Varina High School - Varinian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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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

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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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-e,m,,' NIADELINE BECKER Madeline, or Beck, is one of our most at- tractive girls and Varina is proud of her. She is an excellent student, very studious, yet not a gringi. KBAblput Sf dclgck orhliriilcayvagltiernoon one o ' ec is rien s wi as H at are you going to do Sunday? Madeline giyes a funny' twist to her mouth, appears slightly Hdgety and answers, Oh, I've got a date. That starts the class to wondering whether its Tom Dick or Harry. Beck is fond of driving diffefent kinds of cars, she may know the dif- ference between a Ford Sedan and a Durant, but we think she prefers riding in a Ford. Madeline is one of the hustlers of Varina High School. Her motto is: never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.. Made- line plays a great part in upholding the athle- tic standards of Varina. She takes an im- portant part in basketball and track. Madeline is accused of having a pull with the profes- sor. No wonder she gets her demerits erased. Madeline is leaving a place in Varina that will be hard to fill. We are glad to have known her and we know that she will be successful in whatever she attempts to do. N GARLAND OSBORNE VVell, look what the cat brought in! This well-favored and handsome young man pic- tured herewith is none other than our friend and classmate, Garland. He joined us in our junior year after having spent some time in john Marshall High School. During his two years with us he has proved himself a real friend and a man. His pleasant smile has won him many friends, especially among the girls. Garland is a hard worker along certain lines be very studious when he wants to usually craves action, not study. hear some one scrape his feet hall or drag a chair across the floor and he can be, but he When you through the you may look for Garland to pop in at the door. At times he is really speedy, after a fashion, for when the class bell rings you hear him yell, Where's my book? Quick! We were actually surprised when Garland got up on the stage one day and hurled a genuine Patrick Henry speech at us, making for himself the name of Varina's best boy public speaker. Garland is one of the best athletes who ever came to Varina. His splendidly developed body and quick mind have made him expert in any branch of athletics. We feel sure that he will be very popular wherever he goes and we wish him good luck. K 19