Bedford High School - Peaks Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1951 volume:

LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA DIVISION OF EXTENSION -?823 Editor ill Chief Ann Kennedy Assistant Editor Jenny Wren Luck Business Manager Barbara Scott Assistant Manager Beulah Orange The Twenty-First Volume of THE PEAKS 1951 y i , T J ) J 3 J ) ) J 3 ) Published by THE SENIOR CLASS of the BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL Bedford, Virginia v’ AUG2 7’5 I BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL foreword . . . We, the Senior Class of , is we look back over our high school years, can truly say that those }ears‘have been glorious ones. In order that others may share with us our cherished memories, we offer this book for your reflection. We hope that as you turn the pages of our memory book you will be able to read between the lines our undying love for B. H. S. Dedicatm In recognition of his faithful and loyal service to the school at all times, of his genuine and friendly interest in the welfare of the pupils, of his integrity, fairness, and general excellence of character, we do, with a feeling of deep regard and sincere appreciation, gratefully dedicate this twenty-first volume of The Peaks to our teacher and friend — Mr. Sherrill Coleman THE Mr. a. G. Cummings B.S., M.S. Superintendent of Schools of Bedford County. V a. University of Virginia Miss Margaret Williams B.A. Instructor in Vrench and English Mary Washington College Miss Laura Mottley B.S. Instructor in Home Economics Miss Ida Patterson B.A., M.A. Instructor in Mathematics Georgetown University Mr, Sherrill Coleman B.S. Instructor in History Athletic Director Lynchburg College Miss Virginia Ruff B.S. Librarian Farmville State Teachers ' College Mr. J. J. Thaxton, Jr. Instructor in Industrial Arts Lynchburg College, V. P. I. Miss Mary Connelly Coynmercial Instructor Mary Washington College Mrs. Callaway Brown Instructor in Mathematics Longwood College FACULTY Miss Josephine Bibb B.A. Instructor in English Randolph-Macon Woman ' s College Mr. }. L. Borden B.A., M.A. Principal of Bedford High School Roanoke College, Columbia University Miss Jean Magann B.A. Instructor in English and History Randolph-Macon Woman ' s College Miss Lois Spielman Instructor in Distributor’s Education Richmond Professional Institute Miss Virginia Boan B.A. Instructor in Mathematics and Latin Randolph-Macon Woman ' s College Mrs. E. L. Carlyle, Jr. B.S. Instructor in Physical and Health Education Longwood College Mr. Homer M. Bryant Instructor in Physical Education and Science Lynchburg College Mrs. J. J. Thaxton, Jr. Instructor in Chemistry. Biology and Science Randolph-Macon Woman ' s College A Seniofs farewell The time has come to say good-bye To things to us most dear, And time has brought us to our goal — Our graduation year. The new tomorrow we must face Sometimes fills us with fear; We suddenly wish we might relive Those wonderful four years. We are sad to leave our teachers, Who have steered us day by day; And when we’ve passed beyond these walls We ll long for our classmates gay. We ll miss the jokes and the chewing gum. The grades both F’s” and A’s”. We ll think of the lessons we didn ' t prepare — Dear memories of our school days. Our Senior year especially Crammed full of work and play. Will be a long, bright memory For many a future day. The jaunt to L. to see Macbeth,” The tour of Washington, The trip to Phillips College Were just a part of the fun. Our May Day Dance our Senior Play, The party by Green’s Drug store. The clubs, and all the class confabs Add up to quite a score. Now as we look up the mountain side At the long, winding road ahead. The rough, the smooth, with courage we’ll face, No matter which way we tread. By Iris Smith Class Poet SENIORS SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Jimmy Zimmerman President Kenneth Croft Vice President Ann Kennedy Secretary-T reasurer Class Motto: ’ We ' ve reached the hilltop; Yonder lies the mountain.” Class Colors: Rose and Silver Class Flower: Pink Rose MASCOTS Donny Zimmerman Karen Coleman son of daughter of Mr, Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman Mr. Mrs. Sherrill Coleman I Class of 1951 i i NANCY ATKINSON Nancy Be quiet!” . . . Nancy found a lot of extra activity to keep her busy, but never too busy for a cheery hello. May your future be as bright as your smile, Nancy! PENCIE LEE AULTICE Pencie You’d be surprised! , . . Cute? — you bet! Sweet? — why, sure! Our Pencie really has what it lakes! SUE AYERS Site I gotta go home ” . . . Sue ' s middle name should have been Fun” with a capital ”F”. She kept us laughing through the thick and thin of our Senior year and we sure are going to miss her! DORIS BAYS Doris Good heavens” . . . Doris was our friend in need ” and we knew we could depend on her in any situation. We wish you happiness, Doris, because you really deserve it. NINA BELL Nina ’’I’m sleepy” . . . She was about as sleepy” as a live wire”. A cute little strawberry blonde with curls the envy of all the female sex. We all liked Nina — she was a real pal! EMMA BLANKENSHIP Emma I bet!” . . . Emma went her own quiet and shy way, but we always knew she was there, ready and willing to help us and cheer us. We thought a lot of our Emma! BETTY JO CHAPLIN Betty Jo I got so tickled” ... As pretty a lass as you’d want to meet and a personality that lacked nothing. And that mischievous gleam in those gorgeous blue eyes meant never a dull moment” with Betty Jo around. PHYLLIS COLEMAN Phil ’’You did?” . . . Gay and friendly! That’s our Phil and we’ll never forget her! Class of 1951 JEAN COLEMAN Jean Do you know this stuff?” A mighty nice little brunette is our Jean. She’ll go far because she doesn’t mind work- ing to get there. KENNETH CROFT Kenneth I don’t have any’’ . . . Tall, sweet, and neat best describes Kenneth. He will always be remembered for his smile and personality. ANN CROFT Ann ”I don’t see why . . . Ann had athletic ability that should make the ’stronger ” sex go dig a hole and hide. She was as sincere and fun-loving as any one could be and she’s really our kind of gal! BETTY EUBANK Betty ”I hope 1 see Shorty this week-end” . . . Gorgeous black hair, pretty eyes, and oh, so-o-o nice! Our Betty was one swell kid! DORIS JEAN FIZER Doris Jean Oh, I don’t know. Wait a minute.” Doris was another Senior who was a little on the reserved side, but her sweetness and sincerity places her high on our list. DORIS VIRGINIA FIZER Doris ”How dumb can you get” . . . Personality and pep is a wonderful combination and our Doris had plenty of both. To know her was to like her! BARBARA FIZER Barbara ’You know it, too!” . . . Here was our class beauty and believe us, she lacked nothing! Zazzle!! That gal really has it! FRANK GIBSON Frank Tough bananas!” . . . Here is a boy we could always de- pend on for a tough job well done. His intelligence, dependability, and courteous manner are admired by all. Frank’s destined for greater things and we re with him all the way. JEAN GRAY jean laughed till I cried” . . . Jean was full of fun from the top of her pretty blonde head to the tip of her toes and no one could stay sad with her around. KLEBER GREGORY Kleher Better luck next time!” . . . Here’s a guy who always looks on the bright side of things. And to make sure m ' e’d never forget the highlights of our sports, plays, and other activities, Kleber and h ' s camc ' a were always on the job. Thanks for some wonderful memories. NELLIE HOLDREN Nellie Ah, you ape!” . . . Nellie moved quietly among us as shy and as sweet as a kitten. With her friendly blue eyes and flashing smile, she won her own special place in our hearts. ANN KENNEDY Ann I don ' t know where in the world I left it” . . . The little gal with the wavy black hair and laughing blue eyes was Ann. Her keen brain was also the instrument behind many of our school papers, annual, and most important events! Ann well deserves the best! AUDREY JOHNSON Audrey My goodness!” . . . Audrey was one of our quieter girls, but we’ll always remember her for her nice ways. Good luck to a fine girl. RAY KARNES Ray Quiet, but friendly to all” — that’s our boy, Ray! PEGGY KEY Peggy You know I do” . . . Sweet and