Crewe High School - Railroader Yearbook (Crewe, VA)

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MONDAY, March 17, 1952 Eighth Grade students were genial hosts to the rest of the high school at a dance at the Community Center. Decorations and refreshments in large quantities were in keeping with St. Patrick ' s Day. THURSDAY, March 20, 1952 The Dramatics C lass won a Distinguished rating for its performance of The Happy Journey last night inFarmville. They are thereby entitled to present itagain in Charlottesvi I le, April 5. FRIDAY, March 21, 1952 The Dramatics Class, under the direction of Mrs. Cheatham, gave The Happy Journey by Thornton Wilder today in Assembly. George Ogburn took the part of the glib service-station attendant; Carolyn Crannis, the jabbering mother; Freddie Stables, the forbearing father; and Mary Lee and Bibby Wilson, the questioning, squirmy chiIdren. This same play will be given in Virginia League competition at Farmville next Wednesday. MONDAY, March 24, 1952 Girls ' Softball practice started today with Miss Tucker Winn, as coach. FRIDAY, April 10, 1952 The Junior boys presented an Easter Parade this morning, modeling what the well-dressed young lady will be wearing this season. Billy Inge and C. W. Spencer modeled the latest in evening gowns; Tom Tunstal I showed us what a young lady should wear to church and Max Bryant what she should wear to school; Bob Murphy modeled the latest in summer sportswear: Tootie Martin modeled the smartest attire for the modern matron; Dick Calhoun was dressed as a little girl for church; Tootie Sydnor was attired for next winter ' s sports and Johnson Wi llis and Dickie Page brought forth wolf-whistles when they appeared in bathing suits ready for the summer ' s swimming. SUNDAY, April 12, 1952 Dickie Page, Johnson Willis, Jeff Da vis,and Bill Fahrbach participated in the Easter Sun¬ rise Service at The Community Center this morning. The Rev. Frank B. Handley delivered the message.

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WEDNESDAY, February 20, 1952 (12:35 P.M. to be exact) Ten CHS students and two faculty members breathed a sigh of relief when Jeff Davis came back this noon and reported that he had been able to get the last shipment of copy for our 1952 Railroader into the post office before it closed for the half-holiday. Now, his job is done—or nearly so. After Commencement, he wi 11 send in four pages covering the high spots of the spring activities, but from here on in, most of the work will be ours. FRIDAY, February 22, 1952 Announcement was made today of the resultsof the May Day elections. For the county-wide celebration, to be held this year in Burkeville, Freddie Stables was chosen King. The Queen, as usual, will come from the host school. Thursday, May 1, has been chosen for this year ' s festival. The story of May Pole Dances through the Ages is to be the general theme. Crewe High School has been assigned the Grecian dance, with children in the elementary school being assigned an Irish Faerie Dance and a Chimney Sweep (English) dance. The number of dances has been reduced to avoid overcrowd¬ ing at the performance. The four members of the Queen ' s Court to come from Crewe High School are: Helen Kee Wilson, Shirley Nunnally, Jean Shortt and Ann Page Bolick. Rehearsals will start as soon as the weather permits the use of the school grounds tor practice. FRIDAY, March 7, 1952 Today ' s Trai Iblazer reported that so many boys volunteered to be shepherds in the Grecian Dance for May Day that it was necessary to restrict it to the two upper classes. Mrs. Cheatham is coaching the dance. Today, copies of the last three issues of The Trai Iblazer, and The 1951 Railroader were mailed to the S.I.P.A. headquarters and to District III, Group II of the Virginia League for annual judging. Staff members have their fingers crossed hoping to equal last year ' s Vi rginia League ratings in which The Trai Iblazer was Superior and The 1950 Railroader, first place in the Distin¬ guished classification. MONDAY, March 10, 1952 Baseball practice got under way today—more about it laterl Ruth Bryan and Mary Ann prepare contest issues of The Trai Iblazer.

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FRIDAY, April 18, 1952 The boys in white dinner jackets and the girls in new formals lost no time in getting from the banquet at the Methodist Church to the dance at The Community Center where they danced or just listened to the music and rested. , .No one was kept away—not even Freddie with his broken head . . . The 243rd Infantry Band leader planned a variation for the next number. . .FromaFox Trot to a Paul Jones with the teachers leading the way.