Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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Robert Hoilman Douthat, Jr. Scientific “Bobby’’ . . . can’t wait ’til graduation . . . often parents are a bother . . . basketball and baseball interest this future en- gineer . . . enjoys the beach, mood music, and adventure stor- ies . . . “Sweets!” . . . Latin is awful, but history is just the op- posite . . . hobby: sports. Nancy Carol Dunnavant General Nancy . . . pretty eyes . . . loves all kinds of dancing . . . can’t stand stuck-up people or home- work on week ends . . . “Oh, no!” . . . Hopewell’s losing to PHS really thrilled her . . . hopes to get married soon after grad- uation . . . likes watching foot- ball games and going to the beach in the summer. Charles Frederick Edmonds, Jr. General “Freddy” . . . great PHS sup- porter . . . dislikes studying but really goes for baseball and bas- ketball . . . “Horse!” . . . hap- piest when PHS beat Hopewell . . . enjoys hillbilly music and stories about sports . . . out- standing PHS personality . . . fun to be around. Margaret Ailene Edwards General Margaret . . . adores steak and spends her summers loafing . . . plans to attend Petersburg Gen- eral Hospital School of Nursing . . . hobby: dating certain boy . . . Mr. Powers is her favorite . . . “Oh. Great!” . . . would like to be a lab technician . . . receiving her class ring was most exciting . . . will succeed. Carolyn Astor Eley General Carolyn . . . wants to be a lab technician and a home-maker . . . digs jazz . . . “Right, baby!” . . . likes swimming and horseback riding . . . drives a ’59 Chev- rolet Bel-Air . . . beating Hope- well is great fun . . . conceited people have got to go . . . go- ing to the wrong class is very embarrassing . . . Virginia Beach is tops. Richard Owen Eley General Richard . . . wants to become an architectural engineer . . . pet peeve: a girl who doesn’t talk on a date . . . taking care of his car is this boy’s hobby . . . fa- vorite sport: football . . . hap- piest event at PHS: graduation . . . drives a ’56 Mercury . . . for him, summer activities in- clude working and visiting the beach . . . “Don’t mouth me!” Emily Heath Ellis Liberal Arts Heath . . . adores the Band . . . partial to Latin . . . wants to be a music teacher . . . plays organ and chimes at St. Paul’s Epis- copal Church . . . doesn’t like inconsistent people or too much homework . . . “Band” . . . hap- piest moment: Band Festival ’60 . . . likes jazz and detective stor- ies .. . very considerate . . . doesn’t care much for chemistry. Peter Delmar Feil Scientific “Pete” . . . terrific basketball player . . . collects coins . . . “Hey, Baby!” . . . ambitious . . . likes jazz . . . great per- sonality . best subject: math . . . to be an aeronautical en- gineer . . . beating Hopewell was the greatest . . . works, golfs and swims during summer . . . novels rate . . . basketball is tops in his book. twenty

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Lucia Neaves Gotten Collegiate Lucia . . . ambition: to graduate from PHS . . . can’t stand con- ceited people . . . loves horse- back riding . . . enjoys going to football games . . . great school spirit . . c favorite music is rock ’n roll . . . novels are tops in her book . . . spends her sum- mers at the river . . . hates math . . . best subject is typing. Laurel Sue Curry General Laurel . . . perky lass . . . loves just about everything — people, loafing, music, basketball . . . can’t stand people who are late and inconsiderate . . . “You think so?” . . . came to PHS from St. Margaret’s School, Tap- pahannock . . . most embarrass- ing moment: falling down steps . . . aspires to be a social worker . . . looking forward to gradua- tion. Ronald Edworth Daniels Scientific “Ronnie” . . . swell guy . . . trans- fer from Hopewell High School . . . anticipates a Coast Guard career . . . dislikes thick text books . . . likes basketball and Putt-Putt golf . . . embarrassed when he walked into the wrong class . . . happiest moment: Ring Dance . . . really friendly . . . likes rock ’ roll . . . “You got me!” Patricia Ann Davis Business Education “Patsy” . . . overjoyed with our winning season in every sport . . . “Like