Langston High School - Lion Yearbook (Danville, VA)

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There was a fellow around a moment ago with the most beautiful teeth. He is a dentist, you kl10W. and he designed his own plate. Oh, there he is--Charles Turner. I hear he recently made a fortune on those pale pastel plates. Over in the phone booth you'll see Oatson Lewis. I heard him say a little while ago that he had to call the Memorial Hospital, where he is working as shipping clerk, to let his boss know that he forgot to check out. Waiting outside the phone booth is Lemma Wi1son,4who is secretary to the Vice President of the United States, unbelievable as it may seem. Hope she doesn't get in on any govemment secrets because you know how much Lemma can talk. Those two young ladies floating around the floor in those gorgeous gowns are Aquilla Coles and Emestine Wamer. Both of them are wearing their own originals. n When we were back at Langston in 1955 the girls styled their hair in pony tails and duck tails. The girl looking in the mirrow with the fish tail hair style is Florence Bigelow. She has a beauty shop now and has developed a prosperous business. Notice the two second looies of the WAF in the center of the floor. They are Bonzola Nicholson and Janice Barksdale. They are talking with the stewardess from the Trans-American Freight Line, Anita Chaney, whom they bumped into on the plane. Those guys with the boxing gloves look punch drunk. James McLaughlin and James Hunt both are professional boxers. Standing near to lend a helping hand in case they are needed are the ladies in white Those nurses sure look neat in their uniforms. I hear that all of them, Myra Jones, Ethel Oliver, Florine Walters, Dorothy General, Peggy Peters, Carolyn Mimms and Ruby Leftridge are the most efficient nurses at Winslow Hospital. Been wondering who the fellow is parked outside in the lavender Buick. He is Theodore Holland who runs a fabulous night club in Las Vegas. Speaking of automobiles, I know you are wondering how the new Cadillacs are retaining their power and good features. You will be surprised to know that they were designed by Charles Cole and Orlando Brown. They haven't come in yet but are waiting for Rawdon Brown to test one of his new jets. He is working in secret service you know. Who is that with the stethoscope? That's Dr. Raymond Crump the chief physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He just finished a conference with a psychiatrist from Duke University, Theodore Dixon. You would never believe it, but Willie Motley finally passed stenography and is now working in the govemment.-.4 Those fellows reading the sports page are Linwood Davis and Phillip White. They both made head- lines. Linwood's the quarterback for the Cleveland Browns and Phillip is the middleweight wrestling champion of the world. Our time machine is -cranking up to continue its journey. We hope that we saw everyone during our short visit into the future, If not you can blame it on the fact that time waits for no one.

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GAS-S TFOPKGCY Traveling in our time machine we pause for a moment to look out on the unraveling year 1965. There are so many things to attract our attention that we hardly know which to concentrate upon. Ohl There 's one, it seems to be, yes, it is--a Come As You Are Party. And who are the guests of honor? The 1955 graduating class of Langston High School of Danville, Virginia. Most of them rushed away from their jobs in order to be here tonight. Say! Don't I know the host and hostess? Sure, I do. It's Bobbie Jean Price and Howard Barksdale, her husband. I just knew they would finally marry. Well, Bobbie is a model and Howard is an engineer for one of the largest engineering companies of Chicagog a most handsome couple. This party is typical of them, you know. They need contacts to throw business their way. Who are those young ladies in uniform over by the punch bowl? Oh, Edna Glass and Loretta Anderson They are nurses for the 186th Regiment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Look at that crazy gown! No, look at who is in it - Barbara Shirley. She is a famous designer of gowns, and designs them especially for my old girl friend, Eartha Kitt. Now, why would two guests bring pencils and shorthand pads to a party? Oh, they are Mary Rose Wilson and Frances Clarke, who are stenographers in Washington for the Secretary of State. They are really going places. Observe the sophisticated ladies sitting in the comer. The interior of our new Langston High was done by them, Barbara Motley and Glenaria Keene. They were the only persons suited for the job, and they are now talking over plans for the new Byrd-Wright Junior High. p Those poised young men constantly making lady friends there, are none other than the very able lawyers who recently won the tax evasion case for Reginald Graves, the, you might say, professional tradesman. They are Willie Conway and Gene Motley, who are still carrying their brief cases, looking for business. Let's see, I know those people--Dorothy Lea, Ella Tucker and Charles Wade. I'm glad to see them taking time out from their teaching activities at George Washington High School to enjoy themselves. Hear that mambo beat? And guess who is on the floor? Gloria Motley and Kate Moore. They both recently signed a contract to dance in Las Vegas in They Were Doing The Mambo. Marilyn Monroe is no longer America 's number one pin-up girl. She has been topped hy the young actress sitting over by the window in the bathing suit, our own Rosa Gunner. You should see her latest picture, A Hard Road. Remember Isaid some of the guests rushed away from their jobs to get here. That accounts for those tyvo pediatricians treating the baby boy over there in the comer. lola Logan and Frances Jones left their Clinic in Chicago so fast they forgot to give the baby back to his parents. But that's all right because his father is standing only a few feet away. Who is the father? Why, Melvin Thorton. He and Ralph Hutchins are contractors in their own business, you know. Consult them when you want your next house built. Do you see that deathly-looking fellow over there in the black suit? He looks rather pale doesn't he? No wonder, that is the funeral director, Phillip Stamps, of the Stamps Funeral Enterprises. He used his own Ambulance to get here on time. With the siren in full force. That vocal artist over by the piano is Carrie Lewis. She is to appear at the Metropolitan Opera very soon. You don't have to guess who that is carrying that tray loaded with food. That is the dietician at Langston High School, Richard Crews. He shou1dn't complain about the meals anymore since they are in his hands, or should Isay, since his hands are in the meals. Isuppose you've noticed that fellow near the band stand. It looks as if he is jotting down some notes, maybe for a news article. That's the fiery reporter and noted joumalistic writer from the New York Times, Joseph Edmonds.

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