Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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What's That Thing? “Monument? What are you talking about?” “Oh! Is that what that thing is?” “Well | haven’t paid much atten- tion to it.” These are a few of the comments made by students here at Burns when they were asked what they thought of our new monument. In case you didn’t know about it ei- ther, there is now a monument at the corner of the building in front of the bus parking lot. This monument is in honor of William David Burns (1868- 1937), the founder of Piedmont High School. “Mr. Burns was a highly re- spected man and everyone loved him very much,” stated Annie Warlick a member of the Piedmont Alumni As- sociation. He was an educator, philos- opher, and humanitarian, who ran a strict boarding school at Piedmont from 1900-1930. However, he mixed in well with students since he taught We Da ‘BURNS A wee: Si a. ae ‘ ‘lees! geome ‘ PIEDMONT, AHIGH' SCHOOL. classes such as history and the Bible as well as running the school. Also Mac Lancaster commented that Mr. Burns had a great deal to do with the growth and development of both the school and the community. Members of the Piedmont Alumni Association, the former students of Mr. Burns bought and paid for the monu- ment, then placed it at Piedmont so all would know of the man they loved so much. However, when the school was closed down, the Association asked if we would let it be placed here, where people could see it. Mr. Burns was a dedicated man who Mrs. Warlick quoted as saying, ‘You went to school to prepare, and to learn the principles of life and if you've got an education it is something no one can take away from you.” Belinda Elmore Linda Elmore Darlene Foster Marty Gee Bobby Gillespie John Goforth Tim Green Wanda Grigg Gary Hamrick Lowell Hart Lisa Hastings Tami Hastings Vincent Haynes Gary Head Tina Heafner Robin Heavner Keith Hendrick Kim Hendrick Sophomores 159