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

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It is with great pleasure that we dedi- cate the 1949 volume of The Point to Mrs. Leroy Bryan Riddle, a patron, who has so graciously given of her time and talents to the West Point High School. ................... Page 3

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Page 2 THE PO INT Volume 20 1949 . Staff Editor-in-chief . . . . Margaret Evans Business Manager ......... Jacqueline Johnson . . . West Point High School Student Association Publisher . Index Advertisements . . . . 35 Classes . . 9, 13 Comics . 34 Dedication . 3 Faculty . 6 History . 5 Obituaries . 33 Organizations . . 23 Publication Staffs . . . 4, 27 Recreational Activities . . 18 Sports ..... 29 Student Association . 8 Vital Statistics . . 32

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..- 4, I ,ha lj : -' 5 ' - li if f 'A ,gf5, 5,,,,,.49.k,g5. L I I ,ll 1 - A f1as'1:4ifi2H .-1 15:12, 14-4.- West Point, Virginia, June 11, 1949 Today, Yesterday Are Featured In The Point THE POINT, published by the students of the West Point High School, pictures in the present volume high school life today and yesterday. The 1949 POINT is the twen- tieth publication Of that name. The first annual was THE SKEETER, published for the one year, 1916. Richard Bullard was editor-in-chief and Irene Mc- George, business manager. In 1929 the publication of an an- nual was resumed under a name inherited from the first school paper, THE POINT. The editor- in-chief of the first POINT was Percy Fox, the business man- ager, Maurice Cleasbyg and the faculty adviser, Miss Wilhelmina Wright. Fnom 1929 to 1932 THE POINT was published as a print- ed annual and during that period twice won first place among Class C school annuals in the contests sponsored by the Vir- ginia High School Literary- Athletic League. Because of financial difficulties in the De- pression years, THE POINT was Seated: Putnam, Humphreys, Evans, Ashley, Highland Standing: B. Johnson, Riddle, J. Johnson, Howell, Hall a hand-made scrapbook for the senior class. In 1941 THE POINT'S publication as a school project was resumed in some- what its present form. The 1949 volume of THE POINT represents an effort of the Stai to present in news- paper style a picture of our high school life today and yesterday. In after years if headlines, well- loved faces, pleasant scenes, and accounts of happy activities help to recall high school mem- ories and ideals, we have fulfill- SKEETER STAFF-1916 Page I, ed our purpose. The staff wishes to acknowl- edge the help afforded by par- ents, friends, and the local news- paper, our publisher, in making possible this portrayal of our school life. Editor-in-chief MARGARET EVANS Business Manager JACQUELINE JOHNSON Associate Editors MARGARET ASHLEY ANNE HUMPHREYS Art Editors KATHRYN PUTNAM BURKE JOHNSON JAMES RIDDLE Business Assistants WILLIAM HALL MARY LANGHORNE HOWELL Typist JOYCE HIGHLAND Advisers MISS BRANCH MR. HUMPHREYS