 46 Ad Division Page 47-59 Postlude Page 60 CONTENTS foreword The Senior Class of Draper High School pub- lishes the 1952-53 edition of the Valley Echo in an effort to preserve for you and yours the pre- cious memories of your school days. Our school has been and is much more than the building and furnishings; it is also the people who pursue or guide learning. But it is even more- -it is the joys and sorrows, the fair weather and foul, the work and play, the spirit of fellow- ship and friendship which we have shared. Long after the physical structure of Draper High School has lost its identity in the elements, these other things that are our school will remain. Annual Staff SEATED: Jerome Clark, Business Manager; Jane Wood, Editor; Shirley Hodge, Assis- tant Editor; Bobby Quesenberry, Circulation Manager. STANDING: Norma O’Dell, Ty- pist; Gene Hubbard, Photograph Editor; William Duncan, Assistant Business Manager : Miss Poole, Sponsor. NOT PICTURED: Don Fariss and Agnes Taylor, Ad- Getters. ‘Dedication Believing that we express the sentiment not only of the present student body but also of all those who have spent years of training or work here, we, the Senior Class of 1 95 3, dedicate this edition of The Valley Echo to Draper High School. WE PAY TRIBUTE TO - Vernon M. Newman For his untiring efforts to make Draper High School a happy and progressive family; for his friendship, his guidance; for all the thankless be- hind-the-scenes activities which are necessary to the smooth operation of any organization; for these and for all the unnamed services rendered daily, we say a hearty “thank you” to our prin- cipal, Vernon M. Newman. Administration building Home Economics Cottage FACULTY J acuity Vernon M. Newman B.S. Radford College M.A. George Peabody- Principal Mrs. Ann Armbrister B.A. Emory and Henry College English, Civics Hattie Dalton Radford College Fifth Grade Martha Edmondson B.S. Radford College Home Economics Elizabeth Gannaway Longwood College Seventh Grade Ralph Allison B.S. V.P.I. Health and Phys. Ed. Coach Mrs. Elva Hurst B.S. Radford College First Grade Lois Jackson Draper High School Secretary Mrs. Helen Tilson A.B. Lenoir Rhyne College Third Grade faculty Byrd P. McGavock A.B. Randolph-Macon ’s Women’s College R.N. Luke’s Hospital, New Y ork Science, Math Mrs. Canary Newman B.S. Radford College Science, Biology, Gen. Bus. Grace Patton B.S. Radford College Social Studies Herley Poole A.B. Lynchburg College English Elizabeth T ate B.S. Radford College Second Grade C. E. Tilson B.S. and M. S. W. L. and V. P.I. Mary Frances Lovern B.A. Emory and Henry Librarian, English Irene Umberger B.S. Radford College Commercial “O, thoughts of men accurst! Past and to come seem best; Things present worst. ” CLASSES freshmen Class Officers Gaye Quesenberry President Leecy Jennings Vice President Billy Luckado Secretary 3 resit men Theodore Cox Treasurer Donald Akers Joe Bill Alderman Mary Alderman Kenneth Allison Patty Blackwell Kaye Bond Billy Boyd Elmer Boyd Donald Burnette Barbara Burton Jane Chinault Johnny Chinault Edna Covey Betty Cox Floyd Cox Lois Crigger Kenneth Duncan Mary Duncan Garnett Edmonds Mildred Edmonds freshmen FIRST ROW: Estrue Edwards, Curtis Elkins, Patsy Fariss, Glenna Flinchum, Gordon Gallimore, Harold Goad. SECOND ROW: Becky Gunn, Thelma Hall, Wanda Harrell, Da- vid Henley, Erby Hollingsworth, Irene Hollingsworth. THIRD ROW: Richard Hurst, Ju- nior Hylton, Marie Lefler, Donnie McCambridge, Ronnie McCambridge, Ann McCormick. FOURTH ROW: Dorothy McPeak, Margaret Mabe, Clyde Martin, Melvin Martin, Janet Meredith, Margaret Meredith. FIFTH ROW: Mary Moore, Howard Morris, Richard Nunn, Cletis O’Dell, Donnie O’Dell. Florence O’Dell. freshmen FIRST ROW: Noel O’Dell, Tommie O’Dell, Joseph Puckett, Alma Quesenberry, Beatrice