Varina High School - Varinian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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e WE QD 'fc-is X l K jf Y ' I K' l - N ' ' .:::grg ,Ju 41- rj 'Y' tffatye fmldfiea 5. 5 5,1 J' I . alllll l llmf 5 ESQ ,+I if 'A +9 -1- - an Iii beniur fllllass Ziaistnrp S 1 my 5' PON going to my room at a hotel in New York, after having traveled abroad, I found an invitation to a tea to be given by Miss Isabelle Whitlock, a famous actress. At first only the name was familiar, then the thought came to me that she MQQQFT'-83, was a classmate at v. H. s. with pleasure tht invitation was accepted and anxiously I awaited the time. Days seemed months, yet Hnally the afternoon did come, and as I entered the room, much to my surprise, I found other schoolmates were also present. So it was a tea which gathered together the class of 1925. At first the topic of conversation was New York, with its shows, styles and other things of interest, but before long we began to recall former days. Don't you remember when we were 'rats ? asked Virginia. 'iVVhy certainly, I repliedg Hit seems as if it were only yesterday that the sun was shining clear and the gentle breezes tried their best to lessen the intense heat, as the twenty-eight young hearts, proud and happy, entered the doors of V. I-I. S. to complete the task set before them. Myl Didn't the teachers have patience to drill us in the work?l' This from lNIary Stoneman. They certainly did! I shall never forget the soul warming smiles with which they welcomed us, and how they drilled us so we could beat the upper classmen in our first debate. At this time Margie, from the other side of the room asked, f'Who were the teachers? Mr, Baker, Mr. Rice, Miss McCraw, Miss Shel- bourne, and Miss Stonemanf' was the reply. I 25 l

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ME t I I24 ROSYLYN MCCANN We, the Class of '25, are greatly indebted to Rosylyn for her splendid ideas and sweet disposition. She has proved a good friend and a true classmate during our many years to- gether. Rosylyn takes an active part in the Athletic Association and Junior League, and she has also been chosen as our best all- round sport. She is very fond of arguing, especially with Mr. Baker, concerning Chem- istry grades. Rosylyn has shown us the truth in the state- ment, There is a time for work and a time for play, for although she is fond of all kinds of sports, she never leaves her work to play. An old saying is: Curosity kills a cat and satisfaction revives it. Rosylyn keeps the class dying with curiosity to know whose heart she has tantalized. We do wish she would tell us more of her love affairs. For Rosylyn, we wish success in whatever she undertakes. N ISABELLE WHITLOCK Isabelle, who is more often called Izzy, is one of Varina's jolliest girls. We all enjoy being in her company, for she is ever ready to tell some little joke or an interesting event which had recently occurred-most likely on Sunday evening, while out driving in the Baby Overland. If you stay around Izzy for at least two minutes you won't miss hearing a portion of her favorite song, Charlie My Boy. Izzy's favorite accomplishments are: eat- ing, talking, playing basketball and getting out of all the work she can. Isabelle is also an excellent actress and she has entertained the whole student body on different occasions. She certainly can sling a mean i'lingo when she impersonates a darky. You are all right, Isabelle, your good habits outweigh your bad ones, and to you we wish good luck, eternal happiness, and f'Charlie My Boy. 1

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e UI certainly would like to know Why Alice Smith, I-Iarold Cooper, Thomas Cooper, Wesley Burnett and Elijah Throckmorton, left our ranks ?,' asked Rachel. They must have found other occupations they liked better, anyway outside of teasing I think we spent an uneventful term as Freshmen, and gladly we passed into our Sophomore year. VVe were glad to know that Rachel remembered all her former classmates. John, now came in from the dining room, I think, for he had a piece of cake and a sandwich in his hands, Weren't we something when we were Sophs. But then I don't suppose we were any sillier than any others, do vou ? Didn,t we have a favorite song that year? asked Bernetta. I should say so! You remember the day Miss Sutphin, who had taken Miss Shelbourne's place, had us sing 'The Star Spangled Banner,' before those teasing Seniors, after having studied it about three days for English ? Mr. Baker certainly did like to blame us for everything that went wrong. You know he told us we had too much hot air. I certainly would like to know how Forrest happened to be called 'Fleef Can anybody tell me P' John, between bites of sandwich, answered, I think it was because he was so small and you know he could always slip around so easily. You remember, of course, our famous Athletes started to work in our Sopho- more year. Again Rachel was thinking of her classmates. We didn't lose a single member that year-yes I remember now, for Norman Finnegan dropped out, Hershel Carver moved away, and -. Mitchel Barlow thought he had better begin his work in the business world, came from John, who always liked to interrupt. So with our class of twenty-one we finished our Sophomore year with few honors. g We were grown up young people in our Junior year, weren't we ? said our hostess, who had left the other guests for a few minutes. You know, we had three new teachers-Miss Stone, Miss Summers, and Mr. Anderson-only Mr. Baker and Miss Stoneman returned from the year before. Can't you hear Miss Summers now, telling us as we were the biggest babies she had ever seen, and can't you see Mr. Anderson, who was just so dignified, that our behavior shocked him P There were a number of new pupils to enter that year, remembered Bernetta. Mary Clark took up her work in another school, but two joined us from Montrose and eight from Glendale, making a total of thirty-two. Helen Reed and Helen Vest moved away, Oscar Pierce, Evelyn Whitlock, Edgar Frayser, Philip I-Iobson, Byron I-Iubbard, I-Iarold I26l