Lovingston High School - Cycle Yearbook (Lovingston, VA)

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Class Mlstory As graduation draws near, cur fancy turns to the days when we began that mystic process known as learnin’. Perhaps you would like to come with us as we once again go through our happy school days.” We entered the first grade wondering what it was all about, for this was an entirely new experience to us. We soon found out, though. We were required to say the alphabet backwards, count to one hundred by one, etc. Our learnin’ followed these lines until we reached the fourth grade. Here we learned that some years ago, a Negro preacher had proved conclustively that the earth was square. His argument ran something like this; The Bible say dat a angel stood at de fo’ kawners ob de earth. Now gem men, you tell me, if she is round where do she keep her kawners?” In the fifth grade we were joined by several boys from the dark and mysterious land of Tye River. We welcomed them to our ranks heartily, for they were fully schooled in the intricate art of making a teacher’s life thoroughly miserable. In the sixth grade we were somewhat awed by the fact that Saudi Arabia is one big blackberry pie, just oozing oil. It was here that the boys began to acquire respect and admiration for the girls who were quite relieved not to have their pigtails pulled or dipped in ink. In the seventh grade we discovered the potency of spitballs fired from rubber bands, tacks placed in seats, etc. Many a royal battle was fought with inner-tube cannons” and paper ammunition”; and many a vanquished warrior sat sadly at his desk during activity period, looking mournfully through the window, and writing, I must not shoot spitballs in school.” Then came that day which we had long awaited. We entered high school! The fact that the num¬ ber of our subjects was cut in half pleased us very much. In Mr. Atto’s General Science class we learn e( J r hat strato cumulus wasn’t something to eat and that we could cook up a batch of water by dumping together a little hydrogen and some oxygen. Re¬ member how much we learned about California by getting Mr. Atto to tell us about his recent trip in order to keep from having a test for which we h a d n ’t studied? And then there was Miss Somerville’s English class in which we were required to write one composition for each of the first four days of the w e ek and two on Friday, with book reports liberally sprinkled throughout. She also taught us how to kill ourselves in perfect safety. I’m sure that we will always remember those famous words of Mark Antony which Miss Somerville drilled into us. Quote: I didn’t come to flap my trap about the sap; I just want to plant the bum.” That is to say, most of us learned these things. Some, for one reason or another, seemed not to like r he idea of obtaining a little education—maybe it was the work involved—and they dropped out. The rest of us entered the ninth grade with quite a bit more knowledge than we possessed a year before (?) Though we thought we knew quite a bit, it seems that Miss Walker had a very low opinion of our mentality; anyway, she was always turning us back in Algebra., but what we couldn’t understand was why we went back to fifty when we had started on seventy-nine! We also acquired sufficient knowledge on the care, feeding, and intelligence of cats; and were surprised when Honeyboy became a proud mother!! In the biology class we learned that humans can’t reason and that dogs are more intelligent than most people. Most of us, by hook or crook, made the grade and moved another step up the ladder of knowledge. Of all the trying times we gave our teachers in our Junior year, Mr. Coco had the worst of all with his English Class. It seems that Wade Pugh had some difficulty remembering whether a prepo¬ sition is found in a turkey dinner or a prepositional phrase. This was the year that Ray McKenzie set an all-time record for the number of classes success¬ fully skipped. The greatest mishap of the year was the intervention of a female into Mr. Coincon’s all-male geometry class. Incidentally, it was he who taught us that a rhombus is a dilapidated square. We also learned from Mrs. Roberts the correct technique for typing sixty words per minute but when wc tried it, we came out with a score of minus sixty words per minute! We also learned how to strike five keys at the same time with only one finger. We found the typewriters have not yet reached perfection: even though a person types perfectly, the things will still make mistakes. Betty Mae and Barbara must have had some kind of understanding with theirs because they continually made high scores. (That’s girls for you. They will always find some way to get what they want.) All but a few of the class managed to be promoted. Becoming Seniors automatically gives one privileges not granted to others. We have the right to skip classes, forget” to do assignments, etc. We can stop working and coast through on what we have done in former years. What do we have to worry about, we can’t fail now. A few more months and we’ll be sitting on top of the world. Excuse me a moment. Some one handed me a letter. Let’s see what it is. Hmmm, some prep school. Must want to offer me a position as professor or something or other. What!! Would like very much to enroll you as a member of our freshman class of 195 2.” That fellow must not have hoard. I graduated from L. H. S. !!!!! Donald Purvis Billy Wood

