Bankhead Magruder School

The ash grove, how graceful, how plainly 'tis speaking,
The wind [harp] through it playing has language for me.
Whenever the light through its branches is breaking
A host of kind faces is gazing on me.  
The friends of my childhood again are before me,
Each step wakes a memory as freely I roam.
With soft whispers laden its leaves rustle o'er me,
The ash grove, the ash grove again [alone] is my home.

My laughter is over, my step loses lightness,
Old countryside measures steal soft on my ear;
I only remember the past and its brightness, 
The dear ones I mourn [long] for again gather here.
From out of the shadows their loving looks greet me
And wistfully searching the leafy green dome,
I find other faces fond bending to greet me, 
The ash grove, the ash grove alone is my home.

My lips smile no more, my heart loses its lightness
No dream of my future my spirit can cheer;
I only can brood on the past and its brightness,
The dead I have mourned are again living here.
From ev'ry dark nook they press forward to meet me;
I lift up my eyes to the broad leafy dome,
And others are there looking downward to greet me;
The ash grove, the ash grove alone is my home.

"The Ash Grove" lyrics courtesy of http://www.gurman.org/ashgrove/ - 06/19/03

"The Ash Grove" midi courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thcmid/a/AshGrove1.mid - 06/19/03

THEN:
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Miss Charlotte Winstead’s Second Grade Class, January 1954 ROW ONE: Tommy Flax, Jane Coltrain, Cheryl Gardner, Karen Young, Brenda Weeks, Alan Farber, Richard Strickland, Rita Lentz, Annette Rouse. ROW TWO: David Workman, Judy Bell, Sharon Grant, Suzanne Van Noy, David Smith, Janet Hamilton, _____, Jo Ann Stewart, Alice Fowler, Betty Sue Lanier, Jim Bull. ROW THREE: Alex Gatewood, _____, Ed Heath, Tan Shire, Bobby Bloxom, _____, Ted Heflin, _____, Billy Goad, Alice Pipkin, _____, Brenda Todd, Miss Charlotte Winstead.		Miss Catherine Dycus' First Grade Class, January 1954 ROW ONE: ______, ______, ______, Jack Metz ?, Bill___?, Janice McCain, Debby Fink, _____, Ilene Wasserman, Randy Smith. ROW TWO: Johnnie ???, Dennis Ivey, Bobby Walker, Charles Winter?, ?? Luther???, Lynn Walker, Sidney Becker?, Marc Snyder, Richard Harman, Mary Ruth Sanders? ROW THREE: ______, Barry Rew, ______, Wayne Chapman, ______, ______, Bobby Larsen, Jane Eyers or Ayers?, ______, Randy Elder, ______, Miss Catherine Dycus.		Mrs. Hatcher's First Grade Class, January 1954 ROW ONE: Lee Rawls, Jeannie Collier, Nancy Funk, Judy Kent, Jimmy Halliday, Bobby Ruben, Carol Buckley, David Wilkerson, Gloria Banner, Don Ailsworth. ROW TWO: Margaret ___, Sandra Thurman, Billy C., ______, Robbie Baxter, Bobby C., Betty Roberts, Ward Cash, Mrs. Hatcher. ROW THREE: Chuck Carroll, Russell Collins, Linwood Wright, Bobby Webb, Wayne Dickerson, David Blayton, Linda Garrison, Ricky Davis, Jimmy Fitzgerald, Charles Burman.
Courtesy of Tom Flax ('64) of VA - 09/08/04 via Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 09/08/04 Thanks, Y'all!		Courtesy of Janice McCain Rose of VA - 06/04/03 Thanks, Janice!
THEN:
	Third Grade Swap Photos, Dec 1956
Principal Elsie E. Wilson, Fall 1955		Sue Scott ('64) and Alice Fowler ('64) 1956 - Magruder School Dance Contest	Mrs. Gladys Curry's Fourth Grade Class, January 15, 1957 FRONT ROW: Alex Gatewood, Jack Metz, Carla Fine, Lee Rawls, Gloria ____, David Guilliams. SECOND ROW: Bridget Whitt, Pam Smith, Bobby Webb (hiding behind hand on forehead), David Blayton, Bobby Hatten, Ricky Davis, Elizabeth Paisley. THIRD ROW: Paul Cleverius, Bobby Sears (hidden behind Lee Rawls), Wayne Dickerson, Ronnie Sanders, ____ (hidden behind Ricky Davis), and Martha Smith. (This photo was taken while Carol Buckley was home for lunch - not that she's still ticked off about their not waiting for her to return as though she didn't really exist or anything...)		Newspaper Photo from Fifth Grade Science Class, November 1957 SEATED ON FLOOR: Mike Hirschman, Todd Givens, Chippy Clark, Martha Smith, ___________, and Don Ailsworth. STANDING WITH GLOBE: Billy Paisley. OBSERVING FROM DESKS: Randy Smith, Sandra Boatright, Bobby Webb, and Mike Miller (???).
Courtesy of Chip Clark ('65) of Northern VA - 01/25/03 Thanks, Chip!	Courtesy of Chip Clark ('65) of Northern VA - 03/12/03 Thanks, Chip!	Courtesy of Sue Scott Moore ('64) of VA - 06/09/04 via Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 06/10/04 Thanks, Y'all!	This restored image courtesy of Chip Clark of Northern VA - 04/24/03 Thanks, Chip!		This restored image courtesy of Chip Clark of Northern VA - 04/24/03 Thanks, Chip!
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Principal Thomas E. Baines, Fall 1958		Mrs. Eunice Leyland's Sixth Grade Class, January 1959 TOP ROW: Mrs. Eunice Leyland, Randy Smith, Lynn Wilkins, Jimmy Skates, Joyce Curry, Bobby Sears, Carol Buckley, Mike Hirshman, Janice McCain. SECOND ROW: Todd Givens, Sandra Boatright, Bobby Walker, Ilene Wasserman, David Sage, Ilene Levinson, Chippy Clark, Debby Fink, Barry Rew. THIRD ROW: Betty Marie Millner, Sammy Keffer, Nancy Lewis, Bobby Marston, Barbara Shepherd, Richard Harman, Judy Wiggins, Charles Winter, Marc Snyder. BOTTOM ROW: Buzzy Jenkins, Curt Lauterbach, Graham Avery, Paul McPherson, Billy Saxton, Randy Belton, David Stone, Andy Tillman, Chris Ellis.
Courtesy of Chip Clark ('65) of Northern VA - 03/11/03 Thanks, Chip!
I loved Harry Covert's ('57 - of Northern VA) talk about Daniel School. I especially loved seeing the picture of Mr. Baines. He was a great principal. I can remember his playing kick ball at recess with us kids. He told me one time he made his suits. I was really impressed with that. I never heard of a man sewing. Of course I did not think about tailors because no one in my family could afford a tailored suit. His suits were very nicely tailored! He was truly a good influence in our lives. Thank you Harry for jogging our memories on a really good school.
- Evelyn Casey Snead ('57) of VA - 07/15/09 Thanks so much, Evelyn! I was so painfully shy as a child, I tried to avoid direct contact with almost everyone outside my family, so I regret I never availed myself of the opportunity to get to know this fine man. Nevertheless, I can recall after all these years that he was not only a gentleman, but a truly gentle man.		This NEWLY RESTORED image courtesy of photographer Chip Clark ('65) of Northern VA - 02/26/03 Thanks, Chip!		- Carol Buckley ('65) of NC - 04/24/03


