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

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20 THE BEACON IDA NIEI, HENRY PATRICIQ Dan A man o' independent mind' Class Plays. You might think, to look at Dan's name that he is descended from a long line of statesmen and orators. Well, maybe he is, but he has surely lost their tenacy for serious speech. If any one has knowledge of a good joke that our friend Dan has not heard we will award him the cast iron life preserver. lVe believe it's impossible. lt's Dan's opinion that nothing is ever new, especially a joke, but the funny part of it is that he always laughs at every one of them. MAY COLGIN PARKER A feather for every wind that blows. May is our old reliable when it comes to good times. She is a good sport and is everybody's friend and willing helper. Her pet eversion is lessons but we're all that way more or less. And say, can't she wink a wicked eye? The boys sure have to step carefully when she's around, But just the same we. wouldn't trade May for all the world and we don't know how we will get along without her.

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' THE BEACON 19 JAMES IJICKERSON l'Al.MElt Jimmy Take all of Virginia, but leave me Lynchburg. Vice-President Mathematical Club. '22, '23, Here is our Arrow Collar man: James is always dressed to perfection and everything must be just so. Jim- my looks very dignified, but don't judge people by their looks, for he is ine of the best fellows in the crowd. His favorite pastime is spending holi- days in Lynchburg. You wouldn't believe it but he is a French shark, too. Jimmy sure can Parlez-vous: it makes us feel envious to tell the truth, especially about time for re- port cards to be given out. So long, James, may you ever be the same good-natured fellow we have known in lligh School. ELLA CHARLOTTE NACHIVIAN Cheerful and pleasant as a babl- ing brook. A funny girl is Ella. At times she is as quiet as our Caesar 'recitation period and again she chatters and giggles without ceasing. In class we never hear much from her, but when she is among ..er friends she is al- ways talking and expressing her opin- ions. Ella has only been with us a year, but she leaves a place that will be hard to iill when she's gone.

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THE BEACON 21 GEORGE WALKER PIERCE Pierce A fellow of infinite jest. Home Room Representative, '22. Class Will. Here is the class jester. Pierce good joke or a funny always has a story on hand and he tells them sol- emnly, without cracking a smile. That makes it all the better. His witty re- marks in French and English classes keep us all snickering. George is a jolly good fellow, the kind everybody likes and loves to know. You may search the rest of your days but you will never find another just like him. NATHAN NORMAN PATZ Norman The curls of Adonis and the silvery words of fame. Baseball, 'Z22. President Philolethian Literary Society, '22, Rep. Declaimer Philolethian Lit. Soc.. '22. Philolethian Debating Team, '22, '25-3. Critit- Philolethian Lit. Soc., '20, '2l. llebaters Council, '22, '23. Program Committee, Philolethian Literary Soi-iety. '21. ,122-lCl12ii1'I11iillJ. Vlass Vice-President, '20, Home Room Representative, '20. Vlass Prophet. Class Plays. Friends, Romans, Couutrynien. The Orators of the past would turn green with envy to hear this fellow. His greatness comes also from the fart that he is able to debate. Ye rods! How he can argue! Nathan has been one of the leaders in the Literary Society ew-r since he entered school. Not only in these has he shone. for you should see him 1-avorting' around the old initial Sack. A horn first baseman you would say. Yes, sir, this would be some school if only we haul a few more like him. 'lr