crazy!” . . . anticipates married life . . . football specta- tor . . . digs rock ’n roll . . . vacationed at the beach . . . his- tory is great . . . boys driving ’60 Imp alas are a worry ... a nice personality. Barry Wayne Curtis General Barry . . . “Uh, uh!” . . . hopes to graduate . . . digs fried chicken and pool . . . claims he’s never been embarrassed at PHS . . . fabulous swimmer . . . hav- ing to work Sunday mornings is out with this lad . . . likes music, especially popular . . . redheads really rate . . . happiest when received his class ring . . . thinks ’60 Comets are the most. James Frederick D’Alton Scientific “Jimmy” . . . it’s engineering after graduation for him . . . happiest when he lettered in football . . . drives a red and white Ford . . . getting caught squirting a water bottle in chem- istry class was very embarrassing . . . his hobby is playing pool . . . thinks weight-lifting is a swell summer activity ... “I got to do it!” Donald Monroe Dickerson General Donald . . . ambition is to finish high school . . . favorite sport is football . . . doesn’t dig home- work . . . could do without Eng- lish . . . drives a ’56 Mercury . . . abashed when TD beat PHS . . . an interesting person . . . takes to rock ’n roll music. Jerome Thomas DiRienzo Scientific “Jerry” . . . transfer for Garner High School, Garner, North Car- olina . . . shy and handsome . . . “You don’t say!” . . . can’t stand girls who chew ice at drive-ins . . . digs Playboy the most . . . summer activities: Ho! Ho! . . . likes rock ’n roll . . . ’55 Ford . . . football and bowling really rate. nineteen

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William Thomas Finch General “Bill” . . . nothing beats foot- ball and hunting . . . graduation day will be greeted with joy . . . transfer from Kenbridge High School . . . “N-i-c-e!” . . . English and stuck-up girls are the limit . . . wants to wear Air Force blue . . . the beach and algebra make for happy days. Jerry Hunter Fisher General Jerry . . . wants to be a radio technician in later life . . . hap- piest event: graduating from PHS . . . hates junky looking cars and algebra classes . . . has a ’41 Chevy . . . favors rock ’n roll and adventure stories . . . stock car racing is his favorite sport . . . typing rates . . . “Neat!” ... a fish in water. Bonnie Faye Ford Scientific Bonnie . . . this peppy future nurse was happiest when she be- came a varsity cheerleader . . . enjoys all music ( except jazz ) . . . “Very impressive!” . . . plays the piano very well . . . likes football, eating, the BEACH thoughtful, enthusiastic, sweet . . . overflowing with school spirit. Gene Baird Fuller General Gene . . . real great guy . . . Monday mornings and those wo- men drivers are for the birds . . . has high ambitions to make a “cool million” . . . hunting and football are tops with him . . . crazy about Virginia Beach in the summer . . . happiest event at PHS was beating Hopewell . . . “Bull!” Brenda Cheryle Gadsby Business Education Brenda . . . pet peeve is stuck- up people . . . loves dancing and football games . . . goes to the races during the summer . . . likes home ec. class and popular music . . . “Oh, no!” . . . loathes English . . . attended school in Fort Knox, Kentucky . . . likes his ’56 Mercury. Kermit Braxton Garriss Scientific Braxton . . . likes to water ski . . . abhors wasted time and poor teachers . . . disapproves of math —especially geometry . . . likes classical music and the classics . . . owns 1928 Model A Ford . . . good in history . . . “Don’t you forget it!” . . . ambition: to make my car run! Newton Maxie Georgel, Jr. General “Cocky” . . . how he’d love to be a state policeman . . . Eng- lish class bores him . . . loves football, but was embarrassed in first assembly . . . summer means work . . . “That ain’t bad!” . . . nice guy with a winning smile . . . great help on the Crimson Wave football team. Herbert Cogbill Gill Collegiate Herbert . . . friendly . . . couldn’t bear Latin . . . partial to football and geometry . . . happy when Petersburg beat Hopewell . . . ambition: to get out of high school and college . . . spends summer months reading fiction and working . . . stuck-up girls have got to go . . . “Details!” twenty-one