Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Senior Baby Picture Bernardine Fox, Katliarine Lackey, Frances Campbell. Elbert Agnor, Wilson Shaner, Robert Childress, Sam Dunlap. Bolling Seay, Eura Bradley, Theodore Craft, Homer Mateer, Virginia Mahanes, Carl Ruble, Marie Donald, Charlie Dillon, Edward Riley, Louise Crawford. Senior Class OFFICERS President Secretary Frances Campbell Edward Riley History of the Class of Nineteen Twenty-Seven OUND off, freshman! Where’s that hat?” Such were the greetings ren- dered by the upper classmen to the glorious class of ’27 as it entered this “academy”, four long years ago. Not even the prophets of old could have foreseen that this group of “Frosh” would develop into the outstand- ing class in the history of the Lexington High School. Obeying no laws except those of the executive committee, following no leaders except those of the fresh- man class, we immediately became a self-governing body. “Pinky”, “Bee”, and

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Carl William Ruble Behold one of the few who have stuck with the class oj ’27 since the first year of grammar school ! “Pooley’s” specialty is wild stories of the life of Done’s Academy, of which he has an inexhaustible store. Heretofore Ruble wor- ried not at all about his studies ; he simply ran everywhere having a fine time and making frien ( ds with all. However, before it was too late, he settled down to hard work; the pool room and McCrum’s know him no more. Joseph Bolling Seay “Bo” The Crystal Staff, ’27 ; Treasurer Hi-Y, ’27 ; Chair- man Ushers Senior Play, ’27 ; Burke Debating Society, ’27 ; Football, ’25 -’26 ; Basketball, ’26-’27. “I am a lone lorn creetur and everything goes contrairy with me.” We are indebted to Petersburg for “Bo” Seay, who joined us in his junior year. For a few days following his arrival, he was very shy and quiet, but he was soon heard from in nearly every branch of school life. In the classroom he is a chattering, noisy pupil, possessing an unusual ability to talk when he has nothing to talk about. His monologue of- ten brings forth shouts of laughter from his classmates, even though the teachers do npt sympathize with it. Although he is inclined to favor long whiskers, “Our Bishop” will suc- cessfully bear his grave countenance everywhere he goes. Joseph Wilson Shaner “Tater” “Valuable things come only in small packages.” One bright September morning in 1922 a big auto driven by Mr. Shaner stopped in front of “The Academy,” and out rolled “Tater” with a freshman cap perched on his head. He was uproariously greeted by the Sophs who gave him a warmer reception than anyone else. Then “Big Joe” settled down and became a very large part of the school. His pleasing personality and his keen sense of humor have won him many friends at L. H. S. The Class of ’27 joins in with the whole school in wishing you luck an,d success in all of your endeavors, “Big Joe!” John Goodloe Tinsley “Judge” Football, ’ 27 ; Vice-President Hi-Y, ’ 27 ; Monogram Club, ’ 27 ; Senior Play, ’ 27 . “Never take life too seriously, ’Cause you’ll get out of it alive anyway.” “Pooley” Hi-Y, ’27; The Crystal Staff, ’27; Monogram Club, ’26- ’27 ; Manager, Baseball, ’27 ; Burke Debating Society, ’27 ; Baseball, ' 26, ' 27 ; Football, ’26. Think n,ot the idle threats of my ridiculous teachers can ever have any weight with me.” As soon as “Goodie” starts laughing, everyone else has to join in whether there is any joke or not. About the only time “Judge” Tinsley is serious is when he delivers the “sentences” in his “deep bass voice.” Even though he has been at L. H. S. only one year, he is well known by everyone and has taken part in nearly all school activities. It doesn’t matter if he is a trifle lazy ; he still has the Spirit of ' ll behind him. With that he is certain to succeed.

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“Doc” were chosen as a fatherly committee of three to ward off the advances of the blood thirsty upper-classmen, and under their paternal care the other mem- bers of the class found courage to face the perils of the remaining days of our freshman year. Our class was well represented in the Hall of Fame, the track team, and The Echo Staff. By the end of the season our lights were flaming high. “Ready! Aim! Fire! !” — and another Senior bit the dust. Such was the spirit which was dominant during our Sophomore year. All visitors were wel- comed with a baptismal fire of chalk and erasers rendered by the “Sophomore Sharpshooters.” Music was furnished twice a day by the “Sophomore Night- hawks,” under the able direction of “Dan” Weinberg. Many times our education hung by a thread as we deserted the class room for the athletic field, and in this endeavor we furnished stars for all three major sports. Although fighting and athletics dominated the class, literary activities were not neglected. With win- ners in the County Literary Contest, representatives in the Flail of Fame and on The Echo Staff, we conclusively proved our literary merits. In all. the year proved to be a wonderful success in developing us for our future work. Entertaining visions of a high school “dip”, we began our Junior year with the determination to put out hard work toward the attainment of this goal. Again we furnished stellar athletes including two captains and one manager. Due to our unusual histrionic ability, the Seniors borrowed two members of the class for the cast of the Senior play, as well as the assistant stage manager. As usual, we were well represented in the Hall of Fame. Our class played a large part in the or- ganization of the Monogram Club which concluded the session by giving a Mono- gram Club Dance. As Seniors, the record of our class has in no way been dimmed. Erasers still whiz through the air; A’s still go down on reports; football, basketball, and base- ball letters proudly gleam from numerous blue sweaters; the Hall of Fame fairly beams with the names of prominent seniors. The majority of the staff of both The Echo and The Crystal come from the Class of ’27. “The Charm School,” was represented to a full house and was one of the most successful ever staged by the seniors. During this last term two organizations were born in the High School with members of the Senior Class as the foundation. One was the Hi-Y Club, organized under the direction of Mr. Zcrfoss; the other was the Burke De- bating Society, founded for the purpose of developing rhetoric ability. The bronze medal for the best Lincoln essay was won by Francis Campbell, president of the class. There is no field which we have not entered, no goal which we have not reached. Who would question the prestige of the Class of 1927? But at last the time has come when we must bid farewell to Lexington High School. A backward glance shows that with the little troubles that have arisen there were also many pleasures and many memories to keep in mind. We step from the portals of L. H. S. with the earnest hope that we will be able to develop to a higher degree the talents which, by the help of our instructors, we have dis- covered and that we will retain the high ideals which were instilled in us during our school days. Reaching the climax of our high school career, our “Big Pa- rade” will end June 9, when we shall receive the long desired diplomas.