Maury High School - Commodore Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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QQ K ,G 1960 AND 1938-Cam Gregory and her mother, Eve Mae Morris Gregory dance together. WE'RE BIG GIRLS NOW -Sing Teddy Marty and Snowy Beery. 2 6

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The Christmas Season is the happiest time of the year for the students of Maury. The halls ring with cheerful greetings, and the air vibrates with the sounds of Christmas music issuing forth from Room 6. The generous gifts of the Wise Men are exemplified by the many baskets of food which go from Maury into needy homes all over the city. The season is one of gaiety in Maury, but underlying the gaiety one finds a true spirit of loving and giving which be- comes especially evident at this time. There is a general decrease in attendance as many stu- dents eam money in the crowded stores with which to buy gifts. As Christmas draws closer, spirits soar and grades fall. Everyone's attention is concentrated on parties, dances, and all the festivities going on in school, but no one seems to remember that there are still tests to pass and themes to write. Fortunately, teachers are caught up in the spirit of the holiday and there are not too many complaints about the decline in studying. Various organizations hold parties both during and after school making it not unusual to see some boy or girl going from class to class munching a candy cane. Maury's fine chorus is at its best when singing the lovely carols. Their program of Christmas music is one of the most inspiring and enjoyable highlights of the year. While listen- ing to these hymns sung in praise and love of the Lord, the true meaning of the holiday is realized, and for a moment we stop and think about this celebration of the most important birth the world has ever known. All in all the Christmas Season is a wonderful time for Maury. In the general confusion, thoughts of turkeys, and exchanging of gifts there is a warm glow of happiness which lights the school brighter than do the lights on the Christmas trees found in the auditorium.

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so .Q A Cl-IARMING BIT OF OLD IRELAND Billie Jo Thurman delights audience, MISS MINSTREL- Charlotte Marshall. I . I 1 C MR. MINSTREL Gene Davis. IQ 0 Y WAITING FOR THE DOWN BEAT-Bohhi Hope and Gene Annarino gCl into the mood.