Varina High School - Varinian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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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

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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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palm BERNETTA WAGNER Here comes Bernetta, the girl with laughing eyes and curly hair. She always wears a smile, is willing to help any one any' time and is always ready to say a kind word to the downhearted. At first sight one would think Bernetta is a very quiet lass, but, after you are with her a short time your opinion changes, because she is splendid company and as lively as any one could wish. She is a very good conversa- tionalistg she likes to start a conversation any time, and especially during civics class. We think she is wonderful, for when we become excited and unreasonable she speaks her little piece and calms the wild, wild bunch. Bernetta is especially devoted to church and Sunday School work. Her greatest ambition is to be a missionary and go to China. We believe she will succeed as a missionary, because the experience gained in dealing with the heathens of our class will help her greatly when she gets in close contact with the unbelievers of China. One of the latest rules is that a missionary can not leave for a foreign land aloneg probably this is the reason that Bernetta is so interested in men folks, especially that Smith boy. Well, best of luck to you, Bernetta, is the wish of the class of '25. N FORREST HEDRICK How in the world will we ever be able to part with our dear old pard, Flee ? Through the four long years in which he has been with us, Forrest has shown himself to be a prince of good fellows and really the most sociable and loyal chap we ever came across. These traits coupled with his everlasting love for fun or harmless mischief and his good looks have given him a permanent place in all our hearts, especially the fair sex. Forrest is a bearcat'l when it comes to playing basketball, and we presume that this is where he got the name Flee, because he is one of the quickest and most accurate of forwards Varina ever had. His similarity in swiftness to the proverbial flea and his won- derful infiuence over the team of which he is captain have enabled our team to win many games and to romp all over the Community team, a feat in which many' of our former school teams failed. Yet Forrest's accomplishments do not stop merely at athletics for his keen judgment, loyalty to duty and a sense of honor which few possess have caused us to bestow upon him the position of Business Manager of our Annual. Forrest is an excellent public speaker and he was chosen as one of the debators to represent our school in the State contests. We feel sure that Forrest will just naturally be darn good in whatever he undertakes. l18l