Quesenberry, Dawn Quesenberry. SECOND ROW: Clenton Quesenberry, Venton Quesen- berry, Jimmy Rogers, China Belle Roope, George Scott, Barbara Shaw. THIRD ROW: Maxine Shelburne, Cleton Simpkins, Shelby Simpkins, Mildred Smith, Ronnie Thornton, Cleo Trail. FOURTH ROW: Hermon Vires, Donald Wall, Leon Wall, Carl Webb, Ralph Webb, Richard Webb. FIFTH ROW: Jimmy Whitehead, Shirley Whitt, David Wilson, Ethel Wilson, Arnold Windle, Oscar Windle. t Sophomore Class Officers Archie Alderman President Dawn Cox Secretary Bessie Howell Vice President Sophomores Maven Alexander Alta Chrisley Jerry Coltrane May Belle Cox Jimmy Crigger Ruby Dalton Duane Dishon Norris Dishon Mary Duncan Sophomores Nancy Dishon Joe Edwards Doris Graham Joyce Harler Lee Harrell F aye Harrell Jay Harris Betty Henley Donald Jarrells Peggy Jennings Alford Lawson Irene Lawson Mary Lawson James Lefler Pauline Lester Colleen Long Juanita Marshall Billy Martin Mary Martin Jacque Meadows E. J. Melton Colleen Moore Bobbie Morefield Eunice O ' Dell Sophomores Helen O’Dell Jerry O’Dell Loretta O ’Dell Melvin Phillips Sylvia Phillips Clyde Quesenberry Robert Quesenberry Margaret Rigney Horace Seagle Glenna Shelton Millard Simpkins Janie Stilwell Gearline Sutphin Hattie Marie Taylor Joyce Taylor Arnold Thornton Edgar Turman Hubert Turman Robert Turman Peggy Warden Mary Ellen Watson Everett Webb Ethel Wood junior Class Officers Beth Akers President Reginald Hawley Vice President Hetty Lou Rigney Secretary-T rea surer Virginia Scott Reporter flunior Class Royce Akers Carl Allison Tommy Baker Joyce Bond Betty Boyd Marie Butts David Coltrane Cecile Covey Buddy Cox Lucille Cox Joyce Dalton Garnie Dishon Maxine Duncan {juniors Jean F outz Donna F rench Christine Gallimore Betty Mae Gleason Maxine Hollingsworth Betty Anne Huddleston Jane Hurst Eleanor Jamison Junior McGrady Monroe McMillian Mildred O ’Dell John Phillips Mary Lee Phillips Joyce Quesenberry Donald Reece Betty Shaw Clyde Snavely James Thornton Patsy Wilson Louise Young 1. When ' s the wedding? 2. A bushel and a peck. 3. Belles of the schoolbus. 4. Smile for the birdie. 5. Watch that frown. 6. Don ' t kill her! 7. Undes- scribable. 8. Hole that pose. 9. Fuzzy wuzzy. 10. How about a ride? 11 . Going somewhere. Dawn? 12. Hattie’s on the cold, cold ground. 13. Watch that knee! 14. Who is the friend, Eunice? 15. Hey, Pat, what ' s the matter? 16. Bashful Hattie. 17. The Three Stooges. 18. Better get back on the school ground. 19. Close your mouth. 20. The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth. 21. The “Carter Sister s. ” 22. How about a date ? 23. “Stone walls do not a prison make “ 24. Colleen, lean on your own lunch. 25. Glamour girl. 26. Bill’s smiling canary. 27. ' ‘Eppie in the tole hole. ’ 28. Long, Long ago. Seniors NORMA LEAH O’DELL Athletic, co-operative, happy CLAUDINE GLENNA BUCKNER Dependable, gay, neat SHIRLEY JEANETTE HODGE Short, friendly, co-operative BOBBY QUESENBERRY Unconcerned, talkative, friendly FRANCES ORIN O’DELL Witty, helpful, friendly JEROME CLARK Jolly, comical, friendly Seniors EMMA COVEY Neat, cheerful, domestic EUGENE COX Class pest JOHNNY DICKERSON Lively, carefree NANCY LEE DUNCAN Sincere, interested, considerate WILLIAM DUNCAN Quiet, bashful, good natured DON FARISS Thoughtful, energetic, capable Seniors GENE HUBBARD Dependable, impartial, teasing CURTIS HYLTON Smiling, well-liked, helpful Seniors JANE ALICE WOOD Stable, dependable, studious Ju ie 1953 Officers - Vres. dbnfsnss UP. Panes lank Seek. ahir ey - cab s Sotaq J dynes T. 5a y S. kspon. -by e ddbehych PORTION till O - A JR -SR -BfiNQ VET 5-3 J ' tfr. ' oonsored ba W V Q W S . 3-es. Norma O ' JkeU UR Claud cne duck. hen Sect. Shir eu dodae Treas. Bobby Ouesehbenrr Rept Nonces GX)ed ■ Sony Leader -J)ot F+Emma C. Spon. HepJey dbo e Sc hoo[ - y l sept, i gw FR£SHAie« 9 % Officers _ ' FFes: Jane CJood V Pres.