Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Aura iTHECRYSTAL'- -1'9'3'7l ZAR Twenty Years After T IS the year 1957 and the class of ,37 is just gathering for its first reunion inside the now ivy-covered walls of L. H. S. We are immediately attracted across the halls by that Hollywood box-office attraction, Bev Read, as ever surrounded by a mob of admiring fems. Quietly watching him is one with a modest but very busy jaw, Hubert Beatty, president of a chewing-gum factory doing a booming business. There is one individual who is quite at home, Jimmy Cook, now a rising prof in his dear old high school. He seems to be busily discussing the latest fads in education with Carl Varner, president of Bridgewater College, and with Bobby Latture, head of an educational institution for Women, the physical ed. director of which is Elenora Faison, who excels in teaching people how to keep from catching cold. Various and sundry unions are well represented. T he happiest seems to be smiling Ben Young lVIorris, head of the Soda Jerkers' Association. Syd Smith is in charge of the A-B-C Union. Ahal In addition, Masoii Deaver is a huge success as president of a national radio concern. One of his announcers is Henry Kirkpatrick, who supplies, in addition to static, the latest reports on that powerful Central American dictator, Howard Brooke. To lessen the tension, we remember that Ned Burks has superseded Jack Benny, and Dick Smith is a second Ted Husing. ' Fred Berry is busily explaining about his latest crop of alfalfa to John Swink, who is an old married man now, taking his milk, by the way, from N uckols and lVIurray Dairy. Sue Dunlap is also married and has a cheery home with singing birds as a result of the persuasive sales talk of Charlie-boy Olsen, successful agent for the Contented Canary Cage Company. Nettie Agnor has got herself hitched, too, and Mfargaret Mt1r1'ay seems happy with her professichial football player. A tinkling piano in the next apartment -Cyes, the same old piano but the cover is raggedj attracts our attention and we find Lucy Lee lVIorrison, accompanist for Majoi' Bowes, playing hilary Virginia lVIcCoy's latest composition for GOLD DLGGERS OF ' 57. lVIyra lVIcCormick, eHicient head librarian at the public library in Kalamazoo, is carrying on a literary conversation with Sabie Couper, whose cartoons in Esquire are a veritable -if 21 Bc.

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.li XM? X THE CRYSTAL E - L I X 'J-K5 I, John Swink, bequeath my Hat head to little Leo. 1'9'3'7 mi. I, Geraldine Troutman, bequeath my comprehensive knowledge of math to Stuart Smith. l, Carl Varner, bequeath my managerial technique to Lewis TyWee. I, John VVeathers, bequeath my romantic tendencies to Lois Reynolds. I, Casey VVilliams, bequeath my numerous vacations to Martha Hinty. To Mr. Waddell, we leave the memory of our hours spent together in the ofiice. To Mr. Thompson, we leave a suitable substitute. To Miss Moore We leave an accident olic f for Au ela ll. D To Mr. Woodsoii, we leave hopes for another family of bigger and better Swinks. To lVIiss Elliott, we leave a large group of candidates for the French next year. Lati tournament To Miss Sieg, we leave hope that she will never have another Ned Burks. To M1's. Tardy, We leave a hope for some dandy little folks to take our places. To lVIr. Harlow, we leave brass knuckles to beat sense into the freshmen. To Miss Hamilton, we leave a wish for a larger fthan fivej third and fourth year n class. To lVIrs. Boykin, we leave the pleasure of many overdue books and Hnes. To Mat, we leave a hope for the invention of less sticky chewing gum To the Juniors, we do hereby bestow vacancy for the oflice of president. To the Sophomores, we do hereby bestow a plainer class in geometry. To the Freshmen, we do hereby bestow a recommendation for increase in height. Pyitnessesi Siyflfll-' DICK SMITH SYD SMITH VIRGINIA CCUPER ' NED BURKS -22420 tif'

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SHI, i THE CRYSTAL: 21' 9 - 3 - 7-.I- ' '1-K5 national institution! lncluded in this group is lliiriam Olsen, who writes columns in the paper on correct manners. She seems to be engrossed with accounts of 'KPose Fletcher's experiences teaching les frmzcais enfants to jmrlcr anglais, in France. Speaking of France reminded us of Casey Willianis, an imposing diplomat there. Ma1'ietta Hart spends all her weekends, and time in between, in Covington, but at the moment, she is fascinated by Bob Lemmon, standing in a chair on the stage, the millionth Charles Atlas quack. John VVeathers has turned into a gigolo Cin his spare time he gigs alonej, and Geraldine Troutman is still looking for ten-acre fields. . It does our heart good to get together again to talk over old times and we resolve to do it again. VVe were so sorry to miss Pete Brugh, the state cop, but unfortunately he was busy keeping his eye on Bill lVIackey, whose reckless abandon in manipulating his trucks is reported to be positively astounding. lllatt holds the door open for us. He looks not a day older than he used to. He is still wearing that old hat with great style. Z x 4 K - . r 1 Q tx lx 4 -:Ef22F1-