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was a one room school and located in what is now the Shenandoah National Park, celebrated May Day with the crowing of a queen and king, along with other attendants.
Another May celebration had been held since 1921 at Washington and was called County Commencement.
This tradition continued for years and was a very important day with everyone attending dressed in their best. The students displayed their school work so the School Board and taxpayers could see what the students had learned the previous year. Most of the activity was held on the baseball field where Judge and Mrs. Rayner Snead now reside.
The five pointers would march in the parade and games were played. There was always a large crowd attending. This continued until the gas was rationed in World War II.
The May Day I remember and was a part of holds many memories. These were held at Sperryville High School. As I’ve said before, Mrs. Mary Quaintance (Snead) was and will always be remembered as a very special person who personally cared about all her students.
She instituted the May Day celebration and encouraged each student to visit the dentist. She would take many students in her car to a dentist that would have never gone otherwise.
Later the students were transported by a school bus to Doctor Palmer at Culpeper or Doctor Spitler at Luray.
She helped to bring the percentage of five pointers much higher each year. Mrs. Quaintance knew most of the rural children were healthy except for their teeth. “It was a shame to see a beautiful girl or boy in desperate need of dental care.” She was very convincing to the student and parents that visiting the den
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