- Emma Coueu Jrcas • A ooa Totfeft d . _ S ppns • fy? ? Looenn Lly kJaJfs Cast Will and Zestament We, the Senior Class of 1 952-53, being of sound mind and body, do on this eighth day of June 1953, declare this to be our last will and testament, properties herein named to be passed to the recipients immediately. I, Claudine Buckner , will my place as secretary of Beta Club to Betty Ann Hud- dleston. I, Jerome Clark, will my ability to get along with Mr. Allison to Royce Akers. I, Emma Covey, will my back seat in bookkeeping to Cecile Covey. I, Gene Cox, will my silly remarks to Donald Reese. I, Johnny Dickerson, will my muscles to Monroe McMillian. I, Nancy Duncan, will my quietness to Joyce Quesenberry. I, William Duncan, will my ability to get along with everyone to Christine Gal- limore. I, DonFariss, will my seat on the bus to anyone who thinks he could enjoy it as I do. I, Shirley Hodge, will my outstanding personality to Betty Boyd. I, Gene Hubbard, will my A ’sin senior Liter ature to anyone who can make better. I, Curtis Helton, will my place as bus driver number 6 to Jim Baker. I, Beatrice Jarrells, will my willingness to work to Betty Gleason. I, Isabelle Marshall, will my cooking recipes to Mildred O’Dell. I, Pansy Newby, will my place on honor roll to Reggie Hawley. I, Frances O’Dell, will my place as treasurer of the Beta Club to my little sis- ter, Eunice. I, Norma O’Dell, will my place as captain of the ' basketball team to Hetty Rig- ney. I, Dott Phillips, will my study halls to Junior McGrady. I, Bobby Quesenberry, will my upper false teeth to Tommy Baker. I, Poage Showalter, will my ability to make A’s and B’s to Royce Akers. I, Sally Southern, will my place as captain of the Cheerleaders to Patsy Wilson. I, Agnes Taylor, will my brains to anyone who can find them. I, Walter Thornton, will my freckles to Buddy Cox. I, Marie Turman, will my worn out note -book to Janie Stilwell. I, Jane Wood, will my place as editor of the “Valley Echo’’ to Lucille Cox. We, The Senior Class, will to Miss Poole our appreciation for directing and guiding us in a most successful year. We, The Senior Class, will to Mr. Allison a spotlessly clean gymnasium. We, The Senior Class, will to Miss Umberger a companion (male) to keep her company on the trip to and from Wytheville each day. We, The Senior Class, will to Mr. Tilson a group of F.F.A. boys who will work and take more interest in F.F.A. Chapter. We, The Senior Class, will to Mr. Godfrey a girls Glee Club that is as good as the one this year. We, The Senior Class, will to Mr. Newman an electric fence to keep all the stu- dents on school ground. We, The Senior Class, will to Miss Edmondson a group of girls that will take pride and interest in keeping the Home Economics Building clean. We, The Senior Class, will to Miss Patton a geography class who can locate “Canada on the map. We, The Senior Class, will to Miss Lovern a senior class that will recite me- mory work because they like to. We, The Senior Class, will to Mrs. Armbrister a group that can interpret what they read. We, The Senior Class, will to Miss McGavock a first-aid department in the school. We, The Senior Class, will to Mrs. Pratt our appreciation for cheerfully put- ting up with us through our school career. (continued on page 26) (Last Will and Testament continued) We, The Senior Class, will to the Junior Class the strength and energy to take the last big step to success. We, The Senior Class, will to the Sophomore Class the ambition to furthef their education . We, The Senior Class, will to the Freshman Class the ability to keep growing until they become “dignified” seniors. Jerome Clark-wore bib overalls. Gene Cox-had bubble-gum trouble, and how? Johnny Dickerson-had