Burgaw High School - Wagrub Yearbook (Burgaw, NC)

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FOREWORD ' ■ A PSALM OF LIFE Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream !-- For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Finds us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world’s broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act,--act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o'erhead! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life’s solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.

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DEDICATION Many things have meant much to us during our high school days. Among these is the thoughtfulness and helpfulness of one of our teachers. To us, the students, she has been a faithful friend, advisor, and one to whom we could always turn for guidance. She began teaching at Burgaw in 1946. Since then, as math teacher, she has opened the doors into a fascinating world of numbers, figures, and shapes to every student who has graduated from the Burgaw School. As a Senior home room teacher she has constantly helped and encouraged us in the various phases of Senior activities. Not only the Seniors, but the entire student body, have been influenced by her unself- ishness, thoughtfulness and willingness to help. As advisor to the Future Teachers of America Club, she has given assistance, constantly reassured us of our purpose, and occasionally, reminded us to keep order. Her active work on the BEACON staff has given us a school paper that we are very proud of. Among other things, she has been heard urging the members of the staff to get those write-ups in on the deadlines . Because of these and many other reasons, we therefore dedicate the 1961 WAGRUBto MRS. ELIZABETH C. FUTCH