Oceana High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Saga of the Class of 1940 The one hundred and fourteen rats enrolled in Oceana High School in September, 1936, came from the Oceana Grade School, the Willoughby T. Cooke School of Virginia Beach, and the Prin- cess Anne Grade School. Because of the size of the class it was necessary to have two freshman home 1'0Ol1lS. Most of us were in Miss Bracey's and Mr. Kline's 1'ooms, but a few were in Mr. Saunder's mixed group. Vernon Herbert served as president in Miss Bracey's home roomg Bobby Barco, in Mr. Kline's 1'oom. Even as freshman, we entered trather noisily, perhaps! into school activities. Seven of us jumped right into the Newspaper Clubg large groups entered the Literary, Dramatic. and Glee Clubs. In September, 1937, we embarked upon happy and successful sophomore year. We were shuf- fled, and then divided between Miss Bracey and Mr. Upson. Miss Bracey's group chose Nell Grimes as president, and Mr. Upson's room chose Bobby Barco. By this time we were beginning to be more active in Oceana's extra-curricular activities. The cast of the one-act play, .lnnior's 1illUl!SfflC'll6 . was composed almost entirely of sophomores. Includ- ed in the play were Phillip Rodgerson, Sara Vl'ood- house, and Mary Ellen Cole. The comedy was first place at Vllilliam and Mary and went to Charlottesville. Vernon Herbert and Sara XVood- house, as spo1'ts editors, and Nell Vl'ebb, as cir- culation manager, headed the list of thirteen mem- bers of our class who were active in the se1'vice of the Lighthouse. Mary Ellen Cole and Lucile Clark were officers of the Glee Club. The class was active also in sports. Eleanor Woodhouse, Frieda Decker, and Sara Woodhouse, received basketball monogramsg Vernon Herbert. George Wadsworth, and Garland Caffee received awards for baseball tCaffee received also a basket- ball awardl: Bobby Barco and Vivian Hodgson were recipients of football monograms. When we became Juniors in 1938, we settled down a little. Most of us were in Miss Bracey's and Miss Harris's home rooms, although a few were included in Miss Cloud's mixed group. In Miss Harris's room Bobby Barco was chosen pi'esident, while Miss Bracey's group elected Nell Webb president. In Miss Cloud's room Bill Ten Truit was president. During this year the class was honored by having one of its members, Ver- non H91'b61't, elected editor-in-chief of the Light- house, the first time that a junior had held that position. All staff positions except two were held by juniors last year. Nell Webb, .Iappy Johnson, and Nell Grimes were sent to the Student Co- operative Association Meeting at Vlfilliamsburg. Virginia Naille made a 94 on the Latin III Tournament examination. Bobby Addenbrook became captain of our safety patrol system. NVe acquitted ourselves nobly in giving a successful, well-attended Junior- Senior Prom in the school gymnasium. Sending a representative to the Conference on Public Is- sues held by the College of VVilliam and Mary at Williamsburg was our final act as a junior class. At long last tit had seemed to many of us that this year would never comel we found our- selves lofty seniors. Our first deed was to choose Bobby :XClClCl'lb1'0Ol-I president of the class. This year we really did branch out and hold the most important offices. With all newspaper staff positions, except two, held by seniors, with most of our champion girl's basketball team com- posed of seniors and with most of the positions in the Literary Society filled by us, we set the pace for the whole school. Vl'hen the Beta Club was established at Oceana, weren't seven of the nine charter members seniors? Our senior play Toniboy proved a smashing success, in respect to its performance as well as its money making proclivities. The opinion of the school, however, rates the production of this annual as the greatest single achievement of the class of 1940. We unanim- vusly desire that it may be the first of many. In the final round of the long struggle, we paused long enough to enjoy ourselves thoroughly at the banquet at Pine Tree Inn, tendered us by the junior class. Then we rushed headlong into examinations and came out of those just in time for the Commencement Sermon, June 2, which was delivered by Rev. J. Elwood Carroll, Greens- boro, North Carolina. June 4, we assumed thick coating of dignity and solemnity which clung until we received our hard won sheepskins from Mr. E. N. MacWilliams.

