Thomas Dale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Chester, VA)

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Senior Honor Students Top Row, Left to Right Dorothy Dunford Marjorie Frederick Jerry Hynst Doris Jacobs Catherine Curtis Bottom Row, Left to Right Jean Motto Betty Lou Farrow Ralph Wray Stuart Holmes Edith Williams Carol Humphries SE etlector

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“dhe Revle ctor. — [ Ass CEM A TRIBUTE To Thomas Dale a song we sing, Of thankfulness and praise, Foster mother who has brought Us through our high school days. We cannot pterce the veil which hides, Our futures from our sight; The joys and griefs of coming years, Are hidden from us quite. How well we know that you have watched, Youth’s happiness and tears, We thank you who have sheltered us, Throughout our high school years. And what you gave us we shall use, Though how, we do not know, High school, who watched through tender years, Your children come and go. There comes a sadness in our hearts, When we must say good-bye, Our gratitude and love we give, God Dies.) Og ate) wl leg BARBARA DAUGHTREY.

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Class History T LAST, we have reached the goal for which we have been striving. ‘Through the count- less hours of study and hard work, some of us may, at one time or another, have ques- tioned the worth of attaining this goal; but surely none of us now doubt the value of a high school education. We look back with mingled feelings over our four years at Thomas Dale. We are jubilant at the thought of leaving behind our schoolday toils and of moving on to higher fields of endeavor. It is, however, with a great sorrow that we leave the many friends we have made here in the past four years. With graduation now upon us and the time for our departure from Thomas Dale drawing near, our minds wander back to the fall of 43 when we enrolled as a proud and ambitious—but scared—Freshman Class. We were one hundred and fifty in number that bright September morning when we first en- rolled at Thomas Dale. ‘The fear that gripped us when we first entered our new school soon melted, and we settled down to a successful year’s work under the guidance of our sponsors, Miss Daughtrey, Miss Morrisey, Mrs. Clarke, and Mrs. Harwell. Class officers for this year were: Mary Jo Rogers, President; Jean Stewart, Vice-President; Stuart Holmes, Secretary; and Ralph Wray, ‘Treasurer. After a short but refreshing summer vacation, we returned to ‘Thomas Dale as Sophomores; that is, approximately ninety of us returned. It seemed that the remainder of us either had lost our ambition or had fallen into scholastic difficulties. Mary Jo Rogers was reelected President for this year; Mildred Hill won the vice-presidential nod, and Bob Picardat served as Secretary- Treasurer. We decided to have some fun during this usually dull year. With the as- sistance of our sponsors Miss Hudson, Mrs. Fulmer, and Mrs. Crump, we pre- pared for a party in the gymnasium. At this party, we played games of all types, danced, and enjoyed tasty refreshments. Summer vacation and we were back to the old grind! We, who were one hundred and fifty in number two years ago, had now dwindled to approximately seventy-five, but what we may have lacked in quantity, we more than made up in pride, dignity, and replenished ambition; for now our goal was much, much nearer. As sponsors for this eventful year we had Mrs. Smart and Mrs. Casey. The class officers who were elected early in the year were: President, Stuart Holmes; Vice-President, Nelson Bennett; Secretary, Eugene McCook, and ‘Treasurer, Ernest Eastnfan. Two of the year’s major occurences were the Junior-Senior Reception and the Junior Play. An excellent cast was selected by Mrs. Casey and Mrs. Smart, her erlector