Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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Glenn Mahshall Ford General “Glenn” . . , cute and kind . . . generous witii chewing gum . . . can do with hillbilly and rock and roil music , . . seen at most of the football games . . . col- lects records ... a crew-cut kid . . . likes girls . . . should go on “Name’s the Same”. SCA, ’52. Cabell Hahtwell Fuller Scieniific “Cabell” . . . spends leisure time in hunting and fishing . . . working on Saturdays is the worst . . . girls are the greatest . . . friendly and quiet . . . foreign languages are the last straw . . good sense of humor. Janet Kaye Garriss Scientific “J. K.” . . . good natiired . . . mad al out skating . . . loves to dance, sing, cook, sew and write . . . wonderful at giving skits . . . bound to succeed . . . thumbs down on homework and tests . . . crazy . . . “Oh, mv cow!” . . . law or medicine. Pence Tri-IIi-Y, ’.52-’56; Missile, ’.54-’56; Cockadette ’.52-’o6; Glee Club, ’54-’56; French Club. ' 54- ' 56; 13ramatics Club, ’52- ’5fi; Speech Club, ’54-’56. Elizabeth Ch.vdwick Gii.l Scientific “Beth” ... a quiet little miss . . , parties, steaks, French and clothes rate high with her . . . How about that?” . . . Oh! ' riiose “pop” tests and home- work . . . more senior privileges . . . claims everybody is i oky . . . Mary Washington College will claim her next September. Cocktidctte, ’.54-56; Dramatics Club. ’.56; French Club ’.54- ’.56; Library Staff, ’■54-’.5.5; Mis- sile, ’56. Judith Hope Ford Liberal Arts “Judy” . . . quiet in school, but outside? . . . that’s another question . . . likes to have fun . . . enjoys dancing and singing . . . thinks pep rallies are great . . . despises homework . . . dis- approves of lack of senior priv- ileges . . can do without Biol- ogy drawings. Glee Club, ’.54-’.56; Cockadette, o4-’.56; Missile, ’.54-’.56; French Club, ’.54-’.56; K. Warner Tri- Hi- , ’.52-’.5.5; T. Albright Tri- Hi-Y, ’5.5-’56; Vice-President; FHA, ’52. Emily- Jane Fuller Commercial “Emily” . . . interested in re- ligious work . . . pop and jazz music are the greatest . . . friendly and crazy . . . football games and reading are tops . . . dreads early morning hours . . . original joker. FHA, ’.53-’.56; Spanish Club, ’.54-’56; Vice-President in ’54; Speech Club, ’•54-’.5.5; Library Club, ’54-’.56. Anne Hubert Gatling Liberal Arts Journalism is for her . . . those holidays just aren’t long enough . . . “Hubie” . . . boys are simply the end . . . ’irginia Beach is wonderful . . . why don’t seniors have more priv- ileges? . . . parties are the best . . . is thinking about Sweet Briar. FHA, ' 52; Pence Tri-Hi-Y, ’54 ’56; Treasurer; Cockadette, ’53- ’•5.5-’56; Square Circle, ’.54-’.56; Glee Club, ’53-’56; Missile, ’54- ’56; Spanish Club, ’54- 56, President; Dramatics Club, ’55- ’.56; play “My Three Angels”, ' 55; Petersburg High School News, Editor, ’55-’56. Johnnie Mae Goins General “Johnnie” . , . thinks parties and blue convertibles are swell . . . interests range from danc- ing and swimming to football . . has a hard time writing poetr - . . . steers awa ' from work . . . would rather not eat eggs but goes for soutliern fried chicken and shrimp. Hockey Team Manager, ' 53; FH. , ’.53; Commercial Club, ' 53; K-M’arner Tri-Hi-Y, ’54; Missile, ' 5.5. fu ' ctihj

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Jean Ihene Edwards General “Kena” . . . wants to be a sec- retary . . . friends say she’s lots of fun . . . collects pictures of her friends . . . skating is her favorite pastime . . . thrives on ham!)urj?ers and French fries . . . gets best grades in literature . . . positively hates “pop” tests and homework . . . lots of people call her by her middle name. FHA, ’53; Library Club, ’.54. Eeliott Lee Elder General “Rochie” . . . flat-top . . . nice looking, pleasant . . . crazy about sports . . . thinks a cer- tain girl is tops . . . drools over all food . . . English can go down the drain . . . pet peeve is Hopewell beating Petersburg. Junior Varsity Football, ’52; Varsity Football, ’ 52 -’ 55 ; Junior Varsity Baseball, ’. 52 ; Varsity Baseball, ’53. Walter Henderson Eley General “Stumpie” . . . tall, blonde, nice looking . . . realistic ver- sion of “Mr. Flat-top” . . . liked by everyone ... a big lease . . . thinks girls are nice to have around . . . homework could be replaced . . . baseball, football, basketball are “the most”. Homeroom President, ’52: Cra- ter Hi-Y, ’54-’.55; Monitors Cluli, ’55-’56. James Tarry Elmore General “Yow” . . . likes girls— Betty in particular . . . football and Fords . . . enjoys eating . . . dislikes homework on weekends . . . hates to be called “hen- pecked”. Football, ’.54. Phyllis Bruce Edwards General “Just a little nut in a big ma- chine” . . . work rates low . . . craves French tries . . . hates leaving PHS . . . Howdy Doody doesn’t appeal . . . brain! . . . quiet . . . neat . . . bookworm. M iffs He, ’ .5 .5 - ’ 5 6 ; Cockadette, ’.54-’56; Assistant Editor. ’.54- ’.56; Monitors, ’54-’.56; French Club, ’54-’56; Odd Girls, ’54- ’.56; K. Warner Tri-Hi-Y, ’53- ’56; Reporter, ’54-’5.5; Chaplain. ’.53-’.54; Y Council, ■.54-’.5.5. Ronald Elder General “Ronnie” . . . has a fancy for cars . . . towhead . . . objects to the short lunch period ... no plans for future as yet . . . pet peeve is an 8C term paper . . . looks askance at the small num- ber of senior privileges . . . en- joys working on cars . . . jirefers a certain member of the band. Band. ’.52-’.55. James Thomas Ellis General “Buck” . . . all girls fascinate him . . . loves food of any sort . . . tvqjical boy . . . likes to hunt . . . favorite sport is bas- ketball . . . quiet . . . friendly . . . sx ends siiare time canq ing . . . hai i iest when out in wide oiien sx:)aces . . . crazy about fishing . . . has many friends. Library Club, ’.54-’.5.5; Projection Crew, ’55. Lowell Fast Scientific Women drivers drive him mad . . . when not rebuilding old cars, likes to read . . . very artistic . . . leisure time is si ent tinkering with mechanics and old motors . . . makes friends quickly . . . can’t wait for bas- ketball season . . . “tliumbs down on baseball” . . . no definite plans for future . . . rather watch football game than eat when he’s hungry. Missile, ’55-’.56. nineteen

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Elizabeth Duckett Goodman Li! cral Arts “Retsy” ... V. M. I. is vvoncler- fiil . . . loves Virginia ham . . . cliews gum, a pack at a time . . . really talks and giggles. Pence Tri-Hi-Y, ’.d 4-’.56; Glee Club, ’53-’56; Girls’ Ensemble, Square Circle, ’53-’56; Secretary, ’54; Monitors, ’54- ’56; School News, ’55; Editor; Varsity Cheerleader, ’53-’56; Head Cheerleader, ’55-’56; Mis- sile, Editor-In-Chief, ’55-’56; Frt ' iich Club, ’55; “Good News”, ’55; Female Lead; Girls’ State, ' 54. Mary Weisiger Grossmann Scientific “Whiskers” . . . abhors tests and examinations . . . parties are great . . . food is terrific . . . wishes she had more time to do all she wants to do ... a leader . . . very popular . . . best all round. Monitors Club, ’54-’56; Secre- tary; Mis ' iile, ’54-’56; Co-Busi- ness Manager, ’55-’56; French Club, ' 54-56; Senior Commit- tee, ' 55-’56; Vice-President, ’54; Cheerleader, 54-’56; J. V., ’54- ’55; Varsity, ’55-’56; SCA Rep- resentative, ’55-’56; FHA, ’53; Pence Tri-Hi-Y, ’54-’56; Presi- dent, ’55-’56; Girls State, ’55. Gunther Haass General “Gunther” . . . red hair . . . crazy about basketball . . . can be found at football games . . . a great talker . . . homework is not his favorite indoor sport . . . winces at geometric rules . . . mad about steak, French fries and “pop” music . . . the Army calls . . . transferred from Fort Knox High School, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Charles Earl Hall Scientific “Tennessee” . . . long legged . . . talks with that unmistakable “Tennessee drawl” . . . nature boy . . . likes out of doors . . . hunting . . . fishing . . . camp- ing . . . handy with a sling shot . . . captures Hying squirrels as a hobby . . . likes good food . . . dislikes the city . . . pet peeve, English . . . “Tennessee” is one of the real “characters” who have been stalking the hallowed halls of PHS for the past four years. Martha Elizabeth Gray Commercial “Betty” . . . hates to be teased . . . looks like a little “imp” . . . loves to sing . . . writes in shorthand all the time . swimming is her favorite sport . . . tests on Monday are “Icky” . . . could eat steak and x otatoes endlessly . . . loves to smile. FHA, ’53-’56; Cris-Wood Tri- Hi-Y, ’53-’56; Glee Club, ’55- ' 56; Student Council, ’54; J. V. Basketball, ’53-’54; Missile, ’55. Robert Leigh Grossmann Scientific “B{)b Leigh” . . . hates to have to wait for someone who’s late . . . loves the water and plans to break tree-style record . . . I kes Trig but chases girls and golf balls too much . , . dreams of a private secretary ... to write for him; of course . . . possible dentist. Band, Section Leader, ’52-’56; Key Club, ’55-’56; Cockade Hi- Y, ’54-’56; Littl ' Symphony, ’55-’56; Dramatics Club, Presi- dent, ’52-’53; Swimming Team, ' 47-’56; SCA, ’52. Joseph Cullom Hales Scientific “Joe” . . . blonde . . . outdoor type . . . enjoys hunting . . . interested in guns and football . . . goes for French fries and caddy bow-ties . . . learning poetiy doesn’t appeal to him . . . prefers warm weather to cold . . . baseball holds no interest for him . . . headed for Miami. Home Room President, ’54; SCA Representative, ’54. Faye Irene Hall General “Should be a punishment for teachers who spring “pop quiz- zes”! . . . feline lover . . . clever sketcher . . . home ec. is favorite . . . objects to school work . . . “real likable” . . . winning xjersonality. FHA. ’53-’56; T. Albright Tri- Hi-Y, ’54- ' 56. licentij-one