Brookneal High School - Memoriae Gratae Yearbook (Brookneal, VA)

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the big 11 cities for samples of their fine jewelry and at last after much considering and re-considering , rings were purchased. The day that the rings arrived was a red letter day in our career. Mrs. Annie A. Strickler and Mrs. Dorothy Fore were our home room teachers. The greatest event during this year was perhaps the Junior-Senior Prom. The last recorded chapter of our history — Chpater 11 — has the topic Senior Highlights. The High School faculty was as follows: Mr. R. G. Gardner, principal; Mrs. Dorothy Fore, home room teacher; Mrs. Myrtle Straw, Mrs. Celene Gardner, and Mrs. Elsie Payne Guthrie, Senior class sponsor. The election of class officers, the selection of the class motto, flower, and colors was one of the first objectives of the class. We selected as the sponsor of our class, Mrs. Guthrie, who has proved by her unfailing devotion and capable guidance to be our real friend. Interesting events of our Senior Year included the hit — Coon Creek Minstrel in which such characters as Miss Cauliflower Jughead and Mr. Slim Eggnog have already gone down in history. A date in our history which shall always be remembered is March 21, 1947, at which time the Junior Class entertained the privileged seniors with a banquet and dance at the school. Juke Box , our Senior play, was presented in April. It was such a success that in our history, it was destined to compete with the Barter Players. Pictures for our history book were transferred to one of our greatest accomplishments of the year— our annual Memoriae Gratiae , which means pleasant memories. The closing paragraph of our history leaves the class as they have reached their first goal — graduation. Other volumes of the class history will be recorded as the members strive to attain their motto, To the stars through difficulty . Vivian Ann Pollard

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