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

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. pfuma luce Who ' s IV ho in Berea f Howard Daniel: his school work he acquhted than Howard. In was he inattentive to the ladies The hovs • , ‘j 7- aS a Star ’ Neither respect. It was said that upon Return Wf’ r0 m 1 ustly in this residence, Howard was heard murmur-mo- • semi-monthly visit to a certain lines: murmu.mg in an Ethiopian style, the following “Whenever a woman vows to love you In Fortune’s spite ; Makes protestations that would prove you Her soul’s delight, y Swears that no other love shall win her By passion stirred — Be unf k ef I 10 , 1 ’ the char ming sinner Will break her word.” Mr. Partin : This gentleman, the postmaster takp« , educationally and financially Because -of h ' bC interest 111 tlle bfe of the town, natured jokes have been told on him One of STT thrift ’ S ° me S°° d - Mr. Partin sold hi son-in-law one-half interL WaS t0 thc effeCt that divide the milk, maintaining that he sold mil,. +1 a C ? w ’ and tllen refused to duty of his -son-in-law to feed die cow S half ’ whereas was the cow hooked Mr. Partin and only the internes!;™ 1 : WaS lnl puted that the him from suing his son-in-law for damages ° f powerful friends prevented Rev. A. Lamond : ,«-StarS i Sf£ Erc l ht7 ' in life 0i For two of the Baptist faith in the community. His friend . He ' S ° ne of the pillars about a little incident of bygone years It s ( . e 111 teasing Mr. Lamond him a basket of kittens. As%n iXemeaTh?,,! ‘ %“ ' !! ' lK , ,y ™ “ l 10 kittens. Mr. Lamond declined to purchase and ti , Y aK ] t lat t ! ie y were Baptist upon a Methodist minister, the same hov enii i 1C - ? ex , t C a ’ wd ’i e be was calling them to the Methodist divine, al egTng that £ e , kittens and tried to sell exclaimed Mr. Lamond in su r ttofe eth ° dist kit ns. “Why,” kittens. Yes,” the boy answered “they hadn’t yesterday that they were Baptist ’ thCy hadn 1 S otte their eyes open then.” 1 9 [ Page 84 ]

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Mr. Stone (on algebra class) : “Well, I suppose that you have been through algebra ?” Clyde H. : “Yes, sir, but I went through it at night and coukln’t see the blame place.” Clide Morris thinks that neology is studied on the front row of a burlesque show. Poem by Janie Pruett: “When doughnuts grow on peanut trees, And Spencer O’Brien is not nutty, When bumblebees put powder on their knees, Then I’ll begin to study.” . M r s. Crawford C. : “What would you call a man who hid behind a woman’s skirt ? Mr. Crawford C. : “A magician.” REAL COMPETITION . Mr. Stone, who believes that much of the world’s progress has been gained ir [. Periods of idleness suggested giving a gold medal to the one in his class in Ninth-Grade History that should prove himself to have been the idlest. Rhodes b lazier, Clide Morris, and Charlie Currin arose and expressed wil- lingness to take part in the contest. Rhodes said that the others need not vex themselves with vain hopes, for he was sine to obtain the prize, for the other day he was very cold, and having requested his friends to light a fire, he sat down in such a way that his le s were burned with the heat, but, although he suffered severe pain, he was too slothful to remove them. Clide, however, advised Rhodes not to be too confident, for recently he him- self happened to be standing by the wall from which his father’s sword hung and having accidently pushed it, he saw that it would rebound so as to wound his stom- ach, yet from sloth he remained still and was wounded. But Charlie said gently that he feared he was after all the laziest, for though he had heard Rhodes and Clide lying horribly in order to get the prize,’ and though he knew he could lie much better still, from pure sloth, he would hold his peace. Whci eupon Mi. Stone said that Charlie had won | for Rhodes injured his leg and Clide his belly from sloth, but Charlie his whole life. [ Page 83 )

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I sham Clark : Isham is one of the most seen men of the town, and he has a pleasing and jolly personality. Only once was he ever known to cause grief. One time he was standing in front of Ragan’s garage, enjoying a conversation and laughter with his friends, when an aged lady, in an open buggy, drove up to Partin’s store. After a few moments of silence on her part she burst into tears. All present were concerned and Mr. Claik, in a chivalrous manner, offered his assistance and in- quired the cause of her grief. Two years ago, she began, my husband died and he was such a good husband — ’ with this utterance, she gave a couple more sobs and continued, “And he had an old mule that used to bray and bray and bray— And when I heard you laughing, I thought of that old mule and John, and I couldn’t help but cry to save my life.” Louis Thorpe : Mr. Thorpe is well known to all citizens. He carries the mail occasionally and takes interest m the affairs of the town. He is never reserved or non-com- mittal a trait that once irritated a gentleman who made the caustic remark : “Yonder goes our press agent, Mr. Thorpe, Whose word no man relies on; He never says a foolish thing ; And never does a wise one.” L. T. W illiford : “Tommy” Williford (as he himself put it— pretty lively— not very good) is one of the outstanding personalities of the neighborhood. He is a jovial fellow and enjoys a joke as good as anybody. Quite frequently he tells one on himself. On one occasion, after telling how he bought many hams, he remarked, “When- ever I die, they can put on my tombstone the inscription, ‘Here lies the truth for it never came out while he was living- ’ ” Charlie Currin : Charlie is a clever, cheerful fellow. He distinguished himself in his studies and in extra curricula activities. He was likewise very chivalrous toward the ladies He had, however, the vicissitudes of fortune. Once before the appointed night, he was heard singing the following lines of an unknown author: “That man must lead a happy life, Who is directed by his wife ; Who’s free from matrimonial chains Is sure to suffer for his pains. Adam could find no solid peace 1 ill he beheld a woman’s face; When Eve was given for a mate, Adam was in a happy state.” [ Page 85 ]