Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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CLASS HISTORY—Continued Student Government was making greater headway this year than the previous year, when it was installed. The officers were becoming more accustomed to their duties. The squads were working wonderfully well to have been in the practice so short a time . How we respected the officers of this organization, each one hoping some day to take a more active part in it. As the year grew to a close our faces began to register a more superior look; the look of a person who had been through a little war of his own and had emerged victorious, for we knew that when we entered school the following year we would have at¬ tained the name “Sophomore,” a title so longed for by all Freshmen. ❖ SOPHOMORE With the title “Sophomore” as a shield of protection we be¬ gan one of the most eventful and pleasant years of our high school life and we set about our tasks with genuine pride and pleasure. In the early part of the year the two literary societies, the Edgar Allen Poe and Sidney Lanier Societies, were organized. These new societies proved a success, therefore they are still in existence and hold one of the first places in the literary life of the school. We were indeed glad that we could have the advan¬ tage of acquiring literary knowledge by participating in the ac¬ tivities of these organizations. Many other clubs were organized, among which was the Latin Club, members of which had to take four years of the language. This was an incentive to those members who were completing two years of Latin to pursue the subject further. During this year our class began to save some money for the annual Senior affair, at which time the Juniors honor the Seniors at a reception just before their departure from school. We began early so that the following year would not be so hard. This year the “Kaleidoscope” staff published an annual for the first time since the Senior Class took the publication of the paper as a project. Our class wrote an article on class activi¬ ties which was published in the annual. Our home room teachers in our Sophomore years, Miss Rob¬ ertson, Mrs. Parson and Mrs. Broaddus, were the same we had

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(Haas l iBtory FRESHMAN HE inevitable had happened! We, the seventh grade of the Junior High School, had become the important Freshman Class (which is the present Senior Class) of Hopewell High School. Important to our way of thinking but far different in the estimation of the Seniors, which fact we were soon to learn. In all our dignity, we Seniors at first look upon the poor little “Freshies” with a certain amount of contempt; on second thought, pity, for we too, at the begin¬ ning of our career, were as small and insignificant as they. For a whole year our home room teachers proved our sympathetic friends, to whom we poured out all our lamentations. Ah me! What days they were. But such is the life of a Freshman. Upon entrance into High School our class was divided into two sections due to its size. Miss Julia Parmesano (excuse me, Mrs. Parson), took one class and Miss Bertha Robertson the other. To them we owe and wish to express our heart-felt appreciation for their sympathy and patience with a class full of greenest of green Freshmen. How they ever survived that year will ever remain a mystery. The following semester the seventh grade joined our ranks as low Freshmen, while we were promoted and given the honor¬ able title of high Freshmen. We at least felt that we knew a little more than they. Their home room teacher, was Miss Evelyn Beckham, now Mrs. William Broaddus. Our class was indeed fortunate in beginning its career in the new building. A library was being started and each student brought at least one good book to contribute to it. This year also saw the beginning of the Athletic field in our “back yard,” the growth of which we have watched with pride and pleasure throughout our four years. The A. B. Club, an honorary organi¬ zation, was started this year. Each student making an A or B on all subjects for the month was entitled to membership and his name appeared in the A. B. column of the High School paper. How we did work to see our names in print. Only those Fresh¬ men who have experienced seeing their names in print can realize our feelings at seeing our names appear in the column each month. This, of course, was an incentive to work harder. The ;]h - Page Six

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CLASS HISTORY—Continued in our Freshman year. They continued to be our sympathetic friends and advisors. When that year came to a close we had reached the half-way mark in our High School life. —Eugenia Daniel. JUNIOR We entered our Junior Year with five different teachers try¬ ing to expand our minds to a size suitable for students of such undeniably high rank. As a result we all had to study very hard throughout the year. The Latin Club succeeded this year in publishing a Latin paper, the “Alipes Nuntius,” which was a big success. In our French Circle, we learned French songs which we sang on sev¬ eral occasions. Both Literary Societies and the Forensic Club accomplished much during the year and the students were justly proud of the work done in them. The Literary Societies started the pretty custom of caroling just before Christmas. Although we worked hard with candy sales and the annual popularity contest, due to the business depression, we decided to give a reception instead of a banquet to the Seniors. When the great night arrived we were very proud of our efforts, and everyone enjoyed the occasion immensely. :Jc SENIOR At the beginning of our Senior Year there were so many new teachers—new Latin, French and Science teachers, a new coach for the girls and a new sponsor for the “Kaleidoscope” that we had a hard time making them realize our Senior dignity. The Latin Club enjoyed a day in Williamsburg attending the exercises at the College of William and Mary which celebrated the two-thousandth anniversary of the birth of Vergil on Oc¬ tober 15th. November 21, was a notable day for Hopewell High School. On that day we played our annual game of football with Pe¬ tersburg High School. The score was 0-0. The cries of joy over our tied “victory” echoed over the campus for man y days. The trophy for the football championship in Southside Virginia was Page Eight