James Monroe High School - Echo Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1948 volume:

■ The MONROE ECHO 1948 Yearbook of tbe SENIOR CLASS JAMES MONROE HIGH SCHOOL Fredericksburg!, Virginia Central Rappahannock Regional L ' N— 1201 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 %4ken.iro VOLUME TWO . . . “the jewel of that city . . . oar foster mother J. V. H. S.” YEARBOOK STAFF AND FOMMITTEFS Ward Jones.-.-... Editor Bettie Willard..... Assistant Editor Betty Sullivan, Jack Russler..... Business Managers Subscriptions: Almont Lindsey, Chairman; Mary Heflin, Douglas Janney, Dick Limerick, Mary Peden, Ann Stone, Shirley Grinnan, Howard Sullivan, Elsie Williams. Typing: Pear] Hall, Chairman; Nadine Ferris, Jackie Kendall, Arden Lane, Jean Burton, Dean Pulliam, Bertha Shelton, Betty Belew. Advertisements: Arthur Domnas, Chairman; Charles Carter, Anne Beck, Mathew Hall, Alfred Ventura, Nancy Sullivan, Nancy Gaquerel. Personal Sketches: Jean Aldridge, Chairman; Nancy Straughan, Gloria Wright, Donald Holton. Informal Snapshots: Jerry Cox, Chairman; Robert Featherston, Anne Resch, Tommy Thurston, Margaret Snellings. Athletics: Randolph Mills, Chairman; Ernest Cope, Richard Hall, Lois Pritchett, Paula Marchal, Ray Donald, Donald Barr. Art: Joyce Monroe, Chairman; Carl Mason, Gerald Potvin, Shirley Gallahan, Clinton Atkins, Roger Chartters. Clubs: Virginia Embrey, Chairman; Betty Belew, Ruth Young, Thad Green, Elsie Williams, John Lindstrom. Nicknames and Quotations: Margaret Luck, Chairman; Betty Jefferson, Bob Hamner, Bobby Heflin, Randolph Young. Contestants: Billy Ross, Chairman; Rudolph Mills, Marianne Rose, Dorothy Snellings, Peggy Shelton, Paige Sullivan. We wish to acknowledge our indebtedness to Mr. Guy H. Brown, who on numerous occasions lias given to bubbling youth the cool judgment of maturity. We know of no other person with a keener understanding of the problems and desires of boys and girls. Mrs. Mildred Chick and Mrs. Fleda Beable SENIOR SPONSORS Mrs. Chick always strives to help each student develop his best quali¬ ties or abilities. She is an energetic, resolute leader. Mrs. Beable combines a charming personality with years of experience to bring to her students many happy hours in the clas .room. Our asssistant principal, Mr. Wil¬ liam Talbott, is a soft-spoken, gen¬ ial little man who has won the affec¬ tion of each of us. As a leader of athletic activity he has worked dili¬ gently in our interest. To Mrs. Jane Travis, who so will¬ ingly accepted the sponsorship of our yearbook and so efficiently directed its publication, we tender a note of deepest gratitude. Seated, left to right: Mrs. Mildred Chick, Dramatics; Mrs. Beth Brent, English; Miss Grace Larkin, Commerce; Mrs. Wilma Hester, Commerce; Mrs. Lorena Neill, Visiting Teacher; Mrs. Fleda Beable, English; Mrs. Emma Euliss, Science. Standing : Mr. Bruce Neill, Diversified Occupations; Mr. J. F. Dahlgren, French; Miss Mildred Lapsley, Sci¬ ence; Mr. C. W. Miller, Supervisor; Mr. Gilbert Latham, Band. HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY Seated, left to right Mrs. Josephine Mills, Physical Education; Mrs. Kate Keckler, Mathematics; Misc Erne- line Stearns, History; Mrs. Elsie Allison, English; Mrs. Lucibel Shull, Mathematics; Mrs. Audrey Godfrey, Home Economics. Standing: Mr. William Talbott, Assistant Principal; Mr. John Fenlon, Physical Education; Mrs. Jane Travis, Distributive Educatio n; Mrs. Elizabeth Broughton, History; Miss Margaret Rowell, Music; Mr. Walter Wholey, Physical Education; Mr. Arthur Schwartz, Industrial Arts. -patsi Tt class £ §r 48 CLASS HISTORY Bi Betty Jean Jefferson Have you ever turned your thoughts to memories of the past? If so, perhaps you can visualize the happenings of the Class of 1948, which I am going to relate to you. The history of this class is so dramatic and unusual that it resembles a play—not the regular plays which are given, but a very special play which could have happened only once. This play, which is entitled “The Class of 1948,” is in four acts and includes three brief intermissions. It is written by the actors as they play their parts under the direction of Mr. Guy H. Brown, the principal, and a very com¬ petent faculty. It is produced by the Board of Education, with the cooperation of the taxpayers of Virginia. All the scenes take place in the high school building in classrooms, the gymnasium, the auditorium and storied halls. The curtain rises on a September morning four years ago. A number of dark forms are observed sneaking toward the direction of the high school build¬ ing. They are the students who constitute the Freshman Class. Their first action is the election of class officers. After much thought, Bobby Thurston is elected President, and John Shaner, Vice-President. Ward Jones is elected Secretary- Treasurer. Finally, the Freshmen overcome their timidness and begin concentrating on their work. At this point, the villain Study enters the scene and interferes with the happiness and freedom of the students. They in turn encounter Study’s brother Examinations, who discourages them to no end at the close of the semester. It seems that during this period there is another villain who is threatening the world. His name is War, and in order to defeat him the Freshmen dive wholeheartedly into the sale of war bonds. In connection with this sale, a Victory Queen and a Victory King contest is held with Freshmen participating. The coronation ball, after the contest, brings forth many Freshmen in their formal attire. For most of them, it is their first dance; so the aiir is full of excitemen t. Still another event takes place. This time it is a mock election. Most of the school participates, with the exception of a few who cannot afford the high poll tax—a penny. The curtain falls on the first act, and an intermission of three months follows. The actors rest for the second act, which, they are told, is even harder than the first. Act II begins with the same actors in the same place, but with a little more knowledge and a higher rank, for they are now known as Sophomores. A few of the actors are not present, as they were unable to conquer the villain Examina¬ tions. The Sophomores seem to possess poise and a feeling of security, which is noticeably lacking in Act I. Many clubs are formed with Sophomores, and everyone receives a chance to talk over the radio on the program, “Your Schools on the Air. ” The Sophomores become acquainted with three “joys” which, as we observe in the last act of the play, take up a great deal of their leisure time. These “joys” are better known as football, basketball, and baseball. The actors overexert themselves at “pep rallies.” Following these events most of them are unable to talk, and they utter peculiar sounds. Not all these sounds can be blamed on the “pep rallies,” for it seems that the actors have discovered French and I 8 h Latin. They have also discovered that something new has been added to Math, an alphabet, and the result is that lovable subject, Algebra. Another characteristic which is noticeable at this time is the romantic affairs which bud even in the dreary winter. The actors are improving their appearance. The girls wear make-up, and the boys have at last trained those stray ends of hair. The brightness is shadowed sometimes by that ever present villain, Study, and is darkened when Examinations reappears. Such is life! The actors are better prepared for him than before. A few of the weaker ones are defeated, and therefore are not eligible for Act Ill, which follows after another brief intermission of three months. In Act III, the actors are called Juniors and are so different that the play seems entirely new. They are still pursued by Study, but they understand him better. They are able to arrange their time, so that they can attend the Senior-Junior Prom and the Junior-Senior Prom, which is given by them and financed from a benefit movie. The day before the prom the girls are seen wearing “blue jeans,” for everyone helps decorate the gym. The night of the prom finally arrives. The gym emerges as a beautiful dance floor with soft lights and heavenly music. Many activities hold the interest of the actors in this act. There are Essay, Oration, and Spelling Contests, a Variety Show, Open House, the Youth Can¬ teen and a Music Festival. In the midst of these happenings, the high school rings arrive and bring more excitement. The officers of the Junior Class are Ernest Cope, President; Bettie Willard, Vice-President; Ward Jones, Secretary; and Randy Mills, Treasurer. Again the curtain falls, and the actors enjoy another three months inter¬ mission. This time they prepare for the fourth and final act. The matured actors greet Act IV joyfully. They have acquired deep friendships for each other through the acts and can now enjoy their various accomplishments. The first big assignment which falls upon this class is the Annual. The actors work hard on this piece of work; it is their contribution to the school. Another assignment is the Senior Play entitled “Lavender and Old Lace.” This is a tremendous success. From the title, the class chooses its colors, Laven¬ der and White, and its flower, the Orchid. Following these assignments is Senior Day—the day when Seniors take over the school. During the day, peculiar sights are seen in the halls and class¬ rooms. An entertaining assembly is given by the Seniors, and the day is fun, even for the underclassmen. The Seniors are now full of knowledge, and the majority of them are at last signing their names to the Honor Roll List. This is the goal throughout the play, and most of the actors are victorious. There only remains freedom from Study and Examinations. At last, the fatal hour arrives, and Final Examinations appears. The Seniors are brave, and a huge success is their reward. They are finished with Study, whom they find is not an enemy, but a great friend. Throughout the act, the Seniors have many forms of entertainment and privileges. Parties are given in their honor, and the class picnic is “loads” of fun. These accomplishments are due to their competent