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

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MIR. AND NGTON Elizabeth Oakes and Ray Beale two school-spirited students, were chosen by their schoolmates as representative seniors.

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Here we see the grim faces of Conrad Craig, Mary Frances Dooley, June Hutcherson, Janice Lewis, Carol Payne and Dale He¬ drick leaving school. I don’t understand the woe¬ ful looks for school is out for another day. Diane Corbin leads Ernest Baxa, Jerry McNichols, Jimmy Feldman, Leah El¬ liott, and fellow classmates in daily morning devotions to start the day off right. This exercise is held in most homerooms every morning before classes begin. The library is for the purpose of reading and for reference work. However, these th ree industrious students—Joe Skinner, Martha Far¬ ley, and Ellen Flowers—don’t seem to realize this. ' Well, we’ll forgive them; after all, they are seniors.

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We, the Seniors of George Washing¬ ton High School, dedicate our 195 6 annual to the memory of our fellow schoolmate. Max Campbell. Max lost his life as a result of a blow received in a football scrimmage game. He was a friend to us all and we will cherish his memory. The Max Campbell Fund In the late fall members of the Boosters’ Club, a civic organization, and members of the G. W. Monogram Club conducted a city-wide fund raising drive for the purpose of present¬ ing some worthwhile contribution in memory of Max. With the cooperation of WDVA, a lights on’’ night was held in which partici¬ pants picked up donations from houses where the porch lights were burning. All the pro¬ ceeds from the programs at the Warwick game went to the fund, as did the profits from the food and drink concessions. The latter was through the courtesy of the Schoolfield Teen- Age Club and Danville merchants. The Monogram Club itself contributed one hundred dollars from its treasury. Many neigh¬ boring schools mailed in contributions through their principals. In all nearly three thousand dollars was raised. Max’s family is to decide how this is to be used as a fitting memorial. Already they have contributed an oxygen tent to the Life Saving Crew, who gave such in¬ valuable help during Max’s illness.