Varina High School - Varinian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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- JAMES CHILDREY james, better known as Pruney, has been with us for a long while, having started to Varina in the first grade. At Hrst he appears to be dignified but he is quite different, and after you know him a while he is just as jolly and friendly as you please. He studies when it is necessary, but there are many other things that he likes to do better. James has served as President of the junior League and he has also served very efficiently as President of the Senior Class. He is always willing to try in any literary contest and is a good talker, es- pecially when it comes to getting ads for our Annual. His interest in Athletics is shown by the fact that he is Manager of the Baseball Team and is also a good Basketball player. WVe feel sure that there is a place for him in the business world and hope that he may be very successful in whatever work he chooses. N RACHEL MISTR Rachel, one of our most reliable girls, has a keen sense of humor, a great love for sports and a certain amount of studiousness, which help greatly in making her an all-round girl, one who takes part in all school activities. Rachel has a great ability for playing basket- ball. She proved this by scoring the majority of points in the games and by being the man- ager of the team. She has an inexhaustible supply' of energy and plenty of strength, for she played in every game this year. In one of our games, Rachel shot so many goals in the First half, she was offered fifty cents for every goal she shot in the second half. Rachel is always carefree, hardly ever out of humor, and has a friendly greeting for all. We are sure that wherever she goes she will be successful and win her way through all diffi- culties by virtue of her exceptional ability to do things. Combining sincereness, sweet dis- position and a good sport you have Ray. U61

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l A MARGARET CoUs1Ns J Margaret is the Historian of our class. Shes is the most dignified member of our class ini action and appearance, but you never can tells about these dignified ones. I suppose you, heard about f'The Party, did you not? Welli ever since then Margaret has been bringing' ham really often for her lunch. Margaret is very studiousg she has taken. Chemistry, Latin, Science and many othersf Yet she never has taken Home Economlcsgs that is strange, too, for all the rest of us girls have. She just doesn't seem to take an interest in cooking or sewing either, we see why Margaret is so precise. , Margaret surely loves to talk, she brings us all the news, especially about Rosylyn. ' We could never do without Margaret as pianist, for she is the one upon whom we can rely. l She is always willing to lend a helping hand to any of us with our work, whatever it may be. 1 We understand she expects to take a business course next year and we feel sure she will become a very efiicient stenographer. ' N FRANK YAHLEY i l Frank Martin Yahley, better known las Pet, especially by Thelma, is a Very quiet boy who does not take much interest in Ath- letics. He entered our class from Glendale in our Junior year and he has gotten aldng nicely with all his work. He makes very good grades in Chemistry'-he continually tries to break something in the laboratory, yet it seems that he never succeeds. 1 As stated above he is quiet, we think that he must find more truth than poetry in the following: , A wise old owl lived in an oak, 1 The more he heard, the less he spoke, J The less he spoke, the more he heard, Why aren't we like that wise old bird in We do not know what his profession will beg it may be Working on a farm or probably in a store of his own-at any rate we ,are confident that he will not be a bachelor,Nbut that he will have some one to help him at all times. Frank, we wish for you greatest isuc- cess in everything you undertake. i l l jL15 s I

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e WILL BEADLES The Valedictorian of the class of 1925-we need not say much more about Will. He is always ahead of time in his lessons, especially in Chemistry. While the rest of the class a1'e working hard, in order to get their note books in on time, Will is calmly resting, his work having been handed in the day previous. We often wonder why Will wears the class ring of '24 rather than that of '25. Here must be a good reason: we know if you want to see Will, just go to Martin's store, for this is where he spends most of his time. What would Will do without Lola and his Coupe? We feel that he will be successful in the fu- ture, for he has gotten along so well in his school work, and to him we wish the very best of things in life. N MARGIE ADAMS Margie, who comes from the little burg of Charles City, joined us in our Freshman year, and she has proved herself to be one of the most quiet but best natured members of the class of '25. She never gets excited or angry, and she always has a smile for every one. Although being studious she is always ready to have a good time and is willing to help others have a good time, if nothing interferes with certain nights. If we understand correctly, Margie is par- ticularly fond of Home Economics, in which she is very eflicient. She has shown her skill along this line by winning several prizes at the county fair. We think her plans are to make a house- keeper for some worthy man, and we truly hope she will have great success in Hnding the man of her dreams. l 17