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

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Class Poem eye A TRIBUTE Dear Thomas Dale, we sing our song Of honor and of praise As now we join the growing throng Upon life's myriad ways. To you who taught the way of life, The way of right ‘gainst wrong, Who marked the path through toil and strife, We lift our grateful song. To you who gave the needed truth, Who lent the helping hand, We'll ever give the fullest proof Of love for thee and native land. IRENE KENT “Whe Reflector.

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DoNALD LEE WELKER “Donald” THoMAS HoKE WEST “Tommy” ® James BacBpy WOMBLE “Bagby” FRANCES PARROTT, WOOTEN “Francie” JOAN SMITH WYMAN “Whimpy”

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poe Ns we sit here in our last high school assembly, our thoughts turn to the fall of 1945 when we, as Eighth Graders, en- rolled under the new five-year plan at Thomas Dale. With the assistance of our sponsors, Miss Prochazka, Mrs. Brumble, Miss Wright, and Miss Chappell, we soon learned our way around and settled down to a year of interesting new work. Officers were: Emily Booten, president; Stanley Holmes, vice-president; Joan Wyman, secretary; and Jimmy Wombie, treasurer. Upon completing the required work of the year, we welcomed the sum- mer vacation. The next fall when we returned as Freshman, we were more enthusiastic about our studies than we had been the year before because then we knew our work would give us credit toward gradu- ation. After weeks and months of classes and study the year closed successfully. With memories of the wiener roast at Swift Creek Park, which had taken the place of the usual class day activities, we began a summer full of excitement— trips hither and yon, joyous days at the lake, and summer jobs. The fall of 1947 saw us back again, eager to begin a year that was to be the fullest and most memorable thus far. Since there was no Junior Class, many opportunities and responsibilities that normally had been theirs fell to us. Our first task was the publication of the school paper. In order that the paper might be representative of the entire school we changed its name from The Junior Journal to The Journal. ‘That spring with the assistance of our spon- sors, Mrs. Casey and Mrs. Smart, we en- joyed preparing for the Junior-Senior reception. ‘The gymnasium was deco- rated beautifully, with palm trees and murals, painted by the drawing class, giving a tropical atmosphere for the oc- casion. Frayed tempers, broken finger- nails, and general disorder were all for- gotten as we twirled and swirled to the