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

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WARM WINTER WEATHER brought out Donald Mustain, Betsy Harris, A. B. Motley, Betty Martin and Sally Hoke to enjoy G.W.'s outdoor facilities. SHOVELlNG SNOW WAS one of the novel freetime occupations of G.W. girls. lllustrating were Caroline George and Aline Overton. The unusually mild winter was well suggested by the paucity of the white dust . Semesters End Brings Headaches, Long Exams CHRISTMAS FOR MANY people was the idea at G.W as student musicians took their talents to o special Christmas program for Danville Senior Citizens f 20 'l

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From Busy Schedules lor Varied Amusements FOOTBALL SPIRIT PREVAILED os Claudia Mitchell twirled fire at a G.W. game. IT WOULD TAKE MORE than a Dr. Pepper to effect a recovery from the shock of this one. Astonished, Carmen Soto and Pat Pruitt took delight in some promising new material for sensational gossip! I GUESS WHO TREADED thin ice-odds were that somebody' did a quick about-face and headed for the office when you-know-who got an eye of this happy hall hugging l AS A HIGHLIGHT of the year, Eddie Rickenbacker, famous World War I hero, visited Danville and presented an inspiring talk at the City Auditorium.

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With winter came a variety of enjoyable activities for G.W. students, ranging from Christmas parties and the annual parade to snowball- ing and sledding. As Christ- mas approached, GW-ites, amid t h e i r trolics, began thinking of others. The boys' and girls' chorus- es sang in special concerts and programs for the com- munity. The student body contributed food and pre- sents to Salvation Army families. Scout troops, made up of G.W. girls and boys, spread the Christmas spirit to younger children, and Y- teens supported the Empty Stocking F u n d . High-Y's visited the City Nursing Home. First Row: Carla Yates, Judy Cox, Susan Cox, Darlene McGuire, Linda Adkins. Second Row: Ann Farmer, Brenda Bous- man, Linda Lavinder, Joan Richardson, Rachel Hill, Martha Chenault, Sarah Young, Bracken Rush. Third Row: Ruth Francis, Marie Daniel, Nancy Watlington, Brenda Long, Myra Jackson, Sandra Mills. Fourth Row: JoAnn Flora, Mildred Cole- man, Ann Lovelace, Raynell Payne, Fran- cine Stanley. Conductor: Mr. Earl Greene. GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST! Or was it Banquo's? David Baxa had o problem which eluded the confining walls of E-l0l CEnglish Class, Macbeth! l FAVORITE FREE-PERIOD pastime of seniors in the lounge was gathering around the T.V. set, instead of reporting to a study hall like lowly underclassmen. Winter weather made this indoor sport A particularly appealing.