Crewe High School - Railroader Yearbook (Crewe, VA)

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CREWE HIGH SCHOOL Crewe, Virginia June, 1960 To the President Class of 2009 Crewe High School Crewe, Virginia Dear Sir On behalf of the Class of 1960, we place this time capsule into orbit to return to Crewe High School in the year 2009 so that your class may know just what our school was like in the year, 1959-1960; how your grandparents spent their time in class and out; what they looked like and wore; and what changes they thought might take place by the time you, the one-hundredth olass, will be graduated. We have tried to arrange this information for you in an interesting and orderly fashion. Permit us to classify the contents of this time capsule as follows Administration Bag© 9 The Classes 15 Activities 35 Athletics 47 Special Events including Graduation 55 Advertisers 68 On the above numbered pages you find our predictions as to the future; between them, a reoord of the 1959-60 year. Very truly yours,

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Though we ' re apart, She ' s still in my heart, And they cut down the old pine tree. EDITOR’S NOTE The February issue of Year¬ book Impressions, a service organ of Myers Yearbook, Inc., had as its frontpiece the full color re¬ production of the 1959 Railroader cover. Now, all the U.S. and foreign countries will have seen our trees. Crewe High students and the all-too- friendly pigeons were desolated to find their twin pines (deodora spruce, really) cut to the ground when school opened in September. The spruces 1 lush growth and beauty had formed ;he background for countless class and club ictures; and as recently as last year, the trees ad graced the cover of The Rai Iroader. Even though their loss was mourned by the students, in fairness to the administration it must be admitted that the damage to the build¬ ing, especially the roof, far outweighed the hotogenic q u a I i t i e s of the trees; and they ad to be removed. The cutting of the trees was not the only change, however, that had taken place during the summer. As students assembled in the auditorium on September 3, they were sur¬ prised to see that the wails and woodwork had been freshly painted in shades of soft green. The dark, heavy draperies and curtains were also gone. Mr. R.P. Via, principal, ex¬ plained their absence in his opening remarks and promised that new draperies purchased by the Parent-Teacher Association and the Nottoway County School Board would soon adorn the windows and the stage. The grounds outside of the buildings had undergone changes also. The former play¬ ground back of the school had been graded and seeded, new trash burners built, and cement steps leading to the bus stops installed. After Career-Day session, junior and senior boys gather ' round the piano for a bit of harmonizing. Francis Tucker, president, proudly describes the rakp.n hv the P-T-A in securing the new curtains. , ?„ r ' ?» . • f. 1 1 a mil ' ll ■ h sf r , £ « i