Fishburne Military High School - Taps Yearbook (Waynesboro, VA)

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Hisitorp S TH1 2 slowlv ch ' in - cml:)ers fade into oblivi(jn, llaming In ' ightly until the end and leaving an afterglow, so shall the Class of 1923 draw to a successful close its stay at Fishburne, and as tlie afterglow of the dying embers remains, even though it be in- visible, so shall the memory of the class of 1923 stand, silent but continuallw gcme but not forgotten, dimmed by time, yet hal- lowed b ' N ' ear.s. The class of 1923 has gone through thick and thin, from those memorable days of Rats, until the attainment of that dignified position of Seniors, and as the class looks back over its cadetship days, a tear creeps in each eye, for the realization that our cadet days are now at an end, has tinged the feelings of the Class with sorrow. The History of the Class of ' 2?) is made famous by its stars of the athletic field and classroom. The following members of the class were stars in their re- spective l)ranch of athletics: On the football team were Branch, who made all- State half-back this year; Bean, Morris, Ridgewell, J., Woods, Chappell, and Bell — on the Basketball Quintet were Woods, Bean, and Nutter — on the Baseball team Capt. Branch, Nutter, Bell, and Cheek. The scholastic record of the Class is equally as brilliant and dazzling as is its Athletic record, for as many as ten of its members are found on the Honor Roll each month. Among these are : Poole, H., Duffy, Fishburne, E., Forbell, Crier, F., Nicholson, Stansbury, Parker, Pattie, and Howard. The foremost I)el)aters, those highest in military rank, and t he ma- jority of the members of the combined Staffs of the Taps and C. 0., are claimed by the class of 1923. Truly, a model Senior Class is this! And now the sad part comes — that of saying farewell. Onr stay at Fish- burne has been pleasant, and as we part from the scenes of our Alma Mater, our hearts go out to thee — blshburne ! We are proud of her, proud of the ideals and principles set forth to us, and as we, the class of ' 22 , go out into regions unknown, it is our sincere desire that some day we may make Fishburne feel proud of the teachings which it has so faithfully instilled in our minds. Our heart goes to the patient and untiring Instructors who have in a large measure shaped our destinies. Our ways must part, dear classmates, but the ideals and principles of the class remain as one, and when in the future we iind moments in which to rest, our thoughts will invariably carry us back to memories of the Hill. ■ May the Class of 1923, though scattered throughout the four corners of the globe, have many joyous and frequent reunions. Farewell! Fellow Cadets! Farewell ! HoWAKD, ' 23.