Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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THEY CLEANED, COOKED, SANG, AND JOKED Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Harlow, Mrs. Dale, Mrs. Blackwell, Mrs. Nicely, Mrs. Swink, Mrs. Floyd, Mrs. Smith. Mr. Elwood Harlow Whistling, always ready with a joke or a mischievous smile Mr. Harlow worked through the school year, making his presence a joy to all at L.H.S. His assistance was in demand at every crisis which affected teachers and students . . . changing light bulbs . . . fixing pencil sharpeners . . . lugging ladders through halls for dainty young girls . . . guiding students through “clean-up day”. . . making it warmer . . . making it cooler . . . sweeping floors after S.C.A. elections assembly . . . operating the grills for the National Honor Society banquet . . . helping get ready for dances . . . getting coke machines ready ... in fact anything he could do to help L.H.S. run more smoothly. “Wonder what’s for lunch”, was the inevitable question at L.H.S. If nothing else was heard on the daily bulletin which was read in first period class every morning the answer to this question was heeded. The answer to this question was answered by the ladies of the Cafeteria staff, who had the duty of preparing wholesome meals for the faculty and students. They prepared daily menus . . . sure tender steaks . . . hot homemade rolls and bis- cuits . . . hamburgers . . . cheeseburgers . . . pizza-burgers . . . prunes . . . chocolate cake . . . and even in their creativity “chicken- fried steak”. Confronted many times by playful complaints from “picky” students, the ladies displayed their cool and relied on their motto “take it or leave it” and we took it and enjoyed it! 27

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GUIDANCE-KNOWING INDIVIDUALS Mrs. Delores B. Bausum Guidance Counselor Louisiana College, B.A. Mr. John L. Umholtz Guidance Counselor Emory and Henry, B.A. Virginia Polytechnic Institute, M.S. University of Virginia Miss Morrison comes back and listens carefully to the plans of a few Seniors. Consoling “hysterical” Seniors over their class rank and their applications to various schools . . . Informing Juniors about their upcoming college boards . . . Stressing the importance of class schedul- ing to all underclassmen . . . These were a few of the responsibilities shared by Mrs. Bausum and Mr. Um- holtz throughout the school year. Mrs. Bausum was new to LHS, arriving after the resignation of Mrs. Eloise Broadneux, and came to the school in the middle of compiling class ranks, filling out college applications, and writing letters of recommendation. Mr. Umholtz knew what to expect upon previous experience with the individuals at LHS, and worked with each one in order to have an academically qualified student body . . . Miss Morri- son returned to LHS to lend a portion of her experience until all was under skillful control . . . “Mr. Umholtz, could I talk to you about dropping study hall?” . . . “Mrs. Bausum, should I apply on early decision?”... “Miss Morrison! What are you doing here?” . . . Mrs. Bausum and Mr. Umholtz worked continuously with individual records ac- quainting themselves with the different students, and aided them in making decisions for their future needs at LHS. Through their dedicated work, the student body of LHS benefitted as a whole. 26

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FACULTY MRS. EMILY B. ADAMSON A.B. Bennett College M.Ed. University of Virginia Physical Education MRS. CAROLYN A. BECK B.A. College of Wooster English, German MISS ROSEMARIE BENEDICT A.B. William and Mary English, Speech, Drama Each member of the faculty added his own magic touch to this “business of teaching” by reflecting a unique person- ality . . . “honey, 1 lo-o-o-ve it”. . . “hahn?” . . . “pardon this interruption for one short announcement” . . . dissecting frogs in spite of a weak stomach . . . putting off paperwork to watch “Laugh-ln” . . . passing up “Laugh-In” to get in last-minute grades . . . without the chatoyancy of these personalities there would be no Lexington High School. “Guten Tag, Klasse!” f MR. LARRY P. BOND B.S. East Tennessee State University University of Nebraska Biology Reading all those books required for honestly evaluating students’ reports can be tiring. Miss Benedict? 28