The exterior of the brochure, with names of those who'd passed away and a note of thanks to those who made the reunion happen. The brochure also contains a history of the school, the program, and list of the members of the class.
Wide photo of the schedule of closing activities for the seniors., Contains an additional scan of the same letter, zoomed slightly in.
Principal Edgar A. Smith is pictured here with the 1938 senior class of Lakeland High School. Smith was appointed principal of Lakeland High School when the school opened in 1928. He held the position until 1966, through its transition to a junior high and later to an elementary school. During much of this period, he also served as a classroom teacher. Even with these responsibilities, Smith completed his master’s degree at Temple University. Students are first row Milton Mack, unknown King, unknown Ross, Willie Randall 2nd row unknown, Oscar Owens, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Principal Edger Smith back row James Marshall, unknown, Hamp Conway, unknown, Gasson Bradford
On March 28, 1969, an event was held to honor Rev. Robert H. Baddy’s nine years as pastor of Embry A.M.E. Church. Baddy was born in the Hillsdale area of the District of Columbia and was ordained in 1935. A variety of church, community, and religious leaders made congratulatory remarks during the tribute, including former Lakeland School Principal Edgar A. Smith; civic leader J. Chesley Mack; former Embry pastor Rev. James R. Gibson; and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photograph ©2008 Joanne M. Braxton.)
A page honoring the memory of faculty who'd passed away - Myrtle Fentress, class sponsor; Edgar Smith, principal; and Vivian Ford, English-Core teacher.
The exterior pages of the brochure, detailing the reunion. There is also an "In memoriam" section for students and school faculty who had passed away beforehand. The interior pages of the brochure - with a short history of Lakeland Junior/Senior High School, the program, and a list of the members of the class.
Cover page of the Journal. Lakeland Jr. Sr. High School 35th Reunion Souvenir Journal, a yearbook from the 35th Class Reunion (June 14-15, 1985) at First Baptist Church in College Park, Md and the Ramada Inn in Lanham, Md. See Description for any details on this particular page. Note from donor Arthur Dock: "Edgar Smith put this together for us. It has a few letters and a set of senior superlatives and the yearbook photos of each student. The next item is the program for the 35th Class Reunion. Then there are a series of photographs of one particular party--the reunion. 14 photos. Also an inventory list for the 3 items.
A note from the principal to the students.
Class with principal, Edgar Smith
On the left, final page, a poem written by Delores Barrows Berdeves, a classmate. She passed Oct 2019 in Fairmont Heights. Lakeland High School english teachers, who largely came from Morgan State or Hampton, stressed poetry reading. The first page shows the logistics of the Memorial Service - who would be leading it, where it was and what time., The order of service and list of classmates and teachers the service was in honor of. Emma Dory Powers, lived in Lakeland and attended Maryland State Teacher's College at Bowie; Tillman, worked with the federal government; Marvin Henry; Charles A. Thomas, had a large family in Muirkirk, went into the military, was a good hunter, and played sports; Malachi Hunter, was the best dancer among males in the class, was a "rascal" and altar boy. Teachers listed: Edgar A. Smith, Lakeland High School Principal "he wanted the best for you", taught algebra; Mrs. Myrtle M. Fentress "was a real leader who wanted the best for us," "if we ever needed anything, she was there", taught history and led the Glee Club, was found in her apartment after suffering blood pressure problems; Mrs. Vivian M. Ford, taught English to ninth graders only; Mrs. Marie Owens Halls was "mean" and soft-spoken, she wrote her day's objective on the board, "she was an excellent teacher" and a Prince Georgian. She went to Douglass and went to Howard, she was eventually afforded an opportunity to go to NYU for her Masters since Blacks weren't allowed to attend UMD.