neat! The kind of gal you just couldn’t help liking. KENNETH LOCKARD Kenneth I ain’t done a word” . . . What could our Senior Class have done without our little man”? He was slow on the take-off but once he got started — wow!! (After the Senior play is an example of what we mean. ) Class of 1951 Class of 1951 JENNY WREN LUCK Jenny Wren Where ' s Bobby? ... A gay little miss with a smile and cheerful word for all. Besides all this, she’s plenty easy on the eyes. What more could you ask for? GERALD MARKHAM Gerald As nice as they come and a really swell classmate. The best of everything to you, Gerald! NED MARSHALL Ned I ain ' t gonna play no more . . . Here was our all- around man — into everything and the life of every party. He was foot-loose and fancy-free and we couldn’t have done without him! DICKSIE NANCE MARTIN D cksie One of our most intelligent girls, Dicksie has plenty of gray-matter — and she knows how to use it. She de- serves the success we hope she has in her marriage and whatever else she may attempt. MARGARET MAYHEW Margaret I love you, too” . . . Margaret loved life and went through each minute with a smile on her lips and never a worry in the world. It takes people like her to put the joy into living. NANCY MEADOR Nancy Don t be so slow, Betty Jo . . . Nancy was right in the middle of all the buzz of activity but we never saw her when she looked anything but neat and pretty. BERNICE MINNICK Bernice That looks like John ' s car . . . Bernice was a wee bit shy but we never knew her not to be happy. Her love of life was very plain to see in her smile. REBECCA MOSELEY Becky That’s my boy! . . . Tall, redheaded and so-o-o pretty! Becky was a whiz on a basketball floor or in a classroom and she was as nice as they ever come. BEULAH ORANGE Beulah Good day!” . . . Little Beulah was a hard worker but she always found time for a smile and a friendly word. ALLYNE PADGETT Allyne I gotta go to prayer meeting” . . . One of our more quiet Seniors who always gets a lot accomplished. She has been a classmate of the highest character. GLADYS ROBERTSON Gladys Shoot!” ... A cute little miss who always looked as fresh and neat as if she’d just stepped out of a fashion book. Always stay as sweet as you are, Gladys! JUANITA ROWLETT Nit a I’m so uncomfortable” . . . Sugar and spice and every- thing nice! That’s what our Nita was made of. She’s a tiny package of friendliness and fun. What a gal! Class of 1951 BARBARA SCOTT Barbara Have you seen Dickie?” . . . Our Barbara really blos- somed out during the Senior year. Perhaps it was love that did the trick but whatever it was she was one swell gal to know. IRIS SMITH Iris I don’t know” . . . Always willing to cooperate in any task we needed done was Iris. This, plus her tall, blonde charm made her a welcome addition to our class. BERKELEY ST. CLAIR Berkeley Need help in your clubs, dances, parties, or w ' hat have you?” Just call on Berkeley. He’s always willing to lend a friendly, helping hand. MARY SCOTT THOMAS Mary Scott Don’t let it worry you” . . . Mary Scott was another quiet little Senior but was always dependable and sweet. She was one of our most capable classmates and we wish her luck. Class of 1951 EDDIE WILSON Eddie ' That ' s hellish . . . That ood-Iooking guy with the blonde hair is our Eddie. You gotta go a long way before you ' ll find anyone to top him — especially on a football field. Success to ya, fella! LOIS WITT Lois Are you ready? ... A pert little redhead with a mighty quick temper but a much quicker smile. Lois had plenty on the ball and she ' ll always be a part of our nicer memories. OLLIE WITT Oll ' ie I gotta work . . . Take fun, laughter, a devil-may-care smile, witty sayings and tons of friends, mix well, and what have you? Ollie, of course! MARTHA WITT Martha Wait a minute, Lois ... As pretty as a picture and everybody ' s friend. Martha truly was one of us and we couldn ' t have found a sweeter classmate! CHARLES WRIGHT Charlie He had personality plus and he ' s friendly as a pup. We were always glad to have Charlie around! JAMES ZMIMERMAN Jimmy You don ' t like it, huh? . . . Tall, popular, friendly, neat, artistic — Hey! this could go on all night. And with all these clues need we tell you we mean our President, Jimmy Zimmerman? Good luck to a wonderful guy! CLASS HISTORY Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is Station BHSC, bringing you our weekly program on the television screen. This week we are taking you back to your school days; back to the rolling green lawns of Liberty Academy, where we see happy children. There’s Ned, who was, and still is, the class monkey, climbing a tree to get away from Nita and Sue. And there are Audrey, Emma, and Gladys, playing house. Audrey had to be the mother, of course. Did I say happy? There’s a small dark-haired little girl weeping. Why, it’s Jean Coleman, heart-broken because Ned has just killed her pet bumble bee, which she brought to school on a string. Here’s a scene at Bedford Elementary School showing Ann Croft and Pencie, our softball players in the first grade, as together they knock Jimmy, our pitcher, out of the box. Well, here’s another scene from Liberty Acad- emy. It’s a picture of Miss Agee writing April Fool” on the board after telling her terrified seventh graders that the test they were about to take would determine whether or not they would enter high school the following year. And now to our high school years. Ah! They were happy years, weren’t they? But what’s this next appearing on our television screen? Why it’s the saddest looking group of boys and girls I have ever seen. Oh! Now I remember! That was our first day in high school. We were a forlorn looking bunch of red-faced freshmen, filing disconsolately to our seats of honor behind the sophomores. Oh! Now this is an interesting scene. Let’s see. Oh, yes! It’s Dicksie Martin playing the role of the French hostess in our first French Club program. In this scene we see Martha Carroll stalk haughtily off the stage, leaving Doug standing open-mouthed. Is this another play I see? No, it’s just our four Romans, Mary Scott, Jean, Beck and Doris, clad in their togas, giving their speeches in Latin at the Latin banquet. What’s this? The picture is a little hazy. Oh! Now I see. It’s our actress, Dicksie, again in the Senior play, deeply engrossed in the love scene with Kenneth Lockard, while her husband squirms un- comfortably under the stares of the grade school children. And there’s Frank Gibson, perfect as the pompous Lord Rintoul. And look at this! Who are these two, looking like two princesses from Fairyland? They are our class beauties, Barbara and Martha Carol, as they walk gracefully to the throne on May Day. Here are some scenes from Home Room 23. You recognize Ollie, of course, standing. He’s tell- ing Doris Bays, Nancy Atkinson and Betty Eubank the inside story of wedding rings, and so forth, and so forth. And who is the tall, strawberry blonde headed for the waste basket? Oh, yes! It’s Becky, getting rid of her chewing gum, a little late. This next picture is the girls’ basketball team. The petite, dark-haired girl is Peggy Key, whose re- appearance after her injury really sparked the team for a new fight. You remember Kleber, of course, and that camera of his? There he is now, taking a shot of the football game. But that picture turned out to be a picture of Kleber himself. He had his camera a bit reversed. The girl at the typewriter in this next picture is Ann Kennedy, editor-in-chief of the annual. No- tice her distracted look? The publisher is ready to go over the dummy and the class historian hasn’t brought in the history. Here are some scenes from our Washington trip. Do you recognize that trio hobbling down the steps of the Capitol? That’s Martha Carroll, Nancy Meador and Betty Jo, with their feet all covered with blisters. The boy on the bus w ith the bucket is Ollie, helping to carry the tunes.” The only trouble Sherrill had on the trip was trying to con- vince the irate zoo keeper that Kenneth and Ned had not escaped from his monkey cage. Here’s a final picture of the class pulling into the school yard, hanging out of the windows of the bus, sing- ing the school song. Well, I guess it’s time to sign off for this week ' s performance. Uh, oh! Here’s one more scene to be flashed. Yes, you guessed it. It’s Jimmy Zimmer- man walking into school, late as usual. And now the time has come to ring the curtain down on our school years. But don’t be down- hearted! Join us again next week, when Station BHSC brings you another of her famous tele- vision shows. This is Barbara Scott, your BHSC announcer, wishing you a very pleasant goodnight! 