Crewe High School - Railroader Yearbook (Crewe, VA)

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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

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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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During the summer, all of the classrooms, except those in the Tyler Street building, had been painted in pastel shades of blue, green, and yellow. The halls, too, came in for their share of fresh paint. Venetian blinds had been hung in two more of the top-floor classrooms. Desks placed in the girls ' dress¬ ing room in the basement made a place for the holding of physical education classes during bad weather. The boys ' and girls ' rest rooms in the basement were also re¬ novated. The year 1959 will long be remembered as the Year of the Tests . Crewe High School, in cooperation with the State De¬ partment of Education, gave each high school student a series of tests—two known as SCAT (School and College Ability Test), and five known as STEP (Sequential Test of Educational Progress). These tests were given the first hour of each of seven days in early Septem¬ ber. They were sent to Iowa City, Iowa and were scored by the Monster —an electronic scoring device. The results were returned to the school and made available to guidance personnel for counseling purposes. Students, parents, and teachers have received the re¬ sults of these scores with avid interest. Each Anne Faris, Nancy Martin, Anne Dixon, and Judy Longbottom demonstrate splintered-leg, head-bandage, and improvised arm-splint techniques. The victim--Patsy Wilson. Tommy Jenkins, Neal Reid, and Billy Boswell dissecting crayfish. has an opportunity to evaluate himself. The student asks himself, Am I doing as well as I should be doing? The parent asks, Am I motivating my child and seeing that he at¬ tends to his school work first? The teacher asks herself, Wherein am I able to improve the teaching situation? Every senior has taken at least one special test. Many took College Entrance Exam Board Tests. Twenty-six competed in the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Exams and six took special scholarship tests. Those not planning to enter college were given the Gates Aptitude Test Battery by a representa¬ tive of the State Employment Office. These tests were given to determine what each stu¬ dent is best fitted to do; and on the basis of these tests, the Employment Office helps the student find a job. Along with the new paint job and the new state-wide testing program, Crewe students joined other Virginia high school students in the new, enriched, five-year high school program. Under this plan, eighth grade will be considered a part of the high school proper and Carnegie units will be given for eighth 6