Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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Kenneth Ahthur Bragg General “Kenny” . . . tall . . . dark . . . handsome . . . looking forward to graduation and the end of English class . . . hot-rod k’ng . . . Mr. President of D. O. Club . . . normal teen-ager with likes of football, girls, and money. D. O., ’5;3-’.56; President. ’5.5- 56. Jeanette Gale Brantley Commercial “Skeeter” . . . well-named . . . buzzes around school in all ac- tivities like a mosquito . . . sighs over tests and homework . . . mention boys and music and she is ready for a good time . . southern fried chicken is her specialty . . . i ersonality plus . . . cute grin . SCA, 5•5; secretary in ’.56; Glee Club, ’5.‘3-’.5.5; Commercial Club, ’.51; Cris-wood Tri-Hi-Y, ' 55; Library Staff, ' 5.5; Missile ’55; Senior Committee, ’54-’.55; Best All-Around Girl in February Class, ’56. Glenn Allen Browder General “Bugology” lover . . . hates homework . . . nature boy . . . rabid football fan . . . doesn’t like to lose football games . . . quiet . . . studious . . . likes to discuss physics. Band. ’52-’55. Shelvy Jean Browder General “Shelvy” . . . nosy people are a menace to society . . . jazz music is heavenly . . . drools at the sight of fried chicken or shrimp . . . sticks her nose up at exams . . . glad to see that boys are around . . . likes sports . . . plans to become a nurse. FHA, ’.53-’.56; Dramatics Club, ’55-’.56; Library Club, ’5.3-’56. Edward Morris Branch General “Cascade” . . . doesn’t like coming home early and getting up early . . . girl crazy . . . watches TV 48 hours a day . . . partial to Miss Evan’s English class . . , goes hunting . . . prohibitionist . . . doesn’t go for gold diggers . . . real gone guy. Band. ’52-’55; D. O., ’54-’.55. Joyce Bridgeman Commercial Abhors work ... if she could only have more study ha ' .ls . . . always reading ... a comedian . . . gossip will never do . . . craves food . . . corny jokes don’t rate . . . homework must go. FHA, ’.52-’.5.5; Dramatics Club, ’.55-’.56; Library Club. ’.55-’.56. Mary Viola Browder General “Mary” ... an attractive girl en- dowed with a dauntless spirt . . . has a great deal of deter- mination . . . her goal to attend Bob Jones . . . reading a joy to her . . . likes to study . . . very cheerful . . . housekeeping, a favorite task . . . quite a needle- woman . . . loves music. Patricia Ann Browning General “Patt” ... a lively transfer from Winchester, Virginia . . . varies interest from food to act- ing . . . wants to sleep on Sat- urday morning but none on P. J. parties . . . music tempts her to dance . . . would eat hot dogs anywhere she travels . . . has her eyes on Madison College . . . has planned a career of teaching. Glee Club, ’55-’56; Girls’ En- semble, ’5.5-’56; Goober Pep, ’5.5-’56; SCA Alternate, ’5.5; “Monkey’s Paw”, ’.55; Dramatics Club, ’55-’56; Missile, ’.55-’56; Cockadett?, ’.5.5 -’.56. fifteen

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Joyce Marie Beck Com mercial Oh that homeworki . . . just mention eating . , . very friend- ly .. . perish the thought of sitting at home . . . bookkeeping can go . . . loves to date . . . has lots of friends. Goober Pep, ’54-’56; Criswood Tri-Hi-Y. ’54-’56; SCA Repre- sentative, 52. Joseph E. Blankenship General “Hondo” . . . likes his women . . . trv’s to give all of them a hard time . . . goes for outdoor sports . . . camping . . . hunt- ing . . . fishing . . . likes good music ... a rliythm and blues man ... a real gone dad . . . dislikes stuck-up girls . . . pet peeve: spelling . Delegate to Boys’ State in 1954; Glee Club, ’53-’56; Monitors Club, ’54-’56; Cockade Hi-Y, ’53-’56; Dramatics CKdi, 54; Projection Crew, ’54-’56; A i«- sih ’55; Senior Committee, ’54- ' 56; Bask tball, ’52; Football, ’52-’54. Ronald Howard Bowers General “Ron” . . . transferred from Frankford High in Philadelphia . . . down with slowpokes . . . good sense of humor . . . crazy about any kind of music . . . mad about pro-basketball and foot!)all . . . ambition: cave- explorer , . . chess enthusiast . . . likes sports, such as golf, fishing, especially bowling. Horace Earl Bowman General Very friendly . . . believes “a fishing pole is a man’s best friend’’ . . . dependable . . . doesn’t want to always work at the A P . . . liard worker . . . can’t stand English . . . spends spare time on hot-rods . . . shy . . . undecided about future after graduation . . . just ask what lie thinks of studying! . . . always smiling. William Osborne Beville General “Billy” . . . blonde