sponsors, Mrs. Beable and Mrs. Chick. The play concludes in a burst of glory, with music, flowers and many congratulations at what is known as Commencement Exercises. They have a wonderful, happy Ending, which in reality is only the Beginning. i 9 y F P I C E R S Betty Sullivan President Jack Russler Vice-President Elsie Williams Secretary Ward Jones Treasurer CQ.a 44 Song Where, oh where are the grand old Seniors? Where, oh where are the grand old Seniors? Where, oli where are the grand old Seniors? Safe now in the wide, wide world. They’ve gone out from t heir Alma Mater, They’ve gone out from their Alma Mater, They’ve gone out from their Alma Mater, Safe now in the wide, wide world. Class Colors Class Flower Lavender and White Purple Orchid 1 10 y Senior Ctc ClSS Mary Jean Aldridge ‘ ‘ Peddlers ’ ’ “Jeanie with the light brown drawl” General Course Spotlight, 1, 3, Editor, 4; Basketball, 2, 3, 4—Intra¬ mural, 1; Softball, 1, 2, 4; Commercial Club, 3; Dis¬ tributors Club, 4; Girls ' Athletic Association, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1; Chairman of Yearbook Committee, 4; Dramatics Club, 3, 4. Donald Gilbert Barr ‘ ‘ Casey ’ ’ ‘‘Napoleon was a little man. ’ ’ General Course Football, 3, 4; Diversified Occupations Club, 3 , 4. Betty Wood Belew “Susie” ‘‘As calm as a cloud floating by ” General Course Dramatics Club, 3, 4; Sci¬ ence Club, 4; Camera Club, 4—Treasurer, 4 ; Projector Club, 4. Charles Webbe Carter “Rev” ‘ ‘ Pleasure before work ' ’ General Course Distributors Club, 3, Sec¬ retary and Reporter, 4; Spotlight, 3, 4; Glee Club, 4; Band, 1, 2. Ernest Hubert Cope “Cope” ‘‘Wolf—and they love it!” General Course Class President, 3; Coach of Football Midgets, 4; Football, 3; Navy (2 years, 4 months) ; Intramural Bas¬ ketball, 3, 4. Grover Clinton Atkins “Bull Dog” ‘‘We are frivolous knaves all. ’ ’ General Course Midget Football, 1, 2; Dis¬ tributors Club, 4; Diversi¬ fied Occupations Club, 3. Anne Ernestine Beck ‘ ‘ Becky ” “ Fairest, and sweetest of them all” Academic Course French Club, 2, 3, Vice- President, 4; Dramatics Club 3, Treasurer, 4; Hal¬ lowe’en Queen, 4; Literary Club, 3, 4; Intramural Bas¬ ketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Chair¬ man of Senior Play Com¬ mittee, 4. •Jean Garland Burton “Jeanie” ‘‘I’m going on a diet if it kills me.” Vocational Course Diversified Occ u p a t ion s Club, 3, 4; Band, 1; Glee Club, 3; Dance Club, 1, 2. Thomas R. Chartters ‘ ‘ Roger ' ’ ‘‘A modest man who says but little” Vocational Course Intramural Basketball, 3, Basketball Manager, 4. William Jerome Cox “Jerry” ‘ ‘ Pi eady, b ut righ t ’ ’ Academic Course Football, 2, 4; Basketball, 2, 4; S. C. A. Convention, 2; Glee Club, 2, 4; Chair¬ man of Yearbook Commit¬ tee, 4. A 11 Y Senior C fc ciSS Herbert Ray Donald “I). B.” ‘ 1 Easy does it. ’ ’ Vocational Course Baseball, 1, 2, 3; Football, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 3, 4— Intramural, 1, 2. Virginia Elizabeth Embrey “ Squeeky” ‘ ‘ A good friend, is a fortune. ’ ’ Academic Course Prompter of Play Entry in State Contest, 3; Sci¬ ence Club, 3, Reporter, 4; Dance Club, 1, Vice-Presi¬ dent, 2; Girls’ Athletic As¬ sociation, 2, 3, 4; Camera Club, 4; Spotlight, 4; French Club, 3, 4; Intra¬ mural Basketball, 1; Chair¬ man of Yearbook Commit¬ tee, 4. Shirley M. Gallahan “Shirt” ‘‘Sing, hut oh so cute!” Academic Course T11 addeus Montague Green “ Thud” “Friday’s iny night to howl. ’ ’ Academic Course Senior Play Cast, 4; Science Club, 3, 4; Dramatics Club, 3, 4; Thespian Club, 4. Mathew IIall, Jr. “Mat” ‘‘A great dramatist — June ' ' General Course Basketball, 3, Captain, 4; Randolph-Macon Basketball Tournament, 3; Glee Club, 3, 4; Industrial Arts News, 3, 4. Arthur C. Dogmas “Art” ‘‘I just can’t understand why it won’t work.” Academic Course Editor Industrial Arts News, 1, 2; Football Man¬ ager, 2, 3, 4; Science Club, 2, 3, Treasurer, 4; Projec¬ tor Club, 2; Spotlight, 4; Stage Manager of Senior Play, 4 ; Chairman of Year¬ book Committee, 4. Nadine Delia Ferris “ Dean ” “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” Commercial Course Commercial Club, 3, A r ice- President, 4; Band, 3, 4; Spotlight, 3, 4; Library Club, 4. Nancy Laura Gaquerel “Nance” ‘‘Give me my boots and saddle. ’ ’ General Course Senior Play Cast, 4; Spot¬ light, 3; Literary Club, 3, 4; French Club, 3, 4; Dra¬ matics Club, 3, 4; Intra¬ mural Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Thespian Club, 4. Shirley Lee Grinnan “Benny” ‘‘Laughter is just an out¬ let for joy.” Commercial Course Basketball, 3, 4—Intramur¬ al, 1, 3, 4; Softball, 2—In¬ tramural, 1, 2; Literary Club, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 3, 4; Dramatics Club, 3, 4; Spotlight, 3, 4. Pearl Elizabeth Hall “Southern Belle” “Life is but a pleasant dream. ’ ’ Commercial Course Senior Play Cast, 4; Chairman of Yearbook Com¬ mittee, 4; Dramatics Club, 4; Commercial Club, 3, 4; Spotlight, 3; Intramural Basketball, 2, 4; Intramural Softball, 1. i 12 y Senior Ic ci JJ Richard Martin IIall “Dick” “Run the ball around the opponent, touchdown eva t time. ’ ’ General Course Football, 1, 2, 3, 4; Track, 1, 2, 3, 4; Intramural Bas¬ ketball, 1, 2, 3, 4. Mary Frances Heflin “Sonny “I do my duty well.” Commercial Course Commercial Club, 3, Secre¬ tary, 4; Basketball, 4—In¬ tramural, 3, 4. Donald Crawford Holton “D” “A little humor now and then is relished by the best of men. ’ ’ General Course Diversified Occupations Club, 2, 3, 4. Betty Jean Jefferson “Bee Gee” ‘ ‘ Uproarious laugh ter does not become a lady; I giggle. ’ ’ Academic Course Senior Play Cast, 4; Dra¬ matics Club, 3, 4; French Contest, 3; Girls ’ Athletic Association, 2, 3, 4; Dance Club, 2, 3; Spotlight, 4; Gbe Club, 4; French Club, 2, 3, 4; Beta Club, 3, 4; Thespian Club, 4. Lucy Jacqueline Kendall “Jackie” “The night has a thousand eyes. ’ ’ General Course Diversified Occupations Club, 4—President, 4; Glee Club, 4; Intramural Basket¬ ball, 1, 2, 3. Robert Roy IIamner “Bob” “Always in the right pla e at the wrong time ' ’ General Course Dramatics Club, 4; Glee Club, 4. Robt. Carlyle Heflin ‘ ‘ Bobby “School is just a prison cell. ’ ’ General Course Intramural Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4. Douglas Gibson Janney “Pigeon” ‘ ‘ When guilty men begin to blush, it’s a sign of grace. ’ ’ General Course Senior Play Cast, 4; Dra¬ matics Club, 3, President, 4; Science Club, 4; Football, 3, 4; Thespian Club, 4. Julian Ward Jones, Jr. “Drizzle” “Far from the maddening crowd ’ ’ Academic Course Manes Antiqua Roma, 4 President, 4; Class Secre¬ tary, 1, 2, 3; Class Treas¬ urer, 4; Editor Industrial Arts News, 3, 4; State Latin Tournament, 2, 3; Editor of Yearbook, 4; Jun¬ ior Beta Club, 2—Treas¬ urer, 2; Beta Club, 3, Treasurer, 4; Pepsi - Cola Scholarship Contestant, 4; S. C. A. District Meeting, 3; S. C. A. State Conven¬ tion, 4; Thespian Club, 4; Assistant Business Manager of Senior Play, 4. Arden Stuart Lane “Carrot Top ‘ ‘ Me for fun, and good times ’ ’ General Coures Diversified Occupations Club, 3, 4; Glee Club, 3, 4; Band, 1. v • a —senior L li f a S Everett Kenneth Limerick “ Dickie ” ‘‘Noise and ' Work go not together. ’ ' General Course Football, 1, 2, 3, 4; Base¬ ball, 1, 3, 4; Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Track, 3, 4; Dramatics Club, 4 ; Hippo Club, 1 ; In dastri:d Arts News, 2, 3, 4. John Townsend Lindstrom ‘ ' Turkey Leya ‘‘I can ' t help it if I ' m smart. ’ ’ Academic Course Senior Play Cast, 4; Track, 4; Football, 4; Glee Club, 4; Thespian Club, 4. Paula M vte Marc ;al • • Pal ' ' ‘‘Speech, then art golden. ' General Course Chairman of Senior Play Committee, 4; Girls’ Ath¬ letic Association, 3, 4; Fu¬ ture Homemakers of Amer¬ ica, 3, 4; Dance Club, 1; In¬ tramural Basketball, 1, 3. Randolph Chas. Mills ‘ ‘ Rating “ Porky ‘‘And when responding to the cheers, he lightly daft his hat.” General Course Football, 2, 3, Captain, 4; Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Base¬ ball, 2, 3, 4; Literary Club, 3—Business Manager, 3 ; Class Treasurer, 3; Chair¬ man of Yearbook Commit¬ tee, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; As¬ sistant Stage Manager of Senior Play, 4. Joyce Jeanette Monroe ■ ‘ Sammie ‘‘Temptation is so great. General Course Commercial Club, 3, 4; Chairman of Yearbook Com¬ mittee, 4. Almont Edw. Lindsey, Jr. ‘ ‘Monly ‘ ‘ I love me. ’ ’ General Course Technical Director of Senior Play, 4; Chairman of Year¬ book Committee, 4; Science Club, 2, 3; Dramatics Club, 3, 4; Literary Club, 3, Busi¬ ness Manager, 4; Football, 2, 3, 4; Track, 3, 4; Intra¬ mural Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club, 3, 4. Margaret Wheeling Luck ‘ ‘ Margo ‘‘Either to conquer or to die — Gee, I’m sick.” Academic Course Senior Play Cast, 4; Manes Antiqua Roma, 4—Treasur¬ er, 4; Beta Club, 4; Liter¬ ary Club, 3; Chairman of Yearbook Committee, 4; Pepsi Cola Scholarship Con¬ testant, 4; Good Citizenship Pilgrimage of D. A. R., 4; Thespian Club, 4. Carl Wayne Mason “ Tex ‘‘Give me the wide open spaces. ’ ’ Vocational Course Football, 4. Rudolph Rosser Mills “ Rudie” ‘‘A quiet smile can mean a great deal. ’ ’ General Course Distributors Club, 4—Presi¬ dent, 4; Diversified Occu¬ pations Club, 3; Football, 3. Mary Elizabeth Peden “Mary Beth” ‘‘Prim and proper, as be¬ comes a lady” Academic Course French Club, 3, 4; Band, 1. -{ i 4 y e . a _ senior h aSS Gerald Clarke Potvin ‘ ' Jerry ' ’ “I love me; who do you love? ’ ’ General Course Glee Club, 3, 4; Track, 3; Football, 1, 4; Model House and Plans Contest of Na¬ tional Bank, 3. Dean Elizabeth Pulliam “Penny ” ‘‘Going around in circles’’ General Course Chairman of Senior Play Committee, 4; F uture Homemakers of America, 2, 3; Band, 1; Diversified Occupations Club, 4; Glee Club, 4. Marianne Rose ‘ ‘ Sally ’ ’ “She is like unto a musical cricket. ’ ’ General Course Glee Club, 4; Future Home¬ makers of America, 4; In¬ tramural Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Intramural Softball, 1. Jacob Chas. Russler, Jr. “All great men are dead — I ’to not feeling so well myself. ’ ’ Academic Course Senior Play Cast, 4; Busi¬ ness Manager of Yearbook, 4; Class Vice-President, 4; Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Foot¬ ball, 4; Literary Club, 4— Art Editor, 4; Camera Club, 4—Vice-President, 4 ; Sci¬ ence Club, 3, 4; Dramatics Club, 4—Vice-President, 4; S. C. A. State Convention, 4; Thespian Club, 4. Peggy Ann Shelton ‘ ‘ Peg ’ ’ “A foe of wrong, a friend of right’’ Commercial Course Beta Club, 3, Secretary, 4; Glee Club, 4; Commercial Club, 3, President, 4. Lois O ' dell Pritchett “Starry’’ “Music is the voice of angels. ’ ’ Academic Course Prompter of Senior Play, 4; Glee Club, 4; Library Club, 2, 3, Secretary, 4; Band, 1 ; French Club, 3, 4; Girls ’ Athletic Association, 2, 3, 4; Dramatics Club, 3, 4; Dance Club, 1, 2; In¬ tramural Basketball, 1 ; Thespian Club, 4; Posture Queen, 4. Anne Virginia Resch “Jinny “Here’s to the gal with the courage to do the right.’’ Academic Course French Club, 2, 3, 4; Spot¬ light, 3, 4; Literary Club, 3; Library Club, 4. William Carroll Ross “Bill “Work to him seems not a burden. ’ ’ Vocational Course Band, 1, 2, 3; Mechanical Foreman of Industrial Arts News, 2, 3; Distributors Club, 3, Vice-President, 4; Chairman of Yearbook Com¬ mittee, 4; Intramural Bas¬ ketball, 1, 2, 3. Bertha Sinclair Shelton ‘ ‘ Berby “Men, I don’t like, too.’’ General Course Commercial Club, 4; Glee Club, 4; Softball, 2; Spot¬ light, 3; Intramural Bas¬ ketball, 4. Dorothy Marie Snellings “Dot” “Quiet? Look once more.’’ General Course Glee Club, 4; Future Home¬ makers of America, 1; In¬ tramural Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Intramural Softball, 1. S 15 p Senior C fc a Si Margaret Estelle Snellings ‘ ‘ Maggie “Four wants are few and easily met.” Commercial Course Glee Club, 4; Commercial Club, 4. Nancy Carolyn St k a ugli an ‘ 1 Na n ’ ' “Softly speaking, sweetly smiling. ’ ’ Academic Course Dance Club, 1, President, 2; Science Club, 3, Presi¬ dent, 4; Basketball Mana¬ ger, 4; Dramatics Club, 3,4; Library Club, 2, 4; Manes Antiqua Roma, 4; Intra¬ mural Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4. Nancy Wright Sullivan ‘ ‘ Toodles “Shoemaker ' s best selec¬ tion No. 2 ’ ’ Commercial Course Basketball, 1, 2, 3, Captain, 4; Softball, 1, 2, 3; Girls’ Athletic Association, 2, 3, 4; Spotlight, 3, 4; Com¬ mercial Club, 3, 4; Distrib¬ utors Club, 4; Dramatics Club, 3, 4. Melvin Thomas Thurston, III “ nr a d “Crooning is my specialty.” Vocational Course Football, 1, 2, 3, 4; Base¬ ball, 2, 3, 4. Bettie Faison Willard ‘ ‘ S n ips “Poor little devil, born without a chance’’ Academic Course Senior Play Cast, 4; As¬ sistant Editor of Yearbook, 4; Class Vice-President, 3; Junior Beta Club, 2; Beta Club, 3, President, 4; Stu¬ dent Chairman of Junior Red Cross, 4; S. C. A. Dis¬ trict Meeting, 3; S. C. A. State Convention, 4; Glee Club, 4; Dramatics Club, 3, 4; French Club, 2, 3, 4; Pepsi-Cola Scholarship Con¬ testant, 4; Thespian Club, 4. Margie Ann Stone “Button” “What’s your excuse for living? ’ ’ General Course French Club, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 4; Dramatics Club, 4; Band, 1; Intramural Basketball, 3; Dance Club, 1. Betty Carol Sullivan “ Bett” “She’s the gal that put the pep in pepper.” General Course Class President, 4; Senior Play Cast, 4; Business Manager of Yearbook, 4; Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Cheer¬ leader, 4; Girls ’ Athletic Association, 2, 3, 4—Presi¬ dent, 2, 4—Vice-President, 3; Softball, 1, 2; Commer¬ cial Club, 3; Spotlight, 3. 4; Future Homemakers of America, 3, President, 4; S. C. A. District Meeting, 3; Governor B at Girls ’ State, 3; Girls’ Nation, 3. Paige Lorraine Sullivan “ Bunnie” “My heart is fixed, I think.” General Course F u t u r e Homemakers of America, 1, 2, 3, 4—Secre¬ tary, 2—President, 3; Glee Club, 4; Intramural Bas¬ ketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Intra¬ mural Softball, 1. Alfred Joseph Ventura “At” “The pleasure of life is according to the man that lives it.” Academic Course Football, 2, 3; Baseball, 1; Baseball Manager, 2; Intra¬ mural Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4. Elsie Joyce Williams ‘ ‘Pu nk ” “Heaven is filled with mu¬ sical amateurs. ’ ’ Academic Course Library Club, 2, 3, Vice- President, 4; Class Secre¬ tary, 4; Glee Club, 4; D r a m a tics Club, 3, 4; French Club, 3, 4. { 16 j Sen ior a Gloria Love Wright “ Lovey” ‘ ‘ I care not what others do. ’ ’ General Course Future Homemakers of America, 1, 2, 3; Glee Club, 2, 3; Spotlight, 3, 4; Bas¬ ketball, 2—Intramural, 1, 2, 3; Distributors Club, 4. William Randolph Young ‘ ‘ Fanny ’ ' “A smile that just won ' t come off ’ ’ General Course Track, 3; Dramatics Club, 4; Business Manager of Senior Play, 4; Thespian Club, 4. Howard McKinley Sullivan, Jr. “Bill” “Industry is the mother of fortune. ’ ’ Vocational Course Science Club, 2; Diversified Occupations Club, 3, 4. Ruth Marie Young “Red” “She’s short, she’s wise, she’s a corker for her size.’’ General Course Dance Club, 1, 2; Science Club, 4; Dramatics Club, 3, 4; French Club, 4; Intra¬ mural Basketball, 1, 2. CLASS POEM NON EXIT US SED INITUS Not the end, at James Monroe Merely the beginning; forward we go Other goals seen, aims to be met For the winning, ambitions’ glow. Robert Featherston, Jr. “Babe” “Sleepy nothing, that’s the way I look. ’ ’ General Course Football, 3. Not the finis, ’tis to gain ns Fame and fortune, in onr time. This is page one, life’s begun; Our uncut book, we’ve yet to see. But before rejoicing, let us salute Our teachers, and our friends To their help, let’s voice tribute. Their inspiration, to bear us onward As the sun of school, slips o’er the verge Into the morn of life’s day. School’s radiance will long endure As later, our years grow fewer. Today is not the closing of a door, Just one ajar, that opens ever wide— Life comes to greet us as of yore. Non ex it us sed initus. Nancy C. Straughan. 117 y (IASS WILL We, the Class of ' 48, of James Monroe High School, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, in manner and form fol¬ lowing, hereby revoking any will, or wills, heretofore made by us. We, the Senior Class of ' 48, Do Hereby Bequeath ' Our Numerous Possessions Thusly: f, Margaret Luck, leave my studiousness to Olga Bauer with the hope that she will use it to the best of her ability. We, Elsie Williams and Lois Pritchett, leave to Miss Rowell the task of securing another soprano and alto for the Girls’ Small Group. T, Arden Lane, leave some of my red hair I have dressed so carefully to any young lady v ho wishes to let hers grow. We, Douglas Janney and John Lindstrom, leave our bright and happy smiles to anyone who can use them as effectively as we can (especially on girls). 1, Jack Russier, leave my immense height to some “tall” fellow like Joe Dan McCary. We, Thad Green, Bobby Hamner and Ran¬ dolph Young, leave our worn out tires to Lee Pritchett; his truck might need a few extras. We, Dean Pulliam, Jackie Kendall and Frances Hume, leave our English notes, so that the Seniors next year won’t have to work so hard. I, Ward Jones, leave my editing ability to next year’s Monroe Echo editor. I, Ruth Young, leave with everyone the hope that someday I will grow. I, Tommy Thurston, leave my nickname, “The Head,” hoping that someone might find use for it. We, Bertha Shelton and Paula Marchal, leave all our bubble gum wrappers; they’ll si art, good tires in the furnace next winter. We, Bettie Willard and Betty Jefferson, will some of our best laughs to anyone who would like to have them. We, Nancy Sullivan and Jean Aldridge, do bequeath to next year’s basketball forwards our ability to always “make the basket.” I, Joyce Monroe, leave to the student body my talent as an artist. We, Ranny Mills, Jerry Cox, Dickie Limer- ick, Almont Lindsey and Alfred Ventura, leave to Herman Carr, Ray Donald, Tomty Cocke and Charles Harding our ability to play football and win. I, Mathew Hall, will to Bert O ' Toole my gracefulness as a basketball player. We, Mary Heflin, Pearl Hall, Nadine Ferris and Peggy Shelton, will to Doris Pepper, Mary Oliver, Jackie Pitts and Carl Howard our skill to take shorthand. I, Betty Sullivan, do will to the president of the Class of ’49 my vacant chair as presi¬ dent and my efficiency as a speaker. We, Nancy Straughan, Margaret Snellings and Betty Belew, will to three naughty Juniors our ability to be quiet in class. We, Anne Beck and Shirley Gallahan. bestow our charm and personality on next .■sear’s Senior girls. We, Gloria Wright and Rudy Mills, do bequeath to the most deserving couple our secret for happiness. We, Nancy Gaquerel and Anne Resell, will our love for horses to Lois Harder. We, Marianne Rose, Paige Sullivan and Dorothy Snellings, leave our formula for friendship to any three inseparable persons. We, Charles Carter and Jean Burton, leave our ability to “slide in” just as the tardy bell rings, to those having trouble finding acceptable excuses to tell Mr. Talbott. We, Anne Stone, Howard Sullivan, Clinton Atkins and Bobby Heflin, leave to the silent members of the Junior Class our skill to carry on a conversation no matter where we are. We, Billy Ross and Roger Chartters, will to the student body our secret for being “two ■very quiet Seniors.” We, Carl Mason, Donald Barr, Robert Featherston, Donald Holton and Edgar Mor¬ ris, leave our ability to work and like it to any lazy persons. [, Arthur Domnas, will to David Wheaton my skill in algebra. I, Virginia Embrey, will to any industrious person my skill in library work. I, Mary Peden, will to Marlene Kendall my flirting technique. AVe, Ernest Cope and Gerald Potvin, leave our love for travel to others who have a wan¬ derlust. In Witness AA r hereof, A T e, the Class of ’48, have hereunto subscribed our name and affixed our seal, the thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty- eight. Class op ’48. Per Peggy Shelton Witnesses: Dean Pulliam Jackie Kendall 4 is y 1. Snowballing (Elsie Williams). 2. Marelial, Jefferson, Willard, Hall. 3. Lindsey in action. 4. Three Stooges (Pitts, Pepper, Sullivan). 5. Posing (Paige Sullivan). 6. Senior Day ’47 (Richard Hall). 7. Happy Damsel (Nancy Gaquerel). 8. Every day at ten minute period. 