a G. I. haircut. William Duncan-flirted with the girls. Don Fariss-had to wear a bow-tie. Gene Gubbard-had his first date. Curtis Hylton-couldn’t draw. Bobby Quesenberry-got too big for his breeches. Poage Showalter-was ever noisy. Walter Thornton-was short. Claudine Buckner-wasn’t pretty. Emma Covey-didn ' t like Air Force Men. Nancy Duncan-wore glasses. Shirley Hodge -had short hair. Beatrice Jarrells-wore braids. Pansy Newby-was sent to the office for being tardy. Frances O ’Dell-wasn t mischievous. Norma O ’Dell-didn ’t like basketball. Sally Southern-got her diamond. Agnes Taylor -didn ’t like cheerleading. Marie Turman-got lost and found. Jane Wood-didn’t make good grades. Dott Phillips-wasn’t jolly. Isabelle Marshall-fell while running to the bus. Signed: The Class of 1952-53 Draper High School CLASS COLORS: Blue and White CLASS FLOWER: White Rose Kemembet When Senior Snaps 1 -Left at the Church? 2-Pals always . 3-Koochie Koo, Jane ! 4-Brrrrr, Santa!!!! 5-Our cheerleaders, in plain clothes. 6-Woops, leaning too far there. 7-Come on, not so solemn. 8-On your mark... 9-Give me a bite, Beatrice. 10-Woo, Woo!!! 11 -Little old Pansy. 1 2-Engaged! ! ! 13-Four happy seniors. 14-Love her, Nancy? 15-The latest in Ford bumpers. 16-Our happy French class. 17- Sweet little Poagie. 18-Ready for church? 1 9-Jest living. 20- Whatcha pointing at? 21 -The head mentor of it all. 22-Going my way? 23-Cuddle Bugs. 24-You tell ' em, Don. 25-Gene with the light brown hair. 26-Baby Shirley. 27-“Don’t let the stars get in your eyes.” 28-What! Again? 29-Hold your mouth right. 30-Play ball! INTO THE Ue. FUTURE Who’s ACTIVITIES v - t - — . ... ' m KZNiU | JO pD T ■ 1 mgKM Miss Lovern Sponsor F. O’Dell T reasurer C. Buckner Sec retary J. Wood President D. Fariss Vice-President G. Dishon C. Gallimore B. Huddleston S. Hodge C. Covey P. Wilson D. Reece B. Cox R. Hawley B. Quesenberry J. Phillips N. O’Dell J. Bond L. Cox P. Newby TheBetaClub is a non-secret organization for students “Who seeks and will not take when of high scholastic standing. The club has two primary aims: offered, (l) To encourage students to maintain a good average (2) Shall never find it more. ” To work for the betterment of the school, both socially and scholastically. Student Council N. O’Dell President J . Gunn S. Hodge Reporter P. Jackson G. Quesenberry P. Kinser P. Morefield B. Howell Mr. Allison Sponsor M. Duncan L. Cox C. Gallimore R. Hurst D. Fariss R. Hawley Secretary J. Crigger G. Dishon NOT PICTURED: C . Hylton Vice-President N. Duncan “To thine ownself Be true. . . ” TheS.C.A. is an organization to promote better leader- ship, understanding and co-operation among the students. It is composed of representatives from each home room. Jackson G. Quesenberry Moore McCormick Gunn J. Bond F rench A. Quesenberry F ariss Wilson Blackwell Thornton Long Covey Alderman Warden J. Quesenberry Dishon K. Bond Whitt F outz D. Quesenberry O’Dell Covey Huddleston O’Dell Southern Taylor Smith Chinault B. Shaw B. Shaw B. Rorrer Jennings Mabe Shelburne Wood Cox Howell Dalton Qlee Club The Girls Glee Club is a credit class of forty-one members. Anyone is eligible to join at the beginning of the year; however, no one is admitted later. The Glee Club attends each year the District Fes- tival and the Pulaski County Choral Festival. It par- ticipated in the all Sectional Chorus which was held in Martinsville this year. es Huddleston Clark N. O ' Dell Hodge Miss Umberger Miss Lovern Quesenberry Hawley F. O’Dell Cox Duncan Rigney Wood Buckner The staff of the Draper Nutshell is made up of interested students. The purpose of the newspaper is to inform stu- dents, patrons, and friends of the activities of various class- es, clubs, organizations, and athletics, as well as to boost school spirit and develop an