Cary High School - YRAC Yearbook (Cary, NC)

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 —--- —— CII SITE + + tgtorp of Class of 1022 FOTU years ago a very enthusiastic group of boys and girls, having come to the end of grammar school life, eagerly hoarded the Good Ship Know- ledge at ('. II. S. and started on their voyage on the sea of High School Life. The ship sailed smoothly for four months, then we anchored at Port Christ- mas to rest. After about ten days we again set sail. We had taken on board two or three new passengers who were going our way. The weather was had at times and tin clouds dark and threatening, but no severe storms came. There were times when we were so seasick and discouraged that we were almost tempted to land at the first port called Failure, but at last we were happy to see a beautiful isle in the distance called Spring, or Commencement, where we landed and for four months roamed the hills of Vacation. At the end of this time we set sail again and found to our sorrow that a few remained behind, but many new faces greeted us on deck. Our voyage was more pleasant, now because we had become accustomed to the rough waves of Foreign Languages and other hardships. Only once during the year we had trouble and were forced to anchor for a short time on account of a terrible storm of influenza, but at last the storm passed over and the sunshine and clear sky were again visible filling us with new courage. When we saw in the distance the isle of Vacation, we were very glad and happy to leave the ship for a rest. After spending many days here we again pushed off from land out into the waves, the mysterious waves of Chemistry and Math., hut many familiar to us, carrying our ship gently along. Now and then we would be turned a little from our course by big waves of tempta- tion and pleasure, hut our course was successful, and the isle of Holidays was our only stop. We remained there for only a short while, and this time we discovered three new passengers on board, increasing our number ‘o about fifty, hut when we had landed at a port called Three Months of Pleasure, we were sorry to find that three of our number had decided to leave us and embark upon the Sea of M atrimony. In the fall of 1021 we set sail once again to continue our voyage on the sea of High School Life. We were all in high spirits, realizing that we had al- ready gone over the most difficult part of our voyage, and Captain Williams and our brave crew assured us that they felt confident that the Good Shi]» [HI

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CIISITE |' -§$1- Mentor Class d rgan ation Motto : Excelsior! Flower: Violet. Colors: Purple and White. President - - . . 1 ’ ice-President Secretary. . . . ' 'rensurer. . . . Poet.......... Historian. . . . Prophetess. . . Testator...... Barney Williams Mary Broughton Elizabeth Jones .....Troy Lynn . . Grace Jordan .....Clair Lynn . . . Mattie Banks . . . . Frank Davis : v : Class $oem TO THE CLASS OF '22 Four years ago a group of stars Arose and took• its place Below three other groups of stars 'That were nearer the end of the race. Behold the bright ness of these stars! They toiled from day to day, And labored through their daily task's As they worked toward the end of the way. Today these stars are holding high .1 beautiful .bright light. And day by day their aim has been To uphold the ideals of right. And now our four-year race is o'er. But still we cannot cease; ll e now must set another goal, For the tasks of our lires ii'ill increase. ) es. we are human stars, 7is true. But yet our light ran shine And bnghten an the mth for friends. 'Though the light of our life's not Divine. Poet '22. I io ]

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 CII SITE Knowledge» with its passengers would safely reach the land of Graduation, which was our final destination. However, we soon realized that there were still some hardships ahead of us. Once we were alnisot stranded on the rocky coast of Geometry, hut with the aid of the bright lights from tin lighthouse, which were kept burning bv Keeper Dry, we were finally able to sail once again out into calm waters. Kvcrvthing went smoothly and all the passengers were enjoying the voyage very much with the exception of two who at the beginning of the year 1022 decided to leave us and to take another course. We regretted to lose them, hut we hope their future travels have much in store for them. It seems hard to realize that our voyage which was begun four years ago is so quickly drawing to an end. but already, in the hazy distance, we see dimly the Land of Graduation. And so, now, our faces aglow with excitement and hearts light for our future, we are about to leave our Good Ship Knowledge, hoping that we have been benefited by our experiences and that we are about to start a new and better life, made possible by the knowledge we have gained. We are about to step into a new world; a world alive with new and better opportunities for our American manhood and womanhood to prove its value to humanity. With this noble aim in view, we resign to the Class of 11)2 1 our honored positions as passengers aboard the Good Shi]) Knowledge. J 11STOUT A X. 112|