Coon High School - Cocoon Yearbook (Wilson, NC)

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,ullllul lllllllllllll llnfllllnlllllnuaunluu ulluullll, s f N I x 9, . . + 0 IIllllIllllIllllllllIllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllll THE W INOCA E ''U''ll''W'''' ' ' ' s 'llllutllnlll Ulnlllllll lulnnnullullnullllillll lulnnnne THE PRINCIPAIQS MESSAGE HAD the privilege and pleasure a few years ago of taking that marvel- ous trip to 'the top of Mount Mitchell. The day was cloudy, and we were hesitating until we heard the driver's description of the beauty of the view from the top of the mountain. We made the major part of the climb in an automobile. The road was narrow, and cars could travel in only one direction. Occasionally the way was so close to the side of the cliff that from the car we could look down hundreds of feet. The fog, densely thick at first, was punctured at length by the piercing rays of sun- shine and finally melted away, leaving us floating on the clouds. Finally we reached the end of the road. Here the machines were parked at Camp Alice. The rest of the journey to the top must be made on foot. We were surprised to see the great number who did not care to go on. The trail was winding, through the cedars and firs, and over huge boulders. Along the way rude benches had been constructed. These were nearly always filled. As the top was reached, the stream of people had thinned, and now there was plenty of space between parties. The sun was shin- ing brighter, the air was clearer, the view was more beautiful, the dis- tance more immense, but 'there were fewer people to see it. We reached the summit, proud of the fact that we were then on the top of the world. You in the Senior class are now approaching Camp Alice in your educational climb. Do not feel that you are at the top. You have come a great distance. The trip has seemed long, and so often you could not see what it was all about. You have made the journey in a stream of boys and girls who could not turn back. Your parents, the school, all have carried you along toward high school graduation. I am sure that the sun has burst through many times and you have seen something more than toil and labor on your trip. Your days have been days of happiness and pleasure. But now you are to make the remainder of the trip alone. Many will stop here. Many will start the next part of the trip but will sit down on some convenient seat by the wayside. My earnest hope is that as you have come this far so successfully, you will continue on to the top where you can see life at its best and where distance only lends en- chantment. It will be my great hope to watch you as you push on indi- vidually to the great height called Success. Pagc Till-I'fCCll QIIIIIIIllIIIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIllIIIllIIlllllllIIIlIlllIlllllllIlilllllllllIlllllllllllllIlllIIIIIIIIlllllllllIlIlllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllhllllllllllllII J