Bedford High School - Peaks Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

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28 HISTORY OF THE CLASS Oe FE ER, STE On September 8, 1932, eleven years ago, an important event took place. We, the pupils of the class of °43, then a somewhat frightened and bewildered group, all dressed up spic and span, were starting school. How- ever, in no time at all, it seemed, we had outgrown the BABY RAY PRIM- IR and we had become too old to play “Drop the Handkerchief” and “Fly Little Birdie, Fly Fly Away.’ We were growing up! Why, in Miss Bessie’s room we were even old enough to make our first real public appearance in the play, “Peter Rabbit.” Hilda was starred as the frisky Peter himself, and those in the cast supporting her included the rabbits Eastwood, Fritz, Billy, R. P., and Dicky. The vegetables making up the rabbit’s diet were carrots, Edith, Nina Lee, Ada, Mary Stewart, Annette, Betty Ann, Kathryn Slusher, and Lucille Zimmerman. We must not forget beets, Eloise Powers and Marie English. In Miss Jane Grey’s room we fe't as though we had acquired an entire liberal arts education when we actually learned the name of every state and its capital. But school we remember was by no means all work when we think back to the 5th grade picnic at the fair grounds. We have been making a mistake attributing the color of Hilda's, Frances’, and Mary Stewart’s hair to peroxide. It really dates back to that scuffle at the picnic when we squeezed lemon juice all over each other. In between times of learning to recite the 100 counties of Virginia, and such, in the seventh grade we had plenty of laughs. Do you remember the time that public speaker, Billy English, recited a poem in such a sing song that the whole class practically got hysterics and Mrs. Steele went into the closet to keep us from seeing her laughing? One day we were convinced that we had a genius in our midst when Beth and Mrs. Steele were the only two who got the same answer to one of those terrible problems. However, Annette proved to the world that they were both wrong. Then there was the time when Betty Ann and Hannah absolutely shocked the modesty of the other girls by wearing a dab of lip- stick. The graded school editorial :taff of the newspaper learned how to eet out of written lessons by becoming overwhelmed with their literary work, At the Academy similar tricks were practiced by Nancy and Dot

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30 is Margaret.” But she had gotten them backwards again. This year an addition was made to our class when Marie Smith joined us, but she seemed so small that we thought at first she was a freshman. During the last few months we have heen discovering more and more what the ambitions of our classmates are. There are some surprising thing's found in those memory books. I wonder who that southern gentleman is that June Watson wants to be employed by? However, we are sure that 3ernice really wants to be a secretary after her oration on that subject in 4th history. Verona, Audrey, and Anna, also have such an ambition— but we wonder «if they will become working gals. Aren’t they the home loving tvpe? Does Julia want to become a farmer or a farmer’s wife? Lois has already displayed her future. Although we have had quite a taste of hard work along the way, we have enjoyed numerous laughs in our classrooms as well. The teachers, believe it or not, have been largely responsible. How about the time the new loud speaker system had just been installed and Mr. Borden was away for-the day? Mr. Thomas, wh ile experimenting with it, caused a lot of static, and then decided to tune in on Miss Ida’s room. Just about that time she remarked about him, “When the cat’s away the mice will play.” Do you remember the time Mr. Partlow said, “Today we have studicd the Flow chart for the Solvay process, and tomorrow we will take arsenic” ? We have other memories of good times—those of the Hi-Y dances, picnics and gala assembly programs. Yes, we have had happy days at Bed- ford High. And though many changes came this year in the schedule, we can say indeed that we are physically fit. We have made sacrifices it is true, without our former clubs, senior play and other activities, but we are proud to have given up something for our country. As the years pass, we may look back over our school metnories with pride as well as pleasure. So let us always remember our happy days as the class of 1943 at Bed- ford High School. SARAH CARY DELANEY; Class Historian