Lovingston High School - Cycle Yearbook (Lovingston, VA)

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of L. H. S., County of Nelson, State of Virginia, and in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills, heretofore made by us. First, we wish to thank our teachers who have done so much in preparing us toward making our life a success. Second, we give, devise and bequeath unto each of the following: Curtis Matthews gives Raymond Goolsby the right to grow whiskers for the Senior Class. John Robert Proffitt leaves his mischievous ways and love for the girls to David Nelson. John Edd Purvis leaves Russell Henderson the right to look after the Lovingston girls, in seeing that they get to the Youth Meetings. Bernard Ragland wills his willingness to help others to Beatrice Woodson. William Robertson wills his neat appearance to Donald Purvis. Junior Rucker leaves his know-it-all” manner to Marion Carter. Margie Showalter leaves Edna Glover and Esther Burnley her bashful ways. Billy Ware and Otis Brent leave their attractive personalities to Billy Wood. Betty Ann Davis wills her sunny disposition and winning snai ' e to Helen Stevens. Wesley Butler wills his happy-go-lucky ways to Billy Browning. Irene Elughes leaves her witty sayings to Florence Harris. Ben Harris leaves his ability to get along with others to Waller Browning. Billy Jackson leaves his knowledge of sports to Wilson Kidd. Adelaide DeCatur wills her quiet disposition to Martha and Doris Terry and Virginia Wood. Betty Ryan wills her curiosity and flirting ways to Betty Forbes. Paul Saunders leaves Walter Hughes the right to look after the freshmen girls in the library. Warren Morris and Bobby Terry leave their good nature and friendly ways to Wade Pugh and Clyde Harvey. Harold Thomas leaves his talented ways to Margaret Floyd. Pat Trice and Skippy Purvis will their ability to get into trouble to Ray Sites. Cora Wood leaves her happy-go-lucky ways to Emma Thacker. Katherine Woody leaves her quiet and friendly disposition to Della Banton. Fred White bequeaths the right to work in the store to Skippy Mays. Ruth Campbell leaves her quiet and easy manner to Mary Lee Hughes. Jenny Moon leaves her ability as a cheerleader to Betty Mae Allen. Betty Buchanan gives Della Robertson the right to collect class rings, during her senior year. Autry Bragg leaves her easy manner to Hazel Morris. Mack Elliot leaves Ray McKenzie the right to carry on discussions of nonsense in class. Betty Butt leaves her love for Commercial Subjects to Kathleen Gowen. Evans Martin and Ernest Purvis leave to G. D. Witt and Marion Fields the right to get into trouble during English and History class. Maxine Fitzgerald and Grace Thompson leave their ability to do school work so well to Faye Elliot and Marion Wood. Marie Gowen leaves her winning smile to Minnie Ragland. Nannie Mawyer gives Barbara Wood the right to be called the blonde beauty of the Senior Class. Mary Powell leaves her favorite giggles to Mildred Parrish. Shirley Bradley leaves her baby ways to Joyce Wood. Patsy Wood bequeaths her ability to work in Mr. Reed’s office to Phyllis Wood. Leona Brooks leaves her ability to play basketball to Jean Crocker and Faye Ogden. Mark Fitzgerald leaves his boisterous personality to Nelson Goodwin. Class Lawyers: Cora Wood Virginia Moon. J 14 h

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son is manager of the ones in Chicago and St. Louis, so he doesn’t worry about those. John informed me that Mark Fitzgerald is advertising manager for all twenty-one of his hotels. He also sees Ruth Campbell rather often as she is an interior decorator and planned the arrangement of his rooms. But she is going back to Nelson County in the spring to attend her own wedding. Early the next morning I left for Hughes Spaces,” Irene’s ranch. As I neared Little Rock I must have been day dreaming because before I knew it a cop had stopped me for speeding. I was overjoyed when I saw he was none other than Otis Brent, but I needn’t have been, because he gave me a ticket regardless. Anyway, it was nice seeing him and he told me that Billy Ware is on an exploring expedition in Alaska. In another hour I was talking with Irene. As I roamed through her rambling old house she explained how Betty Ryan decorated the interior, and how she gave up interior decorating to be a Home Demonstration Agent in Pennsylvania. She is doing splendid work with 4-H Clubs. While Irene went to greet more guests I strolled toward the pool. For a while I stood unobserved and watched Maxine Fitzgerald practice her new swim¬ ming stroke that she will use when she swims the English Channel next month. Nannie Mawyer was rehearsing a number which she is to sing in her new television show in Texas. I disturbed the peace with a scream. The bushes were moving, but the laugh was on me. There sat Virginia Moon digging in the sand. She’s a noted archeologist; however, the only fossils she found all week were some chicken bones. Speaking of chicken, the food was delicious. It seems that Katherine Woody, a dietician had planned the menus. Kittv is now trying to secure a position in New Jersey to be near Betty Ann. Irene said that if I was afraid I had gained weight from eating the good food I could go through West Virginia and stop at Shirley Bradley’s Reducing Salon on my way back to New York. And if I still have the mania for cutting my hair, I could go two blocks up the street and have Adelaide Decatur fix my hair in the latest French style. Margie Showalter used to work with them in the beauty business, until she left to be a make up artist in Holly¬ wood. Before Irene could tease me further, William Robertson, her ranch foreman, who also raises fishing worms as a side job, told her that her prize race horse was sick. She telephoned veterinarian Harold Thomas promptly. As soon as Harold arrived, he sent me to the drugstore for supplies. Why didn’t he prepare me? The first thing I saw was John Proffitt as the pharmacist. Remembering the sodas he used to fix I was skeptical at first, until Russell Wood, the barber across the street, came running in and assured me that Johnnie knew what he was doing. Before I got back in the house, I heard some frightful screaming. It was Autry Bragg, who teaches dancing. While showing Nannie a new step she stumped her toe and like anyone musical was being tempermental. Just as Autry quieted, my car horn started blowing. On inspecting this I discovered Evans Martin closely examining my car. He ex¬ plained that he had designed the 1960 Oldsmobile. Now I know why my car has only three wheels. The next morning was Sunday, and since everyone woke up too late for church we listened to a sermon on television. The minister on the air was Bernard Ragland, who preached one of the finest sermons I’ve ever heard. My vacation had come to an end, and while bidding everyone goodby I remembered Mack Elliot. What had happened to Mack? I had a fairly good idea where to find him. You guessed it! Back in New York I found him at the stock exchange, a wealthy broker. After seeing Mack, I had either heard about or seen all of the graduates of ’50. Now my report is complete and tomorrow I’ll give it to John, excuse me, Mr. Tyree, and let him determine the conclusion. Patsy Wood. d 13 y

