Woodberry Forest High School - Fir Tree Yearbook (Woodberry Forest, VA)

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- -'5 k j 2 1 1 1. -1 1,AL1 ei rx 1 ,ill if if- 'P' 5 f 'rt ,f 5 5 CHARLES NORWOOD BAKER WASHINGTON, D. C. Nip Charlie', THREE YEARS Basketball Squad, '25, Tennis' Team, ,26,' Senior Prefeet, '26, Senior Council, '26, Man- aging Editor Oracle , '26, Chairman Me11z- orial Committee, '26, German Club, '24, '25, '26. Hi: greatnef: lie: in hi: unatruming :impli- city, and modesty in thought, word, and actionf, Charles Baker's remarkable resemblance to the Headmaster has by no means been the only factor in his thoroughly successful career at Woodberry. His strong character and sound judgment have always been so manifest that he received the appointment of Senior Prefect, not as a compromise candidate but as the endorsed choice of both the Faculty and the Prefect Board. Without any of the glamorous and inane personality which an athletic career might have brought him, Nip has on every occasion been popular With the school's plebeians as Well as with its cognoscenti. He was elected Treasurer of the G. A. A., defeating a group of clamorous athletic idols, and shortly afterwards polled the larg- est number of votes for the respected position of a Chapel Councilman. flint be has achieved quite as much of which ff .L -ffl' the majority of the boys will never become aware as he has done before the public eyej. Illicit smoking, heretofore, one of the most persistent and disgraceful evils at the school l,f' ,,.f-1' A-e 'T' F, has, under his wideawake leadership of the Prefects, been almost entirely eliminated, and, for the first time in years, the headmaster has voiced an optimistic Word about the ,E A prevalent tobacco evil. jr QW g we A boy who with additional or more mundane recom- 'F' mendations than line character and alert perceptions, could pi V 4 Z znz easily be thoroughly compatible with every contraposed if-gr clique in school, but a boy who has achieved such a con- , -- crete success through a, realization of his abstract virtue ,--fi Ha,--f ',-, a fi' ,f- jr- AT, a ,i. v 1 it ' he-r ' swf 'f fl-,-1- ' -' A .f ,Mi Lnss.-f - 5 .4 ' rugs .- mir: vetttfl I Q. ..... . .... I . 5 , A, , i- :K W f 5' QT, 'QQ . . . , ijt. alone, is lndeed extraordinary. E ' - ' , i i fl - , ,.. . All success to you, Charlie in your career at Princeton next year. 21

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f 5 21- ? R -1- fl-i T f 1 'Z' 2 S iv 911:11 i f'-EQQE t ? - CHARLES WHITLOCK BANNER GREENSBOR0, N. C. Charlie Burrhead THREE YEARS Track Squad, '24, '25, Alffiftant Art Editor, FIR TREE, '26g Choir, '26, Arroriate Editor Oracle, '26, Vice-Preridentfejrerson Liter- ary Society, '26,- German Club, '24, '25, '26, Hit Jilenee if more eloquent than hir worcirf' Sh-h-h! And the original Butthead sneaked into our midst. Charlie was the least of rats-quiet, obedient, cheerful, always willing to do an Old Boy's bid- ding. This unusual state of affairs made him very popular with the Old Boys during his rat year. Since then this popularity has been steadily climbing. Charlie is able without much effort to excel in his academics. It is a very fortun- ate thing that he has this abilityg otherwise, we don't know how he would get his daily letter to Mt. Airy Written. Indeed, he spends a great portion of his time com- posing these masterpieces. Charlie has a good scholastic standing, as is shown by the consistent appearance of his name on the Honorable Mention List. Bristles further distinguishes himself along artistic lines, as can be seen by the number of his drawings in this book. In appreciation of his unusual literary talent, Charlie was made an Associate Editor of the Oracle. During the indoor season, Chick was seen to have good prospects of becoming a valuable Track man, but, being a swimmer of some note, he was compelled to aban- don the Track for fear of straining an already overburdened heart. We do not doubt that he would have been a great asset to the team had he been able to remain on the squad. During his stay at Woodberry, Charlie has made close friends and we hate to see him leave. He Will continue his studies at the University of North Carolina next year, and we know he will succeed in the future as he has in the past. 20

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f- :E -- j 1 gi WILLIAM DIENHAM BARFIELD JACKSONVILLE, FLA. KlBiZl3!l5 ONE YEAR fastball Squad, '26. Greatness know: itself. It has become nothing uncommon to roam about the spacious halls of Wood- berry and see a cross between an alligator and a sand shark amble towards you. It may have startled some, but the inmates soon became accustomed to it, and found out that it was only our harmless little Billy. Bill came to us from Duval High School Where he left behind him an enviable record. He immediately distinguished himselfon Woodberry's Championship Foot- ball team because of his weight, ability, and knowledge of' the game. He was also prominent in Track and was a material aid to the team in the Weights. However, his ability did not stop with athletics. He was an exceptionally bril- liant student, leading his class in general average several times during the year, and making the Honor Roll every - - month. Aside from the material things, Bar has made him- self very popular and well liked among the boys and mas- ters. Being from the sunshine State he has a Warm heart and is always cheerful. Bill,' leaves us next year to go to Princeton. After his brilliant career at Duval and Wood- berry, we feel certain that success will follow him through- out college. Bar's stay at Woodberry has been rather short. and consequently we feel that he has not had a chance to show more of his qualities. It is quite obvious that he would have been one of the foremost boys in the school in both athletics and studies had he come here a few years sooner and stayed with us longer. 22 Football W,,' '25g Track Squad, '26,' Bar-