Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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Joy Ferne Clark General “Boo” . . . seen down the river, boat-riding all summer swell gal, with ])ersonality plus . . . detests pop quizzes . . . wants to be a school mann ( ele- mentar ' ) . . . favorite expression, “HELP”. Pence Tri-Hi-Y, 10, 11, 12; Glee Club, 11; Missile, 11, 12; Square Circle, 11, 12, President, 12; Monitors Club, 10, 11, 12; M eeklif News, 12. Bernard Stanley Clarke General “Stan” . . . comes to us from Christ Church School this year . . . going to Richmond on week- ends rates high . . . after high school conies a career in forestry or music for this cutie . . . very flirtatious . . . collecting guns, football, and eating barbecues arc “sharp.” William Lloyd Collins General “Radar” . . . adores girls but can’t stand the stuck-up and ])ris- sy ones ... could cat steak and french Iries and shoot the breeze forever . . “Can that trash!” . . . likes to go to Spanish class . . . really goes for sports; es- pecially football . . . wants to be an All-American. Albert Verty Covington, Jr. General “A. V.” . , . loves history, es- pecially the Civil War period . . . enjoys finding relics of that particular period . . . “real cool man” . . . goes for steak with thick gravw in a big way but piobably won’t see too much of it when he joins the U. S. Navv. JV Football, 9, 10. Wesley Vernon Creasey General Wesley . . . wants to be a me- chanic so he can soup up those slow cars that he just can’t put up with . . . tinkering with cars and french fries head his list of the greatest things in life . . . cars aren’t the only things he likes; football and math come next. DO Club, 12. William James Crichton, HI Scientific “Billy” . . . thinks homework and staying at home is strictly for the birds ... as far as he’s concerned, there’s nothing as good as fried chicken . . . fu- ture chemical engineer . . . “Go on” . . . enjoys basketball and English. Crater Hi-Y, 11, 12; Missile, Sports Editor, 12; Chemistry Lab Assistant, 12; Weekly Netvs, 12; National Merit Examination, Semi-finalist. Betty Carolyn Copeland Commercial Betty . . . pop quizzes and Mon- days are just too much f or her . . . will be very disappointed if she doesn’t end up as a doc- tor’s wife . . . hamburgers, mu- sic, and shorthand are tops on her list’ . . . “Bubble Eyes”. Librarv staff, 12; Typist, Re- view, 11. William Morton Davis General “Bill” . . . would die if there were no football . . . likes to eat spaghetti and sleep . . . can’t put up with Richmond editors who won’t give PHS a backing . . . “Adios”. Key Club. 11, 12; Varsitv Club, II, 12; French Cluh, 11, 12; Weekly Nen)s, 12; JV Football, 9; Varsity Football, 10, 11, 12; TV Baseball, 9. 10; Varsitv Base- ball, 11, 12; TV Basketball. 9. sixteen

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Lewis Ralph Branzelle General “Sniff” . . . likes reading and football . . . “crazy kid” . . . wants to retire at age twenty-five . . . hates work . . . loathes get- ting up early on Monday morn- ings . . . favorite pastime: sleep- ing . . . hopes to graduate . . . DE is this senior’s favorite sub- ject . . personalitv. DE Club, 9, 10, 11. Vivian Brewer Commercial “Viv” . . . has a radiant smile, makes everyone happy wlien she flashes it . . . can talk a blue streak, which by the way, is her favorite pastime . . . she says, “Oh doggone it.” quite often . . . especially to teachers who give homework on weekend . . . to graduate from PHS is goal at present. Virginia Carol Bhockweli. Commercial “Jenny” . . . quite a little homemaker, loves to sew and cook . . . among her favorites arc fried chicken and french fries . . you’ve got it made with this crazy chick if you don’t call her Jenny Caro! . . . quite a “rodder” in a car . . . college is next step in Jenny’s life. Homeroom Librarian, 11; Girls’ State, 11. Cableta Ruth Brown General Carleta ... is a transfer from Stanberry High in Missouri . . . too bad, fellows, this gal is al- ready taken . . . she would like to become a good wife for her husband. John Michael Cameron Scientific “Mike” . . . nice guy . . . wants to go to University of Virginia and take up engineering ... a bug on chemistry . . . but, “Don’t let that get out” . . . wants more school dances . . . has winning personalitv. Glee Club, 11, 12; IIi-Y, 11. 