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

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FEBRUARY CLASS HISTORY What ' s lower than a rat? You guessed it! Eighth-graders. Remember that sick feel- ing you had on that first day in dear old Wilson? Even though George Burns, then president of the student body, warmly wel- comed us to Wilson High, we still got some low looks from upper classmen. It was great to be in high school, but oh how miserable you felt when you were late for your classes because you couldn t find them. School days as eighth-graders were a mixture of joys and sorrows. You would never think that being a rat would make someone happy, but gee, it was wonderful when we became Fresh- men. Oh! The joy of being a full-fledged rat. ’ We were truly a part of Wilson that year, and we joined every club and went to every activity from bake sales ” to football games. Golly! Do you remember that mock con- vention? Flags fluttered everywhere. Even though we were much too ’ immature to take part, we had a fine time leaning over the balcony rail and watching all the excite- ment. Our Sophomore year came upon us quickly. We were practically grown and watching the eighth-graders and Freshmen. We worried about the fate of the younger generation. In our Sophomore year something new was inaugurated. Officially, it was called an 8 o clock class, but better known as the Saga of the Sleepy Student. Then in February, 1Q53, the great day came. We had finally made it. Our days of being pushed around were over. At last, we were upper classmen. Oh! We were busy little bees that year. We were recognized classmen, boasting individual pictures in the annual. We were really jaunty juniors. February, 1954, everything began to happen. Our class rings came, and we put them on and took them off so much we bruised our knuckles. Wasn’t it a wonderful feeling to be sophisticated seniors at last? Then came baby day when we put our sophistication aside and let down our hair. The boys looked cute in their short pants, and the girls looked darling in their ruffles, even though they were slightly wet from the water guns of the baby boys. Then we bagn to plan for the most im- portant night of the year. Thousands of feet of silver and blue crepe paper were cut, rolled, frilled, stapled together and finally put into place. Our Evening in Paris ” was wonderful, and I m sure no one on the clean-up committee will ever forget the morning after. September rolled around, and we came back from vacation as mighty 4B s. We started making plans almost immediately for graduation. We voted on class colors, posed for pictures and voted on class statistics. Everyone got busy and ordered extra an- nouncements, calling cards and caps and gowns. (T o be continued) — 26 —

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Lorraine Virginia Spindler (Lori) Triangle Tri-Hi-Y, Intramural Sports, Honor Society, Lunchroom Assistant, D.O. Club. Ernest Clifton Staples Band. Earl Arthur Thorton (Applebum) D.O. Club. Phillip Johnson Wells (Jonesie) Joseph Elton White, Jr. (Jose) President 4-B Class, Co-Captain State Championship Football Team, Treas- urer Pan-American League, Student Council, Representative to Boys’ State, Homeroom President, Woodrow Wil- son Hi-Y. William Lloyd Whitebead (Bill) Intramural Sports, Honor Society. Frank Clinton Wickers (Whisk ers) Vice-President Junior and Senior Class, Football, Esleeck Hi-Y. Joanne Bright .Wilkinson (Joanne) Girls’ Glee Club, President Mixed Chorus, Treasurer Presnoir Tri-Hi-Y, Secretary Home Ec. Club, Pan-Ameri- can League, Dramatic Club, Student Business Staff, President’s Tri-Hi-Y, Honor Society, Public Service Assist- ant, Representative Student Council, Delegate to ’55 Tri-Hi-Y Convention, Traffic Assistant. Sandra Fay Wilkinson (Santa Fe) President Presnoir Tri-Hi-Y, Vice- President Mixed Chorus, Vice-Pres- ident Future Homemakers of America, Secretary Junior Class, Vice-President President’s Tri- Hi-Y, Sextette, Student Business Staff, French Club, Glee Club, Lunchroom Assistant, Public Service Assistant, Honor Society, Delegate to Tri-Hi-Y, Pep Club, Ac- tivities Association. Dorothy Ann Willis (Dot) Honor Society. — 25 —

