John Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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little Miss who showed oft' her cheer leading was the mascot of the cheering section. To end a perfect day, Iohn ltlarshall tri- umphed over Tee-Iay 27 to 7. Why, hello, Ann Tucker! I didn't ex- pect to see any ot' my class today, said a Sailffr IJOFH Yvalking d0YVl'1 the hall. immediately he was surrounded by a group ot' pretty young Iohn lwarshall girls, all of whom wanted to ask questions and hear his varied experiences. But since he was a good sailor, he wouldn't tell too much. Daily some of our alumni who are serving in the armed forces, and even some of our WAACS and YVAVES visited our school during their turloughs, The Jlanocle, our cherished newspaper, kept us posted about our former boys with bits here and there from all the battletronts and army camps. We were indeed proud to have been repre- sented at the Roosevelt-Churchill confer- ence in North Africa by Lieutenant Colonel Frank Wtccarthy, who is a former graduate of Iohn Iklarshall. He takes his duty seriously Eff- il fron? Ann ventured into the class in journalism in Room 104. Here she heard about the Christmas party the Quill and Scroll Chapter had given at Christmas for their former members who came back at that time. A lovely little tree trimmed with icicles and tinsel, and the walls decorated with holly, made the room look quite Our girls do their part to keep up morale lf! ' il, 'DV' X 1 nomrpzirnialslacz Q whwttf Alumni return . . . Wouldn't you? The art class extends greetings at Christmas 21

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incidentally, was the first time in her history that Iohn Dlarshall had held mid- term graduation exercises. During the second term, daily, boys would he turning in their books with the sad explanation that they were reporting to the Army or Navy the following day. Miss Peple, who was directing the opera, 1olanthe, told Ann when she paid her a visit, that she already had girls doing the tenor parts and doing them well. Incidentally, during that period Ann thoroughly enjoyed seeing the drama class do scenes from The Barretts of Wlimpole Street. Ann was so pleased to learn that the Iunior Red Cross membership drive had broken all records. Every home room in the Iohn Marshall building was a 100 per cent room. The total amount collected during the drive was 329161. The Red Cross sent boxes to children in England during the fall, and at Christmas fixed very attractive gifts for the disabled Army veterans. The sewing classes made slippers to be used by the convalescent soldiers in Army hospitals. Two hundred dollars was sent to the Children's Fund. Large quan- tities of paper were collected in the various scrap paper drives and sold, the money being used by the Iunior Red Cross. Ann had to learn second-hand about the annual football game with our rivals, Thomas Iefferson. The stadium was deco- rated with the Iustices' blue and white and the Ieffs' red and white. The smell of chrysanthemums on girls' shoulders scented the air. Our mascot, the goat, was the center of attraction during the half. A

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Drinlc milk for health On Ig 'k unior Red Cross remembers veterans at Christmas e s ri e . . . two balls festive and gay. A goodly number of former Quill and Scrollers had returned to make merry with us. Tinkling bells, jolly faces, laughter in the air. Yes, Christmas had made her usual changes in Iohn Nlarshall. With the vocal classes sending forth the old familiar carols, students were simply starry-eyed. As customary, the choir went through the halls, filling the building with lovely music. Since students who wished to work were excused, the attendance was very small the last two days before the holidays. The crowning event of the season was the pageant presented by Miss Mary Peple's public speaking classes and the A Capella Choir. The Information, please ll 221 -u-gspace,j-u-gspace