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.



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Faculty
Administration
Dr. Allen looks over a full schedule of appointments for the day ahead. 
DR. ROBERT W. ALLEN 
Principal 
Mr. Galliford was not expecting to come face to face with a camera. Fortunately, everyone who enters his office does not always present a problem.
MR. WALTER T. H. GALLIFORD, JR. 
Assistant Principal 

Portsmouth School Board
Standing: Mr. C. B. Russell, Mr. B. M. Hutchins, Mr. R. T. Daughtrey, Mr. P. G. Morris, Mr. J. H. Griffin, Mr. A. J. Mapp. Seated: Mr. H. H. Harcum, Mr. J. T. English, Mr. L. W. Futrell, 
Mr. T. Schneider, Mrs. Clara H. Porter-Clerk, Dr. M. A. Kise. 


MR. A. J. MAPP 
Superintendent 
DR. M. A. KISE 
President 

English           Department
MRS. MILDRED NEWCOME 
Department Head 
West Virginia University 
First class of the day gets an early start.
MRS. MARY JO BRADY  
English, Public Speaking 
Indiana University 
Mrs. Carroll seems pleased with Toni’s progress.
MISS MARGARET HINTON 
English 
Randolph-Macon Woman’s 
College 
ANDREW E. LANDIS  
English, Journalism  
Oberlin College  
MRS. NANCY LEE MARTIN
English
Brakley University
MRS BARCLAY H. CARROLL 
English
University of Virginia 
English           Department
Is it really that interesting, Marsha?
Better start reading, Chris, you're 
not going to pass that way! 
MISS LOUISE MAYS  
English   
Meredith College 
PATRICK RILEY
English, Creative Writing
William and Mary
MISS AVIS SHUMAKER 
English
William and Mary
MRS. ANNE STEWART  
Longwood College  
U. of Maryland 
MRS MARGARET SYKES
Flora McDonald College
Columbia U. 
MRS. GERTRUDE WALDRON 
English, History 
U. of Cincinnati 
U. of Richmond 
Math Department 
MISS MARY FRANCES RICE 
Department Head 
Longwood College 
U. of Virginia 
Miss Fretz shows how it's done.
MRS. M. GAGE BRUMFIELD 
Columbia University 
MISS ELIZABETH CULPEPPER 
Randolph-Macon Women’s  
College  
MRS. DOROTHY DARDEN
Mary Washington College
MISS SUZANNE FRETZ 
East Carolina College 
MRS. IRENE A. STEPHENS 
Madison College 
CHARLES E. THURSTON, JR.
Math, Science
U. S. Naval Academy
J. T. UNDERWOOD
William and Mary
U. of Virginia
MRS. ANNE WHITE 
William and Mary 
U. of Florida 
History Department 
MRS. IRMA CARTER  
History, Sociology 
Madison College 
Charles University 
MRS. MARGUERETTE CHISWELL 
Atlantic Christian College 
East Carolina Teachers College
MISS MARJORIE CODD 
Department Head 
Longwood College 
ERNEST L. ETHERIDGE  
U. of Virginia  
U. of Richmond 
WILLIAM KNOWLES
V.M.L.
U. of Virginia
EARL C. LASSITER
William and Mary Gollege
University of Texas
T. E. MASTERS 
U. of Richmond 
MRS. BARBARA OLIVER  
William and Mary  
MISS JOANN RICKETTS
William and Mary
GARY ROSECRANS
U. of Wichita
WILLIAM J. STRAWN
Western Kentucky 
Science Department 
A. C. HINTON, JR.
Department Head 
East Carolina College  
College of William and Mary 
Georgia Tech. 
What’s the problem girls?
MRS. ANNIE LAURIE EDWARDS  
Biology, Chemistry  
Women’s College-U.N.C,  
MISS CAROLYN GRAY
Biology
Longwood College
MRS. OLIVIA T. HINTON 
Biology, Chemistry 
East Carolina College 
College of William and Mary
MRS. BEATRICE FORDHAM   General Science, Chemistry  
Mary Washington College  
MISS LAURA POOL
Biology
Mary Washington College
MRS. PHYLLIS A. RANDALL
General Science
University of Kentucky
Madison 
MRS. ANNE TRUITT 
General Science 
East Carolina College 
D. O.
D. E.
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SAMUEL WAYNE DAKE  
D.O.   
Pacific Union College  
U. of Maryland 
LOUIS A. KINUM
D.E.
Rochester Inst. of Tech.,
R.P.I.
MRS. MARY G. HOWER 
D.E.
College of William and Mary 
George Washington U. 
MISS RUTH LEE 
Department Head 
Office Practice Co-ordinator 
Indiana University 
MISS CHARLOTTE AVERY 
General Treasurer 
Longwood College 
MRS. WILLADEAN BOYD
East Carolina College 
MRS. MARY COWAN  
Shorthand, General Business  
Appalachian State Teachers 
College
MISS MARY FRANCES
LAWRENCE
Women’s Collége-U.N.C. 
MISS BARBARA SHAFER
Madison College
MRS. HELEN WILLIAMS 
William and Mary, Norfolk 
Languages 
MRS. NATALIE  
MANDEL ARON  
W. M. Norfolk Division, 
U. of Chicago, The Sorbonne 
MISS HELEN BRENT
French
William and Mary College
U. of Chicago, The Sorbonne 
MISS EMILY DASHIELL
Latin, English
French Randolph-Macon Women’s
College
MISS AUDREY VINCENT
Latin, English
Randolph-Macon Women’s
College 
Dr. Mejer and Mrs, Morse explain a point in Spanish to Myra Anapole.
DR. VICTOR MEJER 
Universidad leatolica du Peru 
MRS. W. W. MORSE, JR. 
Spanish 
Randolph-Macon Women’s 
College 
Guidance
MISS GEORGIANNA C. WOODHOUSE 
Guidance Director  
Mary Washington College 
MRS. GRACE VIRGINIA 
ANDERSON
Radford College 

