Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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24 THE MISSILE. torical expeditions as there are several places of historic interest in Petersburg to which many of us have never been. During the past month we were favored with a visit by Mrs. Faith Parratt, of Martinsville, a member of the W. C. T. U. She spoke to us about temperance, treat- ing the subject scientifically. Much interest was aroused. Miss Beard (III.B. French) : “Can any one tell me how frost opens chestnuts ? One of you chemistry pupils ought to be able to tell me.” Upon receiving no answer, she said, “It bites them.” Miss R. (LA Latin) : “For to-morrow write a sent- ence on the head of a King.” Miss R. “What is a crime?” Miss D. (IV.B) : “A big misdemeanor.” HEARD IN THE PHYSICS CLASS. “The speed of light was determined by watching the rotation of the sun about the planets with alargemagni- fying glass.” Miss D. “If men cannot make certain laws in regard to the American colonies, who can ?” Mr. C. (earnestly) : “Women.” Miss D. (III. B Eng.): “Name some of Fielding’s works.” Miss S: Pamela and Joseph Anderson! ' Miss X. has been trying the starving method to make her pnpils think.

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On the afternoon of April twenty-third, the pupils of LA and LB with several of the teachers went to vari- ous points of historic interest in and around Petersburg. Peter Jones’ trading station at the extreme end of Short Market Street, and the Golden Ball Tavern on Old Street were the first points visited. The next stop was at Oak Hill, on the north bank of the river, where a marker shows LaFayfette’s head- quarters during the Revolution. Near the house is a walkway bordered by box trees of remarkable height and beauty. Violet Bank on the opposite side of the road is an at- tractive colonial house surrounded by fine trees. One, in particular, a cucumber tree of immense size, is well worth looking at. Some distance behind the house is an interesting grave yard, containing stones dating back more than a hundred years. Returning to town, the party visited East Hill, where General Phillips died during the Revolution, Center Hill, and West Hill. We hope that this will not be the last of our local his-

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THE MISSILE. 25 Miss D. (III. B English): “Give me the dates for Pope.” Miss P: “1688 to 1644.” Franklin makes the statement that the sale of five Poor Richard ' s Almanacs procured for him a sufficient amount to supply him with some solid pudding. Mr. T. of II. B raised the query as to what became of the pudding. He was evidently thinking of lunch time. Tommy. “Pop, can a sewing bee sting ?” Tommy’s Pop: “No, my son, but it can do a lot of buzzing.” A bachelor, upon reading that “two lovers will sit up all night with one chair in the room” said that it could not be done unless one of them sat on the floor. Such ignorance is painful.. We take this opportunity when The Missile goes to press for the last time this year, to extend our thanks to Miss Theresa Bain of III. B, who has so accommodatingly played for us at our many assemblies. We wish also to thank the Daughters of the Con- federacy for the subscription for another year to The Literary Digest, which they kindly gave to our school library. On Tuesday, April 21, quite interesting exercises were held in the 7 B Class, when three beautiful pictures, “Last Meeting of Lee and Jackson,” “Signing of De- claration of Independence,” and “A Prairie Fire,” were presented to that class. The girls gave the pictures, while the boys made the frames and furnished the glass for them. Duncan Pleasants presented them, and Supt. R. R. Jones accepted them for the school. Then the Rev. Mr. Hassell, of the Third Presbyterian church, made a short address, after which the school sang Virginia, Stanewall Jackson ' s Way, and America. Mr. Sharp pre- sided.