Pikeville College - Highlander Yearbook (Pikeville, KY)

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Page Twenty-two T H E R E C O R D The ball becomes misty again and I begin to fear it has revealed all its secrets, but final- ly it becomes clearer and shows me a country schoolroom. The teacher has evidently done a hard day's work for she has dismissed the children and is sitting with her head bowed on her desk. When she rises and prepares to go, l see something familiar about her. After a more thorough scrutiny I am sure that it is Nancy Wolford. When I next look into the magic ball, a church comes ilnto view. Cars are stopping and people are hurrying ilnside as if they feared they would not be able to find seats. While I still wonder what this can mean, the walls of the church seem to vanish and I see the crowd within anxiously looking toward the rear. Finally a dainty bride in white, leaning on the arm of her father, approaches the altar. She is met by a man in army uniform. The cere- mony begins and I suppress a gasp of asltonish- ment as the preacher says, Do you, Winnie Rogers, take this man to be your husband? The ball clears again and I can see very dis- tinctly the interior of a tea room. A man fin- ishes his lunch and goes to pay the cashier. He lingers and talks with her and seems very much interested. When he leaves I can see her distinctly and I recognize our classmate, Ilma Osborne. The ball now shows me a snug little cottage in the suburbs of Chicago where several rag- ged and dirty children are gathered in the yard. A woman and man are very earnestly talking to them. Who could believe that Elvia Johnson could ever have condescended to mar- ry a preacher? Nevertheless it is true, and she and her husband are doing home mission work in the slums of Chicago. Slowly but surely the scene changes and 1 see a Unifversity in Rome. Students are hurry- ing hither and thither to classes. One of these students pauses before a door, looks at her watch, and then hurries on to her class. I did not see her face distinctly -but I know it can be none other than Qu-eenie Trivette continu- ing her study of Latin in Rome. Now, I see a ranch house in Arizona. Far in the distance two riders are swiftly ap- proaching. As they dismount I find myself face to face with Perle Ratliif who is mow happily married to a wealthy ranchman. Though the ball is slightly misty, I can see a style shop in New York City. The owner, attractively dressed, leaves the shop and en- ters a limousine. As she tells her chauffeur where to drive, I se-e her face and who do you suppose it is? Prepare for a surprise. It is lVlaudie Wright! The crystal 'becomes exceedingly clear this time to reveal the splendor of this scene in our National Capitol. There are great crowds of people and all are looking in one direction. As I look closely, I see a man with one hand raised and the other on t-he Bilble. It is a beau- tiful and impressive scenet The man looks somewhat familiar, can it be our former class president? Yes, it is Harold Madison, who is taking the oath of office as President of the United States. The crystal becomes misty again and though I watch it patiently, it does not clear.. Treas- uring the memory of the wonderful revelations it has made, with a sad heart, I lay it away. DAISIBEL UTLEY, '26,

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Page Twenty-four T H E R E C 0 R D MARY L SPILMAN, Class Teacher.