Marcuse High School - Islander Yearbook (Big Island, VA)

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The Islander 7 You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby 77 READING IN ORDER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FROM TOP DOWN: FIRST ROW N. Wright, C. Mason, E. Harlow. SECOND ROW: H. Tooley, H. Feagans. THIRD ROW : H. Douglas, C. Duehr, H. Tomlinson, M. Hughes, F. Tanner. FOURTH ROW: E. Hatcher, E. Fifer, L. Griggs.

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The Islander HUGH TOOLEY Though shy and quiet, in his likeable, interested ways Hugh has found many friends. His determination to follow a task through is his outstanding characteristic. NORBAN WRIGHT A keen observer, interested in facts not learned only in texts, debonair, and possessing an unusual sense of humor, Nor- ban finds life very interesting and amusing.

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The Islander Class History On September 10, 1935, a group of eighteen set out on a pilgrimage across an unknown sea known as high school. This pilgrimage was to last four years but at the end of that time there was a great reward awaiting each one who fulfilled his task. Everything was new to us but we were to be directed by four faithful and ef- ficient guides who were well equipped with fortitude and patience. They were Mr.. A. J. Camden as captain, who had as his assistants Mr. S. J. Coffey. Miss Laura Jeter Parker, and Miss Dorothy Wingfield. Our lessons were hard at first, but we finally mastered them with Miss Parker teaching us English, Mr. Coffey math and history, and Mr. Camden science. The freshman class entered the athletic field very heartily. Several have from this beginning worked themselves to be champion basketball or baseball players. Their athletic ability was also shown at the annual track meeting which they helped very much. The Junior League was organized, and although we had never taken a part in this organization, we took an active interest and were willing to do our part. Class officers were as follows: President, Fred Tanner; Vice President, Louise Griggs; and Secretary and Treasurer, Mabel Hughes. Our sophomore year began with only fifteen members, from which five of our old classmates were missing. We had two new members, but they did not take the place of our old friends. There was a change in the faculty when Mr. Coffey and Miss Wingfield left us, Mr. H. L. Hamlette and Miss Ruth Fizer taking their places. Mr. Hamlette taught us algebra and history, Miss Parker, English, and Miss Fizer, industrial geo- graphy. Again came the task of electing class officers. Fred Tanner was chosen Presi- dent, Aubrey Keller, Vice President, and Clara Duehr, Secretary and Treasurer. The Junior League was again organized, and in March the sophomores put on a very interesting program. Not to neglect the social side of our life, in April we had a gay time at a party with the freshmen. In May the track meet was held. Four members of our class participated. Our school won first place with the help of the sophomore participants. Our junior year began with sixteen enrollees, all of our old members coming back. We had a change in our teachers again. Miss Parker, a much beloved teach- er, left us to go to another school, Miss W inifred Pugh taking her place. There were also changes in our subjects for now we added new and harder ones — Latin, geo- metry, and biology. Although we liked them, they gave us more than one headache. The hardest task that befell us at first was the selection of our class pins. Next was the election of class officers, and this time we chose Fred Rice President, Hugh Tooley Vice President, and Mabel Hughes Secretary and Treasurer.