Pulaski High School - Oriole Yearbook (Pulaski, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1933 volume:

V oreivord When your tomorrows have become yesterdays may the reflection oj days spent in your Alma Mater be ever present with this, The Oriole oj IQJJ. CJieJicated lo l lit To the faculty as a whole and individually , in recognition of their unselfish endeavor in our behalf, we dedicate this volume of The Oriole. SPONSOR, MIS S ELIZABETH PUGH So still you seem, Alma Mater, Upon the summer’s quiet street; We seniors leave you sadly — But we ' ll be back and sometime meet. Your pillars are more than concrete, Your walls of more than stone; You’re not rough building material, But builder of men to the bone. May your thoughts of us be kindly, Your memories tempered by time — - For we love you, Alma Mater ; To us your light still shines. You live altlio you cannot speak; Your fame will never fall. Already we feel that we need you — The friend who mothered us all. Blanche Aust, ’jj. Of acuity MISS LYNNWOOD KINDER Latin and English MISS ELIZABETH PUGH History MISS MARGARET DYER English and Mathematics MISS LAURA DALTON Sciences MR. HENSEL ECKMAN Principal MISS HELEN CROSWHITIi Biology MRS. EVELYN FINKS HALL English MR. HENRY C. FORD, JR. Mathematics and Athletics MISS MILDRED DuVAL Business MISS ELIZABETH BLAIR French and English Page Ten THE ORIOLE M I L DRED B ROCK M E Y E R KATHLEEN HURD DUVAL SEAGLE MRS. HALL President Vice-President Secretary and T reasurer Class Advisor MOTTO — We have crossed the hay; the ocean lies before COLORS — Black and Silver FLOWER — Gardenia ' Driole GStaff KATE ROBINSON Editor AULDEN LEMONS Business Manager BILLY MATHENEY Assistant Manager MISS ELIZABETH PUGH Sponsor THE ORIOLE Page Eleven MILDRED BROCK M EY E R “There is a garden in her face, Where roses and white lilies show.” DUVAL SEAGLE “He had that merry glance That seldom lady’s heart resists.” KATHLEEN PRANCES HURD “As brimful of mischief and wit and glee 1 As ever a human body can be.” AULDEN E. LEMONS “Salt your life with humor, pepper it with wit, And sprinkle over it the joy of fellow- ship.” KATE SHARP ROBINSON “A mind to conceive, a heart to resolve, and a hand to execute.” BILLY MATHENEY “Tumble me down and I will sit Upon my ruins laughing yet.” the oriole Page Twelve IONE ALTIZER “Thy modesty is a candle to thy merit.” BLANCHE MAE AUST “They are never alone who are accom- panied by noble thoughts.” FRANK PRESTON AMBURN “Moderation, the noblest gift of heaven.” NANCY BUSHONG “With a jest on her tongue and a smile on her lips, She’s bubbling with fun to her finger- tips.” NELLIE CARRICO “A smile for all, a greeting glad; A lovable, jolly way she had.” STUART BLACKBURN “Happy am I: from care I ' m free; Why aren’t they all contented like me?” THE ORIOLE Page Thirteen CATHERINE CECIL “Heart on her lips, and soul in her eyes. Soft as her clime, and sunny as her skies.” FRANCES COLEMAN “She is gentle, she is shy, But there’s mischief in her eye.” CURTIS DYER COVEY “Judge not his prowess by his size, For in small packages is the greatest prize.” VIRGINIA CRAWFORD “True merit’s like a river: the deeper it is The less noise it makes.” FRANCES CUMMINGS “Not too sober, not too gay, An all around girl in every way.” C. BROWN COX, JR. “Knowledge is power.” Page Fourteen THE ORIOLE HAZEL IRENE DAVIS “Though her ways are quiet, yet steady and sure Are the thoughts of this maiden demure.” ELEANOR EVANGELINE EASTMAN “Born for success she seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold.” PAUL PRESTON DAVIS “With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” MARGARET KATHRYN FARMER “In her life, charm and grace, Sympathy and love are blended.” MARY FRANCES FROST “A nature so sweet, so earnest, so grace- ful, so lithe, and so fleet, Is worth a descent from Olympus to meet.” ROY ELVIN DUNCAN “It is the mind that makes the man.” THE ORIOLE Page F i fteen BEULAH HARRELL Better he small and shine, Than great and east a shadow.” FRANCES HALL “The kind of friend That is not found every day.” ROBERT GEMMELL “Not afraid of work, Y’et not in love with it.” DORIS LEE JAMES “Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are.” JUNE LINDAMOOD “Good nature and good sense are good companions.” JIM HALEY “Being all that he is, being nothing that he isn’t.” THE ORIOLE Page Sixteen ANNIE STATON Mill RE ‘‘In youth and beauty wisdom is rare.” CADE MULLINS “Her air, her manner — all who saw ad- mired ; Courteous enough, tho’ coy; gentle tho’ retired.” HERBERT GUY HALL, JR. “Perhaps his heart is full of dreams And he’s not carefree as he seems.” MITTIE ALMA NUNN “Her smile, like sunshine, darts into many a sunless heart.” MARY E. PICKREL “Merry as the day is long. CHRISTO BANE PACK “If mischief is a part of heaven, I am on my way there.” THE ORIOLE Page Seventeen r EDYTHE MARTIN “Serene, resolute, still; Calm yet self possessed.” OMIE MAE QUESENBERRY “Her life was earnest work, not play.” THORNTON MASSIE TICE “My only books Were woman’s looks.” NEVELYN SPANGLER “Good nature, like a sunny day, Sheds brightness on all things.” XANA S. WALLACE “What care I when 1 can lie and rest, Kill time and take life at its very best.” CHRISTINE CAROLE WHITE “Laughter, fun, joy and jest