Ceres High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Ceres, VA)

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NOT IS TORY It was on a bright September day that this circus began- September the first, to be exact. The teachers were the keepers and trainers and they had a hard time that year because we were a lot of wild, untrained creatures. There were thirty of us in one cage and our trainers took periods with us since one couldn't stand it all day. We had a short vacation before we went into custody again. In September, 1947 we went back into our pleasant cages and individual training chairs. Some of our fellow creatures either couldn't take or didn't like our training so they escaped and regained their freedom. The remainder pass- ed out of the Sophomore year into the big Junior year. Our trainers helped us to decide on this motto in the year of 1948: THE PAST IS GONE BUT THE FUTURE IS STILL OUR OWN. We tried hard to for- get the days of our freedom and to work hard for the future. We added some new members to our list that year- creatures from other school jungles. Some grand shows and brilliant performances were given that year. One in particular, directed by Miss Ruth Crabtree, won us renown in the world of entertainment. It was Who Killed Aunt Caroline? We all braved the hardships of captivity and now we are Seniors- the greatest honor that can be bestowed upon a group of creatures. This year we are allowed more freedom, since we have learned to act properly. Our shows are as good as ever but more refined, quiet am musical. This year we have as our leader Pegry Crabtree, who does our bidding and does it well. We are twenty in number, the largest group ever to prepare for life in the world outside of Ceres High School. The Junior Class gave us a lovely semi-formal banquet. In return for this we gave them an outdoor party. Now we say, Good-bye to Ceres High School. We thank our instructors for being kind and patient with us in our wild state and we are extremely grateful to them for helping us to become wheat we are today. We leave you with the thought expressed by our Senior Class motto, WE LEARN BY DOING.