Robert E Lee High School - Leeway / Record Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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Senior Class Hall of Fame (iIRLS I’rcUiest . Rebecca Sivrrrii Most iXUractive. Ann I’radec rd Most Popular. Ann Rradbord Sweetest . Rurnley Prockenbrougii Wittiest . Ann I)Rai)ec:)rd Cutest. Rurnley RRocKENBROucur Rest Sport. Ann Rradford Most Studious. Mary ICxctLi: Rest Athlete. Elizabetil AIoody Laziest . Sarah Wilson Riggest Flirt. Ann Rradford Most Rashful. Virginia Weaver Most Content. Catherine Johnson Most Ouiet. Marjorie Mall Rest D ' ancer. Isabellic Lumsden Smartest . Mary Ivagle ROYS Most Poular. Maerjce Parker Handsomest. Robert Rurnet ' I ' Rest All Round. Maurice Parker Wittiest . Robert Foster Cutest. Robert 1 ' oster Rest Athlete. Leonard Chittl ' m laiziest . Whu-iaim OoctDLOE Most Rashful. Randolbh Earner Most Studious. Cuy Sutton Most Content.IfnwiN Anderson Most Ouiet. Randolph Earner Most Tactful . Maurice Parker Smartest . Ouy Sutton Rest Dancer. Allen Ayres

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i gain the newspapers aided the work of recounting the class of 19v l, when they published the account of the latest legal victory of I’urnley J rockenl)rough, America’s foremost lady attorney, who, unaided, had defeated the eminent crimi¬ nal lawyers, Swinton Steele and Robert Rurnett. In the same article reference was made to rulings of Federal Judge William Goodloe. In the Congressional Library, where Margaret McCue was Head Librarian, tbe four who were re-assembling the class, found an intere sting volume. It was a journal by Alary Eagle, giving an exceedingly fine account of the experiments of the great Physicist and Electrical Engineer, Malcolm Reid. They presently brought to light the fact that Alaurie Alarple had entered the field of Automotive Engineering, and had distinguished himself by several valu¬ able contributions to tbe safety of the automobile. At this time in the search it was learned that Isabelle Lumsden and Jacob Hevener were happily married, and having accumulated a modest fortune by thrift and shrewd investments, had retired to a modern farm where they could indulge in their long cherished desire to raise the finest race horses in the world. Ry an intricate bit of tracing it was found that since they had last been heard from by other members of the class, Eleanor Gayhart had become Superintendent of the women’s department of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Raltimore. That Cath¬ erine Johnson had continued the study of her music, and was rapidly becoming one of the world’s foremost composers of operatic music. That Virginia Driver had married a Polish nobleman, and was making her home abroad. That Sarah Wilson had graduated from the Aledical School of Virginia, and was specializing in children’s diseases. That Virginia McGuffin had become Dean of the Women’s Department of one of the large universities. Not long after this, Mr. Turnage received literature from the famous jewelery firm of Taylor : Dove, and upon investigation, found that the members of this firm were none other than Frances Taylor and Alargaret Dove, who had developed singidar ability in the field of commerce. Through correspondence with them he learned the whereabouts of several members of the class whom he had thus far been unable to locate: Rebecca Smith and Ann Rradford were leaders in Social W elfare Work in Greater New York; Relva Rowe was editor of the Department of Home Economics of the ITouion’s Home Companion; Lois Crickard was Pur¬ chasing Agent for Rosenbaum Rrotbers Department Stores, Incorporated, with headquarters in Roston. The Sunday Post contained several wonderful articles by tbe well-known journalist, Robert Matthews, who has been called the second Graham AIcNamee, one of which gave minute details of the fancy dress ball given by Dr. Allen Ayers, the costumes for this social function having been designed by Virginia Weaver who was an expert in this line of work. The advent of these articles brought to a successful close the efforts of the four gentlemen to account for each member of tbeir graduating class of 1931. Now when they had finished, they made a summary of their search; as they did this, they did not fail to notice that without exception every one of their class¬ mates had achieved success in some worthy field. This fact might have been coincidence, but all the four believed—and having a knowledge of the splendid workings of their Alma Alater, had reason to l)elieve—that the success of the graduates of Lee High was l)y no means coincidence, but the result of the thorough training received during their high school days.

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The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1931 E, THE members of the Senior Class of Robert E. Lee High School of the City of Staunton, in the State of Virginia, after years of industrious application and toil, having come at last to the time for which we have striven, and desiring to make disposi¬ tion of all of our rights and interests as hereinafter set out, do hereby make, publish, and declare this as and for our last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling any other will or intention that we may at any time heretofore have had. iTEJvr—To the superintendent, the principal, and the faculty, for all they have done for us throughout our high school career, we leave our best regards and deepest appreciation. Efeim —Jethro Manly leaves his keen intellect to John Hanna. Ei ' EiNr—We leave Virginia Tdriver’s frivolous nature to Dot Bear. Ei ' em —Bobby Eoster, after much thought on the sul)ject, leaves his serious nature to Howard Hanna. Efem —Hoping that she will use them always, we gladly leave Belva Rowe’s femi¬ nine qualities to Margaret Taylor. ki ' ENt—Virginia Weaver leaves her superiority complex” to Jane Shafer. ki ' EM— We bequeath Margaret McCue’s cupid lips to Elizabeth Paul. Efem —To Billy Mitchell, in order that he may hereafter ride to Selma, we gladly leave Jake Hevener’s Packard (?). Pfem —Eleanor Gayhart leaves, upon the advice of friends, her flirtatiousness to Frances Waide. Pfem —After much deliberation, we leave Edwin Anderson’s boisterous wavs to John Barbee. Pfem —To Robert Belz, we leave “Stack” Goodloe’s over-energetic nature. Pfem —We find it necessary to leave to Mary Abney Clarkson, Ann Bradford’s hckleness. Pfem —To Wayt Whitesell, Houston Herndon leaves his Gothic expression. pFE r—We leave Plelen Rowan’s baby face and fascinating dimples to Madeline Hayes. Pfem —To Erskine Sproul is left Robert Matthew’s iournalistic efforts. Pfem —Marjorie Hall, after much thought, leaves her lively gait to Frances Bradshaw. ITE r—To Charles Ralston, Maurie Marple gladly leaves his collegiate appearance. Pfem —Prances Taylor leaves her “come-hither” glances to Frances Wilson. pFE r—To Dorothy Cohen, we gratefully leave Leonard Chittum’s loftv outlook.