Episcopal High School - Whispers Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Blackford Literary Society began the year aspiring once mere to reach the heights which. in years long past. led to its receiving a letter of Commendation from the first Roosevelt. Under the capable leadership of its odicers. headed by ,lay Corson in the presidential role and Marvin Cox. whose talents were more than equal to the ofiice of vice president. the first term reading contest gf A 61 came off satisfactorily. ac or The highlight of the entire year. however. was '4Golden Toeu Fergusoifs brilliant. but delayed. cleclaiming performance. Another credit to Blackford is that its sole literate member won the schoolwide reading contest for the second consecutive year. . elzfgfdajffg The most instructive and enlightening Sundays for the majority of the members were those on which Secretary Speed Hill absconded with the book of minutes. without which venerable tome it was im- possible to hold any meeting at all. It can be accepted as fact that 0 l lVlr. Whittle. who served faithfully as faculty advisor. enjoyed OCIQ immensely these respites from the usual weekly bedlam. ln conclusion it must be said that, although even the most loyal Blackfordite must admit his society's archenemyis superiority in erudition. intellectuality. and other qualities desirable in a literary society, nonetheless great strides have been made and there is great hope for the future. The W. L. S. this year, under the patient guidance of Mr. R. P. Williams and with a capable and willing membership. ranked with the senior societies in size of membership and accomplishment. The , forty members. organized by the first term ofhcers: Ben Orrick. L HQQP President: Bucky Shuford. Vice President: Peter Read. Secretary: and Frank Bird. Treasurer, adopted a constitution and a system of fines. Stewart Bryan placed first in the reading contest. with Dan ! ' Smith and Evans Whiting close behind. lfelnc-ting The second term activities began with the election of new othcers: Dan Smith, Presidentg John Simmonds. Vice President: and Stewart ' f Bryan. Secretary. The debating contest marked the termas activities. 06.10 ,lohn Train proved the best debater. while Stewart Bryan was second and Ben Orrick third. Both contests had a large participation. 103 K m er item SEATED10ffl.Ck, president first term: J. S. Bryan, vice president second term. president third term: E. D, Srnith, presi- dent second terrn. STANDlNC7Shllf0l'll. vice president hrst term: 1.5. Simmonds, secretary first term: Bird, treasurer three terms: Faulcuner, vice president third termg F. C. Wright, secretary, third term: P. B. Read. serretary second term.

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airfare ofiferarg ocie fr isle cL!or-cl !i't'er'.5 StQA'l'IiIl -l.'u,r, rice IJFQSIIIIPIII three terms: Carson. president three terms: Hill. xerretttry first two terms. STANDING Wilson, .NPt'fFIl1l'j third term: Sirnorzs. trettxltrer tllree terms. The Fairfax Literary Society. with a rnemlwership less than half the size of Blackfords aml with the laurels of seven consecutive dual meets. this year again served I2.H.S. in its unique capacity as a literary literary society. The guiding stars of Fairfaxs first term efforts were: lxennon jones. president: ,lonathan Bryan. viCe-presi- dent: Mayo Head. treasurer: and Wayne Holman. secretary. Second term found Fairfax in the grips of one of its greatest coups tfetut. lnto the last hastion of the intelligentsia strode the ligyptians to give Fairfax a furrzeur administration. The memhers of Egypt who rode this strange tide of gareon popularity were: Mayo Read. president: George Bruce. vice president: Owen lleer. secretary: and Kennon Jones. treasurer. Third term saw the election of Way ne Holman. Peter Page. Kennon jones. and Charlie Ayers-la healthy return to something of a political norm. It saw also frantic preparation for the annual lmout with Blackford. which was slowlv showing signs of turning sfzmrrt itself. But Fairfax still held unquestioned the tattered remnants of the schooI's intellectuality. and no matter what opposition Blackford offered. the epitaph of Fairfax could read: And in her were the elements so mixed That lNature might stand up to all the world 07 :Xml say: 'This was a literary society .' U ja bf: n pt-er.: Stl-Yltill R. K. K. ,lorzim president hrs! term, fl't'tISIlfl'V xerorul term. xerretztry tliirtl term: l. ll. Rmtt. treasurer first term. presitlerzt xetornl term: Holman. xerremrvv firx! term, president third term. S'l'kNlJlNG ,l. R. Brian, 1'1-V? president lirxt term: Hrufe, sergetrntaut-arms. ser- ornl term: Spenrer. tire president set'- onil term: l'uge. rife presitlerit thirtl term: Geer. xerrettrrs xerornl lerm: nlierx. trettxurer thirtl term.

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iadion any ociefg A0100 ommiffee 104 SLLATED-Hutchins. rife president second sessiong liner, president two sessionsg Corson, vice presi- dent first session. STANDING-D. B.Ho1land, treass urer secunrl session: Rivers. treasurer first sessiong Wilson. secretary second session: Holman. secre' tary jirst session. The purpose of the E.l'l.S. Missionary Society is neither to Chris- tianize cannibals nor to finance people for such duties: it acts as a representative at E.H.S. for the many worthy charity causes which are carried on at various times during the yeargthe March of Dimes. the Community Chest. the National Heart Foundation. the Cancer Drive. the Red Cross. and the Tuberculosis Foundation. The members of the Missionary Society are given the unpleasant duty of hitting the boys for contributions to these drives. They' are rewarded only with the dubious joys of paying a dollar and a half in dues and of voting for its officers. Nonetheless. the members of the Missionary Society see to it that their organization fulfils its purpose. Each Thursday morning regular communion services are held in Pendleton Hall. It is the duty ofthe Chapel Committee to prepare the altar for these services. The committee is divided into several groups which rotate in the process of arranging the altar for services. This group is under the able direction of Mrs. H. A. Walke. who started the committee last year. The members of the Chapel Committee fill their jobs quite conscientiously. there being no compensation of leaves as with other school functions: the rewards of belonging to the Chapel Committee come almost exclusively from knowing the benefits which the committee does for others. eer: ll. H. K, ,lloorfu Wi. lf, lfcrgzzxorzq I. ll. Rcurl R. R. llurix: lfooilg lvscmg Spcnfcr: llullinx. Lozellg Frazer: lf, I. .4mlcr.von: Hlnrnc: fflicclf l R. llriun: Kumi: Trusl.: Epps: Lolc: llmflg llolnzung Turnlmll, I it ' R N, I