interest in newspaper writing. future farmers of America The Draper s Valley Chapter of Future Farmers of America is a part of the National F . F . A. organiza- tion of, by, and for farm boys studying vocational a- griculture. The motto of the F.F.A. is learning to do; doing to learn; earning t o live; and living to serve. RS ' wM 1 1 FIRST ROW: C. Allison, J. Baker, M. McMillian, G. Dishon, N. Dishon, M. Alexander. SECOND ROW: Mr. Tilson, Advisor, C. Simpkins, T. Cox, D. Vires, H. Morris, D. O’Dell, J. Thornton, Treasurer, R. Akers, Presi- dent, B. Cox, Secretary, E. Turman, D. Webb, D. Wall, R. McCambridge, D. McCambridge, E. Trail. THIRD ROW: C. Simpkins, R. Turman, L. Wall, B. Jarrells, E. Webb, D. Jarrells, H. Goad, H. Turman, A. Alderman, E. Melton, J. Crigger, B. Martin, B. Luckadoo, D. Dishon, A. Windle. The K. V.G. of the Dra- per Valley Chapter is dedi- cated to the purpose of try- ing to prevent forest fires in Pulaski County and sur- rounding counties. We of- fer our help when a forest fire occurs in our county. FIRST ROW: Royce Akers, Jim Baker, Buddy Cox, E.J. Melton. SECOND ROW: Mr. Tilson, Maven Alexander, Billy Jarrells, Donnie O’Dell, Monroe McMillian, Archie Alderman, Jimmy Thornton, Garnie Dishon. THIRD ROW: Carl Allison, Donald Jarrells, Howard Morris, Harold Goad, Billy Martin, Jimmy Crigger, Norris Dishon, Edgar Turman. J future Homemakers - -- of America M. Phillips M. Turman C. Gallimore N. O’Dell S. Hodge S. Southern P. Wilson B. Akers J. Hurst C. Buckner F. O’Dell M. Hollingsworth A. Taylor J . F outz J. Bond B. Shaw J. Dalton Miss Edmondson J- Quesenberry B. Gleason M. Duncan L. Cox I. McCambridge B. Huddleston C. Covey The Future Homemakers of America is the National or- ganization for pupils who have studied or are studying home- making in Junior and Senior high schools. The purpose is to promote a growing appreciation of the joys and satisfaction of homemaking. M. Cox E. Wood N. Thornton H. O’Dell P. Jackson L. O’Dell E. O’Dell B. Howell S. Phillips Miss Edmondson N. Dishon P. Kinser B. Morefield B. Boyd C. Moore C. Long C. Roope G. Sutphin M. Martin P. Warden M. Lawson M. Rigney J. Harler L. Burton J . Meadows P. Jennings P. Lester A. Chrisley M. Watson J. Marshall F. Harrell M. Duncan J. Stillwell I. Lawson G. Shelton J. Taylor ffunior Homemakers of America ATHLETICS Cheerleaders Taylor Jackson Wilson Huddleston Hodge Southern The cheerleaders help promote sportsmanship and en- courage school spirit. The varsity teams need the support of all students if they are to do their best. We make it our business to see that they receive this support. baseball Akers Hylton Dishon Bryson Clark Baker Dickerson Hawley Coltrane Fariss Melton Propst Duncan McMillian Coach Allison Hubbard Kemp The 1952 baseball season was the most successful in recent years for Draper High School. Of our eleven game schedule we won seven and lost four. This was highlighted by the fine pitching of Curtin Hylton and Monroe McMillian. (J iris’ flasket ball FIRST ROW: Margaret Rigney, Helen O’Dell, Marie Turman, Claudine Buck- ner, Irene McCambridge, Betty Gleason, Joyce Dalton, Miss Edmondson, Coach. SECOND ROW: Hattie Taylor, Norma O ' Dell, Captain; Joyce Que- senberry, Beth Akers, Jane Wood, Alma Quesenberry, Loretta O’Dell. Kays’ Basketball FIRST ROW: Jim Baker, Norris Dishon, Gene Hubbard, Maven Alexander, Royce Akers, Captain; Don Fariss, E.J. Melton. SECOND ROW: Bobby Que- senberry, Reginald Hawley, David Coltrane, William Duncan, Monroe Mc- Millian, Johnny Dickerson, Kenneth Duncan, Ralph Allison, Coach. SPECIALS BUS DRIVERS CUSTODIAN LUNCHROOM WORKERS Looking through a family photo album recently, I came across a faded picture of a chubby little fellow, dressed in short ' britches, his books slung over his shoulder by a leather strap. There