4 15 ) - CLASS WILL We, the graduating class of 1951 of Bedford High School, being in full possession of all the mental faculties which we may have, do hereby will and ordain this, our last will and testament, thereby nullifying and making void any will or w ' ills heretofore by us made. To Mr. Borden, our principal, and the faculty, especially our sponsors. Miss Ida Patter- son and Miss Josephine Bibb, who have guided and patiently instructed us these four years, we leave our deepest appreciation and admiration. To the Class of 1952 w ' e bequeath the following: 1. Our unusual and remarkable knowledge and interpretation of the plays of William Shakespeare. 2. The privilege of acting as running secretary to Mr. Borden during study periods. 3. The honor of appearing in the Senior play. 4. Our reputation for efficiency as measured by our ability to achieve maximum results with the minimum of effort. We hereby make the following individual bestowals: 1. In order that the Class of ' 52 may not be w ' ithout beauty, Barbara Fizer and Eddie Wilson leave their good looks to Clarice Powell and Horace Wooldridge. 2. To Andrew Padgett, who so aptly deserves it, Ollie Witt leaves his humor and wit. 3. To Louise Robertson, Dicksie Martin bequeaths her scholastic attainment. 4. Jimmy Zimmerman wills his fine athletic ability to Tommy Daniels, who excels in that category. 5. Ned Marshall ' s position as laziest boy in the Senior Class goes to Avery Harwood. 6. Kenneth Lockard bequeaths his winning smile to Frank Hubbard. 7. To Jimmy Kennedy, Frank Gibson wills some of his reticence and dignity. 8. Kenneth Croft willingly passes on his readiness and skill in the art of argument to Bobby Martin. In witness whereof we, the Class of 1951, do set our hand to this, our will, on this fifth day of June, 1951. Mary Scott Thomas, Testator . i(j CLASS PROPHECY Here it is 1961, and tonight we were to have had our Class of ’51 Reunion Banquet. But as usual at reunions, last minute excuses began to pour in to explain why so-and-so ” could not attend. In fact, there seems to be an excuse for each member of the class. Here’s the way they sound. Barbara Fixer, our former May Queen, sends her regrets from New York, where she is a double-career woman, combining marriage and the presidency of a nationally known model agency. Martha Witt, one of Barbara’s famous models and friends, is modeling W. A. F. uniforms in London, Eng- land, and couldn’t make it home for several months. Lois Witt, one of our square-dance crazy girls, married one of those figure-callers and, of course, we know Lois couldn’t give up a square dance for food or money. Ann Croft, our famous girl athlete, has just signed a Major League contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the first woman to do so — and it ' s just her luck to have a big game scheduled tonight. Speaking of successful girl athletes, Becky Moseley had a winning team of Girl Globe-Trotters this winter, and she just couldn’t make it because of a big banquet given in honor of her team. Peggy Key, her high scoring for- ward, is the principal figure — accent on figure — at the banquet. Barbara Scott just about made it, but at the last minute her baby-sitter backed out, explaining that those little red-headed demons” were too much for her — it seems they played cowboys and Indians last time and Lil’ Red tied the baby-sitter to the bedpost and set the bed on fire. As for her husband, it’s his night off, and he refused to give up his evening with the boys in the recreation room. Our great chemists, those fearless, brave fellows, Ken- neth Lockard and Ned Marshall, send greetings from Luna by radar. Kenneth is infatuated with those lovely moonmaids, and Ned found one who is teaching him to dance The Green Cheese Rhumba, ” and I don’t think they’ll be back for a long time. Ann Kennedy, a resolved old maid, is a reporter on a big newspaper, and had to cover a large church wedding tonight. That I know she’ll enjoy. I did at least expect tycoon James Zimmerman to come but he also had to attend a wedding — his own. I hear his country bride is quite the envy of the city girls. Betty Jo Chaplin is a dress designer and seamstress in Paris fashions. She went to Paris, we hear, in search of an amorous, handsome French husband — rich preferably but, since she had no luck, she has to work to earn money to return home. Phyllis Coleman, a girl with real ambition, became one of the five thousand secretaries in the United Na- tions. Tonight she is busy typing the Russian-American translation of a speech needed tomorrow. Frank Gibson, one of our country’s foremost attorneys- at-law couldn’t come out of hiding long enough to attend our banquet. Those gangsters are gunning for him because he sent a gun-moil up the river. Doris Fixer and Margaret Mayhew are running hot- rod race number twenty for the championship tonight. So far, they are tied, and so neither could afford a forfeit. Our songbird, Nancy Meador, is quite the rave of the television public these days. When Nancy first got the breaks, she was dead serious, but it seems Nancy’s voice squeaks, and she looked so sad, she became known as a great comedy star, and we just couldn’t tear Nancy away from her demanding public for a meager banquet. Jenny Wren Luck, who is, or was once a blonde, but since has been a redhead and a brunette, just left for Reno to divorce her fifth mate on grounds of non- support, Jimmy Wren always was extravagant. It seems this husband couldn’t afford the SI 5,000 mink coat and a Cadillac for Jenny’s tenth aniversary of graduation from high school — a memorable occasion, no doubt, Nellie Holdren sends her regrets from a large Miami Beach Hotel, where she is a waitress, catering to the appetites and whims of rich old gentlemen with one foot in the grave. However, Nellie is still waiting for that certain someone to come along. Anyway, Nellie can’t bear to take her services away even for a little while. Berkley St. Clair, Gerald Markham, and Ray Karnes joined the Navy and sailed for the South Pacific. Those island girls thought they were so cute that our former classmates decided to stay for life. Can you blame them, boys. Betty Eubank and Jean Gray sat in the drug stores until a movie talent scout discovered them. Of course, Betty Eubank had to take Shorty” with her, so Jean attached herself to the talent scout, and they left for Hollywood. They tried to get home tonight, but you know those celebrities and their premieres. Bernice Minnick is still a clerk at Newberry’s but she’s been promoted to do the window decorating, which must be done tonight, of course. Iris Smith, one of the world’s best known secretaries, is now the commerc ' ai arts teacher at our old Alma Mater. She had exams ” to grade tonight, a very good excuse if you just ask any teacher. Jean Coleman, of course, argued and begged votes until she became our first woman president. And, oh brother, is that all-male Congress henpecked! She ap- pointed Mary Scott Thomas as Secretary of State, and she offered the former Doris Bays the post of Secretary of the Treasury, but Doris said her family needed her too much, since her husband hadn ' t taken the latest course in child care. Anyway, I ' m sure there are plenty of eligible treasurers. Jean and Mary Scott are such celebrities now that, even if they weren’t busy tonight, it is doubtful whether they would be likely to attend a small town reunion. Kleber Gregory is now a big-game hunting photog- rapher. He gets most of his pictures in the New York Zoo. A new baboon and hyena are coming in today from Africa, and Kleber wants to get their photos first. Kleber, incidentally, is still a bachelor, and I always thought he liked girls well. That’s too bad. Eddie Wilson besides playing big-league football and baseball in their