Brought to her their very best.” Page Eigh teen THE ORIOLE MARY ELLEN WILLIAMS “Be wisely wordfy, be not worldly wise.” DESMON RAY, Mascot I stood on the hill at sunset And watched the clouds go by; I gazed at their beautiful colors And could not help but sigh To think that no earthly hand Can blend so lovely a hue, And then I ' m ashamed to admit We do not give God his due. — Hazel Davis, ' jj. THE ORIOLE Page Nineteen r 33 Together we’ve been climbing A hill which seems so high, Eager eyes upon the summit Where the hill top meets the sky. Each upward step brings nearer The goal for which we yearn, While backwards the beginning Seems just around the turn. But when we reach the summit Above the plains we ' ve passed, A region new will greet us Vistas untrod and vast. Forgetting past achievement With hearts and minds athrill. Enchanted by this vision, Well climb the higher hill. Each hill top which we surmount Reveals another higher ; There is no limit fixed For souls who dare aspire. Brown Cox, ' jj. Page Twenty The oriole Cl 1 %ei nor GJk (ass 33 CHAPTER I ENTERED our eventful Freshman year with our heads slightly swelled and took the leap from the down stairs up with some of the air of a conqueror. Rat week rolled around, and in this year of ’29 the Freshmen had their After this heart-rending jolt to our delicate pride we calmed down so far as to choose the meek lily of the valley for our class dower. We elected class officers: President, Dick Crockett; Vice-President, Flora Mae Haislip; Secretary, Nancy Bushong; Treasurer, Alfred Porter. Then we settled down to intensive study and dreamed of the day when we would be Sophomores. last Rat parade. CHAPTER II After we completed our long and hard march from Ereshmanville to Sophomoretown we found fifty-two of our marchers were with us. Skirts were a little longer (butterfly skirts in large numbers) ; also bobbed hair was a feature among the girls. Most boys now wore long trousers. We chose our class officers: President, Ernest Lyons; Vice-President, Mary Ellen Williams; Secretary and Treasurer, Aulden Lemons. Again we assumed a very superior air, and took time and particular care to make things rough for the Freshmen. Those first few months passed quickly and we were shocked to find examinations so near. After seeing our examination grades we, that is most of us, began some real study, and didn’t have much time to be sophisticated. CHAPTER III We had marched a long way by now and stopped to consider our suc- cesses and failures. Surely we were too far up the road for any turning back or stumbling, even though Geometry, Bookkeeping and other terrors appeared before our bewildered eyes, and some classmates ran around in a panic trying to get twelve units or squeeze in a n extra subject. After getting thoroughly adjusted to our new position we elected class officers: President, Roy Duncan; Vice-President, Frances Coleman; Secretary and Treasurer, Mary Ellen Williams. Then came the selecting of rings and pins. By March we were all dreaming of being Seniors and practicing how to be dignified. THE ORIOLE Page Twenty-one CHAPTER IV Seniors at last! And our long march almost finished. In chapel we repose in calm dignity (on the front rows) and feel the weight of the world on our shoulders. This is a year of important events — Oriole, cards, invita- tions, no end of plays and bake sales; last but not least the prized diploma. We fought the election of Roosevelt and Hoover on the floor of our Senior room, the Democrats coming out victorious. In our own private election we named Mildred Brockmeyer President, Kathleen Hurd Vice-President and DuVal Seagle Secretary and Treasurer. With the help and advice of Mrs. Hall we have succeeded in matters undertaken by the class. The time and patience given to The Oriole by Miss Pugh is not to be overlooked. And all the Seniors feel deeply indebted to our principal and faculty for the help- ful guidance rendered for the last four years. Not all the classmates that started on this journey in ' 29 are still with us, and we have added new friends each year. Our plans and dates for graduation have been made: Baccalaureate Sermon, May 28th; Senior Class Play, June 1st; and Com- mencement, June 2nd. This year of ' 33 is one that will be remembered many years hence. Kate Robinson, ' jj . Page Twenty-two THE ORIOLE Roanoke, Virginia, June 2, 1943. Dear Mr. Eckman: In response t o your letter asking for information regarding the present occupations of the Class of ’33 I am writing the following: Christo Pack has a controlling interest in the N. B. C. network. Paul Davis and his “Wonder Boys” broadcast their popular dance programs each Friday and Saturday from Cincinnati, Ohio. Edythe Martin, with her quiet, sweet ways, is managing the Old Ladies’ Home in Tampa, Florida. Billy Matheney, the declaimer of ' 33, is now a promising lawyer in Dublin, Virginia. Each morning at 6:30 Nellie Carrico gives exercises for the early risers which helps produce good dispositions and figures. You will be surprised to learn that Herbert Hall is in New York, instructing the choruses in Ziegfeld’s Pollies. Yes. Kathleen Hurd is the leading solo dancer. Several of our class turned their talents toward the art of food