was an unmistakable look of a schoolboy on his face. Underneath the snapshot were the words: John Kirston Montaine on his first day in third grade. Great-grandfather! In my imagination I saw him rising long before dawn; eating a hearty breakfast; taking up his books and his dinner pail (containing baked sweet potatoes, cornbread or other coarse fare); don- ning coat, cap and leggins against the bitter cold; waving goodbye to his mother and younger bro- thers and sisters and setting off through the field toward the little log school-house three miles away. His chest swelled with pride-it wasn’t every boy who could go to school; and though the trek through woods and across fields and stream wasn’t a pleasant one, it was a small price tc pay for the privilege of going to school. At noon, great-grandfather and the other boys gathered together to have their lunch, under the watchful eye of the schoolmaster. Sometimes they entertained each other with stories of being chased by some fierce animal while enroute to school or on the return trip home. If the big boys were good and finished their work, they were rewarded by being allowed to leave the classroom and bring water from the spring at the foot of the hill. A less welcome job was that of keeping the fire going and cleaning the room after school was out for the day. But any excuse to get a relief from sitting on those hard benches! I understand that a generation or so later, the idea of hot lunches caught hold; grandmother and the youngsters of her day used to take ham or potato biscuits, and blowing the dirt from a spot on top of the pot-bellied stove, toasted the bread a golden brown. There were accidents, however, and sometimes hungry students had charcoal sandwiches for lunch. Mother says that one of her teacher s used to make soup in a big kettle on the stove. It must have been amusing to see those boys and girls appear at the door of the little country school- house with an onion or a potato in their hands instead of the traditional “apple for the teacher”. Each one contributed his part. How very lucky we are, I thought, closing the album and laying it aside. Our morning slum- bers arenot disturbed by the insistant: Hey! Wake up, you sleepy head. It’ll take a good hour to make that walk to school. No, we turn over, take our second nap, get up at 7:30 or 8:00 o’ clock, are picked up punctually at our own front gate, ride comfortably, safely to school several miles away. We start and end each day in a well-heated, clean building. At noon we walk around the cor- ner to the school lunchroom and enjoy a tasty, hot lunch, or we sit down together to enjoy a lunch packed from produce canned in our community cannery. Just how much effort do we expend in all this? Exactly none. Our bus drivers, our custo- dian, our cooks, our student waitresses and other community workers serve us faithfully and weH, and they have done so for a number of years. So it is with pride and humility that we say Thank you”. A fjob Zo Do Kemitt isciH ’ By a teacher 3:30 P.M., June 8th, 1953-a shrill bell announces the end of another school day and another school year. The mad rush of departing footsteps dies away and I’m left alone. It’s another half hour before I’m free to leave. There are things to be done-a window to close, a book shelf to straighten, a blackboard to erase, and a few other odds and ends that mark the close of each school day. I pull hard on the window, which as usual is stuck tight; and think of all the other times I’ve spent my strength and left it undisturbed, to return next day and find a miniature ri- ver flowing along mingled with the black oil which the custodian uses on the floors to keep down dust. How many times I ' ve looked down to find shoeprints on the carpet at home from that very oil. I’m not