Parry McCluer High School - Parrimac Yearbook (Buena Vista, VA)

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Book Review “Hurry Back”—Mildred Goleman to Eddie Snider. m, “Football Coach”—Kostel. + to.the visiting team “Mountain Boy”—Kenneth Con ner. “Peggy Covers Peggy Cole. “Junior Miss”—Mary McGahey. “Happy Boy”—Johnny Morgan. “Hoosier Tiickman. “So Big”—Don Campbell. the News’— tu P.M.H.S. girls. school song. “Plain Clothes Patricia”—Patri- cia North. beat P. M. H. S. “Story of My Life”’—Virginia Grow. “We Are Not Alone”’—Dale and Betty Jane. “True and Untrue”—Those sen- iors who say they will be glad when they have finished school. “On the Dark of the Mioon’— All those who park on Rit. 60. Basketball Team Is Organized At School the twenty-five boys to use. Festival Queen Chosen On Friday of last week the class officers met in Room 7 and nominated Peggy Cole, Rita Gar- rett, .Betty Jane Slough, and Martha Grae Slough as candidates for queen. Tuesday during the homeroom period each student voted for two of the candidates and Rita Garrett receiving the highest number of votes was elected queen and | Peggy Cole receiving the next highest number was elected princess. ths: This Christmas Festival will be held Friday, December 5, in downtown Buena Vista, Music! Music! Music! The Glee Club and the Band have selected music for their istmas program which is to fie given in the schoo] auditorium December 15. Both groups are working very hard to make’ this program an enjoyable one. The Glee Club will have charge of the first part of the program and after a brief: intermission the Bana will take over for the rest of the program. The public is cordially invited to attend. “The Welcome”—-Cheerleaders meeting in Room 25 Mionday night Schoolmaster”— Mr|drawn up with the Dominion Pub- students have any suggestions for]. ; “Song of the Years”—P. M. H. S making this annual “a best yet,”| ke that and TH become an honor “It Can’t Happen Here”—L. H. S,¢ and now there are two courts forl|less? THE PARRIMAC Reported By The Beta Club Editor-in-Chief, Peggy Cole BOOHODOOOGHOOOOOOOG 2OD$S9OOOSOO0OOO@ Annual Staff Meeting) what! No Home Work The Parrimac Staff held What the seniors thought when to discuss plans for this year’s Mr. Hickman didn’t assign home- ; sontract: been| “ork last Wednesday: iinet eis ridden Buddy Robertson: “He probably + oht Charlottesvil forgot it.” oot pesos lb ane will os Barbara Huffman: “He must be sick.” (Still in a Nancy Burch: “Many more days 2¥aduate.” Joe Hartless: “Another day like Vednesday- and I can make a for- tune selling smelling salts in the front hall for 5¢ a bottle.” School Pictures ill you kindly contaet a member Mr. Lemley, the school photv- grapher, will be here Tuesday, December 5 to take pictures of all school pupils and anyone else who wisheg to have his picture taken. Hi Notes The Home Ec Club held an initia- ion party last week for the new nembers. There were twenty-five irls initiated and taken into the lub. After the initiation, the nembers listened to records and enjoyed delicious refreshments. Wouldn’t It Be Strange If— Frances were hills instead o There was a dent in the fender f a black ’86 Chevrolet on Chest- mut Avenue due to the fact that it ras rammed by two of P. M. H. S.’s hard charging tackles, Don Camp- ell and “Snooks” Davidson. The Loy’ weren’t as tough on a’sled ag on the football field, however and both boys ended up with three’ broken ribs each. Betty were tea instead of Coffey? Emmett were a coat instead o a vest? Joe were kind instead of Hart- Sonny were a carpenter instead of a Paynter? Eugene were credit instead of Cash? — — Hilda were a room instead of a|'Ten Tap Tunes Hall? Dixie were cup instead of a Glass? Trash Can “Charlie, My Boy”—Peggy Cole to Charles Staton. ‘So In Love’—Gene Case and Lois Tomlin. IToNowe’en had passed but the| “My Buddy”—Faye Anderson to }’allowe’en dance sponsored by the’ Buddy Moore. F Band Saturday night was most suc-| “Sentimdnital Me”’—Alice Mae cessful. The orange paper over Rhodes to Willie Fauber. the lights did make the girls look| “Steppin’ Out’t—Patsy Pryor somewhat pale and their dresses nd Floyd Schad. i : were strange colors, but no one x Two Loves Have I”-—Delores seemed to really mind too much. are: Naldar M. and Johnny seemed| “Maybe You'll Be There”—At y enjoy their corner. the Senior Class play on Dec. ats We were disappointed in not| “A Marshmallow World”—To seeing Betty C. there. Where were those in love at P. M. H. S. you enjoying yourself Saturday Dream Awhile —Nancy Burch |night, Betty? ind Mildred Coleman in Lit. Class. Say, Lelia, what was wrong with “My Hero”—P. M. H. S. to Ran- you and Bobby? It couldn’t have lolph Watts of N. B. H. 8. been very serious since you were Sa CNG vaandat night ? Seniors Gave f;00d Performance And Alice Mae, where was Willie? You seemed so disappoint- ed. My, oh, my, these things do INT happen! Jo Anna, weren’t you at tHe pep ‘meeting with Floyd Schad: -(he’s don’t now) ? audience. We also missed: Dale—Betty Jane most of all, and we hope he wili PPG) ge EN SRR PIRES AUT SIU NST ea ee ert ater J The Seniors gave a good per. formance last Friday night when they presented ‘their play “Gang- ” one of the newcomers, in case you| W8y for Ghostg” before a large Members of the cast worked hard to meke the play a success and their oeffarta reanitad in a NB Player Runs Wrong Way as PMHS Loses Last Saturday Natural. Bridge defeated PMHS 13-9 Saturday at Glasgow in a hard fought game. PMHS receiv- cd the opening kickoff and drove to the NB 7-yard line before Ios: ing the ball on downs. Neither team offered a threat for the rest of the first quarter. NB received. a break in the second quarter when they recovered a bad pass from center on the BV 35. Jimmy Silvea went 17 yards on an end sweep for the score. Bill Moxley went thru center for the extra point, making the score 7-0 at the half. In the third quarter Bill Moxley plunged three yards for a touchdown to make the score NB-13, PMHS 4, NB lost two more opportunities to score when their fumbles were re- covered by Gene Humphries on the 7-yard line and by Lessely Noel on the l-yard line. In the fourth quarter Randolph Watts of NB intercepted a pass and ran 63 yards the wrong way before he was tack- led in the end zone by Gene Hum- phries for a safety. Later in the same quarter Dale Rice came in for one play and threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Morgan. “Cute” Coleman passed to Johnny Morgan for the extra point. The game ended several minutes later. .PMHS closes its 1950 season on Friday night at Lexington when they take on Lexington Hi Schoo}. Game time is 8:00 p. m., and will . be played on the Lexington Recres- tion Field. Football Squad Elects Queen At a meeting of the squad last week, Paggy Cole was. elebted Queen of the Football Pageant with Patricia. Ruley and Betty Jane Slough as her attendants. All three are from the senior class. The quéen will be crowned during the half of our homecoming game with Bedford High School, October 21st, ufus Lhe following poem was letc on Mr. Kiing’s desk Monday and this poem expresses the feeling of not only the authors of this poem who vemain anonymous but the feeling of all students from the first grade -arough high school. Please, Mir. Kling, and policemen, too, Do hear our earnest plea! {ill all the old stray dogs you like But leave poor Rufus be. He’s come to school so faithfully He’ll soon be educated And receive a P. M, H. degree if he’s not liquidated. —Friends of Rufus, Merry Christmas School closed Tuesday, Decem- ber 19, for the Christmas holidays, end. will resume again at the rag- ular time on Wednesday, January 3. The Staff takes this oppor Vv tunity to wish all of you a very - Christmas and a Hannw.