seasons, is the successful president of a large chain of grocery stores. But tonight, Eddie has to drill. Do you know why Pop” is still in the guards”! ' Well, he’s a captain now, and since he can ' t get in a word edgewise at home, he knows he ' s boss in the guards. Well, we always thought Ollie Witt was one big nut. Maybe he is but he’s in Washington with the rest of them. Ollie is Secretary of the Army, and he has to review his troops tonight, so he couldn’t come even though we offered him all the pretzels he could eat. They always told us you’d never get rich as a nurse, but Beulah Orange did. She married one of her rich patients. She couldn ' t make it tonight because she was ( Continued Next Page ) 17 dedicating a new hospital which her husband built in her honor. Audrey Johnson, another nurse, also married one of her rich patients and retired to a life of ease and luxury. Since those filthy rich have enough to eat without coming to a little old banquet like ours, Audrey couldn ' t bother. Allyne Padgett is making her debut as a professional violinist in one of those elite clubs on Fifth Avenue in New York — tonight, of course. Sue Ayers is holding a gala opening to her huge new ice-cream plant tonight. Charles Wright is chief taster and cleaner-upper,” so I know he ' ll be too busy to attend, and I don ' t think he’d feel like eating any- way. Nina Bell, our curly-headed little butter ball, has one of the best excuses. Poor Nina took too many reducing pills and became a nervous wreck. Anyway, she lost weight. Doris Jean Fizer and husband, Kenneth Croft — I wonder how those two got together — are seeing the sights of the West in their new trailer-helicopter, which his ingenious mind designed. Of course, it won ' t fly over twenty miles per hour, so they have plenty of time to see everything; and since they haven ' t found out how to bring it down yet, they ' re stranded some- where on a cloud. Dicksie Martin has to make a speech to the Woman ' s Club tonight on Why Girls Should Marry in Their Teens. Believe me, on this subject Dicksie is an authority. Nancy Atkinson got married as scheduled, and moved to a farm. Nancy has to push the plow from sun-up to sundown while Boyd drops the corn, so I can ' t blame her for wanting to rest awhile before starting all over again. Emma Blankenship started to be a nurse, then decided to be a medical missionary. The last I heard a boatload of black cannibals was chasing poor Emma up the Zanbezi. If their pursuit was successful, I hope they had a bad case of indigestion. Gladys Robertson, encouraged by passing fourth Eng- lish, decided to write a biography on The Life of Gladys Robertson. Fler jealous husband couldn ' t take her publicity, so the two left tonight to get a divorce. Is this one of the advantages of education? Nita Rowlett, the one least expected to miss a free feed, also missed out tonight. Nita was a very popular night club singer for awhile, but then Nita’s appetite got the best of her and she was fired. She owed quite a food bill, but leave it to Jesse to make it home just in time to help Nita pay her bills — on a partnership basis. They ' re working hard and couldn’t get out to- night. And as for yours truly, she ' s had a hard day, too, looking after her many patients. Here, alone with all of this food, and only memories for company, this thought occurs: What would our teachers think of these plausible excuses? Would they be impressed or irked, or only amused that not one of us has lost that art which served him so well in high school? PENCIE AULTICE, Class Prophet ( 1 ) Schoolmates and Classmates The hour of parting is nigh Glad times together And now we must say good-bye. (2) We face the future Determined to do our best Through all our hardships We hope to have success. ( 3 ) We’ve reached the hilltop The mountain still seems so high This is our parting Erom dear old Bedford Hi. ( 4 ) Schoolmates and Classmates The hour of parting is nigh Glad times together And now we must say good-bye. 18 ) 5 «- Senior Directory NANCY ATKINSON Play Day ’49, ’50; May Day ' 49, ' 50; D. E. Area Con- vention ’51; DrinE Seller ’31; Home Ec. Club ’47, ’48, ' 49, ’50, ’51; Student Office Assistant ' 51. PENCIE AULTICE Basketball ’48, ’51; Hi-Y Club ’48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Latin Club ’48, ’49, ' 50; Latin Tournament ’48; Home Ec. Club ' 49; Beta Club ' 50, ' 51; Homeroom Representa- tive ' 49; Annual S;aff Art Editor ' 51; Otter’s Lookout Staff ’48, ’49, ’50; Physical Ed. Squad Captain ' 50; Play Day ’50; Drink Seller ’49, ' 50, ’51. SUE AYERS Basketball Manager ' 51; President of D. E. Club ' 51; Senior Play Cast ' 51; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50, ' 51; Lunch Room Assistant ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Home Club Trea- surer ' 49, ' 50; Music Club ' 48, ' 49; Drink Seller ’51. DORIS BAYS Latin Club ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Library Assistant ' 49; Hi-Y Club ’49, ' 50, ' 51; Hi-Y Club Chaplin ’50; Home- room Representative ' 49; Play Day ’50; May Day ’50, ' 51; Beta Club ’30, ' 51; Ticket Seller ’51; Basketball Timekeeper ' 51; Beta Club President ' 51; Drink Seller ' 51. NINA BELL Hi-Y Club ' 49, ' 50; Hobby Club ' 51; Home Ec. Club ' 49; Basketball ' 50, ' 51; Annual Staff Photographer ' 51. EMMA BLANKENSHIP Music Club ' 48, ' 49; Home Ec. Club Vice President ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50, ' 51; French Club ' 50. BETTY JO CHAPLIN Secretary-Treasurer of Freshman Class ' 48; Hi-Y Club ' 51; Beta Club ' 50, ' 51; Otter ' s Lookout Staff ’49, ' 50; Annual Staff Art Editor ’51; Drink Seller ' 50, ’51; Class Night Impersonator ' 51; Spelling Contest ’48, ’51; May- Court ' 50, ' 51; Home Ec. Club ’49, ’50; French Club ’50, ' 51; Vice President of French Club ' 51; Play Day ' 50; Senior Play Committee ' 51. PHYLLIS COLEMAN Basketball ' 48, ’49, ' 50, ' 51; Home Ec. ’49; Hi-Y Club ' 49, ’50, ’51; Library Assistant ’49; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50; Senior Play Work ’51. JEAN COLEMAN Latin Club ' 48, ' 51; Quaester of Latin Club ’50; Consul Latin Club ’51; Hi-Y Club ' 48, ’51; Beta Club ' 50, ’51; Ticket Seller ' 50; Drink Seller ’51; May Day ' 50, ’51. ANN CROFT Home Ec. Club ’48; Hobby Club ' 50, ' 51; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50, ' 51; Senior Play ' 51; Jr. Varsity Basketball ’48; Basketball ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Squad Captain in Physical Ed. ' 51; Drink Seller ' 50. KENNETH CROFT Hobby Club ' 48, ' 49, ’50, ' 51; D. E. Club ' 51; D. E. Convention ' 51; Senior Play ' 51; Ticket Seller ' 50; Drink Seller ' 51. BETTY EUBANK Music Club ' 48, ' 49; President Music Club ' 49; Vice President Glee Club ' 51; May Day Orchestra ' 50; Play Day ' 50; Hi-Y Club ' 50; Home Ec. Club ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Latin Club ' 49; Latin Tribune ' 49; Jr. Varsity Basketball ' 48; Paper Staff Typist ' 51; May Day ' 51. BARBARA FIZER Home Ec. Club ' 48; Hi-Y Club ' 50, ' 51; Beta Club ' 50, ' 51; Play Day ' 50; May Court ' 50; May Queen ' 51; Basketball ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Jr. Varsity Basketball ' 48; Squad Captain Physical Ed. ' 51; Typist ' 51; Drink Seller ' 50, ' 51. DORIS JEAN FIZER Latin Club ' 51; Music Club ' 49; Secretary Music Club ' 49; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50, ' 51; Hi-Y Club ' 50, ' 51; Basketball ' 50, ' 51; Jr. Varsity Basketball ' 49. DORIS VIRGINIA FIZER Hi-Y Club ' 48; Home Ec. Club ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Basketball ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Hobby Club ' 51; Attended Home Ec. Club Convention ' 50. FRANK GIBSON, JR. Secretary of Sophomore Class ' 49; President of Junior Class ' 50; Hi-Y Club ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Attended Model Gen- eral Assembly ' 50; Latin Club ' 50, ' 51; Secretary of Latin Club ' 51; Latin Tournament ' 50, ' 51; Beta Club ' 50, ' 51; Treasurer of Beta Club ' 51; Otter ' s Lookout Staff ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Editor-in Chief of Otter’s Lookout Staff ' 51; Senior Play Cast ' 51. JEAN GRAY Drama Club ' 48; Music Club ' 49; Tri-Hi-Y Club ' 50, ' 51; Home