sure how good a remedy it is for dust, but it’s certainly an excellent lubricant, both for shoes and dress hems, which invariably drag in it on the steps. As I stand there before the still open window, a mouse peeps warily from under a ra- diator and scurries away. He’s slick and well-fed from the discarded lunches that find their way behind the radiators. I wonder if he ever tries a wastebasket- -but, then, who ’d expect to find scraps there? How very like his fellow classmates is this little one. They too, peep around corners an scurry away , not however, in search of discarded sandwiches. Do you suppose he knows or cares what a noun or an adverb is, or how he should punctuate his squeaks? Perhaps not, but he likes our school anyway. Maybe he ’s her e for the social contacts, to enjoy his friends or to escape that unplea- sant job at home. Why, do you know if he stayed at home he’d have to do most of the plow- ing, help harvest the crop, do all the chores around the farm and help with the dishes, as if he didn’t have enough to do already. Besides, that’s girls’ work! Starting from this reverie at the slam of a door downstairs, I move on to the next job at hand. The bookshelf is a maze of all sorts of paraphernalia. There’s a library book due on April 1st “Back to Treasure Island’’. Smiling, I think: “At least some freshman enjoyed Stevenson’s story of adventure, or was he just doing a sly polish job on the old apple ? ’’ I pick up a book from the bottom shelf, open it, and see in bold print on the fly leaf : “In case of fire, throw in’’. On page 53, in a scrawling hand appears the following- - “Same old dress for the last three years. I guess they are underpaid’’. Smoothing the wrinkles from my two-and-a-half-year-old dress, I move on to the blackboard, pickup a dusty eraser. Simultaneously, there crowd into my mind scenes of eraser battles during my absence. There are tell-tale marks on the ceiling and around the walls, not to mention those daily eradicated from an F.F.A. jacket and from over the left ear. “Erasers must be dusted someway, ’ I think with a sly grin. In the upper right corner of the board I see carved this claim: Reserved for H.T.M. andA.R.C. Just beneath this and at various other positions, there is the provincial heart, initialed and pierced by cupid’s arrow. Who doesn’t feel a pang of nostalgia at the sight of a pair of youngster s timidly holding hands and making sheep’s eyes at each other? Pup- py love, you say. Perhaps. But it ' s real enough to the puppy, isn ' t it? At this moment, the custodian brings me abruptly back to the present with “closing up. ’’ I pick up my things, take a last look around, walk down the steps, and out the door, which he locks after me. With the look of satisfaction which comes as the priceless reward of a job well done, Draper High School closes her eyes and dies a quiet, painless death. Slcmen ta ry building NEW ELEMENTARY BUILDING (completed in fall of 1952) With this they carry on J forward Cook Dear old D.H.S. ! These memories will linger forever, and will be even more pre- cious since we are the last class to graduate. Our underclassmen will have many oppor- tunities in the new school- -better and a larger variety of subjects, more activities so everyone has a chance to develop his abilities and talents. We exhort you to quickly be- come an active member of the school and make the most of the opportunities that are yours. Although we are leaving Draper High School, we will be interested in the elementary school where many of our sisters and brothers are. They too, will have greater opportu- nities in the new building. We cannot live in the past, nor in the future; but we shall have fond memories of the past, and we wish for you a happy, prosperous future, which will be the present tomorrow. 