History of the Junior Class by Agnes Peacock

History of the Junior Class

Agnes Peacock, ‘23

On September 19, 1921, the junior Class of ’22 met for the first time. There were 44 on roll, 20 in the Latin Section and 24 in the Science Section. About a month after, we received a new member into our midst, Audrey Misenheimer, who came from Great Falls, S.C.

We were all very much handicapped, all being in one small room in the Development building, with two teachers trying to teach different studies at the same time.

About a week later the Latin Section elected Charles Davis president, Virginia McCarn vice-president and Percy Leonard secretary and treasurer. The Science Section elected Early Everhart president, Ray Zimmerman vice-president and Lena Young secretary and treasurer. Work progressed well in spite of frequent interruptions.

After two months in these cramped quarters we moved to our old building and were given separate rooms and different room-teachers. We began work in dead earnest the next day and continued uninterrupted, except for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. When we returned after Christmas, we had another new member, Carey Shepherd, small in size but not in mind.

To athletics our Junior Class contributed the following: Gwen Dickerson, center, and Ella Raper, forward, on the Girl’s basket-ball team; Herman Leonard, half-back, Cortez Anderson, end, and Moton Leonard, sub-tackle on the foot-ball team; and in baseball, Joe Walser, assistant manager and “Sister” Zimmerman, short-stop.

On the debating team three out of four were Juniors, who brought L.H.S. to the top again. Lois Hackney, Eugenia Webster and Troy Strange went to Chapel Hill and after a splendid showing, were eliminated in the finals.

On Saturday, the president of the Latin Section, Charles Davis, was taken ill and sent to the hospital. Our class is very unfortunate to lose such a president but this section has an able officer, Virginia McCarn, who will serve, we are sure to the best of her ability.

This closes our record up to the present time. We have so far the reputation for being an ideal class in the High School. It is hard for us to master some of our tasks but “when a task is once begun never leave it till it’s done.” So we will master them, for we must set an example for the class of ’24, our followers, for you see we are the Seniors of ’23.

From The Lexipep, Lexington High School, April 15, 1922