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

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Um' Ilkmorzka Seniors already? We can hardly believe it! Why, it seems like only yesterday that we entered the dark and forbidding portals of old G. W. as freshmen. We made it just in the nick of time too, the new eighth grade class was following hot on our heels! Our main project that first year was the election of our ofiicers, Willard Scott, Tommy Foard, and Paul Robey. With Miss Williams as our sponsor, we became adjusted to this strange place and prepared for big things in the semesters ahead. Weren't we daring in our sophomore year, though! Willard Scott was back again as our president, and we chose Patsy Smith and Johnnie Anne LeCompte to be our Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer respectively. Under the able sponsorship of Mrs. Dougherty, we, the blase sophomores, tried something different. We held our first dance in the cafeteria, and weren't we proud when it turned out to be a huge success! Our junior year found us confident and self-assured. We were now taking part in many school activities and wondering where G. W. would be without us. Our veteran president, Willard Scott, and our other officers, Fannie Mae Dixon, Pat Smith, and Marcia Ferguson worked diligently with Mrs. Stanton to make this year a memorable one. Santa Claus Hillman was the main attraction of the Christmas Record Hop. The prom which we held in honor of the seniors was a colorful affair, and we looked forward to the year ahead, when we would be the honored class. And then, almost before we knew it, We, the Clair of 1951, were lordly seniors! What fun it is to look through the pages of our memory book and recall this happy year, a mixture of fun, frolic, and hard work. We began our last year at G. W. on September 6 with the issuing of the inevitable books. We settled down, determined to make this year one we would long remember. During the summer, our football stadium had been greatly enlarged, and we saw three college games right on our own home ground! Our football season was marred by only one loss, and we finished the season with a 19-0 victory over W.-L. Senior Day was the next big event on our schedule with all of us looking like good prospects for St. E1izabeth'sg it was rumored that they actually had to call the looney wagon for several of the teachers when we got through. The Monogram Club held its annual banquet and dance on December 8, and the cafe- teria looked like the Blue Room of the Shoreham! On December 15 we all turned out for the junior Record Hop with Santa Claus on hand again. More fun each year! The Vesper Service on December 17 told us Christmas was on its way, and sure enough Christmas vacation soon followed. january 21 was Baccalaureate night for the mid-year graduates, who were looking forward to exams the next day. Most of them managed to get through, however, and following Com- mencement on the 26th, they waved goodbye to their friends and left G. W. for the last time. The new semester for the June grads was a whirl of dances, basketball games, and term papers, and before we knew it, our own Baccalaureate was upon us. We danced the night away at our prom on June 7, looking forward with just a tiny bit of sadness to graduation. june 8 found us walking down the aisles of the auditorium to the strains of Pomp and Cir- cumstancen, while proud parents watched from the sidelines. Then, with diplomas in hand, we said goodbye to our beloved Alma Mater and went forth to greater heights. 5 ' is: -. Qs- 'T ' ti ix' ,Q X 2-4 . is--. 3' Km fw , , E --J K 18 xx N 5

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The Senzbr Clary The Senior Class directed by Mr. Irving Lindsey, its sponsor for many years, and Mr. William Hillman, completed a successful year. The class made a wise choice in Willard Scott as president and Eugene Guess as January chairman as these proved to be capable leaders. The Class of '51 is the largest ever to have graduated from George Washington High School, and Willard Scott is the second president to have served all four years. It is the last regular class to enter G.W. as freshmen before the eighth grade was introduced into the school. WILLARD SCOTT, Prerident MR. IRVING LINDSEY EUGENE GUESS Sponror of the Senior Clan' january Chairman 19