Bedford High School - Peaks Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

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fe Re RR RR ERE ERE Class Prophecy aI STEN, O ye men and women, youths, and maidens, and little child- i ren. Listen, all ye people of Bedford, to the words of wisdom from ye the lips of your prophet, who now speaketh unto you what hath been rev Fone unto her, even as it hath been decreed by the powers that be. For it has come to pass that the veil of the future hath been rent in twain, even as it was so rent in the days of the wise prophets of old, and the spirit of Prophecy hath descended from the spheres to envelop my soul with her mystic power. It hath been given unto me to dream strange dreams, and to see strange visions of the glories of the year yet to come. For as I looked into the land of the future I could discern moving among the dim shadows of the peoples yet to be, the familiar shapes of those fair and radiant beings who were once my classmates, now changed and transformed into citizens of the world outside, even as they had long hoped them so to be. And it came to pass that the veil before mine eyes grew yet more and more thin through the intensity of my vision, and behold I could see them, even as if the intervening years were not at all. And it came to pass as I looked into the future, | beheld our President, “Pat” Creasy, in his dignity and majestic bearing, the leader of an inter- nationally famed band. His ambition has led him upward and onward until he reached the pinnacle of success. I looked again and I seemed to see the interior of a large church. Imagine my surprise upon seeing Wilton [arriss, the ““woman hater” of the class of °30 marching slowly to the altar with his third bride, Dovie Gibbs. I happened to find myself in the reception room of a girls’ boarding school. A door to my right opened, and a stern, dignified matron advanced toward me. Upon seeing me the harsh expression on her face disappeared and I recognized my former classmate, Gladys Neal, the successful dean of a girls’ boarding school. And it came to pass that I also looked into professional circles, and in a large office among many men of many minds sat a prosperous lawyer, Vernon Hicks, the boy in our high school days had not yet learned to lie. The scene shifted, | was carried to a large public hall and there saw “Bud” Krantz the World’s famed aviator acknowledging the ovation of the crowd over his non-step flight around the world. [19] a a Aaa ae A a ae Oa ae a ie ae ae ae PBPK Be Fe RKB BK BLK KELL ELERLERLERERERERERERERELERLELE LRA RE KCRERRERERER SRE R ERE RER ER EA EKER

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a aaa errr aS SEBS While I pondered these things in my heart, the door of a home swung open before my vision, and I found there in a household made happy by a wife and mother who had found her greatest ambition in the highest of all worldly vocations, the maker and keeper of the home. Verily my soul rejoiced as I gazed my last upon Florence Fuqua. | followed my Spirit of Prophecy farther on the quest of things to be. Next I saw the interior of a hospital as I walked down the hall I saw three members of the class of 1930, Thelma Ayers, Hilda Miles, and Margaret Moseley, immaculately dressed in nurse’s uniforms. After I had watched the lights of the hospital fade in the distance, I found myself in a large theatre. A thundering applause made me wonder who the successful entertainers were. With one glance at the stage, I recognized “Tatty”? and “Watermelon,” black comedians. My attention was suddenly directed to a gentleman, dressed in the height of fashion, with a cane on his arm, stepping from an expensive looking car. My Guiding Spirit whispering to me that that was ‘‘Johnnie’? Maupin, but who is still very much worried over his love affairs, but does not have time to straighten them out as he is working on a debate, “Resolved that women should propose to men.”’ But hark, rhythmic sounds of marching in the distance. On close in- spection I discovered a great military formation in progress. I was quite overcome to see Teaford Hatcher now a successful major, reviewing Bedford Home Guards while at home on a leave of absence. Next I happened to find myself in the office of Jasper Stanley now the successful director of a motion picture. I was interested to hear of the new picture just released, “lhe Handsome Lover’’ starring Sherman [Franklin and Lois Updike, acclaimed the most popular actor and actress of the day. Again the scene shifted and I was within a very fashionable beauty establishment, ‘The Elizabethan Parlor’ run by Elizabeth Hardy. I was quite surprised to find [Elizabeth Overstreet and Elizabeth Cheatham her assistants. The Harvard football field appeared before me in all of its glory. I saw a young man hurriedly carrying water to the exhausted players. Seeing his sympathetic face in remembrance of his high school football career, I recog- nized “‘Jess”’ Gillaspie. By this time I was completely bewildered by the facts that had been re- vealed to me. Nevertheless, | determined to make the most of this divine [20] ROR IE RRR EE ER ERE RE RRR ERE RE RRS BER Be Be Be Pe PLATE RER ERE RBBB RRR RR ER ER ER ER ER ER ER ER ER ERR ER ER ER ER ER ER ER