Warsaw High School - Ambassador Yearbook (Warsaw, VA)

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FACULTY MABLE R. MONSON Longwood College Elementary Professional Grade 5B CHARLOTTE E. LEWIS Wilson Teachers College B. S. Grade 5A BEATRICE D. SANDERS Madison College William and Mary Normal Professional Fourth Grade LOUISE B. CRABBE Mary Washington William and Mary Normal Professional 3rd. Grade REBECCA P. ANDERSON Mary Washington College William and Mary Special Certificate 2nd Grade ELIZABETH C. BAILEY Brenau College A. B. Normal Professional 1st Grade 7

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FACULTY PAULINE E. DELANO Madison College, B. S. English, Latin, World History CARRIE R. HALL, B. S. Madison College William and Mary English, History RICHARD H. DAIGER, B. S. Longwood College Typing, Shorthand, General Business, Bookkeeping A. G. W, Christopher Jr. B. S. Hampden-Sydney Science, Math, Biology, Algebra ODESSA K. SEWARD V. P. I. State Teachers College - Radford, Virginia Normal Professional Seventh Grade MARY LEE TAYLOE Mary Washington, Barry, R. P. I. , Collegiate Professional - Sixth Grade 6

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SENIOR CUSS HISTORY Thirty-six boistrous little boys and girls started out to explore a new world at Warsaw High School in September of 1944 with fear and trepidation in their souls but an abundance of energy and diabolic wickedness to match it. Mrs. Hodges soon put us at ease and we began to get acquainted. As the years rolled by many of the thirty-six left us, but we were also joined by Patty Pearson and Joan Shockley in the second grade; John Wesley Elliott in the third, and Polly Scott in the fourth. Louise Oliff, Barbara Heflin, and Doris Packett were transferred from Newland here in the seventh grade. Each year we became more and more experienced and our world became bigger and bigger. Each of us holds our own memories of those first seven years and of our teachers, who so willingly gave of their time and knowledge to guide us through the years. Remember them? Miss Helen (Mrs. Hodges); Mrs. Seward, Miss Louise Crabbe, Mrs. Gouldin, Mrs. Snyder and Miss Lansdal Booth. Well, the longest years were behind us and after having a delightful summer holiday we re¬ turned. To become freshmen? Nol We became guinea pigs. We were given the privilege of be¬ coming the first eighth grade at Warsaw High School. Mrs. Lowery, our home room teacher, heard so much groaning and grumbling that she has never wanted to go through the torture of having us again. The girls will always remember their agriculture class and Mr. Seward ' s jokes, and the boys will ever cherish the memories of ironing clothes, dusting furniture and scrubbing the floors of the home economics building. In September 1952, we launched upon our high school career with the great ambition of be¬ coming seniors. Quite a few things happened our freshman year, from skunks being put under the school to John Lewis sticking his head through a window pane. A most exciting event during this year was winning the championship in baseball on May 22. We might not have been famous for brains but we were building a reputation for brawn. Time passed quickly and we soon found ourselves sophomores. We again won the champion¬ ship baseball game, with Omo as our star pitcher. This year was full of fun and excitement. Because there were no juniors to give the seniors their banquet, we took over under the guidance of our home room teacher, Mrs. Richard Hall. We had almost as much fun preparing for it as we did attending it. We completed another year, and now we were juniors in high school. Mrs. Francis Delano was our home room teacher that year and also served as letter carrier for Barbara. We all had a lovely time at our class picnic and spring dance. Our most thrilling day, however, came toward the end of the year; it was the day we ordered our class rings, wondering if the day would ever come when we would be wearing them. Well, the time was here. We were now SENIORS, the oldest class in school Our rings were here and we were proudly wearing them. We gave our senior play Lena Rivers on November 18. We found dramatic talent where no one suspected its presence. We enjoyed all of our S.C. A. dances and especially our junior-senior banquet. The juniors did an excellent job and we are grateful to them for giving us such a memorable evening. Graduation is here at last, and full of pride and dignity we are ready to assume our duties in the great world beyond the environs we have enjoyed for twelve years. Now, in closing, we, the Senior Class, would like to express our gratitude to all the teachers who have made possible our graduation. As each of us part and go our separate ways, we will always think of our high school days as ones filled with most pleasant memories. 8