making. Do you remember the girl who always made our bake sales a roaring success? Nancy Bushong is in Chicago managing a chain of bakery stores. Blanche Aust has charge of the confection- ary department. You undoubtedly have tasted her excellent fudge. Anne Wallace was located, after quite a bit of searching, in the South Sea Isles, sell- ing Parisian dresses to the natives. Her cunning shop is really quite different from any I have ever seen. Du Val Seagle is organist for St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome. I suppose he has over- come his reluctance to appear in public. Hazel Davis, as you know, is still residing in Pulaski. A brick bungalow and a beautiful flower garden keep her quite busy, but in her leisure hours she turns to poetry. She just completed her outstanding poem, ‘‘Conquers the Argonne.” Doris James is in a New York beauty shop advertising “Kissproof Lipstick.” A sample with each sale. Roy Duncan is chief auctioneer for the Duke Sales Company in San Francisco, Calif. Mittie Nunn is the head dietician at a new institution in Denver, Colorado, which attempts to help the underweight folk to gain. Aulden Lemons still plays havoc with the hearts of the ladies when he gives his week- ly broadcasts. His voice is as vibrant as ever, and he owes a great part of his success to the lovely way in which Mary Ellen Williams accompanies him. She has written several of his best hits. Stuart Blackburn has won fame as a comic strip artist. “Pop-eye” is his specialty. Frances Cummings was recently granted a divorce from her husband, Sherman Hall, in Reno. Unusual as it may seem, an old school mate, Curtis Covey, was the divorce judge. THE ORIOLE Page Twenty-three Brown Cox, Jr., is professor of electrical engineering at V. P. I. Kate Ro binson is a popular blues singer in the Keith Vaudeville, now showing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Eckman, you should hear that girl sing! Robert Gemmell is manager of the Big Ben Clock Company. He is still an advocate of punctuality. Evangeline Eastman has been gym instructor at Boston College and her teams al- ways come out on top. “Vange” is entering the Olympics next year. For real Indian art you should see the paintings of Frances Frost. She is now in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Remember the smallest girl in the class of ’33? Christine White is now a foreign buyer for Heironimus Brothers of Roanoke, Virginia. Thornton Tice has followed his love for animals. He is dogcatcher in Richmond, Virginia. Beulah Harrell has done her bit to ease our pains. She is a nurse in the State Insane Asylum in Marion, Virginia. Nevelyn Spangler is the chief mattress tester at the Beauty S leep Mattress Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After numerous letters, I found Mary Pickrel busily engaged in Sears Roebuck of Chicago, Illinois. She designs dresses and is a specialist in the art of interior decorating. Jim Hailey was found overseas, working in a German balloon factory. Omie Quesenberry is in Richmond, Virginia. She is head clerk of the hosiery de partment in Miller Rhoades. Annie Muire won the last match with Helen Wills Moody, in Albany, New York. Have you heard of Cade Mullins’ recent solo flight to India? In her everyday life she runs the Mullins garage, in Radford, Virginia. Frances Coleman is chief jig saw puzzle designer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Catherine Cecil won a blue ribbon at the World Fair for her superb horsemanship. She raises thoroughbreds. June Lindamood is teaching Cicero in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Virginia Crawford is a milk maid for the Southern Dairy in Hollywood, California. Although the boys of ’33 were not much for studying, we did have one industrious lad. Frank Amburn is now an instructor at V. M. I. This constitutes the information which could be secured. It was very kind of you to ask it and we are glad to know that our welfare is still a matter of importance to you. Yours sincerely, MILDRED BROCKMEYER. Page Twenty-four THE ORIOLE dl2)asi Will and eslameni RV kE SOUGHT we learned — and now we go. But before making our departure, we, the undersigned, hereby, in our last will and testament, grant to the following our appreciated and unappreciated possessions: To Mr. Hensel Eckman, our principal, and to the faculty of P. H. S. we leave only one word from Webster’s dictionary, and that word — “ap- preciation.” Valueless, lifeless as it may seem, yet it is the most worthy gift we can select. To the incoming Senior Class we leave our troubles, our care-worn desks, and our worried but smiling teachers. To the school, we leave an atmosphere of companionship, a capable faculty, an ambitious group of students, and a wish that the echo of know- ledge may continue to ring through her halls. Mildred Brockmeyer leaves her freckles to the sun. May he continue to make them shine! Catherine Cecil leaves her baby stares to Eloise Bowling. Curtis Covey leaves his “pep” and laughter to Chester Palmer. Margaret Farmer’s good spirits are left to Stephen Ham. Stuart Blackburn wills his teasing, bashful smile to Kenneth Brugh. Cade Mullins leaves her blushes to Jessie Smith. Hazel Davis leaves her Ford to