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

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g g s -1-'A i f 3 i 1 w g K U E . A QX1 12 1 NV, ff f-aiffprdm-.-mi ':'wwa..f,,,,,a i .n., , .sa-.self-.'a., ,. Y ,5gm.,,,, ,,,.,, ' CHARLES LEE SMITH, JR. RALEIGH, N. C. Charlie Smij fuliur FIVE YEARS Football W, '25, Football Squad, '24- Meuzorial Committee, '26, Oracle Board, '25, President Madirori Literary Society- Firrt Term, '26, German Club, '22, '23, '24, '25, '26, Secretary and Treasurer of Sixth Form, '26, Seuior Council, '26. To know how to hide one': ability if great .fkill. Charles Lee Smith, Jr., entered the Second Form at Woodberry a mere child. Soon after his arrival, he suddenly joined a midget Football team and plunged into the game wearing his Sunday suit. Though Charlie broke his watch and tore his pants he won the game for his team. He has continued to cover himself with glory from that day to this. Last football season, Smill s speed was the dismay ofthe opposing players as he dashed around the ends for gain after gain. This year will be his second on the Track team, and it looks as if he is in a fair Way to annex another VV via the hundred-yard-dash route. The above list of ollices is evidence of Charlie's popularity and leadership. He is President of the Madison Literary Society, Secretary and Treasurer ofthe Sixth Form, and a member of the Chapel - V Council by vote of his fellows. Charlie's good sense, cool judgment, and his love of fair play Won for him a place on the Board of Prefects, and these qualities have made him respected throughout the school as well as on this board. The small boys are instinctively drawn to Charlie by his sympathetic kindness. We know that he has helped many of them over some of the harder spots of school life by means of his soothing words ofwisdom and Warning. He is a perfect gentleman, and We are sure Woodberry can always be proud of him throughout his career at North Carolina and in future years . Good luck, Charlie , may we be as loyal to you as you have been to us. 44 Track Squad, '25, '26, Chapel Council, '26j' Choir, '23, '24, '25, '26, Prefect Board, '26,

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1 km ng a W L. ?-.1 f 1 , 7 1 Z Q E -.. Q E Q1 , 1 i - a. WILLIAM BURDER SHUFORD HICKORY, N. C. Bill Shifty Bull FIVE YEARS Football W, '25, Football Squad, ,245 Tracle Squad, '25, '26, Manager Barketball, '26,' Arrociate Editor FIR TREE, '25,' Adver- tixing Manager FIRTREE, '26,'Mzm0rialCo11z- mittee, ,26,- German Club, '23, '24, '25, '26. Sfrenely full the epicure would ray, Fate cannot harm me-I have dined today. A bulk in body with a heart of gold is our friend and fellow schoolmate, Bill Shuford. Bill had his rat year five years ago, and since then has been impressing us with his outstanding, though at times smilingly awkward, individuality. He has done his share modestly, and has shown a remarkable brand of persistent determina- tion, through thick and thin. Bill has gained his place in the graduating class only by grinding study and a strong Willpower. He has the punch that puts any man on top, the punch that overcomes tlIe weakness which keeps a good man down. Shifty, last season, made the Football team. His playing was of high charac- ter and that of which we are justly proud even when We speak with modesty. He has been on the squad for several seasons, but in this past season lIas shown the Varsity caliber that earned him his coveted position on the regular eleven. Bill has also had his share in other school activities. He is the advertising manager of the FIR FFREE, a job that calls for honest-to-goodness labor. Bill', is a demon for work, and his ability has not been overlooked. He has been selected to serve on the Sixth Form Memorial Committee, in which job we know he will, as of old, do his best with a smile, and help the Sixth Form dedication to be wellworthy of its class. We know that K'Bill will meet with crowning success at the University of North Carolina where he is going next year. He has been a wortlIy friend and a kind helper to all, and we all wish him rapid progress in his college years. 43

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3 T 'l ,. .. .. 2 K W 5,5 a GEORGE WASHINGTON THOMPSON CI-IARLOTTESVILLE, VA. Tommy Culi1i THREE YEARS Football Squad, '2.5g Baxleetball Squad, '26, Bareball Squad, ,26,' Tennis Team,'24,'25,'Pre- fact Board, ,26,' Chapel Council, '26,' Dramatic Club, '26, Oraclf Board, '25, Head Athletic Editor Oracle, '26,' Prerident fejerron Liter- ary Society-Second Term, ,265 Smoking Club, '26, German Club, '24, '25, '26,' Choir, '24, '25, '26, Rzparte.e if the foul of wit By the clever utilization of a marked sense of humor, Tommy quickly became one of the most popular students at Woodberry. As time passed he also became one of the most respected boys. His lack of any conscious effort: to achieve prefectorial dignity enhanced and solidified his many-sided personality. Tommy was by no means an unappreciated genius. His facility in sport- writing, enriched by considerable experience in the Junior League, made him the outstanding member of the Athletic Staff of the Oracle, and this status as a leader of cognoscenti was further recognized by his election to the presidency ofthe eminently- successful Jefferson Literary Society. Do not get the impression that Tommy was con- - demned by his small stature to a merely stellar Junior l career-he became one of the coaches, most envied idols, being substitute quarterback on the Championship Foot- ball team, and after a brief respite, a daring forward on the Basketball squad. Perhaps his best sport and only re- maining hope for the Varsity VV is baseball, for rumor has it that he is a demon southpaw. Culin,', in addition to his athletic, intellectual, and prefectorial capacities, became one of Mrs. Walker's most inoffensive choir boys, and achieved such gutteral saint- liness that he was forthwith elected to the Chapel Council. Tommy,' intends to enter Princeton next year,Where, ifhisWoodberry record may be used as a basis for prophecy, he will be received with wide-open arms, both masculine . . and feminine. 45