duck-tail . . . likes all the girls . . . has no taste for Hopewell . . . de- rives pleasure from playing pool . . . is a speed-demon . . . would like to avoid school . . . loves the feel of money in his pocket ... is bound for V. P. I. . . . transferred from Dinwiddie High in ’54. Cockade Hi-Y, ’54-’55; Football, ’54-’55; Projection Crew, ’54- ’56. Marshall Mason Blick General “Marshall” . . . crazy, but defi- nitely! . . . partial to his green sweater . . . takes to sports . . . likes girls and food . . . plays trumpet and seems to enjoy sing- ing . . . can do without home- work. Band, ’52-’53; Projection Crew, ’54; Football, ’52; Basketball. ’53. Bruce Wayne Bowman General Great little singer . . , enjoys outdoor life . . . shudders at the thought of English class . . . has a million and one freckles . . . delights in se.dng movies . . . pet peeve is studying . got a grin like a “possum” . . . craves southern fried chicken . . . plans to attend a mechan- ical drawing school and become an architect. Monitors Club, ’53-’56; Projec- tion Crew, ’53-’54; Glee CluR, ’53-’56; DE Club. ’55-’56. Mary Evelyn Parham Bowman Liberal Arts Tangos with Billy Johnson are the most fun . . . why, oh whv can’t seniors have more priv- ileges? . . . “Party Line” is hers . . . they call her “Fanny” . . . boys are so nice! . . holi- days simply aren’t long enough . . . destination, Florida. Sciuare Circle, ’53-’56; French Club, ’54-’56; Missile, ' 55-’56; Cockadette, ’54-‘56. fourteen

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Betty Lou Bur n ant Lihvial Arts Turns lier nose up at stuching . . . smacks her lips at spinach . . has no taste for leaving PHS . . . abhors George Gobel . . . headed for Mary Washing- ton and a medical technician’s life . . . has an impish grin. Cutest Girl in June, “Who’s Who”, ’56; French Club, ’55- 56; Secretar ' . ’56; Odd Girls Club, ’54-’56; Secretary, ’55; Glee Club, ’55-’56; Girls’ En- semble, ’56; Monitors Club, ’55- ’56; SCA Representative, ’54- ’55; Missile. ’56; K-Warner Tri- Hi-Y. ' 54-’56; President, ’56; “Good News”, ’55; Y Council, ’55-’56. Margaket Anne Capehart Genera! “Peggy” . . . George . . . fan- cies clothes . . . dogs are the best pets . . . The Citadel is the place . . . too much home- work . . . sorority is great . . . doesn’t like to argue ... a won- derful personality. FHA, ’53; Goob r Pep Club. ’53- ’56; Vice-President, ’54; Presi- dent, ’55; Missile, ’55-’5G; French Club, ’54-’56. Polly Marie Cizler Commercial “Pappy” . . . petite blonde . . . dancing and swimming attract her attention ... a “pop” music fan . . . enjoys typing but cringes at Monday moming tests . . . dislikes spinach and fish . . . is peeved by noisy eaters. FHA, ’52-’54; Gris Wood Tr:- Hi-Y, ’52-’53. Lewis Frederick Clements Liberal Arts “P’reddie” . . . doesn’t like wait- ing for something to happen . . . long hair music lover . . . favors mismatched clothes . . . hates Hirty females ... is anything but a Republican . . . musical genius . . . practical joker . . . wants to get out of school. Band, ’5 1 -’55. Ruth Carole Butler Secretarial “Carole” . . . cute little blonde . . . enjoys dancing and records . . . being teased is her pet peeve . . . friendly and funny . . . likes to eat . . . typing is fun . . . always ready to go to Emporia. Cris-Wood Tri-Hi-Y, ’55-’56. Clara Ann Chandler Scientijic Known as either Ann or Clara . . . has a fondness for animals . . . enjoys football games . . . gets a kick out of pep rallies . . . “Monday tests, there ought to be a law!” . . . Christmas is her favorite season of the year . . . favors interesting books and good music ... a future in medicine is her desire. F’HA, ’52-’55; Dramatics, ’53- ’56; French Club, ’54-’56; Cockadette, ’54. Katherine Rucker Clarke Scientific “Kay” . . . just hates lack of senior privileges . . . C. W. leaving before 11:00 on Sunday nights is worst of all . . . list of likes is big . . . C. W. heads this list . . . clothes and Delta sorority are running a close sec- ond . . . University of Richmond homecomings are the greatest . . . homework and “pop” tests make her scream . . . full of life. Glee Club, ’54-’56; Square Cir- cle, ’53-’56; Chaplain, ’54; French Club. ’54- ' 56; Monitor’s Club. ’55-’56; FHA- ’52. Wayne Ellis Clements General “Sleepy” . . . recniited as a Soph from Hargra ’e Military Academy . . . real cool dresser . . wishes English was as easy as math . . . hates that early to rise stuff . . . really on the ball at selling shoes . . . mad about ’em all, girls that is. DE Club. ’55-’56. sixteen