Mrs. Hall with the hope that she will enjoy a real car. Annie Muire leaves a tombstone to the freshmen. She says they’re dead. Paul Davis leaves his “cuteness” to Miss Dalton. Nancy Bushong and Nellie Carrico leave their quietness, their retiring manners and slender figures to Clarence Johnson and Malcolm Long. Anne Wallace wills her dignity, her studiousness, and her witty remarks to Alma Hall. Billy Matheney leaves his extra name “Wild Bill” and his cowboy hat and gun to Charles Bowles. Doris James and Kathleen Hurd leave their dancing toes and powdered noses to “goodness knows!” — Lawna Harkrader. Frances Frost leaves her “full-of-fire” spirit to Helen Dix. Frank Amburn wills his wonderful sense of humor to David Ratcliffe. THE ORIOLE Page Twenty-five Omie Quesenberry leaves her quiet, unassuming attitude to Hallie Elkins. Frances Cummings leaves her ready laugh to Milton Brockmeyer. Frances Hall wills her c ourage and determination to Ruth Harrell. Edythe Martin leaves her lady-like smile to Dorothy Powell. Robert Gemmell leaves a transfer truck to take the Hi-Y girls to future conferences. The ones they now use are not puncture proof. Kate Robinson leaves her melodious voice to the yelling freshmen. May they whine their blues away. Mary Pickrel leaves her gloomy thoughts to Brady Kidd. Beulah Harrell’s business-like manner is left to Opal McCall. Christine White leaves her amiable disposition to Dorothy Morehead. Aulden Lemmons leaves town. May Wytheville like his smiling face! Frances Coleman leaves her jolly disposition to Margaret Bane. Brown Cox leaves his happy-go-lucky smile to Woodrow Davis. Evangeline Eastman leaves a kodak and two snaps of the boy friend to Nancy Hall. Herbert Hall leaves everything he couldn ' t get in his pockets (including large pictures, a piano and the balcony) to Nancy White. Roy Duncan leaves his ability to lead to Helen Elkins. Mittie Nunn’s gay, sparkling smile is left to Sidney Painter. Virginia Crawford leaves her three extra units to Martin Bocock. Du Val Seagle leaves his how-do-you-do smile to Miss Croswhite. Jim Hailey leaves his quiet personality to Glen Ward. Mary E. Williams leaves her Bach piano ability to Lucille Rhudy. Thornton Tice leaves a smile for all. Nevelyn Spangler leaves her punctuality to Sophie Wallace. Christo Pack leaves his sunny disposition to Genoa King. June Lindamood leaves her fondness for Latin to Mary Ellen Umberger. In testimony whereof we have written and signed, and do hereby de- clare this paper, this second day of June, to be our last Will and Testament. Blanche Aust, ’ jj . Page Twenty-six THE ORIOLE ) 1 7m IPko in . C. Of. SOUNDEST SENIORS MILDRED BROCKMEYER ' ROY DUNCAN JOLLIEST JUNIORS MARGARET BANE MILTON BROCKMEYER MOST SOPHISTICATED SOPHOMORES ELOISE BOWLING WALTER ROBERTS FRESHEST FRESHMEN HELEN BOOTHE JOE HARMAN 0 llO S QPlio in ihe (Senior (h h ass OMIE QUESENBERRY KATHLEEN HURD ANNE WALLACE ANNIE MUIRE HAZEL DAVIS BILLY MATHENEY KATE ROBINSON ANNE WALLACE CHRISTINE WHITE MOST STUDIOUS BEST SPORTS MOST HUMOROUS BIGGEST TALKERS MOST DIGNIFIED BEST ATHLETES MOST ORIGINAL BIGGEST BLUFFERS LAZIEST ROY DUNCAN JIM HAILEY RED LEMONS JIM HAILEY FRANK AMBURN EVANGELINE EASTMAN RED LEMONS THORNTON TICE ROBERT GEMMELL DORIS JAMES MOST ATTRACTIVE DUVAL SEAGLE Page Twenty-eight THE ORIOLE WOODROW DAVIS President E M M A J A N E R U N I O N Vice- President J ESSE SMITI I Secretary and T reasurer MOTTO — Success comes in cans, failures in can ' Is COLORS — Pink and Green FLOWER -Rhododendron MISS BLAIR AND MISS DuVAL Class Advisors BOCOCK. MARTIN BOCOCK. ROBERT BOWLES, CHARLES BROCKMEYER, MILTON BRUCH. KENNETH DAVIS, WOODROW HALL. SHERMAN HAM. STEPHEN HAYTER, MYRON HIGHT, HARRY KIDD, BRADIE KINGREA, T. S. LESTER, RAY LEWEY, CARL PALMER, CHESTER SHUFF, BILLY SMITH. I ESSE VAUGHAN, LEWIS MEMBERS VIER. BILLY WARD. GLENN WHITAKER. KENNETH WHITE. JAMES ABBOTT, ALICE BANE, MARGARET BRAI.LEY, FORREST CHRISLEY. FRANCES COULSON. IRENE CRAWFORD, NORA ELKINS, HALLIE ELKINS, HELEN FANNING, AH ENA GROSECLOSK, BERNADINE HALL, AI MA HALL, NANCY HARRELL, RUTH HODGE, CALLIE HURST, EDYTHE JAMISON. ELLEN KING. GENOA MANUEL. CHARLOTTE MATHENEY, ALTA McCALL, OPAL McNEW, LOUISE MOREHEAD. DOROTHY NELSON, MARGARET PAINTER. SYDNEY POWELL. DOROTHY RHUDY, LUCILLE ROGERS, ELSIE RUN ION, EMMA JANE STRAUSS, MARGARET UMBERGER, MARY ELLEN WALLACE, SOPHIE WHITE, NANCY THE ORIOLE Page Twenty-nine opiiomore ass NANCY ESKRIDGE President ELLEN KATE HARMAN Vice-President JAMES ST EGER Secretary and Treasurer MISS CROSWHITE AND MISS PUGH Class Advisors MOTTO — Every blow of fortune must be overcome by enduring COLORS — Red and White FLOWER — Red Rose ALBERT, CONLEY BANE, DONALD BERRY, PHIFER BOCOCK, J. B. CARNEY, TACK CLARK, JULIUS DALTON, QUENTIN DAVIS, TRINKLE EVERSOLE, TACK GLENN, DONALD HILTZHEIMER, FITZHUGH JENKINS, OSCAR JOHNSON, CLARENCE KEGLEY, MIKE MABE, STANLEY MACGILL, WILLIAM MOREHEAD, WALLACE OWEN, CLARK PAINTER. J. C. RAUHOF, NORMAN ROBERTS, WALTER RUNION, JOHN MEMBERS SEAGLE, ROSEWELL STEGER, JAMES VAUGHAN, H. C. WHITESELL, WILLIAM ALBERT. MYRA BLACKBURN, JEANNE BOCOCK, RUTH BONHAM, ELIZABETH BOWLING, ELOISE CORNELIUS. KATHERINE DIX, HELEN ESKRIDGE, NANCY GEMMELL, VIRGINIA HALL, EUNICE HARDY, FRANCES HARKRADER. LAWNA