Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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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

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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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“Now, I’m sure that this is just as clear as mud . . Mr. Seigler stays busy coordinating his Distributive Education students and the businesses in our community that train them. MR. STUART P. BREWBAKER B.S. Roanoke College Athletic Driector Health and Physical Ed. MISS ALICE E. BRYANT B.M.E. Converse College Instrumental Music Band Director MRS. PHYLLIS CHURCHILL B.A. University of North Carolina Civics, World Geography MISS NELLIE F. CLARK B.S. Madison College Office Practice Personal Typing Notehand Vocational Office Training MISS EDNA G. COMPTON B.S. Radford College Shorthand 1 and II Bookkeeping ♦ - 29 V-