Ec. Club ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Annual Photographer ' 51; Cheerleader ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Co-Captain ' 51; Ticket Seller ' 51; Basketball ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Hi-Y Conference ' 51; May Day ' 50, ' 51; Play Day ' 50. KLEBER GREGORY Latin Club ' 50, ' 51; Leaders Club ' 50, ' 51; Annual Staff Photographer ' 51; Otter ' s Lookout Staff ' 49, ' 50; Senior Play Committee ' 51. NELLIE HOLDREN Basketball ' 48, ' 49; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50, ' 51; Glee Club ' 51. Ct 19 Semor Directory AUDREY JOHNSON Home Ec. Club ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50, ' 51. RAY KARNES Hobby Club ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; D. E. Club ' 51; Drink Seller ' 51. ANN KENNEDY Secretary and Treasurer of Class of ' 51; Music Club ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Treasurer of Music Club ' 48; French Club ' 50, ' 51; Secretary of French Club ' 51; Basketball Cheerleader ' 51; Editor-in-Chief of Annual Staff ' 51; Head Typist for Otter ' s Lookout Staff ' 51; Home Ec. Club ' 49; Latin Club ' 49, 50; Senior Play Cast ' 51; Basketball ' 51; Lunchroom Assistant ' 49, ' 50, ' 51. PEGGY KEY Basketball ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Paper Staff ' 51; Hi-Y Club ' 50, ' 51; Home Ec. Club ' 49; Secretary and Treasurer of D. E. Club ' 51; Library Assistant ' 48, ' 49; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50, ' 51; Drink Seller ' 51; Senior Play Commit- tee ' 51; Physical Ed. Squad Leader ' 49. KENNETH LOCKARD Senior Play Cast ' 51; Latin Club ' 50, ' 51; Leader ' s Club ' 50. JENNY ' WREN LUCK Hi-Y Club ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Hi-Y Club Treasurer ' 50; Hi-Y Club Vice President ' 51; French Club ' 50, ' 51; Latin Club ' 48; Assistant Editor of Annual Staff ' 51; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50, ' 51; Delegate to Model General Assembly ' 50; Virginia Girls ' State ' 50; Senior Play Cast ' 51; Ticket Seller ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Homeroom Repre- sentative ' 48; Basketball Scorekeeper ' 51; Student Office Assistant ' 51; FHA Federation President ' 50. GERALD MARKHAM Hobby Club ' 48, ' 49, ' 50; Football Team ' 49, ' 50. NED MARSHALL Basketball ' 48, ' 51; Football ' 48, ' 50; Baseball ' 48, ' 51; Physical Ed. Squad Leader ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Captain of Basketball Team ' 50; Hi-Y Club ' 50, ' 51; Hi-Y Con- ference ' 50; President of Class of ' 49; Otter ' s Lookout Staff ' 49; Hobby Club ' 49; Senior Play Cast ' 51; An- nual Staff ' 51; Track ' 51. DICKSIE MARTIN Basketball ' 48, ' 50; Cheerleader ' 49, 50; Play Day ' 50; Hi-Y Club ' 48; Hobby Club ' 51; Secretary of Hobby Club ' 51; Drama Club ' 48; Homeroom Representative ' 51; Senior Play Cast ' 51; Annual Staff ' 51; Otter ' s Look- out Staff ' 48, ' 51; Latin Club ' 48, 50; Latin Tournament ' 48; French Club ' 49; Beta Club ' 50, ' 51; Physical Ed. Squad Leader ' 48, ' 49, ' 50, ' 51. MARGARET MAYHEW Home Ec. Club ' 49, ' 51; D. E. Club ' 51; Jr. Varsity Basketball ' 51; D. E. Convention ' 51; Home Ec. Con- vention ' 49, ' 51. NANCY MEADOR Drama Club ' 48; Hi-Y Club ' 48, ' 49; Home Ec. Club ' 48, ' 51; D. E. Club ' 51; Vice President of D. E. Club ' 51; President of Home Ec. Club ' 51; Otter ' s Lookout Staff ' 51; Annual Staff Photographer ' 51; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50, ' 51; D. E. Convention ' 51; Ticket Seller ' 50; Jr. Varsity Basketball ' 48; Drink Seller ' 51; Lunch- room Assistant ' 51. BERNICE MINNICK Home Ec. Club ' 47, ' 49; Assistant Secretary of Home Ec. Club ' 49; Student Office Assistant ' 51; Hobby Club ' 47; Lunchroom Assistant ' 51. REBECCA MOSELEY Latin Club ' 48, ' 51; Hi-Y Club ' 49, ' 51; Annual Siaff ' 51; May Day ' 50, ' 51; Ticket Seller ' 50; Homeroom Representative ' 50; Drink Seller ' 51; Basketball ' 49, ' 51; Captain of Basketball Team ' 51; Beta Club ' 50, ' 51; Vice President of Beta Club ' 51; Monogram Committee ' 48, ' 51; Chairman of Monogram Committee ' 51. BEULAH ORANGE Hi-Y Club ' 48, ' 51; Latin Club ' 49, ' 50; Home Ec. Club ' 49; Play Day ' 50; May Day ' 50, 51; Student Office As sistant ' 51; Lunchroom Assistant ' 49, ' 50, ' 51; Assistant Business Manager of Annual Staff ' 51; Otter ' s Lookout Staff ' 51; Usher at Senior Play ' 51. ALLYNE PADGETT Music Club ' 49, ' 51; Home Ec. Club ' 49; Latin Club ' 50; French Club ' 50, ' 51; Beta Club ' 50, ' 51; May Day Orchestra ' 50; U. D. C. Medal ' 50; French Tournament ' 50; Treasurer of French Club ' 51. GLADYS ROBERTSON Music Club ' 48; Vice President of Music Club ' 48; Home Ec. Club ' 48, ' 51; President of Home Ec. Club ' 49; May Day ' 50, ' 51; Play Day ' 50. NITA RO ' WLETT Homeroom Representative ' 48; Otter ' s Lookout Staff ' 48, ' 51; Basketball ' 48, ' 51; Music Club ' 48; Cheerleader ' 49, ' 51; Head Cheerleader ' 51; Hi-Y Club ' 49, ' 51; Hi-Y Conference ' 50, ' 51; Senior Play Cast ' 51; Home Ec. Club ' 50; May Day ' 50, ' 51; Play Day ' 50; Physical Ed. Squad Leader ' 50, ' 51; French Club ' 50; FHA District Vice President ' 50; Annual Staff ' 51; Good Citizen Award ' 51. BARBARA SCOTT Hobby Club ' 48; Hi-Y Club ' 50, ' 51; Otter ' s Look- out Staff ' 51; Business Manager of Annual Staff ' 51; Music Director of May Day ' 50; Model General Assem- bly ' 50; Cheerleader ' 51; Latin Club ' 48, ' 50; Basketball ’49, ' 50, ' 51; Lunchroom Assistant ' 48; Student Office Senior Directory Assistant ’51; Drink Seller ’48, ’49, ’50, ’51; Beta Club ' 50, ’51; Library Assistant ’49, ' 50. IRIS SMITH Home Ec. Club ’49; Hi-Y Club ’50, ’51; Otter’s Look- cut Staff ’51; May Day ’50, ’51; Drink Seller ’50, ' 51; Beta Club ’50, ’51. BERKELEY ST. CLAIR Physical Ed. Squad Leader ’51; Senior Play Com- mittee ' 51. MARY SCOTT THOMAS Hi-Y Club ’49; Latin Club ’49, ’50, ’51; Latin Tourna- ment ’50; Beta Club ’50, ’51; May Day ’50, ' 51; Play Day ’50; Drink Seller ' 50, ’51; Ticket Seller ’51; Otter’s Lookout Staff ' 50, ’51; Secretary of Beta Club ’51; Pianist at Senior Play ' 51. EDDIE WILSON Baseball ’48, ’49, ’50, ' 51; Track ’48, ’49, ’50, ’51; Football ’50, ’51; Hi-Y Club ’51; Otter’s Lookout Staff ’48. MARTHA CAROL WITT Homeroom Representative ’48; Cheerleader ’49; Hi-Y Club ’48, ’49, ’50, ’51; Home Ec. Club ’48, ’49, ’50; French Club ’50; President of French Club ’51; May Court ’51; Play Day ’50; Secretary and Treasurer of Class ’50; Senior Play Committee ’51; Annual Staff ' 51. LOIS JANE WITT Home Ec. Club ’49, ' 50; Music Club ’49; Hi-Y Club ’49, ’50, ’51; May Day ’50, ’51; Play Day ’50; Annual Staff ’51. OLLIE WITT Hobby Club ’50; Hobby Club President ’50; Senior Play Cast ’51; Track ’49, ’50. CHARLES WRIGHT Baseball ' 48; Football ’50. JIMMY ZIMMERMAN Hobby Club ’49; Leader’s Club ’48; Hi-Y Club ’50, ’51; Vice President of Hi-Y Club ' 51; Hi-Y Conference ' 50; President of Class ’48, ' 51; Senior Play Committee ’51; Basketball ’48, ’49, ’50, ’51; Captain of Basketball Team ’51; Football ’49, ’50; Track ’49, ’50; Attended Boys’ State ’50; Physical Ed. Squad Leader. • S( 21 BIGGEST CASE Nita Rowlett Eddie Wilson Who ' s Who prettiest SWEETEST SMILE Nellie Holdren Kenneth Lockard MOST OPTIMISTIC Phyllis Coleman Kleber Gregory MOST ORIGINAL Pencie Aultice Charles Wright PRETTIEST HAIR Betty Eubank Kenneth Lockard Bluff W f0 ' s Who MOST SINCERE MOST INDEPENDENT Allyne Padgett Frank Gibson dancers i. Rowlett [ Marshall BEST LOOKING Barbara Fizer Eddie Wilson CLASS MONKEY Sue Ayers Ned Marshall PRETTIEST E !cksie N Eenneth Lc MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Mary Scott Thomas Frank Gibson T MOST ATHLETIC — Ann Croft, JimmY Zimmerman BEST ALL - AROUND — Doris Jean Fizer, Jimmy Zimmerman MOST CONCEITED — Pencie Aultice, Frank Gibson MOST ARTISTIC — Betty Jo Chaplin, Jimmy Zimmerman BEST DRESSED NEATEST ' -Peggy Key, Jimmy Zimmerman MOST COURTEOUS — Beulah Orange, Frank Gibson MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT— Jean Gray, Jimmy Zimmerman TALLEST— Iris Smith, Jimmy Zimmerman BEST ACTORS— Dicksie Martin, Ne d Marshall MOST DEPENDENT— Jean Gray, Ned Marshall MOST INTELLIGENT— Dicksie Martin, Frank Gibson BEST PERSONALITY Martha Witt