Fredericksburg High School - Rapahanoc Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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Rapahanoc ' Twenty-two Athletic Association “Alone we do little, Together we do much.” W. Rowe ... A. Hundley T. Wilson . F. Wilson Boys’ Division OFFICERS Girls’ Division . President Vice-President . Secretary . Treasurer Ruth Dillard Ruby ' Dillard M. Weedon ... C. Moody . . President Vice-President . Secretary . Treasurer O UR association has taken this for its slogan and we have certainly proven the truth of it. The association was organized in the early fall and was later divided into two divisions for a membership campaign. “The Wild Cats,” under the leadership of Ruth Dillard, and The Bear Cats,” under the leadership of W. Rowe. Two- thirds of the school was enlisted under this campaign and membership cards were secured. These saved the members the full expense of all football, basket-ball and baseball games. T his association was a big factor in fostering clean and wholesome athletics for the whole school.

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Rapahanoc i i Hi-Y y y HE “HI-Y Club was organized February 16, 1922, under the supervision of director, Mr. M. M. Manger. The following officers were elected: John Billingsley .. Harry Dillon . Houston Jones . Carter Rowe Grafton Greenlaw . President First Vice-President Second Vice-President .. Secretary . Tre usurer physical Meetings were held every other Thursday at 6 P. M., wdien supper was served bv some of the High School faculty and girls. The “HI-Y” Club is an organization to which thousands of H ' gh School boys through¬ out the United States belong. This federation is known as the secondary Schoolboy’s Christian Movement of the Y. M. C. A. The Club is an organization, by the boys, of the boys and for the boys, of the three upper classes in High School. The purpose of the HI-Y organization is to create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character. The slogan is “Clean living, “Clean speech,” “Clean athletics,” and “Clean scholarship.” The principal activity of our “HI-Y” was the study of the Bible, which was con¬ ducted by different ministers of the city. Interesting talks by men worthwhile was another benefit for the boys. The “HI-Y Club has been an asset to the school and to the members especially. 99