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Sperryville School

Basketball

The 8th and 9th grade girls played on Wednesday, February 15 at 2:45 p.m. The 8th grade girls won with a score of 20-19.

The 9th and 10th and 11th and 12th grades played on Thursday, February 17, at 1:30 p.m. The 11th and 12th grades won with a score of 39-27.

Movie To Be Shown

A movie, “The Howards of Virginia’* will be shown in the Sperryville High School auditorium on Monday, February 27, at 7:15 p.m.

Admission: 12c and 30c tax included.

Can You Name This

Famous Virginian?

He was an American statesman and was a president of the United States.

He was born in Greenway, Charles City county, Va., on March 29, 1700.

In November 1816 he was elected to _the Federal House of Representatives.

In 1823 he was elected for the second time to the Virginia legislature.

From December 1825, to the same month of 1827, he was governor of Virginia.

In 1839 he was a candidate for the Senate, but the contest was never decided.

In 1840, he was elected vice president.

Hd was made president on April 4, 1841.

He ran for president in 1844 but lost.

He died at Richmond on January 18, 1862.

He was buried in Hollywood cemetery, Richmond.

Last week’s famous Virginian was Richard E. Byrd.

On Monday, February. 20, Mrs. C. B. Johnson of Woodville, substituted for Mrs. R. M. Menefee, and the Rev. A. Paul Thompson substituted for Professor H. B. Winfrey, who has been suffering from a severe cold since February 14.

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