Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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22 The Missile tides describing his experiences in Uncle Sam’s navy. This shows that at least one graduate is thinking of the place where he received his start in life. After Mr. Rid- out completes the account of his experiences, we purpose to have an article or letter from one of our former stu- dents published in each issue of our magazine. We hope that this will help to make them take as much interest in us as we have in them. We keep track of them, but it is surprising how very few of our alumni think of us enough to subscribe for the Missile, which some of them have even helped t o published. If the alumni only knew what an influence they could exert over the present pupils, we feel sure that they would not hesitate in using it. The pupils will see that boys and girls who have left school many years before still love it, so why should not they who are in it love it? Once get them really to love their school and half the work is done; it will be a very great impetus to harder study and more interest in the school activities. We are very willing to work for something we love. So wake up, you alumni, to your obligations to your Alma Mater. a. g. Class ©rgamzatimt. Girls, we want you to become more interested in Y. W. C. A. work. School spirit must be increased in this way, and let us have a larger number of girls as repre- sentatives of the High School in the Y. W. C. A. work. You have seen the good results obtained by the Friend- ship Club, which has been the active club of the school and in which only a small number of our girls are repre- sented in comparison with the large number in the school.

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STAFF. Anne Gilliam, ’19 Editor-in-Chief ASSOCIATE EDITORS Sadie Zimmerman, ' 19 Sarah Cooper, ’20. Edward Meakin, ’19 Exchange Editor Emily Roper, ’21 Alunani Editor Ernest Williams, ' 20 Boys’ Athletic Editor Lelia Drewry, ’21 Girls’ Athletic Editor Mary Nichols, ’20 Head Reporter Samuel Reinach, ’20 Business Manager Ramsey Leigh, ’20 Assistant Business Manager Irvin Eigenbrun, ’21 Second Assistant Business Manager Eugene Bain, ’20 Circulating Manager Horace Woodhouse, ’20 Assistant Circulating Manager Robert Budd, ’21 Joke Editor Hettie Ellis, ’21 Art Editor Published six times during the school year, at regular intervals, by the pupils of the Petersburg High School. Subscription price: 50c. per session; 10c. the single copy. Address all communications to Petersburg High School, Petersburg, Virginia. Entered as second-class matter at postoffice, Petersburg, Va. Att Appeal to % Alumni. The “Missile” has been doing everything within its power to arouse the alumni to an interest in their Alma Mater. Through our “Alumni Notes” we have showed our graduates that we are following them even though it be across the seas. In our last issue of the “Missile” a new scheme was tried to make our alumni wake up. Wallace Ridout, of the 1916 class, started a series of ar-

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The Missile 23 Miss Wright and Miss Hunter are considering seriously the organization of a club for Freshmen and Sophomores, in order that more girls may become interested in this work, and also to establish class organization in the school. So think it over, girls; all of you are young Christian women, so why not participate in Y. W. C. A. work? You can easily realize the benefit of this work, which embraces the educational as well as the social side of our school lives. s. a. c. GMjmfttg (0ur uferntta. Our High School, having practically everything of the the best, both in material and equipment, has not been found lacking in its various athletic teams. One thing that does not balance the scale is our support of our teams by rooting. When a member of a team does not play well, a bit of cheering will go a very long way in encour- aging him; if, on the other hand, he does play well, then will not our cheers incite him more and tend to show our appreciation ? In looking over the various schools of the country, we find that in the curriculum, along with their important subjects, is rooting, to which a few minutes every week are devoted to the practicing of yells. A beginning has already been made, but not enough students have turned out to join the rooting class. Let us begin the work se- riously now and support our worthy teams by learning to root for them. We can have our regular yells, which every student can easily learn, choose our yell leaders and hold a meeting for about fifteen minutes once a week. We trust this will meet the hearty support of the student