In 1929, an article in The Morning Herald tells of Virginia participating in a musicale at the home of Mrs. Ellen Heffner in Williamsport. Virginia belonged to the Harmony Club and participated in plays and operettas. There is a mention of her having broken her arm at school while playing with other students in 1930. Virginia was a Girl Scout and a member of the Lutheran Church.
Virginia was one of fourteen Williamsport High School students who lost their lives when the school bus they were returning from a field trip in collided with an express train at Rockville, MD on the night of April 11, 1935. After the tragedy, the inhabitants of Williamsport gathered donations to build a public library in memory of the students. It still stands and is used to this day.
In 1929, an article in The Morning Herald tells of Virginia participating in a musicale at the home of Mrs. Ellen Heffner in Williamsport. Virginia belonged to the Harmony Club and participated in plays and operettas. There is a mention of her having broken her arm at school while playing with other students in 1930. Virginia was a Girl Scout and a member of the Lutheran Church.
Virginia was one of fourteen Williamsport High School students who lost their lives when the school bus they were returning from a field trip in collided with an express train at Rockville, MD on the night of April 11, 1935. After the tragedy, the inhabitants of Williamsport gathered donations to build a public library in memory of the students. It still stands and is used to this day.