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CLASS PROPHECY FEB. ”55 7 hose real gone kids of the Class of 55, Are still very nervous and quite alive. In a world of tomorrow we find these crazy cats, Filling their ambitions and wearing space hats. A gli mpse through the current newspaper, The Moon and Stars,” Shows us these kids are doing quite well on Mars. As a pianist Nancy Mers is making good, Pla ying a piano made of blue wood. Sandra Wilkinson, a keen teacher. Space cadets are her main feature, hrank Wickers is quite a success. First president of this new metropolis. Joe WAi e, who is practicing law. Keeps all legal business up to par. Bob hlarmison, still quite a joker. Plays a mean hand of Inter-Planetory poker. Sh irley Harris, still a brain. Was the first to discover dry rain. George Antonucci keeps his muscles in tune. By a daily run around the moon. Eric Smith, standout basketball player. Has a strong lead in his run for mayor. Poger Capps, heavenly artist. Paints scenery on clouds for big parties. Harold Prince, still looking for dough. Has gone to explore the rainbow. Butch Kilpatrick is quite the rage. With h is baby blue rocketship, he makes the front page. Editor of the newspaper, is Jack Male, He’s on the ball, so it should not fail. In charge of the comics, is Nemon Piland, Just for inspiration he lives on a planet island. Bill Whitehead, it seems, is quite a dreamer. He s working on a new idea, a rocket steamer. Martin Morgan models in a clothing store. His latest, a space suit to wear at ten, two and four. Dorothy Willis is doing dandy. She works the Milky Way, selling candy. Eeature writer of the woman’s page, Nancy Payne writes gossip for any age. Earl Thornton is in charge of guided missiles, As a sideline he manufactures toy whistles. Hostess on a main rocketship, Joanne Wilkinson has gone to Venus on a one way trip. Evelyn Seebo draws money like magnets Selling her economical food tablets. Pp99y Smith keeps her work lighter By using the new wonder machine, the atom writer. Morris Gardner, with his jet scooter, is makina News, He seems to get traffic tickets by two’s. Looking at a W ' ani Ad, we now see, Harvey Sawyer sells convertors for your old TV. Norma Jean Bailey found a promising career Testing ultra-violet lipstick — non-smear. Tommy Bailey, a famous disc tosser. Plans a trip to Earth on a flying saucer. Anne Davis almost shocked the world off its axis When she stated that the moon wasn’t as large as Texas. Bill Denmark, whom all the kids adore. Plays Santa Claus in a department store. Known for her touring is Faye Knight, She’s off again on another pleasure flight. Capt ain of the Space Cadets is Paul Baines, There is never any confusion in the air lanes. The book, “Spaceship Back to Earth,” is quite renown, The author of which is Gloria Brown. As witty as ever, is Kenny Leary, He keeps the sun polished so earth days aren’t dreary. Thora Sawyer is right up with the age. She writes news columns for the society page. Francis Hayslette, armed with a ray gun. Spends his time shooting stars just for fun. Sarah Murdaugh keeps quite dizzy, Drives around Mars in her space rocket named Lizzie. Laying his old trombone aside, Victor Lawson, has become an outer space parson. Peggy Pearce, who is always so serene. Has cut her hair space style, and dyed it green. Philip Vdells, so it is told. Had discovered a way to never grow old. When you have a toothache, the best thing to do Js to let Lorraine Spindler fix it for you. Anna Silva teaches girls’ gym. She does a good job in keeping them trim. Eva Jean Eriedman, who was always gay. Has the leading role in Alvin Powell s latest play. Billy Bunting will have published soon. The second series of the “Man in the Moon. Edward Goodwin finally made the rank. Has his own safe deposit box in the Inter-Plane- tory Bank. Katherine Newton has space clothes galore. She models for a leading clothing store. Durwood Britton lives in a maze. He smokes without tobacco these days. A chief botanist is Tommy Bowers, His latest experiment was growing moon flowers. Working day and night as a planet spy, “Just getting all the facts,” says Talmadge Ely. On our planet lives Charles Paine, As weather man he predicts rain. James Howard has quite a job As he guards the hoosegow mob. A glittering job has Charles Baines, V ashing the windows of jet planes. Lyman Eutrell, who is quite a tease. Spends his spare time reading tea leaves. So ends the prophecy of these mixed up cats and nervous kiddies In all the settings of space and planet cities. Imagining their futures as apart from today, we respectfully submit — Peggy Carson and Mary Lee Haltaway —27