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Collection: School Days in 1943, by Philip Bonn

94 photos

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Biology class

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Virginia Walker, Latin teacher

Charlotte Court House, Virginia. Central High School band every month or so marches up Main Street to give drills and a concert. Players must buy their own instruments and costumes and pay for their own lessons. Lessons are given during school hours

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Graduation exercises for 123 students

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Students watching the awarding of Victory Corps insignia

Keysville, Virginia. Family of one of the students of Randolph Henry High School

Charlotte Court House, Virginia. Central High School. Social science class

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School Social studies class. Students study in groups of six or eight, each group picking own subject

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Equipment in chemistry class

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Biology class

Charlotte County, Virginia. Meeting of county school board of education, of which all members are farmers, merchants, etc.--no college men

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Graduation exercises for 123 students

Mr. R. W. Bobbitt, Division Superindentent of Schools, Charlotte County, Virginia

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. The library. The state pays half of the cost of the library, the local school board pays one quarter and the school raises the other one quarter through parties, plays, etc.

Keysville, Virginia. Baking bread in central bakery. Seventy-five loaves are baked here each day and sent to schools via school buses

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Miss Mae Kelly, director of instruction, talking to an elementary school teacher

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Eating lunch in cafeteria

Keysville, Virninia. Randolph Henry High School. Kitchen of cafeteria

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. First aid group in school dispensary

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Graduation exercises for 123 students

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Graduation exercises for 123 students

Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Home economics cottage. Girls learn to plan, cook and serve meals. They usually have a guest