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1—Margaret, Helen, Ruth. 2—Janet, Della. 3—Tarzan. 4—Janet. 5—Phyllis. 6—Joyce, Clyde. 7—Edna Mae. 8—Anne J. 9—Kathleen. 10—Beatrice. 11—Betty Mae, Margaret. 12—Ruth, Betty J. 13—Kathleen, Barbara. 14—Phyllis, Arleen. 13—Dot P. 16—Marian, Virginia. 17—Mrs. Harris. 18—Mildred. 19—Della, Helen. 20—Joyce. 21—Russell. 22—Clyde. 23—Linda H. 24—G. D. 25 —Kathleen, Phyllis. 26—Mary E., Patty. 27—J. B. 28—Betty M., and football team. 29—Mrs. Cox. 3 0—Betty M., Joyce. i ii y

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Class Will We, the 19 5 1 Senior Class of Lovingston High School, being of sound body and mind, realizing that our days are few in the realm of high school, do hereby make, publish, an.l declare this to be our last will and testament, making all previous wills null and void. First—To our Principal, Mr. Reed, we leave our deepest love and gratitude for his sympathetic understanding and encouragement. Second—To the entire Faculty, knowing they have cooperated with us in every way possible, we leave our best regards and our sincere appreciation for their interest in us. Third—To the oncoming Seniors of 1952 we are handing down our personal characteristics. Betty Allen leaves her right to be editor of the School Daze to Fannie Davis. Russell Henderson bequeaths his ability to get along with others to Melvin Simpson. Joyce Wood leaves Mary Buchanan the right to be called Shorty” of the Senior Class. Marion Fields wills his ways of charming the girls to Junior Spencer. Wallar Browning and Billy Wood leave their attractive personalit y to Page Phillips and James Mays. Phyllis Wood leaves her studious ways to Phyllis Mawyer. Nelson Goodwin wills his boisterous manners to Ray Davis. Kathleen Gowen and Betty Kidd bequeath their sunny dispositions to Arleen Wood. Walter Mays wills his curiosity and flirting ways to William Sullivan. Edna Mae Glover and Phyllis Wright bequeath their willingness to help others to Jackie Horton. Billy Browning leaves his mischievous ways and love for the girls to Sanford Ray Purvis. Barbara Ann Wood and Peggy Kidd will their love for sports to Faye Ogden. Walter Hughes bequeaths his likable personality to James Fitzgerald and Frank Mays. Adella Robertson leaves her talente.1 ways to Janet Crist. Margaret Floyd and Helen Stevens bequeath their happy-go-lucky ways to Anna Bridgewater. Wilson Kidd, G. D. Witt, and Clyde Harvey leave their ability to play football to Frank McKenzie, Estes Wills and Pat Powell. Mary Lee Hughes wills Lucille Pugh her lady-like-ways. Martha Terry and Virginia Wood bequeath their courteous and good-natured manners to Mary Campbell. Donald Purvis wills his intellectual mind to Grover Farrar. Mildred Parrish and Marian Wood leave their attractive personalities to Taddy Lou Browning. Ray Sites and Raymond Goolsby will Clarence Craig their friendly and quiet ways. Ruth Campbell and Betty Lorbes bequeath their good manners and interest in boys to Shirly Fitzgerald. Esther Burnley leaves Alice White her ability to get along with others. David Nelson wills his know it all” manner to Pete Morris. Della Banton bequeaths Doris Terry her sweet and good disposition. Ray McKenzie wills Delbert Campbell the right to ease himself through the Senior Class by smiles. Laye Elliott and Beatrice Woodson give their love for books to Mildred White. Marian Carter leaves Lovenia Harvey her friendly and likable ways. Class Laivyers: Barbara Wood Kathleen Gowen. A H y