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By CLAUDE F. JONES
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
It’s an old song that goes “Time was when we had fun on the school yard swing”. . .but it’s appropriate, because fifty three years ago, seventeen aspiring young men and women walked onto the stage of Washington High School and received diplomas of graduation from Superintendent G. Tyler Miller and Principal Dean Russell.
There were the usual speeches, pictures snapped and congratulations received from friends and family. This was the “Class of ’39” going forth to make its mark in a world that was gearing up for what turned out to be World War II. For many of these graduates, this was the last contact with classmates until June 26 when through the efforts of Class President and Valedictorian, Warren Wince, the first reunion was arranged and venued in the community in which six members of this class grew up.
Flint Hill Public House is now a thriving commercial restaurant serving excellent cuisine in delightful surroundings. Outwardly, this old building looks much the same as it did in 1927 when we began our academic careers amid many tears and fears as “first graders.”
Inside, a vast transformation has taken place. Where there used to be blackboards, wood stoves and small desks, one finds now tastefully decorated rooms and “atmosphere” to enhance the dining experience. This was the setting in which eleven class members, spouses and friends found themselves renewing friendships and reminiscing. . .recalling many incidents of the past that had long laid dormant in the recesses of our collective minds. Each “Old Grad” gave a capsuled resume of his or her activities over the past 53 years and a brief period of silence as observed to honor the memory of three de
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