Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Marshall, VA)

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MARSHALITE 1945 CLASS VOYAGE Ll-B .Every ships' crew likes to leave behind a good record. The account of our progress as apprentice seamen on the training ship M. H. S. is here- with made public. September of 1941 found the S. S. Marshall High School starting a four year cruise over Educational Seas. A much smaller crew was aboard tha.n usual, but the seamen had a will and determination to improve them- selves and their school. One of the first happenings of importance was the organization of a football squad which wasn't successful until 1942. The Freshman Sea was rough and troubled. During this voyage Mr. Werth piloted our vessel. and the majority of the crew survived the at- tacks of seasickness from which we lost numerous seamen. During the second lap of our voyage. the old ship was somewhat re- modeled and improved. The School Board gave us curtains to darken our auditorium, and our surroundings took on an entirely different atmos- phere with the planting of shrubs and a privet hedge. An electric bell system was also installed by Mr. J. A. Morris and his class in electricity. In the year 1942 we received a. complement of seamen from Upper- ville and Hume whom we cordially welcomed aboard. The high school enrollment, that trip was the la.rgest on record. and both Freshmen and Sophomores had to have additional quarters. Two new pilots. Miss Brewer and Miss Robertson, also came aboard to direct the Sophomore voyages. The crew purchased a service flag with a star as a memorial to each boy or girl in the armed forces who last attended M. H. S. There are now 230 stars on the flag. six of which are gold stars. This year saw the initiation of a very rigid physical education pro- gram, a penny milkl' program and first aid training classes in order that the seamen might be better prepared for service. The fall of 1943 found us with Mrs. Brent at the helm. The order was given early in the year for our Senior rings. The Junior-Senior Prom was quite successfulg however, the girls had to put on a floor show to amuse the students since Uncle Sam had called our boys upon another venture.

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V MARSHALITE 1945 PROPHECY fcontinuedl Time changes everything, and we change with it. .How true this old saying will prove. Dorothy Butler will become chairman of the Rectortown Debating Society. She 'will have to do a great deal of talking to make up for lost time. VVhat an attractive little Cape Cod cottage I foresee for another Voyager aboard I Gladys Pearson and her husband will become charmed with the ever changing vista of the bay that rolls within view of their home. Stella Clarke and Mildred Walters will remain inseparable friends. Their zeal as church workers will make them most valuable in mission work at home and abroad. Another member of the crew will become a Cadet Nurse and re- main in the service to care for the veterans of this war who will be returned for prolonged hospitalization. Lucy Moore will bring cheer to many lonely sufferers. Evelyn Leach will become a successful business woman. If you want to know what investment will be wise, Evelyn will give you the inside dope Finally, there is Brooke Triplett, my sister Nereid, who will become a brilliant concert pianist. Enough, enough. Father Nereus allows us but one more predic- tion. We hope that each of you will strive to make his lofty ambition a reality, and we predict you will have a fine new building as an Alma Mater before many years. ISROOKE TRI PLE'l l' BE'l'TY HERHINGDON

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MARSHALITE 1945 CLASS VOYAG E Ccontinuedl Outstanding among the schools-at-war activities were the mailing of approximately 600 copies of the school paper, which was being printed for the first time. tri the service boys from our school and the purchase of seven jeeps which were christened on Pearl Harbor Day. Finally. came examinationsg twenty-one girls and three boys re- mained on board the good ship to be the Senior crew of '44 and l45. That summer the Home Economics Department was remodeled, the cafeteria was enlarged and a canning unit installed. During the Marshall Canning Season. beginning .Inne 1. 1944 and closing January 2-5, 1945. a total of 4,773f4 quarts of food were canned. This unit has saved labor and time and has proved very successful in its first season. The time has come for the last lap of the voyage. This years' enroll- ment is the largest on record. There are 237 students on rollg 105 of whom are Freshmen. The Junior Red Cross Council was organized. electing Hazel Small- wood as President and Miss Brewer, the adviser. These girls have accom- plished a great deal. Especially have they performed minor services for the boys and girls at Vint Hill. An Athletic Association was organized which has 120 members all participating in some kind of sports. The combined crews on board the ship purchased a field ambulance and a grasshopper plane in the bond drive. Our own Senior crew had 100 percent of its members buying stamps on election day. Again the INKWELL has been sent to servicemen, and salvage paper sales have netted a neat profit for the projector fund. Finally, as we complete our boot training, we wish for future crews a fine new vessel with seamen ever loyal and interested in her welfare. CAROL H. BALL RUTH E. .IEFFRIES