Cary High School - YRAC Yearbook (Cary, NC)

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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|

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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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M—M—' f ---1 CIISITE ——— + $ropfjecp WHEN it fell to inv lot to write tin» prophecy of the class of '22. I won- dered how in the world I could learn their future. I was hoping it would he revealed to me in a vision, hut fate seen: d to be against me; for after waiting several «lays I found myself to he as ignorant concerning their future as I was at the beginning. Hut I did not get discouraged, I determined that I would find out somehow. One afternoon I decided to take a walk, hoping that possibly ! might get some inspiration. After walking a good while, I came to a brook that was rippling softly over its pebbles. I was tired and decided that this would be a nice place to sit down and rest, so 1 sat down under a big oak tree and was meditating. Suddenly, leaves began showering down upon me. I didn't pay any attention to them at first, hut as they kept coming faster. I decided to look at one. Imagine my surprise when I saw the name of one of my classmates across the bottom of it. Hope, thrilled within me; for I knew that now. in this way, 1 was to learn the future of the class of '22. The first leaf I picked up had these words on it ; “Macy Siler, the great American Violinist, is playing at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.” Eagerly, 1 snatched another leaf. 1 saw a picture of a large building with this sign across it: “Stout people do not despair. 1 can reduce your weight. See I)r. .Jackson.” The next leaf had this announcement: “Carl Ooodwin has organized a beauty show and Ik himself is the foremost attraction. Irpon hearing the faint sound of Jazz Music. I looked on another leaf and saw four young ladies attired in pink silk tights and short milled dresses. To my utter amazement, upon closer observation. I recognized them to he none other than (’lair Lynn. Mozelle Griffin. Leona Hunt and Ethel Horde. On the next leaf was the picture of a man and woman. By their actions they resembled “Maggie and Jiggs, hut on looking at them closely, 1 saw that it was Mabel Stone and Edwin Hatcher. Evidently. In had “taken her for worse.” I then saw a picture of tin remains of a large building in New York that had been destroyed on account of (’buries (’rocker throwing a bomb. Nearby stood Wallace Barbee asking if there had been a fire. Then I saw a court room where Fred Hunt and Hunter Satterwhite were pleading for Crocker. On another leaf I saw these words: “Willie Horton has just accepted tho position of Lady Principal at ('. II. S. The next leaf had a picture of a wedding. I first looked to see who the couple were. The groom was our (’lass President. Barney Williams, and the bride was none other than Mary Elizabeth Smith. They seemed to he in a hurry, so I judged that they had run away and were being married by the Justice of tin Peace, Marvin B. Poole. f 13 1