Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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The first assembly of the High School students in the new auditorium was held March n, 1919. The meeting was opened by singing “America” accompanied by the High School orchestra. Mr. Wolff presented a beautiful baby grand Mason-Hamlin piano to the High School on behalf of the students. The devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev. J. A. McClure of the Second Pres- byterian Church and a short talk was made by Superin- tendent Martin on beautifying and extending the school grounds. Superintendent Martin has extensive plans for the schools grounds. He plans to have a playground in the rear, from the school to Lawrence Street and from the backs of the houses on Guarantee Street to the alley back of Pine Street. There will be baseball, basket-ball and tennis courts; also a swimming pool. On the west side of the school there will be a play ground for smaller child- ren and in front a park for the recreation of the older girls.

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24 The Missile body of our High School, for it will aid greatly in secur- ing the laurels for our school. s. r. z. “iBook lag.” The students of the High School will be surprised to learn that since we got into our new library the pupils of the school have donated one hundred and thirty-four books, of which eighty-two were donated during the term of January, 1918, to June, 1918, and fifty-two from No- vember, 1918, up to the present day. Special mention should be made of Rousseau Ellington and Donald Good- wyn, who contributed twenty-four and twenty-three books respectively. Miss Mollie Rives has also contributed four books. A large percentage of these were contri- buted to the Juvenile Department, of which the pupils make use and of which there were very few when our new library was opened. It would be a very good plan to have a “Book Day,” as was suggested by the librarian, Miss Rcbertson, so that all pupils and friends of the school may contribute a book. But we are short of shelves for them. As the School Board tries to do everything they can for our ben- efit, so we sincerely hope that they will give us more shelves for the library, that we may have our “Book Day” real soon. s. r. z.

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26 The Missile Everything possible is being done to beautify the school, and extensive improvements have been made in the in- terior of the building. The walls have been painted a light buff color which improves greatly the former bare white walls. The High School has a growing orchestra which is composed almost entirely of high school talent having at present about fifteen member. This orchestra was form- ed under the direction of Miss Sarah Taylor and Sergeant McCall from Camp Lee. Under these experienced and capable leaders, it is hoped that the orchestra will be a great success. The High School class in journalism under Professor H. A. Miller, prepared a feature article for the issue of the Index-Appeal, March 23, 1919, on the survey of all the churches of the city, both white and colored for the past year. The work was highly creditable to both Mr. Miller and the students. A prize of $2.50 in gold has been offered by the Cockade City Chapter of the Daughters of 1812, for the best essay on ‘‘The War of 1812.” Every pupil of the High School has the opportunity to complete for the prize. The essay must be handed to Miss Turner, the vice-president of the Chapter, or to Mrs. J. O. James, or to Mr. Wolff, the prin- cipal of the High School, by June 1, 1919. On March 5, 1919, the Teachers’ Club met in the new auditorium, and were most fortunate in securing Mrs. Madeline Snowden, the well known dramatic reader, to be with them. She presented from memory Ibsen’s famous