9. Bob Hamner and his girl. 10. Going home (Mathew Hall). 11. Location J. M. H. S. (Dot Snellings). 12. The Old Hangout. 13. At the old ball game (Beck, Heflin). 14. In the garden (Ruth Young). 15. Two old buddies (Potvin, Lindstrom). 16. On the job (Jackie Kendall). i i9 y SENIOR PLAY December 12, 1947 Left In right, Mr. .1. F. Dnhlgren, (Director) ; Lois Pritchett, (Prompter) ; Tliad Green, Pearl Hall, Douglas Janney, Nancy Gaquerel, Jack Pussier, Margaret Wheeling Luck, Bettie Willard, John Lindstrom, Betty Sullivan, Betty Jefferson, Mrs. Mildred Chick, (Director) ; Arthur Domnas, (Stage Manager). «{ 20 | A DRAMATIC MOMENT HUMOR ROMANCE “LAVENDER AND OLD LACE i 21 y SENIOR Most Popular Most Witty Most Versatile Most Romantic Biggest Line Betty Sullivan Bettie Willard Margaret W. Luck .Joyce Monroe Ann Stone Randolph Mills .Jack Russler Ward Jones Jerry Cox Almont Ivndsey Most Talkative Best Dressed Best Personality Best Dancer Best Athlete Betty Jean Jefferson Anne Beck Betty Sullivan Jean Aldridge Betty Sullivan Almont Lindsey Douglas Janney Randolph Mills Richard Hall Randolph Mills PERSONALITIES Most Sophisticated Most Bashful Biggest Flirt Best Looking Most Talented IjOis Pritchett Betty Belew Joyce Monroe Anne Beck Margaret W. Luck Jack Russler Ward Jones Almont Lindsey Jerry Cox Jack Russler i 22 } CLASS PROPHECY By Margaret Wheeling Luck They had told me that I must prophesy. I knew not what to do. Suddenly, a newspaper dropped into my lap. The heading was Fredericksburg, Virginia, June 30, 1968. Seeing that it contained many familiar names, 1 looked closer. From these records, twenty years yet unborn, your confused prophet read thus: This paper, published by Mr. Edgar Mor¬ ris, a printer, while A.W.O.L. from Atlanta, was dictated in Chinese to his stenographer, Miss Jean Aldridge. Miss Nancy Gaquerel and her horse Hay- burner arrived in Queensbury Downs today to compete for the British sweepstakes. They were accompanied by Mr. Doug Janney, who trained Hayburner from coltage. Mr. Jack Russler’s latest movie was pre- iewed in Hollywood last night. It was a hoteling success. The world today beat a path to Mr. Howard Sullivan’s door. He lias invented a better mouse trap. Ward Jones, a Mary Washington profes¬ sor, has completed his life’s work, “A Modern Dictionary of Pig Latin.” Miss Arden Lane returned yesterday from her fifteenth trip to Reno, where she divorced the Earl of Tottingham. Mr. Ranny Mills’ ninth daughter was born recently. If they had all been boys, he would have had a baseball team. Miss Betty Sullivan defeated the Chinese tennis champion and the umpire in a brilliant free-for-all yesterday at Oslo, Norway. Mr. Almont Lindsey gave a reception this afternoon in honor of his tenth year at V. P. I. and his promotion to the Sophomore Class. Miss Betty Jefferson, dramatics teacher, is being sued for libel and slander by Miss Anne Beck, famous commercial artist. Miss Jefferson was heard to publicly remark that Miss Bech ' s slip was showing. Mr. Thad Green, scientist, left yesterday on a rocket trip to interview the man in the raoon. Commander Ernest Cope has completed a record-breaking voyage across the Rappa¬ hannock in a rowboat. He was aided by sea¬ man first class Anne Stone, who did the bailing. Mr. Dickie Limerick, airplane mechanic, claims his profession is just one nut after another. Miss Elsie Williams, assisted by Miss Lois Pritchett, who pumped the organ, played an inspiring rendition of “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” with one finger, at Meredith College. Miss Virginia Embrey, a graduate nurse, lias astounded the world with her discovery that embalming is a sure cure for cancer. Mr. Tommy Thurston, professional foot¬ ball player, told Miss Mary Peden, psychia¬ trist, that he had felt peculiar ever since Mir. Donald Barr, local undertaker, had em¬ balmed him by mistake five years ago. Miss Peden remarked that he did seem a bit stiff. Miss Bertha Shelton, prominent lady archi¬ tect, married a man by mistake today, when she misplaced her glasses. Miss Dean Pulliam, local draft board sec¬ retary, became a national heroine recently, v hen she drafted a congressman by mistake. Mr. Charles Carter, upon entering his office as the new principal of Janies Monroe, re¬ marked, “Home again!” Mr. Mathew Hall was slightly bruised yes¬ terday during the Redskin football game, when he fell off the bench. Mr. Bob Hamner has accepted a position as salesman for a, nationally known dog food company. Miss Marianne Rose, Fog-bound Airlines hostess, married the pilot with whom she has flown for ten years. Army Helicopters went aloft again today in an attempt to retrieve Mr. Gerald Potvin, who is floating around over Charlottesville. Miss Shirley Gallahan, University nurse, is still unable to explain how she mistook the helium tank for ether. 1 23 y Mr. Clinton Atkins was embarrassed re¬ cently when told by Federal authorities that instead of striking a gold mine, lie had tun¬ neled into the United States Mint. Mr. Jerry Cox, helicopter salesman, began a journey today, which he hopes will take him into homes in every continent. Mr. Art Domnas has completed his new architectural masterpiece, a skyscraper whose foundation is suspended from toy balloons. The James Monroe class of 1968 has awarded Mr. A1 Ventura, the “Bull of Wall Street,” with a cow bell. Latest reports from Argentina state that Mr. Bobby Heflin is still involved in a South American civil war. Miss Margaret Snellings has won the New York photographic contest with her picture of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Miss Joyce Monroe, when rescued from Westhampton Lake yesterday, told reporters, “It was wonderful. Fifty Richmond boys were dunked in the rush. Mr. Billy Ross, a contractor, upon com¬ pletion of the new city jail, found himself trapped inside. He had forgotten to provide a door. Miss Peggy Shelton is the first woman to wdn an argument with a dictaphone. She threw it from a third story window. Miss Nancy Straughan has perfected a new system of filing. She flings the data into the filing cabinets with a shovel. Mr. Randolph Young, geologist, was dis¬ appointed when it was confirmed that the dinosaur remains (unearthed by him) were only someone’s false teeth. Mr. Johnny Lindstrom, when trying to tunnel into Betty Grable s back yard, wound up in China. Mr. Carl “Tex” Mason hog-tied a fellow Texan who accused him of having a Virginia accent. Mr. Ray Donald, printer and mirror man¬ ufacturer, specializes in upside down news¬ papers. Miss Mary Heflin resigned as a secretary when her typewriter, instead of ringing a bell, gave a low wolf whistle. Miss Ruth Young, local organ grinder, has just bought a new monkey. Miss Paula Marchal, after being trapped in a revolving door, was so delighted that she purchased a merry-go-round. Miss Pearl Hall, local model, is now mod- i ling Kin Klux Klan sheets. Miss Jean Burton has become famous as a designer of skirts with built-in cushions for stenographers. The latest catch for Miss Nancy Sullivan, nationally known big game huntress, was a three-inch mouse. Miss Betty Belew discovered today that, for ten years she had been working in a W.P.A. office instead of a hospital. Mr. Rudy Mills, lighthouse keeper at, Hazel Run, uses Neveready batteries. Mrs. Mills, nee Miss Gloria Wright, keeps the lower lights burning. Mr. Donald Holton, local card shark, cashed in his chips when he was caught with five aces today. Miss Bettie Willard, senior government teacher, is not Stearn with her pupils. She likes apples. Miss Jackie Kendall has made the headline edition ever since she backed into a printing press. Mr. Robert Featlierston has so far failed to receive his University diploma. He always sleeps through graduation. Mr. Roger Chartters dynamited his home¬ made robot when it eloped with his car. Miss Nadine Ferris gave up the nursing profession to open a three-ring circus. Miss Dorothy Snellings and Miss Paige Sullivan have returned from darkest Africa, where they have been giving typing lessons to the cannibals. A special today at Miss Anne Resell’s bar¬ ber shop was a twenty-five cent hair cut for bald headed men. Mrs. Margaret Luck is still involved in libel suits over this senior class prophecy. Thus reael the 1968 record of the class of 1948. •1 24 Y Un4wclaAAMb JUNIORS HIGH AND LOW First row, left to right: Lois Harder, Barbara Castle, Virgilene Donald, Delores Garnett, Billy Layton, (President); Natalie Lancaster, (First Vice-President); Nancy Hall, (Third Vice-President); Barbara Eanes, (Secretary); Joe Seller, (Treasurer); Tomty Cocke, (Second Vice-President); Patsy Anderson, Jackie Dagg, Doris Kendall, Olga Bauer, Ellen Southworth, Betsy Brown. Second row: Peggy Snellings, Ellen Ross Gibson, Peggy Hall, Betty Jean Walker, Mary Anne Perry, Jean Maness, Shilrey Townsend, Naydean Scearce, Pat Estes, Judy Scott, Diana Rowe, Doris Pepper, Jackie Pitts, Virginia Stiles, Joyce Shepherd, Lucille Hudson, Frances Hume. Third row: Mary Frances Drew, Virginia Brooks, Carole Farmer, Frances Berry, Charlotte Cooper, Lucille Chandler, Janet Chinn, Barbara English, Mary Oliver, Barbara Garner, Margaret Pitts, Marlene Kendall, Carrie Nunnally, Pat Heflin, Jean Donahoe, Peggy Flippo, Bobbie June Caverlee. Fourth■ row: Joe Heffernan, Frank Berry, Bert O’Toole, Lowell Self, Barbara Williams, Nancy Pugh, Doris Ann Lindsey, Barbara Burgess, Mary Weber Stoner, Betty Belman, Jean Layton, Barbara Forbush, Jacqueline Green, Ryland Bowie, David Wheaton. Fifth row : Raymond Colley, William Stewart, Henry Cloe, Joe Dan McCary, Charles Hearn, Franklin Powell, Edward Gann, Jr., Frank Marchal, Richard Bell, Jakie Ellis, Carl Howard, Carlton Onderdonk, Andrew Skinner, James Pappas. Sixth row: Aubrey Daft an, Herman Carr, Roger Loving, Charles Harding, Lee Pritchett, Mrs. Beth Brent, (Sponsor); Mr. J. F. Dahlgren, (Sponsor); Mrs. Wilma Hester, (Sponsor) ; Bobby Thurston, Donald Alexander, Teddy Jones, Charles Linton, Buddy Aldridge, Duke Taliaferro. J 26 } wm First row, left to right: Jane Owens, (Secretary); Bonnie Freeman, (President); Jean