The pictures are as represented in the Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Virginia yearbook or annual of the year indicated on the page. The Memory pictures may not be complete and pictures and names may have been removed by request of the person involved. Also, it does not offically indicate the year of graduation and/or that the party in question graduated. This section of the website is dedicated to the memories of all alumni and are found in personal items that alumni have saved and were kind enough to allow it to be shared with others. Thank You. If you are not represented in your class, or have other pictures for the memories section you may submit a photo to be added. John “Eddie” Lee ’68.
Woodrow Wilson
High School
Portsmouth, Virginia
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ELIZABETH WHITEHURST DOLLY RUTHERFORD, Accompanist
President
Student Manager
Secretary
Treasurer
Librarians
Sopranos
VIRGINIA Wll.LIAMS
BETTY WI LLIAMS
Altos
JACKIE BABB
DOROTHY BROWN
SALLIE CECIl.
JIMMIE Lou FENDLEY
CAROLINE HARMON
SUSIE MORGAN
BETTY PEARCE
EMILY PHILLIPS
BETTY Lou ROBERSON
BARBARA SANDERLIN
MERIDITH STEW ART
NICKlE WHITE
Tenors
SIDNEY COWAN
EARL CLEMENTS
BILLY GATLING
GORDON LEE MASON
VERNON TATUM
CHANNING \VALKER
Basses
EDWARD FIELDS
JACK GOLDl'ARB
HASBROUCK HUGHES
ROBERT MARTIN
MAURICE TROTMAN
DONALD ROBERTSON
THE CHORUS
This year the chorus had been reorganized under the direction of Mr. Lawrence Shorer. The chorus has played an important part in many of the school assembly programs. They gave a Christmas program and" a concert in conjunction with the band. The chorus is composed of 45 voices.
Glee Club Roster
OFFICERS
ELLEN MORROW .
NOEL DASHIELL .
DORIS LAWRENCE, BARBARA MOORE
President
Secretary
Librarians
First Sopranos
JOAN BROHARD
NANCY BUTLER
EVEI.YN EDWARDS
NORMAN ECKERT
ELLEN MORROW
JUNE HADLEY
JEAN PEED
DORIS LAWRENCE
DORIS PURSER
Second Sopranos
BETTY JEAN COX
NOEL DASHIELL
EI.IZABETH ENGRAM
EI.IZABETH GREENE
JEAN VANN
JANET WIGGINS
First Altos
PEGGY WARD GROTON
BARBARA MOORE
VIRGINIA MURDEN
ANN SILVERS
CAROLYN TARKENTON
FAY WHITFIELD
MARGARET YATES
Second Altos
SHIRLEY ARCHER
AUDREY GUMM
BETTY ROOF
CAROLINE SESLER
CARVEL UNDERWOOD
BETTY ANN WILLIAMS
DOLLY RUTHERFORD, Accompanist
THE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB
The Girls' Glee Club is composed of approximately thirty girls, most of whom are Freshmen. The girls sang on many occasions such as the Thanksgiving program, radio programs, club meetings, joint Band ·and Vocal Department concerts, Christmas programs, Easter program and commencement exercises.
Sextet Roster
VIRGINIA WILLIAMS
BETTY STEPHENSON
MERA GAY
JACKIE CARMINES
CAROLINE HARMON
MEREDITH STEWART
DOLLY RUTH ERFORD, Accompanist
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W. W. H. S. GIRLS' SEXTETTE
The Girls' Sextette of Woodrow Wilson High School composed of Virginia Williams and Betty Stephenson, first sopranos; Jackie Carmines and Mera Gay, second sopranos; Meredith Stewart and Caroline Harmon, altos; reorganized and started their rehearsals In Septem ber 1947.
Since then, aided by their accompanist, Dolly Rutherford, they have participated in various programs and entertainment in the school and community.