Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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WiM-iAM Edwin Cdements General “Sapphire” . . . “Hurricane” . . . jivehound . . . hates stuck-up girls . . . goes for all other girls . . . likes rhythm and blues . . . favorite foods are chicken and steak . . . gets a big “kick” out of hunting . . . spinach and pretzel sticks are taboo. Band, ' 52-’55. Virginia Ann Coleman Com mercial “Ann” . . . doesn ' t like to be called Virginia . . . has a weak- ness for food and S. M. A. . . . gets a kick out of basketl ' )all, parlies and dances . . . dreads getting up in the morning . . . has an aversion for conceited people. Pence Tri-Hi-Y, ’55-’56; Cock- adeife, ’52-’5‘3. Mildred Elizabeth Comer Commercial “Mildred” . . . cute . . . friend- ly .. . quiet . . . crazy about sports . . . down with home- work . . . mad about that ol’ “rock an’ roll!” . . . proposes to do away with shorthand imd tests . . . fun . . . the movies are real gone. FHA, ’53-’54. Carl Blarford Cottrell General “Carl” . . . fun . . . crazy about girls . . . loves sports, especially football and basketball . . . al- ways happy . . . loves steak, x O tatoes, milk, and ax i le x • • • down with homework and iRietry . . . hates girls who go st ady and music. SCA, ’52-’55; Pep Club. ’51. Martha Joanne Cole General “Jo” . . . good looking brun- nette . . . came to PITS from St. Josexjh’s High School in the Fall of ’.54 . . . enjoys dancing, csx ecially tax . . . swimming and diving are her favorite sx)Oi ' ts . . . enjoys marching as a ma- jorette with the Band. Odd Girls, ’.54-’56; Majorette, ’54-’56. Norma Jean Collins General Friendly and loads of fun . . . rock and roll music is her fa- vorite . . . enjoys chemistry . . interested in work at the hos- X ital . . . hillbilly music is a X ain in th? neck . . . enjoys all sorts of activities . . . home- work and tests are x t ' t worries . . . fried chicken and French fries are tox)S. SCA, ’51 -’53; Sx eech Club, ’55; Secretary; Band, ’51; Commer- cial Club, ’51; D. O. Club. ’55; President, ’54-’5.5; Cockadelte, ’■54. Phyllis Annette Cornett Commercial Sews, because she loves clothes . . . steers away from girls who gossii . . . thinks staying at home is boring . . . shorthand class rates her ax - X)lause . . . never does home- work over weekends . . . si ends much time reading . . . wants to be a receptionist, but doesn’t have any objections to marriage . . . loves to cook and eat. Donald Ashley Cox General “Donald” . . . enjoys sx orts . . . agrees history and civics aren ' t his style . . . overlooks school work with an inquiring eye . . . objects to early morning alann clocks . . . holds no ai proval of study hall . . . quiet and un- assuming . . . career in the Navy. seventeen

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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

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David Gray Crittenden Scientific “Crit” or “Dave” . . . good looking . . . interested in en- gineering and Roberta . . . en- joys weekends . . . real great singer . . . wonders why girls go steady . . . friendly disposition and a big smile . . . plays ten- nis . . . brilliant student. Key Club, ’53-’56; Glee Club ’53-’56; Dramatics, ’55- 56; Cra- ter Hi-Y, ’53-’56; Tennis, ’54- 56: Missile, Assistant Editor, ’56. Ruth Frances Dams Scientific “Ruth” ... a quiet, but active brunette . . . interested in sports . . . likes to eat steak and French fries . . . music . . . dancing . . . Monday tests, ugh! . . . objects to hillbilly music . . homework . . . plans a medical career. Monitors Club, ’54-‘58; Spanish Club, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice- President, ’54-’56; Glee Club. Librarian, ’54 -’5 6; Coekadette, ’54-’56; SCA Alt mate, ’53. Tela Djihdjirian General “Takouhi” . . . dark hair and dark eyes identify her peeved by the misspelling of her name . . . mad about apple pie, kittens, carrots and “rhythm and blues” . . . just doesn’t care fo- dogs . . . quiet . . . British sr.li - ject . . . crazy about appl’s, carrots, Swiss cluese. and ham- on-rye. Odd Girls’ Club, President, ’55; A i,s.S(7r, ’55; Glee Club, ’55-’56; SCA Alternate, ’55. Eii.een Rose Dorsk “Eileen” . . . vivaci )us . . crazy . . . loves people, espec- ially boys . . . mad about music, dancing, food, swimming . . . good friends . . life of the party . . . talks all the linn . . . hates p?sty people and peo- ple who don’t laugh . . . future in interior decorating . . . “Dot dog”! Glee Club, ’52-’56; Dramatics Club. ’52-’56; Speech Club, ’54- 56, Treasurer; French Club, ’54- ’56; A j.v.v(7e, ’54-’56; Student Council, ’55; prop director of “Hasty Heart”, ’55; co-student director of “My ' Ihree Angels’’. ’55. Edith Maxine Davis Com mercial Dancing is wonderful . . . read- ing is awful . . . TV is such a nice pastime . . . food is so good . . . she doesn’t like w ' ork- ing . . . always laughing and joking . . . clothes are nice. Glee Club, ’53-’55; received let- ter and star for Glee Club. Shelby Davis Liberal Arts Delights in good books . . . looks askance at Arthur Godfrey . . . hankers after school . . . punc- tuation makes her blood run cold . . . has an eye for Latin . . . limeades are the most . . . proud possessor of a beaming smile. French Club, ’54-’56; Secretary, ’54; Goober Pep Club, ’54-’56; Missile, ’54-’56; Coekadette, ’54- ’56; Monitors Club, ’54-’56; Ed- itor of School Weekly News, ’55; SCA Representative, ’55; Alternate, ’55; Brainiest Girl in June “Who’s Who”, ’56; Mar E. Perkins Latin Award, ’55; State SCA convention, ’55. Donald Wayne Dobrick “Don” . . . crazy . . . can’t stand Hopewell High . . . disax proves of stuck-up girls, hillbilly music, and {)arty troopers . . . enjoys si orts . . . considers chicken and French fries ver ' edible . . . likes girls and “Cool Blues”. Tennis, ’54. Clii TON Alvert Duke Gen eral “Sonny” . . . quite a quarter- back . . . got his eyes on the Navy . . . mad about girls . . . Betty Gray tops the list . . . gossip really gets under his skin . . . siR)rts heads his interest column. Football, ’51-’54; Projection Crew, ’54. eifihleen