Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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CLASS WILL OF 1940 CLAUSE I I, Eddy Adair, will my love for women to Bobby Mish. I, Tom Agnor, leave my quiet nature to Kathleen Engleman. I, Hazel Amole, bequeath my queenly stride to Herbert Hamric. I, Isabel Anderson, will my pigtails to Louise Latham. I, Eleanor Armstrong, leave my chatterbox nature to George Harris. I, Lucie Baker, bequeath my extra pounds to Juanita Williams. I, Helen Bare, will my ability to drive to John Faison. I, Charles Barger, leave my fresh-air limousine to Jimmy Johenning. I, Kenton Bennington, bequeath my pink complexion to “Ibby” Phalen. I, Evelyn Brown, will my fiery red hair to Nitza Macheras. I, Mar garet Carter, leave my reserved nature to my little sister, Stella. I, Dabney Carver, bequeath my “Esquirish” stroll to Bewley Goforth. I, Nora Cash, will my bright eyes to Billy Fitzpatrick. I, Jesse Cauley, leave my mathematical mind to Mary Carrington Owen. I, Graham Chittum, bequeath my ability as a carpenter to “Ears” Tetlow. I, Adolph Clark, will my dependability to Ralph Womeldorf. I, Dorothy Clemmer, leave my friendly smile to Emily Wise. I, Ruth Coffey, bequeath my Sunday dress to Ann Twombly. I, Frances Conner, will to Emily Kyle Ainsworth my timidity. I, Lucille Crist, leave my bonny brown locks to Emmaline Gillock. I, Virginia Deaver, will my white shoes to anyone who can keep them clean. I, Marilyn Ellis, will my ability to flatter to Anne Cooke. I, David Firebaugh, leave my “ball of Are” to George Macheras. I, R. G. Fitch, bequeath my numerous dates to Jim Bradley. I, Marjorie Fitzpatrick, will my good looks to Lillie Macheras. I, Agnes Fix, leave my bass voice in choral reading to “Sonny” Blain. I, Juanita Hess, leave my interest in page boy bobs to my sister Mary. I, “Pluck” Hickman, will my school spirit to next year’s Student Body. I, Raymond Higgins, leave my cheerfulness to Frank Neofotis. I, James Kidd, bequeath my gigantic feet to Marie Robert. I, Mae Kinkaid, will my good figure to Lucy Saunders. I, Bill Kitchen, leave my excess energy to Allen Langhorne. I, Dean Knick, bequeath my fur jacket to Gretchen Weaver. I, Frances Knick, will my spotless complexion to Frances Ellis. I, “Bev” Langhorne, leave my height to Marian Jean Blain. I, “Liz” Locher, bequeath my pigeon toes to Bobby Moore. I, Louise Lotts, will my Current Events reports to Frances Fix. I, Alfred Miller, leave to “Nub” Fletcher my squeaky boots. I, Elizabeth Moore, bequeath my costume jewelry to Madeline Knick. I, Norvelle Moses, will my “death wagon” to the unlucky passenger. I, John McClung, leave my inferiority complex to Joe Moffatt. I, Ruby McCormick, bequeath my “L’s” to Lucy Barger. The 1940 Crystal - Page Twenty-five

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CLASS HISTORY O N September twelfth, nineteen hundred thirty-six, about one hundred freshmen assembled in the auditorium of Lexington High School. That was we, making our debut into high school society. Now, even though we have lost many of our original classmates, we constitute the largest class ever to graduate from that society. Even before our feeling of newness had worn off, we elected Bobby Gaines as our freshman class president, and we sent Pat Fletcher and Taddy Robertson to represent us on the Executive Committee. Our present sys- tem of allowing each teacher to teach in his own home room, except for study hall keeping, was inaugurated; so we didn’t have to hunt all over the building for our next period teachers — we just had to find her home room. Finally we became accustomed to the curriculum and even helped in a few mob scenes (classroom scenes, to you) in the show, “U-Name-It.” Mrs. F. W. Joseph coached girls’ basketball that season and quite a few of us went out to help all we could. Mrs. Tardy organized the Glee Club, and later Mrs. Ramey took over its direction. In the spring, we bade a fond farewell to Miss Alice Constance Moore, who had taught us History I and Latin I, and to “Bim” Moseley, Mr. Waddell’s secretary. The next fall found us back again, fresh as ever, so we elected Taddy Robertson class president and Liz Locher and Eddy Adair to the Executive Committee. With us came three new faculty members. Miss Brame, Miss Dunlap, and Lovie Parrent, Mr. Waddell’s new secretary. The Home Eco- nomics Department