HARMAN, ELLEN KATE HUDSON, MARY LEE HYLTON, LOUISE JOHNSON, EVELYN JONES, KATHLEEN KNAPP, CYNTHIA LONG, ESTELLA MILES, LOIS MOREHEAD, ETHEL MUSTARD. JEANNE MYERS, MARTHA MYERS, MARY PIKE, HAZEL POOLE, EYELYN PRICE. MARGARET PURVIS, DAWN QUESENBERRY, MARGARET RICHARDS, NORA SEAGLE, ERNESTINE SHELTON, NANCY SNIDER, FRANCES STEVENSON. RUTH SUMMERS. ELIZABETH SUTHERLAND, RUTH VAUGHAN, MARGARET WARD. MARGARET WHITE, CAROLYN WYGAL, PAULINE YOUNT, EVELYN ■Q Page Thirty THE ORIOLE freslnuan QJ©L ass EDWARD DENT . President HENRY MOREHEAD Vice-President CHESTER HALL Secretary and Treasurer MOTTO — Deeds, not words COLORS — Green and Orchid FLOWER - Lilac MISS DALTON, MISS KINDER, MISS DYER Class Advisors AUST, HARRY AUST. ROY AYLOR. BILLY BAUGH, LINCOLN BISHOP. RALPH BISHOP, ROY BOOTHE, GROVER BOWMAN, EDWARD BRATTON, RAY CARSON, ROBERT CARPER, WAI TER COLTRANE, HAROLD CRABTREE, JOYCE DAVIS, PEYTON DAVIS, RICHARD DENT, EDWARD DOUTHAT, VIRGIL ELKINS. STRONG FAGG, MURRAY FITZGERALD, JACK FROST, ELMER HALL. CHESTER HALL. WOODROW HARMAN, JOE KEISTER, BYRON KIDD, JAMES KIRBY, RUSSELL KIRKNER, KENDELL LEDFORD, HILL LONG, MALCOLM McCALL, BRltCE MOREFIELD, LOUIS MOREHEAD, WALTER MOREHEAD, HENRY OWEN, MARSHALL PAINTER, BOB POOLE, EUGENE PATTON, WILLIAM RHUDY, BILLY ROBERTSON, WILLIAM ROBINSON, JOE MEMBERS RUNYON, WALTER RYAN, CLYDE SHAFFER. BILLY SMITH, WALTER SOWERS, JOHN STEVENSON, DICK STONE, HOWARD STUART, WOODROW SURBER, EARL THORNTON, VERNON TRAIL. ARCHIE TURMAN, EDWARD WHISMAN, EDWARD WOODYARD. BUFORD ALTIZER, HELENE AUST, LUCILLE BOOTHE. HELEN BROWN, IRENE CALFEE, ALICE BELLE CLARK, CHARLOTTE COULSEN, ELIZABETH COMER. LETHELLA CONNER, KATHLEEN COVEY. BLANCHE COX, MARY CROWELL. MARY DAVIS, ROBBIE DUNCAN, ALMA RUTH EANES, BETTY EASTMAN, VIRGINIA ELKINS, EVELYN FROST, IRENE GORDON, PEGGY GRAY, LOIS GRAY. LOUISE GRUBB, ROSA LEE HALL. ELIZABETH HALL LUCILLE HALL, MANOLA HALL. MARY HARRELL, COLLEEN HOLMES, HELEN HUFFORD, MILDRED HYLTON. STELLA JACKSON, MARY KEISTER, PAULINE KERNS. VIRGINIA KING. MARY KING. NINA LILLY, JOSEPHINE LONG, HELEN MABRY, CLEDIS MANN, ELIZABETH MANUEL, ETHEL McGUIRE, MABEL MIDKIFF, FRANCES MUMPOWER, CELIA OTEY, IRENE PEARCE, ELIZABETH PICKEREL, LEE ANNA QUESENBERRY, VIRGIE RICHARDSON, HELEN ROSEBERRY. NELLIE RYAN, MADELINE SCHRADER, AGNES SHAFFER, ANITA SHAFFER, ARMITA SMITH, ETHEL SMITH, HELEN SURFACE, BEATRICE THOMPSON, KATHERINE TRAIL, MARTHA UMBERGER, ALICE VIER, PATTIE WADE, ELSIE WAIN WRIGHT, BILLIE WALLNER. VIRGINIA WARD, VERA WEBSTER, MARY WEEKS, EULA WILLIS, HELEN WILSON, IRENE WIRT, OLGA WOLFE, HAZEL Page Thirty-two THE ORIOLE MBITION, the desire for superiority, power or attainment, which nestles in the mind of a meek child and urges him to at- tain that which is great. There is no doubt that there is in every child’s mind some ambition, some desire to become as great as, or even greater, than some man or woman who has reached the height of success in some varied field. Ambition does not stop at childhood, but broadens out during school life and not only determines the success of education but brings to the mind of every individual a mental picture of his or her life’s work. A man’s life leads to and radiates around his ambition. If one’s ambition is to make brick laying his life’s work, it is doubtless true that a brick layer he will some day be. If one ' s ambition is to become a lawyer, it is in this field he will reach success. Ambition is that which makes men of children. Men — yes, men. Not only a physically strong individual, able to reach down and muscle a heavy weight, but a man strong of character — a man who sees in the distant shadows a golden goal and is on the upward climb reaching on and on to attain that height of success created by ambition. The vapor of ambition is not diffused only from the costly mansion but from the peasant hut as well. Have not some of the really great men in the history of our country arisen from log cabins? For instance take the com- mon rail splitter, no more than a ragged, barefooted lad. But in this boy’s veins lurked an ambition to rise from a common lad to a great man in the service of his country. It led him to work hard and to strive for an educa- tion, reading by firelight and writing with charcoal and shovel. This am- bition carried him, step by step, until he reached the greatest honor a man can attain, which is that of being President of the United States. He did not cast ambition aside there and bear his burden alone, but preserved it to urge him on successfully through one of the greatest eras in our history — the Civil War. Does this not prove ambition to be essential to success? With- out this desire you can do nothing. It is true that every one cannot be President, but one can ever struggle to a greater goal than one has yet reach- ed. Ambition is essential to success in any field one may choose. It is ambition that takes a helpless child and builds him into a strong and power- ful athlete. It keeps him on the field practicing from day to day in order that he may reach his goal. THE ORIOLE Page Thirty-three To enable us to understand fully the importance of ambition we must also discuss the evils that may befall one by the lack of ambition — the lack of a desire to achieve that which is