Appomattox State Agricultural School - Agricola Yearbook (Appomattox, VA)

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fi. SAG A A gentleman who believes that Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools is Thomas Turnes, who has always been among the tirst of our class. His motto is good, and we hope after he leaves us, that he may ever retain benefits derived from it. A Boldly and without fear, the jolly Susie Booker stepped from Liberty Chapel High School into our class, and little cause has she to fear, for Chemistry HD has no terrors for her. All through the High School, We have had with us Aubrey VVebb, from Hixburg. In all the dignity of his Seniorship, he aspires to Win a Young,' maiden. He has been a faithful member of the VVashington Literary Society, and ever loyal to all duties imposed. Kathleen Rucker, who was with us as a Freshman, is talented, having won two medals in W. C. T. U. contest. She has been loyal to the Washington Literary Society, and has Won fame for it. The president of the Washington Literary Society, is Julian Gills, who is like the poor-We have had him with us always. He is adept in things, both artistic and literary, and to him credit is due for numerous sketches found in our annual. I Now that I have given you a mental picture as We were-as we arc, you will bear with us even in this hour-the time when We come to realize that. our young lives are just on the verge of the great field awaiting us. True to our motto, Labor conquers all things, we go forth, determined to achieve success. ITISTORIAN. 24

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SAG R MA Charlotte county is represented by Beulah St. John, who joined our class in September, 1917. She is secretary of the Washington Literary Society, and is a zealous worker. Richard Caldwell is very much interested in Agriculture-modern and scientific farming. He excels also in Mathematics. Lonnie Finch is a native of South Boston, and is a stranger in our midst- having only been with us a few months. VVe Welcome hiin into our circle of Seniors, as well as on the field of baseball. In the Sophomore year, Kate O'Brien made for us a record by Winning the scholarship medal. She is the only girl in our class who has toiled over Latin during these four years. Every phase of her work has been successful. From the Valley of Virginia, in September, 1916, came Lewis Vaughan. He is a member of the Waisliington Literary Society, but believes that, 'tSilence is golden, and that thought is deeper than all speech. Harry Shotwell, a noble son of Halifax county, joined us in the Junior year. He is the only masculine member of our class, who was inspired by-the Muses. Late in September, 1915, from Brookneal, came Lillian Evans, though she found school life and romance closely allied, she never fails to do her duty, and is the most proficient in French. As a representative from the Sunny South, came Elliott Cheatham. He has always studied diligently just before Exams., and is a very athletic Senior- having won two medals in the fields. He ever strives to come up to the standard. Though Walker Thornhill has been identified with our school only for the past term, he has established himself as a Senior, and is an active member of the Lee Literary Society. Elsie Payne, a demure maiden from Culpepper, joined us as Juniors. She is good in all Work, but has excelled in Domestic Science. Her garments are dainty, her dishes, delicious. . Ever since there has been a dormitory at A. S. A. S., there has been one or two of the Shotwell boys with us. When its doors opened in September, we were glad to Welcome Roy, the youngest son, who has during these months, made friends of us all and usually gets E Cexcellentj on disposition. 23

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SAG R MA Prophecy of Class '18 HEN our little band of pilgrims swung into the boisterous tide of Q ' High School work just four years ago, there was such a terrible if mixture of giggling girls and wiggling boys, that it was rather per- QS3 plexing to know just what Dame Fortune had in store for them. 6 The long and the short, the fat and lean, the idiot and genius, 00 the wise and foolish, have fought their way shoulder to shoulder, ris- ' ing and falling on the cbbing tide until in June, 1918, we have twenty-five survivors, who appear above the surging waves of Geometry, Latin and Physics, and have a future worth revealing. Before me a dark mysterious veil lifted, enveloping me into eternal dark- ness, and the uncanny hand of fate guided me across unfathomable depths to the Delphian Oracle. There in a sequestered bower, amidst rustling oaks, shrouded in the clouds of vapor, I connnuned with the goddess of fate, who many times in the history of old, has waved her mystic wand over the heads of Roman and Grecian heroes. A still small voice whispered into my ears, t'Be not amazed, for 'whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap '. The future of your classmates is only a fulfillment of the past. A stroke of the mystic wand and out of the vapor came Herman Bass with his serene countenance and drea.1ny eyes of brown. He wa.s living in his happy home of the far West-his profession obtained-and by his Fireside was his faithful Kat. - Far off in the Oriental world-Harry Shotwell was swaying the audience of Ancient Rome to the strains of his melodious music. In the Sunny South, was Lucile Caldwell, teaching Domestic Science with a zealous CZellerlsj heart to return to 4'Old Virginny. There was our athlete, Elliott Cheatham, happily residing in a neat bunga- low beside Randolph-Macon, as his better half was a member of the faculty of that College. Next from the vapor, flew Lewis Vaughan, our faithful student in Mathe- matics. He was a skillful civil engineer in France, which speaks 'well for our Class of '18. 25