Kenneth Lockard QUIETEST Audrey Johnson MOST BASHFUL Berkeley St. Clair HARDEST WORKER MOST TACTFUL Ann Kennedy Frank Gibson MOST POPULAR Nita Rowlett Jimmy Zimmerman W 0 ' s Who i SENIOR PLAY ■I •I I THE LITTLE MINISTER i presented by THE CLASS OF 1951 Jean McFadden, new servant girl Ann Kennedy Mora McLaren, a neighbor woman .Ann Croft Lord Rintoiil, a tvealthy landowner Frank Gibson Rob Dow, a wayward man Ned Marshall Gavin Dishart, the Little Minister” KENNETH LoCKARD Margaret Dishart, his mother JENNY WREN LuCK Babbie, a Gypsy girl DiCKSlE MARTIN Dr. McQueen, the village physician Kenneth Croft Effie, Rob Dow’s daughter NiTA RowLETT Sergeant Flalliwell, an officer Ollie Witt Nanny Webster, on her way to the poorhouse SUE Ayers SYNOPSIS OF PLAY When Gavin Dishart, the little min ster,” arrived with his mother to take over his first parish, he heard that the weavers were rebelling against the starvation wages paid them by Lord Rintoul and always they were led by a witch of a gypsy girl. Babbie, who seemed to know iust what the soldiers planned to do. Gavin resolved to reprove the gypsy for interfering; but when he first met her, he was speechless before her fiery spirit and beauty. When she dashed in asking for refuge, he even let her pass herself off as his wife to an officer sent to arrest her. Moreover, he risked losing the friendship of Dr. McQueen by upholding the gypsy in her attempt to prevent old Nanny Webster from being sent to the poorhouse. Realizing his great love for Babbie, he was determined to make her his wife. Then in a touching scene with little Effie, daughter of the local drunkard, Rob Dow, Babbie learned of the havoc she would cause if she married Gavin. Her love for him made her promise Effie to go away. In the final act, Rob Dow, at the head of an angry mob, resolved to save the little minister” from the gypsy. Then the mystery of Babbie ' s back- ground is suddenly revealed, and the story moves to a most exciting conclusion. 23 June 7, 1951 — 6:30 P. M. BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA CLASS NIGHT OFFICERS Jimmy Zimmerman. Barbara Scott Pencie Aultice Mary Scott Thomas Betty Jo Chaplin Jean Gray Nancy Meadow Eddie Wilson Iris Smith Nita Rowlett Lois Witt i Doris Jean Fizer. . . . Master of Ceremonies Historian Prophet T estator Imitations Giftorians Poet Authors of Song Hall of Fame MENU Fruit Cup Baked Ham Frosted Limas Olives — Pickles Potato Salad Relishes Ice Cream and Cake 4 2(i Hot Rolls Iced Tea Snapshots ; 1. Why carry those books home? !i 2. With that smile she’ll not sit alone long. S 3. Take your pick, girls, t 4. Lost something, Iris? j; 5. What did Nita do to deserve such a fate? jl 6. Is everybody happy? I 7. How did that sophomore get in there? [ 8. Is this the smoking gang? j 9. Are these seniors? I 10. What’s so funny? fj 11. Three of a kind! I 1 1 12. All ' 51 females. 13. Hey boys, is that fair? 14. Look at those smiles! 15. Is it spring football practice or the dump pile for discarded B. H. S. men? 16. 12 o’clock recess. 17. Cute pose, kids. 18. Strike one! 19. What a threesome! 20. If you figure this one out, let me know! 21. Who’s playing peek-a-boo? Snapshots 1. What’s so interestint; outside? 2. Smile pretty, Betty. 3. Hope you’ll make it. 4. Got your pick, boys. 5. Beauty and the beast. 6. Look at those toothpaste smiles! 7. Three sweet gals. 8. Casanover Humphrey knows how to pick ’em! 9. Let ' s watch that stuff! 10. That’s one way to fail History, Dicksie! 1 1. What a gang! 12. Don’t drop her! 13. What a pose, Beulah! 14. They’ll wear a plain golden ring to match those diamonds soon. 15. Where’s the ball, girls, over the dump? 16. Hold tight. Iris! P. How about sharing some of that manpower, Nancy? 18. Working hard. Sue? 19. Happy, fellow? 20. The big three. 21. Perfect examples of young love. 22. Could the attraction be Allie’s shapely (?) legs? JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Class of ’52 Frank Hubbard .President Jimmy Kennedy Vice President Horace Wooldridge Secretary Avery Harwood Treasurer First Row, Left to Right: Avery Harivood. Jimmy Kennedy, Prank Hubbard. Horace Wooldridge Second Row: Louise Robertson. Bobby Martin. Andrew Padgett. Jack Karnes. Tommy Daniels, Clarice Powell Mabel Burks. Dot Perry. . . Dot Carwile . Clifton Titus Class of ’58 SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS President Vice President ...... Secretary Treasurer First Row, Left to Right: Mabel Burks, Clifton Titus, Dot Carivile, Dot Perry Second Row, Left to Right: Jenny Sue Johnson. Peggy Repass, Helen W ' ood. Frances Bays. Betty Linkenhoker, Winnie Bell Karnes. Faye Jones. Mary Boo Luck, Nancy Jamerson. Dottie Scott. Dorthy Dooley. Barbara Carter. Martha McVay, Nancy Witt Third Row, Left to Right: Elsie Wells. Jane Welch, Frances Fixer, Helen Elliott. Iris Jean Wood. Mary Jane Creasy. Lottie Foutz, Ann Nance. Thelma Coleman. Betty Dewitt. Doris Blankenship. Bobby Albert, Ken Wallace, Bobby Ayers Fourth Row, Left to Right: Allan Born stein. Sonny Cox, Buddy Blankenship, G. E. Murray, Bill Comer, Jesse Gillaspie, Jo Davidson. Billy Chandler, Davis Dinwiddle, Bill Wright. Wayne Turner. Jimmy Burks, Buddy Overstreet, Bobby Hamkie, Paul Eckart, Thomas Atkinson Class of ’54 First Row, Left to Right: Mary Babb Venable. Laura Holland. Betty Jo Kennedy. Lois Holdren. Second Row, Left to Right: Dot Marshall. Betty Lee Howard. Nancy Hopkins, Gladys Niday. Betty Reid. Arlene Overstreet. Harriet Hylton. Charles Goodman. Billy Bower. Smith Ferris. Billy Daniels. Betty Fisher Third Row, Left to Right: Curtis Sigmon. Jean Turner. June Dooley. Nancy Lee Fixer. Sylvia Albert. Barbara Overstreet. Marilyn Cundiff. Shirley Toms. Verna Alien. Verna Sue Wells. Tommy Maxwell. Gibo Luck. Louise Karnes Fourth Row, Left to Right: Pat Patterson. Ronald Beck. Jack Johnson. Peronneau Scott. Billy Cowlbeck. Dickie W itt. Max Meadow. Anna Atkinson. Lois May Wilkerson. Bill W inton Fifth Row, Left to Right: Tommy Layman. Jimmy Wheat. Clark Key. Clarance Blankenship. Cauthorn Walker. Clyde Burford. Benny Coleman. Edivard Bell. Douglas Bush. Walter Gross. Lynwood Dewitt. Lynwood Powers. Crisman Flardy. Jack Teas Class of ’55 First Row, Left to Right: Mary Lois Hardy. Dallas Pinion. Nancy Johnson, Second Row, Left to Right: Joy May W ' ilkerson. Rebecca Craig. Julia Bradley. Jacqueline Harper. Thelma Edwards. Peggy Parker. Ann Denton. Betty Witt. Peggy Hopkins. Diana Breeman. Joan Burnette. Patricia WHford. Jean W ilkerson Third Row, Left to Right: Phyllis Safewright. Serena Welch. Mildred Citty. Nancy Croft. Shirley Leftwich. Emily Craig. Virginia Wilkes. Corene Owen. Ann Nance. Ann Johnson. Annie Thompson. Louise Fixer. Elizabeth Burks. Shirley Noell. Alice Haynes. Janie Garraghty. Faye Whorley Fourth Row, Left to Right: Harden Atkinson. Buddy Graham. William Eubank. Berkeley Comer. I . D. Lynch. Milton Callahan. Lewis Chryssikos. Dale W ' ilson. Ned Overstreet. Lawrence Fisher. Earl Gibbs. Frank Dooley. Melvin Latimer. Eugene Salyer. Zane Nance Fifth Row, Left to Right: Preston VVitt. Alfred Smith. Fin Botvyer. Glen Padgett. Billy Burke Robertson. Jimmy Marsh. Billy Driscoll. Kyle Hensley. Carl Wells. Ray Toms. Jimmy Scott. Tommy Abbott. Jasper Johnson. David Abbott ![ 30 if:- Baseball Ch leaifers Elwtfd The f-ol en as bas the 1950- and Dot leaders a Jamerson, An Howard, Betty Marshall, Belt Babb Venable, is the manager and s We feel that now b ;hos- iders for an Graj Gray hW- [l cheerl .son: |e as h£ d chf Kermc y, NaAy Jetty 1 je ' o Kerpe dy, I it nd Ml -y too Li ;k bstitut the til le for an explanation of he qus i- ties a cheerleader muj have order to be elected. The first requisite is the at 1- ity to do the yells; that is, h w well she can do the necessi ry motions, and the facial expr s- sion shown while doing the fUl. The second requirement in- cludes the personality of the cheerleader, looks, and personal grooming. This last is especially important, for no one likes to see a cheerleader who isn’t well groomed. The third requirement is that a cheerleader must lead not only in yells, but in her scholastic rating. Every cheerleader must maintain at least a C average, and if she ever receives a D or an B a statement must be brought in each week saying