Varina High School - Varinian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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2 NIAHB rv' -iggfvzmfafn ORVILLE FRICK The simple things, the true things, The silent men that do things. This little gem describes Orville. He is ever busy. The time others spend in talking Orvilleaspends in studying. He leads his classes in all branches of work, having won the distinction of being our best debator and orator. He has represented our school in state and county contests. But when we say that Orville is studious we do not mean that he is a book worm, because he is one of the best athletes that ever came to Varina, being on the track team which represented the school in the track meets at V. P. I. But Basketball is the ame in which he shines. He is one of the ?ew to play in every game for the entire' year. . With these numerous desirable accomplish- ments he is retiring and bashful especially among the fairer sex. Rest assured that success awaits him in any field he chooses for his life's work.

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lIlH9 GERTRUDE THROCKMORTON Gertrude is a distinct type in our class. She is tall, has black wavy hair, and brown eyes. She blushes very easily. To those who know her she shows that she really enjoys fun as much as the rest of us and she has the habit of laughing at the mistakes of others. Gertrude is quiet and studious, yet we can- not say she is a grind, One of her favorite studles is Home Economics and we feel sure she will fill the role of house wife to per- fection Her favorite pastimes are reading and staying home from school. We all think a great deal of Gertrude and predict for her a successful life. ' Q NANCY GARNETT Nancy is one of our bobbed haired straw- berry blonds. One of her habits is getting peeved at the teachers. She sometimes gets out of patience with the rest of the bunch, but we can hardly blame her when we con- sider that the members of the class are very trying on one's nerves at times. Nancy is very friendly to everyone but she has the distinction of passing through high school without adopting any one schoolmate as a chum. She walks a mile to school and works harder than any of us after she arrives and yet she keeps in line physical condition. Cheer up, Nancy, for your persistent hard work will cause youato win.

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.1iTi,i:igfii?fllE , 1 Svzniur Glass ilaisturp JJ' 3.155 N September, 1920, we the Seniors of 1924, began our long fiffap anticipated journey through High School. We were Q3 thirty-six in number, and were guided by our teachers, Miss Pickhardt, Miss Shelburne, Miss Tomko and Mr. .Q Baker. VV e had always thought that when we entered High School, we would be specially noticed and respected, but we were disillusioned, for everyone just called us Rats and we almost wished we were back in the grammar grade again. Soon after we began our High School work Inez Schermerhorn, one of our members, decided that a man and a home of her own would be better than attending high school, so she left after having been with us only two months. The next to leave our group was Gaithel Brown, who moved away the following December. This reduced our class, at the close of the session to thirty-four members. ' A very short but happy vacation followed, and as September stole around again we found ourselves one step nearer to our goal. Thus we entered our second year. We were very sorry to find that we had lost six of our members: Horace Lipford had decided to continue his education at Smithdeal Business College, Clarice Tremper also left us to attend school in town, Louise Hartsell and Bernard Lanham moved away from this part of the district, Evelyn Whitlock left our class, and joined the class follow- ing usg and Maggie Stagg did not return. We had one new member, for Evelyn Humes had joined our class. This year our Faculty consisted of Miss Shelburne, Miss Stoneman, Miss McCraw, Mr. Rice, and Mr. Baker, who led us speedily on through the term. Then a sudden shock befell us all, for Baker jones, the light of our class, moved away. A few days later Clara Whitlock left, and soon after Evelyn Humes and Coleman Minor broke from the ranks of our class. Then with neither gaining nor losing any other members from our group, we finished oursecond year. 26