Rose, (Vice-President); Earl Kendall, (Treasurer). Second row: Katherine Fleming, Anne Sacrey, Betty Lou Berry, Jeanette Perry. Third row: Dora Toombs, Mary Frances Jenkins, Jean Stevens, Mary Anne Reynolds, Patsy Pritchett, Joyce Apperson. Fourth row: David Brown, Roland Gallalian, George Jones, Raymond Brown, Peter Schmitz. Fifth row: Ray Perry, Robert Newman, Charles Whittaker, Rod Harding, Leroy Perry, George Krollman, Bobby Brent. i 27 y LGW SUPHOMDRES First row , left to right: Barbara Wriglit, Terry Lewis, Joan Sullivan, Joyce Dickenson, Pat Middleton, Tommy Reed, (Secretary-Treasurer); Phyllis Damron, (President); Stuart Gallant, (Vice-President); Betty Lou Perry, Lucille English, Jean Legacy, Nancy Stone. Second row: Eleanor Rae Jones, Bobbie Lee Dent, Betty Jane Thompson, Betty Lee Barbour, Dorothy Fugett, Doris Smith, Bernice Brown, Barbara Hicks, Marian Gravatt, Virginia Heflin, Jean Spindle, Joan Pershing, June Jones, Ellen Davenport. Third row: Beverley Crooks, Wilma Carneal, Prances Chewning, Jean Ward, Joyce Robinson, Patsy Wilhour, Nancy Kesel, Peggy Shelkett, Nancy Wright, Eleanor Pritchett, Pauline Binns, Ruby Pipkin, Phyllis Smith, Margaret Garland. FourIh. row: Leo De Bruyn, John Wright, Alvin Mason, Rudolph Edelburg, Thomas Heflin, Kenneth Brooks, Bernard Curtis, Philip Coleman, Donald Armstrong, Taylor Linton, Billy Doumas, Hayden Silver. Fifth row: Jerry Leonard, James Surles, Nelson Reeves, Mack Sebastian, Billy Middleton, Byron Gayle, Carlton Heflin, Bobby Hildrup, Mac Willis, Richard Carpenter, William Rose. I 28 y FRESHMEN First row, left to right: Arden Carter, Anita Sponseller, Susie Berry, Geraldine Kendall, Peggy Sullivan, James Hedge, Joan Young, Norma Chandler, Barbara Bulloc-k, Garland Atkins, Albert Barnes. Second row: Jimmie Mooney, Broaddus Tate, Jacqueline Trigger, Hazel Harper, Marietta Berry, Denelda Smith, Jean Hall, Amelia Perry, Delores Bussell, Barbara Carper, Bobert Smith, Thomas Brown. Third row: Kenneth Coe, Ford Davis, Jean Trigger, Evelyn Smith, Sidney Loving, Doris Volland, Jack Kendall, Ann Callahan, Myrtle Madison, Barbara Kendall, George Shepherd, Billy Shelton. Fourth row: Harry Fleming, Walter Stanley, John Freeman, James Estes, Donald Sullivan, Arnold Grinnan, Marvin Shelton, Gerald Talley, Bobert Pitts, Charles Young, Edmund Johnson, Kenneth Carter. { 29 y ,4 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Note of Invitation: You the students of our Junior High School will soon be crossing the arch to fill our places as we, too, climb the scholastic ladder. We invite you to J. M. II. S., and wish you a successful and happy high school career. EIGHTH GRADE First row, left to right: Peggy Pitts, Ruth Yanow, Beulah Armstrong, Shirley Green, Muriel Nason, Patricia Smith, Deborah Hollibaugh, Joyce Quann, Joyce Fines, Ann Stewart, Gloria Toepfer. Second row: Nancy Stone, Sue Straughan, Nancy Brown, Rozella Armstrong, Grace Robbins, Ruth English, Audrey Fines, Norma Mitchell, Isabella Searles, Vivian Beasley, Anne Stephens, Shirley Reynolds, Cathrine Shelton, Pat Snellings. Third row: Jeanette Carter, Emily Morrison, Mary Stott, Lois Whitaker, Marjorie Garnett, Mary Frances Humphries, Jeanette Grinnan, Nancy Deshavzo, Ann Shelton, Peggy Limerick, Barbara Limerick, Alice Toombs, Catherine Weimer. Fourth row: Charles Dowling, Georges Yeager, Perry Holeom, Gerald Hart, Taylor Turner, Jon Hall, Johnny Surles, Vernon Hungate, Robert Goolrick. Fifth row: Donald Snellings, Richard O’Bryliim, Charles Jones, Mitchell Perry, Bobby Clift, Wirt Shelton. J 30 b HIGH SEVENTH GRADE First row, left to right: Mary Anne Perry, Joyce Kennedy, Ann Sullivan, Mildred Poates, Marjorie Lancaster, Mary Lou Musselman, Elsie Brown, Garnette Payne, Audrey Kennedy. Second row: Dorothy Sullivan, Mollie Limbrick, Annette Huckabee, India Lindstrom, Barbara Anderson, Betty Lou Spindle, Lois Seay, Nancy Yates, Sylvia Wilkerson. Third row: Joel Brown, John Britton, Grit Sullivan, Petie Tansill, Jack Pritchett, Jimmy Jones, John Davenport, Bill Brown, Bobby Davenport, Jack Chewning. Fourth row: Paul Johnson, Larry Farmer, Joe Payton, Herman Brooks, George Calamos, Nicky Johnson, Glenn Stephens, Lloyd Sullivan, Spiro Pandekakes, {31 E LDW SEVENTH GRADE First row, left to right: Shirley Jenkins, Jackie Demsy, Patsy Jennings, Charlotte Toombs, Arlene Barbour, Anne Wilson, Alma Rowe, Joan Insley, Margaret Castle, Jane Alles, Jacqueline Jennings, Elaine Hirsh, Shirley Chewning, Doris Jennings. Second row: Eva Potvin, Vera Boutchyard, Betty McGinnis, Peggy Humphries, Peggy Garett, Evelyn Carter, Annie Ruth Hamilton, Nancy Hart, Shirley Green, Tucky Lewis, Peggy Ward, Jacqueline Dempsey, Shirley Burton, Betty Ann Nolan, Ann Bryant, Angeline Larson. Third, row: Beverley Steele, Joan Spindle, Joan Davenport, Bertha Whittaker, Betty Ann Snellings, Zenelda Whittaker, Doris Gardner, Jean Warren, Pearl Larnoy, Christine Powell, Sara Ann Nance, Mary Agnes White, Beverley Graves, Peggy Mitchell, Gloria Bowles. Fourth row: Van Hall, Bobby Pyle, Roland Goss, Ray Shelton, Ronnie Aydlotte, Kenneth Parcel], Hamilton Scott, Billy Wilkerson, Jack Apperson, James Rowe, Wilson Embrey, Raymond Dank. Fifth row: Gilbert James, Carl Meltzer, Alan Goldberg, Bobby Payne, Earle Ware, John Willis, Billy Bullock, John Goolrick, Tommy Higgins, Bruce Snellings, Dennis Morris, Kenneth Harding, Clarence Mitchell, Percy Poates. Sixth, row: Jackson Bolling, Billy Hall, Ralph Musselman, William Haley, Charles Walason, Carl Cox, William Whitby, Clinton Southworth, Donald Cooper, David Limerick, Alvin Cooper. i 32 y Special foaijJ Z] S ( cd ' uJnVv fiT j ' vcvK y) s Svvv‘ pvS y Cw Ip® and Client A HALLOWE’EN QUEEN In ceremonies between the halves of the football game with Manassas on October 31, 1917, Anne Beck, a senior who had been chosen by the student body, was crowned Queen of Hallowe’en. 1 34 y OPEN HOUSE SHOP CAFETERI TYPING ROOM H 35 } SENIOR DAY, JANUARY 28, 1948 Girls SENIOR DAY WEAR Boys FRESHMEN SOPHOMOR ES Trash can (to be carried). Pajamas under skirt (legs down com¬ pletely). Long plaid skirt. No make-up. Hair up on head. Boy’s dress: pants (not jeans); shirt (not plaid) ; tie, coat. No make-up. Books carried in cardboard box, with name on it. Doll (to lie carried). Pants wrong side out T-shirt over sweater. Ribbon around head. Hair parted in middle. Girl’s blouse. Tennis shoes with bows on them. Gym shorts over pants with one leg rolled up to knee. JUNIORS Underclassmen: Four pigtails—one on each side and two in back. Earrings. Lipstick around mouth, but not on lips. Dressy blouse. Dungarees rolled up to knee. Pumps and hose. GENERAL RULES must take top liall to class, regardless of where class is; must carry Seniors ’ books! must address Seniors as Mr. and Miss; must bow to Seniors; disobeying rules of Day will be fined within the limits of may be given demerits by Seniors. Girls may not comb hair from 9:00 A. M. to 3:30 P. M. Shirt and tie backward. Lady’s pocketbook. Earrings. Short skirt and knee socks. Make-up. 5 cents to 25 cents; SENIOR DAY DANCE I HI II DRESS: HOBO STYLE AT TEEN-AGE EANTEEN i 37 y H oun School on the. J ' v ' (Pnognam.4 REGULAR SCHUUL FUNCTIONS UCi.£4 i 38 y CiuvA w 1 b orto« =, JtlW VVrn rnnVrots Mr S M 1 1 ' fcfcYyjL O 1 ° r t e £.Wb ahcf OfqawijatfoM Seated, left to right: Ward Jones, (Treasurer); Peggy Shelton, (Secretary); Bettie Willard, (President); Bobby Thurston, (Vice-President). Standing: Mrs. Beth Brent, (Sponsor); Margaret Wheeling Luck, Nancy Hall, Betty Jean Walker, Nancy Strauglian, Betty Jean Jefferson. BETA CLUB Since December, 1939, there has been at James Monroe an active chapter of the National Beta Club, an achievement-service organization. As the name Beta suggests, the membership of this club is determined by scholastic grades. Any junior or senior who holds an average as high as “B” (ninety actually) on the preceding semester of classwork is eligible to enter. If a member allows bis average for a semester to fall below ninety, he is dropped from the club. Throughout the present school year, the local Betas have exerted special effort to be of service to the school. Two of their service projects were ushering for the “open house” and assisting students entering high school. Many of the other activities of the club have been memorable. In December a Christmas party was held. In April a number of the Jayem Betas attended the State Beta Convention in Richmond. Also, several articles were contributed to the Beta Club Journal. d 40 h First row, left to right: Jerry Leonard, Bobbie Lee Dent, (Secretary-Treasurer); Joan Pershing, (President) ; Phyllis Damron, (Vice-President) ; Mrs. Mildred Chick, (Sponsor). Second row: Alvin Mason, Mae Willis, John Wright, Hayden Silver, Kenneth Carter. Third row: Margaret Garland, Ann Sacrey, Eleanor Rae Jones, Wilma Carneal, Frances Chewning. JUNIOR BETA CLUB It, was in 1945 that certain teachers and ‘Senior Betas first thought of pro¬ viding for freshmen and sophomores of outstanding scholastic merit an incentive to maintain their high averages so that they might be eligible for the senior Beta Club upon becoming juniors. Thus the Junior Beta Club was organized and made an independent adjunct of the senior group. Entrance requirements of the junior club are, as might be expected, the same as those of the senior Beta Club. At Christmas time 1947 the Junior Betas filled baskets with food and sent them to needy families. As another project they selected a needy child in the city and helped take care of it by providing some food and clothing. They also kept the bulletin board filled with posters, clippings from newspapers, and other articles. 