West Point High School - Point Yearbook (West Point, VA)

 - Class of 1949

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MAY DAY COURT SCENE: Back row, left to right: Jane Topping, Qin background Mr. Briggsl, Burke Johnson, Barbara Reynolds, Johnny Hasty, Anita Norman, Richard Daniel, Barbara Dyson, , Putsy Haynes, King, Anne Humphreys, Queeng Margaret Evans, Franklin Roberts, Bebe Guzik, Otis Bristow, Margaret Ashley, Donald Dickerson, Joyce Walker, Thelma For'rest,' children in first row, left to right: Temple Hooper, Robert Sutton, Jean Page Rilee, Suzanne Borum, Ann Rilee, Christine Kruse, Peggy Kemp, Lewis Moskalski, Jean Seward and Wiley Ogg. Seniors Pass in Review School in the fourth grade. Charles, who plans to be a farmer, has been an active mem- ber of the Future Farmers or- ganization. He also belonged to the Hobbies Club. W1 19' X CYRIL PETKE, from Sweet Hall, Virginia, was a student in the Sweet Hall School during the first three grades. He join- ed the Class of '49 in the fourth grade. Cyril holds membership in the Athletic Association and the Keys and Kues Club. 41 lk 41 WILLIAM ERNEST ROBERTSON,' president of the Student Asso- ciation, has been a member of the Class of 1949 since his sophomore year. Previously he had attended thirteen different Virginia and West Virginia schools. Billy was secretary of the Athletic Association, business manager of the foot- ball and basketball teams, and a member of the Beta Club. ll 11 ak FRANKLIN TEMPLE ROBERTS' schooling has all been in West Point. In high school he has been especially interested in dramatics. Franklin has taken part in several plays, among them Three's A Crowd, the prize-winning one-act contest lContinued from Page 121 play. He was also a member of the Choral Club, Athletic Asso- ciation, and of the basketball team. Much of his leisure time has been spent in pursuing his hobby-flying. Ill 'll lk I MARGARET FRANCES SKUERS entered West Point High School as a freshman, having previous- ly attended the Sweet Hall School and Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament School. As a senior, Margaret has been president of the Home Eco- nomics Club and vice-president of Keys and Kues. 41 X lk JAMES TRIMMER entered the West Point Elementary School in the fifth grade, having previ- ously a t t e n d e d Sweet Hall School. James is very interest- ed in the work of the Future Farmers Association, having served as its reporter. He has won a forestry judging contest sponsored by the F. F. A. re- gional federation. He held mem- bership also in the Athletic As- sociation and in Keys and Kues. lk lk lk AGNES WAJCIECI-Iowsxl enter- ed the West Point Elementary School in the fourth grade, after having attended the Port Rich- mond School. Agnes has been a member of the Safety Patrol, Keys and Kues, Home Econom- ics Club, and the Hobbies Club. 41 if lk Another first grader in 1938 to receive her diploma last eve- ning was CoNsTANcE ARLENE WOLFF. Sissy, a commercial student, has been especially in- terested in the activities of Keys and Kues. She was also active in Physical Education and a member of the Dramatic Club. it if if JOSEPH CLAY WOODIE came to West Point from West Jefferson, North Carolina, and entered the fifth grade. Clay left at the end of the session, to return again when a freshman in high school. His chief interests have been in athletics. He was on the football team and manager of the basketball team. HF ll' Ill The final diploma was handed to VIRGINIA HELEN WROBLICK, who entered West Point High School as a freshman, after hav- ing attended Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament School. Dur- ing her senior year Virginia was vice-president of the Home Economics Club, secretary of the Safety Patrol, and a mem- ber of Keys and Kues and the Hobbies Club. Page 21

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MAY DAY fContinued from Page 181 Joyce Walker. HERALDS: Thelma Forrest and Jane Topping. program was entertainment audience: and Her Gar- The following presented for the of the Court and Mistress Mary den, Grades 1 and 2. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe with Her Health Chil- dren, Grades 3 and 4. King Cole, Queen and Court, Grades 5, 6 and 7. The high school boys gave a group of warming up exer- cises and a tumbling act. High school boys and girls then en- tertained with the grand march and folk dancing. The tradi- tional May Pole dance closed the program. At the close of each perform- ance, the King and Queen awarded certificates to the Five Point pupils. Seventy per cent of the entire school enrollment had attained the Five Point Health Standard. The Beta Club contributed to the success of the day by selling attractive Health Day programs and refreshments, appropriate for a warm afternoon. The King and Queen with their court and subjects re- tired amidst applause and much picture taking. Commencement A C0fYllTlel'1Cel'nent SeI'n'l0l'l on Takes Spotlight June 5 and graduation exercises on June 10 marked the linals for the Class of '49. The Rev. James P. Lincoln, SENIOR PARTIES As the session drew to a close the round of social affairs hon- oring the members of the gradu- ating class began. Customarily the Lions Club entertained the senior classes of the West Point and New Kent High Schools at a buffet supper and dance on May 13 in the New Kent gymnasium. On May 16 the Seniors were the dinner guests of the West Point Kiwanis Club at the West Point Hotel. Mr. T. Gray Had- don, Commonwealth's Attorney, of Richmond, was the guest speaker on this occasion. The combined Sophomore and Junior Classes entertained the Seniors and the members of the faculty at a party-dance on May 27 in the High School auditori- um. Delicious refreshments, at- tractive decorations, and an amusing program added to the fun of the occasion. Following the graduation ex- ercises on June 10, Mrs. Graham L. Evans entertained the grad- uating class at a delightful in- formal party in the home of Mrs. A. T. Donnell. rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, preached the sermon at the exercises held on Sunday evening in the Methodist Church. Using as his subject What Is Life?, Mr. Lincoln gave the class an inspiring mes- sage. The other local ministers, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Harris and Mr. Orrell, assisted Mr. Lincoln in the services. The Choral Club sang Schubert's Ave Maria. The forty-third annual gradu- ation exercises were held in the West Point High School audi- torium on Friday evening, June 10. Following the invocation delivered by the Rev. C. J. Jakubowski and a selection by the Choral Club, Barbara Guzik, the class president, introduced the program theme, The School Situation in Virginia. Anne Humphreys, Margaret Ashley and Margaret Evans discussed the most important school prob- lems: Teacher Shortage, Inade- quate Buildings, and the Equali- zation Issue. William Robert- ,jon and William P. Hall, Jr., talked on the most often pro- posed solutions to these prob- lems: Increased Revenues for Schools and Consolidation. Bar- bara Dyson completed the dis- cussion with a talk on The Can- didates for Governor and the School Issue. The class, through its presi- dent, Barbara Guzik, presented the school with a steel case for storing the caps and gowns used by the senior classes. Mr. H. A. Humphreys, princi- pal, made the annual awards to members of the graduating class. Barbara Dyson was de- honor student, will be engraved on honor plaque. She distinction of main- highest scholastic clared the whose name the school's also has the taining the average during her four years of high school. Margaret Ash- ley received The Chesapeake award for achievement in the field of music. 1 At the close of the exercises, Mr. Humphreys, assisted by Mr. W. E. Garber, superintendent, King and Queen, Heralds, Master of Ceremonies and awarded diplomas to the twenty. Maid Of Honor three seniors. Page 20



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