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Pulaski- Wytheville Virginia Pulaski Virginia VIRGINIA FEED STORE Seeds, Fertilizers, Groceries Complete line of Kasco Feed WORKING MAN ' S STORE Reliable Guaranteed Merchandise Shoes and Clothing for Phone 3-3741 Men, Women, and Children Pulaski Virginia Pulaski Virginia FRIGIDAIRE EVERHART CLEANERS Refrigerators Freezers Ranges Dryers Washers Ironers Sales Service WYSOR ELECTRIC APPLIANCE COMPANY Corner of Main Jefferson “Home of Beautiful Cleaning “ Phone - 3-3891 Pulaski Virginia PULASKI MOTOR COMPANY, INC. Sales orcC 34 Dial 2-1271 -60 East Main St. Pulaski Virginia Compliments of RATCLIFF ELECTRIC COMPANY 99 East Main Street Pulaski Virginia Rudolph’s studio Make The Picture You Keep V irginia Pulaski NORMAN JONES COMPANY Things To Wear For Men Who Care TYLER DRUG COMPANY, INC. Dial 2-6011 Phone 3-0011 Pulaski Virginia Pulaski Virginia Compliments of GEORGE ' S MEN SHOP Home of Famous Brands Pulaski Virginia WALLACE SMARTWEAR “Fine Clothes and Shoes for Women Who Care” Pulaski Radford Compliments of HASH FURNITURE COMPANY We F urnish The Home Complete Phone 2-8511 Pulaski Virginia PARKS-BELK COMPANY The Home of Better V alues Pulaski Virginia Compliments of FOOD FAIR and BOWLING CENTER Pulaski Virginia Compliments of RAFLO ' S INC. Pulaski Virginia RUTHERFORD PONTIAC CO. Pontiac -C adillac Dir. Lise. 240 Phone 3-3591 Virginia MAYBERRY BUICK INC. Buick Sales Service East Main Street Phone 2 -1331 Pulaski V irginia Pulaski MARTIN ' S SHOE SHOP Home of Weather Bird Shoes for Children MAIN STREET DINER Velvet Step Shoes F or Women Home of good home cooked meals City Club Shoes F or Men Operated by Ray C. Hall 154 Washington Ave. Pulaski Virginia Pulaski Virginia Compliments of BLUE RIDGE SUPPLY CO. Wholesale Groceries Pulaski Virginia Compliments of HARRIS MOTOR COMPANY Sales -Chevrolet -Service I CHEVROLET fi Dial 2-1 291 Pulaski Virginia VIRGINIA OAK FLOORING CO. Building Materials of All Kinds Pulaski Virginia COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. Pulaski Virginia SOUTHWEST MOTOR CO. INC. Compliments the Class of 1953 Chrysler -Plym outh Sales Service Southwest Motor Co. Inc. 228 East Main St. Phone 4-3331 Pulaski Virginia HOLT MOTORS “House of Hospitality” Commerce Street Phone 33271 LINCOLN Pulaski Virginia MARSHALL WELDING SUPPLIES John Deere Sales and Service Welding Equipment and Supplies Pulaski Virginia Com pli merits of STEGERS LAUNDRY DRY CLEANERS Quality Tells Phone 33011 Pulaski Virginia Congratulations Draper High Seniors of 1953 THE SOUTHWEST TIMES “Your Newspaper” Pulaski Virginia Compliments of POWERS FURNITURE CO. “Better Furniture For Less’ 80 Main St. Pulaski Virginia CLOVER CREAMERY CO. INC. Manufacturers of Pasteurized Products Milk-Ice Cream-Butter Radford and Roanoke Virginia WINDLE ' S CASH GROCERY Gulf Products CALDWELL-SITES COMPANY Groceries Feeds Office Equipment - Stationery Mimeographs and Supplies Phone 3-4961 Gifts Draper Virginia Roanoke Virginia C. B. HALSEY COMPANY J. M. BAKER Breeder of Wholesale Distributors Broad Breasted Bronze Institution Foods Turkeys Sold Live or Dead Phone 3-2421 Phone 3-5877 Roanoke Virginia Draper Virginia Fine Class Rings Announcements Y earbooks Awards JOSTEN ' S Since 1897 We, the Senior Class, wish to say thank you to all those who have helped make our annual pos - sible . F. W. HALEY FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERING CO. Liberal Trade In Allowance For Your Old Furniture or New, Here KELLEY ' S SERVICE STATION Esso Gas and Oil Intersection U.S. 1 1 101 234 N. Jefferson Ave. Pulaski Virginia Draper Virginia Com pH merits of R.C.A. Television Radios Records PULASKI MILLS Phone 2-6291 THE MUSIC SHOP At Wysor Elect. Appl. Co. 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