14i y Published by Students of Janies Monroe High School SPOTLIGHT STAFF First row, left to right: Shirley Clarke, Peggy Sullivan, Anne Sacrey, Dora Toombs, Jean Rose, Eleanor Rae Jones, Terry Lewis, Wilma Carneal, Frances Chewning, Phyllis Damron, Mary Anne Reynolds. Second row: Mr. Bruce Neill, (Sponsor); Charles Carter, Margaret Wheeling Luck, Nadine Ferris, Virginia Embrey, Anne Resell, Jean Aldridge, (Editor) ; Anne Beck, Betty Jean Jefferson, Shirley Grinnan, Betty Sullivan, Arthur Doumas. Thiinl row: Barbara Forbush, Mary Weber Stoner, Sonya Sponseller, Nancy Hall, Jackie Dagg, Diana Rowe, Judy Scott, Lois Harder, Barbara Castle, Natalie Lancaster, Bobby Thurston, William Stewart, Bobbie June Caverlee, Doris Ann Lindsey, Olga. Bauer, Peggy Hall, Peggy Snellings, Shirley Townsend. The initial issue of the Spotlight was published October 25, 1923, by the Junior English Class under the direction of Miss Mary McKenzie. For a time it appeared bi-monthly in one and one-half columns, and was tilled mainly with short stories, poems, book reviews, and jokes. Today it is published weekly, and contains mainly straight news stories with a variety of other items. The Spotlight serves as a means of offering constructive criticism of affairs affecting the school and school life. { 42 y Seated, left to right: Geraldine Kendall, Frank Marelial, Barbara Eanes, Arthur Domnas, (Treasurer); Nancy Strauglian, (President); Virginia Embrey, (Reporter); Ellen Ross Gibson, Peggy Snellings, Anne Sacrey. Standing: Judy Scott, Joan Young, Thad Green, Betty Belew, Diana Rowe, Nancy Pugh, Virginia Brooks, Douglas Janney, Shirley Clarke, Joe Heffernan, (Vice-President); Janet Chinn, (Secretary) ; Peggy Flippo, Carrie Nunnally, Mary Weber Stoner, Billy Doumas, Bobby Thurston, Tommy Reed, Taylor Linton, Ruth Young, Miss Mildred Lapsley, (Sponsor). SCIENCE CLUB The Science Club, organized in 1945, has by various methods attempted to spread scientific knowledge. This year, it has sponsored a Camera and Pro¬ jector Club, has helped organize a Junior Science Club, and has done work on Cancer, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, insects, and heredity. In the past it has presented many interesting programs for assemblies and “open house. ’ ’ The only entrance requirement set by the club is that the student must have completed two years of science. However, it has a limited membership of thirty-two. By the way, if you want to experience an honest-to-John initiation, join the Science Club of James Monroe High School. 4 43 4 First row, left to right: Mary Ellen Southworth, Barbara Forbush, Peggy Shelton, (Presi¬ dent); Nadine Ferris, (Vice-President). Second row: Margaret Snellings, Shirley Grinnan, Mary Heflin, (Secretary); Joyce Monroe, (Treasurer). Third row: Sonya Sponseller, Pearl Hall, Jean Aldridge, Betty Sullivan. Fourth row: Mrs. Wilma Hester, (Sponsor); Miss Grace Larkin, (Sponsor); Bertha Shelton, William Stewart. COMMERCIAL CLUB The Commercial Club is especially active in the promotion of our school’s commercial department. It was started in 1946 by the students taking Second Year Typing and those taking Shorthand, and is ppen to all students enrolled in these classes. By means of a point system developed this year, members are induced to compete with one another in doing extra commercial work for the various departments of the school. A point is given for each extra job completed, and at the end of a semester the member with the most points is awarded a prize. { 44 j First row, left to right: Virginia Brooks, Nancy Wright, Natalie Lancaster, (Secretary); Anne Beck, (Vice-President); Billy Layton, (President); Bobbie June Caverlee, (Treasurer); Barbara Williams, Jean Donahoe. Second row: Barbara Burgess, Ruth Young, Peggy Hall, Peggy Snellings, Marian Gravatt, Virginia Embrey, Pat Heflin, Betty Jean Walker, Eleanor Pritchett, Pauline Binns. Third row: Mary Weber Stoner, Beverley Crooks, Lois Pritchett, Elsie Williams, Anne Resell, Peggy riippo. Fourth row: Ellen Ross Gibson, Nancy Hall, Barbara Castle, Jean Ward, Doris Ann Lindsey, Diana Rowe, Mr. J. F. Dahlgren, (Sponsor); Judy Scott, Joe Seller, Bobby Thurston, Joe Heffernan, Alvin Mason. FRENCH CLUB The French Club lias functioned since the year in which French became a scholastic subject at James Monroe. The purpose of this club is to give members opportunities to gather informally to sing French songs, to practice conversation in French, and to discuss questions concerning French life. Le Cercle is noted for writing and presenting skits in French. Members have this year written to French boys and girls to exchange ideas, snapshots, and postcards. They are now attempting to gather books and magazines written in French because their supply of materials for extracurricular reading is deficient. Any student interested in French may join the club. 45 j- DRAMATICS CLUB Seated, left to right: Lois Pritchett, Nancy Gaquerel, Margaret Wheeling Luck, Mrs. Mildred Chick, (Sponsor) ; Betty Sullivan, Bettie Willard, Betty Jean Jefferson. Standing: Randolph Young, Thad Green, .Tack Russler, Mr. J. F. Dahlgren, (Sponsor); Douglas Janney, John Lindstrom, Ward Jones, Arthur Domnas. THESPIAN SOCIETY First row, left to right: Mrs. Mildred Chick, (Sponsor); Anne Beck, (Treasurer); Douglas Janney, (President) ; Jack Russler, (Vice-President) ; Phyllis Damron, (Secretary) ; Mr. J. F. Dahlgren, (Sponsor). Second row: Ann Stone, Jane Owens, Nancy Kesel, Patsy Anderson, Lois Pritchett, Nancy Gaquerel, Mary Anne Reynolds, Anne Sacrey, Olga Bauer, Ruth Young, Betty Belew, Peggy Shelkett, Nancy Straughan, Jean Donahoe, Jean Rose. Third row: Barbara Castle, Dora Toombs, Jean Aldridge, Pearl Hall, Virginia Embrey, Shirley Grinnan, Nancy Sullivan, Diana Rowe, Bobbie June Caverlee. Fourth row: Jackie Dagg, Patsy Wilhour, Betty Sullivan, Elsie Williams, Bettie Willard, Thad Green, Bob Hamner, Randy Young, Judy Scott, Betty Jefferson, Almont Lindsey. i 46 } Seated, left to right: Jean Aldridge, Leroy Freeman, Phyllis Burton, Doris Kendall, Virginia McGee, Gloria Wright, Dean Carter, Betty Sullivan, Nancy Sullivan. Standing: Rudolph Mills, (President); William Ross, (Vice-President); Charles Carter, (Secretary); James Portch, (Treasurer); Randolph Mills, Mrs. Jane Travis, (Co¬ ordinator). DISTRIBUTORS CLUB The Distributors Club is made up of all students who are enrolled in the Distributive Education class. The purposes of this club are many. The more important ones are: to pro¬ vide the members with a means of learning of the vocational opportunities in the held of distribution and of their significance to community life, to develop among the members leaders who will he capable of handling important responsibilities in the held of distribution or any held they might enter after graduation, and to help the students develop an understanding of their employer and their employer’s problems, so that they may actually contribute to the organizations by which they are employed. Social activities are planned throughout the year for the members. Guest speakers are often present at meetings to give to the students up-to-date informa¬ tion on retailing. An employer-employee banquet in which the students and their merchants participate is held at the close of each school year. A delegate is sent each year to Richmond to attend the state Distributors Club meeting. The club has in previous years been a state and local club, but recently it has been organized on a national level as well. H 47 1- First row, left to right: Jackie Dagg, Joyce Monroe, Nonna Chandler, Patsy Anderson, Mar¬ garet Snellings, Denelda Smith, June Jones, Arden Lane, Dorothy Snellings, Betty Lou Berry, Mary Ellen Southworth, Marianne Rose, Virginia Brooks, Barbara Williams. Second row: Irene Jones, Nancy Hall, Lois Pritchett, Carrie Nunnally, Mary Oliver, Elsie Williams, Patsy Wilhour, Bettie Willard, Peggy Shelton, Paige Sullivan, Nancy Pugh, Beverley Crooks, Barbara Kendall. Third row: Bertha Shelton, Jackie Kendall, Doris Pepper, Nancy Kesel, Pat Estes, Ann Stone, Dean Pulliam, Jackie Pitts, Barbara Garner, Marlene Kendall, Betty Jean Jefferson, Phyllis Damron. Fourth- row: Dick Limerick, Richard Hall, Mathew Hall, Tom Schuler, Charles Carter, Bob Hamner, Gerald Potvin, John Lindstrom, Almont Lindsey, Miss Margaret Rowell, (Director). GLEE ELUB Our Glee Club is different from most high school glee clubs in two ways. First, it meets during a regular class period in every school day, and, second, one whole credit is given for a complete year of work. In the past five years under the direction of Miss Margaret Rowell, our Glee Club lias furnished music for school functions, church and community affairs. This school year, it presented a colorful Christmas program, which will long be remembered. It is very difficult to keep the work moving smoothly because each semester when regular classes change, the membership of the Glee Club changes, too. -{ 48 Y Seated, left to right: Phyllis Damron, Patsy Anderson, Shirley Grinnan, Diana Rowe, Bobbie June Caverlee, Anne Beck, Almont Lindsey, (Business Manager) ; Tommy Reed, (Editor) ; Olga Bauer, (Secretary-Treasurer) ; Nancy Kesel, Joan Sullivan, Barbara Hicks, Bobbie Lee Dent, Joan Pershing, Lucille English. Standing: Jackie Dagg, Pauline Binns, Eleanor Pritchett, Margaret Garland, Betty Lee Barbour, Peggy Hall, Peggy Snellings, Judy Scott, Jack Russler, (Art Editor); Natalie Lancaster, (Assistant Editor) ; Mr. J. F. Dahlgren, (Sponsor) ; Patsy Williour, (As¬ sistant Editor); Eleanor Rae Jones, Anne Sacrey, Peggy Shelkett, Barbara Wright, June Jones, Terry Lewis, Barbara Castle, Marian Gravatt, Byron Gayle. LITERARY CLUE The main project of the Literary Club is to publish annually our school literary magazine, or the “Lit,” as it is commonly known. In this magazine, which contains only the best pieces written by the members of the club, are short stories, poems, and many other types of literature. The “Lit” is supported by advertisements, friends, and the school. Anyone who likes to write may join the club. 49 y First row, left to right: Margaret Pitts, Nancy Sullivan, Shirley Grinnan, (Vice-President); Betty Sullivan, (President); Doris Pepper, (Secretary); Patsy Anderson, Mary Oliver. Second row: Betty Jean Jefferson, Lois Pritchett, Judy Scott, Mary Anne Reynolds, Marlene Kendall, Paula Marchal, Jackie Pitts, Nancy Straughan. Third row: Mrs. Josephine Mills, (Sponsor); Nancy Kesel, Jean Donahoe, Patsy Williour, Diana Rowe, Jean Aldridge, Virginia Embrey, Peggy Sullivan. GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION To enter the Girls ' Athletic