that she has shown improvement during the week. If the report is not a good one, the substitute cheerleader takes over in her place. The last, and perhaps the most important of all, is the’ attitude and leadership ability of the per- son going out for the position. person must be willing to co- operate at all times and show •that she has the qualities of a (Continued on Page 4) Room 21 Wins Junior Reel Cross Drive Turning in $15.11, Room 21 won the prize in the Junior Red Cross drive neld in Bedford High School during the week of No- I vember 15-22. koom 12 came in i| second with $13. I The total in Bedford High iii School was $49,70, with the Ele- inentary School contributing $38.38 more. The drive was sponsored by the eighth grade social studies classes. Senior Wins Football Award Town Manager Lauds B. H. S. Team Eddie Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Wilson, was awarded a gold football in assembly on December 17 for being Bedford High’s most outstanding football player for this season. This coveted trophy, offered each year by the local Rotary Club, was presented by a club member, Mr. Robert Martin, towi, manager. [iskig the entire team in ral and Eddie in particular, declared that he at- their success to the [work of Coach Sherrill and his assistant, Ho- mt. expressed great iall enrollment [this year, adding leadership and Oration could have am under and pride f the team, following compOji£d : r ha, lartm a ' [scho My CO ' 3d a freum. low h ichie irtin poem ' ’Vhicn Although P favor Her colors And others Their hear shed. We have ours in a And give them hq To this team tha Under Coleman and Bry, To the Cheer Leaders ew faithful. And to the faculty as we! And even down to Coop ' ITiey wish a sad farewell Let the Juniors accept the c: lenge And strive to do their best To m,aintain the lead, stay ahead, Uphold the colors, white and red. Rotary commits this verse as a token Of our pride and high esteem. But the medal we bestow ■As you all ' well know Was made possible by the “WHOLE DARN TEAM.” —By BOB MARTIN. Miss Williams: “Ann, what do you know about French syntax?” Ann Kennedy: Gosh, I didn’t know they had to pay for their fun.” Nita Rowlett Claims Best Citizenship Award Miss Nita Rowlett, popular senior student, has been pro- claimed the recipient of the Best Citizenship Award, an honor be- stowed annually upon a B. H. S. girl by the Daughters of the American Revolution. In the near future. Miss Rowlett will repre- . ent B. H. 3. in the state-wide Good Citizenship Pilgrimage Contest. (Incidentally, B. H. S. is the only school in the state to have won two former Good Citizenshio contests.) To qualify for perhaps the greatest honor that can be pre- sented to a senior girl, one must practice to the best of her abil- ity: 1. Dependability, which in- cludes truthfulness, loyalty and punctuality. 2. Service — co.operation, cour- tesy and consideration for oth- 6rs 3 ' . Leadership — personality, self-control, ability to assume re- sponsibility. 4. Patriotism — unselfish in- terest in family, school, commu- nity and nation. Another laurel recently ob- tained by Miss Rowlett was that of being crowned Sweetheart of the Senior Class. To sum up in- formally: Hats off to Nita Row- lett ! jwck Elected ’51 Head Cheerleader 3 Luck was elected all cheerleader for by the 1950 football ocawho is a sophomore as been a football or me past two sea- as MsojB n a taas- ieaMer Moi%)ne year. The fMlowfcg- oMcers Tiave been sel«ted«r the® 51 B. H. S. Annual :Fediftr-in-c]Kf, Jenny Wren Luck assist ! editor, Anne Kenr;e|E usirAs manag- er, Barbara IwmLaiJI assistant business mai«|||ir e u 1 a h Orange. PEAKS STAFF I ' ront Row, Left to Right: Becky Moseley. Ann Kennedy. Nita Rowlett. Dicksie Martin. Jenny W ' ren Luck Second Row, Left to Right: Pencie Aultice. Barbara Scott. Jean Gray. Nancy Meador. Beulah Orange. Ned Marshall. Kleber Gregory Absent from Picture: Nina Bell. Jimmy Zimmerman. ANNUAL STAFF OFFICERS Ann Kennedy. . . . Jenny Wren Luck Barbara Scott. . . . Beulah Orange.. Betty Chaplin I _ Pencie Aultice Becky Moseley Ned Marshall ' i Nita Rowlett I , Dicksie Martin Kleber Gregory] Jean Gray [ ' ’ Nancy Meador . . . Editor-in-Chief . .Assistant Editor . Business Manager Assistant Manager Art Editors . . . .Sports Editors . . . Feature Editors .... Photographers 32 OTTER’S LOOKOUT STAFF Front Row, Left to Right: Barbara Scott. Ann Kennedy. Nita Roivlett. Dicksie Martin. Beulah Orange Second Row, Left to Right: Dot Perry. Betty Eubank. Jean Gray. Nancy Meador. Kleher Gregory. Mary Boo Luck. Faye Jones. Mary Scott Thomas Third Row, Left to Right: Iris Smith. Dot Candle, Prank Gibson. Clifton Titus. Allan Bornstein. LOOKOUT STAFF OFFICERS Frank Gibson Dot Perry Mary Scott Thomas Dot Carwile Mary Boo Luck Nita Rowlett Allan Bornstein. . . Clifton Titus Barbara Scott Ann Kennedy Iris Smith Beulah Orange Nancy Meador Betty Eubank ■ • • ■ Jean Gray Faye Jones Kleber Gregory . .Editor-in-Chief . .Assistant Editor . . Editorial Editor .... News Editor Copy Editor . . .Eeature Editor Business Manager . . . .Sports Editor Club Editor .... JTead Typist Other Workers BETA CLUB First Row, Left to Right; Mary Scott Thomas. Barbara Scott, Betty Jo Chaplin, Jean Coleman, Barbara Fixer, Dicksie Martin Second Row, Left to Right: Doris Bays, Becky Moseley, Clarice Powell, Frank Gibson, Iris Smith, Pencie Aultice, Allyne Padgett OFFICERS Doris Bays President Becky Moseley Vice President Mary Scott Thomas Secretary Frank Gibson Treasurer HOMEROOM REPRESENTATIVES First Row, Left to Right: Betty Jo Kennedy, Dot Perry, Dot Cariuile, Dicksie Martin. Second Row, Left to Right: Shirley Noell, Ronald Beck, Frank Gibson, Jimmy Marsh, Elizabeth Burks 4 34 TORCH-Y OFFICERS Laura Holland President Betty Jo Kennedy Vice President Barbara Overstreet Secretary Jean Turner Treasurer Mrs. Thaxton Sponsor Front Row, Le ft to Right: Second Row, Left to Right: Third Row, Left to Right: Laura Holland, Betty Jo Kennedy. Barbara Overstreet, Jean Turner. Dot Marshall, Arlene Overstreet. Gladys Niday, Nancy Lee Pizer. Sylvia Albert. Marilyn Cundiff, dirt. Thaxton, Lois Wilkerson, June Dooley TRI Hl-Y OFFICERS Nita Rowlett Jenny Luck Faye Jones Nancy Jamerson President Vice President Secretary . . . .T reasurer Front Row, Left to Right: Nancy Jamerson, Paye Jones, Nita Roivlett. Jenny W ren Luck. Second Row, Left to Right: Martha Witt. Peggy Key, Barbara Scott. Pencie Ault ice. Third Row, Left to Right: Lois Witt. Peggy Repass, Jenny Sue Johnson. Beulah Orange. Fourth Row, Left to Right: Phyllis Coleman , Nancy IF ' ?. Barbara Pizer. Iris Smith. Fifth Row, Left to Right: Dot Carwile, Martha McVay, Dot Perry, Prances Pizer. Sixth Row, Left to Right: Betty Chaplin, Louise Robertson, Dorothy Dooley. Helen Wood. Seventh Row, Left to Right: Becky Moseley. Jean Coleman. Mary Scott Thomas. Doris Bays. Eighth Row, Left to Right: Prances Bays, Doris Jean Pizer, Dottie Scott. Mary Boo Luck. FRENCH CLUB Le Cercle Francais OFFICERS Martha Witt Betty Chaplin Ann Kennedy Allyne Padgett Miss Williams President Vice President Secretary ... .T reasurer Sponsor Front Row, Left to Right: Ann Kennedy, Martha Witt. Allyne Padgett. Betty Chaplin Second Row, Left to Right: Elsie W ells, Jenny Luck. Nita Rowlett. Miss Williams LATIN CLUB OFFICERS Jean Coleman | Consuls Mary Thomas Dot Carwile Quaestor Frank Gibson Praetor Dottie Scott Tribune Miss Boan Sponsor First Row, Left to Right: Dot Carivile, Jean Coleman, Mary Scott Thomas. Second Row, Left to Right: Jenny Sue Johnson, Frances Bays, Peggy Repass. Dot Perry, Becky Moseley, Doris Bays. Nancy Jamerson, Dottie Scott. Dot Marshall, Tornmy Maxwell. Johnny Boiver, Betty Reid Third Row, Left to Right: Elsie Wells, Jean Turner. Sylvia Albert, Nancy Lee Fizer, Harriet Hylton, Mary Babb Venable, Ann Nance, Marilyn Cundiff, Barbara Overstreet. Betty Lee Hotvard, Louise Karnes. Gibo Luck Fourth Row, Left to Right: Pat Patterson, Jane Welch. Betty Dewitt. Clifton I Titus. Nancy Hopkins, Doris Jean Fizer, Jo Davidson, Faye Jones. Mary Boo n Luck, Laura Holland. Betty Jo Kennedy U Fifth Row, Left to Right: Cauthorn Walker, Allan Bornstein, Kleber Gregory, Max Meadow. Frank Gibson. Clyde Burford, Bill Comer. Billy Cowlbeck, G. E. Murray, Ronald