Berea High School - Prima Luce Yearbook (Berea, NC)

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Edward David Brooks I strive to mold circumstances to myself, not myself to circumstances. In response to his father’s request that he study more, Edward said : “It is not the position, but the disposition that makes men happy.” Edward is reputed to be lazy ; but this is not true. He is not lazy; he just does not believe in injuring his constitution. Pauline Faison Thorpe Dropping ivater makes the rock hollow, not by its force, but by constant action. Pauline teaches us repose, civility and , dig- nity. She devotes herself by compassion and exalts herself by enthusiasm. Floyd George Adcock Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat. Floyd the outstanding one — in size — in the eighth grade, is quiet and reticent. Once, however, after his girl had said something to him, he spoke out : “Away, away, you’re all the same, A fluttering, smiling, jilting throng; Oh! by my soul, I burn with shame, To think I’ve been your slave so long.” Edna Mae Morris Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not out- courage. Who came from near Ragland’s Store to Berea ? “Edna did.” Who slipped to Oxford without permission? “Edna did.” Who skipped off to ride with the boys? “Edna did.” Who went to the store for a coca-cola? “Edna did.” Yes, Edna “did,” “did,” “did.” She must think her name is Kate. But yet who made those about her happy and cheerful? “Edna did.” [ Page 30 ]

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■ •ft V, .v . ISsSIfe U — PRIM A Solomon Franklin Duncan Long is the road to learning by precepts , but short and successful by examples. We feel that Solomon’s personality and manly bearing will insure his success. Self cultivation is his ideal and he believes in the poet’s lines : “Though nature weigh our talents and dispense To every man his modicum of sense; And conversation, in its better part, May be esteemed a gift, and not an art; Yet much depends, as in the tiller’s toil, On culture and the sowing of the soil.” Loee Armilda Picklesimer A sound mind in a sound body. Were we called upon to produce an example of the most amiable tenderness and affections implanted in human nature, of modesty, of deli- cacy, of sympathizing sensibility, of prompt and active benevolence, of warmth and tender- ness of attachment — whither should we turn but to Loee ? Samuel Howard Elliott When you arc in Rome, live as Romans live. Howard is one of the most pleasant boys in the grade. Wherever you meet him you re- ceive a broad, undeceitful smile, that is calcu- lated to rescue you from the “path of despond- ency.” Once during a jovial moment he com- posed the following poem about himself : “All work and no joy, Makes Samuel a dull boy.” Helen Watkins Clark Prudence is the charioteer of all virtues. A quiet worker, a conscientious student; a sympathetic pal— that’s Helen. One of her ad- mirers ironically sang : “Yet lovely Helen, yet thy winning smile That caused our cares, can every care beguile ; And thy soft hand amid the maze of ill Can rear one blissful hour of Eden still.” LUCE [ Page 29 ]

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55T I Ruby Elizabeth Newton Consider that an enemy may become a friend. Ruby has an accomplished mind in a fair body — such is indeed a fine picture in a good light. She never complains, and is a poet in imagination, an angel in heart, and a diplo- matist in mind. Robert Seaman Jones 7 he human mind ever longs for occupation. “Jack” is a versatile sort of person ; in fact, so versatile that frequently he was off the school grounds. He studies some, talks more, and believes in the institution of mar- riage. In talking to Edward Duncan, he said : .“What do you think of half a pair of scissors?” We believe that he practices what he preaches — he paid for a certain girl’s engraving in Prima Luce and never complained of the muddy roads the many times he brought her to practice on a play. Maud Eva Franklin In hard times no less than in prosperity, pre- serve equanimity. In one sense we feel that a suit should be entered against the author of the comic strip, And Her Name Was Maud, for giving such a beautiful name to a mule. On the other hand we remember that this mule is far more intelligent than other mules— even under- standing English. And our Maud has rare qualities. She has an innate refinement and a sweet disposition. She is never angry, but quiet and studious. Dixie Mae Hobgood Nothing is achieved zvithout toil. Dixie has an illuminating personality, clear, light-giving, harmonious. She commands without authority, persuades without speaking, and conquers without venturing. She is a friend in solitude, a father in matters of duty, a mother to those in distress, and a repose to the traveller in loneliness. [ Page 33 ] i