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

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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.

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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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Perhaps Frank's best-liked hobby is football—he is an indispensable player on the Rosemont Eagles’ team. In school, while he was in the Chevrons Club, he added much to its activities. Frank now has joined the ranks of those interested in America's popular hobby—stamp collecting. “Wanna sell a stamp? ' School days have certainly been packed full of activity for Muriel, because of her memberships in- the Pep. Commercial, and Library Clubs, and also because of her work in the Cadet Corps. She took time out for her hobbies and favorite sports, which arc skating, dancing, and swimming. She was a commercial srudent and some day hopes to become an efficient secretary. Billy has been quit busy during his high school days. In his freshman year he was vice-president of the Marionette Club, and has held office in the Photography Club in both his junior and senior years. He was also a sergeant in the Cadet Corps. Billv worked on the Compass both last year and this, and has helped the G. W. spirit all four of his years by being a Pep Club member. Mabel has been active in the Pep. Arts and Crafts, and Glee Clubs, and also on the advertising staff of the Compass during her years here at school. For her career she has chosen to be an air hostess, which she knows will be exciting. She plans to begin her career by studving nursing, and later she hopes to take up flying. Dick, who came to G. W. in September, 1939. is perhaps our best traveled student, for he has been to eight different schools in the United States, each of which was in a different State. He has been a member of the Ping Pong Club, and he is noted for his quick and witty tongue as well as for his fast ping pong game. i