Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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UEU5 of lKlJ.Hl'IlJliB l9l7 DORA ELIZABETH ALMOND A girl whom we all lvolcl dear. This quotation is certainly true of Dora. We have all learned to like her though she, spent most of the time .before Christmas talking to Minnie and since January, having finished school, has attended Park Street Normal. Dora takes so much interest in her school work that we feel her career as a teacher will be successful though she doesn't intend to teach over two years. The only thing we regret is that Dora was fortunate enough to finish school before the end of the year and could not be with us the whole term. -A. A. WILLIAM ATKINSON Above llie iligltl of Common sort. Now William has a most brilliant future before him and should be a wonderful model for his worshipers. As a man of mind he is excellent and deserves much credit as a member of the IVI. A. C. William's work as a poet is unsurpassed, but he expects to rest on his laurels, though this act is a keen, loss to the literary world. In relation to athletics he proved himself a stalwart pillar of the Basket-ball Team. J. L. S.g B. C.g A. A.g Bt. B. 'l7. SARA IRWIN AMOS .. . . She is lzuxcm, wise and merry, Anal has a tongue no man can lame. During the four years that Irwin, or Big Girl, has been with us in R. I-I. S. she has become famous for her giggle and the speed of her tongue. No one would believe the statement she made when she said in a conliclential chat: ' Don't you know when I walk down the street with a man I 'can't say one word. Irwin is the best all- round and the most popular girl in the 't7 Class, and hex' popularity is not confined to the Seniors alone, but extends to the Faculty, under- classmen and to a Forrest in Tennessee. Irwin's ability as a teacher has been recognized by the Superintendent, because of the skillful manner in which she substituted at Commerce Street School. She intends to teach-but we predict that she will become a leading Shakespearean actress on account of her successful portrayal of the character of Lady Macbeth. She has not fully decided what she will do next year, but the whole class wishes her much success in what she undertakes. V. P. Senior Classg M. W. L. S.g G. C4 A. A.g Pt. of H. l.

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1917 HEUIH5 uf Ii.lJH11FJ SENIOR CLASS ROLL ABBREVIATIONS: Jefferson Literary Society, L. S.g Martha Wash- ington Literary Society, M. W. L. S., Athletic Association, A, A.g Student Committee, S. C.g Girls' Club, G. C.g Boys' Club, B. C.g Literary Council, Lit. C.g Basket-ball, Bt. B., Baseball, B. B.: Football, F. B.g Track Team, T. T4 Vice President, V. P., Fall Term, F.g Spring Term, S.g Points of Honor, Pt. of H. Ewmc curci-nN PARSONS COURTNEY ALLEMONG 1 mvolfc one morning and found myself famous. , It is a well-known fact that Courtney is the flirt of the class for she makes excellent use of her star-like eyes. She certainly causes all of us a lot of amusement: she's forever saying funny things which generally make the class become hysterical. Courtney has not deemed it necessary to attend school regularly and when she does come she gets here a half an hour late. Aside from her eccentricities, we all admit that she is a musical genuis. All great geniuses have hobbies. Court'ney's is pigeons, and all hours of the day or night one may hear her meloclious voice calling, Pigie, pigie, pigief' When the world is talking of Courtney as a composer, we will be glad that she belonged to the 'I7 Class. M. W. L. 5.3 G. C.g A. A. GODFREY RUSSELL ARNALL Enough, milf: over measure. Godfrey, our illustrious Brutus in Shakespeare, is contemplating for the future a career in business . As to what this is we do not know yet. He says it is straight. XVe hope so, and presume that he is. not destined to be a farmer. Godfrey seldom says anything to the girls in school, but one can never tell what does or may happen in the mind of our actor. During his four years in the High School, he has done very well, and we express our wish that he may do as well, or better, in his business career. A. A.: B. C.

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l9l7 512011115 lJf1KUH'llD VIRGINIA Al..BE.R l'lNE. ASH 1 love llzc tranquil solitude. Quiet Jennie-that's her reputation, at least, it seems to be with the teachers of R. H. S., for her report usually shows IOO for deport- ment. She can tall: though, and does so in school-but what she says is usually worth listening to. Promptness is another virtue. She has not been late during her High School course, though we once heard her say she wished she had been five minutes later. Aslc her any time if she has written her English and she always says, l've got something. It must have been something, too, for her grades are usually good. School is not her only interest by an.y means, for ah! there is another. Jennie says she is going to be a teacher, but we have our doubts about her teaching long. Whatever she does we are sure she will succeed as she has in her school work, and we wish her happiness in whatever she undertakes. FRANCIS DANIEL PRESTON BRUNER Life nwillioul industry is Cuillp Industry rvillioui Art is Brutality. Francis, whose ability as an artist is well known, is a good-natured, unassuming fellow. He often amuses the Seniors with his varied drawings, and one can always find him putting the hnishing touches to some sketch. The Senior Class made a wise selection in electing him Art Editor of this volume of AcoRNs OF ROANOKE., In his Math. classes he is slow, but sure, and often shows new and astonish- ing solutions for geometrical problems. Francis is contemplating enter- ing Lehigh University and our class wishes him all the success in the world in his new field of endeavor. B. C.g A. A.: T. T. '15-'I6-'I7g bl. l... S.: S. C.g Art Ed. 'l7. CLAUDINE AVENT Her maclesl loolgs llie collage rniglil adorn, Sweet as llte primrase peeps lnenealli the il1orn. Claudineis gentle manner and generous heart have held our love and friendship through these four long years. Wlien one knows her well. she is a true and invaluable friend. Especially when we are in trouble do we understand Claudine's lovely character, when in her quiet and unobtrusive manner she lends a helping hand to the strug- gling student. Claudine has won many friends during her High School career. As wc have all found she is very fond of the initials H. H., whenever we see her at the post office, we know where her letters are going. After leaving R. H. Si. Claudine expects to enter R-.M. W. C., but we think she will malce a happy home for some devoted lover in the far -west. The best wishes of the 'l7 Class go with her. lVl. W. L. S.5 G. C.: A. A.5 Alumni Ed. 'I7 ACORNS.