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

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t A sweet smile and an infectious laugh are the first things one noticed about Libby. She was always on the run and always in demand by her classmates but never too busy to stop and exchange chatter with a friend. Libby has been prominent in the Latin Club and showed great talent in the Reading Section of the Contestants Club. Lillian has taken part in the Pep Club for four years and was also an active member of the Dramatic Club. After she graduates in June she expects to take up a secretarial course at Strayer's Business College. Mickey has been very active in the Spanish Club and the Social Club, and he was a member of the track team. His other interests included membership in the Pep Club. Silver Dollar History Club. Chevrons Club, and the Cadet Corps. His greatest hobbies are hunting and keeping company with the ladies. Mickey plans to study engineering at V. P. I. Norman may be small but he is not unnoticed. His excellent drum beating in the band made him a well-known figure. He was also a member of the Pep and the Silver Dollar History Clubs. While in school his favorite class was bookkeeping, which he took as part of his secretarial course. His hobby is the drums and he wants to be a drummer in a swing orchestra. T his typical G. W. lad has been active in both the Pep and Skyscrapers Clubs. He is intensely interested in the latter and spends his time building airplane models. He was also a member of the Cadet Corps for two and one-half years.

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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

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Lee came to G. W. from Waverly High School at Waverly. Virginia, where he participated in baseball and was a member of the band. Likewise at G. W. his main interest has been the band in which he played the saxophone. Lee has also done his part to put ‘ pep into the Pep Club. Mary came from Fairfax High School. While there she held memberships in the Beauty Culture and Nursing Clubs. Here at G. W. she was a member of the Pep. Commercial. Spelling, Glee, and Silver Dollar History Clubs. Mary studied secretarial work and plans to make this field her goal. Fields headed the Cad?t Corps as lieutenant colonel this year. When he was not busy with military affairs, he was a hardworking member of the Glee Club. Singing and football are his main outside interests and he practices both enthusiastically. Aside from this he still found time to show his school spirit in many ways. Helen's ambition is to be a photographer’s model. With her complexion and hair, how can she fail? Helen was another of those busy girls, dividing her time among the Dramatic. Glee, Contestants, and Library Clubs, somehow finding time to be president of the Library Club. The properties for several of our successful plays have been the results of Helen's efforts. 3A Edith is another prospective secretary. She was the treasurer of the Photography Club. Photography is a hobby which she hopes to continue after her school career is completed. This is such an interesting hobby that Edith could hardly be questioned if she chose a camera instead of a shorthand notebook.