Monroe High School - Trail Yearbook (Stanardsville, VA)

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Mildred Mae Durrer.,............ ...Ruckersvil1e, Va Monroe's Voice Staff '44. Lydia Christine Berry..... ..... ,.. ...... Stanardsville, Va O.B.C. '41, '42, '44, Softball '42, '44, Basketball '41, '42, '45, '44, The Trail '44, Senior Play '44, Glee Club '42, '43, Runklelllllllillllllllnilulllolcll0ll0Geer, O.B.C. '42, '44, Monroe's Voice Staff '41, '44, The Trail Staff '44, Library Staff '44, Senior Play '44, Glee Club '44. Carl David Longley... ...... . ........... .Stanardsvi1le, Va O.B.C. '42, '44, Monroe's Voice Staff '41, '44, The Trail '44, Library Staff '44, Senior Play '44, Glee Club '44, Class Prophesy. Ennis Cecil Gilbert, Jr ............... ..Stanardsvi1le, Va O.B.C. '44, Baseball '42, '45, '44, Basketball '42, '43, '44, Monroe's Voice Staff '44, Senior Play '44, Glee Club '44. Edsel Lee Haney..........................Ruckersvil1e, Va O.B.C. '44, Monroe's Voice Staff '44, Senior Play '44, The Trail Staff '44. Benjamin Russell Clatterbuck.............Ruckersville, Va O.B.C. '41, '42, '44, Glee Club '44. Iva Gaye Tayloroaoooonosnoonoaatoonooonqstanardsville, Va O.B.C. '45, '44, Monroe's Voice Staff '45, '44, Softball '42, '45, Basketball '45, '44, Class History '44. Janice Faye Haney .... . ..... ..... .... ....Stanardsville, Va O.B.C. '42, '44, Mouroe's Voice Staff '44, The Trail Staff '44, Glee Club '42, '45, Music Club '45, '44, Library Staff '44, Softball '42, '45, Basketball '42 '43, '44. Grace Dumney GilbertoonouoooooooooooaauoRuckerSvi11e, Va Monroe's Voice Staff '44, Glee Club '42, '45, '44, Library Staff '42, '45, '44, Music Club '45, Class P09130 ..i.,.4l. a-,1,.w.,L, Y ' ' g '- N ' ., .ff--L ..' ,..'....A Y K. , 4 O O

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HISTORY It was the third day of September, 1940, a calm, peaceful and autumn day, radiant with the sunshine of hope, cheer and joyous promise, that the good ship of Monroe High School stood at anchor at the wharf of a new school year. It was the same old ship that had carried many passengers to safe harbor in the Land of Great Wisdom, but this was a gala day in its history, and many people gazed upon it in wonder as they watched the seventeen charming young ladies and the twenty four bold and dashing young gentlemen as they happily stepped aboard for it was rumored that they were about to set sail over the new and untried waters in a quest for the Fountain of Perfect Understanding. As the ship stood anchor on that eventful morning of September the passengers began to arrive. The officers of our ship were the faculty, with Mr. Breeden as captain. On this voyage there was one passenger from Tennessee who has added much to our voyage. We were naturally very enthusiastic and asked many questions of our captain, as to the duties of our voyage and its probable length. The answer was always the same, nYou get out of it exactly what you put into it, either reach your destination at the end of four years or play along and lengthen it.n With these thoughts in mind we steamed away from harbor, actually embarked for four years or longer on our voyage of high school life. we were young and frisky so it did not take us long to become acquainted with our fellow passengers nor to feel very much at home with our Captain and other fearless officers. Our fears of shipwreck were entirely wiped away in the assurance that so able a staff of seamen had us in their charge. There were naturally a few cases of seasick- ness and many were tempted to throw up Algebra, Geography and other disagreeable dishes and toss them overboard in time of rough sea, but the Captain assured them calmly but firmly that they would only have to consume these indigest- ibles over and over until they were perfectly assimilated, and so they bravely managed to hold them down. This ship was modern being equipped with athletic facilities and a stage on which to display our dramatic talent. This year the chief athletic sport was basketball for the girls and baseball for the boys, 5. pn, Nas.,-,,.-,