Morrison High School - Warwick Yearbook (Morrison, VA)

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Page Twenty-five Class Propliecy Coming home tired and weary, after a hard days work at the office, I glanced around, as was my custom, to see if there was any mail for me. What was my sur- prise when I saw lying on the table a large bulky envelope with a foreign postmark! Opening the letter I read: Cairo, Egypt, June 1, 1935 Dear Ruth: As June comes ' round once more I can’t help but get home sick for the old U. S. A. and think about that June, eleven years ago, when we were graduating from High School. You’d never have thought then that your old friend Connie would leave that gay old country behind and come way over here as a missionary, but that’s ex- actly what I’ve been doing for the last six months. Coming over on the ship, when I thought I was leaving all my friends behind me, who should I see but our old classmate Dorothy Chum, who is the chief stewardess on a liner running ficnr New York to Faris. Dcrothy asked me if I was going to see Ruth Higbie while I was in Paris. It seems she is touring Europe just now as the star actress in a musical comedy. During my short stop in that city I attended a large reception given in honor of the Countess de Mandeville. Imagine how astonished I v as to find her none other than our dear old Sallie Massey. During the evening I had the pleasure of hearing- several selections by the noted pianist Frank Davis, who is second only to Paderewski. Among the distinguished guests I met the great novelist “Rcma Ress”, made famous by her latest book, “Men and Their Faults”. Did you ever think Hernia Childress would win so much fame ? By the way did you know John Harris is one of the best preachers we have down here ? I guess he was born to be a preacher. Please write and tell me how you like being a stenographer. You never used to think cf taking a business course. As ever your old friend, “Connie” Adams.

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Page Twenty-four o As we, the class cf ’24, entered into our freshman year in the Newport News High School four long years seemed to loom up before us like a huge precipice. Now, glancing back, the precipice seems to have disappeared and the years seem but hours. As rats it took us quite a while to get accustomed to the dignities of high school life. This first year in our school career was marked by the winning of the State Championship by our splendid football team. The following September we returned to school assuming all of the high dignities of Sophomores. One big event in this semester was the parade given to arouse enthusiasm for the fine new high school that is nearing completion in Newport News. The next fall we went back to school feeling very important, for we were Juniors that year. The Safety Patrol was first introduced into our school that year and we found it to be a great help in keeping discipline. During that year we also gave the Seniors a dance, which proved to be a big success. About the end of this semester we got our class rings of which we were very proud. At the end cf our Junior year we were told that there would be a high school at Morrison the following year. So, although we disliked to leave our many friends in Newport News, we were very proud of the fact that at last we would have a high school of our own. We think that after all, our Senior year has been the dearest to us all for we have been closer and warmer in our friendship in this year of development in Morrison High School. So much has been done during this term to make this a good and ac- credited school that the only thing we can add is for everyone to make an effort to make old Morrison the best high school in the state. In conclusion we wish to express our thanks and appreciation to our principal, Mr. Pride, and to the faculty for their suppoi’t and loyalty to our class. SALLIE MASSEY Class Historian, ’24

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Page Twenty-six Warwick After reading this letter, I thought of the rest of that good old class of ’24. The morning paper announced that Lawrence Lehmann held the title of being the World’s champion heavy-weight boxer. As for Lawrence Baines, I think he enjoys being manager of a large circus concern, as I saw a poster advertising an annual show of Baines Brothers Circus in this city next week. My memory goes back to the old high school days and especially the year of ’24. Little did we know then the place we would fill in life, as each one of us in our young fanciful minds had pictured a different course from the ones we have fol- lowed. But after all our one aim in life was to succeed and to be of some use to the world, and I feel that each of us is living a life of service to others. Ruth Farnham, Class Prophet, ’24. Favorite Sayings Around Scliool Don’t be silly! Don’t let that get out! I’ve never seen such a place for interruptions. Cut your rascality. Go long, sonny you ain’t talking to me! Imogene! Only three months and twelve days! ! ’Tis so! Never heard of such rat killing! Now, when I count one, turn! Don’t look at me in that tone of voice! Ya-ya! I hearn so! Yes’m! ! ! (Duke) You most squeezed a tear that time! How many do you have in captivity? Very ecclesiastical looking! Don’t be lazy! I’m shelabrating! That’ll be extra! That’s all right, kid. See me after school! You know how ’tis! That ain’t nice! You ain’t right! Sure, sure, sure! Make Lawrence give me my compact. You see how ’tis! I suppose so. That’ll be all right!