Bedford High School - Peaks Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

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HISTORY OF CLASS OF 1937 While searching all record of the school for information I found that Miss Nell had kept a scrap book of the work done by the first grade in 1926. Fortunately for your Historian it contained a list of the forty members of the Class, only six of whom are graduating this year, June Mackey, Ira Watson, Jennings Stiff, Gordon Deacon, Edward Karnes and Billie Anderson. This scrap book reminds me of my own diary. Excerpts from which I shall read to you this evening. SEPTEMBER: 13,1927. Oh, such a trying day. This marks the beginning of my school career in Bedford. How stupid I felt when Miss Jane McCauley began to question me about my previous school work at Moneta. I was glad to find that I was not the only one to be initiated as Owen Keeler, Jack Carter,and Lewis Robertson were newcomers also. SER LEMBERS9 9 1928: Vacation is cver and the third grade finds the same group assembled except for one new member, who held us in breathless admiration, not only because of his good looks but also because of his vivid description of the west told in native accent. I was thrilled to death when Miss Bessie seated him across from me, so the first thing I did was to peep on his paper where I discovered that his name was Alexander Eugene Johnson Listoe, Jr: JUNE 2, 1929. My rose costume hanging on my closet door makes me realize that our play and the fun of getting out of school early to practice is over. We did look pretty even if I do say so, dressed as daisies, roses and sun flowers, with June Mackey as our fairy queen. This is our last opportunity of presenting a play at the close of school, as only the first, second and third grades have this honor. Oh well! next year we will grow up and stay all day at school. OG TOBEREZ 11929: I was certainly glad to see this day come to a close. Staying all day isn’t so much fun as it seems. Miss Ada Hatcher realizes that we don’t like to sit still but do like to giggle. Even shy little Florence Abbott, who joined our class this year, finds our giggling contagious. JANUARY 21, 1930. Miss Lois got stuck in the mud this morning and was late at school. When she entered the door erasers were flying so thick and fast she had to dodge them. She soon put a stop to this by threatening us with a written lesson. Evidently Bill Anderson hadn’t quieted down as he came in from recess proudly displaying a black eye. You should hear what he did to the other fellow. MARGE SS) 1931; Our new friend of the sixth grade, Mary Truxell, informed us that our teacher, Miss Mae Padgett is flashing a diamond ring today. Wonder who the lucky man is? My! Mary must have a nose for news. I hope that she finds out by tomorrw what his name is. APRIDAI2Z 1932; We had a grand time picnicing on Reservoir Hill today. We've had spring fever for days so all Miss Wilkinson had to do was to consent to our going. Poor Ira Watson (better known as ‘“Watty”) spent most of his time sitting on the ground as he tore his trousers climbing through the fence. My Diary will be neglected tonight because of too much food and fun.

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“GHOST OF THE REDSKIN” SENIOR CLASS PLAY bedi iit Hilly te zt Hay uHL thal iH Hi Hi hk i ise é tat ih pee Ze | i CAST OF CHARAGIERS Standing— (Right to Left): Mr. John Horton, a business man......... Ira Watson Tom Mason, a young doctor................. James May Sylvia Horton, their daughter......Geraldine Forbes Ruth Stanton, Jane Curtis’ cousin ...Mary Truxell Aunt Clara Stanton, Jane’s aunt .....Eleanor Hicks Robert Reynolds, a young song writer..Alex Listoe Jane Curtis, Robert’s Fiancee............ June Mackey Seated— (Left to Right) : Fred Lanning, Mason’s friend ............. Owen Keeler Dutch Morris, a likeable “tough”..... Lloyd Carter Chief Rain-in-the-Face .........-... Lewis Robertson Dinah Brown, Clara’s maid.............. Janie Holdren “Slats” Martin, a friend of Mason’s....Fred Turner Juball Jones, a handy man.............. Billy Anderson Mrs, eblorton secs eee ee Eileen Brent bhe@Deadelndtaniem messes Gorden Deacon LINOPSIS OFsP EAN Tom Mason, a young doctor, pursues his hobby of collecting Indian relics along with his medical research. When he and his friend, Fred Lanning, appear at night at a somewhat remote, unoccupied summer home (near an Indian Reservation) carrying the body of a dead Indian, things begin to happen. Shortly after entering the place, they hear a car stop; and they barely have time to conceal the body before Miss Stanton and her two nieces, Jane Curtis and Ruth Stanton, their car having given out of gas, enter the room. In the spur of the moment, Tom Mason decides to pose as owner of the house. Imagine Jane Curtis’s surprise when the door opens and in walks Robert Reynolds, whom she has jilted, for reasons of her own, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. John Horton and their daughter, Sylvia. Robert startles them all by announcing that this is his house—a recent legacy from a deceased uncle. Jane refuses to remain longer, despite the raging storm without and the report that the Indians are on the warpath. From then on the action moves rapidly, complicated by ghosts, old Indian charms, and hold-ups. ‘Dinah Brown and Juball Jones, two Negroes, add humorous touches to the play.