12; Missile, 11, 12, Busines ' i Mana- ger, 12; Weekly News, 12. George Colin Campbell General “George” . . . loves to loaf, and study hall is his favorite subject . . . to join the Navy and learn Diesel mechanics is ambition . . . says “yeah” to football, sluimp, and reading Westerns. DO Club. 11, 12; Projection Crew, 12. William Jordon Campbell Scientific “Bill” . . . finite witty . . . has a terrific sense of liiimor . . . loves to get teachers’ “goats” . . . hates to get up early . . . as bad as “Li ' l Abner” about pork chops . . . history and foot- ball rate high on his list of fav- orites . . . gets a kick out of tinkering with autos. Madeline Montrue Caudle General “Mady” . . . real fiend on alto sax, which she plays very well . . . comical . . . “Hot dog you all, I swear” . . . wants to teacli instiTimental music . . . the band is really the greatest . . . well- lik ed by everyone ’cause of her deliglitful personalitv. Cris ' -Wood Tri-Hi-Y ' , 10, 11, 12; Band, 9, 10, 11, 12. fifteen

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Warren Earl Delk General Warren . . . baseball, water- skiing and swimming are tops . . . detests teachers who give too much homework . . . “Get out of her, man” . . . collects Civil War relics . . . main am- bition is to be a draftsman. JV Baseball, 9, 10; JV Football, 10; Crater Hi-Y, 11, 12; Pro- jection Crew, 11. Maurice Edwin Downing General “Ned” . . . outdoor type . . . would like very much to grad- uate ... a football fan . . . those rainy weekends get him down . . . hunting and fishing attract him . . . enjoys spending his time at Colonial . . . likes history . . . “Clown”. Charles Olin Durnette Scientific Charles . . . likes people but some adults get on his nerves . . . being a nuclear physicist would make him veiy happy . . . taking it easy and watching wrestling on TV is a good way to pass time . . . music attracts this boy . . - very active in schools in Colorado and Nevada . . . bands . . . operettas . . . plays . . . wrestling champion . . . orchestras. Band, 12. Eloise Levon Elliott General “Vonnie” . . . stuck-up people and homework over the week- end infuriate her . . . chocolate cake makes her drool . . . wants to graduate and get married . . . likes to sing and collect pictures of friends . . . basketball and football infatuate her . . . “Say, wow!” DO Club, 11, 12. Wallace Dean Elliott Scientific “Ricky” . . . “Teachers who give too much homework should be abolished.” . . . girls and football attract him . . . wants to graduate . . . swimming is good exercise . . . likes English . . . “Too much, man!” Weekly News 12. Donald Neal Ellis General “Donnie” . . . detests homework on week-ends . . . baseball is a great sport . . . has a knack for drawing . . . takes to swim- ming . . . wants to be a com- mercial artist . . . likes me- chanical drawing . . . fried chicken is great . . . “Oh! Why not?” Weekly News, 12. Gerald Francis Ellis General “Jerry” . . . good looking . . . liked by all . . . thinks Clare- mont Street is a good street to be on . . . great football player . . . wants to go to Universiity of Richmond . . . football, bas- ketball, and baseball suit him fine . . . lazy people get on his nerves . . . “Beat Hopewell!” Varsity Football, 9, 10, 11, 12; Varsity Baseball, 9, 10, 11, 12. Co-Captain, 11; JV Basketball 9; Junior Class President, 11; SCA, 10, 11, 12, President, 12; Varsity Club President, 11; Key Club Vice-President, 11; Cock- ade Hi-Y. 11. Earl Thayer Ellis, Jr. Scientific Is often called “Singe” . . . likes math ... is interested in becoming a chemical engineer . . . surf fishing attracts him . . . enjoys reading and watch- ing TV . . . detests homework . . . is skilled in building models. Band, 9. 10, 11, 12; Weekly Netos, 12; French Club, 11, 12. seventeen