great and noble and which in many cases leads to crime and takes a person from civilization and shuts him up in a prison cell, dingy and unhealthy. Ambition is like a tree, which when but a tiny seed it sprouts and takes root and bursts from the soil and is drawn upward and outward by sun and rain until it is a strong tree stretching out its arms to a candid world. Am- bition is but a tiny spark igniting the soul, which when bursting forth in flame lights the world with the radiance of greatness and stability. Jesse Smith, ' 34. If I could paint pictures My pictures would be Glimpses of beauties That few stop to see. Some pictures would be of Rocks, hills and trees, Some of rare flowers, Streams, birds and bees. One scene woidd be of A valley below As seen from the hill crest As onward we go. Purple mountains at sunset, Red clouds of the dawn, Sweet little buttercups — A dew sprinkled lawn. Oh, I woidd paint pictures So beautiful to see, If I could portray God’s great love for me. Hazel Davis, ' 33. Page Thirty-four THE ORIOLE Sunday corning k H! HOW PLEASANT it is to have the sun steal in under my lowered shade and persist in playing hide and seek- on my lace until I have no choice but to open my eyes. Then slowly I realize it is Sunday morning, for the sun has but this one chance to awaken me through the whole week. Nothing seems to be so noisy, bustling and boisterous this morning, as there is no work to hasten to, no school to bother about, and even the birds seem to have stolen a nap for there is only one lonely little snow-bird sighing a pre- lude in my leafless vine covered window. It is good to think of the past week during this space of sacred silence, in terms of success and failure, resolving to profit by making my failures count among my successes in the oncoming week which God will give me to fash ion with my crude tools. Then the wind sprightly whisks through my open window and rustles the curtains carrying on its wings the call to morning worship. Lucille Rhudy, ' 34. C‘ ( Overy. Qa y s a 71 ew Qa, Every day is a new day — But never one that is to stay. Time may come, and time may go, Bringing things we never know. Every day is a new day — Things happen that always pass away; No matter what they have been They ' ll never be the same again. Every day is a yiew day — Be ready for it in every way. Today comes this way but once, The same as years and months. Frances Frost, ' jj. THE ORIOLE Page Thirty-five To create, maintain, and extend through- out the school and community high standards of Chris- tian character. Page Thirty-six THE ORIOLE Girls ' CATHERINE CECIL President KATE ROBINSON Vice-President MILDRED B RO C K M E Y E R Seer eta ry EVANGELINE EASTMAN Treasurer MRS. HALL Sponsor MARGARET BANE RUTH BOCOCK MILDRED BROCKMEYER NANCY BUSHONG NELLIE CARRICO CATHERINE CECIL FRANCES COLEMAN HAZEL DAVIS MEMBERS EVANGELINE EASTMAN HALLIE ELKINS NANCY ESKRIDGE FRANCES FROST ELLEN KATE HARMAN KATHLEEN HURD DORIS JAMES CADE MULLINS ANNIE MUIRE SYDNEY PAINTER DAWN PURVIS OMIE QUESEN BERRY KATE ROBINSON NANCY WHITE MARY ELLEN WILLIAMS THE ORIOLE Page Thirty-seven BILLY MATHENEY President DUVAL SEAGLE Vice-President JESSE SMITH Secretary WOODROW DAVIS Treasurer MR. FORD AND MR. ECKMAN Sponsors MEMBERS FRANK AMBURN STUART BLACKBURN MILTON BROCKMEYER CURTIS COVEY BROWN COX PAUL DAVIS WOODROW DAVIS ROY DUNCAN CHARLES DYER JACK EVERSOLE ROBERT GEMMELL JIM HAILEY HERBERT HALL SHERMAN HALL FRANK HARKRADER HARRY HIGHT AULDEN LEMONS BILLY MATHENEY CHRISTO PACK CHESTER PALMER DAVID RATCLIFF DUVAL SEAGLE BILLY SHUFF JESSE SMITH 15 s3 Page Thirty-eight THE ORIOLE J ulasla (tgh ofcLool cJ itert ary N SEPTEMBER. 23, 1932, the Pulaski High School Liter- ary Society met and chose the following officers for the year 1932-33: President, Herbert Hall; Vice-President, Margaret Bane; Secretary and Treasurer, Nancy Shelton. The purpose of this society is to promote growth and initiative in literary activities and to train its members in correct modes of thought and expression. In the contests this spring the following winners were announced: Ste- phen Ham won first place in the Boys’ Declamation Contest and Billy Ma- theney received honorable mention ; Genoa King won first place in the Girls’ Reading Contest and Alta Matheney received honorable mention. The final deflate will be held May 3, when the question, Resolved, that Congress should enact the Fess radio bill, allocating 15 per cent of radio broad- casting facilities to educational broadcasting exclusively, will be upheld by Nancy Eskridge and Estella Long representing the affirmative side of the question, and Billy Matheney and Jack Carney representing the negative. C) eiiior ' J (onor ssociahon ROY DUNCAN BLANCHE AUST MILDRED BROCKMEYER MEMBERS FRANCES COLEMAN HAZEL DAVIS EVANGELINE EASTMAN MARY ELLEN WILLIAMS MARGARET FARMER ANNIE MUIRE OM1E QUESENBERRY THE ORIOLE Page Thirty-nine HENSEL ECKMAN, B. S., University of Pennsylvania Principal MRS. EVELYN FINKS HALL, Special Certificate, Martha Washington College , English ELIZABETH BLAIR, A. B., Vanderbilt University French and English MILDRED DUVAL, A. C. A., Bowling Green College of Commerce Business HENRY C. FORD, JR., A. B., Virginia Military Institute, Mathematics and