Association a girl must acquire a thousand points by participating in some sport or sports. Members of the G. A. A. are always on hand at football, basketball, and baseball games to sell tickets, guard the canvas, and perform various other tasks. i 50 y Left to right: Mathew Hall, Bobby Brent, (Mechanical Foreman); George Jones, Edgar Morris, Billy Boss, Tommy Thurston, Dick Limerick, Mr. Arthur Schwartz, (Advisor); Ward Jones, (Managing Editor). NDUSTRIAL The Industrial Arts News is a small paper published monthly by the stu¬ dents of the shop of our high school. According to its masthead, this publication is “an ’honest effort to present all aspects of journalistic work: to learn the editorial and mechanical make-up of a newspaper as well as to inform everyone of the happenings in the shops of the Fredericksburg City Schools.” All the mechanical processes involved in the production of a paper, with the exception of typesetting by Linotype, are performed here in the Jayeni shop by the students themselves. The first issue of the “I A News” was published in February 1944, more or less as an experiment. Since that time the paper has been constantly improved and enlarged, and now it ranks with the other publications of James Monroe High. It is the only paper of its kind in the state of Virginia. { 51 V First row , left to right: Evelyn Carter, Peggy Garrett, Barbara Wright, Mildred Poates, Arden Carter, Byland Bowie, Percy Poates, Doris Ann Lindsey. Second row: Duley Houston, Nancy Hart, Barbara Meredith, Pauline Binns, Nadine Ferris, Barbara Hicks, Frances Chewning, Wilma Carneal, Jack Kendall, Joan Insley, Shirley Jenkins, Elaine Hirsh. Third row: David Wheaton, Raymond Colley, Peggy Shelkett, Joan Sullivan, Dorothy Fugett, Joe Dan McCary, Bernard Curtis, Aubrey Daft an, Franklin Powell, Fourth row: Mi-. Gilbert Latham, (Director); William Stewart, Barbara Carper, Geraldine Kendall, Phyllis Smith, Patricia Smith, Charles Whittaker, Barbara Burgess, Gilbert James. JAMES MDNRGE HIGH BAND The James Monroe Band, organized in 1931, builds music appreciation in the school and creates better citizenship among its members. Playing for all assemblies, football games, and for many civic functions, the band improves greatly from year to year. The new members who replace the outgoing seniors always do much to maintain its good reputation. It is interesting to note that girls were not admitted to this musical group until 1938. i 52 J. First row, left to right: Anne Resell, Nadine Ferris, Mrs. Etha Wliitenack, (Sponsor); Lois Harder, Kathryn Fleming, Jackie Dagg, Virginia Embrey, Patsy Anderson, Nancy Straughan, Mary Frances Drew, Mary Weber Stoner. Standing behind desk: Ryland Bowie, William Stewart, Marian Gravatt, Elsie Williams, (Vice-President); Frankln Powell, (President); Lois Pritchett, (Secretary-Treasurer) ; Peggy Shelton. LIBRARY CLUB For membership in this club one must be a library assistant or have previ¬ ously been one. These students give one period a day to help in the library. The joy of service and experience are the major re wards for this work. However, our school now gives a certificate of recognition for one semester of work, a felt emblem for two semesters, and a gold pin for three semesters. i 53 b First row, left to right: Kenneth Duevclen, (Vice-President); Jackie Kendall, (President); John Skinner, (Secretary-Treasurer). Second row: Edgar Morris, Dean Pulliam, Dorothy Wright, Delores Fines, Arden Lane, Jean Burton, Gertrude Beach, Emogene Fletcher, Patricia Estes, Frances Hume, Donald Barr, Richard Bell. Third row: Howard Sullivan, Donald Holton, Paul Peregory, Robert Buchanan, William Schleigh, Robert Stone, James Hearn, Thomas Thurston, Alvin Knight, William Patton, Bradford Monroe, William Rose, Robert Featherston, Sidney MeWhirt, Jakie Ellis, Mr. Bruce Neili, (Sponsor). DIVERSIFIED OEEUPATIONS ELDH The Diversified Occupations Club was organized in 1938, when the D. 0. Program was started in the high school. Since that time the club has contributed considerably to the progress of the program. The work that has been done during the 1917-48 session is typical of such a club as this. One picnic was enjoyed by the members and their friends last fall. The club also sponsored a show to raise money to purchase movie film to use in photographing the students on their jobs. In the spring the club took a field trip. 1 54 y Seated, left to right: Mary Frances Drew, Shirley Clark, Eleanor Eae Jones, Lois Harder, (Reporter); Joan Pershing, (Secretary); Hayden Silver, (Vice-President); Ward Jones, (President); Margaret Wheeling Luck, (Treasurer); Bobbie Lee Dent, Lucille Chandler, Barbara Eanes, Barbara English, Betty Jane Thompson. Standing: Barbara Castle, Phyllis Smith, Peggy Hall, Peggy Snellings, John Wright, Joe Seller, Mac Willis, Philip Coleman, Jerry Leonard, Betty Jean Walker, Miss Vivian Fulton, (Student-Teacher); Mrs. Mildred Chick, (Sponsor). Hlattra Anttqua Umtta One of James Monroe’s newest clubs is the Manes Antiqua Roma (Shades of Ancient Rome), which was organized in October, 1947. This club is unique in the respect that members converse only in Latin while attending meetings. From the time the president says “eonveniat” until the meeting is closed with “finiat,” English is absolutely taboo. For the revival and increase of interest in Latin, the Manes have presented an assembly program, and have published a Latin newspaper. Any student who has completed or is in the process of completing a second year of Latin is eligible to enter this club. 1 55 1 Seated, left to right: Jean Hall, (Vice-President); Pat Middleton, (Treasurer); Betty Sulli¬ van, (President); Lucille Hudson, (Chairman); Joyce Shepherd, (Secretary); Mrs. Audrey Godfrey, (Sponsor). Standing: Barbara Kendall, Jacqueline Kendall, Irene Jones, Hazel Harper, Betty Lee Barbour, Marian Gravatt, Lucille English, Barbara Garner, Joyce Robinson, Jackie Pitts, Lois Harder, Barbara Forbush, Olga Bauer, Barbara Carper, Jacqueline Green, Betty Lou Perry, Paula Marehal, Mary Frances Drew, Dorothy Swellings, Marianne Rose, Paige Sullivan. FUTURE HDMEMAKERS OF AMERICA Did you on one September day happen to see some girls walking about the halls of our fair school with doll babies in their arms and play shoes on their feet? If you did, you probably knew then that they were being initiated into the Future Homemakers of America. The theme of this club for girls is “The importance of the Study of Home- making.” In pursuance of this theme, the club attempts to show girls the oppor¬ tunities which courses in home economics offer, to encourage them to continue their education in this field after graduating from high school, to develop leadership and create a desire for participation in our democratic society, and to promote recreation in the home, school and community. Members are striving to make their chapter a stronger part of the state and national organizations of homemakers. { 56 y Athletic 58 i 59 y COACHING STAFF Mr, Walter Wholey Mrs. Josephine Mills ■ | Mr. John Fenlon Director of Recreation Head Coach Director of Boys’ P liy si cal E ch t cation Director of Girls ' Physical Education Assistant Coaches : Ernest Cope, Mrs. Sidney Armstrong. Mr. William Talbott -{6o y FOOTBALL First row, left to right: Billy Layton, Van Alles, (Mascot) ; Mack Sebastian. Second row: Herman Carr, Tomty Cocke, Richard Hall, Carl Mason, Jerry Cox, Randolph Mills, (Captain) ; Tommy Thurston, Almont Lindsey, Charles Harding, Donald Alex¬ ander, Donald Freeman. Third row: James Pappas, (Manager) ; Dike Hooe, Henry Cloe, Roger Loving, Dick Limerick, Ray Donald, Rod Harding, Franklin Powell, Edward Cann, Gerald Potvin, Bert O’Toole, Lee Pritchett, Arnold Grinnan, Jr., Bobby Thurston, Arthur Doumas, (Man¬ ager) ; Mr. Walter Wholey, (Coach). VARSITY CHEERLEADERS Left to right: Patsy Anderson, Margaret Pitts, Judy Scott, Betty Sullivan, Diana Rowe, Marlene Kendall, Jean Donahoe. 61 J JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALI First row, left to right: Mr. William Talbott, (Coach) ; Percy Poates, Nelson Reeves, Glenroy Haney, Ray Perry, Carlton Onderdonk, William Limbrick, (Captain) ; Guy Reynolds, Donald Snellings, Donald Sullivan, Joe Springer. Second row: Jerry Bird, (Manager); John Wheeler, Richard Carpenter, Harry Fleming, Donald Armstrong, Paul Johnson, Arthur Brown, Charles Hearn, Duke Taliaferro, Donald Barr, Jerry Leonard. JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS Left to right: Betty Lou Berry, Patsy Wilhour, Pat Middleton, India Lindstrom, Dora Toombs, Denelda Smith. i 62 y MIDGET FDDTBALL First row, left to right: Tommy Mills, Charles Leonard, Jack Pritchett, Jon Hall. Second roiv: Raymond Brown, Pete Robinson, Kenneth Harding, Donald Estes, George Krollman, Clarence Mitchell, Charles Young, (Captain); Billy Shelton, Garland Atkins, Bobbie Bullock, Taylor Turner. Third row: Ben Lewis, George Jones, Raymond Dank, Crit Sullivan, Michael McGee, Robert Goolrick, Byron Gayle, Charles Walason, Robert Smith, Reginald Sullivan, Charles Carter, Ernest Cope , (Coach). MIDGET CHEERLEADERS Left to right: Ellen Davenport, Laverne Truslow, Shirley Oliver, Nancy Kesel, Evelyn Carter, Carol Kesel, Susan Hallberg, Nancy Wilkerson, Beverley Crooks. -{ 63 }► BASKETBALL First row, left to right : Tomty Coc-ke, (Manager); Ray Donald, Franklin Powell, Roger Chartters, (Manager). Second row: Mr. Walter Wholey, (Coach); Donald Alexander, Jack Russler, Mathew Hall, (Captain); Henry Cloe, Jerry Cox. Third row: Buddy Aldridge, Kenneth Snellings, Randolph Mills, Bert O’Toole, Tommy Schuler. JUNIOR VABSITY BASKETBALL Seated, left to right: George Jones, Jerry Leonard, Donald Snellings, Herman Carr, Billy Middleton, Jon Hall. Standing : Charles Hearn, James Estes, Johnny Bird, Charles Harding, Glenroy Haney, Ray Perry, Ray Donald, Carlton Onderdonk, Broaddus Tate, (Manager). A 64 y GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Kneeling, left to right: Peggy Sullivan, Patsy Anderson. Seated: Doris Pepper, Betty Sullivan, Nancy Sullivan, (Captain); Jean Aldridge, Mary Oliver. Standing: Nancy Strauglian, (Manager); Mary Anne Reynolds, Diana Rowe, Judy Scott, Shirley Grinnan. BASEBALL Kneeling, left to right: Randolph Mills, Bobby Thurston, Mack Sebastian, Stuart Gallant, Herman Carr, William Jennings. Standing: Mathew Hall, Edwin Mitchell, Alfred Ventura, Charles Harding, Arnold Grinnan, Tommy Thurston, Leroy Perry, Ray Donald, Mr. Walter Wholey, (Coach). HI 65 y TRACK First row , left to right: Donald Armstrong, Billy Layton, Donald Alexander, Jerry Cox, Bichard Hall, John Lindstrom, Bod Harding, Lee Pritchett. Second you): Edward Cann, Tommy Schuler, James Estes, Roger Loving, Ryland Bowie, George Benson, Albert Barnes, Tommy Segar, Richard Carpenter. FOOTBALL JM Opp. 32 Manchester . 