Mrs. Eunice Leyland's Sixth Grade Class, January 1960 TOP ROW: Mrs. Eunice Leyland, Jimmy Gilliam (?), Nell Wynne, ______, ______, Linda Garth. SECOND ROW: Bobbi Mann, Georgie Cannon, Kathy Johnson, Dusty Rhodes, Stevie Gordon, Randy Smith, Bonnie Lee. THIRD ROW: Joe Lieberman, Janice Knight, Diane Parrish, Donnie Hancock. FOURTH ROW: Sylvia Hall, Jimmy Martin, ______, ______, Sheila Smith (?), Albert Dorner, Connie Bloxom. BOTTOM ROW: ______, ______, Roy McPherson, ______, Mark Wimmer, George Cutchins, David Rodgers.		Daily Press, Tuesday, April 26, 1960 Mrs. Thelma Woodcock Hudgins' Obituary In one of life's ironies, my third grade teacher died on the same day as my father; therefore, her obituary was preserved in our family papers.
I have attached my 6th grade class from Magruder (59-60)...Some of these people I have not seen in 44 years, so as well as I can remember, the names are as follows:
Courtesy of Albert Dorner ('66) of VA - 09/16/04 Thanks, Albert!		- Carol Buckley ('65) of IL- 09/16/09

	Bankhead Magruder School 1712 Chestnut Avenue Newport News, VA 23607 757-928-6838 http://magruder.nn.k12.va.us/
John Bankhead Magruder (01 May 1807 - 18 Feb 1871)		Old Galveston City Cemetery Galveston, Galveston Co., TX

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		Saturday, October 4, 2003
		Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/04/03 Thanks, Dave!

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The Ash Grove

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