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D0 YOU REMEMBER. . . Peatie- How did you get that name, Ronald? Your forgetfulness---the time you forgot to come to the senior play...and when you went coasting and forgot your sled? Virginia- When you didn't get a library slip? Your initiation into the Beta Club? When you were called to the office for calling Mr. Bowman Boogie ? Eugene- Skipping school and going to the baseball game in Staunton and Mrs. Rinker was there ? Billy F.- The day you stayed awake at school? Did you really? Johnny- A stormy day when you locked your keys up in the car? First basketball vic- tory? You were Jane Russell? Ronald- The dentist's chair? 'All I want is my front teeth. Lessley- When you didn't get your words twisted? ..And your understanding of the question was as ''clear as mud''? Dating Jaye? Oratorical Contests ? Melvin- Playing baseball? Attending the World Series? Delores came back? Sonny- Pheumonia in '50? Offering Patricia a dime to walk her home-back in the 3rd grade? Lucille V. ? Charles- Your wreck that Sunday Afternoon? Were you dreaming of ''seeing Dorothy home''? Joe- How you had to study the second semester ? Your touchdowns? Geraldine? Say- lor Seminary Hill? Buddy R.- The Beta Convention in Richmond '50? The Jonesville girls? Betty Jane- ''Reese'’? Cheering him at games? Betty S. - When you and Norman started going steady''? Patricia- Dreaming of Johnny K. ? Your crush on Sonny C. down in the grades? Your fiddle lessons ? Alice Mae- How lonesome you were when Willie quit school ? Betty C.- Wishing Souther's truck would pass school? How surprised you were to make the Beta Club? Your pigtails ? Delores- Returning to P. M. H.S. ? Roanoke ? Lucille and Betty R.- Those trips to play practice.? Peggy- Charles and the rides to school? Allen? Nancy- Getting news for the paper? Health princess? Webb brothers from N. B. 2 Joyce- Planning your marriage? Your Buick? New York ? Henry- Quit school for a day? Baseball games? Eleanor? Norman- Being in love? Blair- Davis' store? Virginia stealing your pencils ? Emmett- Your love for Phyllis ? Jane Ann- Trip to Charlottesville? Phyllis Greene? Barbara Huffman- Sending out bills to advertisers? Sitting in front of Don? Deliver- ing library slips ? Billy S. - Speeding in your father's Ford? Herbert- How quiet you were in school? Doris- Those wonderful country boys ? William- Your Saturday night ritual of peanuts and popcorn at Royer's? Mildred- Letters from the soldiers? Arguments with Buddy? The N.B. boys? The Webb Brothers ? Rufus- When you weren't at school?.... Your participation in all our school activities your''stage presence in ''Gangway for Ghosts''? How you could never be caught when all other stray dogs were being rounded up by the police? When we were Juniors and almost didn't have a play? All that money we spent on the Junior-Senior Prom? Mr. Teney...my, howhe could travel? The game with N. B. and the fights? When the N.B, player ran the wrong way for a touchdown? Mr. Bowman peeping in rooms--looking for band uniforms? Miss Glass broke her arm? All those warning notices she wrote on the board?....How it rained on Health Day'50?

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