Washington Seminary - Facts and Fancies Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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. I-IISTCRY The time has come when we, the Senior Class of '35, must bid farewell to our beloved Alma Mater. With it come many memories close to our hearts of the steps we have climbed, of the classmates and teachers whom we have grown to love, of the place that will always remain dear to us--Washington Seminary. Turning back the years, we come to the first grade and its happ times. The lit- tle girls who walked up the school drive, books in hand, a bit skepticalf but happy with the importance of beginning their school life were Martha Burnett, Anne Gray, Mary Helmer, Margaret Preacher, and Babs and Betty Zuber. With the first days of school we must connect Mrs. Davis, whose sympathy and strictness kept us well in hand and won our love. We soon made the acquaintance of 'i'Wo, the dearly beloved cook, who looked out for the li'l chillun. The following year we were joined by Annette Hightower: Having become more familiar with the joy of studying books, we turned our interest to the swings and playgrounds, where we enjoyed many a recess. Again in the third year there was but one addition. Marjorie Hames joined the happy group. Since we had grown a bit in our mental ability and size, we began to sing French songs in opening exercises under Madame Berry's supervision, and we also became more victorious in the art of see-sawing. ln the fourth grade Miss Alice Downing became our teacher and we fell in love with her from the first day. Margaret Preacher left us, but we became recon- ciled when Trudy Dickey arrived. Kick the Can now became an important part of our lives. ln the fifth grade Frances Butters and .lulia Hoyt came to us. Although we had always been somewhat dignified we began to play Cop 'n' Robber enthusiastically and, l might say, loudly. Blood-thirsty yells could be heard over all the grounds at recess. My clearest recollections are those of always being Cop. The sixth grade brought Helen Aycock, Emily Evins, and Beverly Bailey to us. We became more impressed with our school work and the importance of study, settling down in comparison to our previous years. However, we still found time to wave at our favorite engineer on the Crescent Limited, which passed at recess. ln the seventh grade twelve girls swelled our number to twenty-four. These girls were Ida Akers, Alice Armstrong, Betty Barlow, Isabel Boykin, Jane Brooks, Doris Cole- man, Martha Fuller, Nina Fuller, Rosemary Hawk, Laura Hill, Helen Roberts, Charlotte Sage, and Cundell Smith. Naturally, the larger our number, the more fun we had to- gether. With our graduation to the seventh grade we came under the guidance of Mrs. Stewart. We all enioyed many happy times in her room. Then finally we reached the much coveted distinction of being eighth graders. Although we lost two of our number, lda Akers and Betty Barlow, we also gained two, Elizabeth Holcomb and Elinor Wilkinson. Our last year in Grammar School! Ahead of us a new and steeper path than we had ever known! Mrs. Olsson, lovable Miss Bessie to her-pupils, was in charge of us and prepared us well for the coming years of High School. During that year the senior class willed Mary Elizabeth Thomas to us, and we have come to feel that we know her personally. We have seen her through school. She is now nursing at Grady Hospital where she is doing extremely well. We are proud of her and so thankful to that senior class for giving us the. privilege of helping her forward. Thus we ended our preparatory years. They were filled with laughter and sorrow, fun and seriousness -pictures not easily forgotten. .33-

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Freshman Hall, Miss Annie Sharpe's room, the beginning of a much steeper climb than we realized. There is something about becoming a freshman that is always re- membered. We were more or less on our own for the first time. There was the decision as to what course we should take, College Preparatory or General, the privilege of eniering into athletics and all other projects as an active member and not just a con- tri utor. The new girls, who startedout with us as freshmen were Helen Bell, Rachel Bur- ton, Elizabeth Coursey, Lucia Ewing, Dorothy Hood. Ida Akers and Margaret Preacher returned to us. All these girls matched their step to ours and added much to our success in being The best class at Washington Seminary. As sophomores we advanced to Study Hall with an air of knowing something of what it was all about. Grace Archer, Elizabeth Barge, Martha Gordy, Harriette Milam, Dorothy Sanford, Margaret Talmadge, and Bebe Young contributed to this air of knowledge. We came under the supervision of Mrs. Fisher whom we soon appreciated as a real friend and helpful adviser. ' As l have already mentioned, we entered one hundred per cent into the various Red Cross and Annual drives and the payment of class dues as freshmen. We also contributed to the Needlework Guild and to the Christmas Tree for the children brought by the Salvation Army. The latter are always a joy to a Washington Semi- nary girl. Miss Sharpe exhibits the Needlework Guild contributions. We shall al- ways remember the dresses made by the girls in the sewing class and garments brought by members of the school. That the Christmas Tree is always a great success can be seen by the happy faces of the children. In order to carry on our various charities and to support our school drives and class projects, we gave an Easter Egg party during our freshman year. Every year since then, we have given an appropriate party in support of these various activities. We figured admirably in athletics, having such girls as Grace Archer, Mary Eliza- beth Barge, Jane Brooks, Nina Fuller, Mary Helmer, Annette Hightower, and Betty and Babs Zuber to represent us in every field. Our junior year brought Mary Lou Blanchard, Gladys Cook, Ann Cox, Bobby Hightower, Edwina Johnston, Anne Littlepage, Frances Neal, Polly Penuel, Betty Power, Sibylla Pringle, Ruth Shannon, and Ann Williams to add to our junior dignity and poise. Martha Fuller left us but returned this year. THE MISSEMMA, our school newspaper, is something of which every Seminary girl is proud. During the junior year we were ably represented on the staff by Mary Elizabeth Barge, Jane Brooks, Alice Armstrong, Elizabeth Holcomb, Babs Zuber, Rachel Burton, Martha Gordy, Julia Hoyt, Elizabeth Coursey, Dorothy Sanford, and Martha Burnett. ' The outstanding honor in athletics, that of being made a member of the A club, was bestowed on many members of our class. We were particularly proud of Nina Fuller, who was on the varsity team. The basketball squad included eleven of our number. Thus we were well represented in every activity of school. Our class as a whole did much to gain distinction. Our senior year was attained at last, and with it came a certain satisfaction be- cause we had reached the pinnacle of our high school education. Behind us lay a steep path which we had climbed with honor and credit. The girls who joined us were Peggy Armistead, Catherine Campbell, Amelia Flor, and Nancy Moody. Betty Barlow, Trudy Dickey, and Martha Fuller returned to us in September. jContinued on page 89j -34. g