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HISTORY OF CLASS OF 1937 (Continued) NOVEMBER 18, 1932. Hoorah for Miss Tate’s room! We tide Mrs. Steele’s section of the seventh grade in the volley ball contest today, even if they did shoot the most goals yesterday. Although Kathleen Powers and Mildred Padgett are new pupils they were loyal rooters for Mrs. Steele’s room. Rooters or no rooters, here’s hoping that Miss Tate’s room breaks the tie. SEPTEMBER 10, 1933. What a red letter day this will always be! We entered the High School building to find the Sophomore girls waiting to paint our faces with lipstick. All of us lost our identity but when the roll was called we heard the following girls’ names that were new to us—Frances Lazenby, Louise Parks, Reva Meador, Beth Dooley, Janie Holdren, Geraldine Forbes, Virginia Key, Margaret Thomas, Mary E. Logwood, Early Stanley, Esther Chappelle. When school was dismissed today we saw the boys of our class going through the belt line. The new members, Lloyd Carter, Jack Coleman and Archie Noell were among them. SEPTEMBER 12, 1933. After much wandering the majority of the freshmen reached the proper classes even if they were 20 minutes late. We are not accustomed to so many teachers and so many rooms but are thankful for our registration card giving names of classes and rooms in which they are held. We are still unable to connect names with faces because the expressions of the faces change with the daily application of lipstick. OGd OBERS 75 91923 Oh! how excited we are planning for the Soph-Freshman party. As usual the girls are discussing what they shall wear and the boys are trying to decide who they shall take. I wonder if Janie will go with David? We hear that he has a pair of long pants for the occasion. NOVEMBER SS 19303 Girls’ Basketball team played Moneta today. Who could hope to win on Friday the 13th? After the game we attended the beauty contest and were proud that the Fresh- man class had as its representative Geraldine Forbes. OCTOBER 12, 1934. The addition of Garland Kidd, Ralph Saunders, Tom Dooley, Billie Parker, and Jimmie May to our class makes us realize how much more fun we can have at our parties and picnics since we have an equal number of boys and girls. JANUARY 10, 1934. The halls were cold again today due to the fact that Watty and Mealy were sitting on one radiator and Tom and Mary on the other. FEBRUARY 16, 1934. FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! All due to Frances Lazenby trying to boil tea towels without water. The alarm was turned in by Mr. Painter who complains of Home Ec. because fumes from fruit cakes cooking make him hungry. MARCH 3, 1934. Checker tournament draws to a close with Jimmy May champion in Mr. Partlow’s room. Evidently Jimmie got some training at New London Academy before entering Bedford High School. MAY 24, 1934. Again Virginia Key upsets the room, this time it was not by walking down the aisles and rolling her eyes, but asking Miss Parker to return her appendix. SEP TEMBER 5 2b234- The student body assembled in the Auditorium and Mr. Borden seated us by classes. Among our group were Eileen Brent, G. D. Hopkins, Louise Lockard, Ruth Wright, Walter Arrington, Geraldine Gillaspie and Fred Turner, who were not with us in our Sophomore year.