Randolph Henry High School - Log Yearbook (Charlotte Court House, VA)

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7 Patrick Henry

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HENRY AND RANDOLPHS DEBATE HERE in MARCH 1799, TOOK PLACE THE NOTED DEBATE BETWEEN PATRICK HENRY AND JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE ON THE QUESTION OF STATES ' RIGHTS. HENRY DENIED THE RIGHT OF A STATE TO OPPOSE OPPRESSIVE FEDERAL LAWS. RANDQPLH AFFIRMED THAT RIGHT. THIS WAS HENRY’S LAST SPEECH AND RANDOLPH’S FIRST. HENRY DIED THREE MONTHS LATER. CONSERVATION DEVELOP ENT COMMISSION 1929 , Oar Oferst S eps Early in the fall of 1939 the students were given the privilege of naming the new school by the Charlotte Coun- ty School Board. The name Randolph - Henry was chosen because both John Randolph and Patrick Henry made their homes in the county and it was here in 1799 that the famous debate took place on State ' s Rights . The high school ' s name is doubly appro- priate in view of the fact that it stands as a monument to the combination of Federal and local governments work- ing together for the common good. John Randolph of Roanoke Virginia Historical Marker on the Court House Square £ t ' i V t v j- ' r -nVi m w- 6

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Our Jirs S eps The Randolph -Henry Senior ring was chosen by a committee of representatives from each class in 1940. The ring shows the school building on one shank and Princess Charlotte, wife of George III of England, on the other. The county was given the name of Charlotte by the House of Burgesses in 1765 in honor of Princess Charlotte. The Seal of Randolph-Henry The nineteen leaves on the left of the seal and the thirty-nine leaves on the right signify the year in which Randolph-Henry became a school. The motto, Ut Serviam (that we may serve), the lamp of learning, and the book of knowledge denote the purpose of the school. The Athletic Council in 1940 selected royal blue and white as the official school colors and de- signed the athletic monogram.