Athletics MARY HELEN CROSWHITE, A. B., Martha Washington College Biology ELIZABETH PUGH, A. B., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Social Science LAURA DALTON, B. S., William and Mary College Science CRYSTAL FRYE, B. S., Radford State Teachers College [part time) Mathematics LYNNWOOD KINDER, B. S., Radford State Teachers College Latin and English MARGARET DYER, A. B., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College English and Math SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADES FACULTY PEARL PENDLETON, Virginia Interinont College Seventh Grade SARAH MOORE, Farmville State Teachers College Seventh Grade GALILEE PHELPS, A. B., Milligan College Seventh Grade BLANCHE NEAL GREENE, Radford State Teachers College Seventh Grade ANNE RIDER, Radford State Teachers College Sixth Grade MRS. CHLOE CARNEY, Radford State Teachers College Sixth Grade ELIZA ANDERSON, Farmville State Teachers College Sixth Grade LILLIAN SMITH, A. B., B. S., B. M., Radford State Teachers College . . .Sixth Grade urn cula Pulaski High School offers the following courses: English French Latin Business Arithmetic . Algebra Social Sciences Geometry Biology General Science Chemistry Physics Typewriting (two years) Shorthand and Business Spelling Bookkeeping Units ... 4 ... 2 . . . 4 2 4 1 1-2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 (Continued on next page) Page Forty THE ORIOLE Required subjects for every student are: Units English 4 Social Sciences 2 1-2 Biology 1 Mathematics 2 Three General Courses are offered: 1. The Academic Course: English 4 units, Social Sciences 4 units, Mathematics 3 units, Foreign Languages 4 units, Natural Science 1 unit. 2. The Scientific Course: English 4 units, Social Science 2 units, Mathematics 4 units, Natural Science 4 units, Foreign Languages 2 units. 3. The Business Course: English 4 units, Social Science 2 units, Mathematics 2 units, Natural Science 1 unit, Business 5 units, Foreign Languages 2 units. Units are not allowed for less than two years of a foreign language. Grading Grades are given in letters each month as follows: A 95 to 100 B 88 to 94 C 81 to 87 D 75 to 80 E 60 to 74 F Below 60 Credits are affixed to diplomas as follows: A counts 3 credits B counts 2 credits C counts 1 credit Half unit subjects count one-half of the above credits. There are two Semesters. Semester grades are reported in figures instead of letters. Sixteen units are required for graduation. The passing grade is 75. Honor Roll for the month means all A’s but one B allowed including deportment, and not more than two ir- regularities in attendance and punctuality. Membership in the Honor Association is based on an average of 90 for the preceding semester. Pulaski I ligh School is accredited by the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States and by the Commonwealth of Virginia. CALENDAR 1932-1933 September 4 Teachers Institute September 5 First Semester starts November 24-25 Thanksgiving Holiday December 16 Christmas Holidays start January 4 Christmas Holidays end January 16-20 First Semester Examinations January 23 Second Semester starts April 14 Good Friday — Half Holiday May 25-31 Second Semester Examinations May 28 Baccalaureate Service J une 1 Senior Class Play June 2 Commencement 1 1 nor Page Forty-two THE ORIOLE Stephen Ham- May I call on you this evening? Mick Bane — Yes; hut don’t forget that father turns off the lights at 10 o’clock sharp. Stephen — That’s kind of you. I ' ll be there right after 10. Anne Wallace — I have an idea for a film play. I believe that it will make a great hit. Nothing of the sort has ever been put on the screen. Margaret Farmer — What is it? Anne — The husband and wife in the plot have no trouble whatever. There was an old man from Nantucket, Who kept all his cash in a bucket ; But his daughter named Nan Ran away with a man, And as for the bucket, Nan “tuck it.” But he followed the pair to Pawtucket, And the man and the girl with the bucket; lie said to the man, “You’re welcome to Nan”— But as for the bucket, Paw “tuck it.” Miss Blair- They say that Dame For- tune knocks on every man’s door at least once. Paul Davis— Well, I had a knock but it turned out to be her daughter Miss For- tune Sherman Hall Darling, do you think you could manage to live on twenty a week? Frances Cummings — Yes, a week — but not much longer. Miss Pugh — Who can tell me who Mars was? Nellie Carrico — I know I can answer that one. He was secretary of war in Jupiter’s administration. Miss Dyer -What is a polygon? DuVal Seagle — A parrot that has es- caped. The secret of polite conversation, from what we’ve observed, is never to open your mouth unless you have nothing to say. Harry — Who spilled mustard on this waffle, dear? Mrs. Hall — Oh, Harry! How could you; this is lemon pie. Thornton Tice- Do you remember when we met in the revolving door? Doris James — Goodness, yes. That was when we started going around together wasn’t it? Jint Hailey— Hello; rolling your own cigarettes? Robert Gentmell -Yeah, the doctor said I ought to get more exercise. Hazel Davis — How tall is that native hunter? Mildred Brockmeyer — Oh, about six feet two in his stalking feet. Aulden Lemons- The way that leading man played last night set