Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Remember The Days When The class of 1955 first entered the doors of L.H.S. in 1951. Our president was Tommy Spencer; vice-president, Jimmy Kelly both of whom we lost be- fore graduation; secretary-treasurer was Patsy Nuckols. Little did we know that she would be President of the Student Body in ' 54- ' 55! Honor Court representative was Julie Coates. In our freshman year we gained two members who became officers: Art Geise, President and Harry Bowes, Secretary-Treasurer. But we lost Art at the end of the year-to all the girls ' disappointment. Patsy Nuckols shone again as Vice- President and Bootsie Dunlap was our Honor Court representa- tive . . . We were proud to call ourselves students of L.H.S. since our football team was undefeated in the district . . . That was the year we represented New Hampshire in the National Convention when we supported Alise Kirkpatrick for Student Body President. Madeline Gillespie was our Lilac Queen . . . Then in our sophomore year our president was Harry Bowes; veep , Patsy Nuckols; secretary-treasurer, Bootsie Dunlap; and Madeline Gillespie was our Honor Court representative. That was the year Liza Harlow portray- ed Scarlet O ' Hara in the En glish Class ' presentation of Gone With the Wind . . . AT th e close of this session the outcome of our May election included two of our members as student body officers . . . We lost Desha Graves to St. Anne ' s, Margaret Anne Miller to Southern Seminary, and Tommy Spencer to Wheaton. We could hardly believe that we only had one more year after this. Patsy Nuckols rose to the top as President, Jean Nicely, vice-president, and Bootsie Dunlap proved to be a diligent secretary-treasurer . . . Honor Court members were Julie C oate s and Jean Nicely . . . We worked hard with bake sales, square dances striving toward a successful Junior-Senior Banquet in May. We, the Class of 1955, seta precedent; the Natural Bridge Hotel was the setting for this gala occasion ... A new idea for class stunt day was introduced when we presented Little Red Ridinghood after we spent hours preparing a parody on Stella Dallas , which fell through. As it was, we won Second Prize as John Bare stole the show as Grandma . . . We marveled at the ambition of Harry Bowes and Carl Riddle who graduated in summer school . . . John Webster added much to our class in the single year he was with us. We will always re- member him as King Arthur in our Christmas pageant . . . WE toiled over our original essays for Miss Hamilton . . . She was so pleased with Julie Coates ' Grocery Shopping , but the vote of the class gave her only one lone admirer. Although she claims she didn ' t vote for herself, we wonder . . . At last we climbed to the distinction of sitting in Mr. Thompson ' s home room . . . Patsy Nuckols was President of the Student Body. We elected an old friend from the sixth grade, Bill Richardson, president. Bootsie was veep and Jean Nicely was our secretary-treasurer. We sent to the Honor Court Rita Davis , Gene Paxton, Jean Nicely . . . Mary Ellen Meade changed her name to Smith on Christmas Day . . . Upon an excellent answer in class Miss Hamil- ton wished the same fate for all the seniors . . . Miss Morrison constantly con- fused Danny Welch with Daniel Webster . . . We planned the first weekly Chap- el service after this custom was introduced . . . We appreciated the Junior- Senior Banquet which appropriately climaxed our last days at L.H.S. 17

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Last Will And Testament I, Martha Barger, bequeath my height of five feet to Ruby Wray. I, Shirley Bayne , bequeath to Mis s Adair a Shorthand Class not always want- ing tests postponed. I, Julie Coates, bequeath to my cousin Derby Huger my ability to make stills in Mr. Thompson ' s physics class. I, Louise Crist, bequeath my place in cheerleading to anyone who can stand the early morning practices. I, Rita Davis, bequeath my front seat in Miss Adair ' s Shorthand to anyone who doesn ' t want to do his next day ' s assignment. I, Elinor Dunlap , bequeath to my cousin Susan Coe my glass of Mr. Thomp- son ' s Christmas eggnog. I, Gene Flint, bequeath my love for Shop to my brother Bobby. I, Madeline Gille spie , bequeath my ability to play too much to my brother Gilly. I, Ralph Gontrum, do here by leave? I, LizaHarlow, bequeath my beautiful soprano voice to Jeanie Arehart who can ' t seem to carry a tune. I, Billy Harlow, bequeath my good times at L.H.S. to Billy Lackey and all my energy for cheering at games to Patty Pullen. I, Mary Lou Holstein, bequeath to Jane Coleman the wonderful parties and outstanding times in Monroe Park. I, Katie Letcher, bequeath my love for W L frat parties to any junior who can stand the late hours, cool combos, and flat beer. I, Patty Mays, bequeath my ambition to be a nurse to Eleanor Hartles s in hopes that we both succeed in passing Chemistry. I, Mary Ellen Meade , bequeath to my cousin Tom Jenkins my seat in Senior English in hopes that he will get as many kicks out of it as I did. I, Kenneth Miley, bequeath all my learning to anyone who thinks I have learned enough to benefit him. I, Mary ED McClung, bequeath nothing. I ' m going to try to take it all with me. I, Jean Nicely, bequeath my love for week-end dates to Eleanor Hartless in hopes that she can see him more often than I. I, Pat Nuckols, bequeath my seat at the second table on the right to anyone who has no trouble digesting his food. I, Gene Paxton, bequeath to Norbert Irving my ability to sleep third period and pass all the tests. I, Sandra Rayder, bequeath my car, the A , to Ruby Wray in hopes that she can make more than a taxi out of it. I, Patsy Rees, bequeath all my good times at L.H.S. to Mike Wilson. I, Bill Richardson, bequeath to my brother Joe my typewriter. I, Betty Roberts , bequeath my good grades in senior English to my brother Dave . I, Wayne Sligh, bequeath my frequent trips to B.V. and Natural Bridge to Allen Brown. I, Frances Van der Veer, bequeath my daily seat on Sensabaugh ' s bus to any 8 grader from Highland Bell who thinks he may need it for the next five years. I, Danny Welsh, bequeath my ability to get along in Senior English to Billy Swisher . I, Juanita Whiteside, bequeath my offices in the F.H.A. Club to anyone who likes the responsibility. 18