Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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: The Fest Years of ey: oe Gathering our mentality and stamina ‘way back in '46, we struggled through our first year at L. H. S., not as freshmen, but as mere eighth graders. However, we felt quite proud to be called the “first eighth graders at L. H. S.” In the midst of being rushed into high school, we came face to face with the fact that we had the right to govern ourselves and promptly elected Mary Blakely and Lurty Fifer to the Honor Court, and Virginia Iannuzzi and Richard Shelley to the Executive Committee. Remember all the fun at those night sessions of square dancing, “Robin Hood,” and our first Sadie Hawkins dance. But then before we knew what hit us we were freshmen and Pete Brewbaker (sigh) was acting principal. Who of us can forget the “Pirates of Penzance,” those lessonless nights and sympathetic teachers, Christmas caroling, the first blooming romances, and the birth of our paper, the ScarLetter. Much to our sorrow we lost Mary Blakely but in retribution gained Arden Locher. Virginia Iannuzzi, our class president, and Tommy McNemar represented us on the Honor Court while our able-bodied Edithe Goodman and Bobby Paxton assumed their duties on the Executive Committee. With great expectations we rushed headlong into our sophomore year minus Richard Shelley, Bobby Dickey, Howard Mitchell, but welcomed Charles Johnson and Bobby Ward (quiet, girls!) into our happy throng. Mr. Brockwell, our new principal, and a flock of new teachers, namely Misses Driver, Wilson, Davis, Cooke and Dunlap, showered our “poor little ole heads” with many poundings. Then came the “big snow,” bringing half days at school (oh boy!). Big News: The girls’ basketball team received new suits for the first time in thirty years—did they make Cookie’s team roll? Harry Lewis, Joe Swink and Buddy Childress represented us respectively as President, Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer of our class. Our member on the Honor Court was Buddy Bear. With memories of our Buena Vista victory and graduation dance (plus the party at Goshen) our Sophomore year came to a happy end. Juniors—that year we had so many things to be proud of—football team tying with Winchester High for District Championship, the girls’ basketball team winning ten out of thirteen games, our unforgettable performance of “Patience,” those memorable weekly assembly programs for the first time, our most successful Christmas dance at the Pine Room, the state-wide activities of the Forensic Club and Miss Morrison’s fabulous debating team (Buddy Bare, Irene Johnson, Sonny Lackmann), Sally Christian winning the public speaking contest, the hard-trying Latin Tournament contestants, the third year of the ScarLetter with Virginia Iannuzzi as its editor, those wonderful shop displays at Myers Hardware (the work of Joe, Rector, Kenton and others), and most of all the Junior-Senior Banquet and dance. How can we ever forget the hard work and worry

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(especially of the Home Ec girls) which resulted in a huge success. Our officers who led us through a never-to-be-forgotten year were: Harry Lewis, President; Buddy Bare, Vice President, and Pat Alexander, Secretary-Treasurer. Edithe Goodman and Billy Kesler served on the Honor Court. But then we also had higher officers, namely Julia Hedgepeth and Virginia Iannuzzi, serving, respectively, as Secretary-Treasurer and Vice President of the Student Body. Even though we lost Edith White, Betty Markaritis and Bobby Paxton this year, we proudly took in Sonny Lackmann and Pat Alexander. “There's a Great Day a-Comin’” rang through our minds as we entered the Senior Class. With anticipations of a wonderful year, we elected Edithe Goodman as Class President, Arden Locher as Vice President and “Red” Lewis as Secretary-Treasurer. Serving on the Honor Court for our class were: Buddy Bare, Harry Lewis and Sonny Lackmann. Lurty Fifer became our capable Student Body President and Jimmie Beard our Secretary-Treasurer of the Student Body, so we were again well represented. This was really our biggest year—the twenty-fifth anniversary of the CRYSTAL; those million and one parties at Julie’s and Arden’s; Irene Johnson still playing in assemblies; the ScarLetter in its fourth edition, with Jean Ragan as its Editor (who with Ida Lee Lauck skipped the Junior year and joined the Class of 50); again those memorable assembly programs. With the Class of ‘50 gone, L. H. S. will suffer many losses—the football team: Fifer, Hollis, Tardy, Rowsey, Bare and Pennick; the girls’ basketball team: Ragan, Hubert, Hedgepeth, Locher and Goodman; and Cheerleaders Hubert, Lackey, Spencer, Alexander, Ragen and Hedgepeth. What will shop be like without Joe Swink, Rector Engleman, or Kenton Chittum or F. H. A. without Gwen Harlow, Mary Ann Huffman, Polly Bennington and Lucille Harris? Won't the teachers miss our chuckling “Chick,” our provocative Law and witty Willis, and our brains, Lackmann, Bare, Locher and Jannuzzi? Our Class was a well-rounded one with personality, brains, athletic ability, leadership and spirit. With “Auld Lang Syne” ringing through our minds, we, the Class of 50, wish to express our appreciation and gratitude to the teachers for their ever-ready guidance, their understanding, their friendly companionship and, most of all, their sincere desire to help and lead us in the right way. To Miss Hamilton, whose stiff classes we at first dreaded and then really appreciated, we want to leave the wish that she will remember our good points and overlook our bad grammar; to Mr. Thompson, a lot of appreciation for the practical side to mathematics and the hope that he will not find out our math grades in college; to Mrs. Boykin, a new staff of effic ient librarians to straighten out the mess we made when writing our thesis, and a lot of thanks for her untiring help; to Miss Morrison, the thought that we will never forget the sweet, gentle manner toward us and all her undescribable guidance; to Mr. Brockwell, a group of Seniors that will have as much initiative as our class to have a successful Student Body government. To put it mildly these have been the “Best Years of Our Lives,” and with sad hearts we bid “Adieu” to Lexington High and reluctantly give up the privilege of being a student within its halls. if 21