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

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 Stuart transferred to G. W. from Porter High School, in Maine. Within a very short time he found a place on the rifle team. He names hunting and fishing as his hobbies. Of all the subjects he has taken, algebra was his favorite. This brown-eyed brunette with a cute Southern accent came to us from Petersburg. Virginia. She has been active in the Cadet Corps. Commercial. Pep. Dance and Silver Dollar History Clubs. She is planning to receive further training at Strayer’s Business College, so that she may go into secretarial work. Mary's ambition is to go to the Washington School for Secretaries to study to become a private secretary. She is also interested in singing and dancing. Mary has belonged to the Pep. Sewing, and Commercial Clubs, and has been a member of the Cadet Corps during her years at George Washington. Billy, as his high school friends know him, entered G. W. in September. 1935. He has been a member of several clubs including the Pep Club, the Photography Club, and the Spanish Club. He also played on the cake team in 1937. After graduation he intends to go to Emory and Henry College where he will study electrical engineering. Peggy has been a valuable member of the Compass staff in her capacity as typist In addition to being a skilled typist, she is also well known in the field of debating, and has been an active member of the Debate Club. After graduation Peggy hopes to go to college. We know that her likable personality will make her as popular there as she has been here.

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 Amy is the dark-haired girl with the dimples—the only one of us who understands physics. She has figured prominently in athletics by playing on the basketball team ever since she has been in high school. Amy is one of those fortunate mortals who has brains as well as beauty—proving that all is not hopeless in our generation. Edwin's hobbies are model airplane building and sports, but he hasn't neglected school organizations. While at G. W. he has been a member of the Pep and the Skyscrapers Clubs, and also has been on the rifle team. After graduation Edwin hopes to design airplanes, so watch for an announcement that Unde Sam has accepted a Bohlayer model. Margaret is the quiet but mischievous half of the inseparable Bohlayer sisters. Since she has been in high school she has been active in several fields. Football season always found her rooting loud and long for G. W.: Glee Club time found her singing just as enthusiastically: and when basketball time came along, there you would find her playing the game with all her might. Helen's ambitions are to become a private secretary and to travel a great deal. During her time at George Washington she has been a member of the French Club. Spelling Club. Pep Club, and the Silver Dollar History Club. She is also very much interested in sports. After graduation she will go to Straycr's Business College in Washington. 3fcCLA oXZtJ Robert proves the saying that the best things come in small packages. He’s been on the cake team for several years, and was a member of the Latin. Biology, and Silver Dollar History Clubs. Outside of school he spends his time with radio sets and stamp collections.

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 Catherine's plan after graduation from G. W. is to become a beauty operator. In the general course which she took, sewing was her favorite subject. Catherine was an active member of the Pep Club for four years. Since entering high school. Ellen has taken an active part in many of our school clubs, including the Debate Club. Library Club. Silver Dollar History Club, and the Arts and Crafts Club. After graduation she will attend a junior college and then she hopes to go in training to become a nurse. “Appearances are often deceitful. which explains why merely seeing Jean gives one the wrong impression. Her outward look is one of quietness, but underneath that is a sparkling personality hard to equal. She has been an enthusiastic supporter of, and hard worker in. the Glee Club and the Athletic Association. This little girl is as quiet as the proverbial mouse. She has been a member of the Pep. the Biology. Dance, and the Silver Dollar History Clubs. She has taken the secretarial course, which she wants to continue by attending Strayer’s Business College. Later she hopes to become a secretary. If we’re not mistaken, she’s bound to succeed. 77 - •— » j Diminutive—bright eyed—dark haired —friendly—that is Marie as we all know her. Shy, quiet, reserved—the characteristics which make her beloved to all who may list her as an acquaintance. We are proud to have had Marie a member of the class.