MRS. GERTRUDE FOSTER
RAWLS
English, Guidance 
Longwood College, R.P.I. 
Physical 

Education 
JOHN H. “JACK” RYDER  
 Guidance, Basketball Coach 
 U. of Virginia
The Cheerleaders give our champs a send off. 
MRS. PHYLLIS F. BYRD 
Department Head 
Longwood College 
U. of Virginia 
MISS SYLVIA ANNE BRITT  
East Carolina College
MRS. CHARLOTTE
FREEMAN OPAUSKI 
Radford College 
EARL G. CASTELLOW
East Carolina College 
CARLOS L. “PETE” MILLS  
Appalachian State Teacher’s  
College
JACK R. MOUNIE, JR.
Duke University
JAMES SHERRILL
Erskine College, Appalachian 
College State Teacher’s College 
Vocational 
Music
Home Economics 
Library 
Art
Cafeteria      Health
HOWARD M. BEALE, JR. 
East Carolina College 
ELMER E. MARTIN 
Cabinet Making 
Buffalo State Teacher’s College 
WILLIE N. PARKS
Mechanical Drawing  
North Carolina State
HARRY W. WHITE
Electric Shop 
William and Mary 
RICHARD DILL  
Band  
Conservatory of Music of  
Cincinnati 
RICHARD BARNES
Chorus
Madison
MICHAEL N. LAGUTA 
Orchestra
New England Cons. of Music, 
Columbia U. 
MRS. ELIZABETH AMES  
BLANFORD 
Madison College 
University of Tennessee 
MRS. EMILY CURLEE
Catawba College 
MRS. ELINOR R. DALTON
Madison College 
MISS DOROTHY DIEHL 
Department Head 
Longwood College 
Columbia University 
JOHN DRAGSETH 
Director Vocational Education 
The Stout Institute 
MISS FREDDIE ANN BUTT 
Librarian 
Art Longwood College 
MRS. LORADELL DICKERSON 
Asst. Librarian 
DAVID E. WHEELER 
East Carolina College 
MRS. ESTELLIE SAWYER 
Cafeteria Manager 
MRS. JANE S. SNYDER, 
R.N. 
King’s Daughter’s Hospital 
MRS. MARJORIE ALBERTI   Office Clerk   
MRS. MARGARET CLAYTON
Head Clerk
MRS. RUTH HODSDEN
Office Clerk
MRS. NELL WHALEY 
Guidance Clerk 
Office Clerks