Hampton High School - Krabba Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Williamson, Esther Mae Girls ' Monogram Club ’43; Current Events Club ’42; Glee Club ’42; Basketball ’44, ’45. Workincer, William Thomas Transferred from Salem High School, Salem, West Virginia; Garrick Dramatics Club ’44, ’45; Audiographic Staff ’44; Stockroom Foreman and Main- tenance and Toolroom Foreman ’43, ’44, ’45. Wornom, Charles Andrew Band ’43, ’44, ’45; Glee Club ’43, ’44. Barbour, Iris Opal Fields, Constance Selby Franklin, Juanita Rosalie Hayes, Milton Hamilton McGrew, Elma Ohlenkamp, George Junior Ferry, Thaddeus George, Jr. Quinn, Alice Law Temple, Marie Louise Twaddle, Frances Ruth Page Twenty-seven

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Vick, Hazel Florence Glee Club ’41, ’42; Distri- butors Club ’44, ’45. Wallace, Thomas James, Jr. Transferred from George Wythe Junior High School; Football ’43, ’44; Track ’43, ’44. Watson, Jacqueline Fenny Transferred from George Wythe Junior High School; Garrick Dramatics Club ’43, 44, ’45; National Thespians ’45; Krabba Staff ’44; Vice- President of Junior Class ‘44; Cheerleader ‘44; Cast of “Junior Miss” ’44; Picked Choir ’44. West, Jean Haywood Transferred from George Wythe Junior High School; Marching Band ’43, ’44, ’45; Concert Band ’43, ’44, ’45; President, Librarian, Point Keeper, and Publicity Manager of Band ’44, ’45; Krabba Staff ’44, ’45, Editor-in-Chief, ’45; Staff of “The Late Christopher Bean” ' 44; Garrick Dramatics Club 44, ’45; Student Co- operative Association ’43, ’44; Student Assistant ’44, ’45; War Bond Comittee ’44, ’45; State Shorthand and Typing Contest ’44; Cast of “Best Foot For- ward’’ ’45. Williams, Marguerite Sue Wallace, Dora Mae Transferred from Morrison High School, Morrison, Virginia; Choir ’43, ’44, 45; Glee Club 43, ’44, ’45; Fall Concert ’44. Waters, Mildred Louise Transferred from George Wythe Junior High School; Marching Band ’43, ’44; Con- cert Band ’43, ’44, ’45; War Bond Committee ’45; Staff of “The Late Christopher Bean” 44; Garick Dramatics Club ’44, 45; Invitation Committee for Junior-Senior Prom ’44; Krabba Staff 44, Advertising Manager ’45; Manager of Basketball Team ’45; Tennis Tournament Committee ’44. Wehmer, Iris Elgene Transferred from Phoebus Junior High School; Red Cross Represenative ’43 Student Council ’43. Williams, Barbara Frances Transferred from George Wythe Junior High School. Williamson, Carolyn Jane Concert Band ’43, ’44, ’45; Band Librarian ’45; Marching Band 42, ’43, ’44, ’45; Current Events Club ’42; Mixed Chorus ’43; Picked Choir ’43; Mono- gram Club ’43, ’44; War Bond Committee ’44, ’45; Glee Club ’45; State Band Music Festival ’42. Page T went y -six

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CLASS HISTORY In light of world history that has been made during the past four years, 1941-1945, the history of our class becomes more significant as our lives spent within the corridors of these walls of Hampton High School have become closely entwined with that of the world about us. We have had to keep tempo with a rapidly changing world under the strain of war and adverse circumstances, but we have achieved our goal. With its achievement comes a deep sense of appreciation for all we have accomplished in the face of these problems and for the oportunities afforded us in our land of the free. From our ranks and files will go the soldiers and citizens of tomorrow, toward which goal we started out four years ago on a September morning of 1941. Everywhere there was an air of restlessness and expectancy enveloping us as we first started going from class to class. We had searcelv become accustomed to high school life, when we found ourselves among the excited football fans watching our team successfully open their season with a victory of 32-0 over Craddock. Football season seemed to just fly bv; for it was onlv a short while before we were in the gymnasium wit- nessing our first basketball game as students of H. H. S. Little did we realize that the athletic training in the bright September of ' 41 woidd soon serve a nation at war in its darkest hour of need with our fellow students not in football helmets but in helmets of steel. After returning from the Christmas holidays, we became keenlv aware of our examinations that were to be given soon. The word “exam” intimidated us for these were to be our first. The mental discipline required to complete this and our future examinations successfullv will stand us in good stead in sur- mounting the many obstacles of everyday life as adult men and women. How- ever, we survived them and soon we were struggling on to June where that ex- citing summer vacation was awaiting us. School seemed altogether different when we returned the following fall for we were no longer meek freshmen, but the distinguished, if somewhat patronizing, sophomores. It was our turn to gaze upon the freshmen with a strange, new feeling of superiority. We were not aware at the opening foot- ball game that this would mark the beginning of our most successful football season since 1936. Each game was more exciting than the previous one until we saw our eleven rise to their greatest height of the season to smash out a decisive 32 to 0 victory over the Newport News Typhoons on Thanks- giving Day. This victory ended the gridiron season for 1942 and gave Hampton the well-deserved and undisputed title of State Champions. After mid-term exams we were eagerly looking forward to Spring, along Page Twenty-eight