Maury High School - Commodore Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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of ote Q G u Z it 3 A . X I 4 Gerald Einhorn, a member ol the Maury Band and Orchestra. and also the Nor- folk Symphony Orchestra, makes music his chiel interest. He plays iirst comet tor the Band and first trumpet tor the Symphony Orchestra. For three suc- cessive years he has held lirst chair in the all State Band and lor two years he has won first division and second divi- sion in the District Music Competition Festival. There is no doubt in our minds that Gerald will go lar with his talents. Ruth Harrell, valedictorian ol the Ianu- ary senior class, took high honors in the tield ol science. This year Maury named Ruth most outstanding student in science and through this she was given the Bausch and Lomb award. She re- ceived a trip to Rochester, New York. in order to compete for the Bausch and Lomb scholarship ot S3,2U0.00. EWG. I9

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.......-1 ui..- 11,8 Maury may be iustly proud of Warner Hirsch. who took first place in the city l Speak For Democracy contest for which the city council presented him a trophy. He then went on to place second in the state con- tests. Warner, a Iunior, has truly learned the meaning ol democracy. Ralph Sumerlin. better known as Shot- gun Sumerlin because ol his outstand- ing prowess on the gridiron, is one oi Maury's best-known personalities. His success on the football team brought him honors as the city's most outstand- ing player ol the year. His graduation leaves our team lacking an excellent lullback. ff! ffffff ff S iii Last summer, Waverly Dickens attended the Boy Scout Jamboree in Austria. and later toured Italy, Paris, Naples, Sor- rento, Rome, Florence, and the lsle ol Capri. Sent by the Scouters Club, with linancial help from civic organizations. Waverly explained that the trip's pur- pose was to bring about better under- standing among countries. tudent i-.4 Q Maury's sophomore, Rose Nixon, and iunior, Walter Mehard. took high honors in the city-wide competition oi ping pong, alter placing first throughout the Maury competition. Having deleated students trom Blair, Rutlner, and Gran- by, they emerged victorious to take the city championship title.

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What's this! Many Mauryites ar o u n d school have interesting and intriguing hobbies, some of which we have chosen to put in your Commodore in order that you may become acquainted with them. These hobbies range all the way from card collecting to practicing Indian lore and Magic. Many of the students have been working with their hobbies as long as seven years. We have oniy to delve into the outside lives ot our fellow-students and we soon tind many interesting facts which would have otherwise been hidden from us tore-ver. We hope that you will enjoy these pages in your yearbook. E WG. 1? uv? TS 'P-wifm-iw-'W-W