Beck. Bill Winton. Ken Wallace, Jack Teass HOME ECONOMICS CLUB OFFICERS Nancy Meador President Mabel Burks Vice President Mary Babb Venable Secretary Betty Lee Howard Treasurer 11 T First Row, Left to Right: ]eau Gray. Emma Blankenship. Betty Lee Howard, Mary Bahh Venable. Nancy Meador. Mabel Burks, jenny Wren Luck. Shirley Toms. Dorothy Dooley. Frances Fizer Second Row, Left to Right: Marilyn Cundiff. Arlene Overstreet. Alary Boo Luck. Faye Jones. Nancy Atkinson Third Row, Left to Right: Frances Bays. Dot Candle. Jane Welch. Gladys Niday. Nancy Jarnerson, Dottie Scott. Betty Eubank. Doris Fizer, Gladys Robert- son. Ann Nance Fourth Row, Left to Right: Thelma Coleman, June Dooley, Lottie Foutz, Helen Elliott. Iris Jean W ' ood. Lois May W ilkerson. Audrey Johnson HOBBY CLUB OFFICERS Dicksie Martin President Sonny Cox Vice President Clarice Powell Secretary-Treasurer First Row, Left to Right: Dicksie Martin, Ann Croft, Nina Bell, Clarice Powell. Doris Fizer. Betty Fisher Second Row, Left to Right: Sonny Cox, Kenneth Croft. Ray Karnes. Lymvood Powers. Smith Feriss. Davis Dinividdie, Wayne Turner. Bobby Hamkie Third Row: Mr. Thaxton, sponsor. LEADERS CLUB OFFICERS Johnny Carlyle President Jesse Gillaspie Vice President Clifton Titus Secretary-Treasurer First Row, Left to Right; Johnny Carlyle. Clifton Titus, Jesse Gillaspie. Kenneth Lockard. Bobby Ayers Second Row, Left to Right: Bill W inton. Clark Key, Peronneau Scott, Crisman Hardy. Douglas Bush. Charles Goodman. Tommy Layman Third Row, Left to Right: Bobby Albert. Benny Coleman. Allan Bornstein. Eduard Bell. Clyde Bnrford. Billy CoiiJbeck. Aiax Meadow. Kleber Ciregory, Jack Teass BOYS’ Hl-Y CLUB OFFICERS Horace Wooldridge President Jimmy Zimmerman Vice President Bobby Martin Secretary Ned Marshall Chaplain First Row, Left to Right: Eddie Wilson, Ned Marshall. Horace Wooldridge. Bobby Martin. Ken Wallace Second Row, Left to Right; Air. Sherril Coleman, sponsor: Billy Chandler, Sherril Overstreet, Jack Karnes. G. E. Murray, Tommy Daniels Third Row, Left to Right: Jo Davidson, Avery Harivood. Frank Gibson. Bill Comer. Buddy Blankenship. Prank Hubbard FRENCH CLUB LA PROGRAMME FRANCAISE Front Row, Left to Right: Betty Jo Chaplin. Betty Dewitt, Martha Witt, Jenny Luck. Second Row, Left to Right: Faye Jones. Ann Kennedy. Lois Witt. Third Row, Left to Right: Sylvia Albert. Betty Jo Kennedy. Dot Carivile. Betty Eubank. Fourth Row, Left to Right: Jane Welch, Nancy Meador, Allyne Padgett. Barbara Scott. Fifth Row: Nita Rowlett. Pianist: Elsie Wells. May ' Day On May 4, 1951, Bedford High School held its second very successful May Day program under the direction of Mrs. E. L. Carlyle, Jr. Each class from the second through the Senior classes presented dances pertaining to the American Folk Dance. Barbara Fizer as May Queen was crowned by Martha Witt as Maid of Honor and was attended by the May Court consisting of Betty Jo Chaplin, Mabel Burks, Dot Carwile, Martha McVay, Laura Holland, Betty Reid, Nancy Johnson, and Elizabeth Burks. MUSIC CLUB OFFICERS Elsie Wells Betty Eubank Betty Dewitt | Nancy Hopkins Harriet Hylton President .Vice President Music Selectors Pianist Front Row, Left to Right: Allyne Padgett. Ann Kennedy, Lois Holdren. Doris Blankenship Second Row, Left to Right: Betty Dewitt. Betty Linkenhoker. Nancy Hopkins. Nellie Holdren Third Row, Left to Right: Elsie W ' ells, Jane W ' elch, Harriet Hylton. DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUB OFFICERS President Vice President Secretary-T reasurer Front Row, Left to Right: Nancy Meador. Sue Ayers. Peggy Key. Nancy Atkin- son Second Row, Left to Right: OUie W ' itt. Kenneth Croft. Ray Karnes. Sue Ayers Nancy Meador Peggy Key 40 FOOTBALL First Row, Left to Right: Bobby Phillips. Horace Wooldridge. Avery Harwood. Jack Karnes. Tommy Daniels. Eddie Wilson. Bobby Martin, co-captain. Frank Hubbard, co-captain. Jimmy Burks. Buddy Blankenship. Dickie Witt. Sherril Overstreet Second Row, Left to Right: Sherril Coleman, head coach. Ned Marshall. Max Meadoiv. Jimmy Zimmerman. Edivard Bell. Benny Coleman. Lewis Chryssikes. Gibo Luck. Bill Bower. Billy Daniels, Charles Wright. Billy Chandler. Homer Bryant, assistant coach Third Row, Left to Right: Jimmy Kennedy, manager. Bill Comer, manager. Clyde Burford. G. E. Murray. Andrew Padgett. Davis Dinwiddie. Sonny Cox. Jimmy Wheat. Jo Davidson. Peronneau Scott, manager Bedford 28 Roanoke Catholic 0 Bedford 53 Buchanan 0 Bedford 14 Natural Bridge 13 Bedford 0 Appomattox 0 Bedford 6 South Boston 0 Bedford 25 Schoolfield 0 Bedford 6 Buena Vista 6 Bedford 32 Jefferson J. V. 0 Bedford 12 Brookville 0 The Bedford Otters, for the first time since 1935, had an undefeated football team with 7 wins, 2 ties, and 0 losses. The Otters won the District IV, Group II, Title and the Regional Quarter-State Championship. 4 . 42 BASEBALL Bedford 1 Altavista 2 Bedford V.E.S. Bedford 13 Brookville 9 Bedford 5 South Boston 1 Bedford 2 New London 4 Bedford 4 Madison Heights 4 Bedford 10 V.E.S. 5 Bedford 0 Appomattox 19 Bedford 2 South Boston 3 Bedford 0 Madison Heights 1 Bedford 5 Altavista 1 Bedford 9 Brookville 0 First Row, Left to Right; Jesse Gillaspie. Sonny Cox. Andreiv Padgett, Eddie Wilson, Jitn ny Zimmerman. Billy Chandler, Horace Wooldridge, Dickie X ' itt Second Row, Left to Right: Sherril Coleman, coach. BUI Bower, manager. Max Aleadou ' . manager, Johnny Carlyle, Avery Harwood, Clyde Burford, Ned Marshall, Tommy Daniels. Buddy Blankenship � ]( 43 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Bedford 42. . Bedford 40. . Bedford 50. . Bedford 45. . Bedford 32. . Bedford 43. . Bedford 44. . Bedford 42. . Bedford 47. . Bedford 42. . Volens . . . Appomattox . . New London Madison Heights . . South Boston Brookville Brookville Gretna Gretna . . . New London 31 25 24 24 25 18 20 30 48 11 Front Row: Becky Moseley, captain. Second Row, Left to Right: Frances Fizer, Peggy Key. Barbara Fizer. Ann Croft. Mabel Burks, Dotty Scott, Barbara Carter. Nita Rou’lett Third Row, Left to Right: Sue Ayers, manager. Nina Bell. Doris Fizer. Doris Jean Fizer. Clarice Powell, Jean Turner. Thelma Coleman. Nancy Hopkins. Frances Bays. Phyllis Coleman. j lrs. E. L. Carlyle, coach BOYS ' BASKETBALL Bedford 71 Volens 24 Bedford 47 Ferrum, J. C., 59 Bedford 45 Gretna 38 Bedford 48 Gretna 44 Bedford 62 Appomattox 27 Bedford 83 Appomattox 44 Bedford 37 South Boston 52 Bedford 46 South Boston 55 Bedford 36 Brookville 35 Bedford 40 Brookville 39 Bedford 63 New London 47 Bedford 48 New London 37 Bedford 61 Madison Heights 42 Bedford 66 Madison Heights 37 Bedford 39 V.E.S. 45 Bedford 37 V.E.S. 57 Front Row, Left to Right: Johnny Carlyle. Ned Marshall. Jimmy Zimmerman, captain. Jimmy Burks. Avery Harwood. Horace Wooldridge Second Row, Left to Right: Bill Comer. Billy Chandler. Dickie Witt. Jesse Gillaspie. Buddy Blankenship Third Row, Left to Right: Sherril Coleman, head coach. Davis Dinwiddle. Clifton Titus. Benny Herman Coleman. Gibo Luck, manager. Homer Bryant, assistant coach 4 45 TRACK TEAM The Bedford Harriers chalked up its fifth consecutive win in the Group II, District iV, Tournament. This year the Otters won it by capturing seven first places and numerous second and third places. The first place Bedford team scored 69 points. They were followed by Brookville with 28, Altavista with 17, New London with 15, and School- field with 8. The Harriers from Bedford also nosed out V.E.S. in a very dose practice meet. The Otters again failed to stand up against the competition at the State Group II Meet and were unable to score. Front Row, Left to Right: ]immy Wheat, jimmy Zimmerman. Ned Marshall. Second Row: Eddie Wilson. Avery Harwood. Frank Hubbard . Wayne Turner. Third Row ' : Dickie Witt. Sonny Cox. Davis Dinwiddle. Bobby Ayers. Fourth Row: Billy Chandler. Smith Feriss. johnny Carlyle, jimmy Kennedy. Fifth Row: Buddy Blankenship, jessie Gillaspie. Billy Cowlheck. jimmy Burks. Sixth Row: Homer Bryant, assistant coach, jo Davidson. Sherrill Coleman, head coach. 46 basketball Cheerleaders Front Row, Left to Right: Ann Nance. Betty Lee Honan . Nancy Lamerson. co-head. Alary Boo Luck. Alary Bahb Vena jle Second Row, Left to Right: Dorothy Alarshall. Betty Jo Kennedy. 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