Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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Whims By Catherine Wyatt Anticipation The leaves are a-flutter, Astir on the trees. They are waiting the signal, The call of the breeze. They're dressed and all ready In colors so gay. They're 0, so excited: They're going away. They all will be going, Some early, some late. They cling to each other And whisper and wait. Frivolity The world looks different indeedg 'Tis suddenly so bright, And things that first were far from new Become most beautiful in hue, Take on a different light. The drabness from the earth is gone g Really, it is strange That just a dilference in the view Should color all the world anew Producing such a change. No doubt you think, I've gone quite daftg 'Tis best I should explain . What gives the world this rosy glow, I'm looking through-and now you know- Some crimson cellophane. 'T I-I E M I S S I L E Page twenty-five

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On to Alexandria By Jacqueline Phillips i ty 4, T LAST the day for the much anticipated trip to Alexandria had .FAR come, and leaving Petersburg promptly at six-thirty the Missile at Staff arrived three hours later at the Chamber of Commerce. Se- curing a guide, we started off on a most inspiring tour of the home town of many of the earlier statesmen of the United States. To a casual visitor driving through Alexandria, it appears to be just another city with plain, everyday stores and comfortable, substantial homes. A stream of traffic pours daily through Alexandria to sightsee in Washington, never realizing the historic interest of this seemingly com- monplace city, whose sparkle is dimmed by the nearness of the nation's capital. When he who was later to become the first president of the United States was a youthful surveyor, the town of Alexandria was a social and business center. It was here that the ilowering youth of the land, the Lees, the Fendalls, the Carlyles, the Washingtons, and many others of this period, would make frequent visits to the Well-known Gadsby's Tavern. Old Christ Church, built 1773, well preserved and sacred still to the memory of George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and other devout men of that time, was among the first places we visited. Upon visiting the home of Edmund Jennings Lee, Robert E. Lee, the Lloyd House, the Fendall House, the Fairfax House, and numerous others, one is impressed with the grandeur of an eventful past: great men, grand ladies, many servants, and adventures of pioneers. The Alexandria Academy stands just as it was in the days of George- Washington, who founded it in 1785, and it was the first free school in Northern Virginia. Lee received his primary education in this building. Having tramped over Oronoco Street and through North Washing- ton and Wolfe Streets, we found many things remaining to be seen, but the Waning enthusiasm of the party bespoke the need of rest and food. Stopping at the George Mason Hotel, modern in every detail, we had lunch with merriment, jokes, and much laughter. One hour's rest there, and the pilgrimage was resumed with renewed vigor. The Old Presbyterian Meeting House was founded principally by T H E M I S S I L E Page twenty-Seven