Woodrow Wilson High School - President Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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June Class! June Class Officers Jim Oast Leo Walsh Mary Evelyn Barham. , Harold Kelly Darrell Calloway Miss Eleanor Dashiell President Vice-President Girls ' Secretary-Treasurer Boys ' Secretary-Treasurer Representative to Student Council Adviser

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JOHN SMITH 1605 Atlantic Avenue Hobby — Boats and airfylane models. Math Club Senior, Assistant Lunch Room Director. LAWRENCE STRICKLAND 803 Madison Street Hobby — Girls. Woodrow Wilson Hi-Y, Football Squad. JANE TEW 1725 Bradford Terrace Hobby — Doing nothing. House of Representatives. Math Club Senior, Representative to the Student Council. JESSIE ANN THOMAS Jensen Hotel Hobby — Swimming. Lee Literary Society, French Club, Math Club Senior, Victory Chorus, Vice-President Forum Club, Public Speaker 1946. ESTHER VIRGINIA TRUEBLOOD 1912 Holladay Street Hobby — Music. Girls ' Monogram and Officials ' Club, Intramural Sports, D. O. Club. RAYMOND TURNER 1701 Maple Avenue Hobby — “Pat . Treasurer of the Woodrow Wilson Senior Hi-Y. Sports Editor of The Student, House of Representatives, President of the Woodrow Wilson Forum. Home Room President. President of the Senior Class, Quill and Scroll. Sports Editor of the Annual. Prose Reader 1946. JAMES WALKER 335 Broad Street Hobby — Airfylane models. EDNA MAE WILLIAMS 605 Long Street Hobby — Dabbling into everything. Pan-American League, Math Club Junior, Math Club Senior, Forum Club. MARY JO WINTON 1 135 A Street Hobby — Photography. French Club, Feature Editor of The Student, Quill and Scroll, Presidents ' Senior Tri-Hi-Y. Hobby — Reading. MABEL WONG 426 Fourth Street

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Senior Class History By Jane Waters The kickoff was scheduled for September 8, 1943, and went off on time. We found our little tan cards more valuable than any pigskin, for they carried a list of our “plays” for the com- ing semester. After the first few days of scrimmage, we found our tickets to seats in the auditorium worthless and settled down to studying. Jane King was elected captain of our squad, approximately 200 strong, and the backfield was com- posed of Betty Cox, Vice-President; Jackie Lou Hancock, Secretary and Treasurer; and George Lewis, Representative to the Student Council. Our first coach was Mrs. Louise Fon- taine. By the time our activity books were autographed, the football season had begun. Of course we all remember No- vember 13, 1943 when our Wilson team defeated Granby 6-0. Wartime conditions made our freshman days difficult but somewhat exciting. Blackouts were the cause of many an unwritten assignment and everyone remembers the air raid drills at school. The Coali- tion election was a little over our heads but nevertheless we enjoyed it immensely. Some- how we struggled through our first year and on June 15 earned the right to call our- selves Sophomores. II The second quarter started with a bang — or rather a blow, for we found ourselves hurricane struck after only several days at school. It was soon decided that Charlie Fleming would carry tbe ball for us this year with able assistance from Randolph Smith- wick, Vice-President; and Mary Evelyn Barham, Secretary and Treasurer. During ’44- ’45, Miss Sallie Macon Porter was our backfield coach. Now, as sophomores, we chose our extra curricular activities. Cub reporter on The Student seemed glamourous enough to snare Martha Rose Robbins, Eli Chovitz, Mary Anne Woodhouse, Garland Hale, and Mindy Chovitz. Elbert Epperson, Nancy Lee Reed, Wallace Smith, and h ' ae Wilson found the business staff more to their liking. Shirley Morgan and Eldred Lawrence found a place in the band; Jane Storey, Audrey Doxey, and Albert Murden joined the school choir. The score at the half was in our favor. We had triumphed over Caesar, Alegebra, the Renaissance and how to get a seat on a 3:20 bus. III September, 1945, meant school and school meant schedule mix-ups, second hand books, and locker keys. We were now efficient Juniors and quite capable of taking care of ourselves — that is, with the excep- tion of remembering to bring our lunch three out of five days a week. Miss Shirley Burnside was chosen adviser and Leo Walsh, as president, captained our team. Billy B. MacDonald was our Vice-President with Betty Lee James, Girls’ Secretary and Treasurer and Dick Jones, Secretary and Treasurer for the boys. Wilson Willie came our way with the compliments of a hard working Activity Board, also came unforgetable dances in the gym after football games. Parents’ Night gave our Mothers and Dads an idea of our school life and gave us many a laugh. The Dramatic Club gave the school “Double Date” with five juniors in the cast; the Farmers’ Dance gave everyone a chance to pull out his jeans and straw hats; chapel gave all who attended a wonderful start on Wednesdays; and T. T. Vinson gave Pat Newsom her first orchid for Easter. The fire in May gave us a few days of unscheduled freedom and then — Barracks A! The excitement was reminiscent