Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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UI115 uf IKDHUURB 1919 MARY FERGUSON BOWERS Her voice is ever soft, gentle and low. An excellent thing in woman. Mary is quiet and reserved and just the kind of friend whom one appreciates. She is a conscientious student and has done good work in all her classes: even Shakespeare note-books never daunt her. She is always in a good humor and ready to help her classmates to solve a doubtful question. It is her calm way of doing things that has won her so many friends in the 'l9 Class who wish her the best that life affords. A. A.: R. C. JOHN WILDER CURE. JR. A magnifcent spectacle of human happiness. .l'ohn's face is as the sunshine and his laugh would cause the saddest to forget their sorrows. Those who are happy are made happier by his sparkling wit, although it is often teasing- collective teasing, which has won for him many a variegated square which some little girl will one day make into a Quilt of Memory of the days at R. H. S. John has even nobler aspirations than these. He is a bright scholar although his bill for. midnight oil never runs high. john is good in athletics. He likes dancing but prefers to reach his set goal in Basket- Ball, Football and Track rather than be claimed victor by a certain blue-eyed miss. But with all his had qualities f? ? ? U we feel sure that he will be successful in the business world and make some one a goodiparlner for life. A. A.: R. C.: S. C4 Pres. A. A. 'lS- 19: Bt. B. 'l7-l8, 'IS-l9g Nl. C4 joke Editor ACORNS 'l9:' Pts. of H. 5. HELEN ELIZABETH BURKE A form more fair, a face more sweet, Ne'er has it been my lot lo meet. Helen, tall and graceful as a goddess, is one of the sweetest and most lovable girls in our Class and has a charm all her own belonging to no one else, which endears her to all with whom she comes in contact. Her two most unfortunate traits are sarcasm and indifference but these are forgotten in enumerating her sweet oddities. Helen is always ready for fun and good times, especially dancing and the movies. Strange to say she is one of the big eaters of the Class, which is proven whenever any eats are on hand. She is fond of sleeping and not even the terror of missing the train and being left by the crowd will arouse her for she is only heard to murmur, Oh! let me alone. However, when the train which will bear her along the highway of life comes along she will be ready with her suitcase full of the heartiest good wishes of her Class for success and happiness all along her journey. G. C.: R. C.g A. A.

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1919 AHIZUYUS of JKUEIIIUKZ 23 IVIABLE ELSIE BERGENDAHL Her air, her manner, all who san: admired. Elsie is quite a genius for she is just naturally smart and always knows her lessons. This is proven by the fact that she has completed her high school course in three and one-half years. With her sunny smile, blue eyes and light hair, she is a very pretty and attractive girl. She has a lovable disposition that has made her extremely popular with all of her classmates. Dot seems not to give a hang about the boys, yet whenever Company D is mentioned you should see her start-wonder why? ? H. S. is losing an attrac- tive girl when Elsie leaves for she is always brimming over with pep and enthusiasm in all the channels of high school life. A. A.: R. C.g G. C. JOHN DABNEY CARR He trudgect along, untfnonaing what he sought, Amt Ivtiistlert as he 'went for lactf of thought. This is johnny all over, for he seems to laugh his way through school, but the remarkable thing is that he does it well. John is the smallest, jolliest and most generous boy in our Class. He always has an abundant supply of chewing gum especially in Chemistry Class! ! l And if any one mentions eats around Johnny, cakes come forth as if by magic. Although he does not take an active part in athletics he is always on hand to root, and this goes a long way towards winning the game. Despite johnny's love for fun, in mathe- matics his equal can hardly be found, and he is now diligently pursuing his Fifth year of the subject, preparatory to becoming a dis- tinguished chemical engineer. We, the Class of 'l9, wish him all the success in the world in his profession. L. Sig A. A.g R. C.g Sub. Mgr. ACORNS, 't9g M. C. VIRGINIA BOULDIN Shez sostiubble ez a lzastfel er kittens. . Although good-natured she has her own opinions and is not afraid to stand by them. She is a friend to every one she meets here as well as elsewhere. Every morning as she calmly walks down Senior aisle, fifteen minutes after roll call, Mr. McDonald says, Miss Bouldin, you're late. She makes the same remark to pupils and Faculty as well, I am you know and I mean to tell you so. Virginia evi- dently likes French and is very often seen chatting with Professor Viaud. Not only does she excel in French, but as an essayist she lays Macaulay in the shade for they say she has literary ability. Off at school she intends to take English, French and Domestic Science and if then her burdens are too heavy, she will drop all but French fn! Here's hoping she won't be swamped with work! t l R. C.g A. A.

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1919 55011115 uf IRUHIIIJ KATHERINE FLEMMING COLE Happy am I, from care l'm free, Why arerfl lhey all conlenled lilgc me? Kitty characterizes the Class of 'l9, her motto being ul can't be bothered. We have never seen her worried and she is always ready for fun and meanness. She would go serenely and happily on even if she were going to die the next day, and yet she is the best and most sympatheticperson to whom to tell your troubles. And when it comes to school spirit she's it personified. She has never been known to study but she graduates with the Class of 'l9. 'Nutt said! She is a poet from way back yonder and rhymes just roll oft her pen. lt is said she can compete with the best of them in vamping the innocents. We would think the world off its hinges if Kitty were not laughing or telling something funny. Most people have their enemies but it is safe to say that every one in R. H. S. likes Kitty. Kitty expects to go to Farmville, and we all wish her great success as a hen school teacher. A. A.: R. C.: G. C.: Class Poet: Bt. B. 'IS-t9: S. C. JUNIUS CLAY DAVENPORT, JR. A man of many words, hut of lillle thought. We have now come to Tubby, our most versatile arguer. He loves to dwell on such subjects as Latin as a useless study, iiwhy women should not vote, The pleasures of a working man versus School life, etc. The Senior Class seems to have great faith in his father as a banker, as we elected him our' class treasurer. This he accepted, though reluctantly, as he says that he does not like public offices ?? This time last year Tubby scorned all females: now we never see him with less than two girls at a time. He has also learned to shake a foot which was at one time believed to be impossible. Tubby is, however, one of the most studious members of our Class, and success in all of his studies yvas the result. A naval otlicer is his ideal, but he is going to try a few years at V. M. l. before making his final decision as to his life's occupation. Treas. Class 'l9: M. C.: R. C.: A. A.g Pt. of H. l. A LOUISE FRANCES COLEMAN This slrcel girl is prolly and gay, An ideal girl in every may, The kind of a friend lhal is nal found every day. What of Coleman the star guard of the Basket-Ball team? Well, just ask a certain little forward in Lynchburg whose fame suddenly had an eclipse when Louise arrived cn the scene. But to us she is an .ideal chum with a shy girlish manner. Louise is a great teaser but becomingly blushes when the tables are tumed. Her only worry is the fear of stumping her loe as she advances for her diploma. But we who know her have little fear of this mishap. Her clear intellect combined with determination and a strong will makes it im- possible for her to fail in anything. Louise especially likes to trip a light fantastic toe to the tune of Waltz me Around Again Bill. She has won the blue ribbon on oil paintings and also biscuits. Which road is she going to travel? On either she has the best wishes of her classmates and her chum Mary. A. A.: Cu. Bt. B.: Ath. Editor '19 Acoimsg M. W. L. S.: G. C.