me to thinking. Nevelyn Spangler Ah! The Miracle Man! We had to fire Our housemaid Nan, She treated our china Like Japan. Kathleen Hurd- I don’t see how foot- ball players ever get clean. Nancy Bushong — Silly, what do you suppose the scrub teams are for? THE ORIOLE Page Forty-three Christo Pack- -Curtis, are we friends? Curtis Covey Yes, friends to the end. Christo — Well, how about lending me ten dollars? Curtis — That is the end. “Are you Hungary?” “Yes, Siam.” “Then Russia to the table and I’ll Fiji.” “All right, Sweden my coffee and Den- mark my bill.” A hundred years ago or more, When this was a wilderness drear, A man with powder in his gun Went out to hunt a deer. But now, alas. I have to say, We have a different plan: The dear with powder on her face Goes out to hunt the man. “William,” said Mr. Ford in Civics class, to drive home the lesson which was on charity and kindness, “if I saw a man beating a donkey and stopped him from doing so, what virtue would I be showing?” “Brotherly love,” said William. She was so dumb she thought noodle soup was a kind of shampoo. Stranger — We came for the dyer’s con- vention. Beulah Harrell — Oh, yes, where are you stain? Landlady — A professor formerly oc- cupied this room, Miss. He invented an explosive. Miss DuVal — Ah! 1 suppose those spots on the ceiling are the explosive. Landlady — No, they’re the professor. Mother — What did your father say when you smashed the new car? Chester Palmer — Shall I leave out the swear words? Mother — Yes, of course. Chester — He didn’t say a word. Panhandler — Say, buddy, could you spare a buck for coffee? Frank Amburn — A dollar for coffee? Preposterous! Panhandler — Just tell me yes or no but don’t try to tell me how to run my business. Mrs. Hall — Now, Annie Muire, what ' s the meaning of this poem? Annie M. — It’s too late, Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Hall -What do you mean, too late? Annie — Browning is dead, and no one else knows. Wintry winds whined weirdly; Willie wriggled while Winnie wheezed wretchedly. Wisdom whispers, winter winds work wheezes. Visitor — Milton is making good pro- gress with his violin. He is beginning to play quite nicely. Mr. Brockmever — Do you really think so? We were afraid we’d merely gotten used to it. “If this is chicken,” complained the diner-out, “I’m a fool.” “Quite right, sir,” said the waiter ami- ably, “It is chicken.” “Eliza,” said a friend of the family to the old colored washwoman, “have you seen Miss Edith’s finance?” “No, ma ' am. It ain’t been in the wash Miss Croswhite — Now, Walter, can you tell me what the Hedjaz is? Walter Carper— I’m not quite sure, but I think it means Paul Whiteman leading his orchestra. Norman Rauhof — George Washington must have had a wonderful memory. Miss Dalton —Why so, Norman? Norman — ’Cause most everywhere you go you see a monument erected to his memory. Page Forty-four THE ORIOLE Miss Croswhite — And what lessons do we learn from the busy bee? Ruth Bocock Not to get stung. Christine White — I thought that you had died. Curtis Covey — Of course not, why? Christine — I heard someone speak well of you this morning. “Fuzz” Hall- Is Bruno a good watch dog? Bill Matheney — Is he? Why, our house was robbed three times and Bruno watched intently. Brown Cox (in Miss Dalton’s physics class) — But how did we stay on the earth before the law of gravity was passed? Joe Harman — Let’s do the elevator dance. Helen Boothe — What’s that? Joe — Over in the corner with no steps. Paper Boy — Extra! Extra! All about the big swindle. 365 people swindled. Mr. Eckman- -I’ll take a paper. Well the little scamp; there nothing in here about a swindle. Paper Boy — (going on down the street) Extra! 366 swindled. Miss Pugh — What is the President ' s pocket veto? David Ratcliff -That’s when the Presi- dent puts the bill in his pocket and forgets about it. Miss Pugh — Do you think Washington could have pitched a dollar across the Rappahannock River, as he is said to have done? Mary Ellen Williams — I don’t know. But it says in our history book that Wash- ington pitched his camp across the Dela- aware when the British were pursuing him. Roy Duncan — What would you advise me to do now that I’ve finished school? Mr. Eckman — Pick up a newspaper and read the want ads. Lady — I want a wart remover. Hardware Clerk — But, lady, I’m not a doctor. Lady — I know it. I want to buy a revolver! Dentist — Which one do you want ex- tracted? Pullman Porter — Lower seven. Salesman- Here’s a nice card. It says, Christmas greetings to the only boy I ever loved. Kate Robinson — Fine, give me six of them. Evangeline Eastman -What is your favorite book? Catherine Cecil— It always has been my bank book — but even that is lacking in interest now. Aulden Lemons — I went to sleep and dreamed that I died. Bill Matheney — And the heat woke you up? Edythe Martin —What is the difference between cabbage and a lemon? Frances Coleman — I don’t know. Edythe — You’d be a fine one to send after lemons. Teacher (talking over phone) — You say Stuart is ill and will not be at school? Who is this, please.? Voice over phone — This is my father. Nancy Bushong — I wish my name was Asia. Mittie Nunn— Why? Nancy — Have you never heard of Tur- key in Asia?