7 19 Morrison ... 6 0 Glen Allen. 7 12 Mount Vernon. 0 (3 Culpeper . 13 12 Osbourn . 0 7 Highland Springs. 12 2(3 Lane . 9 19 Fluvanna . 0 38 Falls Church. 3 J. V. FOOTBALL (l Woodberry Forest. 7 (3 Glen Allen . 0 0 Glen Allen.. 2 12 Culpeper . 25 MIDGET FOOTBALL 18 St. Christopher . 0 GAME SCORES BASKETBALL JM Opp. 32 Spotsylvania .-. . 26 30 Osbourn . .. 20 31 Woodberry Forest.... . 52 32 Falls (3iurc.li. . 13 37 Culpeper . . 17 25 Mount Vernon. . 38 31 George Washington. . 58 28 Falmouth . . 33 35 Mount Vernon. . 28 17 Glen Allen. . 37 30 Ashland . .. 28 DO Spotsylvania . . 24 129 Osbourn . . 31 34 Falmouth . 43 Glen Allen . . 45 26 Falls (3iurch. . 25 57 Culpeper . . 32 36 George Washington . . 53 40 Ashland .. . 26 36 Falmouth . . 37 46 Osbourn ... . 39 40 Falmouth . . 36 39 Glen Allen. . 58 GIRLS ’ BASKETBALL JM Opp. 36 Spotsylvania . 20 29 Osbourn . 18 28 Falls Church. 20 23 Mount. Vernon .- 24 31 Falmouth . 35 30 Mount Vernon.„ 15 29 Glen Allen. 31 25 Spotsylvania . 16 37 Osbourn . 36 19 Falmouth . 21 26 Glen Allen . 15 27 Falls Church. 15 24 Ashland . 14 J. V. BASKETBALL 21 Woodberry Forest. 35 15 Culpeper . 28 15 George Washington. 37 16 Falmouth . 32 27 Falmouth . 35 20 Culpeper . 22 4 George Washington. 57 17 Woodberry Forest. 56 24 Falmouth . 23 Denotes Randolph-Macon Tournament Play. «[ 66 y Wtisehents OF THE I runs. ANNUAL E. C. NINDE FURNITURE OF DISTINCTION FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY Embrey’s Shoe Store Home of PETERS ALL LEATHER SHOES 824 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia Congratulations From MORTON’S DRUG STORE Your Friendly Druggist 1015 Caroline Street Phone 1880 Compliments of Compliments of C. G. YOUNG IC LOTZ’S 600 William Street Fredericksburg, Virginia House of a Million Auto Parts Fredericksburg, Virginia MAXFIELD BROWN APPLIANCE CENTER HOME HOTPOINT APPLIANCES GENERAL ELECTRIC RADIOS 316 William Street Phone 1834-W 4 68 y Compliments of CARL’S FROZEN CUSTARD STAND 2200 Princess Anne Street West End Fountain Service ICE CREAM, SANDWICHES Newspapers, Magazines, Films Just Half-Way Between James Monroe High School and Mary Washington College 806 William Street Phone 2250 CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE CADILLAC VIRGINIA SALES AND SERVICE CORP. 614-620 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia Office Phone 590 Service Phone 490 Fredericksburg ' s Oldest and Largest Automobile Dealer JOSEPH H. ULMAN W. D. Jones and Bros. Feminine Fashions GROCERIES - MEATS 822 Caroline Street Phone 1149 218 William Street Fredericksburg, Virginia Phones 241-242 FREDERICKSBURG SERVICE CENTER AMOCO GAS Corner of George and Charles Streets, Fredericksburg, Virginia Compliments of THE PALMS GRILL i 69 y CITY BAKERY, Inc. BETTY LEWIS PRODUCTS Phone 1250 416 William Street Compliments of LOWRY’S HALL’S SPORTS SHOP Paints - Varnish - Wall Paper Painters ' Supplies 1013 Caroline Street Phone 1560 £cund’s, JEWEL BOX Jewelry of Distinction Authorized Dealer GORHAM STERLING, FOSTORIA CRYSTAL Franklin Street Market Garrett’s Market 1403 Franklin Street 915 Lafayette Boulevard Groceries, Meats, Vegetables, Fresh Dressed Poultry Phones 626 - 1753 A 70 y Compliments of FARMERS AND MERCHANTS STATE BANK MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Compliments of GOLDSMITH’S Compliments of Sullivan’s Shoe Shop 209 William Street Compliments of GARNETT AND HOUSTON DRY CLEANERS DRINK bottles FREDERICKSBURG COCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS T 71 p Compliments of Ulman’s Life Time Jewelry C. H. Montgomery and Co. COAL — FUEL OIL We Furnished Your Class Rings Frigidaire Appliances SKINKER BROTHERS MOTOR CO. KAISER - FRAZER SALES - SERVICE Phone 789 600 Lafayette Boulevard Fredericksburg, Virginia WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATION STORE Home Owned and Operated by C. C. McMinn Fredericksburg, Virginia WASHINGTON WOOLEN MILLS Home of HART-SCHAFFNER AND MARX CLOTHES Fredericksburg, Virginia Compliments of ELKINS FOUNTAIN SERVICE FUNERAL HOME—Phone 80 415 William Street FLOWER SHOP—Phone 107 (Mag Lewis) 613 Caroline Street -I 72 f- R. M. JOHNSON GROCERIES - MEATS 1406 Princess Anne Street Phone 731 Itjnn perKins FREDERICKSBURG HARDWARE CO. Fredericksburg, Virginia THE VIRGINIA TEA ROOM Southern Home Cooking a Specialty 1018 Princess Anne Street FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA Phone 1495-W Mr. F. Guntz, Manager Catering to Those Who Demand the Best Complete Home Furnishings CLAfvsncG r . stteivMfln w WEEKS I 300 CAROLINE ST. h. oVr.-.y. fy typtintauni ' PHONE 165 I MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS and ACCESSORIES SCHER’S 309 William Street Phone 655 Radios— Electrical Appliances BERNARD - OWEN MOTOR SALES, Inc. Studebaker Cars and Trucks Phone 2121 -1 73 1 FIRESTONE S T O R E Extra Value Merchandise for CAR and TRUCK, HOME an d FARM, WORK and RECREATION 501 William Street Phone 905 FREDERICKSBURG SHOE REPAIR EXPERT SHOE REPAIRING — PROMPT SERVICE 714 Caroline Street INSURE THE W-Z MARKET FOR SAFER LIVING with 820 Caroline Street ROGER CLARKE Always Appreciates GENERAL INSURANCE Your Patronage Compliments of BENJAMIN T. PITTS STATE SENATOR THE BOOK NOOK UNUSUAL GREETING CARDS, STATIONERY, GIFTS THAT ARE DIFFERENT—LENDING LIBRARY Corner Charles and George Phone 201-2W A. W. MITCHELL AND CO., Inc. Fredericksburg, Orange, Culpeper, Virginia McCORMICK-DEERING FARMING MACHINERY INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS and HUDSON CARS Beth’s Sandwich Shop Compliments of Homemade Barbecues, Ham- burgers, Sandwiches of All CRISMOND’S Kinds, Hot Dogs QUALITY SHOES 204 Wolfe Street BEST BY TASTE-TEST 75 f Congratulations—Class of ' 48 Compliments of Colonial Service Station LEVINSON’S Q ““ P TY A Complete CAR SERVICE LADIES ' TEEN AGE CHILDREN ' S Operated by Willie Sullivan READY-TO-WEAR 1301 Princess Anne Street Phone 1799-J 904 Caroline Street Phone 1163 Fredericksburg, Virginia MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY SHOP and SAVE Compliments of THE FREE LANCE-STAR MARGOLIS’ SHOES for the Entire Family 807 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, Virginia Compliments of EDDIE MACK’S RICHARD HARDESTY For BARBECUES 405 William Street COLD DRINKS Fredericksburg, Virginia Phone 1095 1 76 } CONGRATULATIONS — CLASS OF ' 48 J and J Record Shop THE BRENT STORE Your Shopping Center 211 William Street Phones 1458-2085 Buy Better at BRENT ' S Ylariti SERVICE SWART MOTOR COMPANY Auto Glass — Body and Fender Work 24-Hour Wrecker Service Phone 1011-W Night 2071-J Compliments of HERNDON AND COMPANY, Inc. Wholesale Distributors of Candy, Tobacco, Light Groceries, Etc. 424 William Street Fredericksburg, Virginia Compliments of EDGAR M. YOUNG AND SONS Lafayette Boulevard Incorporated Phone 25 LUMBER — BUILDING SUPPLIES THE HOBBY HOUSE Compliments of CAMERAS — MOVIE SUPPLIES Mayflower Restaurant FILM — MODEL SUPPLIES Centrally Located 806 Caroline Street FOUNTAIN SERVICE 77 1- Compliments of FARMERS CREAMERY CO., Inc. FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA Manufacturers and Distributors of SUPERIOR DAIRY PRODUCTS - 178 y { 79 y FREDERICKSBURG OFFICE SUPPLY, Inc. Office and School Supplies — Office Equipment GREETINGS PRINTING STATIONERY 1108 Caroline Street BOOKS Phone 1900 Compliments of SHELTON TRUSLOW DRY CLEANERS 1006 Caroline Street Phone 523 Congratulations — Class of ' 48 Walsh Jewelry Co. WATCHES — DIAMONDS Complete Repair Department Including Engraving Compliments of BLANTON MOTOR COMPANY T F h6 -V 613-21 Princess Anne Street Step Out f V D With “ You f Phones 912-913 Future! MERCURY Ford Authorized Sales and Service Compliments of CONGRATULATIONS VICTORY DINER MILLER S SPECIALTY Where the Crowd Meets To Chat and Nibble Mary Calamos, Manager SHOP 818 Caroline Street Fredericksburg Home and Auto Supply 1003-1005 Caroline Street Phone 1971 •f 80 Y PONTIAC BURKE MOTOR SALES 508-510 Lafayette Boulevard Phones 1600-1601 Fredericksburg, Virginia Compliments of CONGRATULATIONS CASH CLEANERS BELMAN’S GROCERY Compliments of M. M. LEWIS DRUG STORE The Rexall Store FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA Phone 19 Commerce and Princess Anne Street Colonial Dress Shop L. E. Garrison Phone 501-W NORRIS Colonial Theatre Building Fredericksburg, Virginia Phone 1369 909 Caroline Street FOR FINER JEWELRY WATCH REPAIRING 619 Caroline Street Miss Doretta French W. P. Sale Compliments of PRINCESS ANNE HOTEL d 81 V OUR BEST WISHES • For the Success and Happiness of the Class of ' 48 CONGRATUFATIONS • FROM Robert B. Payne, Inc. A FRIEND COAL and FUEL OIL • Compliments of MRS. A. L. JOHNSON Fancy and Staple Groceries— 200 Princess Anne Street -Best Service and Right Prices Phone 735 Congratulations From DULIN’S ATLANTIC SERVICE STATION We Are As Close As Your Phone HILI S GRILL CONFECTIONERY, ICE CREAM FROZEN CUSTARD. SOFT DRINKS and SANDWICHES 1400 Princess Anne Street Fredericksburg, Virginia 1003 Lafayette Boulevard Compliments of TRUSSELL’S JEWELRY STORE -f 82 y Compliments of THE NATIONAL BANK OF FREDERICKSBURG Fredericksburg, Virginia Service and Security Since 1865” MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Ada B. Hemp Compliments of Virginia W. Lotts TOTS AND TEENS CHILDREN’S SHOP 816 Caroline Street Phone 846 Walter N. Chinn, Jr. CANADA DRY DEPENDABLE INSURANCE The Champagne of Ginger Ales 202 William Street Phone 1414 Freeman Distributing Co. 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