Langston High School - Lion Yearbook (Danville, VA)

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In another section of the same car a pageant was being dramatized for Education Week. This pageant was called The American Way. Frances Jones was a little Catholic girl who read the Rosary for us: Richard Crews was a Rabbi, Ralph Hutchins an Episcopalian Rector, while Joseph Edmonds served as a very convincing narrator. We finally gathered on the platform of the Observation Coach to Reminisce about our wonderful journey through Piedmont Section and the Valley of Virginia. We were fully agreed upon the fact that ours had been a joyous -educational, inspirational and eventful journey and now we are about to stop at Junction E. Our Diesel is refueling for redistributing us to places further South, to Industrial Centers of the North, to lucrative farms and Urban Sections of the hast, to the furtherest points of the earth as Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Waves, Wacs, Homemakers, members of the Learned Professions, Smaresmen, and to-be Mr. John Q. Citizens. We now sign off as class of 1955 Station JML operating first Educational Broadcast Program Night Train. We will be followed by Class of 1956. Until then--we say Good Night! and Good Luck! GQJJ jyfoffo Honor lies in earnest toil,

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Ghss s7i7AlS'fOIy This is your radio program Night Train being broadcast from Station IML. H. S. Danville, Virginia. Tonight this train is crowded with the Senior Class of '55 and it has almost reached its destination. It came into view in 1950 when it brought one hundred forty-six young happy boys and girls over from the Annex to Langston High and arrived at Station 8. Here we were met on the platform by Mr. Armstead and his trainmen who were Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Banner, Mr. McDowell, Miss Ivy, Miss Langhome, Mrs. Chaney and Mrs. White. They acquainted us with the vocational studies. After we had been introduced to all at this stop the train glided on to Station 9. Here we found Mr. Armstead had left us when we were met by Mr. Paige. This was the time for us to be assigned to four different Curricula Car Sections. 1. General, 2. Practical, 3. Commercial, and 4. Academic. Each person went where they thought they could eat, sleep, and carry on without being caughtg but, this is really where the journey began. When everyone had become comfortable the train moved on to Station 10, many passengers got off to make connections for points North, East and far West. What a glorious, gorgeous, beautifully appointed Club Car we beheld when we reached Station 11. This was getting closer to our destination. This Club Car was in existence at Station 9, but we were not really too active until we reached the 11th Station. While strolling through this car we discovered a Dramatic Section. There we saw Howard Barksdale, Philip Stamps, Carrie Lewis, Richard Crews and Mary Rosalind Wilson as members. Richard Crews was being starred as Ricky Ricardo in the three-act comedy I Love Lucy. Later our attentions were drawn toward wonderfully, soft music. The music turned out to be the Choir. ln it we saw Charles Tumer, Raleigh Stamps, Charles Wade, Gleneria Keene, Rosa Gunner, Richard Crews, Ella Tucker, Melvin Thornton, Aquilla Coles, William Poindexter, Carrie Lewis and Andrew Loundermon. This was tne year or 1954 and previously Carrie Lewis had won first prize on the Omega Psi Phi Fratemity Talent Hunt. Carrie was at a later date selected to be in a Musical Contest in Washington, D.C. While in the Club Car the train sped along to Station 12. Weren't we glad when we had come to this place. It seems as if everything was waiting for us. Mr. J. H. Byrd, Jr. met us at this station. We saw spaces that had been reserved for the N. H, A. , Student Council, Cheering Squad, Student Patrol and Langstonian staff. In the N. I-L A. section we found Mary Rosalind Wilson, Kate Moore, Lemma Wilson and Barbara Motley. Gene Motley was voted into the office of President for Student Council. ln the Cheering Squad section were Florence Bigelow and Ruby Leftridge. Endeavored to cheer on to the Football championship, Willie Conway, Ralph Hutchins, Linwood Davis, Rawdon Brown, James McLaughlin, Andrew Loundermon, Reginald Graves, Richard Crews, and William Poindexter, Mary Rosalind Wilson was elected our Homecoming Queen. For the Basketball Team we cheered Charles Wade, James Hunt, and Rawdon Brown. 4 w I 1

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CASS State of Virginia City of Danville County of Pittsyvania We, the Senior Class of 1955, of John M. Langston High School, being of sound mind and of young and foolish age, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. To our Principal and teachers who shared our sorrom and our joys and helped us to reach graduation, we thank you. , To the student body we leave you the sincere hope that you, too, will reach the goal you have before you. 1 Personal Bequests, 'hese personal items that have been useful to us, for four years, we leave to the persons named. Cherish these bequests and use them to their best advantage, and soon you too will be willing your treasured possessions to those you leave behind. If you cannot use your inheritance pass it on to some one who can. Lendwood Davis wills his athletic skill to Ronald Harrison. Janice Barksdale and Florine Walter will to Willie Barksdale and Jennie Sue Swanson their quietness. Peggy Peters wills hergability to get along with others to Irene Miller. Rosa Gunner and Frances Clark will their success with boys to Jessie Ann Williams. Richard Crews wills to some person his football uniform No. 99. Raymond Crump wills his ability to make A's without studying too hard to Levi Pace and his member- ship in the honor society to his brother, Douglass. Iola Logan wills her hair style to Shirley Lea, and the ability to become a senior to Mary Reynolds. Joseph Edmonds wills his extensive vocabulary to Mary Johnson. Kate Moore wills her ability to wear tight skirts to the eighth graders, and her dancing skill to Elma Hairston. Loretta Anderson wills her ability to finish high school to Lenda Davis, and Artelia Strader. Mary Wilson wills her ability to be cool, calm and collected to Valeria Wilson, Deloris Betts, Bettina Eason, Theresa Johnson and Jewel Wright. Myra Jones wills her white blouse with the, initials of K, M, H, on the collar to Patsy Allen. Melvin Thorton wills to Jessie Swann his ability to get along with others. Anita Chaney wills her ability to be a good girl and not to talk so much to Aneeda Moore. Aquilla Cloes wills her ability to reach the twelfth grade to John Coles. Andrew Loundermon wills his seat in chemistry to Sue Hughes, with much success. Bobbie Price wills to Marie Pounds her ability to become a patrol. Barbara Shirley wills her ability to get English under Mrs. Thorpe to Vivian Harris. Barbara Motley wills her ability to maintain a stream line figure to Mary Johnson with much success. Bonzola Nicholson wills her ability to become a seamstress to Mae Alice Smith. Carolyn Mimms wills to Thomas Jefferies the ability to graduate in '56, Charles Wade, Glennria Keene and Carrie Lewis will their place in the choir to Betty Davis, Mary Jenkins and Harry McClary. Charles Coles just leaves. A Dorothy Lea wills her interest in school to Helen Tanner and Jean Stokes. Edna Glass wills her dimples to Sallie Bigelow.