Bedford High School - Peaks Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

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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!

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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.

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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 ) -