Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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DIRECTORS TAKE FIVE FACULTY The directors take a break from the scene for a period of relaxation. Dismally overcast skies did not dampen the teacher’s spirits, as they en- joyed their annual picnic in the school gym. This social occasion provides

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OUR FAVORITE HILLBILLY Caught day-dreaming while selling football tick- ets, Mr. Sublett wonders if the “catfish are biting on Goose Creek”. “What is this in my crystal ball?” demands Mr. Sublett. “Where is the door of the dark room?” Mr. Sublett and Mike Harrison seem to be working hard to get things ready for the NASA assembly. Mr. Sublett hands back one of those Chemistry I “lulu’s” that everyone was dreading. 10

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PRODUCERS - THEY RUN OUR SHOW EDWIN M. BETTS University of Virginia B.S., M. Ed. Mr. Edwin Betts, our able assistant principal, has been connected with the action on our stage since 1953 when he began teaching English, speech, and dramatics. In 1960 he took his place in the producer’s chair by accepting the duties of assistant principal. As a result of his activity in District D of the Virginia Education Association, Mr. Betts is now serving as president of this organization. Com- menting on the importance of Petersburg as a member of District D, Mr. Betts states: “Dis- trict D has long been an important link in the chain of districts that make up the century old Virginia Education Association and Petersburg has long been the stage of District D activities. From this stage the teachers in Southside Virginia have assumed important roles in their profess- ional organizations. We are proud of Peters- burg’s accomplishments in District D and the Virginia Education Association.’’ RUSSELL B. GILL College of William and Mary University of Virginia B.A., M.A. Action toward a successful climax on the stage of education cannot begin without the guidance of a patient and genuinely interested producer. Mr. Russell B.Gill has been our principal and pro- ducer at Petersburg High School since 1943. During this time he has developed the scenes of athletics, learning, guidance, and student activi- ties to their fullest capacity. As this year is the centennial year of the Vir- ginia Education Association our producer calls to our attention that “it was in Petersburg, the Cockade City, that a group of dedicated educators met a century ago to form an educational as- sociation. They pledged themselves to ‘create a deep and abiding interest in the cause of educa- tion in the state of Virginia’. The soundness of their objectives and the unselfishness of their devotion have had a lasting effect upon education in the Old Dominion.’’ 12