Leesburg High School - Ketoctin Yearbook (Leesburg, VA)

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PROPHECY Hummer, and Betty Jordan. I happened to glance at the sports page where the pictures of Teddy Dodd and Gibson Kline ap- peared as outstanding basketball athletesl' of our day. I saw on the society page that Patricia De- Courcy was again traveling in Europe. On the front page appeared a picture of that great big handsome Indiana farmer who had won First Grand National Prize in raising the best corn. It was none other than my old classmate, Henry Dyke Bishop. As the bus speeded down the dual highway, I caught a glimpse of Louis Etcher, Elwood Cross. and John Minor fishing in a babbling brook. Clif- ford Fling was there testing mud for his universal- ly-known laboratory. The bus stopped for passengers and Nancy Lonardelli, that Philadelphia lawyer, was among the crowd. We talked, and she told me about the big concert in town that was featuring Elwood Kern and his 'flive Bombers. She said, in the course of her conversation, that Nancy Rhoads is now a nurse. Frances Carnes is also in the nursing field. Peggy Poland and Edith Shufli are secretaries now. Nancy started talking to me about an Air Force sergeant. named Beatrice Mock, who was now serving her country, and about Julia Fletch- er, an Air Line hostess for the Eastern Air Lines. As the bus pulled to a halt, I saw that a large crowd was gathering around two overturned auto- mobiles, while the Chief of Police, Richard Fiske, was trying to find out what had happened. Phyllis Newton, now Mrs. Vanderbuilt, had crashed into Betty Graham Lawson. Phyllis was wearing a very expensive fur coat that her husband had given her, I arrived in New York City full of pep and en- ergy. Betty Clemens was standing on the plat- form waiting for the g'Navy to return. Walking through the crowd, I recognized our class' Future Farmer of America, Henry Stow- ers. He said he was planning a new wheat-break- ing record this year, he had made a startling dis- covery in wheat raising. Having reached my destination, I walked up the street where a gigantic poster hung from a window in Times Square of a campaign manager for the Republican Party, james Schulz. In the distance, I heard a sound coming toward me from out of nowhere. Instantly I sat up in bed and tried to recapture the wonderful dream I had had of my classmates back in dear ol' Lees- burg High School. Barbara Munday Alben The name rang in the still silent morning. I jumped out of bed, for I heard my husband calling for his breakfast.

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SENIOR CLASS As I lay in my bed one night, my thoughts re- turned to the day when I entered Leesburg High School. Soon I entered into the golden palaces of Dreamlandg I saw Wallace Furr, now playing guard for the Los Angeles Rams, discussing plays with the head coach, Raymond Kirkpatrick. Checring Wallace on were Shirley Fishback, and james Crosen, as usual. The crowd was going wild as james Carnes came across the goal line scoring another touchdown for the Los Angeles team. As I left the football game and walked to the bus station in Los Angeles, I met Barbara Allison, the former Barbara Kitts, going grocery shopping, She told me that she and George had just made a trip around the world! Since I had plenty of time to spare when l reached the bus station, I decided I would go in- to the coffee shop. I was very much surprised to see Barbara Newton as a hostess there. She has really come a long way from the Laurel Brigade Inn in Leesburg. While waiting for my order to come, I picked up a magazine and was very happy to find that Lois Myers was the new editor. When I opened the cover, I noticed that Beverly Martin was the Art editor and had as her assistant Anne Baum- gardner. One of the professional models was Frances Day who was modeling suits and coats. I heard the announcement over the loudspeaker that the bus for New York City was now being loaded. I bought my ticket and recognized the driver as Harold Sensabaugh. He said he was in business with his brother, Emory. I found myself a seat on the bus and made my- self as comfortable as I could for the long ride ahead. I saw a familiar figure coming toward me and as she got closer, I recognized her as Anne Church. She said that she was a telephone opera- tor at Leesburg, but she was on her vacation right now. Time passed very quickly and we were now in Chicago. Since we had a thirty-minute stop here, I decided to look around the town. I noticed on a bulletin board in the bus station that the 'kMiss America contest was being held in At- lantic City. I looked down the list of names and found that Anne Moss was competing as Miss Virginia and Evelyn Cockrell was Miss Wash- ington. D. C. Both of these girls were top con- tenders in the contest. I got back on the bus, bough myself a newspa- per and returned to my seat. As I sat reading my paper, a very familiar name came into view. Tam Birchfield was now the editor of The Evening Star and on her staff of typists were Tommy

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CLASS We the class of 1953, being of sound mind and body, and realizing that soon we shall pass from these halls of learning, do solemnly pronounce our last will and testament. TO THE PRINCIPAL AND FACULTY WE BEQUEATH: Our sincere respect and gratitude. The memory of our ability to argue. TO THE CLASS OF '54 WE LEAVE: Our senior privileges, our loquaciousness, and our attempts to get by the teachers. We do also will to the members of the student body of L. H. S. the following, to wit: To Kenny Rollins goes Henry Bishop's quiet way of talking. To Frank Eaton, Anne Baumgardner leaves her position in the Beta Club. To Larry Lail, james Carnes wills his height. To Abigail Cooley goes Bertha Rae Brann's posi- tion as pianist in the Glee Club. To jimmy Athey, jimmy Crosen leaves his typing ability. To Leta Sue Brann goes Tam lSirchfield's knitting needles. To Buddy liradfield go Elwood Cross' shy ways. To Nancy Everhart, Frances Carnes leaves her en- ergy. To Nancy Repass is left Betty Clemens' lovesick blues. 'l'o Pete Luedcrs goes Teddy Dodd's curly hair. To Martha Lloyd, Evelyn Cockrell wills her bas- ketball ability. To .lack Jennings, Louis Etcher proudly leaves his English IV grades. To Evelyn Moreland, Anne Church leaves her height. 'l'o Helen Spence go Frances Day's sweet smile and sweet ways. , 'Fol Sid Geiman goes Richard Fiske's interest in gn' s. 'l'o Mary Margaret Shearer, Pat deCoursey be- queaths her serious outlook on life. To Margaret Baumgardner, Shirley F ishbaek leaves her position on the cheering squad. To Shirley Myers goes Wallace F urr's football abil- ity. To jane Glascock, Julia Fletcher wills her quiet ways. To Ann Royston, Clifford Fling leaves his love of science. To Clara Hardy is left lletty Graham's diamond.