Bedford High School - Peaks Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

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THE PEAKS 26 ELMO JACKSON WRIGHT “Tack” Athletic Asseciation, 25-28; Nique Literary Society. Here’s our “Jack-of-all-Trades.” He’s a reg- ular fellow and friend of true blue, who will be greatly missed at B. H. S. Jack is chucked full of fun. Though he talks out in school, disregarding the rule, he'll always do, believe me! FAVORITE SAYING: “Why bring that up?” SALLIE FRANCES WRIGHT “Dick” Athletic Association, ’24-’23; Nique Literary Society. Sally is one of the most attractive girls in our class. She is noted especially for her winning smile and “pretty dimples.” She is a great sport and is always ready for a good time. Sally won in the contest for being the “biggest flirt” in the Class of °28. Sally will certainly be missed at B. H. S., but her attractive personality will win her friends, wherever she may go. Best of luck, Sally. FAvorITE SAyrnc: “You would say that.” MARY ELIZABETH WOOLDRIDGE “Bug” Athletic Association, °23-°28; Wilsonian Lit- erary Society. Bug! Bug! Bug! Yes, Mary is just like a bug. She’s here and there and everywhere before you know it. Mary is one of our most attractive Seniors. She has a way we all love. Mary is very popular with the opposite sex. She said she was going to be a stenographer, but—. Here’s wishing her the best of luck. Favorite SAyinc: “You would say that.”

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= = z = KC OS KASD eal SSS C Ad ROD) | X¥o (@) SL WW ALMA GERTRUDE WILLS ll, rs . “Happy Foot” 7 4) Athletic Association, ’27-'28; Nique Literary east Society. a Le 7] Yes, here is Alma. I’m sure we will all Saw miss her, for she always greets us with a smile ed and seems to be in the best humor. Alma is AS a girl who puts her studying before a good (es) time. She always tries to get the highest marks. We do not know her plans for the yh future, but wish her much for the future. fi Favorite SAyinc: “I don’t know.” cs i WW pd MARY WITT ( Py Sd aT ge ar Athletic Association, ’25-'28; Basketball, ’26- - | 27-28; “B” Club; Nique Literary Society. “Pug” is one of the best sports and most popular girls of the Class of °28. She won es the vote for being the wittiest and most ath- | ex letic girl in our class. Mary has a winning 06 personality, which makes everyone love her. Kk = B. H. S. will miss her so much. We hope k ® 9 the future has much success and happiness in | store for her. ort CECIL AGEE WRIGHT “Buck-eye” (a ) Athletic Association, ’24-’28; Nique Literary QU 7|| Society; Football, ’27--28; Basketball, °26-'27- ip? Paces ba Glu: All-round sport and athlete, that’s “Buck- eye’; he’s a lion with the ladies, too, a sure hit everywhere with his attractive manners and his good looks. He is the most attractive boy in our class and a close runner for our hand- somest. A real friend because of his drawing personality and accommodating ways. Favorite Sayinc: “Frailty, thy name is woman.” bo O11

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THE PEAKS chstory of the Class of 1928 By JAmes Raymonp Frost It was in September, 1917, that the class of °28 started on its unforgetable career at Bedford High. On this beautiful September day it seemed as if we were entering another world. We could be seen—five of us—Laura Jeter Parker, Mary Buford Schenk, Mary Lee Richardson, Henry Clay Lowry, and I, scared to death and afraid to run, as we entered the class room for the first time. Miss Lucy Lynn was our teacher in the first grade. We liked Miss Lucy very much because she was very kind te us and helped us all she knew how. This first year passed without incident, except that Miss Lucy had a hard time keeping us from chewing gum, and what a record of detention slips have shown, we must have kept this fad up all through our school days. When we entered the second grade the next year we ran up against something that we didn’t like very much. That was the fact that we had to stay in school until 2:30, while before we were allowed to go home at 12:00 o’clock. This year we had the honor of receiving into our class, Calvin Luck, who has been the smartest and most capable pupil in the class’s history; and also Clyde Donald who is the greatest joke teller one can find anywhere. Miss Nell had a time holding us down this year because we thought we knew everything there was to learn. So Miss Nell had to invent something to keep us in sight. One day she went into the first grade and borrowed a couple of little chairs which she set in the corner close to her desk, and during the year several members of the class made these little chairs their permanent seats. No one entered the class the third year. Miss Bessie Coppedge assumed the role of policeman, and between the stern rule of Miss Bessie and Mr. Borden, we buried ourselves in study and deep thought. Now we meet a very undesirable obstacle which blocked our road to fun—this was the deten- tion room looming up before us. But for all this it wasn’t so bad, for we brought our Geography Books into play and Miss Jessie Saunders nearly stretched her neck off trying to see what we were up to behind them. In the fifth grade a new member joined the class. One day a strange girl entered the class; it was Edyth Jarvis. Some one whispered, “Here comes the new girl scholar,” all of the boys turned their heads to see the new girl, and it seems that they still have their heads turned in the same direction. Miss Lois Saunders was our teacher then, and she was very good to us and even let us out early when we got our lessons prepared well. Doris Nichols joined us in the sixth grade. Miss Effie Luck and Miss Lizzie Dooley were our teachers. In January a sad event took place, we were faced for the first time with horrible exams. It was this year that the desire to be in High School came to us, because we were where we could see the pupils in the High School changing classes, while we had to sit in the same desks through the day. The seventh grade was a long time to us because we were expecting next year to enter High School. Cecil Wright and George Buck came into our class this year. Miss McCauley and Miss Rhoades were our seventh grade teachers. When we returned to school in September, 1924, we were very proud that we were at last Freshmen, but we found out something we hadn’t anticipated; we were met with shouts cf “Rats! Rats!” and scores of boys with paddles in their hands. But we took cur medicine like good sports. Out in the country the farmers had a big flood which washed all their little girls up to our front door—Elizabeth Carter, Hallie Fizer, Mary Isreal, Thelma Kidd, Lucille Lee, Eula Musgrove, Gladys Overstreet and Lorene Saunders entered the class. Miss Kimbrough taught the little “goils” and “boys” how to draw a little “coicle.” Mrs. Brown taught us how to say, “Amo, Amas, Amat.” or af