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Last Will and Testament of Senior Class 1940 l'unify, lvlllllifjl, All Is l'nHify State of Virginia, County of Princess Anne. School of Oceana. XVe, the undignified class of nineteen hundred and forty of Oceana High School, aforesaid state, and county, being of doubtful minds and tired feet, do hereby make and proclaim our Last Will and Testament. lVe, having passed iby the skin of our teeth! the first eleven milestones of our education, wish to dispose of our assets, rights, and privileges tif any! in the following way: ARTICLE I Section 1. To Miss Bracey and Miss Harris, our home room teachers and sponsors, we leave the memories of the good times we have had to- gether. Section 2. To the entire faculty we leave our sympathy fusing ourselves for examples! for the Lamebrains that they are to have in the future. ARTICLE II Section 1. To the incoming Senior Class we leave the Senior privileges fwe hope they find more than we did-if they find any, it will be more!. We also bestow upon them the right to pub- lish the Cavalier for 1941. Section 2. To certain members of the crop of Senio1's for 1941 we bequeath the following valu- able assets or peculiarities: The brilliant f?! minds of Virginia Naille and Betty Flynn to Unadell Horton, Marjorie Davis. Celia Bass, and the rest of the girls that need a portion. Helen Rodgers ability to sing to Vivian Capps. Frieda Dekker and Eleanor XVoodhouse's posi- tion on the basketball team to Shirley Malbon and Jane Philhower. David Roberts and Bernard Smith's height to Harold Smithson and Paul Whesdos. Ralph Midgett's personality to Edwin Lindsey and XVillard Ashburn. Betty Scott's position in the hall at lunch period to Geraldine Farrar and Una Dell Horton. Sa1'a VVoodhouse's acting ability to Geneva Darden. Sherron Crockett's weight to Annette Mason and Thelma Allen . Genevieve McClanan's talkativeness to Anne Falconer, Agnes Marshall, and Junior Whitehurst. Durwood Phelp's bashfulness to Ivan Osborn, Hardy Cole, and the rest of the Junior boys. Jappy Johnson's beautiful and thrilling laugh tcommonly known as giggles! to Dent Cole. Mary Ellen Cole's ability to dance to Frances Forsman. Phillip Rodgerson's personality to any dope who wants it. Eileen Boush's and Nell Webb's carefree ways to Marguerite Gar1'ett. Bobby Addenbrook's friendliness to Bob Shirey. Sonny Booker's way with the girls to Ma-2 Davis. Jerry Jarvis' cynical remarks to Dick Carrall and Elkan Lachman. Thomas Helvin's ability to sleep in class un- noticed to Leon Dudley, Floyd Deary, and Hugh McTernan. Gilbert Lawrence's baritone voice to Bob White and Edward Morrisette. Betty Dodson's figure to Dot Shirey and Vir- ginia lYilliams. Kaleoppe Ketsule's name to Dot Belton. Katherine Flanagan's meekness to Eliza Nie- man. Annie B. Croonenbergh's poise to Lucille Barnes and Estelle Carroll. Steve Gresham's temper to Robert Lachman. Jack Malbon's quietness to Garnet Riley. Herman Harris's salesmanship to George Binder. George Blair's stickability to Mac Davis. Bradie Lee's color schemes to Anne Jackson. The dignity of the Senior Class as expressed in Lucille Clark, Marie Scott, Majorie Malbon, Isabel Toler and Nell Grimes to all the girls of the Junior Class. We leave to all the Junior boys: Bobby Austin's-grin. Irving Brother's-sarcasm. Garland Caffee's-athletic ability. Allen Tyler's-good humor. George lYadsworth's-position on the basket- ball team. To the Junior girls we leave Mildred Sander- lin's-artistic ability. Section To the smart Sophomores we be- :tow our uncanny ability to make up excuses and :Yet out of work. Section 4. We bequeath to the still bewildered Freshmen the art of chewing gum in classes un- noticed fthey will need it when they are Senio1's in Mr. Owen's Civic class!. Section 5. To the whole school we gladly leave the bell which rings every morning. Monday through Friday, at the fatal hour of 8:50. ARTICLE III Any other will or testament made by us in our mound minds is declared void. In witness hereof we, the Senior Class, do set our hand and seal to this will on this most dra- matic twenty-fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty. Senior Class fSeaIj. Phillip E. Rodgerson IEQL-ecutorj. Ele ren