Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Sept. 15. 1925—11. MX £ . Calendar— 1926 School fails to open as all the students go to the County Fair. The “Academy” closed for the day. Sept. 26. L. H. S. seems to be settling down. Pupils have already stopped taking their books home. Oct. 31. Freshmen flogged at Hallowe ' en Party. This is the only initiation they will receive this year. Nov. 6. Girls’ basketball team defeats Agnes Scott College alumnae 50-0. Fair rooters cheer the team to victory. Nov. 17. Easter egg roll is given by L. H. S. students for the benefit of the Woman’s Club. Tea is served afterwards ; guests are requested to leave by 6 :00 p. m. Dec. 1. Only 1,234 pieces of chalk and 15 erasers thrown to-day, accord- ing to official record. Dec. 6. ‘Ed” Steidtman gets to school on time. Lightning struck his room at 4 :00 a. m. Dec. 18. Ned, Jim Polk, Malcolm, Jane, and Herbert leave school at 2:00 for the first time this semester. Holiday to-morrow in honor of the occasion. Jan. 6. L. H. S. beats Spiders in thrilling basketball tournament. Score 0-0. High School boys show excellent team work. W. D. Hoyt, Jr. and W. Gillock star for L. H. S. ; Engleman, for the Spiders. Jan. 19. Students return to school from Christmas holidays. L. H. S. faculty has Christmas tree laden with gifts for the young pupils. Hurrah ! Hurrah ! Hurrah ! Feb. 9. Talmadge Radford wins Lincoln Essay Contest and a prize of a bottle of Freckle Cream. Feb. 12. Holiday — Lincoln’s birthday. The Sophomore and Junior Classes hike to House Mountain in four cars. Chaperons were picked up on the way. Feb. 23. Students have holiday because yesterday was Birthington’s wash- day. March 14. Notorious “Chewing Gum Ring” publicly reprimanded. Mem- bers remain obdurate in the privacy of their own class rooms.

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March 22. L. H. S. defeats University of Virginia 210-0. Dunlap and Steidtman star for Lexington. (Two guesses — who wrote this ?) March 24. Four day holiday begins in honor of the recent death of King Tut. April 10. Bachelors Union met in office. Male and Female Academy Or- ganized. April 15. Mr. Miley and Sam Dunlap form lifelong friendship during the taking of the class pictures. April 30. Miss Richeson petrifies Juniors with weird tales of devils she “used to know.” May 1. What has become of Robert Derbyshire, parlez-vous? What has become of Robert Derbyshire, parlez-vous? Robert Derbyshire got the door For writing notes to Martha Moore. Hinkey Dinkey, Parlez-vous. May 7. What has become of Herbert Agnor, parlez-vous? What has become of Herbert Agnor, parlez-vous? Herbert almost got the door For letting a mouse out on the floor. Hinkey Dinkey, Parlez-vous ! L. H. S. baseball team defeats “Never Sweats” in thrilling battle. Childress fans out twice as result of Cumming’s excellent pitching. Final score 8-5. May 20. New fad stars — Cramming parties: reviews for exams served for refreshments. May 27. Exams begin ; few pupils attend school. Severe epidemic of chills spreads among the students. June 10. Commencement — Banquets, sobs, laughter, more speeches, part- ings, tears — rah, Alma Mater! Rah, College!