Bedford High School - Peaks Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

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Page Sixteen 1 Notsotast, sie. hi i a x ii ill it r= es : Covington’s gift to B. H. S. 5. Meet Edith, B. H. S.’s “‘songstress.’’ 6. Has Beatrice fallen asleep? caught Dudley’s eye. dynamo—Bob Scott. 8. Is there a doctor in the house? PEA Alen 74 9. Studying what, June? 13. Nookie and J. S. make great plans. 10. Nice view.???? Time and a half for overtime, Miss Ida. 3. Mr. Painter questions the inspectors. 4. Miss Smith— 7. Something’s 11. ‘The human

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It can never be said that the Class of °42 lacked athletes. Mildred Stafford, the Softball Champion of B. H. S., has established a reputation for herself as an athlete by her handling of the bat. We only hope that she will not have occassion in the future to handle the rolling pin as well as she has handled the bat during her high school days. We are proud to have in our class a genius in the person of Jane Smith. AI- though Jane missed school more than anyone in the class, read during classes, and seldom carried a book home, she now stands at the head of her class as valedictorian. Dot McClintock is one girl who has furnished the Senior Class with laughs by her many sudden outbursts in classes. But, that one in chemistry topped all the others. Mr. Partlow promised us a written lesson on a certain day, but on that day he said, “I think you can just forget all about that written lesson I promised you.’ Dot was so happy that she couldn’t control herself, and she couldn’t help saying, ““Mr. Partlow, you are the sweetest thing; I could just squeeze you.”” Was Mr. Partlow’s face red! Strange as it seems there is one girl in our class who claims that Cupid has never pierced her heart. You guessed it—Dot Watson. However, that’s no sign that she hasn’t caused the hearts of Jack Schubert and Cleo Simpkins to flutter. Clifton Overstreet has become known as the best sleeper in our class. Clifton, we want your formula for not snoring and not being caught by the teachers. We believe it is practice over a period of four years. Everybody knows that Mr. Painter is a great huntsman and fisherman, and for two years we have enjoyed listening to his hunting experiences and fish stories in history class. But, no one except Bobby Wright has ever dared to comment on Mr. Painter’s skill as a huntsman. One day in class, Mr. Painter said, ‘“‘I went hunting yesterday, and I came across a beautiful covey of birds, and do you know, as I came closer and closer, those birds sat there as if they were in the safest place in the world?” Bobby Wright replied, ‘“They were.”’ All of us have heard about those famous lovers, Antony and Cleopatra, and Romeo and Juliet, but we have actually witnessed a love affair that will be just as famous in history. It started in our Sophomore year in English class with a few winks and smiles. ‘This romance which has been growing more serious every day has hurt no one but poor Miss Bibb. Miss Bibb had to say, ‘ “‘Donald, turn around and concentrate on your lesson,” so often that she developed a severe case of laryn- gitis. Never to be forgotten is the speech that Nelson Johnson made in history. It seems that while Nelson was studying his speech, he was interrupted by Anne Johnson, this one was his niece, who wanted Uncle ‘“‘Nookie”’ to tell her a story. So ‘‘Nookie”’ told her a story—the story of how he tells Anne Johnson good night. It was difficult for little Anne to understand, so he explained it over and over. The next day he began his speech this way, “I just take her in my arms and—oh, gosh, I’m all mixed u ou z Now that we have come to the end of our school life at B. H. S., and we look back and remember the little incidents that have occurred, we realize that our school days have not been all toil and labor, but have been days filled with good times as well. We know that we have established a reputation for ourselves as the most un- dignified class that ever graduated from Bedford High School and we don’t mind at all; however, we hope that we will also be remembered as the first class which gave up class night for a banquet. We are proud that we have sacrificed something for our great country, America. Page Fifteen

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ss First row (left to right): VERONA Draper, Lois RoBertson, ELLEN CARWILE, BEATRICE CuNDIFF, ANITA STAFFORD, Dorotny Smiru, IsABELLE BAys, MARGARET WALKER, MarGARET Wirt, IRENE KARNeEs, NANCY TuRPIN, GEORGIA Curyssikos, HELLEN Watson, HELEN LeEFTwicu, EvLorsr Luck. Second row (left to right): GENE FizerR, ConnteE ROWLETTE, LuctLLE ZIMMERMAN, Dorotuy Pucu, JULIA LATIMER, June Watson, AuDREY PADGETT, HELENE ROBERTSON, LucILLE HATCHER, KATHERINE SLUSHER, KATHERINE KARNES, Betu Hurt, Dorotuy Turpin, Nina LEE BRADFIELD, HANNAH Listror, MADALYN WALKER, BETTY PERROW, MARGARET Axssott, MAaLcotm WoOLRIDGE. Third row (left to right): R. P. OversTReET, BERNICE Key, Ropert Fizer, ANNA LaTIMER, FRItz COLEMAN, FRANCES TURNER, CLAUDE REYNOLDs, ALMA POWELL, JUNE GiBpBs, SELMA ScoTT, Boyp CLAyTor, Mary HAnnAH KENNEDY, TROY Huppte, EpirH BLANKENSHIP, ANNETTE KEELER, ADA CONNER, SARAH CAREY DELANEY, BETTY ANNE SCHENK, JEAN LockarbD, VirGINIA WriGHT, H1ItpA BENNET, MARy STEWART GILLs, MARIE ENGLISH, BrILLy ENGLISH, FRANK KARNES. Fourth row (left to right): GEORGE Gray, Dick Synan, J. D. Smirn, Eastwoop ANpDERsON, JIMMIE Guy Hopkins, Lewis WILKEs, AUBRY GIBBS, WARREN DRISCOLL, ROBERT LOGwoop, PAUL SHIELDs. Page Seventeen