George Washington Carver Regional High School - Hawk Yearbook (Culpeper, VA)

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VecUcatiM, As in the past we, the Senior Class of 1952, are dedicating THE HAWK to the persons of our choice. We have humbly selected our class sponsors--Mrs . Viola P. Blair and Mr. Frederick I. Hawkins, who have patiently worked with us during our eventful Senior year. Mrs. Blair is a graduate of Virginia State College, where she received her A.B. degree in English; and she has also taken graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania and Virginia State College. Mrs. Blair has taught in Culpeper for eight years. Mr. Hawkins is a graduate of Livingstone College and has taken graduate work at New York University. He is a major in social studies and has taught school at Carver four years. With profound gratitude to Mrs. Blair ana Mr. Hawkins, we aeaicate this Yearbook in remembrance of their guidance ana inspiration that have led us thus far.

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OUR SCHOOL

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On October the first, in the year of nineteen forty-eight, one hundred and seventy- nine ambitious Freshmen entered the spacious new building of the George Washington Carver Regional High School. The step from elementary school to high school was frighten- ing enough-but our class, the first Freshmen group to enter the newly erected building, felt, perhaps subconsciously, that our debt to ourselves as well as to society was even greater. Along the way some of us failed; that is, all of us were not able to even complete our Freshmen year. But those of us remaining were well represented on the honor roll, In the choir, the dramatic club, and the band. In our present Senior class we have in our advanced band James Porter, Margaret Price, Maria Lewis, Marshall Jones, Roberta Young, Lucille Ferris, Bertha Walker, Hebert Young, Beaure Jackson and Evelyn Jenkins (majorette). In our choral group we have Ruth Phillips, Marshall Jones, Mary Colbert, Virginia Christian, Bertha Walker, Maria Lewis, Roberta Young, Evelyn Jenkins, Beaure Jackson, Catherine Dennis, and Annette Lovell. During that year several members of our class appeared in a pageant that was written and directed by Mrs. Carrie Michle, a faculty member. These class members were Hugh Ferguson, John Gales, Richard Slaughter, Cynthia Smith, Thelma Mickey, Deloris Shirley and Catherine Dennis. The Sophomore year is often considered the up-hill year, so we continued to strive. Sometimes the going was tough , but with the aid and guidance of our instructors we happily became Juniors. As Juniors we were represented in dramatics by Johnnie Yaeger, Iris Mathews, John Barbour, McKlnly Dennis, Robert Johnson, Polly Shelton, Richard Slaughter, Valma Kilby, Mable Miller, and Havanna Johnson, who appeared in the presentations of Little Miss Somebody and Society Rides Again. Valma Kilby protrayed the main character in Society Rides Again . We were not forgotten in the realm of athletics, fcr that year we won the intramural basketball award. Our own Bertha Walker and James Porter represented us in an interracial talent contest. They won first and second prizes respectively and are yet outstanding students in music. This, our triumphant Senior year is ’Before us, and the sixty-nine of us are con- tinuing to aspire. Humbly we take a backward glance, for we know our true History is yet to be written. Catherine Dennis