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MR. LEE, ALUMNUS,
MASTER, COACH, KEPT
BUSY AT YES
Mr. Robert I. Lee, Jr. was born on May 30, 1927, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Lee, Sr., in Norfolk, Vir- ginia. When "Rock" was born, his fa•her was employed as a Certified Public Accountant, however, soon after Robert, Jr.'s birth, Mr. Lee was hired as manager of the Hotel Car- olina in Raleigh, N. C. Our cwn Mr. lee spent his youth in Raleigh until he entered YES in 1943 as a junior.
In the years 1943-45 Mr. Lee es- tablished an admirable student rec- ord at YES, playing three of the ma- jor sports. In his senior year he was made Head Counselor and was awarded the Adair Archer Memorial Medal, given for high character, con- spicuous leadership, and service to the school.
After graduating from YES, Mr. lee went into the Navy for a year ~~nd there he learned that YES doesn't have the worst food in the world aft- er all. He then entered college at- +ending N. C. State and Georgia Tech for four years.
'Rock" returned to YES in 1950 as the teacher of Algebra II and Plane Geometry. He took over the job of coaching the 130-pound football team and the J-Y basketball and baseball teams. In 1952 he coached the varsity baseball team and in 1953 the varsity football team. In 1954 he was made Director of Athletics, suc- ceeding Mr. Gannaway•. In 1955-56 he began coaching the varsity bas- ketball team.
On July 20, 1951, he married Miss Josephine Snow, whom he had known since t h e t h i r d g r a d e b a c k in Ra- leigh. They now have three children, Caroline, seven; Pat, five; and Jody, four.
Mr. Lee gave up coaching varsity basketball last year, and Mr. Farmer took over but he still retains all his other positions as well as being ad- viser to the "V" club. Rock has been
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L YNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER,
THE SCHOOL
1959 No. 2
YES PLANTING COMMITTEE ENJOYS SUCCESS,
PLANS FOR MORE
Following a summer of alternating drought and superabundance of rain, it is good to report that, with very few exceptions, the planting done in the Spring under the guidance of the YES Planting Committee has flourish- ed. Those few plants which succumb- ed are being replaced by the nursery from which they were acquired, thus vindicating the Committee's use of professional service which guarantees its work and products.
In addition to replacement of lost plants, the Committee has recently put in some foundation planting at the gymnasium, relocated four or five boxwood plants at the Chapel, and is presently hard at work promoting the Lamar Garden. This garden, as was announced at the 1959 Finals, is to be placed between the gymnasium and Faculty Row in honor of the School's qreat friend and benefactor for whom the beautification of the campus has always been a cherished concern. To all alumni-as well as the present student body-who have en- joyed Mr. Lamar's hospitality through the media of lunches, birthday cakes, boxes of cookies, bushels of apples, and desserts on special occasion (as well as countless other evidences of his love for the boys and the School), here is an opportunitY' to say "thank you". The plans for the garden have been completed, Mr. Lamar has seen and approved them, and it remains only for the necessary funds to come pouring in for the Committee to swing into action. Checks may be made out to the YES Planting Com-
mittee, and mailed to Mrs. J. Lyons Davidson, 106 Woodland Avenue, Lynchburg, or to the School.
Last Spring at Finals many appre- ciative remarks were heard concern- ing the foundation planting around the Main Building and the Headmas- ter's house. There have been addi- tional compliments for the new walk-
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The
Mr. Houck TWO NEW MASTERS AND
NURSE JOIN YES
Two new masters and also a new nurse have joined us this year at Vir- ginia Episcopal School. They are Mrs. Carolyn Love, Mr. Yale Waterman Greer and his wife, and Mr. Joseph Kemp Houck.
Mrs. Love is the new school nurse. She is very experienced and has done work in crippled children's hospitals as a general nurse, and has also work- ed as a private nurse. She was born in Florence, South Carolina, and she now resides in Appomattox, Virginia, when she is not at the school. Mrs. Love has worked in many places, a few being Richmond, Houston, and Lynchburg . W e are all very happy to have Mrs. Love join us, and we hope that she will remain with us for many years to come.
Mr. Greer has come to us as a master of English in Forms I, III, and VI, and is also an adviser to the METEOR staff. Mr. Greer comes to YES from South Boston, Virginia. He received his B. A. from Davidson
Mr. Greer
College. W e welcome Greer.
Mr. Kemp Houck is a master of Eng- lish in Form IV, as- sisting Mr. Banks in t h is department due to the size of the Junior class this year. He also
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Mrs. Love