was begun under the direction of Miss Dunlap, and we were the first class who could take the course during the proper years. Miss Dunlap, however, was the victim of an unfortunate accident and didn’t come to school until the beginning of the second semester. Mrs. Harry Tardy substituted for her. Mrs. Carter Hanes had charge of the Glee Club. The boys’ basketball team went to the South Atlantic Tournament held at Washington and Lee, and we joined in with the rest of the student body to gi ve them our whole-hearted support, but they lost. For the first time since Monogram Club dances had been given, we were allowed to hold them in our own gym that year. We had an efficient rules committee and loads of fun. That was a red letter year in the history of L. H. S. That spring we bade farewell to Mr. R. H. Woodson, our beloved coach, who taught us Algebra I and Biology. Again autumn found us bouncing back to the lil red school house (wish it were covered with ivy) , and we heartily welcomed Mr. Lynch (with his Manual Training Department) and Mr. Brewbaker to take Mr. Woodson’s place. We reelected Taddy Robertson as class president, but he left us in order to go to school in Washington, so we chose Eddy Adair to take his place. We were represented on the Honor Committee by Norvelle Moses and Lucie Baker. Some of the members of our class were on Lexington’s First Unbeaten Football Team, so we consider that we contributed somewhat to CONTINUED ON PAGE 53 Page Twenty-jour - The 1940 Crystal

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I, Juanita McKemy, will to Jean Clemmer my colorful appearance. I, Cloetta Nicely, leave my blond locks to Richard Miller. I, Stanhope Nicely, bequeath my heavy weight to Gladys Reid. I, Leonard Perkinson, will my radical view points to J. T. Hickman. I, Leona Plogger will my love for John Faison to his little brother Billy. I, Elizabeth Pultz, will the dents in the fender of my car to Mary Morrison. I, Pauline Purvis, leave my daily rides to school to “Art” Anderson. I, Paul Reid, bequeath my locker to “Pig” Walker. I, Bobby Seal, will my “Joe College” appearance to Alfred Hutton. I, Nancy Tolley, leave my Dramatic club membership to Pauline Frost. I, Gladys Smith, will my sad brown eyes to Leola Knick. I, “Swish” Smith, leave my conservative ties to Garland Daniel. I, Mae Belle Smith, bequeath my desire to be Mrs. to Adrienne Hinty. I, Joe Spencer, will my physique to Billy Stanley. I, Juanita Stanley, leave my long hours in the library to Mary Sue Ebeling. I, Cleora Stein, bequeath my gray hairs to Chapman Lauderdale. I, Lurty Straub, will my slick black hair to Lydia Painter. I, Ella Banks Weathers, will my good behavior on dates to “Koonah” Kidd. I, Katherine Weeks, will my oriental look to Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. I, Sam Williams, leave my seamanship (a girl in every port) to Joe Magee. I, Gertrude Wright, bequeath my sparkling teeth to Mary Jane Bosserman. I, “Mitch” Zimmerman, will my “Grandpa” stride to next year’s water boy. To Miss Adair, we leave a class of girls with short finger nails. To Mrs. Boykin, we will the hope for a suitable day for library meetings. To Miss Brame, we will a reserved seat and Coca-Cola in Way land’s. To Mr. Brewbaker, we leave students anxious to attend baseball games. To Miss Dunlap, we will a class that can use scissors without dulling them. To Miss Elliott, we will a warm home room. To Miss Hamilton, we leave a dictionary that lists “appendectomy.” To Mr. Harlow, we bequeath another “Nick” to run the amplifying system. To Mr. Lynch, we will a home room of “men” instead of “mice.” To Miss Sieg, we leave some half-hour periods for her Dramatic Club. To Mrs. Tardy, we will a Study Hall that isn’t full of “scalawags.” To Mr. Thompson, we bequeath an Algebra class that does its assignments. To Mr. Waddell, we will a plane so that he may fly to Newfoundland. To Lovie, we leave a helper to look after the teachers. To Matt, we bequeath a tea wagon to put his trash in. To Ari Mell, we will a basketful of new topics for conversation with Matt. To THE Student Body, we leave the hope that they will cooperate with the Student Government and participate in social activities of the school. CLAUSE II CLAUSE III Witnesseth: Gertrude Wright Eddy Adair Signed: Elisabeth Locher Bobby Seal April 15, 1940 Page Twenty-six - The 1940 Crystal