Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Marshall, VA)

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JM. Cxladd Nia tory In September, 1943, seventy-three freshmen entered Marshall High School to begin the journey for a better education. High School was very different from the accustomed elementary school and such names as algebra, literature. and Latin sounded fright- eningg but under the leadership of Miss Taylor and Mr. Corder, we soon became settled and began the first of our four years of high school. Many things happened during this, our first year at M. H. S. The Home Economics Department was remodeled, the cafeteria was enlarged, and a canning unit was installed. At this time World War II was at its peak and many boys were leaving school to enter the armed services. A service flag was purchased on which a star was placed for each boy or girl in the service who attended M. H. S. The flag contains 221 blue stars and 11 gold ones. Whenwe returned as Sophomores, we found that the high school enrollment had been greatly increased by the addition of students from Upperville. We were sorry to lose two members of our class, Ilan Miller. and John Kirby. who were drafted into the army. The class really showed its acting ability when it presented three plays for assembly. They were 'Shamf' Bill Perkin's Proposing Day. and The Ghost of a Freshman. That year our class won the P.T.A. Membership Campaign. Mrs. Mellon very generously gave a library to the elementary grades. One of the Home Ee. rooms was used for this purpose and Miss Sue took the extra job of being its librarian. That was the first year that the school paper was printed by the Warren Press at Front Royal and the year that the Marshall High School Creed was adopted.

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,lf im- Saluia tOI'y Members of the Faculty, Classmates, and Friends: Tonight, as Salutatorian of the Glass of '47, it is my privilege and honor to welcome you to our grad uation. This is the night that we have been looking forward to with much longing for four years. Some of us have worked hard: all of us have dreamed of graduating and new it is no longer a dream, but a reality. We are very happy to have you with us tonight and we wish to express our gratitude to you for the support that you have given us. We hope you will continue your loyal interest through out our progress in life. We wish to take this opportunity to express our deep appreci- ation to our teachers for their kind cooperation and guidance. We realize that at times this must have cost a great deal of patience but our needs were recognized and fulfilled. It is our sincere desire to be a credit to you and to our school. As we realize that our lives are what we make them, we chose as our motto: The world is what we make it. We, as the future citizens of America, step out into the world with the willingness to make it a place of which we can be proud. -Graduation is a great event in our lives, although it is min- gled with joy and sorrow, for tonight we are parting from those who have been our friends and helpers during our long struggle. To these and to the faculty and to our parents we extend our hearty g1'eetings. We hope you will join us in making this a joy- ful graduation and one that we shall long remember. We also hope that you will enjoy being here with us tonight as much as we enjoy having you. Again, as Salutatorian. I bid you all a most cordial welcome. MARIE SISSON

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,M Class History fcontinuedl After a pleasant but seemingly short vacation we found our- selves in the Junior room with Mrs. Brent as our home-room teacher. The class, which consisted of forty-seven members was no longer a war class because World War II had ended that sum- mer, and many of the boys were coming back. Most welcome among them was Mr. Gwin, who had taught commercial work at M. H. S. in 1941. He helped out by teaching bookkeeping and physical education. Two other new teachers were Mrs. Erwin and Miss Chappelear. We were very proud that a member of our class, George Furr, was chosen by the student body to be the Vice-President of the Fauquier County S. C. A. Federation. The most important event during our Junior year was the Junior-Senior Prom. After a heated discussion as to wheather it was to be formal or informal, we decided to come formal. In order to raise money for the financing of the Prom, we put our heads together and came up with the bright idea of having a basket- ball game between the Juniors and Seniors. The Seniors did not like the idea at first, but it turned out to be very successful, even if we did lose. With the proceeds of this game, we secured the Vint Hill Orchestra. That was the first time there had been an orchestra for a prom at M H S. September 6, 1946, was an important date for all of us, for on that day we became dignified UD Seniorsg all thirty-five of us, which is the largest graduating class ever to graduate at M.I-I.S. Each graduation class has been the largest for the past three years, and we hope that they will keep increasing with the years. As we began to look around, we found that many changes had been made. Whom should we find in the Senior room to greet us but Miss Brewer, who had taught ns when we were Sophomores. and in the office sitting at the principal's desk was Mr. Gwin, busy with his new duties and responsibilities, But these were not the only new changes! We had a new agriculture teacher, Mr. Hopkins, and a new commercial teacher, Mr. Dannaway. both of whom had been in the service. Other new teachers were Miss Rudasill, Mrs. Hatcher, Mrs. Middleton, and Mrs. Furcron.