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CLASS HISTORY Yes, now the time has come for our graduation from Kindergarten, the first mile¬ stone in our school lives. It was a bright sunny day in September when we put away our dolls and blocks and moved on to the first grade and took up the reading and writing of big letters which later in life were developed into words. The following September we packed up our big letters and animal pictures and traveled up the hall to Miss Mantiply’s room where we were joined by Pat Trice and Paul Saunders, one of the brains” of the class. On arriving in the third grade we found problems that were of more difficulty to us than we had previously undertaken. We were introduced to a kind of arithmetic called multiplication and division in which we learned how to kick twenty-eight around seven times in four different directions. Here also we were bored to death with that subject some ’em called English.” We must have been an attractive class because Irene Hughes, Lillian Spencer, and Nannie Mawyer joined us before the end of the year. In the fourth grade we were met by Miss Saunders with those new and exciting subjects—geography and history which we hated to study, but loved to listen to. As if Miss Maupin, our fifth grade teacher, did not have enough to worry about, Cora Wood and Bernard Ragland another brain” joined us. Could we ever forget those thrilling movies, that Mr. Dumville, our new principal introduced that year? In the sixth grade we were surprised to find that we had a new teacher, Mrs. Bowling, and a new principal, Mr. Reed, whom we have been very fortunate of keeping since. Besides Mr. Reed, bought a whole new book of rules. Here we were joined by another well remembered pupil, Curtis Matthews. In September of 1945, we at last entered the seventh grade and were joined by Margie Showalter and Wesley Butler. In June of 1946 came our big honor—graduates of the elementary school of Lovingston. At last! We are now freshmen and have reached the second milestone of our school life. This year our class increased in size by the addition of Shipman boys and girls. Here, we were divided into two sections, Miss Lila’s and Mr. Atto’s. Our freshman year was high lighted by that ever remembered trip to Grand Caverns. Arriving in the ninth grade we were met by ancient history, algebra, and Latin; thev were like Greek to us. However, part of the burden was removed by the experienced teaching of Miss Walker. We were joined by Betty Butt and sadly left behind Betty Lorbes, Margaret Lloyd, Ruth Campbell, Jesse Wright, and Alvin Purvis. Becoming juniors we changed the old rule of Work before Play” to Play before Work.” Here we found that all the nice things that had been said of Mr. Coco were true. We had no homework which helped to change the above rule. He was brilliant and taught us how to learn with as little effort as possible. Remember the day our class rings arrived? The Junior and Senior Reception took most of our precious time during the month of April, but what a success! Also during this year the ability to operate those contraptions called typewriters was gained by most of us, but only by the aid of Mrs. Roberts, our ever very helpful and cooperative Commercial teacher. Now we are seniors, sometimes working and more often playing, and by the aid of our sweet and lovable teacher, Mrs. Coleman, enjoying the work we have. It seems that we seniors had all the luck, for to our faculty was added Mr. Coincon, who brought with him that scrumptious idea—tackle football in Lovingston High School and the first in Nelson County. All along the way from kindergarten to this time, we have enjoyed many happy hours. Those we remember with special pleasure have come during our high school years. There have been class festivities, the athletic banquet, the ever memorable trip to Lloyd, Miss Walker’s plays, trips to attend games at other schools, the school parties, and school movies. As the years roll on, we shall remember these high spots” together with all the other opportunities we have had at L. H. S. Respectfully submitted: Virginia Moon Bernard Ragland Paul Saunders d is y