Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

Page 26 text:

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

Page 25 text:

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 !

Page 27 text:

hands on a fat little boy or a diminutive, saucy girl. Soon, however, the Freshmen lost their shyness and were active in both school work and athletics. They took a prominent place in the literary contests, and also bought curtains for the library. Four of the boys in the Freshmen Class were on the football squad, three on the basketball, and five on the baseball. The girls also took part in athletics, contribut- ing a center to the basketball squad. It was with a changed attitude towards life, that thirty infantile Freshmen became full-fledged, hard-boiled Sophomores. Sophomores! Oh, how old and sophisticated they felt! They looked with scorn upon the new “little Freshmen’’, and wondered if they, grown-up Sopho- mores, could ever have been quite so insignificant. Of course not. They were the Sophomores of the Lexington High School. The class was not, however, too full of itself to take part in school activities. Jean Blain and Meredith Turner participated in the reading contests, while Billv Hoyt was selected as one of the best public speakers in the school. Again, as in the preceding year, the boys took an active part in athletics. In football, they were represented by three Monogram Men ; in basketball, by two. In baseball “Billy’’ Hill, Wayne Lee Foltz, “Herb” Agnor, “Johnny” Tyree, and “Mac” Campbell, the manager of the team, are showing up w r ell. Don’t think, however, that the Sophomores spend all of their time upon ath- letics. If investigated, it will be found that they are represented in almost every phase of school life. Car rie Johnston is president of the girls’ Monogram Club; Martha Moore is the Chatterbox Editor of The Echo, and Nancy Shaner is a member of the library committee. Wayne Lee Foltz and Meredith Turner took the parts of two of the leading characters in ‘“The Toreadors”, a musical comedy given by the Chorus of the Lexington High School. If there is anything in school life which requires a super abundance of nerve and daring, a Sophomore is usually called upon, and he always comes up to the requirements. May the class of ’28 stand out as a model for the future classes of L. H. S.! [21 ]