Newport News High School - Anchor Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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26 THE ANCHOR February ’13 Motto — Dtmi vivimus. vivamus. Colors — Purple and white. Flower — -Violet. OFFICERS: President Vice-President Secretary and Treasurer Historian Editor Clarence Whitney . . . . Tlieo. Peyser Bessie Wood .... Mary Smith . . Edwin Phillips

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28 THE ANCHOR History of February ' 13 T I 1ST exactly three and a half years ago. we entered the High School, as the class of February, 13, but under the mistreatment of the faculty we have dwindled to ten girls and seven boys. It has indeed been a survival of the fittest and you little boys and girls, who are coming behind us, may look up with pride and say. “How grand to be a Senior, and with the Seniors stand. ’ My, but we were scared that first year, but in spite of the difficulties of Latin we were generally regarded as one of the best classes in school and as we basked in the sunshine of royal favor, our chief joy was the knowledge that we were Miss Cogbill’s pets. But in the next year, our reputation waned and we became the terror of Mr. Yiser and the dread of Mr. Stoneburner. It was during this year that we had our greatest pleasure — candy feasts, eraser fights and informal sessions during study periods, which are now looked back upon by us as some of the innocent pleasures of childhood. At this time in our career we took that mem- orable trip to Cape Henry, chaperoned by Miss Segar. In the later part of the third year, when we were looking forward to tin supreme state of seniorhood, our real troubles began, these were in the person of Mr. G. Guy Via. who with his “Will of the Gods,” proceeded to “slowly grind” our reputation to an exceedingly small size. We regret to say this grinding is still going on and in spite of Mrs. Whissen’s rare jokes, which occa- sionally brighten the day. our mathematicians estimate that by one graduation, our reputation will approach the limit zero. But, however, classmates, fear not! Be of good cheer: perhaps this mill will have broken or the stones ceased their incessant grinding by tbe time you have become Seniors and you too, may have pleasure in knowing you have run a good race and fought a good fight.