Huntsville High School - Pierian Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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Q icaf J 7' IIIII. .IIIHIII IIINLEY FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN OUIDINO OUR SCHOOL FORWARD IN TI-IE PAST TWO YEARS AS OUR PRIN- CIPAL, WE, TI-IE SENIORS OF IPSO, WISI-I TO DEDI- CATE TI-IE FOURTEENTH VOLUME OF TI-IE PIERIAN TO YOU . . . A X S Q fx 0 I -

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Foreword... Crusoding Tor one world is o doy-by-doy Tosk of opplying high principles ond ideols To our doily living. Willing honds guided by sure minds ond sTrong spiriTs con mold o peoceful world Tor oll monkind. IT is our hope ThoT os you use This volume To recoll your high school doys, you will be conscious of The porT your honds con ploy in shoping The desTiny of The World. Content I. ADMINISTRATION II. FACULTY III. SENIORS IV. UNDERCLASSIVIEN V. ORGANIZATIONS VI. FEATURES VII. ATHLETICS VIII. ADVERTISEMENTS Pg4

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fn Mamma? of Q 5-Lzzencf . A perfect woman, nobly planned To warm, to comfort, and command, And yet a spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light. Students and teachers of H. H. S, pause to pay tribute to Virginia England, a former student and teacher. Her sudden passing last summer brought sadness and grief to our hearts. Though many of us were nct privileged to know her intimately, her students found her to be unassuming but with a quiet de- termination and strength. She possessed a sense of humor and was known for her keen wit. Miss England came to H. H. S. from East Clinton. During her high school life, she was very active in school and student af- fairs. In her iunior and senior years, she was secretary-treasurer of the National Honor Society, treasurer of the Junior Red Crcss, and a member ofthe Student Council, She was also a member of the Home Eco- nomics, Latin and Dramatics clubs. Miss Eng- land served in the capacity of Class Editor fcr the Pierian and worked on the editorial staff of the Red and Blue. After graduating with the Class of '39, she entered Tennessee State College for Women the following fall, where she major' ed in chemistry. Upon her graduation from Tennessee State, she enrolled at George Peabody College to obtain her B.S. degree. VIRGINIA ENGLAND Miss England returned to Madison County to begin her teaching career at Walnut Grove School, where she taught two years prior to coming to H. H. S. In I946, she began her first year of teaching here. During the three years she was here, she taught chemistry, physics, general science, and also had a homeroom of sophomores. The students in her chemistry and physics classes last year organized a club, Phi-chem, of which she was sponsor. She was a well-rounded person who was able to mix social and scholastic activities. As a member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, she served as corresponding secretary and former program chairman, Miss England possessed a talent for sewing and so it was a favorite recreation of hers. Despite her varied activities, she always found time for her religious work. In the Holmes Street Methodist Church, she was a member of the Wesleyan Guild and also taught the young people's Sun- day school class, Although she had not been well for the last five years, Miss England carried on with quiet courage until this summer. She becarne seriously ill while employed as a chemist for the health department in Mo- bile. Shortly after her return to Huntsville, death came to her August 8, l949, at the age of 28. lt is not for us, the living, to iudge the length of life in terms of years but rather to look upon her passing as the poet did when he wrote . . . Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge. How less what we may bel The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and hours afar Our bubbles, as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages, while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing waves.