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

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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.

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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

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Mrs. Nora Payne Hill First Roto: Bam, Penn. Watson, Woody, Thompson, Terry, Schuster, Thompson, Nostrandt. Second Row: Saunders, Green, Howard, Kinser, Culpepper, Stembridge, Schwem, Woodall, Brown. Third Rous: Eggleston. Wilson, Hamblin, Moses, Dickenson, Viccellio, Cox, Smith. Wheatley, Cloutier, Garrett, Owen, Hilliard, Talbott, Barnes, Foley, Lyle. These are the wretches—the not so miserable wretches whose efforts made possible this year’s Chatterboxes. Sometimes the going was rough, but they could usually pull through, and there was always Mrs. Hill to encourage them, to keep everything going, to bear the heaviest part of the load. Since its birth in 1922, The Chatterbox has become one of the most distinguished high school newspapers in the country. Under Mrs. Hill's guidance, it has constantly maintained the highest journalistic standards, and that is quite an accomplish- ment in view of the many and varied talents which have served the paper through the years. Knowing what it had to live up to. this year’s crop of young writers worked very hard to remain on top. 24