George Washington High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Danville, VA)

Page 26 text:

ff rovidi in9 U3 wi Henry Walker Mills Rocers Dorothy Vaden Kathryne Richmond Janice Wrenn Co-Business Managers Managing Editor Circulation Manager Advertising Manager First Row: Barham Green, F.slhcr Krasny. Second Row: Anne E. Penn, France Brown. Third Row: Belly Sccarce, Belly L. Jefferson. Donna Kirk, Bobby Wilmarth, Carolyn Schwem, Ann Walkin», Mac Bishop. Frances Barber, Jacklyn Woodall, Mary Ida Nelson. Since 1946, ihc Cavalier has been honored by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association as one of the three top annuals among the ten states represented and in 48 it won the trophy. This was quite a reputation for the 51 staff to live up to. but everyone set diligently to work to try to achieve the highest honor for this year’s publication. Mi» Josephine Elsies (below) succeeded Miss Ethel Dodson as faculty adviser this year. In the early fall of '50 an assembly was presented lo the entire student body showing them the articles and features of the yearhook and introducing the staff members. Then a subscription campaign began in earnest. Kathryne really was busy writing all those receiptsl When the payments began slowing down, Mr. Beyea stepped in and helped secure the money from those who had signed up for the annual but had not paid. Janice and Anne Elizabeth headed two teams and each worked hard to get the most ads from merchants in Danville and the surrounding communities. This campaign began about the middle of October and continued until January the fifteenth. Many ads were secured which had not been in the Caval:er before. To raise additional money lo help meet the rising cost of publishing an annual, the staff conducted a Mr. and Miss G. W. Contest and helped the Dramatics Club sell tickets for Stage Door. Yes, this year's staff worked hard to publish an annual which would rale as well as past issues, and they hope that in the '51 Cavalier everyone will find their favorite memories which will linger with them for years to come. 22

Page 25 text:

Ferguson, Vincent, McClung. Gooch. Scruggs, Traylor. Owen. Thompson, Bass. Bankhead, Beckham. Reese. Bruner, Moore. Overcash. Booth. Rogers, Moses, Wilson. Eggleston, Putze, Riddle, Cox, Woods. were elected with all the stu- dents from the eighth grade up voting, and were installed the second week of May in a special assembly. Summing up the purposes of the Student Council, the Constitution of this group states: The purpose of the or- ganization shall be to give the student body a voice in the affairs of the school and to create among them qualities of leadership, and to provide training in the responsibility of self-government. (juarchanS op justice . . . An important part of the student government of George Washington is the Judiciary. It tries cases in the school involving breaches of honor and suggests a suitable punishment to be acted upon by the office. This organization consists of thirteen members and a faculty advisor. Be- sides the president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer of the Stu- dent Council, who hold the same offices in this group, there are four Seniors, four Juniors, and two Sophomores. To be eligible for the Judiciary the students must have a scholastic average of at least C and must never have been called before the group. Jones Cox, Jack Wood . John Booth. Margie Talbott. Mill Roger», Anne Penn, vice-president, Raymond Perry, president. Jackie Knick, secretary-treasurer. Royster Lyle, Betsy Garrett, Earle Garrett, Joyce Bass, Hosea Wilson. 21

Page 27 text:

treasure chest op souvenirs . . . During fourth period of the first semester mo t of the annual’s staff was in room 209 working on the different phases of the Cavalier. This was not an all-work-and-no-play group for there were days when there was little work to be done and on such days everyone just relaxed. And. of course, at Christinas, when all the parties were given, the Cavalier staff couldn’t be outdone. So they pro- ceeded to have a regular luncheon—sandwiches, cakes, Tru-Ades, peanuts, potato chips, pickles, candy, brownies, ice cream and a cake shaped like a Christmas tree I It not only looked good but it was rumored that it tasted mighty delicious! There was so much food that even when the staff members, plus the special guests (Miss Copeland, Mrs. Fentriss, Mr. Christopher, and Mr. Baxa) had eaten all they possibly could, there was practically enough left to have another celebration! Below is a typical scene from the Cavalier period. The staff is busily working on ads. subscriptions, write-ups, and all the other jobs connected with publishing the 1951 Cavalier. Betsy Garrett (left) and Archer Croxton (above) were co-editors of this year's annual.