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

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FACULTY MRS. LEE-WINGATE PAPPANDREOU English Mary Washington College Fredericksburg, Virginia MRS. WILMA F. HESTER Typewriting I, II, Hit si ness ' Training Mathematics, Bookkeeping Western Kentucky Teacher ' s College Bowling Green College of Commerce University of Kentucky ARTHUR H. SCHWARTZ Industrial Arts The Stout Institute Menomonie, Wisconsin University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee MISS MILDRED LAPSLEY Chemistry, General Science Algebra Mary Baldwin College Staunton, Virginia University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia MISS NANCY M. SONDLES Distributire Education Consumer Econom ics Lasell Junior College Auburndale, Massachusetts The Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William and Mary Richmond, Virginia MRS. ANGIE T. MILLER Mary Washington College Fredericksburg, Virginia MR. LAURIE TULLY REED English George Washington University Washington, D. C. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina MRS. MARGARET F. ORROCIv Vocational Office Training Beginning and Advanced Shorthand, . I dra need, Typing, Office Practice Marv Washington College Fredericksburg, Virginia V. P. I. Blacksburg, Virginia NOT PICTURED — MR. CHARLES M. HOLT, Physical Education Eight

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SENIOR HISTORY One morning in May, 1948 history began to take place. About fifty eager students left the local train of elementary guidance as eighth graders and in September of that year boarded the James Monroe Special for four years of travel through high school. At the end of the first year we found ourselves at the freshman station. As we recall our trip, we remember our chief conductor was Bobby Goolrick, who was ably assisted by Charlie Dowling. The records of our trip were kept by Norma Mitchell, and the payments were made to Emily Morrison. On our first stop we enumerated our accomplishments. Our coach was the winner of the magazine drive conducted by the Student Cooperative Associa¬ tion, which was initiated this year, and Emily Morrison aided in winning a Latin plaque. These accomplishments thrilled us! Our next stop was the sophomore station. Our chief conductor this year was Perry Holcomb; assistant conductor, Audrey Fines; record conductor, Ruth English; and finance conductor, Pauline Colthurst. We stopped at Rich¬ mond to hear the Virginia State Legislature where Bobby Goolrick, one of our passengers, proved to be a reliable page. We were greatly honored at this stop by Senator Pitts who treated us royally. Our stop at the junior station provided many memories. Emily Morrison brought our train through as chief conductor; Taylor Turner, record con¬ ductor; and Bill Schrier, finance conductor. We made many stops this trip. First on the schedule was the winning of the Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest by Ruth English; next was the Homecoming Queen contest which one of our passengers, Catherine Shelton, won; Sue Straughan received the most valuable player award for her ability in basket¬ ball. Three new pasengers joined us on this route. Rinda Lu Grubbs boarded the train at Norfolk, Dorothy Smith at Quantico, and Gary Ellis at Arlington. All was not happiness, however. We suffered a great tragedy while on route— seventeen of us were forced to board another coach at the rear of the train, due to overcrowded conditions, for the remainder of the year. We had completed the last lap of our journey and our passengers now numbered only forty-three. We lost many and gained a few during our four- year journey. As our memories drift back over this year we see in the chief conductor’s car Charlie Dowling; as assistant conductor, John Britton; as record conductor, Joyce Quann; and as finance conductor, Bill Schrier. First stop on the schedule was the senior play, “Meet Corliss Archer;’’ next Pat Smith took second honors in the magazine drive. John Hall and Audrey Fines received the most valuable players awards for basketball from the Lions’ Club. Also John Hall was the choice for Homecoming King. Our first stop for sight-seeing was Washington, D. C. where some of our passengers visited a television program. Our second Washington sight-seeing trip was made in April. We erected two new stops along the way—the Alma Mater for the seniors’ processional into assembly and the observance of a full Sneak Day. Immediately following this we noticed in the distance our destination. There were only left a few more stops—the Junior and Senior Proms, the senior farewell assembly, and commencement. The James Monroe Special would come to a full stop. We realized our journey had been happy and we were eagerly looking forward to stepping from the train out into the future. DOROTHY SMITH ’52 Ten