Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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was the Sophomore who attempted to haze “Pinkey,” “Bee,’’ or “Doc,” and it was largely due to the fatherly attitude which these doughty warriors took towards the rest of the class that they passed unscathed. These Freshmen entered every event of the Rockbridge County Literary Contest for that year, and in addition to this, they had a representative on The Echo staff. The following year, the class made itself famous in the high school as expert eraser twirlers. In fact, it was considered a brave act for a student of another class to enter the room, unaccompanied by Mr. Waddell. As Sophomores, they also took a prominent part in athletics. They had four letter men in football ; six, including the captain, in baseball; one in boys’ basketball, and seven in girls’ basketball, counting the captain of the team, Frances Campbell. The Chatterbox and the Alumni editors of The Echo were chosen from this class. In the school literary contest, Christine Slusser won first place in recitation. When the Hall of Fame was elected, Bernardine Fox was voted the best student; Lucius Dillon, the best looking boy. Recall the history of the class of ' 27 as I have told it, then look at it, as it is to-day. Can these sophisticated Juniors he the same rebellious Freshmen who entered the school almost three years ago? These once illiterate youngsters are now, Miss Richeson says, “the star class of L. H. S.” This statement may he questioned by the other pupils of the school, hut if you ask a Junior, he will an- swer in the affirmative and probably add some more to ' it. Yes, it is undoubtedly a star class — a class which will always he remembered hv the faculty of L. H. S. The Juniors are still taking a prominent part in all school activities. They have been largely responsible for the publishing of The Echo, for ’25-’26 as they composed one-half of the staff, including the Editor-in-Chief, Frances Campbell, and the business manager, Charles Dillon. At the Journalistic Conference held at the Washington and Lee University, L. H. S. was represented by Frances Campbell and Madison Dunlap. Along athletic lines, they have also starred, with four letter men on the football squad, three on the basketball, and four on the baseball. Furthermore, there are two managers and two captains in this class. A Junior, Bernardine Fox, was chosen at the beginning of the session as stu- dent librarian ; while in the County Literary Contest, Katharine Lackey in the preliminaries won first place in recitation, and Charles Dillon first in reading in the finals. Frank Smith acquired the much coveted bronze medal for writing the best essay on Lincoln. But this remarkable group has histrionic as well as literary ability, as is shown by the fact that the Seniors borrowed three members for their play, “Come Out of the Kitchen” ; Charles Dillon and Madison Dunlap for character parts, and “Bee” Childress for assistant stage manager. This is indeed an enviable record for one class. Of course, all of its members will grow up to be presidents and other illustrious people. So give three rousing cheers for the Juniors at L. H. S. May the school halls forever ring with their praise !

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Alvy Johenning, “Bee” Childress, Clyde Radford, Bolling Seay, Charles Dillon, Theodore Craft. Carl Ruble, Homer Mateer, Eura Bradley, Florence Womeldorf, Elizabeth Bell, Katherine Lackey, Frank Smith. Virginia Mahanes, Ruth Ayres, Marie Donald, Madison, Dunlap, Elbert Agnor, Louise Crawford, Frances Campbell, Bernardine Fox. Junior Class OFFICERS: Elbert Agnor Madison Dunlap President Secretary-T reasurer The History oe the Class oe Nineteen Twenty-Seven O N THE memorable day of September the seventh, 1923, an important ad- dition was made to Lexington High. This annex is now known as the Junior Class of L. H. S. These trembling Freshmen were greeted by the sympathetic eyes of Mrs. Tardy and the blood-thirsty snarls of the Sopho- mores. The class, however, made itself famous from the very start by its abso- lute disregard of Freshmen rules. Moreover, it had the distinction of being the first class to refuse to wear Freshmen caps, or to be hazed in any form. Nervy [ 18 ]

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Elise Ewing, Medora Fore, Carrie Johnson, Herbert Agnor, Reginald Fauber, Margaret Higgins, “Mutt” Gray, Jean, Blain. Bessie Whitmore, Minnie Moore, Annie Bare, Sadie Bradley, Gladys Logan, Pauline Ayres, Alice Mackey, Katie Whitmore. Martha Moore, Helen Tardy, Nancy Shaner, Jim Polk, Jane Gray, Wayne Lee Foltz, Alice Bee- ton, Mary Landis. Johnny Tyree, Meredith Turner, Harry Bosse -man, Malcolm Campbell. opijomore Class OFFICERS: Jane Gray Nancy Shaner The History of the Class of Nineteen Twenty-Eight I T WAS in the fall of the year 1924, that the class of ’28 entered the Lex- ington High School. The old saying, “Ignorance is bliss”, was well illus- trated by the grins which could be seen on the faces of the inexperienced little Freshmen. Mrs. Tardy, with a motherly air, saw that none of her flock were tortured by the cruel, hardened Sophomores, who were just longing to get their [ 20 ] President Secretary