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

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tgumect wees teed lee rape eee Oe Cee cee Ree! ee ie tas toe Roe tet ged ct Fanny and the Servant Problem by Jayem pupils—and what a thrill this brings to them! | who married a lord, had trouble because there were On Marsh 28 and 29 the curtain went up at 8:15 on twenty-three servants. the spring play. This year Fanny and the Servant Problem The scenery for the play was done by the art classes. was presented. Unlike the servant problem we think of | Other students who were not in the play, with the help now, with servants so hard to find, Fanny, a chorus girl — of some teachers, arranged for everything else. Fanny makes up The prop committee is on tap { 24 }

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A class at Virginia Mechanics’ Institute enough to go home. She also helps those stu- dents who are in need of special attention. The Jumior Red Cross kept busy collecting waste paper and selling it. They also filled boxes for soldiers and did anything else that would help. The cheer leaders were kept particularly busy. During the fall a pep rally was held by the senior class each Friday morning to acquaint old students with new cheers and new students with all the cheers. The cheer leaders as usual led the student body in yelling at all games. Our school has several honorary societies. One of these is the National Honor Society. The students in this society are chosen for their leadership, scholarship, service, and character. Not everything about the Honor Society is serious though, as they have many social inter- ests. The most enjoyable time is initiating the new members. The Quill and Scroll is another honorary so- ciety exclusively for high school journalists. The members feel highly honored when they are chosen for their outstanding work on one of the school’s three publications. The John Marshall Student Association holds an election each spring at which time off icers and members of the executive committee are elected. These people do anything they can that will benefit the school and the pupils. John Marshall is proud of its publications too. The Monocle comes out every other week with the latest news of the school. The Record is published four times a year, bringing us the best stories, poems, essays, and book reviews written { 23 A watched pot never boils

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The seniors honor their teachers In April, the cadet corps celebrated Spon- sors’ Day, when each member of the com- pany pinned his ribbon on the lady chosen to sponsor his company. Every club and organization was now try- ing to catch up the loose threads and finish the year’s work. Each student was prepar- ing for the final tests, and days were busy. As you should know by now, the 45-’46 school year brought forth many new, inter- esting, and exciting events for all John Marshall students. The clean-up campaign Japanese w eapons on exhibit