George Washington High School - Compass Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Here is another of our dependable secretaries, which is as it should be. since her favorite subject is shorthand. After leaving high school, she plans to go to Strayer's Business College, where she will continue her work. She says that as a last resort she will write short stories, but we don't think she will have to resort to the last resort. Harry is noted for his quiet and hardworking nature. His plans are to enter Columbia Tech to study aeronautical engineering after graduation. He is particularly interested in the sports of G. W. He took a general course, and participated in the activities of the Skyscrapers Club and the Pep Club. Bill, as he prefers to be called, has been one of the most able leaders in our class. He was president of the Public Speaking Club and Red Cross representative for his homeroom. Bill is very well informed, particularly on current events, and he can always carry on a lively discussion in this field. G. W.'s new printing class has claimed Rand Norton, as printing became his main interest in school. He can regularly be seen during his spare time in the print shop. Rand will try to get a job as a railroad clerk after graduation. Ralph’s pet hobby is reporting. At all the games and other big events he was seen sporting a big camera, which made him look quite superior. However, he always saw to it that George Washington got the proper publicity, so what more could we ask? He has already begun his career as a newspaperman by working at the Alexandria Gazette office.

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|“T Jerry ranks first among the students for his gay. witty nature. You could always find Jerry adding his humor to the Student Council and the Silver Dollar History Club. In athletics he made the varsity baseball squad of '39. Jerry's plans for the future Carlyle has worked for the Compass on the subscription staff this year. Besides this, he was vice-president of the Senior Class and a great follower of sports at school and at home. He was a member of the Student Council and also vice-president of his class in his junior year. Carlyle intends to study law at college and make it his profession. 03. Numerous hobbies occupy Charley's spare time. Among these are weight lifting. sports, and collecting relics of the Civil War. Charley has also been active in extracurricular activities. He was a member of the Pep Club, has played on the cake team snce 1937. and was a sports editor of the 1 940 Compass. After graduation Charley's ambition is to become a reporter. tftxo s. ?nol«u Bobby, who is not planning to enter college. has taken a general course. He was a prominent member of the Silver Dollar History Club. Outstanding in the field of sports. Bobby was a guard on the junior varsity football team during his years in school. Arthur, who is better known as Moe. is one of our graduating football players. Moe has been playing football for the last two years and can be considered a veteran. However. this is not the only sport in which he saw action. During the baseball season he could be found behind the plate where he performed like a professional.

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This school-spirited senior has been active ever since he entered the halls of G. W. First he entered the Cadet Corps, where he rose to rank of corporal. Then his career as an athlete began. He has been on the varsity football, basketball, and baseball teams. He also found time to belong to the Pep, Glee, Monogram, and Dance Clubs. Elizabeth is a transfer student from Bowen High School, in Chicago. Illinois. There she was a member of the Honor Society. the Jacket Girls, the Girl Reserves, and the Homemaking Club. Elizabeth will go back to Chicago to train for a nursing career. When she leaves G. W.. Ella will go in training in Chicago, her home town, to be a nurse. Her favorite hobby is ice skating, in which she can cut a figure 8 on anybody’s rink. At Bowen High School, in Chicago, she took an active part in various clubs and organizations. Zoe has been active at G. W., and has belonged to the Pep Club. Silver Dollar History Club and Theodore Ficklin Literary Society. She was also a lieutenant in the Cadet Corps. She hopes to attend Sweet Briar College and plans to model clothes as a vocation. Henry has taken a college preparatory course to prepare himself for civil engineering. He has always wanted to become a civil engineer and we feel certain that he will be a success in this field. Henry will attend Harvard University upon graduating from G. W. One of his hobbies is rowing. in which he takes great interest. He has been a member of the Cadet Corps while at G. W.