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

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Elsie Mae. one of our school-spirited students. has attended all the G. W. games and brought lots of enthusiasm with her. In taking the secretarial course, she has found that typing and shorthand are her favorite subjects. Naturally she was a member of the Commercial Club. In addition to attending these meetings, she went to the rallies of the Pep Club. Hilda is one of the music lovers in our school. She has been prominent in the Glee Club and enjoyed it more than any other. Homemaking, however, was her favorite subject. Hilda is an ardent movie fan and loves to collect pictures of the stars. Charles plans to attend the University of Virginia after completing his high school course. There he will study history which he hopes to teach some day. Needless to say. history has been his favorite high school subject. Charles has been a member of the Library Club, the Silver Dollar History Club, and the Pep Club. Jc Scott is a busy member of the Silver Dollar History Club, the Ping Pong Club, and the Latin Club. Outside of school, his time is occupied by collecting stamps of which he has a great variety. As to what he will do when he leaves school. Scott is undecided. Peter has taken the general course during his four years of school. Mechanics interest him most, and after graduating he hopes to attend a technical school, where he will take a course that will aid him to become a machinist. He has belonged to the Pep. Glee, and Public Speaking Club, and was a member of the Cadet Corps for one year.

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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.

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CL Q. Chick is one of the live wires with a good heart. Nothing that the school has endorsed is too big for him to tackle. However. like most of us. he often got into mischief, but since he was so full of excuses that he never used the same one twice, he often got out again. Chick got so much fun out of everything that most students knew him as a friend. This quiet blonde-haired girl is liked by all who know her. She is a native Alexandrian and proud of the fact. While in G. W.. she has been an active member of the Cadet Corps and of the Pep. Dramatic, and Silver Dollar History Clubs. Her hobbies are swimming and bicvcling. and her ambition is to become a secretary. Jack believes that “none but the brave deserve the fair. and he will go to the most extreme ends to prove this. He has always been active in dramatics and is full of that school spirit necessary to make him one of the “play boys of G. W.“ Jack was a member of the Contestants Club and has represented us in the contests at Charlottesville. Virginia transferred from Wilson. N. C.. in her junior'year. Since coming to G. W., she has been a member of the Home Economics Club and Glee Club. A girl of varied interests, she enjoys outdoor sports, skating, and dancing. Her plans following graduation are indefinite. Sellwood's ambition is to become an accountant. To further his knowledge in this field, bookkeeping has been his main subject at G. W. He plans to attend Benjamin Franklin University, where he will specialize in his chosen profession.