Bedford High School - Peaks Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

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Miss Proph ecY The Great Swami is ready; the reading shall begin. The clouds are lifting— what is this I see? Ah! A tall gloomy person, dressed in the seedy black suit of the mortician. He is being congratulated on discovering the embalming method of the Egyptians. His name is Jack Robertson. But wait—the scene changes. We see a small cottage, set in a lovely grove of trees. There are flowers growing everywhere and here, in the midst of wedded bliss, is a couple. They are former students of B. H.S. There are several small—ah— kittens playing at their feet. ‘The name on the mailbox is Wade. The scene changes again—the spacious veranda of a country house is visible. We see the gentleman farmer, sportsman seated in the shadows, sipping a mint julep; there are several hounds lying at his feet. ‘‘Cuhnel’’ Byrne listens lazily to the sound of a piano wafted from the house. Suddenly I seem to see bright lights, music. A couple is dancing and the audience is held spellbound. The great ‘‘Woo” Coleman, Fred Astaire, II; then with equal ease he sends his golden voice floating over the air waves—‘‘Bing”’ Cole- man entertains. I see others of your class: Jane Smith, first woman president, spending the taxpayers’ money, endowing a Boogie Woogie Conservatory. Socialite, Miss Anne Johnson, of Newport, Boston, Palm Beach, etc. I see a dark man in her life, a football player. Ah! What is this I see? A newspaper headline, ‘““The Former Mary Anne Moorman, Thrice Divorced, is Rumored Having an Affair with Stuyvesant Got- rocks sl LI? And here is “‘Army Girl’? McClintock. Her picture is in more tents than Dorothy Lamour’s. Now I see a huge observatory, a gigantic telescope is being operated. Suddenly the astronomer leaps up, with a joyous cry. ‘“Tinker’’ Hicks has discovered another new star. I see another newspaper story: “Edith Bornsteino,” after a brilliant season with the Metropolitan Opera Company, is studying in Italy. Again I hear music—it is very hot music; I see the leader of the band being congratulated on his new record, “Shoot the Juice to Me, Bruce,” by ‘‘Scotty” Scott and his Musical Drips. Now I hear the roar of an airplane motor; several intrepid aviators zoom into view. They are former B. H. S. students, Tommy Martin and Jimmy Chryssikos, commanded by Major Katherine Nash, first woman to command a squadron of bombers. A fanfare is heard; the great athlete ““Superwoman” Stafford has just swam the English Channel and set a new pole vault record of seventeen feet three inches. Three more visions I see: A nurse, angel of mercy, Florence Nightingale, II, Miss Mary Kessler. And the efficient teacher of the math., hard taskmistress, Mae Ballard. Last, but not least, great aircraft production chief, John Scott, Keep ’em Flying. Now the clouds are gathering. I am weary, leave me, leave me. Page Twenty-eight

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LATIN CLUB OFFICERS (Ot SP eee ik bs nt a Met Kirry Nasu and ANNETTE KEELER CTE D CRM Mm en seater Mary GARLAND HOLLAND IETS, Re ae DorotuHy McCuintrock and ANNE GILLS First row (sitting): GENE Fizer, Kirry Nasu, Dorotuy Winton, Quipa MayvHew, Mary GarRLAnD HOLuiaAnp, JANE BEARD PARKER, ANNE ARLEN ANDERSON, MARGARET SAUNDERS, ANNE GiLts, Betty Bonp HELLER, EUNICE Moore, ELLEN CaARwILE, LILLie BELL O’DONOHUE, MaryjorigE HoiiaAnp, HANNAH LISTOE. Second row (kneeling): Nancy SCHENK, BARBARA JOHNSON, RANDALL ELLiot, JIMMIE BAUER, BILLY Burks, Laura LEE Terry, ERNESTINE MAYHEW, E. L. CARLYLE, ANNE Papcett, Bos Scott, ANNETTE KEELER, BILLY MiLLterR, Cat Brown, Jutta DooLry, JUNE ScorTrT. Third row (standing): KatTrHLEEN Exuiot, LILuir Uppike, Mary HAnNnAH KENNEDY, NANCY BALLARD, Laura WALKER, JANET Hicks, DorotHy McC LinrTock, SARAH CaREY DELANEY, Patry SMITH, FRANCES TURNER, KATHARINE SLUSHER, LucILLE HATCHER, KATHARINE KARNES, VIRGINIA WRIGHT. GLEE CLUB OFFICERS ah CSLALCI Cera, Moke tna Ee ue SEE oe, Hitpa BENNET Wiice= resident mieten (ye eae thr Rome eis JessE BELL WELCH DS ZORCLAT VN ist Rare ha MTuAS gos) casey Re VIRGINIA WRIGHT First row (kneeling): ANGIE SeEKIN, JANE SMITH, YVONNE POLLARD, VirRGINIA WricHtT, Hitpa BENNET, Jesse Bett WeEtcH, MARGARET SAUNDERS, BARBARA JOHNSON, CATHERINE VAUGHN, JIMMIE BAUER. Second row (standing): AupREy PapcEeTr, Dorotuy Winton, Betsy SmirH, Mary Cox, GrEorGIA CHRySs- sikos, Litt1e Bert O’Dononue, Patty SMITH, JEAN Lockarp, Marie Winton, IRWIN BORNSTEIN, BEssIE WE cH, Miss JEAN MaGAnn, sponsor. Back row (standing): Mapeiine Lerrwicu, Lucy Key, ANNA Latimer, Sytv1A Roserts, RutH WATSON, Bernice Key, J. T. Meapows, PAuL COLEMAN, FRANK Karnes, Bitty Mitter, J. D. Smiru. HANDICRAFT CLUB YEP SCLTTIR : Gk Blo, Wee EE ee ee Mary KEssLER First row: FR ANCES THOMAS, MARY KeEssLER, CONNIE ROWLETT, JACQUELINE Owen, EpiTH DooLey. Second row: BEATRICE CUNDIFF, KATHLEEN ELLIOT, ERNESTINE MayHEwW, EVELYN COLEMAN, GLENNA Laron, LuciLtLe CRAIGHEAD. Third row: Lots Gorpon, Litt Uppike, Nancy TuRNER, EpirH BLANKENSHIP, JUNE WATSON, VIRGINIA Scorr. Fourth row: EpitH Owen, DorotHy PuGuH, HELEN LEFTWICH. Fifth row: IsABELLE Bays, Lucy Kry, HELEN Watson, VERONA DRAPER, FRANCES KENNEDY. Back row: Muss Jessts Dunkum and Miss DEANE SAUNDERS, sponsors. Page Twenty-seven

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BOOK 3 Through the past centuries, from the early Olympics in Greece, men have been participating in athletics. ‘Today, in the schools across the land, physical activity has assumed an important place in order to broaden and supplement modern education. Sports promote good sportsmanship, clean living, self-control, self-confi- dence, good citizenship, teach lessons of discipline, and create democratic associations. ‘Thus, in recognition of this fact, we present this, the athletic story of our school year. Page Twenty-nine