Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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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

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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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William Allen Emory General “Liiejack” . . . dislikes stuck-up girls ... all .sports really rate . . . likes to eat . . . wants to date Marcia Spero . . . quarter- back . . . “ Vlio, me?” . . . girls are the most. I ' Football, 9; Varsitv Football, 10. 11, 12, Captain, 11; JV Bas- ketball, 1(); Varsity Basketball, 11; Varsitv Baseball, 11; Var- sity Club, ' ll, 12; SCA, 9, 10, Alternate, 12. Herbert Theadore Fischer, 111 Scientific Known as “Sonny” . . . detests homework . . . likes chemistry . . . working on his car fasci- nates him . . . interested in studying chemical engineering at VPI ... is attracted by football and baseball . . . Math is great . . . steak and french fries make him drool. Monitors. 10, 11; Glee Club, 11, 12; Projection Crew, 10, 11, 12; Missile, 12; Weekhj Netos, 12. David Willis Gammon Scientific David . . . winning personality . . . can’t stand broken ankles at football practice . . . hojies to be a medical missionary . . . cats and reads . . . “In order to succeed, vou must have faith in God” Key Chib. 10, 11, 12; SCA, 10, 12; Junior Committee, 11; Re- vi ' w Reporter, 11; JV Football, 10; Varsity Football, 12; Who’s Who, 12. Walter Ray Gardner General Ray . . . hamburgers and foot- ball are just tops . . . “thumbs down on talkative girls . . . enjoys listening to a radio . . . higlicst ambition is to be a mil- lionaire . . . “Good night!” . . . fun to be vutln James Paul Garner Gerieral “Tiny Jim” . . , pizza and girls are his cloud 9 . . . hates not hearing from Mary Jane . . . wants to have his very own business . . . “Oh, Hello!” Crater Hi-Y, 11; Weekhf News, 12. Betty Jane Georgel Com mercial Betty Jane . . . pet peeve is homework on weekends . . . . thinks watching TV and football are the greatest . . . ambition is to be a nurse. Library Staff. 10. Elizabeth Susan Gordon General “Sue” . . . sparkling smile . . . liert blonde . . . quiet . . . Vir- ginia Beach is really the most . . . partial to fried chicken and swimming . . . hates getting up early , . “Revolting!” Pence Tri-Hi-Y, 9, 10, 11; Goober Pep, 10, 11, 12; Missile, 11, 12, Senior Editor, 12; Glee Club. 11. 12; Monitors, 11, 12; Weekly News, 12. James Trammell Grossmann Scientific “Trammell” . . . what a per- sonality! . . . can’t stand girls who won’t talk on dates . . . water sports are the very tops . . . loves sporting around in a Corvette . . . often says, “Is that right?” Cockade Hi-Y, 10; Monitors, 10, 11; SCA, 10, 11, 12; Key Club, 9, 10, 11, 12, Treasurer, 10, President. 12; Vice-President of Senior Class, 12; Senior Com- mittee, 12; JV Basketball, 9; Swim Team, 9, 10, 11. 12; Cap- tain and co-captain; Weekly News, 12; Who’s Who, 12; Pro- jection Crew, 12. eighteen